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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 238
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/14/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON METAL-@ COLLEGE IN WELDING CLASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| COMPLEX WOUND LT.INDEX FINGER.PT.REFERS WHILE WORKING.WITH A ELECTRIC WELDING . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Welding equipment, Wire |
| WHILE USING A WELDER, A WIRE PENETRATED HIS GLOVE, WENT INTO FINGER, PU NCTURE TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT HAD WELDING BURN TO FINGER 1 WEEK AGO. RED STREAK UP ARM. D: BURN, C ELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2003 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 72 YOM WAS USING WELDING EQUIPMENT WHILE WORKING ON CAR DOOR. THERMAL BURN, RIGHT INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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