|
Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.
Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 486
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment, Tools |
| 14YOM, WAS IN METAL SHOP WELDING&CUTTINGMETAL W/O PROTECTIVE GOGGLES&LA TER WOKE UP WITH EYE PAIN>>CORNEAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment, Day wear |
| 15 YOM WAS AT FRIEND'S HOUSE LEARNING TO WELD & CAUGHT PANTS ON FIRE. FD NS. DX: 1.5% TBSA R LEG BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| WELDING BURNS BOTH EYES: 14YOM PRACTICING HIS WELDING @ HOME W/O HOOD OVER FACE, MEG WELDER 100 90 AMP FLUX WIRE, EYE PAIN,TEARING,LAST NIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 15YOM WAS WELDING ON A *** CAR AND WAS WEARING EYE PROTECTION HAVINGEY E PAIN..WELDERS BURNS TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 14YOM DEEP 2ND& 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO HAND LIGHTING WELDING POWDER WITH A FRIEND PT TRANSFERED* |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/19/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 14YOM DEEP 2ND & 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO HAND LIGHTING WELDING POWDER WITH FRIEND PT TRANSFERED TO BURN CENTER* |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/30/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 12 YR M FELL ON WELDING MACHINE;DX LACERATED FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 15 YO M WELDING YESTERDAY WITH NO PROTECTION, BURNED EYES. DX RADIATION BURNS TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 8YOM; PT WAS PLAYING OUTSIDE AND HURT FOOT WHEN WELDING TANK FELL ONTO PTS FOOT. D: CONTUSION LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 14YOM;PT WAS IN WELDING CLASS AND SOMETHING GOT INTO EYE. D : LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 14 YOM-FB SENSATION TO L EYE WHILE WELDING 2 DAYS AGO-TODAY BURNING SEN SATION TO L EYE DX FB REMOVEED W/RESIDUAL MATERIAL * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|
