Accidents - Air compressors - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,584
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	151
6-15 years old:	168
16-25 years old:	334
26-50 years old:	1,253
50+ years old:	676

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	530	Hand:	397
Upper Trunk:	271	Lower Arm:	205
Finger:	181	Foot:	175
Eyeball:	152	Lower Leg:	141
Face:	132	Shoulder:	115
Ankle:	86	Upper Arm:	70
Neck:	70	Toe:	30
Knee:	15	All Of Body:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/24/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
LT HAND CONT.: DROPPED A TIRE RIM ON HAND, TIRE RIM PUSHED HAND AGAINST AIR COMPRESSOR IN DAD'S GARAGE AT HOME, LT HAND PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2009	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Air compressors
FELL LAST SUN @ HOME-OVER AN AIR COMPRESSOR THEN LANDING ON SAME INJURI NG R SHOULDER DX R CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors
FELL OFF THE ROOF OF HIS HOUSE, 14-16FTH, AFTER TWISTED ANKLE THEN LAND ED WITH CHEST WALL ONTO AIR COMPRESSOR>>ANKLE/CHEST WALL MS/CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
PT WAS AT HOME MOVING AN AIR COMPRESSOR, HIT LEG CAUSING A CONTUSION TO RT LWR LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2009	Age: 36 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
36 YOM INJURED LOW BACK FROM LIFTING COMPRESSOR. DX-ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors
ACUTE BICEPS TEAR R ARM: LOADING 50 GAL. TANK AIR COMPRESSOR ON TRUCK, REACHED BACK TO PUSH IT UP IN TRUCK,FELT TEAR-SNAP R UPPER ARM,@ FRIEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
RT GREAT TOE OPEN FX.PT DROPPED AN AIR COMPRESSOR ON TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2009	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
29 Y/O/F DROPPED AN AIR COMPRESSOR ON LEFT FOOT DX: L FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2009	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: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors
LIFTING A HEAVY COMPRESSOR AND INJ SHOULDER SPRAINING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2009	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
PT CUT ARM ON BLADE OF AIR COMPRESSOR AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
LAC. TO R FOREARM: HELPING FATHER MOVE AIR COMPRESSOR, IT SLIPPED, 2 CM LAC. VOLAR ASPECT R FOREARM,CUT ARM ON AIR COMPRESSOR, AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2009	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors
37YO WHITE MALE LIFTED LARGE AIR COMPRESSOR C/O R HAND PAIN -SWELLING DX HAND SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2009	Age: 3 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
3YOM AIR COMPRESSOR IN DINING ROOM CHILD WAS CLIMBING ON IT WHEN IT TIPPED OVER INJURED HIS CHEST;CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2009	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
PT WAS USING COMPRESSOR AND BLEW AIR INTO RT HAND DX: RT HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Air compressors
HAND FB-26 Y/O M-INJURED ON COMPRESSOR HOSE-SHOT DEBRIS INBTO HAND-TRAN SFERRED TO LARGER HOSPITAL
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/15/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Mobile/Manufactured home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors, Stairs or steps
CARRYING AIR COMPRESSOR UP THE STEPS OF A MOBILE HOME FELL DOWN STEPS I NJURING LOW BACK MUSCLE SPRAIN TO LOW ER TRUNK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2009	Age: 54 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
C/O SHOULDER PAIN, AIR COMPRESSOR BLEW UP. DX-RIGHT SHOULDER PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Air compressors
6 YOM CRUSH INJURY/LAC TO FINGER TRIED TO LIFT DAD'S AIRCOMPRESSOR AND DROPPED IT ON HIS FINGER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2009	Age: 26 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
LOW BACK STRAIN: PULLING ELECTRIC MOTOR OUT OF 3 PHASE AIR COMPRESSOR AT HOME "TURNED WRONG, PULLED LOWER BACK OUT"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Air compressors
PATIENT BRUSHED FOREARM AGAINST AIR COMPRESSOR YESTERDAY, BLISTERING, P EELING; BURN INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
FELL UNLOADING AN AIR COMPRESSOR AT FRIENDS HOUSE INJURING RIBS. DX: F RACTURED RIBS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Air compressors
PT STATES A METAL SLIVER FLEW OFF AIR COMPRESSOR & LANDED IN (L) FOREAR M DX;* FB (L) FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2009	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
FINGER LAC-STRUCK BY A COMPRESSOR BAR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2009	Age: 73 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
DX L CORNEAL ABRASION: P/W GLAUCOMA & CATARACTS W WORK'G W WOOD TODAY & BLEW DUST INTO L EYE W AN AIR COMPRESSOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Air compressors, Lawn mowers
PT USING AN AIR COMPRESSOR TO PUMP THE TIRE ON A LAWN MOWER AND THE TI RE BLEW A PIECE WENT INTO RIGHT EYE FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors
46YOM, LIFITING AIR COMPRESSOR , BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
