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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 208
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT WAS USING A TORCH WHILE CUTTING METAL IN SHOP CLASS - FELT SOMETHIN G FALL INTO EYE. D: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| FLASH BURNS EYES WHILE USING CUTTING TORCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT @ HOME WORKING W/TORCH AND NOW PAIN IN EYE# DX FB L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches, Eye protection devices |
| USING CUTTING TORCHES IN SCHOOL AND WEARING GOGGLES AND SPARKS WENT UP UNDER GOGGLES NO F.D. RECORDED CORNEAL BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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