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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 203
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/22/2005 | Age: 47 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: Air compressors |
| AIR HOSE POPPED OFF COMPRESSOR HIT IN EYE SUSTAINED ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2005 | 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: Air compressors |
| ABRASION CORNEA - PATIENT REPORTS DEBRIS GOT INTO LEFT EYE WHEN USING A N AIR COMPRESSOR AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Air compressors, Workshop furnishings |
| 35 YOM HAS PIECE OF METAL IN EYE FROM USING AIR COMPRESSOR TO BLOW OFF DIRT AND PARTICLES OF METAL FROM WORK BENCH AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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