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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,128
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/24/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power saws |
| 34 Y.O. W MALE W/CORNEAL ABRASION. PT WAS USING A *** SAW & GOT SOMETHI NG IN HIS EYE @ HOME. E914 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power saws, House repair or construction materials |
| FB L EYE; SAWING WOOD, FELT PIECE OF WOOD HIT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power saws |
| PT. WAS CUTTING METAL WITH A POWER SAW WHEN A PIECE OF METAL GOT IN HIS EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power saws |
| RT. EYE HIT W/ PIECE OF WOOD WHILE USING POWER SKILL SAW WITHOUT SAFETY GLASSES. DX: ACUTE PENETRATING WOUND RT. EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/08/2003 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power saws, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| POWER STEEL SAW TO CUT BOARDS ON DECK AT HOME WHEN GOT SAWDUST IN L EYE DX CORNEAL ABRASION L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power saws |
| CUTTING WOOD W/ CIRCULAR SAW, SOMETIHING GOT INTO RT. EYE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2003 | Age: 44 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: Power saws |
| 44 YOMC WAS SAWING ABOVE HIS HEAD WITH AN ELECTRICAL SAW AND GOT SOME S AW DUST IN HIS EYES/ CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power saws |
| PT DX CORNEAL ABRASION - DUE TO CUTTING IRON WITH ELECTRIC SAW,NO GOGGLES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2003 | Age: 66 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: Power saws |
| ACUTE CORNEAL ABRASION, F.B. L EYE, USING POWER SAW YESTERDAY STATES SAW KICKED SAWDUST INTO L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power saws |
| PT CUTTING WOOD WITH A POWER SAW AT HOME GOT A PIECE IN LEFT EYE FOREIG N BODY EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2003 | Age: 42 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: Power saws |
| PT INJURED USING SKILL SAW; EYE EBRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2003 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power saws |
| FOREIGN BODY EYE - PATIENT REPORTS PIECE OF WOOD FLEW IN RIGHT EYE WHEN CUTTING WOOD WITH POWER SAW AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | 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: Power saws, House repair or construction materials |
| ABRASION CORNEA - PATIENT REPORTS SHE GOT SAWDUST IN RIGHT EYE WHEN USI NG *** ON PRESSURE TREATED LUMBER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power saws |
| CUT WOOD WITH ELECTRIC SAW NO SAFETY GLASSES CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power saws |
| PT WAS USING A POWER SAW AT HOME GOT A PIECE OF WOOD IN RIGHT EYE ABRAS ION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power saws, Pipes |
| DX: POSS FB R EYE. CUTTING A CAST IRON SEWER PIPE WITH A DIAMOND SAW AN D FELT LIKE SAND IN HIS EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2003 | Age: 12 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: Power saws, Eye protection devices |
| PT @ HOME WAS SAWING WOOD WITH ELECTRIC SAW, PT WEARING SAFTEY GLASSES A WOOD CHIP TO LEFT EYE. DX CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power saws |
| 44 YOM WAS USING A POWER SAW AT HOME AND ALLEGEDLY GOT SOME SAWDUST IN RT. EYE. FOREIGN BODY, RT. EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power saws, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT CUTTING WOOD WITH A POWER SAW AT HOME THERE WAS A NAIL IN THE WOOD F LEW UP STRUCK RIGHT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2003 | Age: 59 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: Power saws |
| C/O SAWDUST IN RIGHT EYE AFTER USING A SAW MACHINEDX: RIGHT CORNEAL AB RASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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