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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 307
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/11/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| BURNED FINGERS ON HOT METAL IN WELDING CLASS;DX BURNED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| BURNED HAND DURING WELDING CLASS/ PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS LT 2ND, 3RD A ND 4TH DIGITS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/27/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| BURNED L MIDDLE FINGER WHILE WELDING @ *** TODAYDX 2ND DEGREE THERMAL BURN/L 3RD DORSUN * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PATIENT WAS WELDING AND GOT SLUG IN FINGER. DX; FOREIGN BODY TO FINGE R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT BURNED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A WELDING TORCH SUSTAINED A THERMA L BURN TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| L INDEX FINGER LAC WHILE WELDING DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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