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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 231
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/14/2004 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| HAND BURN-TOUCHED A HOT PROPANE TORCH-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| BURNED HANDS WHILE USING BLOW TORCH/ CELLULITIS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2004 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PATIENT WAS WORKING WITH AN ACETYLENE TORCH, WHEN HE LIT IT, IT FLAMEDU P AROUND HIS HAND NO FD CALLED. DX; BURN TO DORSAL SURFACE OF L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2004 | Age: 49 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 |
| 49 YO MALE BURNED HAND WITH TORCH WHILE PLUMBING LEFT HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2004 | Age: 28 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 |
| 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LT HAND FROM A CUTTING TORCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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