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Accidents - Fuel-burning welding equipment - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 515
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Eyeball:272Lower Arm:145
Foot:82Head:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/28/2002Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment
PT WITH ARM AND LEG TINGLING AND NUMBNESS AFTER GAS WELDING LAST NIGHT. D: TINGLING, CONCERN FOR SERIOUS CONDITION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/20/2002Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment
PT WAS CUTTING METAL WITH PLASMA CUTTER; C/O BILAT EYE PAIN DX: BILAT ARC WELDING EXPOSURE & UV EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/15/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment
PATIENT BURNED BOTTOM OF FOOT ON WELDING BLOW TORCH TYPE EQUIPMENT; SUP ERFICIAL 2ND DEGREE FOOT BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/15/2002Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment
EXPOSED TO ULTRAVIOLET WHILE USING WELDING EQUIPMENT DX RAD BURNS TO EY ES
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 06/25/2002Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment, Footwear
34YOWM-2ND DEGREE THERMAL BURN TOP LEFT FOOT WITH TORCH WHILE WELDING-W AS WEARING SANDALS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2002Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment
=25YOM WATCHING A FRIEND WELD INJ TO BOTH EYES AT FRIENDS HOMEDX/WELDER S FLASH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/19/2002Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment
ULTRA VIOLET KERATITIS BOTH EYES, GOT A FLASH BURN WHILE USING ASTICK W ELD ON EXHAUST OF A 1991 ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/17/2002Age: 42 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment
PT USING A WELDING TORCH AT HOME SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO RIGHT FORE ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/14/2002Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment
HEAD LACERATION - UNBELTED DRIVER IN A CAR THAT WAS REARENDED, WAS HIT ON THE BACK OF HEAD BY AN ACETYLENE TANK (PART OF WELDING EQUIPMENT)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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