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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 161
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2008 | Age: 33 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: Water heaters |
| ABRASION TO EYE WHEN LIGHTING A WATER HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2008 | 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: Water heaters |
| 62YOM WHILE CHECKING HIS HOT WATER TANK,STRUCK LT EYE ON A METAL THAT WAS STICKING OUT OF WATER TANK;LT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PATIENT WAS WORKING ON A WATER HEATER, WAS REMOVING THE STRAP, IT BROKE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE. DX-LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2008 | Age: 42 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: Water heaters, Pipes |
| PT WAS SOLDERING THE PIPES ON HIS HOT WATER HEATER AND GOT SOME OF THE SOLDER METAL IN RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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