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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,128
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2002 | Age: 30 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: Wire |
| 30 YO WM - CORNEAL ABRAISION - ACCIDENTALLY POKED HIMSELF IN EYE WITH M ETAL WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| HIT SELF IN EYE WITH A CABLE WIRE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| LAC TO EYE WHEN STRUCK BY WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| CORN ABR. PT HIT EYE WITH A PIECE OF WIRE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wire |
| PT. GOT WIRE FROM REMOTE CONTROL IN EYE TODAY. DX. FB R EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2002 | 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: Wire |
| PT GOT HIT W/A WIRE YESTERDAY - DX CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 27 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: Wire |
| 27 Y.O. W MALE W/CORNEAL ABRASION. PT ACCIDENTLY POKED SELF IN THE EYE W/A PIECE OF WIRE. E914 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2002 | Age: 38 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: Wire |
| PATIENT SCRATCHED EYE WITH METAL WIRE AT HOME. D: CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| 48 YO BM - SCLERAL LACERATION - WORKING UNDER HIS HOUSE & A PIECE OF WI RE POKED HIM IN HIS EYE - BLEEDING FROM EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| PW TO EYE WHEN STRUCK BY WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2002 | 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: Wire |
| SCRATCHED EYE WITH A CABLE WIRE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wire |
| PT POKED IN EYE WITH RUSTY WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| PT C/O GOT HIT W/A POINTED WIRE ON THE RT EYE THIS AFTERNOON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2002 | Age: 30 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: Wire |
| L CORNEAL ABRAZSS; POKED IN EYE WITH WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2002 | Age: 21 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: Wire |
| PT DX CORNEAL ABRASION - S/P HIT IN LT EYE WITH TELEPHONE WRIE - C/OBLU RINESS OF VISION IN THE EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2002 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTLY HIT IN THE EYE WITH A METAL WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| HIT SELF WITH END OF WIRE DX. CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| TURNED HEAD INTO PIECE OF WIRE CUT EYE - CORNEAL ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| PT WAS HELPING A FRIEND CLEAN THE YARD, WAS PULLING ON A PC OF WOODTHAT HAD A PC OF WIRE ATTACHED WIRE CAME UP & HIT HIM IN THE EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| HIT SELF WITH BLUNT END OF WIRE. DX. CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown |
| Product: Wire |
| PT. HIT EYE WITH A PIECE OF WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 42 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: Wire |
| HIT BY A PIECE OF WIRE IN L EYE. DX. L EYE MULTIPLE CORNEAL ABRASIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| =18YOF POKED IN EYE WITH A WIRE AT SCHOOL ACCIDENTAL DX/RIGHT EYE ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2002 | Age: 41 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: Wire |
| WIRE CABLE HIT HIM IN EYE - BLUNT INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| PT POKED SELF IN EYE WITH CRAFTING WIRE PULLED WIRE OUT, CORNEAL LACERA TION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wire |
| PT C/O HE WAS FIXING WIRES X2 DAYS AGO AN SPARKS FLEW AT HIS EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| ACUTE CORNEAL ABRASION-HIT IN THE EYE WITH A PIECE OF WIRE @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| CORN ABR. PT WALKED INTO A HANGING WIRE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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