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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 326
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| WELDING TANK FELL ON RT HAND LAST NIGHT. CT RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT MOVING WELDING EQUIPMENT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| WAS WELDING ON HIS RACECAR, TORCH HIT GASLINE & SPRAYED & CAUGHT FIRE T O THE CARPET HE WAS LAYING ON. 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HANDS & FOREARM FD? |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PORTABLE WELDER FELL ON HAND/LT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PATIENT WELDING ONE WEEK AGO WHEN HE GOT METAL FRAGMENT IN HAND. +ETOH. HAND INFECTED. D: HAND INFECTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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