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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 404
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| FIRST DEGREE (FLASH BURN) MEDIAL LEFT FOREARM (APPROXIMATELY 2% BSA) FROM WELDING LAST NIGHT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WAS BURNED WHILE WELDING 2 DAYS AGO. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2007 | Age: 43 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: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| BURN FOREARM - 43 YO MALE PATIENT PRESENTS WITH BURN TO INSIDE OF RIGHT FOREARM WHILE WELDING - AREA RED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2007 | Age: 19 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: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 19 YO M 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO L ARM 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO R ARM WELDER FLASH* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| FLASH BURN FROM WELDER TO L ARM,NOT WORKING WHEN THIS HAPPENED,NO FIRE DEPT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT USING WELDING CUTTING TORCH AT HOME BURNED FOREARM 2ND DEGREE BURN LT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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