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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,336
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/02/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 42 YOM WAS PRESSURE WASHING AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. DX: R EYE FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2010 | 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: Sprayers |
| 46 Y/O MALE WAS POWER WASHING A HOUSE FOR A FRIEND WITHOUT GLASSES AND THINGS FLEW INTO EYES DX: CORNEAL ABRASION BOTH EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2010 | 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: Sprayers, General purpose household cleaners |
| 30 YOM INJURED EYE FROM CLEANING SOLUTION PRESSURE WASHING HOME. DX-CORNEAL ABRASSION, CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2010 | 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: Sprayers |
| 40YOM, WAS POWER WASHING&DEV EYE PAIN AFTER TAKING CONTACT LENSES OUT >>FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Sprayers, Bleaches |
| 40 YOM WAS USING PRESSURE WASHER W/UNDILUTED BLEACH & WIND BLEW IT INTO EYES. DX: ALKALINE BURN BILAT EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 46 YOM GOT SOMETHING IN EYE WHILE PRESSURE WASHING. DX: R EYE FB, CORNEAL ABR, CORNEAL ULCER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2009 | Age: 50 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: Sprayers |
| WAS HIT IN EYE WITH WATER FROM POWER WASHER EYE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers, Eyeglasses |
| 46 YO F HYPHEMA EYE HIT BY DEBRIDE FROM POWERWASHER PT HAD GLASSES ON* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2009 | 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: Sprayers |
| USED POWER WASHER YESTERDAY AND WOKE UP WITH A RED EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| CORNEAL AB-POWER WASHING DECK WHEN DEBRIS HIT EYE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2009 | 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sprayers, Chemicals |
| PT WAS ON KNEES, SPRAY BOTTLE FELL TO GROUND, SPRAYED PT IN FACE C/O BILAT EYE REDNESS & ITCHING. DX - CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2009 | Age: 37 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: Sprayers, General purpose household cleaners |
| EYE INJURY FROM IPW CHEMICAL PRESSURE WASHING.DX-ACUTE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 44 YO M LEFT EYE INJURY INJURED WHEN HE LOST CONTROLL OF THE HOSE ON A POWER WASHER AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Sprayers |
| POWER WASHING DOWN SOME SAND GOT IN EYES RED BLURRY FOREIGN BODY RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sprayers, Bleaches |
| PT RECEIVED CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS WHEN PRESSURE WASHING HOUSE USING BLEACH AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT WAS PRESSURE WASHING YESTERDAY AND GOT SOMETHING IN LEFT EYE FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2007 | 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: Sprayers |
| RT CORN EAL ABRASION.PT WAS POWER WASHING OUTSIDE OF HOUSE AND SOMETHIN G WENT IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2007 | 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: Sprayers |
| CORNEAL AB-UNHOOKED HIGH PRESSURE WATER HOSE-HOSE HIT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2007 | 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: Sprayers |
| PT USING POWER WASHER HAD FOREIGN BODY IN R EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2007 | Age: 36 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: Sprayers |
| WHILE WASHING DISHES USING SPRAYER GOT HIT IN EYE AND SUSTAINED A CONTU SION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Sprayers, Motor vehicles or parts |
| STRUCK IN EYE BY OBJECT WHILE POWERWASHING CAR AT CAR WASH/ SUBCONJUNCT IVAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2006 | 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sprayers |
| WATER FROM HIGH PRESSURE SPRAYER SPRAYED INTO EYES CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2006 | Age: 48 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: Sprayers |
| FOREIGN BODY RT EYE-WAS USING A POWER WASHER AND A PIECE OF PLASTIC FLE W INTO RT EYE. HAS PAIN AND REDNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2006 | Age: 31 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: Sprayers, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| EYE PAIN FOLLOWING POWER WASHING THE GUTTERS " CORNEAL ABRS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2005 | Age: 40 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: Sprayers, General purpose household cleaners |
| 40 YO MALE WAS POWER WASHING HOUSE WITH MIXTURE OF CLEAING FLUIDS AND IT SPLASHED IN EYES - CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Sprayers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT. STATES PIECE OF PAINT HIT R EYE WHILE PRESSURE WASHING A FLOOR ON SUNDAY. DX. FB R EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Sprayers |
| CORNEAL FB-FB AFTER USING POWER WASHER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Sprayers |
| FLASH BURN TO LT EYE WHILE USING POWER WASHER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2005 | Age: 40 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: Sprayers |
| FOREIGN BODY IN EYE AFTER USING PRESSURE WASHER. ACUTE CORNEAL ABRASI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2005 | Age: 41 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| WALKING TO GROCERY STORE & THEY WERE PRESSURE WASHING BUILDING FELT SO METHING GO IN EYE FOREIGN BODY SENSATION RIGHT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT. WAS WASHING W/PRESSURE WASHER, FELT SOMETHING IN EYE THIS AM. DX L EYE CORNEAL ABRA, FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Sprayers, House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS PRESSURE WASHING ROOF AND SOMETHING WENT INTO EYE. DX: L EYE FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT WAS PRESSURE WASHING HOUSE W/O SAFETY GOGGLES. DX: BILAT EYE CHEMICAL CONJUNTIVITIS/PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2004 | 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: Sprayers |
| PT WAS PRESSURE WASHING DRIVEWAY AND WAS HIT BY GRAVEL. DX: CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 43 Y/O W/M GOT FOREIGN BODY INTO EYE WHEN USING PRESSURE WASHER AND SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| WAS CORN BLASTING-TYPE OF POWER WASHING AND CORN FLEW IN EYE. DX: CORN EAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT HAD SPRAYED FOR ANTS EARLIER IN THE DAY AND NOW HAS RIGHT EYE. PAIN - TRAUMATIC CONJUNCTIVITIS - POSS. OPHTHALMIC ULCER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2004 | 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: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| DX GLOBE RUPTURE: PT HIT IN EYES WITH 24 PSI PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/18/2003 | Age: 40 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: Sprayers |
| 40YOHM-CORNEAL ABRASION RIGHT EYE=WAS POWER WASHING TODAY-SOMETHING GOT IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sprayers |
| TURNED POWER WASHER ON AND SOMETHING BLEW INTO LEFT EYE DX: CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PRESSURE WASHING @ HOME; F/B IRRITATION CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sprayers, Bleaches |
| PRESSURE WASHER W/BLEACH SPRAYED INTO PT'S EYES.DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTI VITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 40 YOM USING PRESSURE SPRAYER SPRAYED INTO EYES CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2001 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Sprayers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2001 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers, House repair or construction materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2001 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2000 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sprayers, Chemicals |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2000 | Age: 32 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: Sprayers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/1999 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/1999 | Age: 35 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: Sprayers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/1999 | Age: 35 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: Sprayers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/1998 | Age: 36 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: Sprayers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/1997 | Age: 35 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: Sprayers, Paint or varnish thinners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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