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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 474
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/21/2004 | Age: 62 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| STRUCK SELF IN EYE WITH NAIL FROM BOARD - CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2004 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Lubricants |
| WHILE SPRAYING *** ON BOLT ACCIDENTALLY SPRAYED IN EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2004 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PIECE OF SCREW FLEW IN EYE - CONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| HIT SELF IN EYE WITH BLUNT END OF METAL SCREW CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Doors |
| 52 YOF HAD A SCREW FROM DOOR IN LEFT EYE CAUSING CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT WAS DOING SOME CARPENTRY WORK WHEN A FINISHING NAIL FLEW UP AND STR UCK HIM DIRECTLY IN THE LEFT EYEBALL. DX: LEFT EYE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/10/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 52 YO MALE WAS GRINDING A NAIL WHEN THE DUST FLEW INTO EYE F/B CORNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Cutting torches |
| PT. STATES WORKING ON CAR YEST AT HOME, CUTTING BOLT W/TORCH, RUST FROM CAR FELL IN EYE. DX. FB L EYE/W/RESIDUAL MATERIAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2004 | Age: 67 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| WHILE GOING IN ATTIC HE RAN INTO A NAIL, HITTING HIMSELF IN THE EYE DX RT EYE ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| NAIL FLEW INTO EYE WHEN PULLING DX. CORNEAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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