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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 152
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/20/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| PUT SHARP INSTRUMENT INTO BBQ HOSE VALVE AND SHOT PROPANE INTO EYE. HA S CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS TO EYE. AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2008 | Age: 67 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: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT STATES A PROPANE TANK BLEW UP IN HIS FACE HAS SEVERAL SMALL ABRA OV ER FACE AND (R) EYE IS SWOLLEN DX- CORNEAL ABRA EYELID LAC FACIAL LA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2005 | Age: 51 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: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT STATES POP OFF VALVE ON PROPANE TANK FLEW OFF HITTING HIS EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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