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Accidents - Power pruning or trimming equipment - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 259
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1998:67
Year 2006:15
Year 2008:73
Year 2010:102

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 07/11/2010Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
DX CORNEAL ABRASION, OD: 61YOF SOMETHING IN EYE LAST PM AFTER WORKING IN YARD CUT' IVY. WOKE W/ FB SENSATION & SOME EDEMA OF R UPPER EYELID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/18/2010Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
TRAUMA RT.EYE.55YOM.PT.REFERS WHILE USING TRIMMER,A PIECE ROCK FELL ON EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/04/2010Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
60 YOM PRESENT TO ER HE WAS TRIMMING A TREE YESTERDAY AND FELT SOMETHIN G IN HIS RT EYE- DX- CONTUSION AND ABRASION TO EYEBALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/27/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
R CORNEAL ABRAS/57YOF WAS TRIMMING PLANTS AT HOME ON FRIDAY WITH ELECTR IC TRIMMERS AND FELT SOMETHING GO INTO EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/15/2006Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
DX RIGHT EYE ABRASION: SOMETHING FELL INTO EYE WHILE PRUNING AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/19/1998Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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