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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,069
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 03/11/2010 | Age: 62 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: Vacuum cleaners |
| 62YOM GOT SOMETHING IN EYE WHILE SUCKING LEAVES WITH A *** CORNEAL ABRA SION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 52YOF VISUAL DISTURBANCES FELL BACKWARDS TRIPPED OVER THE CAT WHILE VAC UUMING AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT AT HOME EMPTYING OUT VACCUM CLEANER POSS FB IN EYE/ DX FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT OPENED UP A VACUUM CLEANER AND ALL THE CONTENTS FLEW INTO PT'S EYE DX. EYE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT WAS VACUUMING AND GOT FOREIGN BODY IN EYE. DX: FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE CENTRAL PUPIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2007 | Age: 77 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: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT PLUGGED IN A *** WHEN IT BLEW DUST ALL OVER THE PLACE AND GOT IN EYE S CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2006 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| VACUUMING FLOOR AT HOME - ? GOT DUST IN EYE CONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2006 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| RUNNING INTO A HANDLE ON VACUUM CLEANER HEMORRHAGE LEFT SUBCONJUCTIVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| RT CORNEAL AB-WOOD SPLINTER HIT EYE WHILE VACUUMING-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT WAS CHECKING A VACUUM CLEANER,?WHILE IS ON, SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE SUSTAINED" EYE FB REMOVAL" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| RIGHT EYE CORN. PT WAS VACUUMING AND WAS POKED IN EYE WITH A CHRISTMAS TREE NEEDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2004 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| RUPTURED RT GOBE-WAS VACUUMING AND STRUCK HERSELF IN THE EYE WITH HOSEW HILE TRYING TO DISCONECT IT.UNABLE TO SEE OUT OF EYE. TRANS TO ***. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/07/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT STATES "I HIT MY LT EYE TO THE HANDLE OF THE VACUUM CLEANER THIS AM" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT FIXING VACUUM CLEANER AT HOME, SOMETHING WENT INTO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE WHILE VACUUMING DX. CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2002 | Age: 51 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| STRUCK R EYE WITH A VACCUUM CLEANER HOSE. R EYE ABRASION $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Stairs or steps |
| WAS VACUUMING STAIRS AND SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE. NONWORK. FOREIGN BODY LEFT CORNEA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Bags |
| CHANGING VACCUM SWEEPER BAG SOMETHING FLEW IN EYE R/O FOREIGN BODY EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2001 | Age: 68 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: Vacuum cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/1999 | Age: 72 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: Vacuum cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/1998 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | 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: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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