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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,301
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT WAS LIGHTING A PROPANE TORCH AND WAS BURNED 4 DAYS AGO. FD NS. DX: R UPPER ARM BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| FB L EYE WHILE USING CUTTING TORCH DX; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY: USING TORCH AT HOME, IT SPARKED (FLASHED) CAUSING BURNING TO RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2007 | Age: 54 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 |
| SUSTAINED BURN FROM A CUTTING TORCH. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN BILATERAL HAND S, FIRE DEPARTMENT INVOLVEMENT NOT STATED# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2007 | Age: 45 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, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT WAS USING A BLOW TORCH ON GAS TANK OF PICK UP TRUCK WHEN GAS IGNITED DX:BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 43YMC USING A TORCH AND C/O SOMETHING IN EYE/FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2007 | Age: 18 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, Coins |
| A PIECE OF METAL FLEW FROM A PENNY THAT WAS MELTING C BLOW TORCH INTO E YE " FBR'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT USING BLOWTORCH HAD GAS LINE EXPLOSION.FD NS DX: L NECK DEGLOVING, L CLAVICLE FX, L 1-2 RIB FX, R FEMUR FX, PATELLA FX, L ANKLE/FOOT FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/09/2007 | 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 |
| 24YOM ATTEMPTED TO LIGHT A BLOW TORCH,WHICH DID CATCH,BURNED DORSALHAND ,PATIENT ARRIVED WITH ICE BAG ON HAND;1ST&2ND DEGREE HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2007 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PATIENT LIFTING TANK-TWISTED HEARD POP-TRAMATIC TENDONITIS OF ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2007 | Age: 15 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, Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles |
| PT LIGHTING ACETYLENE WELDING TORCH WHEN IT BLEW UP/FLASHED IN HAND WHE N WORKING ON DIRT BIKE MUFFLER; 3RD DEGREE BURN OVER HAND/FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/03/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 35 YO M- BURNT ARM WITH TORCH- BURN ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2007 | Age: 58 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 WAS BURNED ON ACETYLENE TORCH. DX: 2ND DEG BURNR HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT PLAYING AROUND THE FARM AND KNOCKED OVER AN ACETYLENE TANK & TRIED T O CATCH IT.DX L WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Cutting torches, Clothing accessories |
| PT IS RETIRED, USING TORCH, GOT BURNED ON ARM THROUGH GLOVE, DX; CHEM. BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| RT FOOT BURN.PT WAS USING A BLOW TORCH ON A BUMPER AND BURNED FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2007 | Age: 79 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches, Day wear |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A PROPANE TORCH COUGHT PANTS ON FIRE CAUSING 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LT THIGH. FD DIDN'T ATTEND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| BURNED CHEST WITH TORCH WHILE CUTTING METAL FIRE DEPT DID NOT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT SUSTAINED A BURN OF A FOREARM WHILE METAL WITH A BLOW TORCH AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2007 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches, Clothing |
| PT WAS CUTTING A ROD W/CUTTING TORCH AND CLOTHES CAUGHT FIRE 4 DAYS AGO FD NS. DX: 2ND DEG BURNS L CHEST/ABDOMEN 7-10% TBSA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2007 | Age: 52 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 BURNED 2ND FINGER WITH A TORCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2007 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| BURNT FINGER NO A TORCH 4D AGO ,FINGER NOW SWOLLEN&RED " CELLULITIS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT INJ LT EYE WHILE USING A TORCH AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| HOT METAL FRAGMENT FELL IN EAR USING CUTTING TORCH FB MIDDLE EAR PERFORATED TM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT WAS USING A PLASMA CUTTER ON METAL FOR THE FIRST TIME WITHOUT ANY PR OTECTIVE EYEWEAR DEVELOPED RADIATION BURNS TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT USING TORCH @ HOME BURNED LT WRIST DX 2ND AND ? SMALL 3RD DEGREE BURN LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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