Accidents - Ironing boards or covers - Years 1997-2010 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 505
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	6
Year 2000:	5
Year 2002:	98
Year 2003:	69
Year 2004:	69
Year 2006:	75
Year 2007:	149
Year 2008:	30

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	5
6-15 years old:	213
16-25 years old:	30
26-50 years old:	85
50+ years old:	169

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/03/2008	Age: 47 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: Ironing boards or covers
47 YO FEMALE HIT LEFT EYE ON LEG OF IRONING BOARD CONTUSION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	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: Ironing boards or covers
19 YO RAN INTO IRONING BOARD HIT EYE CONTUSION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ironing boards or covers, Floors or flooring materials
58YOF WHILE AT HOME PICKING UP CLOTHES FROM THE FLOOR,ACCIDENTLY HIT RIGHT EYE INTO IRONING BOARD; CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ironing boards or covers
PT STOOD UP INTO AN IRONING BOARD STRIKING RIGHT EYE CONTUSION FACE AND EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Ironing boards or covers
HIT IN EYE WITH IRONING BOARD RT RETINAL DETACHMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ironing boards or covers
CORNEAL ABRASION L EYEBALL, PT STS PUSHED BY A FRIEND, STRUCK AN IRONIN G BOARD AT HOME, C/O PAIN, REDNESS, NO DIZZINESS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/09/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ironing boards or covers
41 YOF PULLING IRONING BOARD FROM CLOSET, GETS STRUCK R EYE FROM LEG OF IRONING BOARD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2003	Age: 62 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ironing boards or covers
CORNEAL ABRAS/62YOF STS WAS STRUCK IN EYE BY IRONING BOARD AT 3PM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Ironing boards or covers, Doors
PT OPENED A CLOSET DOOR AND AN IRONING BOARD FELL OUT STRIKING HER IN L EFT EYE PUNCTURE WOUND EYEBALL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/22/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ironing boards or covers
PT FELL STRIKING RIGHT EYE AGAINST AN IRONING BOARD ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Ironing boards or covers, Ceilings and walls
LEFT EYE INJURY. AN IRONING BOARD FELL OFF WALL AND HIT PT IN EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2000	Age: 4 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: Ironing boards or covers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/1997	Age: 6 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: Ironing boards or covers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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