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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 677
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/23/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| INFRARED INJURY EYES WHEN LOOKING AT WELDING AT SHOP IN SCHOOL. NO GOGG LES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 15 Y M STUDENT WELDING AT SCHOOL SHOP AND BURNED ARM. NO FD DX: 1ST DEGEE BURNS TO LEFT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| KERATITIS-SINCE WELDING-@ SCHOOL-W/O GOGGLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment, Eye protection devices |
| KERATITIS-EXPOSURE TO WELDING ARC-W/ WELDING SHIELD ON-@ SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2003 | Age: 12 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 |
| WELDING INJURY TO RIGHT EYE AT HOME AT 1700, GOT A SPARK IN HIS EYE. DX CORNEAL ABRASION RIGHT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2003 | Age: 15 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 |
| WELDING AT HOME, EYES STARTED BURNING & WATERING AFTER HE QUIT WELDING. HAD A WELDING HOOD ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2003 | Age: 12 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 |
| WAS AT A WELDING SITE ONE WEEK AGO SUFFERED ALLERGIC REACTION DX RAD BU RNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2003 | Age: 10 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 |
| BURNED EYES WELDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2003 | Age: 9 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 |
| BURNED EYES WELDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT BURNED L HAND WELDING AT SCHOOL, L HAND 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2003 | Age: 14 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 |
| PATIENT WAS WELDING WITHOUT HELMENT. DX: WELDING BURNS TO CORNEAS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment, Day wear |
| WELDING AT SCHOOL, PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRE/ 2ND DEGREE BURN LT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2003 | Age: 15 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 |
| 15 Y/O M C/O EYE PAIN. PT WAS WELDING AND THE ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT HURT HI S EYES. DX WELDER'S KERATITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2003 | Age: 14 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 |
| DX SCLERITIS RESOLVED: BLURRED VISION AFTER WELDING WITHOUT EYEPROTECTI ON, RESOLVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| WELDING SLAG IN LEFT EYE - X3 MINUTES AGO. D: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT. WAS WELDING AT SCHOOL BURNS TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| EYE IRRITATED AFTER WELDING AT SCHOOL WITHOUT PROTECTION. D: CORNEAL EDEMA 2ND TO WELDERS ARC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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