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Accidents - Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers - 50+ years old - Year 2004 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 485
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Date: 08/21/2004Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
78YOM@ HOME WHILE GRINDING FOREIGN BODY L EYE DX: L EYE FOREIGN (RUSTY METAL FRAGMENT)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/21/2004Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT.INJ.RT.EYE AT HOME WHEN USING A POWER GRINDER & GOT SOMETHING IN EYE . DX; F.B. RT.EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/18/2004Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT WAS GRINDING METAL AT HOME GOT A FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/27/2004Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT USING A POWER GRINDER AT HOME GOT A METAL SHAVING IN RIGHT EYE ABRAS ION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2004Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT WAS USING A POWER GRINDER AT HOME ON THURSDAY AND GOT A PIECE OF MET AL IN RIGHT EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/11/2004Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
FB R EYE; GRINDING METAL - HAD FACE SHIELD ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/24/2004Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT GRINDING METAL IN GARAGE YESTERDAY, PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO EYE. FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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