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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 654
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/20/2009 | 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: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| PUT SHARP INSTRUMENT INTO BBQ HOSE VALVE AND SHOT PROPANE INTO EYE. HA S CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS TO EYE. AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2008 | Age: 67 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: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT STATES A PROPANE TANK BLEW UP IN HIS FACE HAS SEVERAL SMALL ABRA OV ER FACE AND (R) EYE IS SWOLLEN DX- CORNEAL ABRA EYELID LAC FACIAL LA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 34 YO LIGHTING PROPANE TANK FLAME BLEW ACROSS EYE CORNEAL ABRASION---NO FIRE DEPT INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| HEADACHE AND CONJUNCTIVITIS AFTER GAS PROPANE EXPLOSION IN FACE AND EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2005 | Age: 51 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: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT STATES POP OFF VALVE ON PROPANE TANK FLEW OFF HITTING HIS EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 33YMC USING A LP TANK AND PIECE OF RUST CAME OFF AND WENT INTO EYE FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| FLASH BURN TO EYES , PROPAN TANK BLEW UP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| 35 YOM HAS LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION FROM CAP ON PROPANE GAS OF GRILL POPPE D OUT STRICKING LEFT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2003 | Age: 20 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: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| HAVING PROPANE TANK FILLED AT GAS STATION, ACCIDENTLY HIT IN FACE WITH STREAM OF PROPANE. DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS, DORSAL MYOSPASM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PROPANE GAS IN RIGHT EYE CHEMICAL BURN, RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/1999 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Water heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/1999 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/1999 | Age: 30 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: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/1997 | Age: 19 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: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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