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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,132
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/25/2010 | 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: Other fireplaces |
| 45 YOF INJURED EYE CLEANING OUT FIREPLACE, NO FD. DX-LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other fireplaces, Fireplace equipment |
| 30YMC STOKING FIREPLACE WITH POKER AND FELT SOMETHING GO INTO EYE/ABRAS ION NO FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| 24 YO HIT IN EYE BY OBJECT THAT POPPED FROM FIREPLACE ABRASION CORNEA---NO FD INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| EYE FB-WHILE CLEANING OUT THE FIREPLACE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2007 | 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: Other fireplaces, Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns |
| PT WAS CLEANING FIREPLACE AND A VASE FELL AND SCRATCHED EYE DX:RT GLOBE RUPTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/04/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| WALKED INTO FIREPLACE/SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| SOMETHING IN EYE CLEANING COLD FIREPLACE F.B. RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| PT FELL INTO A FIREPLACE AND INJURE EYE.DX EYE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| PT SITTING BY FIRE AT FRIENDS HOUSE AND GOT IRRATATION NO FIRE DEPARTME NT DX// CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2006 | Age: 53 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: Other fireplaces |
| POKING THE FIREPLACE, A PIECE OF WOOD FLEW INTO EYE " FB REMOVAL" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2004 | Age: 43 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: Other fireplaces |
| HE WAS BUILDING FIREPLACE AND ROCK STRUCK EYE - ABRASION TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces, Fireplace equipment |
| PT. LEANED OVER FIREPLACE, HIT L EYE ON TOP OF FIREPLACE TOOL STAND. D X. CONJUNCTIVAL LAC, L EDGE CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| RT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT HADN ASHES FROM A FIREPLACE GO IN PTS EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| SHE WAS RUNNING AND RAN INTO FIREPLACE L.W.O,B DX LT EYE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/21/2002 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| ASHES FROM FIREPLACE IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2002 | Age: 15 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: Other |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING EYE ON CORNER OF FIREPLACE. HAS VISUAL CHANGES. D:EYE BLURRY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| STARTING FIRE IN FIREPLACE SPLINTER CAME OFF LOG HIT EYE DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2001 | Age: 5 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: Other fireplaces |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2001 | 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: Other fireplaces |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2000 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/12/2000 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2000 | Age: 39 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: Other fireplaces |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2000 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2000 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2000 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/1999 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/1999 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/1999 | 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: Other fireplaces |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/1998 | Age: 51 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: Other fireplaces, Charcoal |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/1998 | Age: 27 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: Other fireplaces, Fireplace equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/1997 | Age: 54 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, Thermal |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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