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Accidents - Welding equipment - 6-15 years old - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 623
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Eyeball:433Lower Leg:69
Face:69All Of Body:43
Hand:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/06/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Welding equipment
PT. EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE LAST NIGHT FROM FATHER'S GAS RUN WELDING MACHINE. DX. CO EXPOSURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/01/2004Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Welding equipment
PT WELDING METAL IN CLASS TODAY & EYES BURNING SINCE. DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/04/2004Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment, Day wear
WHILE WELDING PANT LEG STARTED ON FIRE/ PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN RT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/18/2004Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
HAND BURN, 2ND DEGREE, FROM A WELDING TOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/01/2004Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
PATIENT WAS WELDING AT SCHOOL AND HIS EYES BECAME RED. DX-BIL. CORNEAL WELDING BURNS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2004Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
WELDING W/O HOOD, BURN TO EYES DX: OPTHALMIC BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/13/2004Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Welding equipment
R EYE PAIN AFTER WELDING ON FRIDAY DX CORNEAL ABRASION / FOREIGN BODY IN CORNEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/21/2004Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
C/O EYES HURTING SINCE LAST NIGHT, EXPOSED TO WELDING ARC LAST PM AT FRIEND'S HOUSE, BLURRY VISION, PHOTOPHOBIA, TEARING; CORNEAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/26/2004Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
PT. HAD BEEN WELDING AT HOME, HAS BURNS TO EYES WELDER'S BURNS EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/31/2004Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
EYE PAIN AFTER CUTTING AND WELDING X 1 WEEK DX: KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/30/2004Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES WHILE WELDING AT SCHOOL. DX; UV KERATITIS B OTH EYES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/23/2004Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
14 Y M WAS USING HIS DADS ACETYLENE TORCH FOR 3 HOURS AND GOT FLASH BUR N NO FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED DX: FLASH BURN TO BOTH EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/14/2004Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Welding equipment
EYE IRRITATION-SINCE WELDING IN SCHOOL-2 DAYS PTA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/09/2004Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
PT. WAS USING A WELDER AT SCHOOL WHEN HIS EYES STARTING BURNING, RESULTING IN WELDING BURN TO EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/04/2004Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
14 YO BM - ULTRAVIOLET KERATITIS - GLARED LESS THAN A SECOND AT WELDER' S LIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/15/2004Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
KERATITIS-SINCE WELDING W/O SAFETY GOGGLES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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