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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 169
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/22/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| 28YOM USING PAINT STRIPPER COMPOUND (METHYLENE CHLORIDE), EYES BECAME IRRITATED,REMOVED CONTACTS, PC OF COMPOUND WAS BEHIND CONTACT;CHEMICAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| LEFT EYE INJURY FROM PAINT STRIPPER IN EYE. DX-CHEMICAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2008 | Age: 37 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| PT DX CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS - S/P AFTER PAINT REMOVER SOLUTION FELL IN RT EYE TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners, Leaf blowers |
| PT WAS USING PAINT REMOVER AND BLOWER TO BLOW DUST FROM GARAGE FLOOR. DX: CONJUNCTIVITIS DUE TO DUST/CHEMICAL IRRITATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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