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Accidents - Air compressors - Year 2008 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 324
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:6
6-15 years old:15
26-50 years old:302

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/05/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
RIGHT EYE INJURY ; PT FELL AND HIT EYE ON CORNER OF AIR COMPRESSOR. D: LACERATION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2008Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Air compressors
PT'S EYE WAS INJECTED W/HIGH PRESSURE AIR FROM AIR HOSE. DX: PNEUMO CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/03/2008Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Air compressors
C/O FB SENSATION RT EYE AFTER OPENING AIR COMPRESSOR/ FB RT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/23/2008Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
CORNEAL ABRASION: USING AIR COMPRESSOR FROM ***, HOSE CONNECTORBLEW OF F, BLOWING RUST IN B/L EYES AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2008Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Air compressors
28 YO M FOREIGN BODY TO EYE AIR TANK EXPLODED AND PT GOT DUST AND METAL FRAGMENTS IN EYES*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/26/2008Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors, Saws
PT WAS USING A PRESSURED AIR COMPRESSOR TO BLOW A SAW CLEAN AND METAL W ORKING TOOLS AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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