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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 126
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/25/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| RIGHT EYE CORN ABR. PT DROPPED A HOT CURLING IRON INTO EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2004 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PAIN TO OS AFTER DROPPING CURLING IRON DX: CORNEAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2004 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 71YOWF=PAIN RIGHT EYE=HIT IN EYE WITH CURLER WHILE GETTING HAIR DONE TO DAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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