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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 177
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/09/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT HIT RT EYE ON CANDLE STICK AT HOME DX:CORNEAL AB RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| STRUCK IN THE EYE W/ AN INCENSE HOLDER TRAUMATIC IRITIS RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT LIGHTING CANDLES AND A PIECE OF CANDLE CAME UP AND HIT IN EYE C/O PA IN BLURRED VISION AND REDNESS LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT TRIPPED&FELL ON A GLASS CANDLE THAT BROKE INJURING EYE, SUSTAINED " RUPTURE LT GLOBE"+"FACIAL LACERATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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