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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,208
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/23/2010 | 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: Air conditioners |
| 31 Y/O M FB TO EYE AFTER TURNING A/C ON FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2010 | Age: 39 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, Radiation |
| Product: Air conditioners, Welding equipment |
| 39 YOM CORNEAL WELDING BURN, USING WELDING EQUIPMENT TO REPAIR HIS AIR CONDITIONER AND BURNED HIS EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 48YOM WAS PUTING A GRANULAR PESTICIDE DOWN AROUND HOUSE WHEN THE AIR CO ND. UNIT BLEW SOME OF IT IN EYES DX- CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2010 | Age: 31 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: Air conditioners |
| 31YOM SUSTAINED CORNEAL ABRASION WHEN HE WAS WORKING ON HIS AC* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 31 YO WM HAS DEBRIS FROM AIR CONDITIONER COPPER IN EYE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS BOTH EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT STATES DROPPED A AIR CONDITIONER AND *** GAS SPRAYED INTO FACE AT HO ME DX: CHEMICAL EXPOSURE RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2009 | Age: 49 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: Air conditioners |
| L EYE PAIN. PT TURNED ON AIR CONDITION AT HOME & DUST FLEW INTO HIS EYE . CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT PLACING AN ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT IN AIRCONDITIONER COILS FOR FIVE MINUTE S WITHOUT EYE PROTECTION TO KILL FUNGUS NOW EYES BURN - UV KERATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CONJUNCTIVITIS-DEBRIS BLEW INTO EYE WHILE WORKING ON AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CORNEAL ABRASION.EYE GOT IRRITATED. F/B , IN FRONT OF AIRCONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT HED COOLER DUST BLOW INTO EYE 2 WEEKS AGO AND EYE GETS DRY. D: CORNE AL ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners, Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| RT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT HAD A NEW AIR CONDITIONER INSTALLED AND DUST FRO M VENT BLEW INTO EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CORN ABR. PT WAS MOVING AN AIR CONDITIONER AND GOT WATER IN EYE FROM IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Air conditioners, Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| OUT IN THE STORE REPORTS SUDDENLY DEVELOPED GOT SOMETHING INTO EYE FROM A VENT VERSUS AIR BLOWING FROM AIR-CONDITIONER>>FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2008 | Age: 31 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: Air conditioners, Chemicals |
| *** BLEW P IN FACE FROM AN AIR CONDITIONER, ACCIDENTALLY CUT ONE OF MAI N LINES. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2007 | Age: 42 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: Air conditioners |
| CHANGING OUT AN AIR CONDDITIONER UNIT AND GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. DX-FOREIGN BODY WITH CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FB L EYE, TURNED ON A/C AND SOMETHING BLEW IN EYE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WAS MOVING AN AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME AND POSSIBLY GOT A PIECE OF ME TAL IN RIGHT EYE FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2006 | Age: 41 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: Air conditioners |
| PT WAS LYING DOWN NEAR SWAMP COOLER BENT WHEN SOMETHING BLEW INTO EYE. D: CORNEAL ABRASION, POSSIBLE FOREIGN BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| EYE PAIN AFTER PUTTING THE AIR CONDITION INTO THE WINDOW EYE PAIN , LWBS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/17/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| EYE FB-DEBRIS FROM AIR CONDITIONER BLEW INTO EYE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FB FLEW INTO EYE FROM A/C CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2005 | Age: 46 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: Air conditioners |
| PT C/O DUST FROM AIR CONDITION BLEW UP IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners, Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT HAVING HER AIR CONDITIONER WORKED ON AT HOME AND GOT SOME OF THE INS ULATION IN RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FB L EYEBALL, PT GOT SOMETHING BLOWN FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME, C/O BLURRED VISION, PAIN, EOM INTACT, HX OF SUICIDE ATTEMPT IN 2001. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2005 | 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: Air conditioners |
| LT CORNEAL AB-DEBRIS FROM AIR CONDITIONER BLEW INTO EYE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2005 | Age: 45 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: Air conditioners |
| PT WITH FOREIGN BODY SENSATION IN EYE AFTER WORKING ON A COOLER. D: COR NEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 27YMC TURNED ON NEW AIR CONDITIONING UNIT IN CAMPER AND SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE/FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2004 | 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: Air conditioners |
| WHILE STANDING IN FRONT OF AIR CONDITIONER OBJECT STRUCK IN EYE AND CAU SED AN ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2004 | Age: 41 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT TURNED ON AIR-CONDITIONER, DEVELOPED EYE IRRITATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| AIR CONDITIONER EXPLODED DX. CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT STATES "I GOT SOMETHING IN MY EYE" WHILE CLEANING AC UNIT AT HOME DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2003 | Age: 42 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: Air conditioners |
| CONJUNCTIVITIS. PT'S EYES STARTED HURTING WHEN TURNING ON AIR CONDITI ONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| IRRITATION OF LEFT EYE UPON WAKING AT HOME, SHE TURNED ON AIR CONDITION ER AND POLLEN CAME OUT ONTO PATIENT. DX CORNEAL ABRASION LEFT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT AWOKE WITH BURNING EYES. STAYING AT A B&B AND NOTICED SOMETHING ODD ABOUT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. D:CORNEAL ABRASION, ALLERG. CONJUNCTIV |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2002 | Age: 42 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: Air conditioners |
| TURNED ON HIS SWAMP COOLER AND SAND BLEW IN HIS EYES DX: CORNEAL ABRASI ONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 37 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: Air conditioners |
| RT EYE FB-WHILE SITTING BESIDE AN AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| TURNED ON AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME AND DUST PARTICLES BLEW INTO L EYE DX FB OS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2001 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners, Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2001 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2001 | Age: 34 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2001 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2001 | Age: 38 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: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2001 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2000 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2000 | Age: 44 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: Air conditioners, Wire |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2000 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2000 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Air conditioners, Hot water |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/1999 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/1997 | Age: 40 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: Air conditioners, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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