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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 218
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2006 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| HAND BURN-@ NEIGHBOR'S-HIT FLAME OF BLOW TORCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2006 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PURCHASED A OXYGEN TANK WITH PLANS TO MAKE IT INTO A BELL,CUT INTO IT W ITH TORCH WHEN IT EXPLODED RESULTING IN MASSIVE TRAUMA GENITALS,AMP LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/23/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT INJURED MOVING OXYGEN TANK; FX WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2006 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 56 Y/0 W/M BURN HAND ON 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 |
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