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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,185
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 51YMC USING A PRESSURE WASHER AND SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2010 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 76 YO M WAS USING A PRESSURE HOSE WHEN THE PRESSURE VALVE POPPED OFF AN D HIT PT IN EYE. DX:PRESSURE INJURY TO EYE, PTERYGIUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2010 | 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: Sprayers |
| 53YOM WAS SANDBLASTING AND GOT SAND IN EYES, BILAT CORNEAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2010 | 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 54 YR OLD MALE USING POWER WASHER AND GOT SPLASHED IN EYES WITH IRRITAT ION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2010 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Sprayers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 56YOM, C/O EYE FB SENATION AFTER POWER WASHING THE DECK >>FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/13/2010 | Age: 71 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: Sprayers |
| PT WAS PRESSURE WASHING AND FELTH SOMETHING GO INTO EYE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2009 | Age: 61 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: Sprayers, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| 61YOM WAS PRESSURE WASHING HIS HOUSE AND A PAINT CHIP WENT INTO RIGHT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT WAS USING POWER WASHER A FEW DAYS AGO AT HOME AND NOW HAS EYE PAIN DX: CONJUNCTIVITIS BOTH EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Sprayers |
| WASHED HOUSE TODAY USING SPECIAL WASH WHICH SPALSHED IN EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2008 | 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: Sprayers |
| USING PRESSURE IN HIS DRIVEWAY WASHING THE DRIVEWAY WHEN WATER SPLASHED IN EYE. DX-ABRASION CORNEA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sprayers, Caulking or spackling compounds |
| 57 YO MALE WAS PUTTING SEALANT ON FLOOR AND HAND PUMPEDSPRAYER EXPLODED CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2007 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PATIENT WAS USING A PRESSURE WASHING HIS CAR AT THE CAR WASH, GOT AWAY FROM HIM HIT HIM IN THE FACE. DX-ABRASION CORNEA AND FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2007 | 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sprayers, Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| POWER WASH OWN MV C AN OIL CLEANER, ACC SPRAYED INTO EYE " CHEMICAL CONJ'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sprayers, House repair or construction materials |
| R CONJUCTIVITIS; POWER WASHING YESTERDAY, DOES'NT REMEMBER ANYTHING GOI NG INOT EYE BUT WOKE THIS AM WITH PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PATIENT COMPLAINING OF EYES, THROAT & AIRWAY BURNING FROM ROOM FRESHENER SPRAYED AROUND BOARD & CARE. DX - CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/15/2005 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Sprayers |
| SPRAYING FOR BUGS, SPRAYER PLUGGED UP & SPRAYED INSECTICIDE UP INTO EYE S & FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2005 | Age: 52 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: Sprayers, Chemicals |
| CLEANING HOUSE SIDING WITH A CHEMICAL WITH A SPRAYER & SET DOWN SPRAYER & CHEMICAL SHOT INTO FACE CHEMICAL IRRITATION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2005 | Age: 58 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: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Sprayers |
| SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE: USING POWER WASHER EARLIER TODAY, FELT STING, SMALL AMOUNT OF TEARING (R) EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2004 | 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: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Sprayers, Soaps |
| 61YOM-CHEMICAL BURN B/L EYE-USING POWER WASHER-CONCENTRATE SPLASHED IN EYES-FLUSHED WITH WATER PRIOR TO ARRIVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PRESSURE WASHING HOUSE, -GOGGLES F B EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2004 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| INJURY PAIN TO R EYE, POKED EYE W/FINGER OR HANDLE OF POWER WASHER. D X. R ACUTE EYE PAIN, R CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sprayers, Bleaches |
| PT WAS PRESSURE WASHING HIS HOUSE AT HOME WHEN THE BLEACH GOT INTO HIS EYES CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PRESSURE WASHING CEILINGS WITH WATER AND *** MIX--MIX DROPPED INTO EYE DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/22/2003 | Age: 66 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: Sprayers |
| CLEANING GARAGE YESTERDAY WITH A PRESSURE AIR HOSE AND GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. DX LEFT EYE CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY WITH RUST RING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Sprayers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT WAS PRESSURE WASHING DECK W/O EYE PROTECTION. DX: FB OS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| DEBRIW SPRAYED UP BY PRESSURE WASHER DX. CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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