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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 685
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
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: 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: 06/09/2002 | 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: 05/10/2001 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/07/2000 | Age: 18 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: Fuel-burning welding equipment |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/27/2000 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/03/1999 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/31/1998 | Age: 29 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, Thermal |
Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/12/1997 | Age: 41 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: Other |
Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/01/1997 | Age: 28 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: Fuel-burning welding equipment |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/09/1997 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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