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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 436
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/05/2008 | Age: 60 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: Air conditioners |
| 60 YOM WAS WORKING ON AIR CONDITIONER AND PARTICLES BLEW INTO EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2008 | Age: 84 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: Air conditioners |
| 84YOF AT NURSING HOME ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF AIR CONDITIONER ,SOMETHING FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE;CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 28 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: Air conditioners |
| CONJUNCTIVITIS-DEBRIS BLEW INTO EYE WHILE WORKING ON AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2008 | 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: Air conditioners |
| CORNEAL ABRASION.EYE GOT IRRITATED. F/B , IN FRONT OF AIRCONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT HED COOLER DUST BLOW INTO EYE 2 WEEKS AGO AND EYE GETS DRY. D: CORNE AL ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | 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: Air conditioners, Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| RT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT HAD A NEW AIR CONDITIONER INSTALLED AND DUST FRO M VENT BLEW INTO EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CORN ABR. PT WAS MOVING AN AIR CONDITIONER AND GOT WATER IN EYE FROM IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 71 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: Air conditioners |
| PT HAD AN AIR CONDITIONER BLOW A FOREIGN BODY INTO EYEBALL, FOREIGN BODY REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2008 | Age: 40 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Air conditioners, Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| OUT IN THE STORE REPORTS SUDDENLY DEVELOPED GOT SOMETHING INTO EYE FROM A VENT VERSUS AIR BLOWING FROM AIR-CONDITIONER>>FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 24 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: Air conditioners |
| ONSET EYE PAIN AFTER AIR CONDITIONER TURNED ON SOMETHING BLEW IN EYE.. DX-COREIGN BODY CORNEA, CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2008 | Age: 31 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: Air conditioners, Chemicals |
| *** BLEW P IN FACE FROM AN AIR CONDITIONER, ACCIDENTALLY CUT ONE OF MAI N LINES. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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