Accidents - Cutting torches - Year 2001

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,186
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	66
16-25 years old:	117
26-50 years old:	757
50+ years old:	244

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	394	Eyeball:	391
Face:	177	Finger:	83
Foot:	66	Lower Arm:	38
Lower Leg:	16	Lower Trunk:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/20/2001	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cutting torches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2001	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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Cutting torches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2001	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2001	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2001	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cutting torches, Pipes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2001	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2001	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cutting torches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2001	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2001	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Cutting torches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2001	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Cutting torches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2001	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/11/2001	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2001	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2001	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2001	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2001	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2001	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2001	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Cutting torches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2001	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2001	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Cutting torches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2001	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2001	Age: 30 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: Cutting torches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2001	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2001	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2001	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cutting torches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2001	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Cutting torches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2001	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches, Containers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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