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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 432
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air compressors |
| PT CAUGHT FINGER IN AIR COMPRESSOR BELT. DX: 2 CM R MIDDLE FINGER LAC/FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air compressors |
| PAIN W/ CRUSH INJURY R RING FINGER.DROPPED AIR COMPRESSOR ON FINGER.DX TUFT FX RT RING FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air compressors |
| FX FOOT WHEN AIR COMPRESSOR FELL ON FLOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air compressors, Wire |
| 22YOM-FACIAL CONTUSION-IN ATTIC AT HOME-INSTALLING WIRE-AIR COMPRESSOR HOSE BLEW UP IN FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air compressors |
| FELL BACKWARDS- CUT RIGHT LEG ON AIR COMPRESSOR DX: RIGHT LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air compressors |
| FELL OVER AIR COMPRESSOR 30 MIN PTA DX: SP RT KNEE/ SP RT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air compressors |
| PATIENT PUNCHED AN AIR COMPRESSOR, FINGERS BEGAN "DROPPING DOWN." DX-BOXER FRACTURE 4TH METACARPAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air compressors |
| CUT FINGER ON BELT OF AIR COMPRESSOR AT HOME IN SHOP. DX: LACERATION F INGER. |
| 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: 02/20/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air compressors |
| GREAT TOE CONT. PT DROPPED AN AIR COMPRESSOR ONTO FOOT IN HIS GARAGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Air compressors |
| CRUSH FOOT - VICTIM AT HOME DROPPED AIR COMPRESSOR ON LEFT FOOT - PRESENTS WITH PAIN, SWELLING AND ECCHYNESIS |
| Disposition: Not recorded |
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