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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,600
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2009 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| PT DX CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS - 68 YR OLD BLACK MALE GOT SPRAYED AT BOTH EYES THIS PM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Chemicals |
| 29 Y/O/M C/O EYE PAIN AFTER SPREADING ROCK SALT DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Chemicals |
| 14 YO MALE SPLASHED DITHIOTREITOL IN EYES. DX CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| PT GOT A CHEMICAL IN EYE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2009 | Age: 53 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: Chemicals |
| PT DX CHEMICAL EXPOSURE TO LT EYE - 53 YR OLD BLACK MALE SUSTAINED CHEMICAL SPLASH INJURY TO THE RT EYE TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| STUDENT IN CLASS AND CHEMICAL SPLASHED IN EYE DX: CHEMICAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Chemicals |
| 34 YOF INJURED RIGHT EYE FORM CHEMICAL PRESERVATIVES. DX-RIGHT EYE CHEMICAL IRRIDITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| CHEMICAL INSULT TO EYE-SPLASHED HYDRAULIC FLUID INTO EYES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| PT SUSTAINED CHEMICAL BURN TO THE R EYE.@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Chemicals |
| LEFT EYE CHEMICAL EXPOSURE.PT WAS AT STORE SPRAYINF *** AND GOT SO ME IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Chemicals |
| 20 Y/O IN *** CUSTODY, PT MAY HAVE INGESTED BAG OF CRACK, PT HAS IRRITA TION OF EYES. DX. CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITUS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2009 | Age: 57 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: Chemicals |
| JEWELRY CLEANER SPLASHED IN EYE. DX. CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVIITS.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2009 | Age: 36 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: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| 36 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER GOT SPLASHED WITH LIQUID HARDER FOR *** IN E YEBALL- DX- CHEMICAL BURNS TO RT EYEBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2009 | Age: 2 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: Chemicals |
| PT DX CORNEAL ABRASION/CONJUCTIVITIS OF EYES - S/P BIBEMS AFTER SPRAYING A CHEMICAL IN HIS EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Chemicals |
| WAS SPRAYING TEMPO AND EYES STARTED TO HURT AND ARE RED CHEMICAL CONJ UNCTIVITIS TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2009 | Age: 47 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: Chemicals |
| PT SPLASHED CHEMICAL INTO EYES. CHEMICAL CONTAINED COMBO OF XYLENE, ETH YLBENZENE, MINERAL SPIRITS & METHYL PROPANOL.DX:CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2009 | Age: 52 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: Chemicals |
| PT CORNEAL ABRASION OF LT EYE - S/P PT C/O BURNING,PAIN AND FOREIGN BODY IN LT EYE DUE TO CHEMICAL EXPOSURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| PT WALKED INTO *** & THEY WERE SPRAYING UNKNOWN TYPE OF CHEMICAL THAT G OT INTO PTS EYES DX CHEMICAL BURN BOTH EYES* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Chemicals |
| PT DX CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS - DUE TO CHEMICAL SPLASHED IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2009 | 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: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals, Bottles or jars |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SPRAYED DILUTED *** ACID IN EYES FROM A SPRAY BOTTLECHEMI CAL BURNS TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| PT BROUGHT TO ER AFTER LIQUID FROM *** WENT INTO EYE. TREATEDFOR CHEMIC AL BURN TO EYE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Chemicals |
| SPRAYED IN FACE AND EYE WITH UNKNOWN CHEMICAL CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2009 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Chemicals |
| PT WITH CONJUNCTIVITIS FROM SPRAYING SELF WITH "*** CARE" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2009 | Age: 32 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: Chemicals |
