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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 8,407
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 48 M, PT WAS WATCHING HIS COUSIN WELD WITHOUT WEARING PROTECTIVE GLASSE S. DX. FLASH BURNS TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment, Tables |
| 46YOF USING A PROPANE TORCH ON A TABLE AND SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN T O RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 37 YOM BILAT EYE PAIN AFTER WELDING TODAY DX: ULTRAVIOLET KERATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 33YOM WAS WELDING AND NOW HAS EYE BURNS EYE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| EYE PAIN WHILE WELDING/WELDERS FLASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| WELDING BURN TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 37YOM WAS WELDING LAST NIGHT AT HOME WITHOUT MASK ULTRAVIOLET KERATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 27 YOM C/O EYE PAIN AND REDNESS WHILE WELDING RECENTLY. DX-FOREIGN BODY CORNEA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WAS USING WELDING TORCE WITHOUT USE OF SAFTY GLASSES CAUSING FB TO E NTER EYE DX CORNEAL ABRASION* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WITH FB TO EYES FROM WELDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WITIH KERATITIS FROM WELDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT HAS BILAT EYE PAIN, AFTER WELDING ALL DAY DX;* ULTRVIOLET KERATIT IS BILAT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| WAS CLEANING SLAG WHILE WELDING AND A PIECE WENT INTO EYE CONJUNCTIVAL FOREIGN BODY EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| A 34 YEAR OLD MALE WAS WELDING AND INJURED EYES.DX: BILATERAL CORNEAL B URNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 29 YOM C/O BILATERAL EYE PAIN AFTER WELDING TODAY. ULTRAVIOLET KERATIT IS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| FLASHBURN EYES - 32 YOM PRESENTS WITH BILATERAL FLASHBURN EXPOSURE - CA NNOT OPEN EYES - WAS WELDING WITHOUT EYE PROTECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Welding equipment, Eye protection devices |
| WAS WEARING GOGGLES WHILE WELDING AND HAS PIECE OF METAL IN EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 40YMC WELDED WITHOUT WEARING A HELMET C/O EYE PAIN/WELDERS FLASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 50Y/O,M,STANDING IN AREA WHERE WELDING BEING DONE, NOT WORK RELATED, EY E PAIN, FLASH BURN OU |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| BURNED EYES WHILE WELDING, NOT JOB RELATED, EYES PROTECTED BUT WAS CLOSE TO ANOTHER WELDER. DX-PHOTOKERATITIS, BURNED EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| BURNED HAND DURING WELDING CLASS/ PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS LT 2ND, 3RD A ND 4TH DIGITS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/30/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT INJ RT HAND ON WELDING MACHINE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Welding equipment, Eye protection devices |
| FOREIGN BODY EYE- 41 YO MALE REPORTS ONSET OF RIGHT EYE PAIN WHEN WELDI NG WITH EYE PROTECTION - 1MM FB IN RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WAS AT HOME, WELDING WITH OUT A MASK ON CAUSING ULTRAVIOLET KERATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment, Day wear |
| 27YOM WELDING AT HOME AND SHIRT CAUGHT ON FIRE THERMAL BURNS TO CHEST NS IF FD ON SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/23/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT SUSTAINED WELDER'S BURN OF THE EYES WHILE WELDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment, Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| BILATERAL EYE PAIN AFTER WELDING & GRINDING ALL DAY; WORE EYE PROTECTIO N. PHOTOPHOBIA. DX: ULTRAVIOLET KERATITIS BOTH EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WAS WELDING AND BURNED EYES/ CORNEAL BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| WELDING, NO GLASSES. DX CORNEAL ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Welding equipment, Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| 36YOM FOREIGN BODY TO EYE AFTER WELDING AND GRINDING AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 30YOM WAS USING WELDING EQUIPMENT ON WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY DEVELOPED GRITTY SENSATION IN RT EYE;ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT GOT FB IN EYE WHILE WELDING DX: RUST RING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment, Eye protection devices |
