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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 75
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| LT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT INJURED EYE WITH A CABLE WIRE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| PT WITH CORNEAL ABRASION FROM STRIKING A COAX CABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2008 | Age: 34 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: Coaxial Cable |
| DX L CORNEAL ABRASION: STRUCK L EYE W CABLE TV WIRE (BARE WIRE PROTRUDE FROM END OF CABLE) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| PT WITH PW TO EYE FROM A COAXIAL CABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2008 | Age: 49 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: Coaxial Cable, Computers |
| DX CORNEAL ABRASION: COMPUTER CABLE FELL FROM CEILING AND HIT HIM IN THE L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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