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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 799
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2003 | Age: 41 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: Wire |
| 41 YOM WAS RUNNING CABLE WIRE AND ACCIDENTALLY STUCK WIRE INTO RIGHT EY E. CORNEAL ABRASION, RIGHT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| PT WAS ROLLING UP SOME OLD COPPER WIRE AT HOME WHEN IT UNRAVELED STRIKI NG HIM IN LEFT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2003 | 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: Wire |
| POKED EYE WITH A WIRE DX: L EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| CUTTING WIRE AT HOME WHEN WIRE FLIPPED INTO L EYE DX RUPTURED GLOBE L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/09/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| GOT HIT IN EYE WITH PIECE OF WIRE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wire, Lawn mowers |
| R EYE INJ/35YOM AT HOME INJURED EYE WHEN WIRE KICKED UP BY MOWER. IMPAL ED IN R EYE NEAR MEDIAL CANTHUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2003 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| PT SCRAPED ON EYE BY METAL WIRE AT FRIEND'S HOUSE. D:SCLERAL LACERATION , MULTIPLE CORNEAL ABRASIONS, FOREIGN BODY TRAUMA TO EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2003 | Age: 32 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: Wire |
| PT RECEIVED A ABRASION TO EYE WHEN PEICE OF WIRE POOPED BACK AND HIT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2003 | 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: Wire, Floors or flooring materials |
| RT CORNEAL AB-PULLING A WIRE THROUGH HOLE IN THE FLOOR-HIT EYE W/ THE WIRE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2003 | 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: Wire |
| PT STRUCK WITH WIRE TO LT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2003 | 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: Wire |
| HIT IN EYE WITH CABLE WIRE DX: ABRASION TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2003 | 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: Wire |
| PT WAS POKED IN EYE W/WIRE WHILE CLEANING GARAGE YESTERDAY. DX: R CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Wire, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| USING WIRE CUTTERS, CUTTER SLIPPED ON WIRE, HIT SELF IN R EYE W/CUTTERS . DX. SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMARRHAGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| HIT SELF IN EYE WITH A WIRE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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