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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 342
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 02/22/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 59YOM WAS LOADING ELECTRICAL "STUFF" IN BACK OF PICK UP TRUCK AT HOME B ENDING OVER & ELEDTRICAL WIRE POKED HIS L EYE DX CONJUNCTIVAL PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2006 | Age: 61 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| R CORNEAL ABRASION PT STRINGING WIRE FLEW BACK AND HIT R EYE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2005 | 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: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| WORKING WITH 12GAUGE ELECTRICAL WIRE THAT FELL 1 FT STRIKING EYE, PT WEARS CONTACTS DX: EPISCLERAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2003 | 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PULLED ELECTRIC CORD, SNAPPED IN FACE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 59 YO MALE WAS CUTTING WIRE WITH NO GOGGLES ON AND SPARKS FLEW INTO LEFT EYE AND WAS KNOCKED TO GROUND LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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