Accidents - Welding equipment - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,994
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	105
Year 1998:	57
Year 1999:	151
Year 2000:	278
Year 2001:	94
Year 2002:	103
Year 2003:	340
Year 2004:	239
Year 2005:	385
Year 2006:	308
Year 2007:	404
Year 2008:	227
Year 2009:	132
Year 2010:	166

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	208
16-25 years old:	1,221
26-50 years old:	1,327
50+ years old:	236

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/13/2010	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment, Fuel storage tanks
47 YOM WAS WELDING NEAR A GAS TANK WHICH EXPLODED. FD NS. DX: BILAT ARMS/LEGS/FACIAL BURNS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/31/2010	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
BURN FOREARM - 23 YO MALE REPORTS BURN FROM HOT SLAG WHEN WELDING AT HO ME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2010	Age: 34 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
FELL WHILE WELDING AND BURNED ARM ON HOT METAL. BURN ARM LEFT. 34 YOM* LWOT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/25/2010	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
47 YO M WAS WELDING WHEN HE SUSTAINED SEVERE FLASH BURN TO ARM. ?FDA. D X:3RD DEGREE BURNS, ARM. TRANSFER.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/15/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
PT HAS WELDING BURN TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
BURNED WHILE WELDING/ 2ND DEGREE BURN RT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Welding equipment
LACERATED ARM ON A WELDING TABLE. DX LACERATION L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2008	Age: 57 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 WAS WELDING AT HOME & BURNT FOREARM 2 DAYS AGO DX: BURN TO LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
PT BURNED ARM WHILE WELDING AT SCHOOL BURN RT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2007	Age: 41 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
FIRST DEGREE (FLASH BURN) MEDIAL LEFT FOREARM (APPROXIMATELY 2% BSA) FROM WELDING LAST NIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2007	Age: 36 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 WAS BURNED WHILE WELDING 2 DAYS AGO. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
BURN FOREARM - 43 YO MALE PATIENT PRESENTS WITH BURN TO INSIDE OF RIGHT FOREARM WHILE WELDING - AREA RED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2007	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
19 YO M 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO L ARM 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO R ARM WELDER FLASH*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
FLASH BURN FROM WELDER TO L ARM,NOT WORKING WHEN THIS HAPPENED,NO FIRE DEPT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 45 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 USING WELDING CUTTING TORCH AT HOME BURNED FOREARM 2ND DEGREE BURN LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2006	Age: 33 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
BURNED HAND ON HOT METAL WHILE WELDING 2ND DEGREE BURN RT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Welding equipment
PT HELPING A FRIEND WITH WELDING MACHINERY WHEN GOT ARM PINCHED BETWEEN WELDING UNIT TANK AND SIDE OF THE UNIT. D:LACERATION, FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2006	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Welding equipment
PT WELDING AND PIECE OF METAL PUNTURED L ARM DX: PUNTURE WOUND L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2006	Age: 12 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
FOREARM BURN-SPARK FROM WELDER HIT ARM-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
PT WELDING AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO RIGHT LOWER ARM TWO DAYS AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2006	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
PT SUSTAINED WELDING BURN TO FOREARM ONE WEEK AGO. HEALING WELL, BUT IT CHY. D: BURNS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2005	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
WELDING LAST PM & BURNED SELF. 2ND DEGREE BURN LT FOREARM & RT HAND SPR AIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2005	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Welding equipment
PUNCTURED RT FOREARM WITH SPOT WELDER/ LAC RT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Welding equipment
INJURED PUTTING WELDING CART IN TRUCK, SMASHED HAND/ CARPAL TUNNEL SYND ROME 2ND TO TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
BURNED SELF WELDING DX. FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
L FA RED, PAINFUL AFTER WELDING DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2005	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
AT WELDING SCHOOL 2 DAYS PRIOR 3RD DEGREE BURN TO FOREARM WITH CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
WELDING AT SCHOOL, BURN L FA DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Welding equipment
PT. WAS USING A WELDER AND THE WELDING ROD FLEW UP AND HIT HIM IN THE ARM. PUNCTURE WOUND FOREAERM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 11/27/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Welding equipment
INFECTED R FOREARM WOUND - STRUCK ARM ON WELDING WIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
PT TRYING TO PUT OUT ACCIDENTAL FIRE ON ANOTHER STUDENT (WHILE IN WELDI NG CLASS @ SCHOOL) 2ND DEGREE BURN RT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
15 Y M STUDENT WELDING AT SCHOOL SHOP AND BURNED ARM. NO FD DX: 1ST DEGEE BURNS TO LEFT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment, Fences or fence posts
WELDING GATES. GLOVES SLIPPED & HOT GATE LANDED ON (R) FOREARM. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN (R) FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
SECOND DEGREE BURNS R ARM - CUTTING WITH TORCH WHEN OXYGEN HOSE BROKE A ND CAUGHT FIRE, NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Welding equipment
PT WAS HIT IN ARM W/WELDING ROD. DX: CONT R ARM, ULNAR NEURITIS POSS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Welding equipment
WELDING 3 DAYS PRIOR FOREARM BRUISE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
BURNED FOREARM WHEN WELDING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2001	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2001	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/2000	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2000	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2000	Age: 32 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2000	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2000	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment, Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2000	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/1999	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/1999	Age: 20 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/1999	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/1998	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment, Day wear
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/1998	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/1997	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/1997	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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