3000 LB. COMPRESSOR FELL ONTO HIS L HAND-LAC PALM OF HAND DX LAC L HAND *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air compressors, Eyeglasses
PT WAS NEAR TOOL WITH COMPRESSED AIR THAT PUSHED GLASSES UP AGAINST HER EYE DX: EYE INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors
LEFT KNEE STR. PT STRAINED KNEE WHEN LIFTING AN AIR COMPRESSOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2009	Age: 54 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
UNLOADING AIR COMPRESSOR FROM TRUCK HURT SHOULDER. DX SHOULDER PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
34YO HISP MALE LARGE-HEAVY OBJECT/AIR COMPRESSOR DROPPED ON R TOE C/O PAIN, DX R OPEN GREAT TOE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2009	Age: 24 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
CONTUSION TO FOOT WHEN AIR COMPRESSOR FELL ON FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2009	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
PT WAS AT A GAS STATION PUTTING AIR INTO TIRE OF CAR AND TIRE BLEW UP A ND HIT PT IN THE FACE DX// FACIAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Air compressors
PACEMAKER DEPENDENT PT- FELT SHOCK TO LT HAND WHILE WORKING ON ANA AIR COMPRESSOR, BRIEF PERIODS OF SKIPPED HEARTBEATS. DX; ELECTRACAL SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
PT DROPPED AN AIR COMPRESSOR ONTO LEFT FOOT CONTUSION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2009	Age: 3 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
PT HAD AN AIR COMPRESSOR TANK FALL AND LAND ON PT'S RIGHT HAND PT HAS TEAR IN THE SKIN ON LONG FINGER DX: LAC TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2009	Age: 37 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors
PT LIFTING AN AIR COMPRESSOR AND FELT A PULL IN LOWER BACK STRAINED BAC K
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
PT SUSTAINED FOOT FRACTURE WHEN DROPPED AN AIR COMPRESSIOR ON IT@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2009	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Industrial		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
CUT LEG ON FAN OF AIR COMPRESSOR. DX LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Air compressors
CAUGHT L 4TH FINGER IN AIR COMPRESSOR AT HOME PT HAS COMPLETE AMPUTATIO N AT 1ST KNUCKLE OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2009	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
PT REPORTS A COMPRESSOR FELL OFF TRUCK AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN. DX. CONT CHEST, RIB FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Air compressors, Screwdrivers
18 Y/O HAD TANK AIR COMPRESSOR STOPPED UP RELEASED DRAIN WITH SCREW DRIVER TURNED LOOSE HEAVY AIR PRESSURE. DX-CRUSH INJ. HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2009	Age: 51 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
LOW BACK INJURY FROM LIFTING COMPRESSOR. DX-LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2009	Age: 26 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
BACK INJ AFTER PICKING UP AIR COMPRESSOR, MADE POPPING NOISE. BACK STR AIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2009	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air compressors
LOW BACK PAIN-SINCE LIFTING AN AIR COMPRESSOR-@ AUTO SHOP-NO @ WORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air compressors
PUTTING AIR IN TIRE AND IT BLEW UP. DX FACIAL PETECHIAE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2009	Age: 49 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
49YOM WAS HOME ACCIDENTLY STRUCK LT HAND WITH A COMPRESSOR HOSE; HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2009	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors
PT WAS AT HOME, DROPPED A AIR COMPRESSOR ON FOOT CAUSING A STRAIN TO RT ANKLE. AND CONTUSION TO RT LWR LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2009	Age: 45 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
AIR COMPRESSOR FELL ON PATIENT CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2009	Age: 65 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
FOREARM LAC-USING AN AIR COMPRESSER WHEN PRESSURE BUILT UP CAUSING COUP LING TO BLOW OFF HITTING PT'S ARM-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2009	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
LT HAND GOT CAUGHT IN AIR COMPRESSOR, AT HOME- WITHOUT A GUARD- HE STUCK HIS FINGERS IN THE BELT- NAIL FROM 2ND DIGIT, RIPPED OFF. DX: FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2009	Age: 26 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
HAND CRUSHED BY 65 POUND AIR COMPRESSOR AT HOME LT HAND CONTUSION *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors
PT HELPING HER HUSBAND LIFT AN AIR COMPRESSOR ON SUNDAY AND FELT A PAI N IN LOWER BACK STRAINED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2009	Age: 25 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
FORTY POUND COMPRESSER FELL ON HAND AT HOME LT HAND CONTUSION *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2009	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Air compressors
DISLOCATED SHOULDER WHEN LIFTING COMPRESSOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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