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Accidents - Power saws - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 257
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Date: 10/12/2008Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: 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: 10/02/2008Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: 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: 06/29/2008Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: 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: 05/24/2008Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: 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: 05/17/2008Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: 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

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