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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 985
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 03/03/2010 | 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 compressors, Workshop furnishings |
| EYE FB-34YOM-DEBRIS IN EYE SINCE USING AIR COMPRESSOR TO CLEAN WORK BEN CH-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2010 | Age: 29 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 compressors, House repair or construction materials |
| 29YO M; PT WAS BLOWING METAL SHAVINGS WITH AIR COMPRESSOR, GOT SOME IN RT. EYE. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 46 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 compressors |
| C/O FB SENSATION RT EYE AFTER OPENING AIR COMPRESSOR/ FB RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | 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: Air compressors |
| CORNEAL ABRASION: USING AIR COMPRESSOR FROM ***, HOSE CONNECTORBLEW OF F, BLOWING RUST IN B/L EYES AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2008 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Air compressors |
| 28 YO M FOREIGN BODY TO EYE AIR TANK EXPLODED AND PT GOT DUST AND METAL FRAGMENTS IN EYES* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2008 | Age: 32 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 compressors, Saws |
| PT WAS USING A PRESSURED AIR COMPRESSOR TO BLOW A SAW CLEAN AND METAL W ORKING TOOLS AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2007 | Age: 48 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 compressors |
| 48 YOM BLOWING OUT TANK WITH COMPRESSOR/FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2005 | Age: 47 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 compressors |
| AIR HOSE POPPED OFF COMPRESSOR HIT IN EYE SUSTAINED ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2005 | Age: 38 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: Air compressors |
| ABRASION CORNEA - PATIENT REPORTS DEBRIS GOT INTO LEFT EYE WHEN USING A N AIR COMPRESSOR AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Air compressors, Workshop furnishings |
| 35 YOM HAS PIECE OF METAL IN EYE FROM USING AIR COMPRESSOR TO BLOW OFF DIRT AND PARTICLES OF METAL FROM WORK BENCH AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2004 | Age: 48 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: Air compressors |
| PT USING A COMPRESSOR TO BLOW STUFF OUT OF HIS GARAGE AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2004 | Age: 30 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 compressors |
| BLOWING SAWDUST WITH COMPRESSED AIR, GOT FB IN EYE AT HOME. DX; CORNEAL ABRASION EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2004 | Age: 32 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 compressors, Computers |
| LT CORNEAL AB-USING AIR COMPRESSER TO BLOW OUT COMPUTER HARD DRIVE- UNKNOWN OBJECT HIT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2001 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air compressors |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2000 | Age: 40 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 compressors |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2000 | Age: 32 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 compressors |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2000 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Air compressors |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/1997 | 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 compressors |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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