| 34YOM ARC WELDING AT HOME, USING SUNGLASSES AS PROTECTION, PRESENTS WIT H EYE PAIN - FLASH BURNS OF CORNEAS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT SUSTAINED A WELDERS BURN OF THE EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 28 YOM WELDING WITHOUT EYE PROTECTION. NOW HAS SHARP PAIN IN EYE. DX:ME TALLIC FOREIGN BODY, EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 48 Y/O M INJURED BOTH EYES WHILE WELDING, DOES NOT STATE LOCATION. DX; FLASH BURN, BOTH EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| BURNED EYES THROUGH WELDING LIGHT WAS WEARING A DARKENING HELMET. CO RNEAL ABRASION EYE 47YOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 34YO M INFECTED BURN BEHIND KNEE INJURED BY WELDING FLAME 1 WEEK AGO* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT STATES SUSTAINED A WELDERS FLASH BURN TO EYES AT HOME DX: WELDERS BURN BOTH EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| TRAUMATIC EYE PAIN WATCHING A MAN WELD YESTERDAY, NOW HAVING EYE PAIN. DX-FLASH BURNS EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| UV KERATITIS/49YOM AT HOME WAS WELDING MACHINERY & LIGHT WAS SO BRIGHT FROM WELDING THAT HIS EYES AREA BURNING CURRENTLY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT DX CORNEAL FOREIGN OBJECT - C/O FOREIGN BODY IN RT EYE WHILE WELDING METAL OBJECT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| FLASHBURN TO EYES WHILE WELDING/ UV KERATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| FLASH BURN TO EYES WHILE WELDING/ UV KERATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE USING A WELDER INJ BILATERAL EYES/DX WELDERS FLAS H BOTH EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 26 YOM, WELDING , FLASH BURN TO EYE, BURN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 40YO HISP MALE STS STOOD NEXT TO A FRIEND WHO WAS WELDING,GOT SOMETHING IN L EYE,DX FOREIGN BODY ON EXTERNAL EYE,B/L PTERYGIUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WAS WELDING IN HIS GARAGE AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| WAS WELDING AND GOT TO CLOSE TO WELDER CAUSING SEVERE EYE PAIN. DX: BILATERAL BURN (WELDERS) TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 34 Y ROLD WELDING AT HOME INJURED EYES LAST NIGHT DX// BILAT ULTRAVIOLET KERATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT HAS WELDING BURN TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WAS WELDING AT HOME WITH OUT EYE PROTECTION, GOT SOME THING IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 46YMC NEAR SOMEONE WELDING NOT WEARING EYE PROTECTION C/O EYE PAIN WELDERS FLASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| BURNS TO EYES AFTER WATCHING WELDING AT HOME WELDING BURNS * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PATIENT BURNED EYES WELDING WITHOUT GOGGLES. DX; WELDING BURNS TO EYE S |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WAS WELDING WITHOUT ANY PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN BOT H EYES WELDERS BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| UV KERATITIS-PAIN SINCE WELDING-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| FB IN L EYE-METAL CAN BE SEEN IN L EYE-WHILE WELDING DX FB REMOVED WITH RESIDUAL MATERIAL * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| WAS WELDING WITH FRIEND AT HOME AND WAS BURNED EYE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 38 YOM, HOT SLAG FROM WLDING FLEW IN EYE, CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| LEFT EYE PAIN AFTER WELDING AT HOME LT CORNEAL ABRASION * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PATIENT WAS WELDING AND GOT SLUG IN FINGER. DX; FOREIGN BODY TO FINGE R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Welding equipment, Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| WAS WELDING ON GRINDER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW IN EYE. DX: FOREIGN BODY TO RIGHT EYE - REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| WELDING USING NEW AUTO DARKENING LENS, AWOKE WITH BILATERAL EYE PAIN. DX: ULTRAVIOLET KERATITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WAS WELDING WITHOUT HELMET WHICH IS NOT NORMAL FOR PATIENT. WAS CON FUSED, REDNESS NOTED AROUND PERIORBITAL AND CHEEK AREA. LEFT STROKE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/19/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 38YOM BURNED EYES WELDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| HAD BEEN WELDING-STATES HE THINKS NOW HE HAS WELDER BURNS TO HIS EYES. C/O OF ALOT OF PAIN. DX: FLASH BURN TO EYES* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 28 YO M FOREIGN BODY IN EYE (METAL) FROM WELDING AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WELDING AT HOME 3 DAYS AGO AND BURNED ANKLE NOW RED DX/ LEFT ANKLE BURN WITH CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| FRIEND AWAS WELDING AND IT BURNED EYES CONJUNCTIVAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| C/O EYE BURNING SESNATION S/P WELDING ONTO HIS CAR FOR 1/2HR TODAY W/O EYE PROTECTION>>PHOTOKERATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| C/O EYE PAIN, WAS WELDING TODAY AT HOME. DX-FLASH BURN BOTH EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| WELDING WELDERS FLASH - CORNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WELDING AT HOME GOT METAL IN HIS EYE DX/ RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT.INJ.BIL EYES AT HOME WHEN USING A WELDER, DID'NT HAVE SAFETY GOGGLES ON. DX; UV KARATITIS BIL EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| USING AN ARC WELDER AND THINKS SOMETHING GOT IN HIS EYE. DX-WELDING BURN EYE, KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WAS WELDING AT HOME DIDNT PUT THE VISOR DOWN CAUSING WELDERS BURN TO BOTH EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 27 YO M FOREIGN BODY( RUST RING)TO EYE INJURED WHILE WELDING* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WELDING @ NOON YESTERDAY, NOW C/O PAIN/BURNING. WAS WEARING WELDING MASK. KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 26Y/O,M,WELDING LAST PM, NOW EYE PAIN, WELDER'S FLASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT SUSTAINED WELDER'S KERATITIS AFTER HELPING A FRIEND WELD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| BILATERAL EYE PAINS FROM WELDING. DX-UTRAVIOLET KERATITIS,EYE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| DROPPED WELDER ON L FOOT AT HOME DX: FOOT FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| WELDING. DX WELDING BURNS TO EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 37 YO M WELDERS FLASH AFTER WELDING TODAY, COPLAINS OF EYES BURNING* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT DX CORNEAL INJURY OF BOTH EYES - S/P DUE TO WELDING TODAY WITHOUT PROPER EYE PRROTECTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| EYE FB-DEBRIS IN EYE WHILE WELDING-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT C/O PAIN/PHOTOPHOBIA/BLURREDVISION/REDNESS/ITCHING/TEARINGX4HRSPTA A FTER USING WELDING EQUIPMENT@ HOMEDX CONJUNCTIVITIS BOTH EYES* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment, Eye protection devices |
| PT WAS WELDING WITH "DARK SUNGLASSES ON", SUSTAINED WELDERS FLASH TO EY ES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment, Eye protection devices |
| PT WELDING AT HOME WHEN BATTERY OPERATED HELMET DIED & PT DID NOT REALI ZE THIS. KEPT ON WELDING. NOW WITH EYE PAIN. D:UV KERATITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 38 YOM C/O BILATERAL EYE PAIN A FEW HOURS AFTER WELDING, DX: KERATITS, ULTRAVIOLET KERATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WELDING AT HOME AND HAS EYE PAIN DX// FLASH BURN BILAT EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Welding equipment, Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| PT WAS WELDING AND GRINDING METAL AND GOT A PIECE IN EYE DX: CORNEAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 32YO BLACK MALE C/O BILATERAL EYE PAIN S/P WELDING DX UV KERATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| ULTRAVIOLET KERATITIS/WELDING FLASHBURNS TO BOTH EYES - WELDING TODAY AROUND 10:00 A.M. AND BURNED HIS EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PATIENT IS A WELDER, WELDED WITHOUT SAFETY GLASSES LAST NIGHT, WOKE UP WITH PAIN TO EYES. DX-BILATERAL WELDER'S BURN/FLASH BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT HELD A PIECE OF METAL WHIE ANOTHER PERSON WAS WELDING IT DX: UV KERATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| BILATERAL CORNEAL ABRASIONS.PT WAS WELDING IN GARAGE AND IT FLASHED AND INJURED PT EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| UV CORNEAL BURNS-PAIN AFTER WELDING-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment, Eye protection devices |
