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Accidents - Welding equipment - Year 2005 - Face

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 212
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Date: 11/01/2005Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Welding equipment
PT DX ORBITAL FLOOR FX - DUE T DIRECT TRAUMA,STRUCK BY WELDING TANK ON LT EYE 3 DAYS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/19/2005Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
2% FACIAL BURN.PT WAS USING A WELDING TORCH AND BURNED FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/13/2005Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
FACIAL BURN-TOUCHED HOT METAL WHILE WELDING-@ SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2005Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Other
Product: Welding equipment
WELDING 1 WEEK EARLIER INFECTED EYELID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2005Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Welding equipment
WHILE WORKING ON A CAR, WELDING SHOCKS, WHEN SHOCK FLUID SPRAYED INTO P TS FACE, BURN TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/28/2005Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Welding equipment
19 YO - DX: BILATERAL IRRITANT CONJUNCTIVITIS - EXPOSED TODAY WHILE WEL DING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/12/2005Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
BURN TO LIP&FACE WITH BLOWTORCH-2ND DEGREE BURN LIP&FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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