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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 354
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/24/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| BURN L LOWER EYELID - SPARK HIT EYELID WHEN WELDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2003 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PATIENT HURT WHILE WELDING. SPARK FLEW ONTO EYELID. DX: BURN TO BOTTOM OF EYELID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2003 | Age: 57 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 |
| 57YOM-2ND DEGREE BURN FACE=WAS WELDING, POT & ZINC EXPLODED AT HOME-STU CK TO FACE-HAD TO PEEL IT OFF |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/30/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 17 Y/O M INJURED FACE WHEN WORKING WITH WELDER WITHOUT MASK. DX; UV SKIN BURN TO FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 32 YOM WAS USING WELDING EQUIPMENT AT HOME; PIECE OF HOT METAL HIT EYEL ID.THERMAL BURN, RT. EYELID. NO FIRE DEPARTMENT INVOLVEMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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