Accidents - Air compressors - Years 1997-2010 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,836
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	136
Year 1998:	67
Year 2000:	129
Year 2001:	160
Year 2002:	5
Year 2004:	133
Year 2005:	344
Year 2006:	158
Year 2007:	70
Year 2008:	324
Year 2009:	152
Year 2010:	152

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	177
6-15 years old:	88
16-25 years old:	228
26-50 years old:	985
50+ years old:	356

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 03/22/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
3YOM HIT HEAD ON AN AIR COMPRESSOR C/O RIGHT EYE PAIN.DX: RIGHT EYE CON TUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2010	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: Air compressors, Workshop furnishings
EYE FB-34YOM-DEBRIS IN EYE SINCE USING AIR COMPRESSOR TO CLEAN WORK BEN CH-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2010	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: Air compressors, House repair or construction materials
29YO M; PT WAS BLOWING METAL SHAVINGS WITH AIR COMPRESSOR, GOT SOME IN RT. EYE. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2009	Age: 73 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
DX L CORNEAL ABRASION: P/W GLAUCOMA & CATARACTS W WORK'G W WOOD TODAY & BLEW DUST INTO L EYE W AN AIR COMPRESSOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2009	Age: 21 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: Air compressors, Lawn mowers
PT USING AN AIR COMPRESSOR TO PUMP THE TIRE ON A LAWN MOWER AND THE TI RE BLEW A PIECE WENT INTO RIGHT EYE FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air compressors, Eyeglasses
PT WAS NEAR TOOL WITH COMPRESSED AIR THAT PUSHED GLASSES UP AGAINST HER EYE DX: EYE INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: 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: 07/22/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: 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: 05/03/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: 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: 04/23/2008	Age: 30 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: 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: 03/15/2008	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: 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: 01/26/2008	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: 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

Date: 02/28/2007	Age: 48 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: Air compressors
48 YOM BLOWING OUT TANK WITH COMPRESSOR/FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
3 YOF, STAYING WITH GRANDFATHER, OUT IN HIS SHOP, SHE PICKED UP AIR COMPRESSOR HOSE , TURNED ON, PUFFED IN HER EYE. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2006	Age: 25 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: Air compressors
HIT IN R EYE W/AIR HOSE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Air compressors
PT USING AN AIR COMPRESSOR TO BLOW DEBRIS AROUND IN HIS GARAGE AND GOT A FOREIGN BODY IN RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Air compressors
PT IN WOOD SHOP CLASS @ SCHOOL GOT SAWDUST ONTO FACE WENT TO BLOW OFF WITH AN AIR HOSE F.B. TO EYE. DX DUST/F.B TO EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2005	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
AIR HOSE POPPED OFF COMPRESSOR HIT IN EYE SUSTAINED ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2005	Age: 38 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: Air compressors
ABRASION CORNEA - PATIENT REPORTS DEBRIS GOT INTO LEFT EYE WHEN USING A N AIR COMPRESSOR AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Air compressors
GOT SOMETHING IN EYE WHILE USING COMPRESSOR ON CLASSIC CAR AT HOME. DX: FB EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2005	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Air compressors, Workshop furnishings
35 YOM HAS PIECE OF METAL IN EYE FROM USING AIR COMPRESSOR TO BLOW OFF DIRT AND PARTICLES OF METAL FROM WORK BENCH AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2005	Age: 17 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: Air compressors
ABRASION CORNEA - PATIENT REPORTS HE GOT A PIECE OF WOOD UNDER LEFT EYE LID WHEN USING AN AIR COMPRESSOR AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air compressors
AIR COMPRESSOR HOSE WAS NEXT TO PT'S EYE & SOMEONE TURNED IT ON AT 95 PSI. DX: INJ LAT CONJ L EYE W/RETROBULBAR AIR, SUBCUT AIR FACE/SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/06/2004	Age: 48 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: Air compressors
PT USING A COMPRESSOR TO BLOW STUFF OUT OF HIS GARAGE AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2004	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: Air compressors
BLOWING SAWDUST WITH COMPRESSED AIR, GOT FB IN EYE AT HOME. DX; CORNEAL ABRASION EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2004	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors, Computers
LT CORNEAL AB-USING AIR COMPRESSER TO BLOW OUT COMPUTER HARD DRIVE- UNKNOWN OBJECT HIT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
AT HOME PT GOT HIT WITH AIR COMPRESSER IN LEFT EYE. DX CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2001	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2001	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors, Electric welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2001	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air compressors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2000	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2000	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Air compressors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2000	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Air compressors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/1998	Age: 54 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: Foreign Body
Product: Air compressors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/1997	Age: 11 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: Air compressors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/1997	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air compressors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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