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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 367
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2005 | Age: 25 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: Cutting torches |
| USING CUTTING TORCH, SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE " FB REMOVAL " |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 2ND DEGREE BURN-CUTTING STEEL W/A LAZER-LAZER HIT HAND-@ SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| BURNS CHEST,FACE,R HAND - FIREBALL HIT FACE USING A CUTTING TORCH ON DE MO DERBY CAR MOTOR,NO FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/21/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| USING CUTTING TORCH, GRABBED HOT STEEL AFTER CUTTING DX: 1ST DEGREE BURNS LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT AT HOME TORCHING A GRAVITY WAGON SPARK FLEW INTO EYES DX L EYE TRAUMATIC CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches, Clothing accessories |
| 22 YO WM USING CUTTING TORCH @ HOME PIECE OF HOT SLUG FELL IN GLOVE 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2005 | Age: 24 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: Cutting torches |
| USING A BLOW TORCH TO CUT METAL, FELT DISCOMFORT IN RIGHT EYE DX:CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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