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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 201
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lye |
| BIL HAND BURNS. PT WAS USING A HYDRATING LYE TO TAN A DEER HIDE BURNING HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lye |
| RT EYE ALKALINE BURN.PT ACCIDENTLY SPLASHED EYE WITH LYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lye |
| 44YOWM-CHEMICAL BURN LEFT EYE=SPLASHED LYE IN EYE-BY *** COMPANY-SODIUM HYDROXIDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lye, Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| RT FOREARM CHEMICAL BURNS-SPLASHED LYE ON ARM AS HE WAS POURING IT INTO SEPTIC TANK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lye, Sinks |
| RED DEVIL LYE SPLASHED INTO HIS RIGHT EYE WHILE CLEANING THE KITCHEN SINK AT HOME AT 1330. DX ALKALINE BURN OF RIGHT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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