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Accidents - Welding equipment - Years 1997-2010 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 434
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1997:87
Year 1998:38
Year 2000:85
Year 2002:76
Year 2003:16
Year 2005:99
Year 2010:31

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/21/2010Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Welding equipment
2 Y MALE PULLED WELDING TANK ON TOP OF HIM DX: HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/09/2010Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Welding equipment
64 YOM FELL BACKWARDS WHILE WELDING. DX: R SIDED SAH, SCALP LAC .5 CM, L SHOUDLER HEMATOMA/ABR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/02/2005Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Welding equipment
WAS AT RT WELDING TALKING TO A FRIEND WHEN SUDDEN ONSET INCREASED PAIN TO HIS HEAD, FELL BACKWARDS ON CONCRETE, HITTING HEAD. CLOSED HEAD INJU
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2005Age: 31 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Welding equipment
UNREST PASS IN MVA, WAS REARENDED, NO LOC, PT HIT HEAD ON A WELDER DX: SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/18/2005Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Welding equipment
SKULL FX-WAS WELDING-@ HOME-GOT HIT W/ AN UNKNOWN OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 11/03/2003Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Welding equipment
52 YO MALE FELL TO CONCRETE ABOUT 20' WHILE WELDING CHI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 10/10/2002Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Welding equipment
18YOM WAS HIT IN HEAD W/WELDING HELMET BY ANOTHER STUDENTDX: LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/12/2000Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/16/2000Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Welding equipment, Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/25/1998Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/22/1997Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/18/1997Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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