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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,187
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| SAW DUST IN RT EYE AFTER USING CIRCULAR SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable circular power saws, Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| CORNEAL AB-OPERATING A CIRCULAR SAW-HIT A STAPLE THAT FLEW UP HITTING P T'S EYE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2004 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| CUTTING WOOD (2X4) W/ CIRCULAR SAW & GOT FOREIGN BODY SENSATION. ACUTE CORNEAL AB LT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| CUTTING WOOD WITH CIRCULAR SAW FELT SOMETHING GO INTO EYE...CORNEAL AB RASION TO EYE...NOT WORKMENS CMP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| FB LEFT EYE.PT WAS USING A CIRCULAR SAW AND WOOD FROM SAW WENT INTO EYE . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable circular power saws, Doors |
| PT WAS USING *** SAW CUT A DOOR & GOT DUST FROM THE DOOR IN HIS EYE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2004 | Age: 25 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: Portable circular power saws |
| ABRASION CORNEA - PATIENT COMPLAINS OF LEFT EYE PAIN SINCE USING A *** SAW THIS AM - WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| FB R EYE; CUTTIN WOOD WITH *** SAW & FELT BIT OF WOOD GO INTO EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2004 | Age: 24 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: Portable circular power saws |
| CUTTING WOOD W/ ELECTRIC SAW W/O EYE PROTECTION DX CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2004 | Age: 15 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: Portable circular power saws |
| FOREIGN BODY REMOVED FROM LT EYE, CUTTING WOOD WITH CIRCULAR SAW OF UNKNOWN BRAND NAME, SAWDUST IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable circular power saws, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| ABRASION RT CORNEA, CHIP OF WOOD FLEW INTO EYE WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF MOLDING FOR WINDOW WITH CIRCULAR SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2004 | Age: 24 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: Portable circular power saws |
| SHALLOW CORNEAL ABRASION L EYE - REDNESS IN EYE AFTER USING CIRCULAR SA W |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT GOT FB IN EYE WHILE USING *** SAW.DX: FB L EYE. DX: FB L EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| RT EYE PAIN AND REDNESS AFTER GETTING WOODCHIP IN IT WHILE CUTTINGWITH *** SAW/ FB RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| 17 YOM WAS USING A CIRCULAR SAW; PIECE OF WOOD FLEW UP AND HIT HIM IN L EFT EYE. CORNEAL ABRASION, LEFT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF WOOD WITH CIRCULAR SAW GOT SOEMTING IN EYE AND SUSTAINED A CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT GOT FB IN EYE WHILE CUTTING WOOD W/*** SAW. DX: FB L EYE/CORNEAL AB R. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT STATES GETTING HIT IN EYE FROM WOOD WHEN USING CIRCULAR SAW DX:CORNEA ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| USING *** SAW TO CUT WOOD CORNEAL ABRASION / FB (SAWDUST) EYE CORNEAL ABRASION / FB (SAWDUST) EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| 28 YOM WAS USING A CIRCULAR SAW AND A PIECE OF WOOD FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PATIENT GOT A PEICE OF METAL IN EYE WHILE CUTTING WITH *** SAW.DX: FORE IGN BODY IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| WAS USING A CIRCULAR SAW TO CUT WOOD WITHOUT PROTECTIVE EYEGLASSES, AND POSSIBLY GOT SAWDUST IN HIS LT EYE. CONJUNCTIVITIS LEFT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| FB RIGHT CORN. PT WAS USING A CIRCULAR SAW AND SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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