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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 498
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/09/2009 | Age: 45 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 |
| BURNED HAND AND WRIST ON CUTTING TORCH/ PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS RT HAND AND WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2009 | Age: 28 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 |
| 28YMC USING A PLASMA CUTTER C/O EYES BURNING WEARING EYE PROTECTION UV KERATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches, Gasoline |
| PT WAS USING CUTTING TORCH WHEN SPARK CAUSED TANK OF GASOLINE TO EXPLODE. FD NS. DX: FACIAL BURN 2ND DEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/29/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches, Clothing accessories |
| HAND BURN-CUTTING TORCH CAUGHT PIGSKIN GLOVE ON FIRE-@ HOME-NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2009 | Age: 28 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 |
| FOREIGN BODY RT EYE: 28YOM CUTTING METAL WITH A **** @ HOME & SOMETHING WENT INTO RT EYE SUNDAY, PAINFUL & IRRITATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2009 | Age: 23 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: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Cutting torches, House repair or construction materials |
| BURN TO EYE-WAS USING CUTTING TORCH METAL POPPED SOMETHING HIT EYE AT UNKNOWN LOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2009 | Age: 76 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: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| SUSTAINED A FLASH BURN TO THE FACE&ARM WHILE CUTTING SOMETHING WITH THE TORCH>>BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2009 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT RRIPPED OVER HOME OXYGEN TANK LINE, DX: HIP FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/21/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| USING CUTTING TORCH -BURN TO FINGERS 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 42 Y/O WAS BURNED FROM A CUTTING TORCH HE WAS USING UNDER A TRUCK, HIT GAS LINE ON TRUCK. DX-1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO NECK EAR FOREARM HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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