Accidents - Power leaf mulchers and grinders - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 494
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	40
Year 1999:	84
Year 2000:	38
Year 2001:	16
Year 2004:	43
Year 2005:	76
Year 2006:	86
Year 2007:	15
Year 2008:	29
Year 2009:	62

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/06/2009	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
EYE FB-TOOK OFF SAFETY GLASSES WHILE USING A WOOD SHREDDER-GOT DEBRIS I N EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2009	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
PT GOT SOMETHING IN EYE WHILE WALKING BY A WOOD CHIPPER AT PARK. DX: L EYE CORNEAL ULCER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2009	Age: 47 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: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
USING WOOD CHIPPER&SUDDENLY DEVELOPED EYE FB SENSATION >>FB REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
WAS USING A WOOD CHIPPER AND PIECE OF WOOD GOT INTO (L) EYE DX- CORNE AL ABRA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2008	Age: 38 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: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
SUDDEN ONSET OF EYE FOREIGN BODY SESNATION STATUS POST USING WOODCHIPPE R>>CORNEAL ABRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2007	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
FB RT EYE.PT WAS USING A LEAF GRINDER AND SOMETHING FLEW IN EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2006	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
47 Y/O M INJURED R EYE WHILE USING WOOD CHIPPER AT HOME. DX; R CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2006	Age: 30 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: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
PATIENT WAS USING A WOOD CHIPPER, FOREIGN BODY GOT IN EYE. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION, FOREIGN EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2005	Age: 46 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: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
PT USING A WOOD CHIPPER AT HOME WHEN A PIECE OF WOOD WENT INTO LEFT EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
PT USING WOOD CHIPPER PIECE OF WOOD HIT EYE SWOLLEN FEELS LIKE IT IS ST ILL IN EYE BLURRY VISION FB IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2001	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2000	Age: 42 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: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/1999	Age: 48 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: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/1999	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/1997	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/1997	Age: 37 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: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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