Accidents - Welding equipment - Years 1997-2010 - Ear

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,827
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	84
Year 1999:	18
Year 2000:	316
Year 2001:	102
Year 2002:	121
Year 2003:	279
Year 2004:	257
Year 2005:	263
Year 2006:	146
Year 2007:	86
Year 2008:	30
Year 2009:	70
Year 2010:	48

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	69
16-25 years old:	516
26-50 years old:	1,056
50+ years old:	185

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 04/06/2010	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
LEFT EAR BURN.18YOM WAS WELDING AND SOMETHING HIT EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2010	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
29 YOM GOT PIECE OF METAL IN EAR WHILE WELDING UNDER CAR. DX: BURN R EXTERNAL EAR CANAL, R OE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2009	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE USIING A WELDER POSS FB IN EAR/ DX L EAR FB (FRAGMENT OF METAL) WITH A BURN TO INSIDE OF EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
69 YO USING WELDER SPARKS BURN EAR BURN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Welding equipment
EAR INJURY-A SPARK FELL INTO EAR WHILE WELDING-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Welding equipment
PT WELDING AT HOME ARC HIT EAR LT EAR PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Welding equipment
A PIECE OF HOT METAL FLEW IN PATIENT'S EAR WHILE HE WAS WELDING. DX-TRAUMATIC PERFORATION TYMPANIC MEMBRANE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2006	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Welding equipment
PT GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN EAR WHILE WELDING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2006	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Welding equipment
WAS WELDING AND POSSIBLE SPARK WENT INTO EAR. OTITIS EXTERNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
PT WAS WELDING AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW UP AND INTO HIS EAR/ BURN TO E AR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2005	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
PT WAS WELDING WHEN A PIECE OF HOT METAL FELL IN HIS EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Welding equipment
WELDING IN HIS GARAGE TONIGHT AND A MOTH FLEW IN EAR FOREIGN BODY EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
23 YOM HAS WELDING SPARKS FLY INTO EAR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
PT WELDING AT HOME, SPARK FLEW INTO RT EAR, THERMAL BURN EAR NS IF FD A TTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
PT GOT HOT METAL IN EAR WHILE WELDING ON SATURDAY. DX: BURN L EAR CANAL.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 10/21/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Welding equipment
PT HAD METAL DEBRIS GO INTO EAR CANAL WHILE WELDING. D: FOREIGN BODY, E AR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Welding equipment
PASSED OUT WHILE WELDING AT SCHOOL DX. EAR CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
16YOMC WELDING AND HOT METAL FELL INTO EAR/BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
PT WAS WELDING YESTERDAY WHEN A PIECE OF HOT METAL WENT INTO RIGHT EAR PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
L EAR PAIN;BURN/31YOM STS DROPED A HOT PELLET INTO L EAR CANAL WHILE WE LDING. C/O HEARING NOT THE SAME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2003	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
WHILE WELDING GOT A HOT PIECE OF OF WELDED MATERIAL IN R EAR DX: ACUTE BURN TO R EAR CANAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
30 YO M WELD BURN IN L EAR. DX BURN TO L EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Welding equipment
WELDING UNDER HIS CAR, HOT PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO EAR/ FB LT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Welding equipment
PATIENT WITH EAR PAIN SINCE SPLATTER FROM WELDING WENT INTO EAR 1 WEEK AGO. ALSO HAS HEADACHE, FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS. D: VIRAL SYNDROME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
PATIENT WAS WELDING AND A PIECE OF SLAG WENT INTO HIS EAR. DX-1ST DEGREE BURN LEFT EXTERNAL EAR CANAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
AT HOME WELDING, FELT PIECE OF HOT METAL DOWN L EAR. DX. SMALL BURN TO L EAR CANAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2001	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2001	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2001	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2000	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2000	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2000	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2000	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2000	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/1999	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/1997	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/1997	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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