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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 515
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2002 | Age: 23 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: Fuel-burning welding equipment |
| PT WITH ARM AND LEG TINGLING AND NUMBNESS AFTER GAS WELDING LAST NIGHT. D: TINGLING, CONCERN FOR SERIOUS CONDITION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment |
| PT WAS CUTTING METAL WITH PLASMA CUTTER; C/O BILAT EYE PAIN DX: BILAT ARC WELDING EXPOSURE & UV EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment |
| PATIENT BURNED BOTTOM OF FOOT ON WELDING BLOW TORCH TYPE EQUIPMENT; SUP ERFICIAL 2ND DEGREE FOOT BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment |
| EXPOSED TO ULTRAVIOLET WHILE USING WELDING EQUIPMENT DX RAD BURNS TO EY ES |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/25/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment, Footwear |
| 34YOWM-2ND DEGREE THERMAL BURN TOP LEFT FOOT WITH TORCH WHILE WELDING-W AS WEARING SANDALS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment |
| =25YOM WATCHING A FRIEND WELD INJ TO BOTH EYES AT FRIENDS HOMEDX/WELDER S FLASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment |
| ULTRA VIOLET KERATITIS BOTH EYES, GOT A FLASH BURN WHILE USING ASTICK W ELD ON EXHAUST OF A 1991 *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment |
| PT USING A WELDING TORCH AT HOME SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO RIGHT FORE ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment |
| HEAD LACERATION - UNBELTED DRIVER IN A CAR THAT WAS REARENDED, WAS HIT ON THE BACK OF HEAD BY AN ACETYLENE TANK (PART OF WELDING EQUIPMENT) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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