Accidents - Cutting torches - 26-50 years old - Year 2008 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 86
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/08/2008	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: Cutting torches
UV CORNEAL BURNS-USING A CUTTING TORCH W/O EYE PROTECTION-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cutting torches
USING A BLOWTORCH TO WELD AND STATES A METAL FIREBALL HIT MY EYE. DX CELLULITIS L EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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