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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 826
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/21/2008 | Age: 33 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 |
| PT SUS BURN TO HAND WHILE USING CUTTING TORCH% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches, Day wear |
| 45 YOF CROSSED PATH OF ACETYLENE TORCH AND BURNED SLACKS THROUGH TO POS TERIOR LEFT KNEE SUSTAINING 2ND-3RD DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 44Y/O,M,BURNS TO ABD. WITH *** TORCH, HOME, SECOND DEGREE& FIRST DEGREE BURNS IN ABD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 27 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, Pipes |
| BURNED HAND WHILE USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT A ROD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 46 YO MALE BURNED RIGHT WRIST ON BLOW TORCH FIRST DEGREE BURN WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2008 | Age: 27 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 |
| UV CORNEAL BURNS-USING A CUTTING TORCH W/O EYE PROTECTION-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PRESSURE VALVE ON OXYGEN TANK TO CUTTING TORCH EQUIPMENT BLEW UP AND CA UGHT FIRE INJURING AXILLA AT HOME. DX; 2ND DEGREE BURNS AXILLA AND ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| LIFTED OXYGEN TANK RT SHOULDER STRAIN * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT WAS BURNED W/PROPANE TORCH. FD NS. DX: L PALM BURN FIRST/SECOND DEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 36 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 |
| HAND BURNED-TOUCHED HOT CUTTING TORCH-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2008 | 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: Ear | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT SUSTAINED A BURN OF AN EAR FROM HOT METAL WHILE USING CUTTING TORCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| BLOW TORCH BLEW UP/ PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS TRUNK AND CHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| CUTTING A TRAILER WITH A CUTTING TORCH AND IT FLIPPED OVER BURNING ARM DX THERMAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH AND FLAME HIT LEFT FOREARM. BURN TO LEFT FORE ARM. NO FIRE; NO FIRE DEPT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| USING A BLOWTORCH TO WELD AND STATES A METAL FIREBALL HIT MY EYE. DX CELLULITIS L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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