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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 158
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 10/31/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cutting torches, Poles |
| PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN IN CHEST WHILE USING A BLOW TORCH TO CUT SCRAP METAL , BECOMING TANGLED IN HOSE & FALLING ONTO A STEEL POST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2000 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Cutting torches, Pipes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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