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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 316
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/01/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| THUMB TIP AMPUTATION-@ SCHOOL-ON WELDING GRINDER |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 11/23/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT SMASHED RT MIDDLE FINGER IN DOOR OF WELDING MACHINE DX: CONTUSION RT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2005 | Age: 50 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 |
| PAIN TO FINGER HIT ON HOT WELDING TORCH DX: BURN TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT BURNED LT INDEX FINGER WHILE WELDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2005 | Age: 63 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 LEFT RING FINGER BURN: BURNED ON WELDING EQUIPMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2005 | 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 WHILE WELDING. DX: L FOREARM INFECTION, BILAT FIRST FINGER BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/10/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| SMASHED FINGER ON METAL WHILE WELDING AT SCHOOL. DX: CONTUSION FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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