Accidents - Air compressors - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,424
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	214
6-15 years old:	242
16-25 years old:	397
26-50 years old:	1,212
50+ years old:	357

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	580	Lower Trunk:	462
Lower Leg:	228	Foot:	198
Ankle:	137	Neck:	129
Face:	115	Upper Trunk:	101
Toe:	101	Hand:	91
All Of Body:	77	Lower Arm:	69
Head:	68	Knee:	61

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/16/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors
TRIPPED OVER AIR HOSE YESTERDAY & TWISTED LT KNEE. LT KNEE LIGAMENT SPR AIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors
PT FELT IMMEDIATE BACK PAIN WHEN LIFTING AIR COMPRESSOR 2 DAYS AGO. D: LOW BACK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2003	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air compressors
PT STRUCK LEFT LOWER LEG ON A METAL AIR COMPRESSOR SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND WHICH GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
DROPPED COMPRESSOR ON FOOT DX FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2003	Age: 20 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. FRACTURED FINGER WHEN FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN AN AIR COMPRESSOR BELT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors
LIFTED AIR COMPRESSOR TODAY - HURT NECK DX CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors
STRAIN LOW BACK - PATIENT COMPLAINS OF LOW BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING AN A IR COMPRESSOR - BURNING FEELING IN LOW BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
CONTUSION LT ANKLE, USING AIR HOSE IN GARAGE, AIR HOSE CAME AROUND AND HIT PATIENT JUST ABOVE LEFT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
PT. AT A GAS STATION USING THE AIR COMPRESSOR , HOSE COILED QUICKLY AND HIT PT CALF. HX OF LIPOMA IN CALF, EXTENSIVE RESECTION.. DX CALF CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
ACCIDENTLY DROPPED METAL COMPRESSOR ON LT FOOT. ACUTE LAC & INJURY LT F OOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors
HURT BACK LIFTING AIR COMPRESSOR AT HOME. DX: LOW BACK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
19 YOM FELL AND STRUCK HAND ON AIR COMPRESSOR CONTUSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
PT DROPPED AN AIR COMPRESSOR ON FOOT, FX TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2003	Age: 29 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
AIR COMPRESSOR BLEW SAND IN HAND YESTERDAY. DX SOFT TISSUE INJURY L HAN D
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2003	Age: 60 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 STRUCK RIGHT FIFTH FINGER AGAINST AN AIR COMPRESSOR AT HOME FRACTURE D FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
HIT RT ANKLE ON AIR COMPRESSOR 08/18/2003-C/O SWELLING/PAIN; CONTUSION/ABRASION RT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors, Stairs or steps
CARRYING COMPRESSOR DOWNSTAIRS DROPPED IT BUT TRIED TO CARRY IT COMPLAI N OF BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors
PT. STATES HE WAS LIFTING A HEAVY COMPRESSOR IN HIS GARAGE C/O LOW BACK PAIN. DX. LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT AT *** WHEN AN AIR COMPRESSOR FELL OFF A SHELF LANDING ON RIGHT GREA T TOE FRACTURED TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors, Floors or flooring materials
FOOT CT-HIT FOOT WHILE SLIDING AN AIR COMPRESSOR ACROSS THE FLOOR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors
PT. STATES LIFTED A COMPRESSOR TODAY AT HOME AND FELT LOW BACK PAIN . UNEMPLOYED. DX. LOW BACK PAIN AND SPASM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
AIR COMPRESSOR FELL ONTO PT. DX: 1.5 CM FACIAL LAC, HEAD CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
CAUGHT RRF IN AIR COMPRESSOR. ACUTE DISTAL PHALANX CRUSH INJURY, R/O AC UTE DISTAL PHALANX FX & OPEN FX, NAILBED INJURY, R/O TENDON LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
