Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,296
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	98
Year 1998:	108
Year 1999:	201
Year 2000:	29
Year 2001:	107
Year 2002:	21
Year 2003:	22
Year 2004:	281
Year 2005:	32
Year 2006:	116
Year 2007:	15
Year 2008:	168
Year 2009:	92

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/12/2009	Age: 8 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: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
ACC STRUCK INTO EYE WITH A SCREW THROWN BY SIBLINGS >>CORNEAL LAC/RUPTURED GLOBE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/11/2009	Age: 8 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
DAD OWNS A NURSERY. PT WALKING THROUGH WHEN SHE STRUCK HER L EYE ON A G ALVANIZED STEEL HOOK IN GREENHOUSE. PAIN IN EYE. DX L CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2009	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
R EYE CORNEAL ABRAS/6YOM AT HOME HAD A SCREW TO R EYE AT APPROX 4:30P. C/O "VISUAL FUZZINESS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus
HIT IN EYE WITH A METAL SCREW AND THEN FELL FROM MONKEY BARS. DX SUBCO NJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2008	Age: 9 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
THUMBTACK FLEW INTO PATIENT'S EYE. D: CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Rope or string
HAD A NAIL ATT TO A ROPE, NAIL ON THE WALL, PULLED TH ROPE FORCING THE BLUNT END OF THE NAIL INTO EYE >> RG: RUPTURED GLOBE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/18/2008	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
HIT IN EYE WITH BOLT DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS PULLING A NAIL FROM A BOARD AND NAIL FLEW INTO EYE. DX: L ORBIT PUNCTURE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/28/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls
PT TRIPPED & PUNCTURED EYE W/NAIL FROM WALL 3 DAYS AGO. DX: L EYE INFLAMMATION/SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMATOMA, L EYELID LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2006	Age: 12 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Hammers
CONTUSED EYE, NAIL HIT EYE WHEN HIT WITH HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2006	Age: 14 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PULLING NAILS, NAIL FLEW BACK AND STRUCK EYE/ CORNEAL ABRASION, SUBCONJUCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Hammers
PT WAS HAMMERING WHEN NAIL POPPED OUT AND HIT PT IN THE EYE. D: CORNE AL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2006	Age: 9 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Paper products
PLAYING C PAPER HANGING ON THE WALL, HAD THUMBTACK FALLEN&STRUCK EYE " CORNEAL LAC "
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/05/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Hammers
SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE-@ HOME-NAIL HE WAS HAMMERING FLEW UP & HIT E YE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT HIT EYEON A BOLT IN THE VAN. D: CORNEAL ABRASION / TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
EYE CONTUSED, NAIL WENT INTO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURED EYEBALL WITH NAIL ADMITTED TO REPAIR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/17/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT ACCIDENTLY POKED SELF IN RIGHT EYE WITH A TACK. DX: RIGHT EYE SUPERFICIAL PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2004	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CHILD PLAYING WITH FRIEND AT FRIEND'S HOUSE WHEN SCRATCHED ON EYE WITH SCREW. D: CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2004	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CORNEAL ABRASION, HIT IN EYE BY SCREW THROWN BY BROTHER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Hammers
PT WAS HAMMERING A SCREW TO A SEAT AND SCREW FLEW UP AND HIT PT IN EYE. D: PENETRATING INJURY TO LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CORNEAL ABRASION LT EYE, STRUCK IN EYE WITH A NAIL IN SHOP CLASS AT SCHOOL, WAS WEARING CONTACTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2004	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Hammers
R EYE INJ/14YOM STS HE GOT A NAIL IN THE R EYE. STS HAMMER AND NAIL FLE W BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE EYE. STS CAN ONLY SEE OUTLINES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Hammers
13 Y.O. W MALE W/LAC TO EYEBALL. PT WAS HAMMERING A NAIL & IT FLEW BACK & STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE. PT ADM. E9208
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/24/2003	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WITH RT EYE TEARING WITH HX OF SCRATCH BY NAIL WITH EYE REDDENED, CO RNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT STRUCK LT EYE W/A NAIL - DX RUPTURE GLOBE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/12/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
HIT HIMSELF ON NAIL WHILE PLAYING AROUNG AT ***. DX EYE AND ARM LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2001	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2001	Age: 8 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2001	Age: 15 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2001	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/30/2001	Age: 13 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2001	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2001	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Hammers
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/14/2000	Age: 11 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: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/10/2000	Age: 8 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ball sports
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2000	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/1999	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/23/1999	Age: 11 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/1999	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/1999	Age: 8 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/1999	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/1999	Age: 15 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/1998	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/1998	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/1998	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/1998	Age: 12 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/1998	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/1998	Age: 11 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/1998	Age: 13 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/1997	Age: 14 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/1997	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/1997	Age: 8 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: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/1997	Age: 6 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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