Accidents - Welding equipment - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 792
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	67
Year 1999:	134
Year 2001:	66
Year 2003:	68
Year 2004:	60
Year 2005:	15
Year 2006:	71
Year 2007:	140
Year 2009:	90
Year 2010:	76

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/27/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Welding equipment
53YOM HURT THUMB WHILE WELDING DX: THUMB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2009	Age: 59 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
PT BURNED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A WELDING TORCH SUSTAINED A THERMA L BURN TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Welding equipment
L INDEX FINGER LAC WHILE WELDING DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
BURNED THUMB WITH WELDING TORCH DX 3RD DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Welding equipment
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER WHILE WELDING AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Welding equipment
FB IN FINGER WHILE WELDING/ PW RT DISTAL 3RD FINGER
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: 02/14/2004	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Welding equipment, Clothing accessories
FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND W/ CELLULITIS-WELDING WIRE WENT THROUGH GLOVE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2004	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Welding equipment
PT GOT FINGERS CAUGHT IN FAN ON WELDER C/O PAIN AND MISSING FINGERS AMP UTATION 2-5 LEFT FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/13/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
72 YOM WAS USING WELDING EQUIPMENT WHILE WORKING ON CAR DOOR. THERMAL BURN, RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2001	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/1999	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/1999	Age: 58 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/1997	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Welding equipment, Poles
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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