Accidents - Welding equipment - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,327
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	84
Year 1998:	57
Year 1999:	84
Year 2000:	175
Year 2001:	16
Year 2003:	137
Year 2004:	99
Year 2005:	166
Year 2006:	30
Year 2007:	316
Year 2009:	62
Year 2010:	96

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/13/2010	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment, Fuel storage tanks
47 YOM WAS WELDING NEAR A GAS TANK WHICH EXPLODED. FD NS. DX: BILAT ARMS/LEGS/FACIAL BURNS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/08/2010	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
FELL WHILE WELDING AND BURNED ARM ON HOT METAL. BURN ARM LEFT. 34 YOM* LWOT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/25/2010	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
47 YO M WAS WELDING WHEN HE SUSTAINED SEVERE FLASH BURN TO ARM. ?FDA. D X:3RD DEGREE BURNS, ARM. TRANSFER.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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: 12/15/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
FIRST DEGREE (FLASH BURN) MEDIAL LEFT FOREARM (APPROXIMATELY 2% BSA) FROM WELDING LAST NIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
PT WAS BURNED WHILE WELDING 2 DAYS AGO. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
BURN FOREARM - 43 YO MALE PATIENT PRESENTS WITH BURN TO INSIDE OF RIGHT FOREARM WHILE WELDING - AREA RED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
FLASH BURN FROM WELDER TO L ARM,NOT WORKING WHEN THIS HAPPENED,NO FIRE DEPT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
PT USING WELDING CUTTING TORCH AT HOME BURNED FOREARM 2ND DEGREE BURN LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2006	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
BURNED HAND ON HOT METAL WHILE WELDING 2ND DEGREE BURN RT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2006	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Welding equipment
PT WELDING AND PIECE OF METAL PUNTURED L ARM DX: PUNTURE WOUND L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2005	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
WELDING LAST PM & BURNED SELF. 2ND DEGREE BURN LT FOREARM & RT HAND SPR AIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2005	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Welding equipment
PUNCTURED RT FOREARM WITH SPOT WELDER/ LAC RT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
BURNED SELF WELDING DX. FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
L FA RED, PAINFUL AFTER WELDING DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Welding equipment
PT WAS WELDING A PIECE OF METAL; METAL SLIPPED CUTTING PT'S RT FOREARM DX: RIGHT FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2004	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Welding equipment
PT WAS WELDING AND WAS CUT. DX: R FOREARM LAC 5.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Welding equipment
INFECTED R FOREARM WOUND - STRUCK ARM ON WELDING WIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment, Fences or fence posts
WELDING GATES. GLOVES SLIPPED & HOT GATE LANDED ON (R) FOREARM. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN (R) FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2001	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/2000	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2000	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2000	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment, Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/1999	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/1999	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/1998	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment, Day wear
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/1998	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/1997	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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