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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,153
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Water heaters |
| 26 YO M BENT DOWN TO ADJUST WATER HEATER KNOB WHEN SUSTAINED PUNCTURE T O EYE BY CACTUS THAT WAS NEARBY. DX:RUPTURED GLOBE, EYE. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/19/2009 | Age: 31 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 |
| PT WAS HIT IN THE EYE WHILE MOVING A HOT WATER HEATER. DX. CORNEAL ABRA SION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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 |
| Date: 05/06/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Water heaters |
| ATTEMPTING TO LIGHT HOT WATER HEATER, IT EXPLODED, UNSURE IF FLAMES PRESENT, NO FIRE DEPARTMENT ATTENDED DX: FLASH BURN TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT WAS FIXING WATER HEATER WHEN THE SEDIMENT FLEW INTO BOTH EYES. PT UN ABLE TO OPEN EYES. DX=BILATERAL CORNEAL ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Water heaters, Welding equipment |
| WELDING HOT WATER TANK AND GOT FLASH BURNS TO FACE WHEN HIT BY FLAME A ND DEBRIS AND ALSO CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2005 | Age: 59 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 |
| WAS WORKING ON WATER HEATER; WATER HAD RUST IN LINE WHICH SPURTED OUT I NTO EYE. LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2004 | Age: 20 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 |
| RT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT HAD SOMETHING FROM WATER HEATER GO INTO EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water heaters |
| GOT FB IN EYE WHILE CHECKING WATER HEATER AT HOME. DX: FB EYE REMOVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Water heaters |
| CLEANING HOT WATER HEATER FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2004 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT HELPING COUSIN TAKE OUT AN ELECTRIC WATER HEATER WHEN CALCIUM & LIME SETTIMENTATION FLEW IN EYES. DX FOREIGN SUBSTANCE EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Water heaters |
| HOT WATER HEATER EXPLODED IN 34 YO MALE'S FACE FIRST DEGREE BURN EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2003 | Age: 46 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 |
| RUSH OF H2O WITH CALCIUM DEPOSIT FLEW INTO EYES - WHILE WORKING ON H2O HEATER DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2001 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2000 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Water heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/1999 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/1999 | Age: 34 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, Scald |
| Product: Water heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/1998 | Age: 50 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/1998 | Age: 53 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: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/1997 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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