Accidents - Air compressors - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,778
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	154
6-15 years old:	193
16-25 years old:	237
26-50 years old:	884
50+ years old:	308

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	461	Lower Trunk:	237
Hand:	165	Eyeball:	158
Foot:	150	Head:	92
Neck:	86	Toe:	86
Lower Arm:	86	Wrist:	73
Shoulder:	71	Mouth:	71
Upper Trunk:	15	Knee:	15
All Of Body:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/24/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Air compressors, Industrial equipment
FINGER CAUGHT IN THE COMPRESSOR TRYING TO TURN OFF A ?WET VAC " AMPUTATION "
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Air compressors, Bicycles or accessories
ELECTRIC SHOCK, PLUGGED IN AIR COMPRESSER TO AIR UP BIKE TIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2006	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
PT GOT HER FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN A COMPRESSOR AND CONCRETE AT HOME TODA Y DX// FX AND LAC LEFT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2006	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
PT DROPPED AN AIR COMPRESSER ONTO HIS RIGHT KNEE FOUR DAYS AGO S\CINTUS ION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2006	Age: 39 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: Other
Product: Air compressors
PT INJURED LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING A COMPRESSOR. DX: BACK PAIN WITH SUSPECTED L4 AND L5 DISC LESION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
3 YOF, STAYING WITH GRANDFATHER, OUT IN HIS SHOP, SHE PICKED UP AIR COMPRESSOR HOSE , TURNED ON, PUFFED IN HER EYE. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2006	Age: 15 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
FELL,HAND WENT INTO RUNNING AIR COMPRESSOR CONTUSION LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air compressors
PUT COMPERESSED AIR HOSE IN MOUTH, NOW HAS PAIN, TINGLING IN CHEEKS. D X: MINOR COMPRESSED AIR INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Air compressors
TIP OF THUMB CUT OFF IN AIR COMPRESSOR DX: AMPUTATION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2006	Age: 30 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: Burns, Thermal
Product: Air compressors
BURNT F.ARM ON A HOT MUFFLER OF A COMPRESSOR " BURN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB ON THE FAN FOR AN AIR COMPRESSO R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2006	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
FINGER CAUGHT IN AIR COMPRESSOR BELT "LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
HIT IN R EYE W/AIR HOSE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
CUT HAND AND TENDON WHEN PUT HAND IN PULLEY/BELT OF AIR COMPRESSOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Air compressors
PT SMASHED RIGHT THIRD FINGER WITH AIR COMPRESSOR PARTIAL AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
LT 3RD FINGER CONTUSION: TRIPPED OVER AIR COMPRESSOR AND SMASHED INTO IT, HITTING LT 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2006	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE SCALP BY FALLING STRIKING AN AIR COMPR ESSOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2006	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Air compressors
WAS CHANGING AIR COMPRESSOR AT HOME; APPARENTLY WAS EXPOSED TO POISON I VY. DERMATITIS, RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
CONTUSION WRIST WHEN STRUCK SELF WITH AIR COMPRESSOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2006	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
PAIN TO FOOT DROPPED AIR COMPRESSOR ONTO FOOT DX: CONTUSION TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
DROPPED COMPRESSOR ON FINGER FRACTURE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2006	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Air compressors
FINGER CAUGHT IN AIR COMPRESSOR/FINGERTIP AMP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2006	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
INJURED R WRIST @HOME WHILE USING AIR COMPRESSOR, DX; WRIST, ARM CONTUSION/
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2006	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
HEAD CONT. PT FELL IN GARAGE STRIKING HEAD ON AN AIR COMPRESSOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors, Stairs or steps
LUMBAR STRAIN-CARRYING AIR COMPRESSOR DOWN STEPS-FELL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
PT LIFTING COMPRESSOR AND HIT RIBS DX: R RIB CONTU
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2006	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors
LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK MOVING AN AIR COMPRESSOR IN GARAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2006	Age: 42 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
SMASHED HAND BETWEEN AIR COMPRESSOR AND ROCKS @HOME, C/O HAND PAIN, DX; HAND CONTUSION/
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Air compressors
PT TRIPPED OVER BROTHER'S LEG AND HIT LEFT SIDE OF FOREHEAD ON AIR COMP RESSOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2006	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors
PT WAS LIFTING A AIR CONPRESSOR AT HOME AND DEVELOPED NECK PAIN CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2006	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
PT DROPPED AIR COMPRESSOR ONTO RT 2ND TOE, FX TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air compressors
LT ARM PAIN LAST NIGHT WHEN WORKING WITH COMPRESSOR AND IT JOLTED/LT SH OULDER PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors
DX LOWER BACK STRAIN: LIFTING AIR COMPRESSOR INTO TRUCK AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Air compressors
PATIENT MASHED FINGER IN AN AIR COMPRESSOR. DX-CRUSH INJURY FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2006	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
PT CAUGHT FINGER IN AIR COMPRESSOR TODAY DX: ABRASIONS RIGHT 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Air compressors
PT USING AN AIR COMPRESSOR TO BLOW DEBRIS AROUND IN HIS GARAGE AND GOT A FOREIGN BODY IN RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2006	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
26 Y/O W/M BRUISED FOOT WHEN KICKED AN AIR COMPRESSOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2006	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
COMPRESSOR FELL ON FINGERS "FXS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
PT PUT HAND ON AIR COMPRESSOR; HURT FINGERS. D: OPEN FX TO RIGHT 1ST AND 4TH DIGITS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/21/2006	Age: 58 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
PICKING UP A 200 LB COMPRESSOR TODAY, FELT A SHARP PAIN IN R HIP AND SI DE OF BACK. DX. ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN LUMBAR/SACRAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2006	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors
PT LIFTED AN AIR COMPRESSOR AND INJURED BACK. DX: LUMBAR SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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