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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 217
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT STS WELDING FRIDAY,DROPPED HOT METAL ON L UPPER ANT THIGH,PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN,DXL THIGH CELLULITIS,ERYTHEMA NODOSUM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/26/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| FIRST DEGREE BURNS TO BILATERAL THIGHS - WELDER'S BURN THIS AFTERNOON - STATES HE DID NOT KNOW HE WAS BURNED UNTIL TONIGHT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT BURNED LT UPPER THIGH WHILE WELDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment, Day wear |
| 1-2 DEGREE BURNS LATERAL L THIGH; "ACCIDENTALLY WALKED IN FRONT OF A WE LDING FLAME" PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRE HE SAID. PATTED OUT BY PT. NO FD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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