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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 209
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/16/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 28YMC USING A PLASMA CUTTER C/O EYES BURNING WEARING EYE PROTECTION UV KERATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| FOREIGN BODY RT EYE: 28YOM CUTTING METAL WITH A **** @ HOME & SOMETHING WENT INTO RT EYE SUNDAY, PAINFUL & IRRITATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Cutting torches, House repair or construction materials |
| BURN TO EYE-WAS USING CUTTING TORCH METAL POPPED SOMETHING HIT EYE AT UNKNOWN LOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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