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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 400
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/17/2009 | Age: 61 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: Sprayers, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| 61YOM WAS PRESSURE WASHING HIS HOUSE AND A PAINT CHIP WENT INTO RIGHT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2009 | Age: 50 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: Sprayers |
| WAS HIT IN EYE WITH WATER FROM POWER WASHER EYE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers, Eyeglasses |
| 46 YO F HYPHEMA EYE HIT BY DEBRIDE FROM POWERWASHER PT HAD GLASSES ON* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2009 | Age: 45 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: Sprayers |
| USED POWER WASHER YESTERDAY AND WOKE UP WITH A RED EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 8 Y/O WAS AT A CAR WASH WITH MOM WHEN STRUCK IN FACE WITH PRESSURE HOSE ACCIDENTALLY. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT WAS USING POWER WASHER A FEW DAYS AGO AT HOME AND NOW HAS EYE PAIN DX: CONJUNCTIVITIS BOTH EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| CORNEAL AB-POWER WASHING DECK WHEN DEBRIS HIT EYE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2009 | 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: Sprayers |
| WHILE POWERWASHING YESTERDAY, A PAINT CHIP WENT INTO EYE. DX. FOREIGN B ODY R EYEBALL, CORNEAL ABRASION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2009 | Age: 45 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sprayers, Chemicals |
| PT WAS ON KNEES, SPRAY BOTTLE FELL TO GROUND, SPRAYED PT IN FACE C/O BILAT EYE REDNESS & ITCHING. DX - CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY SPRAYED IN THE EYE BY SISTER WITH A POWER WASHER. D: RIGHT AND LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sprayers, General purpose household cleaners |
| EYE INJURY FROM IPW CHEMICAL PRESSURE WASHING.DX-ACUTE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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