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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 459
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| SMASHED FINGER IN WELDING EQUIPMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT'S FINGER GOT IN THE WAY DURING WELDING CLASS. DX: R RING FINGER PARTIAL AMPUTATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WAS WELDING AND BURNED LEFT RING FINGER DX: BURNS LEFT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2004 | Age: 33 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 |
| PT WAS BURNED W/WELDING TORCH 3 DAYS AGO. DX: SECOND DEG BURN L FOURTH FINGER W/INFECTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| DX RIGHT THUMB 2ND DEGREE BURNS: BURNED THUMB ON WELDING TORCHAT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 23 YOM STATES WHILE WELDING AT HOME, HOT PIECE OF METAL WENT THROUGH GLOVE AND INTO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| WELDING AND TOUCHED WELDING PART W/ HAND DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO 3RD DI GIT CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| L HAND 3RD FINGER BURN WHILE WELDING 1 WEEK AGO DX: BURN L 3RD FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PATIENT CUT FINGER WELDING AT SCHOOL; FINGER FX., FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 46YO WM - GSW - RT. THUMB - WAS WELDING A PISTOL WHICH DISCHARGED ACCID ENTALLY & BULLET THAT WENT THRU RT. THUMB & EXITED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2004 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Welding equipment, Clothing accessories |
| FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND W/ CELLULITIS-WELDING WIRE WENT THROUGH GLOVE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2004 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT GOT FINGERS CAUGHT IN FAN ON WELDER C/O PAIN AND MISSING FINGERS AMP UTATION 2-5 LEFT FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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