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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,352
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Eye protection devices |
| 20 YOM, GRINDING METAL, WEARING SAFETY GLASSES, METAL IN EYE, FOREIGN B ODY EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2009 | Age: 50 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: Eye protection devices, Brushcutters, powered |
| ABRASION TO L CORNEA, 50 YOM WAS CUTTING BRUSH AND PIECE WENT UNDER SAFTEY GLASSES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2009 | Age: 45 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: Eye protection devices |
| ARM OF SUNGLASSES SCRAPED ACROSS L EYE DX L CORNEAL ABRASION * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2009 | Age: 43 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: Eye protection devices, Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| FOREIGN BODY EYE - 43 YO MALE REPORTS INJURY AT HOME WHEN GRINDING META L WITH EYE PROTECTION ON - PIECE OF METAL IN LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2009 | Age: 55 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: Eye protection devices, Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| PT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WAS GRINDING CONCRETE YESTERDAY & GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. DX: R EYE CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2009 | Age: 43 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: Eye protection devices |
| CUTTING TILE YESTERDAY & FELT A PC STRIKE R EYE-PAIN SINCE-WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES/GOGGLES DX CORNEAL ABRASION,REMOVED FB * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Eye protection devices |
| 47 YO WM CUTTING WOOD GOT SHAVINGS IN EYE WEARING SAFETY GLASSES EYE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2009 | Age: 20 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: Eye protection devices |
| FOREIGN BODY EYE - 20 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH INJURY TO EYE - WAS CUTTING PLYWOOD AT HOME AND GOT SAWDUST IN EYE - WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Eye protection devices |
| CUTTING A TREE DOWN TOOK SAFEFTY GOGGLES OFF FB IN EYE ..FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2009 | Age: 35 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: Eye protection devices |
| DX CORNEAL ABRASION: H/O *** EYE SURG 2MOS AOG ACC STUCK TIP OF SUNGLAS SES INTO EYE, PUNCTURED INSIDE L EYE, APPEARS RED, SEVERE PN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Eye protection devices, Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PT WAS PUTTING ON SUNGLASSES THAT WERE ATTATCHED TO A CORD AND THE CORD BROKE STRIKING PT IN THE EYE. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Eye protection devices |
| ELASTIC OF GOGGLES HIT LT EYE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION LT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2009 | 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: Eye protection devices |
| 20YOM WEARING GOGGLES TODAY REMODELING AT HOME,SPARK FLEW A PIECE OF METAL INTO EYE;EYE ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2009 | Age: 50 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: Eye protection devices |
| 50YOM ACCIDENTLY POKED HIMSELF IN RT EYE WITH HIS SUNGLASSES; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2009 | Age: 40 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: Eye protection devices |
| PT AT HOME CUTTING SIDING WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES POSS FB/ DX FB L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Eye protection devices |
| 78YOM WEARING GOGGLES CUTTING STEEL AT HOME DEVELOPED SENSATION IN RT EYE;FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Eye protection devices |
| PT WAS RIDING MOTORCYCLE AND HAD SUNGLASSES ON AND A ROCK FLIPPED UP AN D STRUCK PT IN EYE. DX: FOREIGN BODY EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Eye protection devices |
| 60 YO M FOREIGN BODY IN EYE, GOT SOMETHING IN EYE WHILE RIDING HIS MOTO RCYCLE PT WAS WEARING SUN GLASSES* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2009 | Age: 61 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Eye protection devices |
| DX CONJ IRRITATION: PT W PUT'G CLIP-ON SUN VISORS ON HER GLASSES W ACC JAM'D IT B/T L EYE AND L LOWER EYE LID. IRRITATION & FB SENSAT'N SINCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Eye protection devices, Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| PT WEARING GOGGLES WAS GRINDING METAL AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. DX: R EYE FB/CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Eye protection devices, Unpowered models or parts |
| WAS BUILDING A MODEL-HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON-THINKS HE SHOT "***"IN R EYE DX *** IN R EYE * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Eye protection devices |
| PT WAS TRYING ON SUNGLASSES IN THE STORE WHEN THE TAG HIT PT IN THE EYE DX EYE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Eye protection devices |
| 30 Y O M CUTTING GLASS W/ EYE PROTECTION EYE REDNESS W/ FOREIGN BODY SENDATION FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Eye protection devices |
| WHILE TRYING ON A PAIR OF SUNGLASSES, THE TAG STRUCK HER IN THE EYE. DX . CORNAL ABRASION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2009 | Age: 49 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: Eye protection devices |
| PT WAS RIDING MOTORCYCLE WITH SUNGLASSES ON AND FELT SOMETHING GO IN TO EYE. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2009 | Age: 37 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: Eye protection devices |
| L CORNEAL ABRAS/37YOM POKED EYE WITH SUNGLASSES YESTERDAY MORNING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2009 | Age: 37 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: Eye protection devices |
| 37YO WHITE MALE STS WORKING ON A TRAILER HITCH YEST WEARING SAFETYGLASS ES - GOT METAL IN L EYE, DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Eye protection devices, Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| PT WEARING SAFETY GOGGLES WAS USING GRINDER AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. DX: L CORNEAL FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Eye protection devices |
| FOREIGN BODY RT CORNEA-WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL, A SMALL PIECE FL EW IN RT EYE. WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2009 | Age: 36 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: Eye protection devices |
| 36YO WHITE MALE CUTTING PALM TREE ON SATURDAY,GOGGLES FELL OFF-FELT OBJECT GO INTO R EYE,DX R CONJUNCTIVITIS,HYPERTENSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2009 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Eye protection devices |
| EYE PAIN AFTER PATCH REMOVAL DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Eye protection devices |
| PT WEARING PROTECTIVE GOGGLES WAS WORKING UNDER HIS CAR WHEN SOMETHING WENT INTO SIDE OF GOGGLES. DX: CORNEAL ABR, FB R EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2009 | 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Eye protection devices |
| PT AT HOME WEARING SAFETY GOGGLES UNLOADING DIRT/ DX R EYE TRAUMATIC CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | 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: Eye protection devices |
| PT SUSTAINED AN ABRASION OF AN EYE BY STRIKING SELF WITH SUNGLASSES AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Eye protection devices, Power saws |
| FB TO EYE, PT HAD SAFTEY GLASSES ON WHILE SAWING PARTILE BOARD AT HOME, BUT STILL FELT SAWDUST GET INTO EYE AND THE RUBBED IT. X |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Eye protection devices |
| 19YOM WAS CUTTING WOOD YESTERDAY AT HOME,WEARING GOGGLES THAT WERE ACTUALLY ABOVE EYES,WHEN AN FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW INTO EYES;CORNEAL ABRAS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Eye protection devices |
| EYE FB-DEBRIS IN EYE WHILE CLEANING A GARAGE-WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2009 | Age: 22 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: Eye protection devices |
| PT AT HOME CUTTING STEEL HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON POSS FB L EYE/ DX L CORNEAL ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Eye protection devices |
| EYE INJURY BY SECURITY TAG ON SUNGLASSES. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION LT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2009 | Age: 29 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: Eye protection devices |
| DX L EYE FB SENSATION: L EYE REDNESS/ITCHY. PT W WEAR GARGLES (GOGGLES) WHEN HE BELIEVED HE GOT SAND OR DIRT IN HIS EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Eye protection devices |
| 3 DAYS AGO PT WAS CUTTING METAL BOLT UNDERNEATH HIS CAR. WAS WEARING S AFETY GLASSES. PAIN IN EYE SINCE THEN. D:CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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