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Accidents - Tools - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 564
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Date: 10/14/2009Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools, Eye protection devices
69YOM CUTTING WOOD WHILE WEARING EYESHIELD AND GOT A PIECE OF WOOD IN R IGHT EYE - CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/10/2009Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Tools
CUTTING TREE BRANCH THAT ACC POKED HIM IN THE EYE,?MECH >>SUBCONJ HEAMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/07/2009Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Tools
PT WAS CUTTING A TREE WHEN HE GOT SAW DUST IN EYE. UNKNOWN IF WORK RELA TED. DX. FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/01/2009Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Tools, Pruning or trimming equipment
USING A TOOL VS A TREE TRIMMER&ACC STRUCK SELF INTO EYE WITH THE HANDLE >>RUPTURED GLOBE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/24/2009Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
CUTTING DOWN TREE BRANCH AND GOT A LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/15/2009Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
LT CORNEAL ABRASION: 65YOM YESTERDAY CUTTING SOME 2X4'S, EYE BEGAN FEELING IRRITATED, THOUGHT MAYBE SAWDUST IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/26/2009Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
PT WAS CUTTING WOOD TODAY, TO ER WITH IRRITATION TO EYE, DX CONTUSION T O EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/13/2009Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Tools
FOREIGN BODY RT EYE-WAS CUTTING WOOD AND WOOD SHAVINGS FLEW IN RT EYE. HAS PAIN AND TEARING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/05/2009Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Tools
PT WAS CUTTING DOWN BRANCH, PIECE OF WOOD WENT INTO EYE, C/O LT EYE PAIN. DX - LT EYE FOREIGN BODY, REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/20/2009Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
PT WORKING ON HIS VEHICLE WHEN FELT SOMETHING FALL INTO EYE. WAS USING METAL TOOLS ON UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE. D:CORNEAL ABRASION, SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/02/2009Age: 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: Tools
CORNEAL ABRASION: CUTTING WOOD YESTERDAY, GOT WOOD CHIP IN LT EYE, AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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