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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,373
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/28/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| PT GOT PAINT STRIPPER IN EYEDX: CORNEAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| 45 Y/O ACCIDENTALLY SPLASHED PAINT STRIPPER INTO LEFT EYE. DX-CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| 28YOM USING PAINT STRIPPER COMPOUND (METHYLENE CHLORIDE), EYES BECAME IRRITATED,REMOVED CONTACTS, PC OF COMPOUND WAS BEHIND CONTACT;CHEMICAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| LEFT EYE INJURY FROM PAINT STRIPPER IN EYE. DX-CHEMICAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2008 | Age: 37 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| PT DX CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS - S/P AFTER PAINT REMOVER SOLUTION FELL IN RT EYE TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| SPLASHED PAINT THINNER/CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| PATIENT SPLASHED PAINT STRIPPER INTO EYES AT HOME. DX: RT EYE CHEMICAL IRRITATION/CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| GOT FURNITURE REFINISHER THINNING FLUID IN EYE AT HOME. DX: CHEMICAL C ONJUNCTIVITIS, CORNEAL INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS-@ HOME-GOT PAINT THINNER IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| GOT PAINT STRIPPER IN EYE. DX. CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2005 | Age: 27 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners, Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT USING STEEL WOOL W PAINT REMOVER, REMOVER SPLASHED INTO EYE CAUSING CHEMICAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| PAINT REMOVER SPLASHED IN R EYE, PAIN DX: EYE PAIN, LWBS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/16/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| 37 YOF SPLASHED *** WOOD STRIPING CHEMICAL IN R EYE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| PAINT REMOVER SPLASHED IN EYE RIGHT EYE CHEMICAL CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2004 | Age: 48 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| LT EYE CHEMICAL BURN-@ HOME-STRIPPING A DESK-GOT STRIPPER IN EYE-STRIPP ER WAS DAD'S EASY SPRAY PAINT, STAIN, & VARNISH REMOVER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| LIQUID SAND PAPER SPLASHED IN EYES DX: CORNEAL BURN OS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| LEFT EYE PAIN-WAS STRIPPING WOOD AND SOLVENT SPLASHED INTO LEFT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| 35 YO F GOT PAINT REMOVER IN EYE CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2003 | Age: 32 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners, Eye protection devices |
| PTWEARING SAFETY GLASSES, OPENED CAN OF JASCO PAINT & EPOXY REMOVER. CA N RAPIDLY EXPANDED & FLUID SPASHED INTO EYE. D:CHEM. IRRITATION, EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2003 | Age: 46 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: Other |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| USING VARNISH REMOVER AND SOME GOT INTO EYE CORNEAL IRRITATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| CHEMICAL PAINT STRIPPER SPLASHED PT'S EYE. DX: CHEMICAL EXPOSURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS - 36 YOM HAD PAINT REMOVER SPLASH INTO LEFT EYE THIS MORNING, FLUSHED WITH WATER AND SALINE, PAIN, BLURRED VISION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| PT GOT PAINT STRIPPER IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners, Tables |
| LT CORNEAL INJURY FROM FURNITURE WOOD STRIPPER WHILE STRIPPING A TABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| USING STRIPPING SOMETHING FLEW IN EYE - CORNEAL ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2001 | 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, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2001 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2001 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2001 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2001 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2001 | Age: 47 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: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2001 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2001 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2000 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2000 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2000 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2000 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners, Furniture |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2000 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/13/1999 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/1999 | Age: 30 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/1999 | Age: 39 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/1999 | Age: 50 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/1998 | 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: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/1998 | 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/1998 | Age: 32 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/1998 | 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: Other |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/1998 | Age: 48 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/1998 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/1998 | 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/1997 | Age: 40 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/1997 | 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/1997 | Age: 44 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/1997 | Age: 48 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: Other |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/1997 | 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/1997 | Age: 34 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/1997 | Age: 34 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/1997 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/1997 | 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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