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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,716
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/12/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FOREIGN BODY RT.EYE.58YOM.PT.REFERS WHILE USING (TRIMMER)CLEANING PATIO PARTICLE FELL ON EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 56YOM TRIMMING TREES YESTERDAY AND SOMETHING GOT INTO LEFT EYE FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2010 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 71YOF TRIMMING A PALM TREE AND STRUCK IN THE RIGHT EYE WITH THE PALM FR ON CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 35YOF HAD A ROCK FLY UP INTO EYE WHILE EDGING DX: EYE INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 52YOF WAS CUTTING RASSBERRY BUSH AND GOT TWIG IN EYE DX: CORNEAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 58YOM PRUNING TREES AND A MILKY SUBSTANCE GOT INTO EYES CORNEAL ABRASIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 40YOM WAS USING *** AND A PIECE CAME OUT AND WENT INTO EYEDX: CORNEAL A B |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| POISON IVEY IN EYE WHILE CUTTING TREES CONTACT DERMATITIS 32YOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 43YOM TRIMMING TREES AT HOME AND GOT AN OBJECT EMBEDDED IN EYE FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 36 YOM WAS TRIMMING BUSHES AND SOMETHING GOT INTO LEFT EYE, DX: FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 59 Y/O WHITE MALE USING HEDGETRIMMER WHEN SOMETHING GOT INTO EYE DX FOREIGN BODY RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 50YOM SUSTAINED CORNEAL ABRASION WHILE CUTTING GRASS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 38YOM TRIMMING A BEAUGANVIILLA BUSH AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A CORNEAL ABR ASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 67YO HISP MALE TRIMMING SMALL PALM TREE, SOMETHING GOT IN EYES DX CONJUNCTIVITIS,ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| DX FB EYE: 21YOF C/O MOD L EYE PN W/ FB SENSATION. WAS PRUNING BUSHES & FELT STING' IN L EYE. NOTICED SM' OBJECT ON CORNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 63YOM TRIMMING TREES AND GO SOME SAP IN EYES CHEMICAL BURNS TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2010 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| DX EYE PN: 80YOM TRIMMING VEGETATION 4D AGO, DEVELOPED SUDDENLY L EYE PN. NOTED DARK SPOT IN L MEDIAL EYE, UNABLE TO REMOVE W/ FLUSH' WATER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 63YOF WITH CORNEAL ABRASIONS WHILE TRIMMING HEDGES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 15 YOF WAS TRIMMING TREE BRANCHES AND GOT SOMETHING IN RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 62YOM, PRUNING HER GARDEN WHEN GOT POKED INTO EYE WITH A STICK >>CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 44YOF CORNEAL ABRASION TRIMMING BUSHES GOT POKED IN THE EYE WITH A STIC K* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CORN ABR. 52 YOM WAS INJURED WHEN TRIMMING BRANCHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 54YOF TRIMMING A CACTUS AT HOME AND GOT A CACTUS SPEAR IN RIGHT EYE CO RNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 36YOM WAS HELPING TRIM A TREE AND PULLED BRANCH ARCOSS EYE DX: LT CONJUNCTIVAL AB, FB LT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2010 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 66YOM GOT SOMETHING IN EYE WHILE TRIMMING HEDGES DX;* CONJUNCTIVAL A BRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 43 YOF WAS TRIMMING A TREE AND A BRANCH CAUGHT HER IN THE EYE/ CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 54YO HISP MALE STS GOT POSS ROCK IN L EYE - C/O L EYE PAIN USING A TRIMMER, DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 51YOF HAD A PICE OF DIRT FLY INTO EYE WHILE TRIMMING HEDGES. DX. TRAUMA TIC CONJUNCTIVITIS, EYE PAIN.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 21YOF GOT SOMETHING IN RIGHT EYE WHILE USING POWER WEED TRIMMER AT HOME FOREIGN BODY EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CORNEAL ABRA L EYE: 27YOM PRUINING PINE TREE YEST. & WAS STRUCK IN EYE W/ A BRANCH, PAINFUL SINCE LAST NIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 59 Y/O W/M RECEIVED ABRASION TO EYE WHEN USING WEED TRIMMERS WITHOUT WEARING GOGGLES AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 57YOF TRIMMING PALM TREES AT HOME AND GOT POKED IN THE EYE WITH THE PAL M FRON ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CORNEAL ABRA: 65YOM CUTTING SOME BUSH BRANCHES EARLIER TODAY, SCRATCHED RT EYE, @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 32YOM USING TRIMMING EQUIPMENT, SOMETHING SCRATCHED HIS EYE DIAGNOSIS; ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| DX CORNEAL INJ: 42YOF POSS HAD FV GO IN R EYE 3D AGO. "I WAS US' MECH EDGER & STUFF W FLY' EVERYWHERE." O: EYE REDDENED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 65YOF TRIMMING BUSHES AT HOME WHEN SOMETHING WENT INTO LEFT EYE CONRN EAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2010 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 80YOM TRIMMING HEDGES IN HIS YARD AND GOT SOMETHING IN RIGHT EYE CORNE AL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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