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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,166
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT. WAS DOING REPAIR WORK ON HIS CAR USING A CUTTING TORCH, BURNED HIS LOWER LEG. DIAGNOSIS; BURN LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT WORKING ON HIS CAR WITH A TORCH WHEN THE TORCH BLEW UP SUSTAINED THE RMAL BURNS TO FACE AND CHEST NS IF FD ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/30/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| USING CUTTING TORCH, SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE " FB REMOVAL " |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| BURNED FINGER 2 WEEKS AGO WITH CUTTING TORCH. ABSCESS RIGHT MID FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| RT THUMB THERMAL BURN.PT BURNED THUMB WHILE USING A BLOW TORCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2005 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches, Day wear |
| R LOWER LEG BURN/68YOM AT HOME CUTTING STEEL W/TORCH & PANTS CAUGHT F IRE & BURNED LOWER LEG. NO FIRE DEPARTMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT BURNED L FOREARM ON A TORCH ON FRI. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN L FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 08/09/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 57 YOM 10% BURN TO FACE, CHEST ARMS WHILE MELTING WAX WITH BLOW TORCH A ND IT EXPLODED AFTER POURING ALCOHOL ON IT AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/30/2005 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| RT ANKLE PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN.PT WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH AND BURNED ANKLE. |
| 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: 06/23/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| BURNS CHEST,FACE,R HAND - FIREBALL HIT FACE USING A CUTTING TORCH ON DE MO DERBY CAR MOTOR,NO FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| 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: 06/21/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| ACETELINE TORCH BLEW UP IN PATIENT'S RIGHT HAND. DX-2ND DEGREE BURNS ABDOMEN AND RIGHT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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: 05/31/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 2ND DEGREE BURN TO L ANKLE, CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY: USING CUTTING TORCH AND HOT METAL FELL, HIT L ANKLE 3 DAYS AGO, LOCATION UNKNOWN |
| 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: 04/20/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT HAS BURN TO FINGER WHEN USING A 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: 04/08/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT AT HOME TORCHING A GRAVITY WAGON SPARK FLEW INTO EYES DX L EYE TRAUMATIC CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT USING TORCH; PIECE POPPED OFF;PT JERKED HAND BACK & TORCH BURNEDLEF T FINGERS------DX: THERMAL BURNS LEFT 3RD, 4TH, 5TH DIGITS--FD ???? |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| 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 |
| Date: 02/25/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT USING CUTTING TORCHES BURNING RT INDEX AND MIDDLE AND RING FINGER C/O PAIN RT INDEX MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS THERMAL BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| USING A BLOW TORCH TO CUT METAL, FELT DISCOMFORT IN RIGHT EYE DX:CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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