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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 222
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| HIT IN CHEEK WITH OXYGEN TANK-FACIAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT STATES HAD A VAN UP ON A LIFT WAS CUTTING REAR OUT WITH A TORCHDRIVE SHAFT SLID & FELL HITTING HIM IN FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT USING A BLOW TORCH REMOVING THE GRILL OFF A CAR AT HOME WHEN TH E FREON IGNITED SUSTAINED THERMAL BURNS TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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