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Accidents - Air compressors - 50+ years old - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 356
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Hand:83Ankle:68
Eyeball:68Mouth:68
Finger:68

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/22/2005Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
TRIMALLEOLAR FX R ANKLE: AT GAS STATION, TRIPPED AND FELL OVER AIR HOSE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/18/2005Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Air compressors
STABBED HAND & PUMPED AIR INTO IT, ( INTENTION NOT STATED) DX: HAND & ARM PAIN, COMPRESSED CO2 IRRITANT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/01/2005Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Air compressors
GOT SOMETHING IN EYE WHILE USING COMPRESSOR ON CLASSIC CAR AT HOME. DX: FB EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/23/2005Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Air compressors
USING MINI AIR COMPRESSOR WHILE CHANGING TIRE - COMPRESSOR DIDN'T STOP TIRE BLEW / PARTIAL AMPUTATION TO FINGER WITH OPEN FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2005Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
LACERATION TO LIP SECONDARY TO COMPRESSION AIR HOSE EXPLODING AT TRUCK STOP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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