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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,336
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 11/02/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
Product: Sprayers |
42 YOM WAS PRESSURE WASHING AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. DX: R EYE FB. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/25/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Sprayers |
46 Y/O MALE WAS POWER WASHING A HOUSE FOR A FRIEND WITHOUT GLASSES AND THINGS FLEW INTO EYES DX: CORNEAL ABRASION BOTH EYES |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/03/2010 | 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: Sprayers, General purpose household cleaners |
30 YOM INJURED EYE FROM CLEANING SOLUTION PRESSURE WASHING HOME. DX-CORNEAL ABRASSION, CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/11/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
Product: Sprayers |
40YOM, WAS POWER WASHING&DEV EYE PAIN AFTER TAKING CONTACT LENSES OUT >>FB REMOVAL |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/26/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
Product: Sprayers, Bleaches |
40 YOM WAS USING PRESSURE WASHER W/UNDILUTED BLEACH & WIND BLEW IT INTO EYES. DX: ALKALINE BURN BILAT EYES. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/03/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
Product: Sprayers |
46 YOM GOT SOMETHING IN EYE WHILE PRESSURE WASHING. DX: R EYE FB, CORNEAL ABR, CORNEAL ULCER. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/15/2009 | Age: 50 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: Sprayers |
WAS HIT IN EYE WITH WATER FROM POWER WASHER EYE CONTUSION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/21/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sprayers, Eyeglasses |
46 YO F HYPHEMA EYE HIT BY DEBRIDE FROM POWERWASHER PT HAD GLASSES ON* |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/09/2009 | Age: 45 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: Sprayers |
USED POWER WASHER YESTERDAY AND WOKE UP WITH A RED EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/28/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Sprayers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
CORNEAL AB-POWER WASHING DECK WHEN DEBRIS HIT EYE-@ HOME |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/17/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
Product: Sprayers, Chemicals |
PT WAS ON KNEES, SPRAY BOTTLE FELL TO GROUND, SPRAYED PT IN FACE C/O BILAT EYE REDNESS & ITCHING. DX - CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/20/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
Product: Sprayers, General purpose household cleaners |
EYE INJURY FROM IPW CHEMICAL PRESSURE WASHING.DX-ACUTE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sprayers |
44 YO M LEFT EYE INJURY INJURED WHEN HE LOST CONTROLL OF THE HOSE ON A POWER WASHER AT HOME* |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/07/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
Product: Sprayers |
POWER WASHING DOWN SOME SAND GOT IN EYES RED BLURRY FOREIGN BODY RIGHT EYE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/12/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
Product: Sprayers, Bleaches |
PT RECEIVED CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS WHEN PRESSURE WASHING HOUSE USING BLEACH AT HOME. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
Product: Sprayers |
PT WAS PRESSURE WASHING YESTERDAY AND GOT SOMETHING IN LEFT EYE FB EYE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/21/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Sprayers |
RT CORN EAL ABRASION.PT WAS POWER WASHING OUTSIDE OF HOUSE AND SOMETHIN G WENT IN EYE. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/21/2007 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Sprayers |
CORNEAL AB-UNHOOKED HIGH PRESSURE WATER HOSE-HOSE HIT EYE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/01/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
Product: Sprayers |
PT USING POWER WASHER HAD FOREIGN BODY IN R EYE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/17/2007 | Age: 36 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: Sprayers |
WHILE WASHING DISHES USING SPRAYER GOT HIT IN EYE AND SUSTAINED A CONTU SION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/01/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
Product: Sprayers, Motor vehicles or parts |
STRUCK IN EYE BY OBJECT WHILE POWERWASHING CAR AT CAR WASH/ SUBCONJUNCT IVAL HEMORRHAGE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/07/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
Product: Sprayers |
WATER FROM HIGH PRESSURE SPRAYER SPRAYED INTO EYES CONJUNCTIVITIS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/23/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
Product: Sprayers |
FOREIGN BODY RT EYE-WAS USING A POWER WASHER AND A PIECE OF PLASTIC FLE W INTO RT EYE. HAS PAIN AND REDNESS. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/20/2006 | Age: 31 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: Sprayers, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
EYE PAIN FOLLOWING POWER WASHING THE GUTTERS " CORNEAL ABRS" |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/28/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
Product: Sprayers, General purpose household cleaners |
