Accidents - Air compressors - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,478
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	33
6-15 years old:	5
16-25 years old:	432
26-50 years old:	662
50+ years old:	343

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	415	Foot:	205
Lower Trunk:	180	Hand:	177
Head:	144	Lower Arm:	122
Ankle:	76	Face:	76
Upper Trunk:	15	Knee:	15
Elbow:	15	Toe:	15
Lower Leg:	5	Eyeball:	5
Ear:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2002	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air compressors
RT FT PAIN-PT DROPPED AN AIR COMPRESSOR ON RT FOOT AFTER USING ETOH AND CRACK COCAINE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air compressors
LOW BACK PAIN-SINCE HE LIFTED AN AIR COMPRESSOR WEIGHING ABOUT 100#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
PT CAUGHT FINGER IN AIR COMPRESSOR BELT. DX: 2 CM R MIDDLE FINGER LAC/FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Air compressors
PT HAD AN AIR COMPRESSOR FALL ONTO RT SIDE OF FACE THEN FELL ON ARM DX: CRUSHING RT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
PAIN W/ CRUSH INJURY R RING FINGER.DROPPED AIR COMPRESSOR ON FINGER.DX TUFT FX RT RING FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
SCALP LAC-AT HOME-BUILDING A ROOM ON HOUSE-FELL ABOUT 10 FEET-HIT AIR COMPRESSOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
FX FOOT WHEN AIR COMPRESSOR FELL ON FLOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors, Wire
22YOM-FACIAL CONTUSION-IN ATTIC AT HOME-INSTALLING WIRE-AIR COMPRESSOR HOSE BLEW UP IN FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2002	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Air compressors
15 MONTH OLD MALE HURT FINGER ON AIR COMPRESSOR PARTIAL AMPUTATION, OPEN FRACTURE, FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
PT HAD AIR COMPRESSOR BREAK BLEW PARTICLES INTO HAND, ABRASION R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
WORKING IN CAR AT HOME DROPPED SMALL AIR COMPRESSION ON FOOT DX FX CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
28 YOM USING COMPRESSED AIR COMPRESSOR OVERLOAD AN SAFETY VALVE BLEW CONTUSION CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors
STRAIN LOW BACK - PATIENT HAD ONSET OF LOW BACK PAIN WHEN LIFTING AN AI R COMPRESSOR AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
PT PUNCHED AIR COMPRESSOR, FX L 5TH METACARPEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
FELL BACKWARDS- CUT RIGHT LEG ON AIR COMPRESSOR DX: RIGHT LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
PT DROPPED A COMPRESSOR ON FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
PT WAS HIT TO TOP OF HEAD WITH AN AIR HOSE. DX: SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
CHILD FELL IN BACKYARD ON AN AIR COMPRESSOR AND CUT LEFT EAR. DX LEFT EAR LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2002	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
LAC TO HAND WHEN WORKING ON AIR COMPREESOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors
FELL OVER AIR COMPRESSOR 30 MIN PTA DX: SP RT KNEE/ SP RT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2002	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors
RT KNEE SPRAIN-LIFTING A COMPRESSOR-TWISTED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
PATIENT PUNCHED AN AIR COMPRESSOR, FINGERS BEGAN "DROPPING DOWN." DX-BOXER FRACTURE 4TH METACARPAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
CUT FINGER ON BELT OF AIR COMPRESSOR AT HOME IN SHOP. DX: LACERATION F INGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
AIR COMPRESSOR FELL ON HAND-LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
FILLING TRAILER TIRES WITH AIR AT GAS STATION, TRIPPED AND FELL OVERA IR HOSE INJURING HIP. DX: HIP FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/08/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors
40 YOM PICKED UP AIR COMPRESSOR STRAIN LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Air compressors
PATIENT HAD AIR COMPRESSOR FALL ON HEAD AT HOME. D: SCALP HEMATOMA,CERV ICAL STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors
LEFT FOOT SPRAIN - TWISTED FOOT LAST NIGHT WHEN FELL WHILE LIFTING AN A IR COMPRESSOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
PT. STATES HE WAS WORKING ON A COMPRESSOR AT HOME AND IT KICKED BACK.DX . LAC L FOREARM, TENDON INVOLVEMENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2002	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors
STRAINED BACK WHEN LIFTING AIR COMPRESSOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
AT HOME PT GOT HIT WITH AIR COMPRESSER IN LEFT EYE. DX CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Air compressors
FINGER CAUGHT IN AIR COMPRESSOR DX. FINGERTIP AMP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors
LIFTING AIR COMPRESSOR AND CUT IN LT AC REGION. DX; SPRAIN LT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
PT DROPPED AIR COMPRESSOR ON FINGER AT ELK'S CLUB. DX: FX R RING FINGER, SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
HURT FINGER WORKING ON AIR COMPRESSOR DX LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Air compressors
PT PUT LEFT HAND INTO AN AIR COMPRESSOR AND CUT TIP OF 4TH DIGIT - PAR ENTS UNABLE TO FIND FINGER TIP. D: AMPUTATION L 4TH FINGER (TO O.R.)
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/02/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air compressors
HIT FINGER ON AIR COMPRESSOR; FINGER INJ FINGER NAIL REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
GREAT TOE CONT. PT DROPPED AN AIR COMPRESSOR ONTO FOOT IN HIS GARAGE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
70 Y/O M C/O (L) MIDDLE FINGER - CAUGHT IN FAN BLADE ON AIR COMPRESSER. DX: OPEN FX. LEFT MIDDLE DISTAL PHALANX AMPUTATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
CUT FOOT ON AIR COMPRESSER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Air compressors
CRUSH FOOT - VICTIM AT HOME DROPPED AIR COMPRESSOR ON LEFT FOOT - PRESENTS WITH PAIN, SWELLING AND ECCHYNESIS
Disposition: Not recorded

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