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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 255
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 01/10/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 61 Y/O BOILING AN EGG IN MICROWAVE AT HOME, EGG EXPLODED WHEN SHE TOOK IT OUT EXPLODED SPLASHED IN FACE & EYES DX-CORNEAL ABRASION BURNS FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 96 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: Microwave ovens |
| 96 YOM EGG EXPLODED IN EYE WHEN HE TOOK IT OUT OF MICROWAVE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Flatware |
| PT TOOK EGGS OUT OF MICROWAVE, PUT FORK IN & IT SPLASHED UP DX: BILAT CORNEAL ABR/BURN, FIRST DEG FACIAL BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT HAD BOILED EGG IN MICROWAVE, EGG EXPLODED, HIT R EYE. DX. BURN R EY E, R EYE CORNEAL ABRA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water |
| PT COOKING EGG IN WATER IN MICROWAVE EGG EXPLODED HOT WATER IN EYE 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RT EYE AND 1ST DEGREE BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/1997 | Age: 70 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: Microwave ovens |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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