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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 813
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power saws, Eye protection devices |
| CORNEAL IRRITATION-DEBRIS WHILE USING A MASONRY SAW TO CUT INTO A STONE WALL. WEARING PROTECTOVE GLASSES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2008 | Age: 64 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, Eye protection devices |
| DX FB EYE/CONTU EYE: W OPERAT'G SAW W WOODWORK'G W WEAR'G GOGGLES; TURNED SAW OFF, & TOOK GOGGLES OF TO ANS PHONE & SAWDUST BLEW IN FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 35 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 |
| CUTTING CONCRETE BLOCKS WITH ELECTRIC SAW WHEN FELT EYE DISCOMFORT. DX: LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws |
| PT CUTTING WOOD ON A SAW MILL WHEN PIECE FLEW INTO EYE FROM 15 FEET AWA Y. D:CONJUNCTIVAL LACERATION, CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 34 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 |
| 34YOM WHILE CUTTING WOOD WITH POWER SAW,WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GOGGLES,WOOD CAME UP ENTER EYE;FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 46 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 |
| GOT SAW DUST IN EYE, WAS USING A SAW WHEN GOT FOREIGN BODY IN EYE. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION, FOREIGN BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2008 | Age: 36 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 |
| CUTTING *** WITH SAW, GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 62 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 |
| FOREIGN BODY IN EYE, USING SAW, POSSIBLE SAWDUST. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2008 | Age: 78 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 |
| PT AT HOME USING A POWER SAW POSS WODD CHIP IN EYE/ DX FB R EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2008 | Age: 34 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, Eye protection devices |
| WOOD PARTICLES IN EYE, USING A RIP SAW, HAD SAFETY GOGGLES ON . DX LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/14/2008 | Age: 22 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, Eyeglasses |
| PT STATES WAS CUTTING REBAR W/A RE***CATING SAW AND THINKS SOME METALGO T INTO L EYE UNDER SAFETY GLASSES AT HOME. DX. CORNEAL FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power saws |
| CUTTING TILE ON WET SAW AND A PIECE OF TILE WENT INTO LEFT EYE,ACUTE FOREIGN BODY LEFT UPPER LID, CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2008 | Age: 31 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 |
| 31 YO MALE WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH POWER SAW CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2008 | Age: 23 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 |
| USING A CHOP SAW - ? METAL IN EYE FB REMOVED LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2008 | Age: 47 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 IS DOING LARGE REMODELING @ HOME, TURNED OFF RECIPROCATING SAW LOOKE D UP AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE/CORNEAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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