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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 483
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 36 YOM HAD CANSLE WAX SPLASH HIM AND HE GRABBED METAL CANDLE LID WHILE WELDING UNDER CAR. DX: SUPERFICIAL BURNS .5% TBSA BILAT HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 33YOM-HAND CRUSH INJURY-WELDING ON A CAR WHEN THE PIPE HE WAS WELDING E XPLODED-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/19/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 14YOM DEEP 2ND& 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO HAND LIGHTING WELDING POWDER WITH A FRIEND PT TRANSFERED* |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/19/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 14YOM DEEP 2ND & 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO HAND LIGHTING WELDING POWDER WITH FRIEND PT TRANSFERED TO BURN CENTER* |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/02/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 38YOM WAS AT HOME WELDIG A PIECE OF METAL, WENT TO TOUCH THE METAL WITH OUT LETTING IT COOL DOWN CAUSING A PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO LT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 44YOM 2ND DEGREE BURN TO HAND INJURED WHILE WELDING* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 62YOM WAS AT HOME WELDING , GRABBED A ROD THAT HE WAS WELDING, CAUSINGA BURN TO LT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 37 YOM, BURN FORM WELDING , HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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