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Accidents - Ductwork for heating or cooling systems - Year 2004 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 301
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
6-15 years old:69
26-50 years old:231

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/05/2004Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
10YMC LOOKING INTO HEATING VENT AND HEATER KICKED IN BLOWING SOMETHING INTO EYE/FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/04/2004Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
CLOSING A VENT SOMETHING IN EYE CORNEAL ABRASION LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/19/2004Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Pipes
FB RIGHT EYE. PT WAS WORKING ON DUCT WORK IN BASEMENT AND MOVED AN OLD GAS PIPE WHEN RUST FLEW INTO EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/25/2004Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Ceilings and walls
STATES CHANGING VENT IN CEILING AND THINKS GOT PIECE OF METAL IN EYE DX ;CONJUNCTIVITIS OD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/22/2004Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
PT.INJ.L.EYE AT HOTEL WHEN DUST BLEW FROM A HEATER VENT INTO EYE. DX; F .B. L.EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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