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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 90
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/18/2008 | Age: 62 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: Pesticides, Other power garden tools |
| C/O BILATERAL EYE REDNESS&IRRITATION AFTER CLEANING OUT THE GARAGE FROM DUST USING A BLOWER&STRONG FUMES FROM AN OPEN INSECT KILLER BOTTLE>ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 58 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: Pesticides, Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use |
| PT WITH EYE BURNING. DID YARD WORK AND USED FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDES. D: CORNEAL ABRASIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2008 | Age: 48 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: Pesticides, Ammonia, household |
| PT DX RT CORNEAL ABRASION/CHEMICAL EXPOSURE TO EYE - S/P PT ACCIDENT- ALLY SPRAYED INSECTICIDE W/AMMONIA TO EYES TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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