Accidents - Lye - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,073
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	110
Year 1998:	18
Year 1999:	133
Year 2000:	137
Year 2001:	177
Year 2002:	201
Year 2003:	187
Year 2004:	86
Year 2005:	393
Year 2006:	203
Year 2007:	261
Year 2008:	75
Year 2009:	86

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	732	Face:	383
Foot:	154	Lower Arm:	154
All Of Body:	139	Lower Leg:	136
Hand:	93	Mouth:	84
Knee:	83	Upper Leg:	69
Finger:	22	Lower Trunk:	19

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/20/2009	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lye
PT ACCIDENTLY INGESTED LYE PTA THOUGHT IT WAS SUGAR DX DRUG OVERDOSE AC CIDENTAL POISNING WITH LYE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2009	Age: 34 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: Lye, Eye protection devices
PATIENT WAS MAKING SOAP AND GOT LYE AND OLIVE OIL INTO RT EYE, IT BURNED IMMEDIATELY, WAS WEARING GOGGLES. DX-CHEMICAL BURN TO RT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2008	Age: 28 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: Lye
PT DX ALKALINE CHEMICAL BURN OF CORNEA AND CONJUNCTIVAL SAC - S/P C/O BURNING AND PAIN TO EYES AFTER LYE SPLASHED TO EYES AND FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye
PT SPLASHED LYE IN FACE AT HOME TODAY DX// CHEMICAL BURN FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye
CHEMICAL BURN TO FOOT, 7 DAYS AGO PT WORKING WITH CEMENT AND LYE AND GO T IT ON ANKLES/FEET AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lye
WENT TO BARBER HAD LYE PLACED ON MOUSTACHE BLISTERS ALLERGIC REACTION UPPER LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye
PT GOT SODIUM HYDROXIDE ON BILATERAL HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2007	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye
HAD SODIUM HYDROXIDE SPLASH TO FACE DX: CHEMICAL BURN TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2006	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye, Hot water
LYE AND HOT WATER EXPOSURE , HELPING A FRIEND CLEAN A WATERLINE ON FLOO R CHEMICAL BURNS TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/20/2006	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lye
PT WAS SPRAYED IN EYES W/LYE & RINSED W/WATER AT HOME 15 MIN. DX: BILAT EYE CHEMICAL EXPOSURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2006	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye
PT GOT RED DEVIL SPRAYED IN FACE; CHEMICAL BURN FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2006	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye
R FOREARM CHEM BURN/27YOF AT HOME AT 10PM, BURNED ARM WITH EASY OFF LYE AND WASHED WITH WATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2005	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye
PT HAS CHEMICAL BURNS TO FACE AND MOUTH AFTER ACCIDENTALLY DRINKING LYE SULFUR TRANSFERED TO BURN CENTER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/20/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye, Chemicals
PT WAS WORKING IN CEMENT THAT HAD LYE AND CLORIDE. HE WAS KNEELING IN IT AND ENDURED CHEMICAL BURNS ON LOWER LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2005	Age: 39 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: Lye
SODIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION IN EYE CHEMICAL BURN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2005	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye, Portable power drills and accessories
MIXING METHANOL AND LYE WITH ELECTRIC DRILL AND IT EXPLODED/ CHEMICAL BURN RT ARM, FOREARM HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye
BURNING SENSATION TO KNEES SPILLED LYE DX: CHEMICAL BURN TO KNEES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2005	Age: 47 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: Lye
PT C/O SODIUM HYPROXIDE ACCIDENTALLY SPRAYED TO BOTH EYES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye
PT SWALLOWED LYE; C/O BURNING TO LIPS, GUMS AND SKIN OF HER NECK
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 09/18/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye
SPILLED *** LYE ON LEG AND SUSTAINED A BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2004	Age: 44 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: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye
LYE SPLASHED INTO EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2003	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: Other
Product: Lye, Sinks
PT HAD "RED DEVIL" LYE SPLASH IN EYE WHILE PLUNGING SINK AT HOME. D:CHE MICAL INJURY, EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye
CHEMICAL BURN TO LEFT FOOT. LYE CEMENT FELL ON FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2003	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lye
ALLERGIC DERM. PT GAVE DOG A BATH WITH A SOAP CONTAINING LYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye
WAS AT A HOUSE WHERE THEY WERE MAKING CRANK, GOT LYE ON HER FEET CAUSING BURNS TO LOWER LEGS AND FEET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lye, Soaps
DX: LYE EXPOSURE L EYE. SPLASHED LYE INTO EYE WHILE MAKING SOAP AT HOME .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye
BIL HAND BURNS. PT WAS USING A HYDRATING LYE TO TAN A DEER HIDE BURNING HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye
RT EYE ALKALINE BURN.PT ACCIDENTLY SPLASHED EYE WITH LYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye
44YOWM-CHEMICAL BURN LEFT EYE=SPLASHED LYE IN EYE-BY *** COMPANY-SODIUM HYDROXIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2002	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye, Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks
RT FOREARM CHEMICAL BURNS-SPLASHED LYE ON ARM AS HE WAS POURING IT INTO SEPTIC TANK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye, Sinks
RED DEVIL LYE SPLASHED INTO HIS RIGHT EYE WHILE CLEANING THE KITCHEN SINK AT HOME AT 1330. DX ALKALINE BURN OF RIGHT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2001	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lye
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2001	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: Lye, Sinks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2001	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lye
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2001	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2000	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lye, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2000	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lye
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2000	Age: 34 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: Lye
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2000	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2000	Age: 39 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: Lye
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/1999	Age: 43 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: Lye
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/1999	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/1998	Age: 32 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: Lye
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/1997	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/1997	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lye
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/01/1997	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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