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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,151
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/18/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT HAD BEEN WELDING AND NOW HAS PAIN TO EYES AND FACE/ BURNS TO CORNE AS AND FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2005 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| EYES BURNED WHILE WELDING DX: ULTRAVIOLET KERATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT BURNED EYES WELDING AT HOME CORNEAL BURN BOTH EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2005 | Age: 54 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, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| BEEN WELDING ALOT THIS AM, NOW C EYE PAIN&BURN " WELDER KERATITIS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT DX ORBITAL FLOOR FX - DUE T DIRECT TRAUMA,STRUCK BY WELDING TANK ON LT EYE 3 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2005 | Age: 71 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, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WAS ASSISTING SON W/ WELDING EARLIER TODAY AND PRESENTED W/ PAIN AND BURNING SENSATION IN BOTH EYES.DX-THERMAL INJURY BOTH EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| WELDING BURN ULTRAVIOLET KERATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2005 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PATIENT HURT EYES FROM WELDING ARC EXPOSURE DX: CORNEAL BURN TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 53 YO MALE WAS WELDING OVERHEAD AND EYES ARE BURNING CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT SUSTAINED CHEMICAL BURN TO EYES FROM EXPOSURE TO WELDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT. REPORTS AROUND SOMEONE AT HOME WHO WAS WELDING TODAY AT 3 PM AND RE CEIVED WELDING BURNS TO EYES. DX/ R/L EYES CORNEAL ABRASIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| LIFTING A HEAVY WELDING TANK AND DEVELOPED NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2005 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| UV KERATITIS BILATERAL - WELDING BURNS TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| WELDING IN AFTERNOON - WEARING EYE PROTECTION - AWOKE DURING NIGHT WITH EYE PAIN / BILATERAL CORNEAL BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2005 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| EYE PAIN WHILE WELDING DX ULTRAVIOLET WELDING BURN BILATERAL EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| WAS AT RT WELDING TALKING TO A FRIEND WHEN SUDDEN ONSET INCREASED PAIN TO HIS HEAD, FELL BACKWARDS ON CONCRETE, HITTING HEAD. CLOSED HEAD INJU |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| C/O EYE PAIN AFTER WELDING DX: BILAT. ULTRAVIOLET KERATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2005 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WAS WATCHING SOMEONE WELD TWO HOURS AGO NOW BOTH EYES ARE PAINFUL RA DIATION BURNS TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2005 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Welding equipment, Vises or workshop clamps |
| PT INJURED LEFT HAND ON A CLAMP WHILE WELDING DX: LEFT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| WELDING AT HOME ALL DAY - OPENED MASK FROM TIME TO TIME CORNEAL BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2005 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| WELDING ARCH EXPOSURE TO EYE WHILE WELDING DX CONJ TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2005 | Age: 52 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, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WAS WELDING WITH PROTECTIVE LENS ON, FELT IRRITATION TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| ULTRAVIOLET KERATITIS/60YOM AT HOME WAS WELDING WITHOUT EYE PROTECTION AND NOW C/O BILATERAL EYE PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 55 YO WM MESSING WITH OLD WELDER AT HOME AND WAS SHOCKED ELECTROCUTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2005 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WAS WELDING AT HOME WITHOUT A SHIELD AND DEVELOPED EYE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2005 | Age: 62 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: Welding equipment |
| CORNEAL ABRASION RT EYE - GOT F.B. IN EYE WHEN WELDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2005 | Age: 54 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: Welding equipment, Eye protection devices |
| PT WELDING 2 DAYS AGO, A PIECE OF METAL FLICKED UP UNDER SAFETY GOGGLES INTO R EYE DX: CORNEAL FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2005 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| WHILE WORKING ON A CAR, WELDING SHOCKS, WHEN SHOCK FLUID SPRAYED INTO P TS FACE, BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2005 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| WAS WELDING AT HOME ...FLASH BURNS TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2005 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| FLASH BURNS TO EYES FROM WELDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| FLASH BURN BIL EYES/54YOM WELDING TODAY AT HOME AND EXPOSED HIS EYES FO R A FEW MINUTES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment, Footwear |
| 3RD DEGREE BURN R FOOT - HOT METAL WENT INTO BOOT WHEN WELDING,NO MENTI ON OF FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2005 | Age: 51 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: Welding equipment, Tools |
| C/O POSS FOREIGHN BODY IN L EYE, STATES WELDING AND GRINDING ON THURSDA Y, BLURRY VISION X 3DAYS DX: L EYE METALLIC FOREIGN BODY W/ RUST RING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| BURNED HAND WELDING, PIECE OF METAL FLEW UP AND LANDED ON HAND/ RT HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2005 | Age: 63 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: Welding equipment |
| DX LEFT RING FINGER BURN: BURNED ON WELDING EQUIPMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2005 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE-WAS WELDING AND METAL SHAVING FLEW IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| WELDING AT HOME YESTERDAY, GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. DX: FB EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2005 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WELDING AT HOME, NOT WEARING PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR, RADIATION BURNS BIL AT EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WAS WELDING TODAY AND DEVELOPED EYE PAIN (UV LIGHT EXPOSURE) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2005 | Age: 65 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: Welding equipment |
| DX CORNEAL ABRASION: HOLDING METAL WHILE UNCLE ARC WELDED, PT GOT SOMETHING IN EYE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| EYE PAIN AFTER WELDING/ WELDERS FLASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2005 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WAS WATCHING FRIEND WELD. DX: BILAT UV KERATITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2005 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| SKULL FX-WAS WELDING-@ HOME-GOT HIT W/ AN UNKNOWN OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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