Accidents - Cutting torches - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,501
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	180
Year 1998:	103
Year 1999:	239
Year 2001:	83
Year 2002:	68
Year 2003:	164
Year 2004:	17
Year 2005:	155
Year 2006:	118
Year 2007:	76
Year 2008:	151
Year 2009:	70
Year 2010:	70

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	78
16-25 years old:	242
26-50 years old:	854
50+ years old:	326

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/01/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cutting torches
59 YEAR OLD MALE PATIENT WAS LOADING A OXYGEN TANK ON TRUCK AT HOME AND CUT THUMB. DX; 3 CM LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2009	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
USING CUTTING TORCH -BURN TO FINGERS 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
PT WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH AND ACCIDENTLY HIT HIS THUMB WITH IT/ BURN TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
BURNED HAND ON ACETYLENE TORCH PREVIOUS DAY SECOND DEGREE THUMB BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
PATIENT BURNED THUMB WHEN PLAYING WITH PROPANE TORCH LAST WEEK, SEEN BY PRIMARY DR., NOW WITH RED STREAK UP ARM TO ARMPIT; THUMB BURN W/INFECT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/26/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
PT BURNED 2ND FINGER WITH A TORCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cutting torches
BURNT FINGER NO A TORCH 4D AGO ,FINGER NOW SWOLLEN&RED " CELLULITIS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2006	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	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
PT SUSTAINED BURN TO FINGER FROM BLOWTORCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2006	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
BURN TO FINGER SECONDARY TO USING CUTTING TORCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2006	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cutting torches
PT CUT THUMB W/METAL WHILE CUTTING W/ACETYLENE TORCH. DX: 1.5 CM L THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cutting torches
BURNED FINGER 2 WEEKS AGO WITH CUTTING TORCH. ABSCESS RIGHT MID FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2005	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
RT THUMB THERMAL BURN.PT BURNED THUMB WHILE USING A BLOW TORCH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2005	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
PT HAS BURN TO FINGER WHEN USING A TORCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2005	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
PT USING TORCH; PIECE POPPED OFF;PT JERKED HAND BACK & TORCH BURNEDLEF T FINGERS------DX: THERMAL BURNS LEFT 3RD, 4TH, 5TH DIGITS--FD ????
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/25/2005	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
PT USING CUTTING TORCHES BURNING RT INDEX AND MIDDLE AND RING FINGER C/O PAIN RT INDEX MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS THERMAL BURNS
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: 09/07/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	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
BURN FINGERS - PATIENT BURNED HIS LEFT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER FROM HOT METAL WHEN USING A TORCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cutting torches
AT HOME AT 1715, BALL JOINT ON CAR BLEW UP WHEN USING AN ACETYLENE TORCH CUTTING FINGERS. DX LACERATIONS OF RIGHT THIRD & FOURTH FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
LT 2ND FINGER BURN-AT HOME-TOUCHED A BLOW TORCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
R THUMB BURN/60YOWM BURNED THUMB ON A CUTTING TORCH 4 DAYS AGO AT NOON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2001	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2001	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/1999	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches, Clothing accessories
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/1999	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cutting torches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/1999	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cutting torches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/1999	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire:
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/1999	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches, Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/1998	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/1998	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/1998	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/1997	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches, Clothing accessories
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/1997	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	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, Cigarette or pipe lighters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/1997	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cutting torches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/1997	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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