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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,934
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/01/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| WRENCH FELL AND HIT EYE WHILE WORKING ON CAR ABRASION EYE 24YOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 22 Y/O MALE WAS USING NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS & PULLED BACK & HIT SELF IN EYE AT HOME DX: CONJUNCTIVAL FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 16YOM, ACC GOT POKED INTO EYE WITH PAIR OF PLIERS WHILE @ AUTO MECHANIC S @ SCHOOL>>CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| LEFT CORN ABR. PT POKED HIMSELF IN EYE WITH A PAIR OF NEEDLE NOSED PLIE RS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 17YOM LOST GRIP OF NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS AND HIT RIGHT EYE C/O BLURRED VIS ION. DX:RIGHT CORNEAL ABRASION,RIGHT CONJUNCTIVAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 25YO WHITE MALE POKED IN L EYE WITH PLIERS,C/O L EYE PAIN & SWELLING DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2009 | Age: 18 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT CUT SOMETHING WITH WIRE CUTTERS, METAL FLEW INTO RT EYE AND SHAT- TERED HARD CONTACT LENSES. DX-FOREIGN BODY-RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| C/O FOREIGN BODY IN EYE ACCIDENTALLY HIT SELF IN LEFT EYE WITH PLIERS. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT WORKING ON CAR WITH PLIERS AT HOME SLIPPED OUT OF HAND HIT EYE RT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT GOT FOREIGN BODY IN EYE WHILE USING AN AIR WRENCH. DX: RIGHT EYE IRRITATION POST FOREIGN BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT STATES HIT R EYE W/A PLIER, BRUISING AND SWELLING NOTED. DX. CORNEA L ABRA R EYE, CONT R EYE LID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| FB RT EYE.PT WAS WORKING UNDER A CAR WITH A WRENCH AND SOMETHING WENT I NTO EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2007 | Age: 24 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: Other |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Doors |
| PT HIT SELF IN EYE WITH A RUSTY WRENCH WHILE FIXING DOOR, EYE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2007 | Age: 22 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| DX RIGHT SCLERAL ABRASION: USING WRENCH AT HOME, IT FELL AND HIT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| LEFT EYE CONTUSION.PT WAS USING PLIERS AND ACCIDENTLY HIT SELF IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PIECE OF METAL FROM IMPACT WRENCH WENT INTO L EYE DX FB REMOVAL L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT SELF IN EYE WITH BOLT CUTTER DX: R EYE HYPHEMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT AND HIS FRIEND WERE INSTALLING STERO IN CAR WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY GOT HIT IN THE EYE WITH A PAIR OF WIRE CUTTERS. DX. TRAUMATIC INJURY TOEYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2003 | Age: 23 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| L CORNEAL ABRAS/23YOM USING WRENCH ON MOTORCYCLE AND SLOMETHING FLEW OF F WRENCH OR BIKE INTO EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 19YM WORKING ON HOUSE PROJECT AT HOME WITH WRENCH DX; CONTUSION TO L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT USING AN ALLEN WRENCH AT HOME WHEN HE STRUCK HIMSELF IN THE RIGHT EY E ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT WAS POKED IN EYE W/WIRE SNIPS. DX: R EYE CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT C/O THUMB SLIPPED OFF WRENCH AND GOT HIT IN HIS RT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| FIXING BRAKES ON CAR AND HIT RIGTH EYE WITH WRENCH. RIGHT LID BLUNT TR AUMA, MONOR LACERATION, CONJUNCTIVAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| USING SOCKET WRENCH WITH ELBOW JOINT ON HIS CAR, TOOL EXPLODED, SHARDSO F METAL SPRAYED. DX CORNEAL ABRASION, TRAUMATIC ISITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT WAS WORKING ON CAR CHANGING BRAKES WITH PLIERS, & HE HIT HIMSELFIN E YE WITH GRIP END OF PLIERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| WORKING ON MOTHER'S CAR AT HOME AT 2240, PULLING ON SPRING W/NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS, PLIERS SLIPPED & POKED IN EYE. DX BRUISE RT EYE W/LAC EYEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| POKE SELF IN EYE WITH PLIERS. DX: HYPHEMA TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2001 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2001 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2000 | Age: 22 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: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2000 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2000 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/1999 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/1999 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/1998 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/1998 | Age: 24 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/1998 | Age: 23 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: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/1998 | Age: 17 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/1998 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Eye protection devices |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/1998 | Age: 18 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/1997 | Age: 20 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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