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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 472
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/25/2010 | Age: 45 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: Other fireplaces |
| 45 YOF INJURED EYE CLEANING OUT FIREPLACE, NO FD. DX-LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other fireplaces, Fireplace equipment |
| 30YMC STOKING FIREPLACE WITH POKER AND FELT SOMETHING GO INTO EYE/ABRAS ION NO FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other fireplaces, Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns |
| PT WAS CLEANING FIREPLACE AND A VASE FELL AND SCRATCHED EYE DX:RT GLOBE RUPTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/19/2006 | 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: Other fireplaces |
| SOMETHING IN EYE CLEANING COLD FIREPLACE F.B. RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| HE WAS BUILDING FIREPLACE AND ROCK STRUCK EYE - ABRASION TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces, Fireplace equipment |
| PT. LEANED OVER FIREPLACE, HIT L EYE ON TOP OF FIREPLACE TOOL STAND. D X. CONJUNCTIVAL LAC, L EDGE CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| STARTING FIRE IN FIREPLACE SPLINTER CAME OFF LOG HIT EYE DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2001 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2000 | Age: 39 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: Other fireplaces |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/1999 | Age: 41 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: Other fireplaces |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/1998 | Age: 27 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: Other fireplaces, Fireplace equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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