Accidents - Awls, chisels or planes - 26-50 years old - Year 2007 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 85
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 05/21/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
WAS WOOD WORKING WITH PLANE; GOT A SMALL PIECE OF WOOD IN EYE. FOREIGN BODY, RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2007	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS CHISELING A LUG NUT WHEN METAL WENT INTO EYE SUSTAINED A LACERAT ION TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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