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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,013
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/21/2010 | Age: 28 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: Metal containers, Fuels for chafing dishes or fondue pots |
| 28YOM OPENING A CAN OF GEL CHAFING FUEL AND SOME GOT IN EYE SEVERE EYE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| 36 YO M C/O BLURRING OF VISION FELL 2 DAYS AGO ON A METAL CRATE DX EYE /FACE CONTUSION*** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CAN TOP STRUCK EYE - ABRASION TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Metal containers |
| HAD NO ELECTRICITY,HEATED UNOPENED CAN OF SOUP IN FIREPLACE AND IT EXPL ODED ON OPENING IT BURNING FACE WITH CORNEAL BURNS ALSO,NO FIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Metal containers, Fuel oils |
| PT OPENED A CAN OF "HEAT" AT SCHOOL, IT EXPLODED"HANDY FUEL CAN HEAT", CHEMICAL EXPOSURE TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2008 | Age: 30 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: Metal containers |
| HIT IN EYE WITH SODA CAN CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT DX LT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION - C/O SUSTAINED DIRECT TRAUMA FROM FLYING CONTAINER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Metal containers, Foods |
| GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN EYE WHEN OPENING UP CANNED HAM/ FB LT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CORN ABR. PT WAS OPENING A CAN OF OIL AND SOME OF IT SPLASHED IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Metal containers |
| RIGHT EYE INJURY WITH VISUAL LOSS FROM BEING HIT BY FULL BEER CAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Metal containers, Acids |
| REDNESS EYES.PT.REFERS WHILE CLEANING AIR CONDIOTIONER,ACID CAN EXPLODE FALLING IN EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| DRINKING A CAN OF *** WITH FINGER EXTENDED AND POKED HER EYE WHEN HER S ON BUMPED HER CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PAIN TO EYE HIT WITH PIECE OF WOOD WHILE MOVING BOX DX: CORNEAL ABRASIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| STATES FELT LIKE SOMETHING IN R EYE LAST PM WHILE STANDING AROUND FIRE BARREL. DX. L CORNEAL ABRASION. NO FD ATTENDANCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Metal containers, Adhesives |
| OPENING METAL CAN OF GLUE AT HOME WHEN SOME OF THE GLUE SPLASHED IN L E YE DX FB L EYE W CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Metal containers, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| OPENED CAN OF PAINT, SOMETHING GOT INTO RT. EYE DX: FOREIGN BODY CORNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT C/O FEELING SOMETHING IN THE EYE, ADMIT 2 CANS OF BEER DX:CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Metal containers |
| 35 YO FEMALE OPENED FROZEN CAN AND ICE WENT INTO EYE ACUTE BLUNT EYE TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Metal containers |
| LEFT CONJUNCTIVITIS.PTS DAUGHTER DROPPED A CAN OF POP ON PTS FACE AND I T INJURED PTS EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2001 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Metal containers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2001 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2001 | Age: 32 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: Metal containers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2001 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2000 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Metal containers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/1999 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Metal containers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/1998 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | 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: Metal containers, Tableware and accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/1998 | Age: 41 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: Metal containers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/1998 | Age: 29 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: Metal containers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/1998 | Age: 29 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: Metal containers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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