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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,528
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 12/20/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: 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: 09/15/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: 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: 09/15/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: 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: 06/25/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: 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: 06/09/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: 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: 04/19/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: 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: 02/17/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 01/14/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: 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 |
| Date: 05/10/2001 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2001 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2000 | Age: 18 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: Fuel-burning welding equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2000 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2000 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment, Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2000 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/1999 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/1999 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/1999 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/1999 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment, Cardboard products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/1999 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/1999 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/1998 | Age: 29 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, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/1997 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/1997 | Age: 41 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: Other |
| Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/1997 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/1997 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/1997 | Age: 28 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: Fuel-burning welding equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/1997 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/1997 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fuel-burning welding equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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