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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 104
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| GOT HIT IN EYE WITH NAIL GUN SUSTAINED AN ABRASION TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 24 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: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| DX CORNEAL ABRASION: WOOD OR METAL TO L EYE W US'G NAIL GUN. WORE GLASSES. FELT SUDDEN PAIN IN L EYE. +BLURRY VISION. FLUSHED W WATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2008 | Age: 20 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: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 20 YO PLAYING W/NAIL GUN HIT IN EYE BY NAIL FOREIGN BODY CORNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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