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Accidents - Air compressors - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 370
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1999:66
Year 2004:69
Year 2007:70
Year 2008:73
Year 2009:90

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/20/2009Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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: 02/14/2009Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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: 09/09/2008Age: 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: 09/10/2007Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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: 03/20/2004Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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: 05/12/1999Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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