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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 303
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/22/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT SUSTAINED A BURN OF AN EAR FROM HOT METAL WHILE USING CUTTING TORCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| HOT METAL FRAGMENT FELL IN EAR USING CUTTING TORCH FB MIDDLE EAR PERFORATED TM |
| 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: 10/02/1999 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/1999 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/1998 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/1997 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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