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Accidents - School laboratory chemicals - Year 2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 421
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Eyeball:286All Of Body:84
Upper Leg:32Lower Arm:17

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/21/2010Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: School laboratory chemicals
23 YOM PT C/O EYE REDNESS AND IRRITATION S/P ACETONE GETTING SPLASHED I N R EYE. CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/19/2010Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: School laboratory chemicals
22 Y MALE STUCK SELF IN FOREARM W NEEDLE WITH *** CAUSINPUNCTURE WOU ND W CHEMICAL WHILE IN ORGANIC CHEM CLASS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/08/2010Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: School laboratory chemicals
16 YO F EXPOSED TO SULFUR IN CHEMISTRY LAB AT SCHOOL, NOW SOB HAS SULFU R ALLERGY. DX ALLERGIC REACTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/03/2010Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: School laboratory chemicals, Eye protection devices
18YOM USING CUPRIC SULPHATE IN CHEM CLASS IN SCHOOL. SMALL AMT SPLASHED ONTO HIS GOGGLES AND INTO L EYE. REDNESS, TEARING. DX CHEM CONJUNCTIVIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/07/2010Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: School laboratory chemicals
25YOM HAD EYES EXPOSED TO CHEMICALS IN BIOLOGY LAB AT SCHOOL CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2010Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: School laboratory chemicals
16YOM WAS AT SCHOOL AND ANOTHER STUDENT SPLASHED HIM IN EYE WITH DEVELOPER IN CHEMISTRY CLASS DX:CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2010Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Asian
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals
10YOF WAS DOING SCIENCE EXPERIMENT IN SCHOOL AND SPILLED CHEMICAL ON L THIGH DX- BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2010Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals, Eyeglasses
A 19 YOM WAS DOING EXPERIMENT IN CHEM LAB AT SCHOOL, CHEMICALS SPLASHED IN EYE, CALCIUM HYDRIDE & TRYETHELAMINE, WEARING GLASSES, CHEM BRN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2010Age: 30 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Asian
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: School laboratory chemicals
30YOF THINKS SHE MAY HAVE GOTTEN SMALL PARTICLES OF GLASS IN BOTH EYES AT SCHOOL, C/O EYE IRRITATION. DX - IRRITATION DUE TO CHEMICALS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2010Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: Asian
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: School laboratory chemicals
30YOM WAS MIXING CHEMICALS IN LAB AT UNIVERSITY NOT WEARING SAFTY GLASS ES AND GOT SOME IN EYE. DX- CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/25/2010Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: School laboratory chemicals
15 YOM SWALLOWED APPROX 1/2 TEASPOON BROMOTHYMOL BLUE IN SCIENCE CLASS WHEN FRIENDS TOLD HIM IT WAS ***. DX: NONTOXIC INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/06/2010Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals
13 YO M WITH CHEMICAL BURN TO EYES WHEN HE WAS AT SCHOOL DOING A LAB E XPERIMENT AND CALCIUM MIXTURE SPLASHED INTO HIS EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/31/2010Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: School laboratory chemicals, Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
15YOF DEVELOPED HEADACHE, CHEST PAIN AT SCHOOL WHEN BREATHING FUMES FRO M VENTS AFTER CHEMISTRY DEPT HAD EXPLOSION EARLIER IN DAY; CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/13/2010Age: 18 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Asian
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: School laboratory chemicals
18 YOF C/O LEFT EYE PAIN SINCE THURSDAY, STATES WAS CONDUCTING EXP IN C HEMISTRY LAB, MIGHT HAVE TOUCHED EYE, DX: STYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/04/2010Age: 18 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals
18 YOF WITH BURN TO UPPER LEG FROM CHEMICAL AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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