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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 501
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| WHILE USING TORCH IT BLEW UP AND BURNED (2ND DEGREE) RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| BURNS - OXYCELATENE TORCH CAUGHT FIRE AND EXPLODED IN HAND,FIRE DEPARTM ENT NOT MENTIONED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/20/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| =17YOM BURNED HAND ON TORCH AT HOME DX/THERMAL BURN L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT BURNED HAND WITH A TORCH; 2 DEGREE BURN RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO RT HAND ACCIDENTLY BURNED W/CUTTING TORCH. DX : 2 DEGREE BURN RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| BURNED HIS LEFT HAND WHILE USING A WELDING TORCH AT HOME.SECOND DEGREEP OSSIBLE 3RD DEGREE BURN LT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches, Pipes |
| LT HAND BURN-@ HOME-USING A BLOW TORCH TO UNFREEZE FROZEN PIPES-FIRE ST ARTED & PT TRIED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE-FD NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches, Gasoline |
| PT BURNED HAND WHEN USING A ACETALYNE TORCH AND GAS SPILLED UP INGLOVE AND IGNITED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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