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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 701
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 02/10/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| GOT BURN TO FACE HIT WITH FLAMES WHILE WELDING MOTORCYCLE DX: BURN TO F ACE NO FIRE DEPT ON SCEEN |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/10/2007 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE FORHEAD BY FALLING WHILE WELDING AT H OME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2006 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Welding equipment, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| R UPPER LID CELLULITIS - EYE MATTED SHUT AFTER WELDING AND USING *** TER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT DX ORBITAL FLOOR FX - DUE T DIRECT TRAUMA,STRUCK BY WELDING TANK ON LT EYE 3 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2005 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| WHILE WORKING ON A CAR, WELDING SHOCKS, WHEN SHOCK FLUID SPRAYED INTO P TS FACE, BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WAS USING SOME COMPOUNDS WHILE WELDING AT HOME THEN BROKE OUT IN A F ACIAL RASH AND BURNING CONTACT DERMATITIS FROM WELDING COMPOUNDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2004 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT WELDING & GOT WELDERS FLASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2003 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PATIENT HURT WHILE WELDING. SPARK FLEW ONTO EYELID. DX: BURN TO BOTTOM OF EYELID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2003 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| 57YOM-2ND DEGREE BURN FACE=WAS WELDING, POT & ZINC EXPLODED AT HOME-STU CK TO FACE-HAD TO PEEL IT OFF |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/12/1999 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment, Eyeglasses |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/1998 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Welding equipment, Wire |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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