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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,498
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| USING BLOW TORCH AT HOME WHEN BURNED UPPER BACK W TORCH DX 4-6 CM 2 & 3 DEG BURNS TO UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 10/31/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cutting torches, Poles |
| PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN IN CHEST WHILE USING A BLOW TORCH TO CUT SCRAP METAL , BECOMING TANGLED IN HOSE & FALLING ONTO A STEEL POST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| BURNED WITH CUTTING TORCH BURN TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches, Day wear |
| PT. USING CUTTING TORCH AT SCHOOL, LIT SHIRT ON FIRE. DX. BURN TO L U PPER ARM. NOT STATED IF FD ATTENDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches, Day wear |
| CALF BURN-USING A BLOW TORCH-CAUGHT JEANS ON FIRE-FD NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches, Day wear |
| WELDING UNDER TRUCK, FRIEND USING CUTTING TORCH, FLAME CAUGHT SWEATSHIR T ON FIRE/ BURN RT ARM AND BACK |
| 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: 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: 06/18/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| USING CUTTING TORCH WHILE LYING ON HIS SIDE EXTERNAL EAR CANAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches, Air conditioners |
| 49 YO MALE BURNED ARM ON TORCH WHILE FIXING AIR CONDITIONER FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS RIGHT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| FINGER TIP BURN-FLAME FROM PROPANE TORCH W/ O2 CONCENTRATOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT BURNED LT LEG WITH BLOW TORCH 2ND DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| CUTTING BOLTS W/ TORCH SATURDAY. PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN LT FOOT |
| 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: 04/19/2004 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT DRAGGED TORCH ACROSS WRIST C/O BUING AND PAIN SECOND DEGREE BURN LEF T WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2004 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| ACCIDENTLY BURNED RT THIGH W/ PROPANE TORCH YESTERDAY. 1% BSA BURN POST ERIOR RT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT USING CUTTING TOURCH AT HOME AND BURNED IS WRIST. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN FROM CUTTING TORCH. FD NOT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 21YOM AT HOME USING TORCH INJ TO ARM DX/BURN FOREARM |
| 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: 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 |
| Date: 02/23/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| CUTTING METAL WITH TORCH, PIECE OF RED-HOT METAL BURNED LOWER LEG 2 DAY S AGO, NOW RED. DX; 2ND DEGREE BURNS LOWER LEG. AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches, Day wear |
| USING TORCH-PANT LEG CAUGHT ON FIRE. ACUTE 12CMX12CM 2ND DEGREE BURN LT LEG |
| 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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