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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 326
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/01/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 59 YEAR OLD MALE PATIENT WAS LOADING A OXYGEN TANK ON TRUCK AT HOME AND CUT THUMB. DX; 3 CM LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT BURNED 2ND FINGER WITH A 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 |
| Date: 07/20/2003 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| AT HOME AT 1715, BALL JOINT ON CAR BLEW UP WHEN USING AN ACETYLENE TORCH CUTTING FINGERS. DX LACERATIONS OF RIGHT THIRD & FOURTH FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| R THUMB BURN/60YOWM BURNED THUMB ON A CUTTING TORCH 4 DAYS AGO AT NOON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/1999 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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