40 YO MALE WAS POWER WASHING HOUSE WITH MIXTURE OF CLEAING FLUIDS AND IT SPLASHED IN EYES - CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/21/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
Product: Sprayers, Floors or flooring materials |
PT. STATES PIECE OF PAINT HIT R EYE WHILE PRESSURE WASHING A FLOOR ON SUNDAY. DX. FB R EYE. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/29/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
Product: Sprayers |
CORNEAL FB-FB AFTER USING POWER WASHER-@ HOME |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/24/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
Product: Sprayers |
FLASH BURN TO LT EYE WHILE USING POWER WASHER AT HOME |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/17/2005 | Age: 40 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: Sprayers |
FOREIGN BODY IN EYE AFTER USING PRESSURE WASHER. ACUTE CORNEAL ABRASI ON |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/16/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Sprayers |
WALKING TO GROCERY STORE & THEY WERE PRESSURE WASHING BUILDING FELT SO METHING GO IN EYE FOREIGN BODY SENSATION RIGHT CORNEAL ABRASION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/17/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Sprayers |
PT. WAS WASHING W/PRESSURE WASHER, FELT SOMETHING IN EYE THIS AM. DX L EYE CORNEAL ABRA, FB. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/05/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
Product: Sprayers, House repair or construction materials |
PT WAS PRESSURE WASHING ROOF AND SOMETHING WENT INTO EYE. DX: L EYE FB. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/17/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
Product: Sprayers |
PT WAS PRESSURE WASHING HOUSE W/O SAFETY GOGGLES. DX: BILAT EYE CHEMICAL CONJUNTIVITIS/PX. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/05/2004 | 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: Sprayers |
PT WAS PRESSURE WASHING DRIVEWAY AND WAS HIT BY GRAVEL. DX: CORNEAL ABR. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/01/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
Product: Sprayers |
43 Y/O W/M GOT FOREIGN BODY INTO EYE WHEN USING PRESSURE WASHER AND SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/28/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Sprayers |
WAS CORN BLASTING-TYPE OF POWER WASHING AND CORN FLEW IN EYE. DX: CORN EAL ABRASION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/25/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
Product: Sprayers |
PT HAD SPRAYED FOR ANTS EARLIER IN THE DAY AND NOW HAS RIGHT EYE. PAIN - TRAUMATIC CONJUNCTIVITIS - POSS. OPHTHALMIC ULCER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/08/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sprayers |
DX GLOBE RUPTURE: PT HIT IN EYES WITH 24 PSI PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME. |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 11/18/2003 | Age: 40 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: Sprayers |
40YOHM-CORNEAL ABRASION RIGHT EYE=WAS POWER WASHING TODAY-SOMETHING GOT IN EYE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/31/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
Product: Sprayers |
TURNED POWER WASHER ON AND SOMETHING BLEW INTO LEFT EYE DX: CONJUNCTIVITIS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
Product: Sprayers |
PRESSURE WASHING @ HOME; F/B IRRITATION CORNEAL ABRASION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/05/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
Product: Sprayers, Bleaches |
PRESSURE WASHER W/BLEACH SPRAYED INTO PT'S EYES.DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTI VITIS. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 40 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: Sprayers |
40 YOM USING PRESSURE SPRAYER SPRAYED INTO EYES CORNEAL ABRASION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/08/2001 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
Product: Sprayers |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/25/2001 | 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: Sprayers, House repair or construction materials |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/19/2001 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Sprayers |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/04/2000 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
Product: Sprayers, Chemicals |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/21/2000 | Age: 32 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: Sprayers |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/09/1999 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Sprayers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/10/1999 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
Product: Sprayers |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/23/1999 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
Product: Sprayers |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/27/1998 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
Product: Sprayers |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/23/1997 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
Product: Sprayers, Paint or varnish thinners |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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