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Accidents - Cutting torches - 50+ years old - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 478
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Eyeball:230Hand:103
Lower Leg:71Head:71

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 06/14/2008Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Cutting torches
PT WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH AND INJURED EYE. DX: SMALL CORNEAL ULCER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/13/2008Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches, Day wear
R LOWER LEG BURN/62YOM AT HM AT 2:30P STS PANT LEG CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE WORKING WITH A CUTTING TORCH. NO FIRE DEPT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/17/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Cutting torches
PT WITH BURNS TO EYES AFTER USING BLOW TORCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2008Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Cutting torches
52 YO M FOREIGN BODY TO EYES AIR TANK EXPLODED PT GOT RUST AND METAL IN EYES*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/10/2008Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
BURNED HAND WITH A BLOW TORCH. DX. BURN TO BACK OF RIGHT HAND.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/16/2008Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Cutting torches
PT LIFTING CO2 TANK-SUBDURAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 01/06/2008Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
PT USING CUTTING TORCH @ HOME HAD BURNS TO R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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