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Accidents - Welding equipment - 0-5 years old - Year 2006

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 224
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Eyeball:131Finger:77
Face:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/07/2006Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
CHILD WITH EYE PAIN SINCE WATCHING UNCLE WELD ON WEDNESDAY. "WELDERS BU RNS". LPTMS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 08/07/2006Age: 0 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Welding equipment
AGE UNKNOWN, LAST WEEK PUNCTURED FINGER WITH WELDING ROD, BLEW AIR ON I T TODAY CAUSED FINGER T BLOW UP, PUS COMING OUT. DX; PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/08/2006Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
PATIENT HURT EYES WHILE WATCHING WELDING DONE AT HOMEDX: EXPOSURE TO WELDING ARC/RADIATION BURNS TO EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/29/2006Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Welding equipment
SWOLLEN EYE,WALKED IN WHILE FATHER WELDING ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/10/2006Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
PT WAS @ DADS WORK PLACE WELDING PT TOUCHED THE FLAME "IT WAS PRETTY" PT WITH BURNS TO 3RD 4TH AND 5 DIGIT. DX BURN TO FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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