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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 632
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 01/29/2010 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment, Day wear |
| 78 YOM WAS ARC WELDING IN GARAGE WHEN SPARK CAUGHT PANTS ON FIRE. + FD DX: 12% TBSA PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS BILAT UPPER LEGS/R LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/21/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT'S WELDING PANTS CAUGHT FIRE WHILE WELDING AT WELDING SCHOOL. FD NS. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS SECOND DEG BURN L THIGH/KNEE/UPPER SHIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT STS WELDING FRIDAY,DROPPED HOT METAL ON L UPPER ANT THIGH,PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN,DXL THIGH CELLULITIS,ERYTHEMA NODOSUM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/26/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| FIRST DEGREE BURNS TO BILATERAL THIGHS - WELDER'S BURN THIS AFTERNOON - STATES HE DID NOT KNOW HE WAS BURNED UNTIL TONIGHT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT BURNED LT UPPER THIGH WHILE WELDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment, Day wear |
| 1-2 DEGREE BURNS LATERAL L THIGH; "ACCIDENTALLY WALKED IN FRONT OF A WE LDING FLAME" PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRE HE SAID. PATTED OUT BY PT. NO FD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| THIGH BURN-@ HOME-DROPPED HOT METAL ON LEG WHILE WELDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| ACCIDENTALLT BURNED THIGH WITH WELDING EQUIPMENT DX: R THIGH BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 2 DEGREE BURN R UPPER & LOWER LEG, HAIR BEARD & FACE SINGED, MILD INHAL ATION INJURIES; WELDING ON CAR WHEN GAS TANK EXPLODED. NO FD INFO GIVEN |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/13/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment, Day wear |
| PT WAS WELDING GRASS CAUGHT ON FIRE CATCHING OVERALLS ON FIRE NO FD 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| BURNED THIGH WHILE WELDING;ABSCESSED NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2000 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/1997 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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