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Accidents - Hand saws - Year 2002 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 190
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:15
26-50 years old:175

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 06/15/2002Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hand saws
EYE FB-FROM CUTTING A LIMB DOWN W/ A HAND SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/19/2002Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hand saws
16 YOM USING SAW. SAWDUST INTO EYE CORNEAL ABRASION IT WAS A HAND SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/20/2002Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hand saws, Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures
DX CORNEAL ABRASION: USING HAND SAW TO SAW *** CEILING LIGHT SOCOVERS AT HOME, GOT SOMETHING IN EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/10/2002Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hand saws, Eye protection devices
HAND SAW CUTIING WOOD, WEARING GOGGLES CORENEAL FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/31/2002Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hand saws
PT. GOT A PIECE OF SHAVED METAL IN EYE WHILE HACK SAWING. DX: ABRASION TO EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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