| PT WITH CORNEAL ABRASION AFTER GETTING CHEMICALS IN EYES. DX CORNEAL AB RASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| BURN TO EYE FROM A CHEMICAL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2009 | Age: 20 months | 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: Chemicals |
| ABRASION TO EYE AFTER CHEMICAL GOT IN IT AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2009 | Age: 31 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: Chemicals |
| ATTEMPTING TO FIX A FLAT TIRE OF MV USING " ***", TUBE EXPOLODEDINTO PT 'S EYE>>CHEMICAL EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Chemicals |
| MOM FOUND PT PLAYING W/ SILICA GEL PACKET YEST. NOTICED PTS EYES RED AN D TEARING EXCESSIVELY. STILL IRRITATED TODAY. DX CHEM CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals, Luggage |
| REACHED INTO BRIEF CASE ACCIDENTLY GRABBED POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE SODIUM HYDROGEN IN HIS EYE INSTEAD OF SALINE DROPS CHEMICAL BURN ALKALINE L E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Chemicals, Sports and recreational activity |
| PT WITH CONJUNCTIVITIS, GOT LIME POWDER IN EYES FROM BALLFIELD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chemicals |
| GOT A CHEMICAL IN R EYE DX CORNEAL ABRASION * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Chemicals |
| CONJUNCT:IN CAR SEAT IN BACK,CHILD SCREAMED EYE WAS ITCHING,RUBBING EYE WHITE FOAM COMING FROM EYE, F.B. OR SOME TYPE OF CHEMICAL REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Chemicals, Aquariums or accessories |
| WAS PUTTING *** DROPS IN BETA FISH WATER, HE TOUCHED THE WATER,THEN TOU CHED HIS LT EYE, EYE RED & SWOLLEN. DX; CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2009 | Age: 10 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: Chemicals, Bottles or jars |
| PLAYING AT FRIEND'S HOUSE, PUT WATER IN EMPTY BOTTLE THAT HAD UNKNOWN C EMICAL IN IT AND SPRAYED WATER IN EYES;CORNEAL ABRASI, CHEMICAL CONJUNT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2009 | Age: 28 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Chemicals |
| WAS PERMING HAIR USING OLIVE OIL ORGANIC,GOT CHEMICAL INTO EYE, NOW WIT H BLURRY VISION>>CHEM CONJ/CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chemicals |
| 34YO BLACK FEMALE SPLASHED BORIC ACID ON A ROACH & IT SPLASHED IN R EYE AT HOME, DX CHEMICAL EXPOSURE R EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2009 | Age: 28 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Chemicals |
| WEARS CONTACT LENSES, ACC SPLASHED SLELF INTO EYE WITH ?EPOXY RESIN/DRY ING AGENT>>CHEMCICAL CONJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2009 | Age: 36 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: Chemicals |
| PT DX CORNEAL ABRASION OF LT EYE - DUE TO CHEMICAL EXPOSURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Chemicals |
| PT WITH CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS FROM A DEGREASER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Chemicals |
| PT DX CONJUNCTIVITIS LT EYE - DUE TO CHEMICAL EXPOSURE TO LT EYE JUST PTA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chemicals |
| PT WAS WORKING WITH POUR ON GLOSS FINISH AND GOT SOME IN EYE AT SCHOOL DX: CHEMICAL EXPOSURE RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| IRRITATION TO EYE, WENT TO VEHICLE DREW OUT DROPFULL OF WHAT BELIEVEDWA S ***,BUT IT WAS *** DX: *** BURN TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/21/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Chemicals |
| PT WITH CONJUNCTIVITIS, GOT SPRAYED FROM SOME FUMES FROM A TRUCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2009 | Age: 48 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: Chemicals |
| PT DX RT CORNEAL ABRASION - S/P PT C/O CHEMICAL BURN IN EYE AT HOME AND SCRACHED EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| CHEMICAL BURNS ON EYE. A GIRL THREW STH INTO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| CHEMICAL BURN TO EYE FROM A CHEMICAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Chemicals |
| BILATERAL CONJUNCTIVITIS-C/O PAIN AND BURNING TO BIL EYES AFTER SPRAYIN G CHEMICALS WITH CONTACT LENSES IN EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Chemicals |
| CHEMICAL FELL ON EYE WHILE WALKIGN OFF CONSTRUCTIN/ JOB SITE. LOOIKED U P & CHEMICAL FELL. CONJUNCTIVITIES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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