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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 889
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 50 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: Batteries |
| HIT IN EYE WITH BATTERY ACID. DX L CONJUNCTIVITIS CHEMICAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2008 | Age: 38 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: Batteries, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT PUTTING WATER INTO A CAR BATTERY AND SOME SPLASHED INTO RIGHT EYE C HEMICAL BURNS TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2008 | Age: 41 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, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| EYE BURN/41YOM DROPPED A CAR BATTERY AND SOMETHING SPLASHED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Batteries |
| CLOSING BATTERY CASE AND ACID SPLASHED IN FACE DX: EYE INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Batteries, Motor vehicles or parts |
| 41 YOM GOT BLUE POWDER MATERIAL FROM CAR BATTERY IN LEFT EYE, FLUSHED O UT, SUSTAINED CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2008 | 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: Batteries, Welding equipment |
| WELDING ON CAR MUFFLER AT HOME FOR ONE HOUR WHEN CAR BATTERY BLEW UP, HAS EYE PAIN FROM WELDING AND GOT ACID IN EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 44 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: Batteries, Motor vehicles or parts |
| CORNEAL ABRASION, WAS HELPING FRIEND REMOVE BATTERY FROM VEHILCE, BATTERY HAD CORROSION ON IT, GOT IN PTS EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries, Other toys |
| CHEM.IRRITATION TO L EYE:STATES DID REMOVE EVEREADY *** BATTERIESFROM C HILD'S TOY W/O WASHING HANDS, RUBBED EYE, BURNING SENSATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| BATTERY ACID SPLASHED IN EYE. DX CHEMICAL BURN TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 42 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: Batteries |
| PT WITH TRAUMATIC CONJUNCTIVITIS AFTER GETTING BATTERY ACID IN EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 37 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: Batteries |
| PATIENT GOT BATTERY ACID IN EYE, BURNING, REDNESS. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT CLEANING CORROSION AROUND BATTERY CABLES WHEN SOMETHING FLICKED INTO EYE. D: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Batteries |
| BATTERY ACID SPLASHED IN EYE CHEMICAL CORNEAL ABRASION # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2008 | Age: 50 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: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries, Motor vehicles or parts |
| WHILE CHANGING BATTERY IN CAR, POSSIBLE GOT BATTERY ACID SPLASHED IN EY E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| PATIENT SPILLED BATTERY ACID IN LEFT EYE. DX-ACUTE ACID BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2008 | Age: 37 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: Batteries, Soldering equipment |
| PATIENT WAS SOLDERING A *** BATTERY WHEN IT EXPLODED, WITH THELIQUID CO MING INTO HIS EYES. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION 2ND TO BATTERY EXPOS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| 46 YO MALE HAD BATTERY EXPLODE AND ACID SPLASHED IN EYE CHEMICAL BURN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT GOT BATTERY ACID IN EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| GOT BATTERY ACID IN EYE DX ACID BURN TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| WHILE WORKING ON CAR AND BATTERY BLEW UP INTO EYES. DX. CORNEAL INJURY FROM ACID, R/L CORNEAL ABRA, FB REMOVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2008 | Age: 44 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: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT LIFTED THE LID OF A CAR BATTERY AND GOT ACID IN EYES CHEMICAL BURN S |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2008 | Age: 29 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: Batteries |
| BATTERY EXPLODED BATTERY ACID IN EYE FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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