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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 766
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Electric welding equipment, Eye protection devices |
| PT. USING AN ARC WELDER WITH A PAIR OF VERY POOR GOGGLES. WELDING LESS THAN 1 MINUTE, PAIN TO EYES. DX ARC WELDER BURN OF EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electric welding equipment |
| GOT SHOCKED WHILE UNPLUGGING A WELDER IN SCHOOL /BURNED FINGER DX: SMALL BURN MARKS ON 2ND & 3RD FINGERS OF L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2002 | Age: 35 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: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electric welding equipment |
| WORKING AT HOME USING HIS ARC WELDER,GOT A SHOCK ON LT. 5TH FINGER, NO LOC, NO DARK URINE. +S.O.B. DX. ELECTRIC SHOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Electric welding equipment |
| WELDER'S BURNS BOTH EYES; IN AREA OF WELDING YESTERDAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electric welding equipment |
| PUT ELECTRIC CORD IN MOUTH;BURN, LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Electric welding equipment |
| PT WAS ELECTRIC ARC WELDING AT HOME TODAY. DX: UV KERATITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Electric welding equipment |
| FLASH BURN EYES - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH PAIN AND BURNING WITH PHOTOPHOB IA AFTER EXPOSURE TO ARC WELDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Electric welding equipment |
| WELDERS BURNS BOTH EYES; STSEAS WAS WELDING EARLIER TODAY ( NO MENTION OF EYE PROTECTION) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electric welding equipment |
| PT WAS WELDING, AT THIS TIME HE WAS SWEATING. HE PICKED UP A WELDER TO MOVE IT WHEN HE RECIEVED AND ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Electric welding equipment |
| BURNED BOTH EYES TODAY WHILE ARCH WELDING AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric welding equipment |
| AFTER USING ARC WELDER, DEVELOPED EYE PAINDX: UV KERATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Industrial | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric welding equipment |
| 27 YOMC WELDING A RACE CAR , EYES UNPROTECTED, WOKE UP WITH EYE PAIN.NO T WORK-RELATED/ARC EYES, ELECTRIC WELDING EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Electric welding equipment |
| WAS WELDING RECIEVED FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric welding equipment |
| IRRITATION BOTH EYES WHILE WELDING AT FATHERS.. DIAGNOSIS WAS PHOTODERMATITIS BOTH EYES. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Electric welding equipment |
| USING ELECTRIC WELDER, RADIATION BURNS TO EYE'S FROM FLASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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