| PT WELDING WHILE WEARING SUNGLASSES. TOOK GLASSES OFF AND FELT IMMEDIAT E PAIN. D: UV KERATITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 49YOM HELPING A FRIEND WELD AT HOME,WAS NOT WEARING PROTECTIVE GEAR, WAS BEHIND FRIEND CAUGHT WELDER'S FLASH OFF LT EYE;WELDERS FLASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 46 YOM BURNED EYE WHILE WELDING TODAY CORNIEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| WELDING WITHOUT PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR, C/O BIL EYE PAIN AND BURNING/ UV KERATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| WELDING AND BURNS TO EYE. DX WELDING BURNS TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Welding equipment, Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| DX KERATITS: WELD'G YTDY W METAL ON METAL GRINDING W WEAR'G SUNGLASSES. FELT EMBER COME UP UNDER HIS GLASSED. DEVELOPED PN & REDNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT SUSTAINED FLASH BURN TO BOTH EYES FROM WELDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 45 Y/O SAID SOMETHING BLEW IN HIS EYE WHILE WELDING, RUBBING EYES LAST NIGHT. DX-CORNEATL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment, Eye protection devices |
| WELDING WITH GOGGLES , C/O EYE PAIN/ WELDING FLASH BOTH EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 37YOM, WATCHING FRIEND WELD , FLASH BURN TO BOTH EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT GOT FB IN EYE WHILE WELDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| ULTRAVIOLET KERATITIS - WAS WATCHING SOMEONE ELSE WELD AT 5:00 P.M. YESTERDAY FOR QUITE SOME TIME, AWOKE WITH SEVERE BURNING IN EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WAS WELDING YESTERDAY NOW HAVING PAIN IN BOTH EYES KERATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| WHILE WELDING GOT METAL IN EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 45Y/O,M,WATCHING FRIEND WELD, WELDER'S FLASH BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| BILAT EYE PAIN AFTER WELDING DX: ULTRA VIOLET KERATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 39YOM, EYE PAIN AFTER WELDING, CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| FLASH BURN TO EYES WHILE WELDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING WELDING EQUIPMENT, TOOK OFF HELMET TO SEE BETTER CAUSING WELDER'S BURN TO BOTH EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| CORNEAL AB-DEBRIS FLEW INTO EYE WHILE WELDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| BILATRAL KERATITIS.PT WAS WELDING IN GARAGE AND BURNED EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| FB TO EYE, PT C/O OF FB TO EYE, PT IS WELDER BY TRADE, BUT DOES NOT REC ALL GETTING ANYTHING IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE USIING A WELDER POSS FB IN EAR/ DX L EAR FB (FRAGMENT OF METAL) WITH A BURN TO INSIDE OF EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 42YO WHITE MALE STS L EYE PAIN AFTER WELDING DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment, Day wear |
| USING WELDING TORCH - PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRE - +FIRE / ?FD FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT PRESENTED TO ED WITH PAIN TO BOTH EYES. STATES THAT HE WAS WATCHING SOMEONE ELSE WELD TODAY. DX. WELDER'S BURN TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 38YO BLACK MALE STS WELDING 5DAYS AGO - STARTED WITH EYE BURNING & PAIN, DX UV KERATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| WELDING BURN TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| EYE PAIN AFTER USING WELDING TORCH WITHOUT GLASSES DX: ULTRAVIOLET KERATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| FLASHBURN EYES - 32 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH BILATERAL EYE REDNESS AND PAI N AFTER WELDING WITHOUT EYE PROTECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Welding equipment, Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| 