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Accidents - Air compressors - 50+ years old - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 696
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:153Finger:150
Face:87Lower Arm:73
Hand:73Foot:71
Toe:71Mouth:14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/25/2008Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 11/16/2008Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 09/09/2008Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
FELL AND HIT AIR COMPRESSOR CUTTING FOREARM LACERATION FOREARM #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/03/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 09/01/2008Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 07/14/2008Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: 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: 07/05/2008Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 05/13/2008Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
PT HIT TOE ON AIR COMPRESSOR -FX TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/17/2008Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: 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: 03/11/2008Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: 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

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