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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,200
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/28/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Flatware, Other toys |
| WAS AT HOME- HAD A FORK IN HIS HAND & HE DROPPED IT, IT BOUNCED OFF THE BALL, & HIT HIS LT EYE. DX: FB TRAUMA TO LT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/17/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTLY HIT SELF IN EYE WITH SPOON. DX; ABRASION TO CORNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT WITH CORNEAL ABRASION, STRUCK WITH A FORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| 10 YOM ACCIDENTALLY POKED IN THE LEFT EYE WITH PLASTIC FORK BY BROTHER SUSTAINING A CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| CHILD ACCIDENTALLY POKED IN EYE WITH FORK AT SCHOOL. D: CORNEAL ABRASIO N, SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT POKED EYE W/FORK IN CAFETERIA. DX: L CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2008 | Age: 5 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: Flatware |
| POKED SELF IN EYE WITH A SPOON WHILE EATING. DX. EYE CONTUSION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2008 | Age: 4 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: Flatware |
| POKED WITH FORK;DX CONTUSED EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2008 | Age: 3 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: Flatware |
| 3 YOF POKED SELF IN RIGHT EYE WITH A FORK SUSTAINING A CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2008 | Age: 15 months | 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: Flatware |
| PT FLICKED A FORK UNTO RIGHT EYE, CORNEAL ABRASION OF RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware |
| PLASTIC FORK POPPED UP & STRUCK LEFT EYE;BLEEDING IN EYE. SUBCONJUNCTIV AL HEMORRHAGE/ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2008 | Age: 5 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: Flatware |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH A PLASTIC KNIFE AND ACCID. STRUCK HIMSELF IN THE R EYE. HAS TEARING AND REDNESS. DX R CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 12 months | 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: Flatware |
| STUCK IN EYE BY PLASTIC FORK DX: R CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTLY STABBED IN THE L EYE WITH A PLASTIC FORK BY COUSIN DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 2 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: Flatware |
| 2 YO MALE SCRATCHED LEFT EYE WITH FORK CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTLY POKED IN THE LEFT EYE BY HER INFANT SON WITH A PLASTI C FORK SUSTAINED A CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 2 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: Flatware, Tables |
| SITTING TO DINNER TABLE&GOT INTO A FIGHT WITH BROHTER ABOUT HIS FAVORIT FORK&ACCIDENTALLY POKED EYE WITH THE FORK>>CORNEAL/SCLERAL ABRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT DX CORNEAL ABRASION - S/P POKED HIMSELF IN RT EYE WITH THE HANDLE OF A FORK WHILE HAVING LUCH AT SCHOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | 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: Flatware, Tableware and accessories |
| BROTHER RAN INTO PT WITH A PLATE WHICH HAD A SPOON ON IT. DX ABRASION L ORBIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 2 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: Flatware |
| DX L EYE CONTU: MOP STATES PT POKED SELF IN THE EYE W PLASTIC TOY FORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2008 | Age: 6 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: Flatware |
| AT A PARTY AND POKED IN THE EYE WITH A PLASTIC FORK. DX CORNEAL ABRASI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 7 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: Flatware |
| CONTUSION TO EYE WHEN STRCUK BY A FORK AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 2 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: Flatware |
| ABRASION CORNEA - 2 YO MALE WAS EATING WITH A PLASTIC FORK THAT BROKE A ND FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE AND SCRATCHED THE EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2008 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT POKED SELF IN EYE W/PLASTIC FORK YEST, NOW W/EYE DRAINAGE AND REDNES S; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2008 | Age: 3 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: Flatware |
| POKED IN THE EYE WITH A FORK. DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT ACCIDENTLY POKED IN THE EYE WITH A FORK DX RT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT POKED SELF IN THE LEFT EYE WITH A FORK ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT STUCK SELF IN EYE WITH PLASTIC FORKDX: TRUAMA TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2008 | Age: 76 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: Flatware |
| PT AT HOME ACCIDENTALLY STABBED SELF IN EYE WITH A PLASTIC FORK/ DX CORNEAL ABRASION L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| INJURY TO LEFT EYE ; PT POKED SELF IN EYE WITH A FORK. D: LEFT EYE CO RNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware |
| EYE INJURY-POKED SELF W/ PLASTIC SPOON-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| POKED WITH FORK IN EYE;DX CONTUSED EYEBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT POKED IN EYE W/FORK AT SCHOOL X2 DAYS BY ACCIDENT, CONTINUED PAIN TO EYE W/REDNESS; SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Flatware |
| MOM STATES HER CHILD SITTING IN HER LAP, WENT TO GET FORK FROM CHILD AN D FORK JABBED PT IN R EYE. DX.R EYE TRAUMA, HEMORRHAGE AT SCLERA. SCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2008 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware |
| CONJUNCTIVAL INJURY-GOT EYE HIT W/A FORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTLY STABBED IN THE EYE WITH A FORK MOM SAYS THERE WAS SOME BLEEDING. DX RIGHT EYE INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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