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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 403
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/05/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PRESSURE VALVE ON OXYGEN TANK TO CUTTING TORCH EQUIPMENT BLEW UP AND CA UGHT FIRE INJURING AXILLA AT HOME. DX; 2ND DEGREE BURNS AXILLA AND ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT WAS LIGHTING A PROPANE TORCH AND WAS BURNED 4 DAYS AGO. FD NS. DX: R UPPER ARM BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 35 YO M- BURNT ARM WITH TORCH- BURN ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2006 | 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: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 36 YOM WAS WORKING ON A TRAILOR USING A TORCH WHEN HE SUSTAINED 2ND DEG REE BURNS FROM PUTTING HIS LEFT UPPER ARM ON THE HOT STEEL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 35 YOM WAS USING ACETOLINE TORCH, DROPPED IT AND CAE UP AND BURNED STUM P OF LEFT UPPER ARM. |
| 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: 09/08/2004 | 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: 04/19/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| BURN STUMP - 32 YOM WAS TRYING TO USE A BLOWTORCH TO REMOVE A PLOW FROM THE CAR AND GOT BURNED ON HIS LEFT STUMP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/1999 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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