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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 354
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/11/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 2ND DEGREE BURN R LEG: 39YOM BURNED LEG W/ A CUTTING TORCH @ HOME, 2" DIAMETER 2ND DEGREE OVER LOWER R LEG, LOCALIZED PAIN, @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 50YOM IGNITED GAS VAPOR WITH BLOW TORCH WHILE WORKING ON CAR 2ND DEGREE BURN OF FACE NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 47 YOM 2ND DEGREE BURN TO HAND, USING A TORCH TO HEAD A PIECE OF METAL AND A PIECE BROKE OFF AND HIT HIS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2010 | Age: 40 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 |
| 40 YOM-PT WAS @ HOME USING CUTTING TOURCH WHEN SOME HOT METAL WENT INT O L EYE DX CORNEAL ABRASION * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| FB L EYE/28YOM AT HOME WAS USING A TORCH WHEN PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO L EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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