Accidents - Gun powder or ammunition - 26-50 years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 140
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Accidents - Body Parts:

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/02/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gun powder or ammunition, Welding equipment
PT WAS WELDING, OPEN CAN OF GUNPOWDER NEAR BY AND IT BLEW UP/ 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS BSA FACE, ARMS , LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2007	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gun powder or ammunition, Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
GRINDING METAL, SPARK FLEW INTO OPEN GUNPOWDER CONTAINER WHICH EXPLODED AT HOME INJURING FACE. DX; BURNS FACE, CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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