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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,087
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/08/2009 | Age: 23 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, Elec |
| Product: Cutting torches, House repair or construction materials |
| BURN TO EYE-WAS USING CUTTING TORCH METAL POPPED SOMETHING HIT EYE AT UNKNOWN LOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2008 | Age: 21 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, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT HAD A FOREIGN BODY LODGED IN AN EYE WHILE USING A CUTTING TORCH TO C UT A DUMPSTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2008 | Age: 24 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: Cutting torches |
| PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE TORCHING STEEL INJ BOTH EYES/ DX CORNEAL FLASH BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT SUST CORNEAL ABRASION USING BLOW TORCH# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2007 | Age: 18 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, Coins |
| A PIECE OF METAL FLEW FROM A PENNY THAT WAS MELTING C BLOW TORCH INTO E YE " FBR'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT INJ LT EYE WHILE USING A TORCH AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT WAS USING A TORCH WHILE CUTTING METAL IN SHOP CLASS - FELT SOMETHIN G FALL INTO EYE. D: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| FLASH BURNS EYES WHILE USING CUTTING TORCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT @ HOME WORKING W/TORCH AND NOW PAIN IN EYE# DX FB L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches, Eye protection devices |
| USING CUTTING TORCHES IN SCHOOL AND WEARING GOGGLES AND SPARKS WENT UP UNDER GOGGLES NO F.D. RECORDED CORNEAL BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 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: 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 |
| Date: 05/04/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cutting torches, Welding equipment |
| PATIENT GOT METAL IN EYE WITH USING CUTTING TORCH OR WELDING; CORNEAL A BRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| FB SENS RT EYE, WAS USING BLOW TORCH ON CEMENT/ FB RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| SLAG FROM CUTTING TORCH STRUCK LEFT EYE WAS WEARING PROTECTIVE WEAR DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Cutting torches, Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles |
| PT USED PLASMA CUTTER AND LATER GOT DUST IN EYES RIDING DIRT BIKE. DX: BILAT CORNEAL ABR, UV KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cutting torches, House repair or construction materials |
| PATIENT WAS AT HOME USING A TORCH FLAME TO A PIECE OF CONCRETE WHEN A PIECE OF THE CONCRETE GOT IN HIS EYE. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2001 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2001 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2000 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Cutting torches, Eye protection devices |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/1999 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/1998 | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/1997 | Age: 21 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/1997 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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