Accidents - Welding equipment - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,019
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	132
Year 1998:	19
Year 1999:	207
Year 2001:	33
Year 2002:	121
Year 2003:	153
Year 2004:	150
Year 2005:	98
Year 2006:	59
Year 2007:	300
Year 2008:	87
Year 2009:	139
Year 2010:	513

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/14/2010	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
49 YEAR OLD MALE PATIENT BURN FINGERS WELDING AT SCHOOL. DX; WELDING BURNS TO 2ND, 3RD, 45H AND 5TH FINGERS, LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2010	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
33YOM BURNED FINGER ON HOT STEEL WHILE WELDING AT HOME 2ND DEGREE BURN OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2010	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
49 YOM, THERMAL BURNS TO FINGERS, PT. USING WELDING TORCH AT HOME, NOT WEARING GLOVES, SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2010	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Welding equipment
37 YOM, PT WELDING- PUTTING A BRIDGE ACROSS A CREEK AT A FRIENDS HOUSE BRIDGE CAME DOWN SMASHED LEFT HAND DX: AMPUTATION FINGER, FX FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/11/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
43YOM BURNED LEFT RING FINGER WHILE WELDING 2ND DEGREE BURN OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2010	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Welding equipment
29 YOM-INJURED R RING FINGER TODAY WHILE CRANKING A WELDER TO GET IT ST ARTED DX CONTUSION PIP R RING FINGER *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Welding equipment
26YMC WELDING AND HIT THUMB/PUNCTURE WOUND
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: 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: 11/04/2008	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FINGER L HAND: W WELD'G W PIECE OF HOT METAL FELL. HE TRIED TO BRAB THE HOT METAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Welding equipment
WELDING BURN TO R FINGER. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO R INDEX FINGER#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
PT C/O BURNED FINGERS WHILE WELDING. DX 2 DEGREE BURNS TO HAND AND FING ER TIPS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Welding equipment
42 YOM LAC L 5TH FINGER ON CANISTER WELDING ROD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Welding equipment, Clothing accessories
30YMC WELDING WIRE WAS HOT AND PUNCTURED FINGER THROUGH GLOVE PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Welding equipment
30 YOM HAD METAL GO INTO HAND WHILE WELDING AT HOME WENT INTO FINGER PU NCTURE WOUND INDEX FINGER NO FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2006	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Welding equipment
PT STUCK FINGER WITH WELDING WIRE DX: FINGER INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
PAIN TO FINGER HIT ON HOT WELDING TORCH DX: BURN TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2005	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
PT WAS BURNED WHILE WELDING. DX: L FOREARM INFECTION, BILAT FIRST FINGER BURNS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/15/2004	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Welding equipment
PT'S FINGER GOT IN THE WAY DURING WELDING CLASS. DX: R RING FINGER PARTIAL AMPUTATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
PT WAS BURNED W/WELDING TORCH 3 DAYS AGO. DX: SECOND DEG BURN L FOURTH FINGER W/INFECTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2004	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
WELDING AND TOUCHED WELDING PART W/ HAND DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO 3RD DI GIT CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
L HAND 3RD FINGER BURN WHILE WELDING 1 WEEK AGO DX: BURN L 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2004	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Welding equipment
46YO WM - GSW - RT. THUMB - WAS WELDING A PISTOL WHICH DISCHARGED ACCID ENTALLY & BULLET THAT WENT THRU RT. THUMB & EXITED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Welding equipment
COMPLEX WOUND LT.INDEX FINGER.PT.REFERS WHILE WORKING.WITH A ELECTRIC WELDING .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2003	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Welding equipment, Wire
WHILE USING A WELDER, A WIRE PENETRATED HIS GLOVE, WENT INTO FINGER, PU NCTURE TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
PT HAD WELDING BURN TO FINGER 1 WEEK AGO. RED STREAK UP ARM. D: BURN, C ELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2002	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Welding equipment
PT STATES HE BURNED HIS RT THUMB WELDING, BLISTERED AND HE POPPED BLIST ER DX: RT THUMB FELON(INFECTION)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
WHILE WELDING, PT BURNED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Welding equipment
RT INDEX FINGER FX-WHILE MOVING A WELDING TABLE-LOCALE NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
BURN TO FINGER WHEN WELDING AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2001	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2001	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/1999	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/1999	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/1999	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/1999	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Industrial		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/1998	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Welding equipment, Wire
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/1997	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/1997	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Back to the top

Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk. This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources. Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.