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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 83
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/10/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Matches |
| STRIKING MATCH, PIECE WENT INTO R EYE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Matches |
| THE END OF A LIT MATCH FLEW INTO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2003 | Age: 24 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: Matches |
| PT DX RT CORNEAL ABRASION -PT STATES "TIP OF LIGHTED MATCH FELL IN EYE THIS AM" AFTER ACCIDENTALLY STRIKING IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2003 | Age: 55 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: Matches |
| 55 YOM LIGHTING A MATCH PIECE OF MATCH STRUCK EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2003 | Age: 23 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: Matches |
| STUCK SELF WITH A MATCH DX. CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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