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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 234
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| RUPTURED GLOBE LEFT EYE-SUS INJ TO LEFT EYE WHEN SHE HIT IT ON THE EDGE F A SHELF. IS UNABLE TO SEE OUT OF LEFT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/09/2007 | Age: 55 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: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Plastic containers |
| PT REACHING INTO A CUPBOARD WHEN A PLASTIC *** CONTAINER FELL OUT STRIK ING RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2007 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT WAS IN A STORE AND POKED SELF IN THE LEFT EYE WITH A METAL RACK ABRA SION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2007 | Age: 68 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: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| ABRASION CORNEA - 68 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH LEFT EYE PAIN SINCE WORKING WITH SHELVING IN HIS WORKSHOP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2007 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT WALKED INTO A COAT RACK. DX: R EYE PX/IRITIS/HYPHEMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| CORN ABR. PT GOT SOMETHING IN EYE WHEN CLEANING OUT A HUTCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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