Accidents - Air compressors - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,832
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	79
6-15 years old:	22
16-25 years old:	87
26-50 years old:	947
50+ years old:	696

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	324	Head:	228
Lower Trunk:	191	Finger:	187
Hand:	167	Face:	162
Upper Trunk:	94	Shoulder:	87
Foot:	86	Lower Arm:	73
Toe:	71	Upper Leg:	66
Wrist:	59	Elbow:	15
Mouth:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/25/2008	Age: 61 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
L MID FING LAC/61YOM AT HOME AT 9:15A TODAY GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN B ELT AND PULLEY ON COMPRESSOR CAUSING LACERATION OF FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors, Ceilings and walls
FACIAL LAC;CERV STR/48YOM WAS UNLOADING AIR COMPRESSOR AND IT FELL PINN ING HIM BETWEEN WALL.SUSTAINED LAC R FACE/EAR&L SIDE OF ABD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
RIGHT EYE INJURY ; PT FELL AND HIT EYE ON CORNER OF AIR COMPRESSOR. D: LACERATION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2008	Age: 56 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
PT HIT AIR COMPRESSOR WITH HAND HIT PULLY ON IT AND CUT FINGERS-FINGERL AC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors, Motor vehicles or parts
44 Y/O LOADING COMPRESSOR ON STRUCK WHEN HIT HEAD ON IT. COMPRESSOR FELL HIT PATIENT ON THE HEAD. DX-CONTUSION HEAD, STRAIN CERVICAL, LUMBA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
PT A COMPRESSOR FELL ON PTS LEG AT NEIGHBORS HOUSE DX. LEFT THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT STATES A AIR COMPRESSOR FELL OFF A SHELF AT HOME ONTO SHOULDER DX: CONTUSION LEFT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2008	Age: 26 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 PICKED UP AN AIR COMPRESSOR. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2008	Age: 71 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
FELL AND HIT AIR COMPRESSOR CUTTING FOREARM LACERATION FOREARM #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air compressors
PAIN AFTER PULLING ON AIR COMPRESSOR YESTERDAY LOW BACK PAIN *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors, Swimming pools
PT SUSTAINED A SKULL FRACTURED BY EXPLODING AIR COMPRESSOR WHILE BLOWIN G SWIMMING POOL LINES OUT AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/01/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
WAS MOVING AN AIR COMPRESSOR AND CUT HAND. LACERATION, RT. HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors
34 YO MALE HAS BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING 150# COMPRESSOR THORACIC STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors
PT WITH LOW BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING 100-150 LB. AIR COMPRESSOR. D: LUMB OSACRAL STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
C/O ELBOW PAIN, TRIPPED OVER AN AIR COMPRESSOR LAST NIGHT, FELL. DX-CONTUSION ELBOW, FOREARM, ABARASIONS ELBBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors, Motor vehicles or parts
USING AIR COMPRESSER TO CHANGE TIRE, HURT WRIST. DX WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Air compressors
PT'S EYE WAS INJECTED W/HIGH PRESSURE AIR FROM AIR HOSE. DX: PNEUMO CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2008	Age: 46 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 WITH FRACTURED FINGER, WAS HEATING UP A COMPRESSED CAN OF AIR AND IT EXPLODED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors, Stairs or steps
RT FOOT SPRAIN: CARRYING SMALL AIR COMPRESSOR, STEPPED DOWN ON STEP, HEARD CRACK, FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
AIR COMPRESSER FELL ON HIM;DX FRACTURED UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Air compressors
HEAD INJURY FROM AIR COMPRESSOR FALLING ONTO HEAD. DX-ACUTE HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Air compressors
PT WAS MOVING AIR COMPRESSOR, IN THE GARAGE, AT HOME, & IT FELL OVER & CRUSHED HIS RT 4TH DIGIT. DX; CRUSH INJURY, TUFT FX, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
CUT FINGER ON AIR COMPRESSOR/FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2008	Age: 32 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
AT HOME LIFTING COMPRESSOR HURT BACK DX STRAINED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2008	Age: 42 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
STRAINED LOWER BACK WHEN LIFTING A AIR COMPRESSOR AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2008	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Air compressors
TOUCHED HOT AIR COMPRESSOR;DX BURNED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
39 YO MALE HAD COMPRESSOR FALL ON LEFT FOOT LACERATION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
PT HIT TOE ON AIR COMPRESSOR -FX TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Air compressors
C/O FB SENSATION RT EYE AFTER OPENING AIR COMPRESSOR/ FB RT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
CORNEAL ABRASION: USING AIR COMPRESSOR FROM ***, HOSE CONNECTORBLEW OF F, BLOWING RUST IN B/L EYES AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
GOT HIT IN FACE WITH AIR HOSE 250 PSI DX: CONTUSION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Air compressors
HIT IN HEAD WITH PORTABLE AIR COMPRESSOR TANK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Air compressors
28 YO M FOREIGN BODY TO EYE AIR TANK EXPLODED AND PT GOT DUST AND METAL FRAGMENTS IN EYES*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors, Bicycles or accessories
LIP LAC, AIRING UP BICYCLE TIRE W/COMPRESSOR, TIRE BLEW UP DX: LIP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
PT DROPPED AN AIR COMPRESSOR ON RIGHT HAND, RIGHT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
CHEST WALL CT-200# AIR COMPRESSOR FELL ON PT'S CHEST-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2008	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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors, Saws
PT WAS USING A PRESSURED AIR COMPRESSOR TO BLOW A SAW CLEAN AND METAL W ORKING TOOLS AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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