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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 718
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2010 | Age: 4 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 |
| 4YOM HIT SELF IN THE EYE WITH A FORK - CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2010 | Age: 9 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 |
| 9 YR F SPB POKED HER WITH A FORK;DX CONTUSED EYEBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Flatware |
| 19 YO F, C/O RIGHT EYE REDNESS, TEARING, BURNING SENSATION 4 DAYS, PT W AS HIT IN THE EYE WITH A FORK BY A CHILD, DX CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2010 | Age: 3 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 |
| 3YOM WAS AT HOME, WAS SCRATCHED BY A PLASTIC FORK CAUISNG A CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2010 | Age: 7 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 |
| 7 YO F CONTUSION TO EYEBALL WQHEN SCRATCHED EYE WITH FORK BY ACCIDENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2010 | Age: 25 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 |
| 25 YOF ACCIDENTALLY POKED IN THE EYE WITH A FORK BY INFANT SON SUSTAINI NG SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2010 | Age: 84 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 |
| 84YOF EATING DINNER HAS PARKINSONS DISEASE AND ACCIDENTLY POKED SELF IN THE RIGHT EYE WITH A FORK ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2010 | Age: 24 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 |
| 24 YOM SUS CORNEAL ABRASION AFTER ACCIDENTALY HITTING HIMSELF IN THE EYE WITH A FORK% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| 3 YOM SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT EYE AFTER GETTING POKED WITH A FORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2010 | Age: 3 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 |
| 3MOF-CORNEAL AB-ACCIDENTLY POKED IN EYE W/A FORK-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2010 | Age: 60 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 |
| 60YOF'S GRANDDAUGHTER STUCK A FORK IN HER RT EYE TODAY C/O PAIN, REDNESS & TEARING. DX - RT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| 3 YO M LAC CORNEAL OF EYE WHEN HE WAS STUCK WITH FORK IN EYE BY ACCIDEN T DX: ADMIT TO OR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/10/2010 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware, Dishwashers |
| 18 MO F GRABBED FORK FROM DISHWASHER. DX: EYE INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2010 | Age: 5 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, Chairs |
| DX CORNEAL ABRASION/HAND TOOL ACC: 5YOM ROCK' IN CHAIR TON & STUCK A DINNER FORK IN R EYE C/O PN, PHOTOPHOBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2010 | Age: 6 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 |
| 6YOM FLIPPED FORK OFF TABLE AND WAS HIT IN L EYE, PAIN, PHOTOPHOBIA, IN CREASED TEARING, DRAINAGE DX: ABRASION TO L CORNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2010 | Age: 14 months | 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 |
| 14MOF,CORNEAL ABRASION TO RIGHT EYE S/P POKING HERSELF IN THE EYE WITH A PLASTIC FORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| 7YOF; BOY THREW A PLASTIC FORK AND IT ACCIDENTALLY HIT PT IN THE EYE. D: LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2010 | Age: 5 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 |
| 5YOM SCRATCHED R EYE WITH A FORK DX- CORNEAL ABRA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2010 | Age: 4 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: Flatware |
| 4YOM STABBED HIMSELF IN EYE WITH BACK END OF PLASTIC FORK WHILE EATING CAKE; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2010 | 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 |
| 2YOM PT ACCID POKED HIMSELF IN THE R EYE WITH A FORK. PAIN, SWELLING AR OUND EYE. DX R CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2010 | Age: 11 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: Flatware |
| 11 YR M POKED EYE WITH FORK;DX CONTUSED EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| 6 YOM INJURED EYE FROM FORK AT SCHOOL. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2010 | Age: 10 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 |
| YOUNGER BROTHER POKED HIS EYE WITH FORK;DX EYEBALL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2010 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| 18MOM; PT FELL AT HOME WHILE HOLDING A FORK; SCRATCHED EYE WITH FORK. D; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2010 | Age: 18 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: Flatware |
| 18 YO FEMALE POKED IN EYE WITH A PLASTIC FORK. DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2010 | Age: 18 months | 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: Flatware |
| 18MONTH FEM SUST INJURY TO EYE FROM FORK# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2010 | Age: 9 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 |
| 9YOM WAS HIT IN EYE WITH A PLASTIC FORK, LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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