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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 105
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 40 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: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| CLEANING DRAIN AND CLEANER WENT INTO EYE AND ALSO BURNED CHEST AND ARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 40 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: Drain cleaners |
| PT DX CONJUNCTIVITIS/CHEMICAL RT EYE - WAS CLEANING *** AND ALKALI GOT INTO EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| DRAIN CLEANER BLEW BACK TO EYES AND FACE EYE PAIN LWOT * |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/31/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| REACHING FOR *** SPILLED ON HER CONJUNCTIVITIS CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS CHEMICAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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