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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 131
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/17/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| FACIAL BURN-AT HOME-WELDING UNDER CAR-HOT METAL FELL ON HIS FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT.C/O BURING TO BOTH EYES WITH BLURRED VISION SUSTAIN WHILE WELDING DX- CORNEAL ABRASION BOTH EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| HOT METAL IN L EYE WHILE WORKING WITH METAL CHIPS, WHILE WELDING AT SCH OOL. DX. BURN L LOWER LID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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