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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 261
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/21/2004 | Age: 46 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 |
| PATIENT WAS WORKING WITH CUTTING TORCH AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. DX: FOREIGN BODY TO RIGHT EYE WITH REMOVAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2004 | Age: 17 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, Welding equipment |
| PATIENT GOT METAL IN EYE WITH USING CUTTING TORCH OR WELDING; CORNEAL A BRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2004 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| FB SENSATION LT EYE, 2 DAYS AGO WAS USING TORCH, FELT SOMETHING GO IN EYE/ FB LT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2004 | Age: 49 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 |
| PT USING TORCH AT HOME C/O FB IN EYE FLASH BURNS FB IN LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2004 | Age: 18 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 |
| FB SENS RT EYE, WAS USING BLOW TORCH ON CEMENT/ FB RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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