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Accidents - Woodburning kits - Years 1997-2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 458
See also: Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Hand:171Finger:118
Lower Arm:69Eyeball:68
Foot:16Lower Trunk:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 05/12/2009Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Woodburning kits
PT SUSTAINED FOREIGN BODY TO THE FINGER WHEN PUNCTURE WITH WOOD.@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/23/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Woodburning kits
PT SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND TO THE L FOOT WHEN STEPPED ON A PIECE OF WOOD.2
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/24/2008Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Woodburning kits
PT SUSTAINED DUE TO LACERATION OF THE L 2ND FINGER WHILE CARVING WOOD DX: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/08/2008Age: 18 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Woodburning kits
PT SLIPPED AND LANDED W/HAND ON WOODBURNING STOVE. DX: L HAND SECOND DEG BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/25/2007Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Woodburning kits
18YOM WAS AT HOME INTOXICATED,DECIDED TO WRITE ON LEFT FOREARM WITH A WOODBURNING PEN;2ND DEGREE BURNS LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2006Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Woodburning kits
PATIENT HAS PUNCTURE WOUND TO HAND.. CUT ON WOOD BURNER AT SCHOOL. DX:
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/23/2005Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Woodburning kits
PT.INJ.L.HAND AT HOME WHEN USING WOOD BURNING TOOL & POKED HAND,AFTER DRANK 3 BEERS TO HELP DULL THE PAIN. DX; P.W. L.HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/17/2004Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Woodburning kits, Day wear
DX ABDOMINAL LACERATION: HEATED WOOD BURNING TOOL TO OPEN PLASTIC COVERING, TOOL SLIPPED AND BURNED THROUGH SHIRT CAUSING STAB WOUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/19/2003Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Woodburning kits
16YOM BURN TO THUMB FROM WOOD BURNER AT SCHOOL DX/THUMB BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/14/2001Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Woodburning kits
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/1998Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Woodburning kits, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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