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Accidents - Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers - 16-25 years old - Year 2003 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 370
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Date: 10/22/2003Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Lawn mowers
PT GRINDING ON A LAWN MOWER EARLIER IN THE DAY WHEN HE GOT A PIECE OF M ETAL IN RIGHT EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/20/2003Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT WAS GRINDING METAL AT HOME TWO DAYS AGO GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN LEFT EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/20/2003Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
GRINDING ON CAR AT HOME WITHOUT PROTECTIVE GLASSES, GOT METAL IN EYE. DX: FB EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/16/2003Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT USING A GRINDER AT HOMW WITHOUT ANY PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR GOT A PIECE O F METAL IN RIGHT EYE FOREIGN BODY EEY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/11/2003Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT USING A POWER "DREMMEL" GRINDING ON METAL GOT A METAL SHAVING IN RI GHT EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/19/2003Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT GOT FB IN LT EYE WHILE USING GRINDING WHEEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/01/2003Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Knives
USING GRINDER TO SHARPEN KNIFE, GOT FB IN EYE . WEARING GOGGLES. DX: FB EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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