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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 177
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air compressors |
| PT HAD AIR COMPRESSOR BREAK BLEW PARTICLES INTO HAND, ABRASION R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air compressors |
| PT PUNCHED AIR COMPRESSOR, FX L 5TH METACARPEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air compressors |
| LAC TO HAND WHEN WORKING ON AIR COMPREESOR |
| 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: 06/14/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air compressors |
| AIR COMPRESSOR FELL ON HAND-LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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