Accidents - Power leaf mulchers and grinders - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 43
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/18/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders, Beds or bedframes
PT WAS OUTSIDE YEST GRINDING IN HIS YARD, LAST NIGHT WHEN HE WENT TO BE D HE RUBBED HIS EYES AND FELT PARTICLE FALL IN EYE. DX. FB EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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