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Accidents - Electric welding equipment - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 766
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Eyeball:609Finger:68
Shoulder:67All Of Body:15
Mouth:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/17/2002Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: 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: 12/03/2002Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 11/20/2002Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: 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: 11/18/2002Age: 40 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: 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: 10/16/2002Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Electric welding equipment
PUT ELECTRIC CORD IN MOUTH;BURN, LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/29/2002Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: 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: 09/07/2002Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: 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: 09/06/2002Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: 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: 08/02/2002Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: 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: 06/01/2002Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: 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: 05/31/2002Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: 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: 04/29/2002Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: IndustrialFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: 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: 03/30/2002Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: 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: 02/24/2002Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: 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: 01/27/2002Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: 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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