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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 239
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/06/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WAS WELDING A PIECE OF METAL; METAL SLIPPED CUTTING PT'S RT FOREARM DX: RIGHT FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WAS WELDING AND WAS CUT. DX: R FOREARM LAC 5.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 22 Y/O W/M RECEIVED WELDING BURN TO FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT BURNED FOREARM WHILE WELDING 5 DAYS PRIOR, NOW ARM WITH ABSCESS. DX L FOREARM CELLULITIS- PRIOR WELDING BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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