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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,262
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 11/18/2008 | Age: 50 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: Puncture |
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Eye protection devices |
PUNCTURE EYE - 50 TO MAL PRESENTS AFTER A LARGE TREE BRANCH FELL ON HIS FACE - HE HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON AND THEY SHATTERED - PUNCTURE EYE GLOBE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 44 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
PT WAS CUTTING DOWN A TREE AND BRANCH POKED HIM IN THE EYE DX:ACUTE CORNEAL AB |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/01/2008 | Age: 29 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
ABRASION RT EYE-C/O PAIN AND REDNESS TO RT EYE WHEN HE WAS HIT BY A TRE E BRANCH WHILE CUTTING TREE. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/25/2008 | Age: 40 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Riding power lawn mowers |
C/O TRAUMATIC EYE PAIN, TREE LIMB HIT HIM IN THE EYE AT HOME WHILE RIDING LAWN MOWER. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/12/2008 | Age: 33 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws |
ABRASION CORNEA - 33 YO MALE WAS CUTTING TREE AND BRUSH WITH CHAIN SAW AND A STICK POKED HIS EYE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 40 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Lawn mowers |
40 YO M CORNEAL ABRASION POCKED IN EYE WITH BRANCH WHILE MOWING THE GRASS AT HOME* |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/15/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
PT WAS TRIMMING TREE BRANCHES AT HOME WHEN ONE OF THEM SCRATCHED HER IN THE RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
TRIMMING BUSHES GOT STICK IN EYE. DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 27 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws |
PT WAS CUTTING UP A TREE WITH A CHAIN SAW YESTERDAY & WOKE UP TODAY WITH EYE PAIN DX: LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/15/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Lawn mowers |
PATIENT WAS MOWING HER LAWN AND NOW FELLS LIKE EYE IS SCRATCHED AND SOM ETHING IS IN THERE DX ABRASION R EYE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/06/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws |
PT TRIMMING A PALM TREE WITH A CHAIN SAW WHEN SOMETHING WENT INTO RIGHT EYE FB EYE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/17/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Exercise |
PT HIT IN THE EYE WITH A TREE BRANCH WHILE HIKING YESTERDAY DX// LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/10/2008 | Age: 27 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
PT PRUNING PRICKLY PEAR CACTUS YESTERDAY WHEN FOT SOMETHING IN EYE. D: CORNEAL ABRASION. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/02/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
PT TRIMMING A PALM TREE WHEN ONE OF THE BRANCHES CAME DOWN INTO FACE ST RIKING EYE ABRASION EYE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/28/2007 | Age: 40 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Other unpowered garden tools |
PT RAKING LEAVES AT HOME FB TO EYE HAS PAIN DX// LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/06/2007 | Age: 38 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tree stands |
PT WAS CLIMBING DOWN A TREE STAND AND GOT BARK IN EYE DX: CORNEAL AB |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/26/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, All-terrain vehicles |
PATIENT WAS HIT IN EYE BY A TREE BRANCH WHILE HE WAS RIDING HIS 4-WHEEL ER. CORNEAL ABRASION, RIGHT EYE. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/22/2007 | 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, House repair or construction materials |
PT WAS PICKING UP CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL IN TREES AND BRUSHES THAT HAD B LOWN OFFAND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/19/2007 | Age: 46 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
PT WAS TRIMMING A TREE WHEN GOT FB IN EYE DX: CORNEAL AB |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/08/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
TRIMMING BUSHES, GOT SOMETHING IN EYE DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/07/2007 | Age: 50 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
PT WAS CUTTING A MESQUITE TREE AND THINKS SOMETHING GOT INTO EYE. C/O W ATERY, SWELLING, PAIN IN EYE. D: CORNEAL ABRASION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/09/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
TRIMMING TREE BRANCHES POKED IN THE EYE BY A BRANCH CORNEAL ABRASION LEFT EYE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/09/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Lawn mowers |
48 YOM WAS CUTTING GRASS AT CHURCH AND WENT UNDERNEATH A TREE AND WAS S TRUCK IN THE RT EYE BY A BRANCH SUSTAINING SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/16/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Bicycles or accessories |
ABRASION CORNEA - 27 YO MALE REPORTS HE WAS RIDING HIS BICYCLE ON BIKE TRAIL AND GOT A TREE TWIG IN RIGHT EYE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/11/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
PT WAS CUTTING A TREE & BRANCH CAME DOWN AND POKED PT IN EYEDX: RIGHT E YE CORNEAL ABRASION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/06/2007 | 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Saws |
PATIENT GOT FOREIGN BODY IN RIGHT EYE CUTTING DOWN TREES WITHA SAW. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/22/2007 | Age: 29 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
PATIENT C/O EYE PAIN, BENT OVER, HURT EYE WITH A POTTED PLANT. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/18/2007 | Age: 48 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
PT WAS CHANGING PLANTS IN POTS AND ONE SCRATCHED EYE DX: LT CORNEAL AB |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/10/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Bicycles or accessories |
STRUCK INTO EYE BY A BRANCH WHILE RIDING BICYCLE "CORNEAL ABRS'' |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/17/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
PATIENT C/O FOREIGN BODY SENSATION IN LT EYE AFTER PRUNING VINES YESTERDAY. DX - FOREIGN BODY SENSATION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/29/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Saws |
46 Y/O M INJURED L EYE WHILE CUTTING TREE LIMB WITH SAW AT HOME. DX; L CORNEAL ABRASION. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/25/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Sports and recreational activity |
PT WAS OUT IN THE WOODS HUNTING AND A TREE BRANCH STRUCK HIM IN THE RIG HT EYE ABRASION EYE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/23/2006 | Age: 35 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Christmas tree lights |
PT WAS IN A TREE DOING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE DX: CORNEAL AB |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/06/2006 | Age: 50 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Other unpowered garden tools |
PT WAS POKED BY TREE LIMB WHILE RAKING LEAVES CORNEAL AB |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/21/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
PT SUSTAINED CORNEAL ABRASION WHILE CUTTING A TREE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/25/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
PT TRIMMING BUSHES AT HOME AND GOT A PIECE OF THE BUSH IN LEFT EYE SUST AINED A CORNEAL ABRASION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/27/2006 | Age: 45 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Lawn mowers |
MOWING LAWN WAS HIT IN ETE BY TREE BRANCH CORNEAL ABRASION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/04/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Faucets or spigots |
PATIENT WAS BENDING OVER TO TURN OFF WATER FAUCET & SCRAPED HIS RT EYE WITH THE FROND SEGO PALM. DX - CORNEAL ABRASION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/25/2006 | Age: 36 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
PT C/O EYE PAIN AFTER GETTING DUST IN EYE WHILE TRIMMING TREES DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/17/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Lawn mowers |
R CORNEAL ABRASION; WAS MOWING LAWN @ HOME, UNDER PINE TREE, WAS POKED BY PINE NEEDLE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/07/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws |
45 YOM CORNEAL ABRASION FROM CUTTING A TREE DOWN WITH A CHAIN SAW AT HO ME. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/04/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
PATIENT STRUCK A TREE LIMB WHILE TRIMMING HEDGES AT HOME. DX-ABRASION EYE. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/28/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
CUTTING A TREE BRACH WHICH FELL HITTING EYE " SUBCONJ HEAMORRHAGE" |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/12/2006 | Age: 31 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
PT CUTTING CACTUS IN YARD WHEN BRUSHED EYE AND CHOLLA CACTUS POSSIBLY G OT INTO EYE. D: CORNEAL ABRASION, EYE FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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