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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 963
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/26/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air compressors |
| 43YO HISP MALE STS AIR COMPRESSOR EXPLOSION HIT ON L ARM-LEG,FX LEFT PROXIMAL TIBIA-FIBULA FX, L DISTAL RADIUS - ULNA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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: 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: 08/24/2009 | 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: 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: 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: 09/10/2007 | Age: 81 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FOREARM WHEN THE AIR COMPRESSOR HAD A KI CKBACK AT HOME. |
| 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: 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: 08/12/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Air compressors |
| AIR COMPRESSOR ACCIDENTLY DROPPED ON LT. SHOULDER DX: DISLOCATION RT.DISTAL ULNA, CRUSH INJURY RT. FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2004 | Age: 65 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 |
| 65YOM COMPRESSED AIR WITH METAL HIT ARM AT HOME DXFB ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air compressors |
| PT HAD AIR COMPRESSOR FALL ONTO ARM. NO OTHER DETAILS NOTED. D: FOREARM LACERATION. |
| 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: 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: 07/30/2000 | Age: 37 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2000 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Air compressors |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/1999 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air compressors |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/1998 | Age: 18 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air compressors |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/1998 | 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 Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air compressors |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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