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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 224
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/13/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 2ND DEGREE BURN RIGHT FOREARM-CUTTING TORCH EXPLODED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches, Metal containers |
| 1-2 DEGREE BURN L FOREARM; USING PROPANE TORCH TO CUTT BARREL WHEN IT E XPOLDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2006 | Age: 38 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: Cutting torches |
| 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RT FOREARM: USING TORCH, WORKING ON MUFFLER, BURN TO LOWER ARM, NOT STATED WHAT MUFFLER BELONGED TO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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