45 Y/O GRINDING METAL AND WELDING GOT FOREIGN BODY IN EYE, C/O EYE PAIN DX-CORNEAL ABRASION, FOREIGN BODY EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WAS WELDING WITHOUT ANY PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR NOW BOTH EYES HURT RADIAT ION BURNS TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| UV CORNEAL BURNS--WELDING ARC EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT PRESENTE TO ED WITH PAIN TO EYES AFTER WELDING. DX. WELDER'S BURN TO EYES. UNKNOWN IF WORK RELATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT STATES WELDING ROD IMPALED LT WRIST AT HOME. LT WRIST TRAUMA PENETRATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WAS WELDING AT HOME. DX: BILAT UV KERATITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT STATES AFTER WELDING,FELT SICK, DEVELOPED FACIAL SWELLING WITH CELLU LITIIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT GOT FB IN EYE WHILE WELDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| BILAT EYE PAIN AFTER WELDING DX: ULTRAVIOLET KERATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT GOT FB IN EYE WHILE WELDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment, Day wear |
| DX SUPERFICIAL BURN, R LOWER LEG: C/O BURN'G R LOWER LEG THIS A.M. WHEN PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRE W ARC WELD'G; FIRE/SMOKE, NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 27 YO M WELDER FLASH FROM WELDING* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| DID SOME WELDING WITHOUT EYE PROTECTION DX- WELDERS KERATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WAS WELDING WHEN FB GOT IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT GOT FB IN EYE WHILE WELDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WITH CORNEAL ABRASION AFTER WELDING AND PT HAS ETOH ON BOARD. DX COR NEAL ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT GOT FLASH BURN TO EYES WHILE WELDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 49 Y/O M INJURED LOWER BACK WHILE STANDING AND WELDING AT HOME. DX; LOW BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A WELDER W/O A MASK CAUSING UVEOKERATITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WELDING AT HOME AND HAS EYE PAIN DX// BILAT ULTRAVIOLET KERATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 28 YO M WELDER'S FLASH BURNING FEELING TO EYES AFTER WATCHING SOMEONE WELDING* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| FLASH BURN AFTER WELDING VEHICLE WITHOUT SAFTEY GLASSES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| WELDING BURN TO BOTH EYES; PAIN,PHOTOPHOBIA, REDNESS. ULTRAVIOLET KERA TITIS BOTH EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT AROUND WELDERS TODAY BILATERAL EYE IRRITATION. KERATITIS, UV |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| WELDER'S FLASH: USING PLASMA CUTTER AT HOME, WEARING SHIELD MAJORITY OF TIME, BUT SOMETIMES NOT, PAIN, TEARING BOTH EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| KERATITIS-WELDED FOR A FEW MINUTES W/O SHIELD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT C/O EYES BURNING AFTER WELDING DX: WELDER'S BURNS-BILATERAL EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 30YMC WELDING AND ALWAYS WEARING EYE PROTECTION/WELDERS FLASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 26Y/O,M,WELDING YESTERDAY, EYE PAIN NOW, UV KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS OS, FIRST DEGREE UV BURN SKIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 39YMC WELDING WITH HELMET C/O EYE PAIN/BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment, Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| PT WAS USING WELDING EQUIPMENT & A GRINDER TODAY WITH EYE PROTECTION, NOW C/O EYE DISCOMFORT. DX - ULTRAVIOLET KERATITIS (WELDER'S EYE) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 34 YOM WAS WELDING AND SLAG GOT INTO LEFT EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Welding equipment, Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| PATIENT HURT WHILE WELDING ON METAL FLOWER WATERING POT AT HOME DX: LT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 45YO HISP MALE AT HOME WELDING ALL WEEK WOKE UP WITH IRRITATION TO L EYE, DX L CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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