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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 164
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/07/2003 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| BURN FINGERS - PATIENT BURNED HIS LEFT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER FROM HOT METAL WHEN USING A TORCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2003 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| AT HOME AT 1715, BALL JOINT ON CAR BLEW UP WHEN USING AN ACETYLENE TORCH CUTTING FINGERS. DX LACERATIONS OF RIGHT THIRD & FOURTH FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| LT 2ND FINGER BURN-AT HOME-TOUCHED A BLOW TORCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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