Accidents - Sinks - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,135
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	38
Year 1999:	137
Year 2000:	70
Year 2002:	230
Year 2003:	68
Year 2004:	16
Year 2005:	66
Year 2006:	75
Year 2007:	169
Year 2009:	230
Year 2010:	31

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/12/2010	Age: 54 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: Sinks
54YOM, SUDDENLY DEV. EYE FB SENSATION WHILE WASHING HANDS @ THE SINK >>CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2010	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: Sinks
68YOM, ?SOMETHING FELL INTO EYE WHILE WORKING UNDER THE SINK >>CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2009	Age: 53 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: Sinks
PT WAS PUTTING IN A SINK AND MAY HAVE GOTTEN SOME SEDIMENT IN RT EYE DX: CORNEAL AB RT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Sinks
PT SUSTAINED FOREIGN BODY TO EYE AFTER SOMETHING WENT INTO IT WHILE WORKING UNDERNEATH A SINK AT HIS GIRLFRIEND'S HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sinks
PT WAS INSTALLING A SINK IN BATHROOM AND GOT A PIECE OF THE PORCELAIN I N RIGHT EYE ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sinks
64YOM WAS HOME FIXING SINK,WAS UNDER SINK WHEN DEBRIS FLEW INTO EYES; EYE ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2009	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Sinks, Lubricants
PT STATES SPRAYED LUBRICANT IN EYE WHILE CLEANING SINK DX RT EYE CHEMICAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Sinks
LEG GOT NUMB WHILE IN BATHROOM CAUSING HER TO FALL AND HIT HEAD ON SINK . DX. HEAD INJURY, SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE, PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2007	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Sinks
TRIPPED&FELL HITTING EYE ONTO THE SINK >> RUPTURED GLOBE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/22/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Sinks
RUST IN EYES AFTER WORKING ON SINK/ CONJUNCTIVAL FB LT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Sinks
PT WAS CLEANING UNDER SINK IN KITCHEN & SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE. DX: FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2006	Age: 53 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: Foreign Body
Product: Sinks
PT UNDERNEATH SINK TODAY WHEN SOMETHING DROPPED INTO EYE. D: WAS FIXING SINK AT THE TIME. D: CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Sinks
PT WORKING UNDER SINK AT HOME, GOT PIECE OF METAL IN RT EYE, FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2005	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sinks
63 YOM WAS WORKING UNDER HIS SINK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2004	Age: 60 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: Sinks
CORNEAL AB-SOMETHING FELL IN EYE WHILE UNDER A SINK-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2003	Age: 53 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: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Sinks
CHEMICAL CONJUNTIVITIS EYES - PATIENT REPORTS HE WAS UNDER SINK FIXING IT AND "JUNK" FELL IN BOTH EYES - EYES BURNING AND GRITTY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sinks
WHILE WORKING UNDER SINK HIT WITH F.B. DX: ABRASION TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2002	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Sinks
PT STANDING ON THE SIDE OF THE SINK WHEN SHE SLIPPED FELL STRIKING LEFT EYE ON THE CORNER OF THE SINK HEMORRHAGE EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sinks, Workshop compounds or chemicals
HIT IN EYE WITH GROUT WORKING UNDER SINK DX: ABRASION TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2000	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sinks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/1999	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sinks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/1999	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Sinks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/1997	Age: 56 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: Sinks, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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