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Accidents - Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 339
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1998:84
Year 1999:17
Year 2000:17
Year 2001:93
Year 2002:16
Year 2004:17
Year 2005:15
Year 2008:30
Year 2009:46

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 07/26/2009Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
STUCK SELF IN EYEBALL WITH PLIERS ACCIDENTALLY CORNEAL ABRASION *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2009Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT WAS HIT IN EYE W/PLIERS. DX: CONJUNCTIVAL TEAR, DOUBLE VISION R EYE, ORBITAL ECCHYMOSIS, TRAUMATIC SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/19/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT HIT SELF IN EYE W/WRENCH WHILE WORKING ON CAR. DX: R CORNEAL ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2008Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Motor vehicles or parts
PT STATED WRENCH SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND HI HIS EYE WORKING ON HIS CAR TO NIGHTS AGO SCLERAL HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/23/2005Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
CORNEAL ABRASION - 58 YOM C/O RIGHT EYE PAIN AFTER WRENCH HE WAS USING TO WORK ON A CAR SLIPPED AND POKED HIS RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/29/2004Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
DX SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMMORHAGE: WRENCH FELL AND STRUCK PT'S EYE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/18/2002Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PATIENT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO EYE AFTER HAVING TOOTH PULLED BY DENTIST AND GOT HIT IN THE EYE WITH PLIERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/16/2001Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/01/2001Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/20/2001Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2000Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/08/1999Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Fences or fence posts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/12/1998Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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