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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 753
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/31/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 27YOM HAD BEEN WELDING AND OUT IN THE HEAT ALL DAY LONG. WHEN HE GOT H OME FELT HOT, HAD HEADACHE, SLIGHT CHILLS. HEAT EXHAUSTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 28 YOM WAS USING WELDING EQUIP. WHEN FELT DIZZY FOUND OUT IT WAS LOTS O F TOXIC FUMES- DX-TOXIC EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Welding equipment, Wire |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK-37YOM-SHOCKED WHILE WELDING-HIT A WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| COUGHT AFTER BREATHING VAPORS FROM WELDING RODS BRONCHITITS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WAS WELDING WITHOUT HELMET WHICH IS NOT NORMAL FOR PATIENT. WAS CON FUSED, REDNESS NOTED AROUND PERIORBITAL AND CHEEK AREA. LEFT STROKE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/02/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 49YO WHITE MALE SHOCKED BY CAPACITOR ON WELDING UNIT IN L HAND OUT R HAND,C/O CHEST PX RAD 2 L ARM,L FINGER BURN,DX ELECTRIC SHOCK-CHEST PX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/12/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| RASH ONSET AFTER WELDING ALLERGIC DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| DIZZY,WELDING IN ENCLOSED GARAGE FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES RESULTING IN CO PO ISONING,TRANSF TO HYPERBARIC CHAMBER |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/12/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PATIENT HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK FROM WELDING MACHINE, THEN BEGAN TO HAVE CHEST PAINS. DX - MILD ELECTROCUTION, ATYPICAL CHEST PAINS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Welding equipment, Carbon monoxide detectors |
| STATES CO2 MONITOR WENT OFF LAST NIGHT FROM GAS-RUN WELDING MACHINE. DX. CO2 EXPOSURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 32YOM AT HOME WELDING EARLIER/NOW NAUSEATED VOMITING H/A DX/TOXIC FUMES EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Welding equipment, Doors |
| SYNCOPE W/ HEAT EXHAUSTION-WELDING DURING THE DAY W/ THE DOOR SHUT- VISION WENT BLURRY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Welding equipment, Sinks |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK-WAS WELDING-ARM HIT A STEEL SINK-PT GOT SHOCKED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PATIENT WITH HEADACHE, SHORTNESS OF BREATH AFTER WELDING AT HOME. SIMIL AR INCIDENT 2 YEARS AGO. D: METAL FUME ALLERGY, FUNGAL RASH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| WORKING WITH WELDING EQUIPMENT AND GOT ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2000 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2000 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Welding equipment, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2000 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/1999 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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