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Accidents - Hand saws - Year 2008 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 362
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Date: 12/07/2008Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hand saws
PT RECEIVED HEMATOMA TO EYE WHEN HIT ON OLD SAW BLADE HANDLE AT HOME. NO SAW BLADE IN HANDLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/14/2008Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hand saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
CORNEAL ABRASION, WAS CUTTING TREES WITH A MANUAL SAW AND GOT SOMETHIN G IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hand saws
SAWING WOOD WITH AN UNPOWERED SAW, WOODCHIP IN EYE. DX CORNEAL ABRASI ON L EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2008Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hand saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
ABRASION TO L CORNEAL, HAND SAWING WOOD @ HOME AND TREE BRANCH HIT HIM IN EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2008Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hand saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
23 Y/O M INJURED L EYE WHILE USING POLE SAW TO CUT TREE LIMB AND GOT S AW DUST IN EYE AT HOME. DX; L EYE ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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