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Accidents - Welding equipment - 50+ years old - Year 2010 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,424
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Date: 12/20/2010Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Welding equipment
52 YOM DX FOREIGN BODY IN EYE - S/P PIECE OF WELDING AND CHIPPED METAL IN EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/10/2010Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
61 YOM WELDING WITHOUT A MASK. DX WELDERS BURNS EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/06/2010Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
ARC WELDING FLASH BURN: 51YOM ULTRAVIOLET KERATITIS B/L EYES, WELDING YEST. W/O EYE PROTECTION, DECREASED VISION, EYES BURNING, LOCATION NS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/14/2010Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
51 YOM WAS WELDING ON HIS CAR AT HOME AND HAS EYE PX. DX: UV KERATITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/14/2010Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
54 YOM WAS WELDING EARLIER IN THE DAY AND DID NOT USE EYE PROTECTION NO W WITH BURNING OF BOTH EYES. DX: PHOTOKERATOSIS TO BILAT. CORNEAS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/01/2010Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
51 YOM HAD BEEN USING A WELDER/ BURNS TO EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/19/2010Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment, Eye protection devices
56 YOM WAS USING ARC WELDER WITH PROTECTIVE EYEWAR AND EXPERIENCED BILA T EYEPAIN FROM WELDING FLASH SUSTAINING UV KERATITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/27/2010Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Welding equipment
67 YOM EYES BURNING AND SORE. HAD BEEN WELDING AND CAMPING. DX: BILAT ERAL CONJUCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/10/2010Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Welding equipment
51YO WHITE MALE STS POSS FOREIGN BODY TO EYE FROM WELDING SOB, DX CORNEAL ABRASION, POSS IRITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/01/2010Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
65 YO M WELDING AT HOME, HURT EYES. DX WELDERS BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/04/2010Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Welding equipment
60 YOM-@ HOME EYE PAIN,BLURRINESS, & BURNING-REPORTS WAS WELDING & POSS IBLY GOT SOMETHING IN EYE DX R CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/21/2010Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Welding equipment
53YOM GOT FB IN EYE WHILE WELDING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/13/2010Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Welding equipment, Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
55YOM WELDING AND GRINDING C/O LT EYE PAIN/ LT CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2010Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Welding equipment
57YOM HAS EYE PAIN AFTER WELDING CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/29/2010Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Welding equipment, Lawn mowers
68YOM C/O FB SENSATION RT EYE, WAS WELDING , MOWING LAWN AND *** FB RT EYE, METALIC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2010Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
65 YOM C/O EYE PAIN BURNS TO EYES BY PLASMA CUTTER, WELDER BURNS. DX-FLASH BURNS TO EYES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/19/2010Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
53YOM HAS WELDERS FLASH BOTH EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/06/2010Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
56YOM HAS FLASH BURN FROM WELDING IN SMALL AREA WELDERS ARC F
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/27/2010Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
71 YOM WELDING BURN TO EYE WHEN USING WELDING EQUIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/17/2010Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
58 YOM WAS HELPING FRIEND WELD FOR 3 HRS. DX: UV KERATITIS, FB L EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2010Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Welding equipment
60YOM WAS AT HOME USING WELDING EQUIPMENT, FEELS LIKE GOT SOMETHING IN EYE, DX LT EYE IRITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/05/2010Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
70 YOM C/O EYE PAIN. DX-WELDING BURN TO EYES.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 03/05/2010Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Welding equipment
55 Y/O BM HIT IN EYE WHILE WELDING, RECEIVED ABRASION TO EYEBALL*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/26/2010Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
54YOM, FLASH BURN TO EYES FROM WELDING, NO OTHER INFORMATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/06/2010Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Welding equipment
DX PUNCTATE KERATITIS - UV BURN F WELD'G: 60YOM WELD'G EARLIER W/O GLASSES; W/B EYE BN & BURN'G & "FEELS LIKE SAND"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/15/2010Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Welding equipment
63 Y/O M WAS WELDING YESTERDAY-NOW ITCHING FEELING IN L EYE DX: FB L EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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