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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 540
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 04/10/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT STATES WELDING ROD IMPALED LT WRIST AT HOME. LT WRIST TRAUMA PENETRATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| WRIST BURN-ACCIDENTLY BURNED ON BLOW TORCH WHILE DAD WAS WELDING-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME-WELDS 8 HOUR SESSIONS-@ SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2006 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| UNKNOWN HOW IT HAPPENED POSSIBLE WHILE WELDING DX- RIGHT WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PATIENT BURNED BY WELDING TORCH AT HOME. DX; BURNED RT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2004 | 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| SECOND DEGREE BURN R WRIST - BURNED WRIST WHEN WELDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| SECOND DEGREE BURN WRIST - BURNED WRIST WITH HOT WELDING TORCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| BURN WRIST - 2 DEGREE BURN LEFT WRIST - HIT BY SPARKS FROM WELDING LAST NIGHT - ONE NICKLE SIZED BURN TO WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2001 | 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2001 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2000 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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