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Accidents - Nail guns or stud drivers - Year 2008 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 523
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:104
26-50 years old:258
50+ years old:160

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/25/2008Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
GOT HIT IN EYE WITH NAIL GUN SUSTAINED AN ABRASION TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/16/2008Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
DX CORNEAL ABRASION: WOOD OR METAL TO L EYE W US'G NAIL GUN. WORE GLASSES. FELT SUDDEN PAIN IN L EYE. +BLURRY VISION. FLUSHED W WATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/18/2008Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
YESTERDAY USING NAILER, C/O FB SENSATION LT EYE/ CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/08/2008Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
FOREIGN BODY IN EYE, POSSIBLE PEICE OF PLASTIC FROM NAIL GUN DX; LEFT SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2008Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
20 YO PLAYING W/NAIL GUN HIT IN EYE BY NAIL FOREIGN BODY CORNEA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/20/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT HIT SELF IN EYE WITH A NAIL GUN, NOT WORK RELATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2008Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE WHILE USING NAIL GUN DX: FB RT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2008Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Eye protection devices
USING A NAIL GUN AND THE NAIL CAME OUT AND BOUNCED BACK AND STRUCK GLASSES WHICH SHATTERED. DX CONTUSION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/08/2008Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS USING A NAIL GUN AND GOT METAL FROM THE NAIL IN HIS EYE. DX: FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/16/2008Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PLASTIC FROM NAIL GUN INJURED EYE AT FRIENDS HOUSE. DX; CORNEAL ABRASI ON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/13/2008Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PATIENT WAS USING A NAIL GUN AND GOT PIECE OF METAL IN EYE. DX-FOREIGN BODY CORNEA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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