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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 189
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/21/2002 | 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: Other power saws, House repair or construction materials |
| 43 YOM WAS USING A POWER SAW TO CUT SHEET ROCK; GOT A PIECE IN LEFT EYE . LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Other power saws |
| THINKS SAWDUST BLEW INTO EYE WHILE USING ***SAW. DX. FB L EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2002 | Age: 45 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: Other power saws |
| ABRASION CORNEA - VICTIM WAS USING A SAWS-ALL OVERHEAD - HE GOT A PIECE OF WOOD INTO HIS LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2002 | Age: 39 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Other power saws |
| SAWING WOOD WITH A *** SAW AND FELT SAWDUST FLY IN HIS EYE. DX RIGHT EY E CORNEAL ABRAS WITH FOREIGN BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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