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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 460
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/16/2005 | Age: 61 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 |
| HAND BURN-PT WAS "TORCHING" WEEDS & LIQUID FROM TORCH SPILLED ON HAND-F LAMED UP-(PROPANE TORCH) THE VALVE WAS LEAKING-FD NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 2ND DEGREE BURN-CUTTING STEEL W/A LAZER-LAZER HIT HAND-@ SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2005 | Age: 21 months | 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 |
| PATIENT TOUCHED A HOT CUTTING TORCH. DX-1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2005 | Age: 24 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 |
| USING CUTTING TORCH, GRABBED HOT STEEL AFTER CUTTING DX: 1ST DEGREE BURNS LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT SUSTAINED A BURN OF A HAND FROM A CUTTING TORCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2005 | Age: 47 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: Cutting torches |
| PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS R HAND: USING BLOW TORCH AT HOME WHILE WORKING ON A TRUCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2005 | Age: 37 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: Cutting torches |
| DX BURN LEFT HAND: USING CUTTING TORCH AND INJURED HAND AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2005 | Age: 41 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 |
| BURN TO LT HAND FROM TORCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2005 | 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: Cutting torches |
| STATES WAS USING A BLOW TORCH AND BARN EXPLODED, STATES BLEW BARN DOORS OFF. BURNS TO HANDS, FINGERS AND LEFT KNEE. MULTIPLE BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2005 | Age: 22 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, Clothing accessories |
| 22 YO WM USING CUTTING TORCH @ HOME PIECE OF HOT SLUG FELL IN GLOVE 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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