Accidents - Welding equipment - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Face

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 147
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/05/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
PATIENT HURT WHILE WELDING. SPARK FLEW ONTO EYELID. DX: BURN TO BOTTOM OF EYELID.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
57YOM-2ND DEGREE BURN FACE=WAS WELDING, POT & ZINC EXPLODED AT HOME-STU CK TO FACE-HAD TO PEEL IT OFF
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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