Welding Equipment

17 YOM WAS AT SCHOOL IN BUILDING TRADES CLASS USING A WELDER AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE DX ABRASION EYE2 VFOREIGN BODY EYE

33 YOM USING MIG WELDER ENDED UP STABBING HAND WITH WIRE DX PUNCTURE WOUND HAND

29 YOM WAS WELDING YESTERDAY AND DID NOT USE THE APPROPRIATE HYPERADDUCTION. NOW HAD EYE PAIN AND IRRITATION. DX: WELDERS FLASH OF BOTH EYES

24YOM C/O EYE PROBLEM/WELDING ARC BURNS TO BOTH EYES. HE WAS WELDING WITHOUT USING A WELDING SHIELD. LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION. DX: PHOTOKERATITIS, BILATERAL

36YOM C/O SHOULDER/ARM PROBLEM. HAS RECURRENT ISSUES WITH SHOULDER WHICH HAVE WORSENED SINCE WELDING. RADIOGRAPHS NEGATIVE FOR ACUTE FRACTURE. COMPLAINS OF RIGHT LATERAL SHOULDER PAIN. DX: SHOULDER STRAIN

34YOM PRESENTS AFTER HE WAS STRUCK IN THE RIGHT THIGH WITH A SMALL STEEL ROD WHILE HE WAS DOING SOME WELDING DX: CELLULITIS AND ABSCESS OF UPPER LEG AND SKIN FOREIGN BODY

22 YOM BILAT EYE PAIN WELDING W/O PROTECTION DX; UVK

34 YOM WAS WELDING METAL WHEN A SPARK FLEW UNDER HIS PROTECTIVE GLASSES INTO HIS LEFT EYE. DX: FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE.

59 YOM CHEST PAIN WHILE WELDING DX; CHEST PAIN

38YOM PRESENTS WITH REDNESS AND SWELLING AND PAIN TO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER AFTER HE POKED IT WITH A WELDING WIRE DX: CELLULITIS

34YOM, C/O EYE TRAUMA RIGHT EYE, WELDING ACCIDENTALLY STABBED RIGHT EYE W/ PIECE OF METAL, BLURRY VISION & PHOTOPHOBIA DX: CORNEAL ABRASION RIGHT EYE

37 YOM PRESENTS WITH BILATERAL EYE PAIN. HE WAS WELDING HIS CAR WEARING A WELDING HOOD. IT WAS A DUSTY ENVIRONMENT. DX CORNEAL ABRASIONS

Welder was welding with a fibre-metal Model 110WH HLMT 110 WHITE SH 10 PC made by North Safety Products co., Cranston, RI, when the weld hood caught on fire around the lens and forehead area.

Welding goggles that I purchased failed, causing me to burn myself. I was using a new pair of welding goggles that I purchased just the day before to do some brazing of copper tubing in my basement. I had almost completed my braze, when I lifted up the shaded glass on the goggles (it's hinged) to inspect my braze, when suddenly the shaded glass fell from the goggles. I was holding the lit torch in my right hand, and I operated the goggles with my left hand. When the glass fell, I instinctively reached for it, causing the lit torch, with a large, multi-flame tip attachment, to come into direct contact with the back of my arm, causing a severe burn. I almost dropped the lit torch. I shut off the torch, removed the goggles, and then got a wet cloth on my burned arm. I inspected the goggles and noticed that they appear to have a manufacturing defect which caused this problem to happen. The frame that holds the shaded glass into the goggles is designed to allow the glass to be removed and replaced (possibly for different levels of shading?). The glass is retained by a piece of springy wire that is supposed to hook into holes on the left and right at the top of the frame. The hole on one side of that frame was defective. Instead of a hole through the plastic, the back-side was missing, so it was just a dent. As long as the shaded glass frame was down, it held the wire in place, but as soon as it was raised, the wire would spring out, thereby allowing the shaded glass to fall out. Here is a link to the product at Lowe's: http://www.lowes.com/pd_13867-47120-SGY-WELD14_0__?productId=50017000&Ntt=blue+hawk+welding&pl=1&currentURL=%3FNtt%3Dblue%2Bhawk%2Bwelding&facetInfo= Product name: "Blue Hawk Black Welding Safety Glasses" Item #: 13867 Product #: SGY-WELD14

My BernzOmatic propane torch started to leak propane through a small hole on the gas valve. The manufacturer claims that this is a safety in the event of an internal seal failure. I purchased this torch approximately 8 years ago and used it less than 10 times and it failed. The manufacturer seems to have no issue with their product failing after minimal use and feels that venting flammable gas in the direction of the operator is a good safety practice. After I discovered the failure I discontinued use and detached the propane cylinder. I have read on-line about others having the same issue. The torch is black plastic with a blue plastic grip and a red gas valve and ignition trigger. The blue handle says BernzOmatic and the number 307 is stamped near the ignition trigger. There are no other markings on the torch and no safety instructions or mention of the safety relief on the gas valve.

(12/8/2015The consumer is concerned that the machine can explode because it does not have safety valves. The consumer also stated that the product is poorly constructed. There is stainless steel welded to regular steel. Regular steel will rust and leak causing it to leak hydrogen and oxygen gas. The water and gas exchange chamber on the top of the machine is welded together by pieces of flimsy sheet metal that has a high possibility of rupturing if there is a flashback to the chamber. The water and gas exchange chamber does not have an emergency release valve in case of flashback. This will cause a major explosion. (12/08/2015) The consumer contacted the manufacturer with his concerns. He asked for his money and was refunded. He was advised to ship the product back to the company in California. The consumer still has the product. Here is a YouTube Video that will explain this King Kar 600 dangers I am talking about. https://wwwyoutube.com/watch?v=TGo3udd0t7g&feature=youtu.be Hello there I been dealing with HHO Gas machines for a long time. I understand fully the dangers of the manufacturing of the machine to be safe or not. I ordered this King Kar 600 machine from China and I was promised it would be high-quality and safe to use. After a thorough examination I found this machine to be unsafe for the public and for commercial applications. There is many different issues going on with this King Kar 600 model that you will see clearly in our video on YouTube. I thought doing a YouTube video would be great because videos give you a 360 degree outlook on what is taking place instead of pictures that do not say anything showing compared to a video that is show and tell. This video is on YouTube marked unlisted and not available to the public to be viewed. Only people that are given this link has the permission to view this video. Here is a YouTube Video that will explain this King Kar 600 dangers I am talking about. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGo3u

I was welding with a brand new auto darkening helmet and it failed to darken enough to protect my eyes . As a result I recieved burns to my retina on both eyes . Worse was my left eye .