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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 249
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/27/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT AT THE BEACH SHAKING OUT A TOWEL YESTERDAY AND IT WAS VERY WINDY GOT SAND IN RIGHT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT FLIPPING A TOWEL AND ACCIDENTLY POKED SELF IN THE LEFT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2005 | Age: 35 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: Towels or cloths |
| PT WAS WASHING HIS FACE AND BRUSHED HIS LEFT EYE WITH A WASH CLOTH ABRA ISON EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT WAS REMOVING A TOWEL FROM A PLASTIC TOWEL RACK AND THE RACK CAME LOO SE STRIKING HER IN THE EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2005 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| WAS AFTER SOWERING RUBBED FACE W/ A TOWEL C/O EYE PAIN DX CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 32 YO - DX: BLUNT INJURY TO L EYE - DAUGHTER WAS "POPPING" TOWEL AND IT HIT HIM IN THE EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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