CUT CHIN WHEN FELL ON AIR COMPRESSOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Air compressors
PT PLUGGED IN A COMPRESSOR GOT A SHOCK BURN TO HANDS DX: INTER UTERINE PREGNANCY(IUP) S/P ELECTRIC SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
CAUGHT FINGER IN PULLEY OF AIR COMPRESSOR AT HOME. DX: LACERATION FIN GER WITH CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
ACUTE HEAD CONTUSION, RUNNING TO PUT OUT FIRE, HEAD STRUCK AN AIR HOSE REEL AND KNOCKED PATIENT TO GROUND, NOT SURE IF F.D AT SCENE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
LAC TO L HEEL, AIR COMPRESSOR ROLLED AGAINST BACK DX: LAC L HEEL W/ PARTIAL LAC OF ACHILLES TENDON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air compressors
PT LIFTED AIR COMPRESSOR. DX: LOW BACK PX/SCIATICA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air compressors
BROTHER STUCK AIR HOSE UP PT'S RECTUM AND PT STARTED HAVING ABDOMEN PAIN. PERFORATED BOWEL WITH FREE AIR UNDER RT AND LT DIAPHRAM.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/27/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
PT HAD AIR COMPRESSOR FALL ONTO ARM. NO OTHER DETAILS NOTED. D: FOREARM LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air compressors
LUMBAR PAIN. PT WAS LIFTING AN AIR COMPRESSER AND INJURED BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air compressors
PT TRIPPED OVER AIR COMPRESSOR 3 DAYS AGO. DX: R FOOT CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
ELECTRIC AIR COMPRESSOR FELL AND HIT PT ON LEFT SIDE OF FACE. D: FACI AL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
PT'S FATHER STATES CHILD JUMPED OFF A BIG COMPRESSOR AND CUT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
TRIPPED OVER AIR COMPRESSOR IN HIS BASEMENT AND FX A RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
PT STRUCK IN LEG WITH AIR HOSE, R ANTERIOR TIBIALIS CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
PT FELL GETTING OFF MOTORCYCLE AND HIT AIR COMPRESSOR. DX: FX L RIB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
CUT RIGHT HAND ON AN AIR COMPRESSOR IN GARAGE @ HOME, LOST THUMB NAIL. DX HAND LACERATION SOME MUSCLE INVOLVEMENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
PT.INJ.FOREHEAD AT AUNTS HOUSE WHEN FELL & HIT ON A AIR COMPRESSOR, NO L.O.C. DX; 1.5 CM. LAC. FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air compressors
C/O BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING A COMPRESSOR AT HIS HOME. DX. MUSCULOSKELET AL BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
FX DISTAL R PHALANGE OF LRG TOE/30YOM STS COMPRESSED AIR TANK EXPLODED NEXT TO LEGS INJURING TOES, L FOOT & ANKLE. WAS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2003	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
82 YOM FELL AGAINST AIR COMPRESSOR; FRACTURE OF CERVICAL SPINE.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/13/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
CAUGHT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER IN AIR COMPRESSOR BELT AND PULLEY DX: FRACTURED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Air compressors
RT INDEX FINGER TIP AMPUTATION-PT WAS AT HOME AND GOT RT INDEX FINGER C AUGHT IN AN AIR COMPRESSOR. AMPUTATED RT INDEX FINGER TIP. ACTIVE BLEED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
HAND CAUGHT IN AIR COMPRESSOR AT HOME, LAC AT R THUMB. DX. CRUSH INJ R THUMB, LAC/FX R THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air compressors
PATIENT FELL AT HOME WHILE MOVING AN AIR COMPRESSOR. DX-RIGHT LEG PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
CONTUSION TO CHEST WHEN STRUCK BY AIR COMPRESSOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
CONTUSION TO CHEST WHEN AIR COMPRESSOR PLUG CAME OUT AND STRUCK CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
48 YOM WORKING ON AIR COMPRESSOR FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors
C/O PAIN TO BACK AFTER LIFTING AIR COMPRESSOR DX ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2003	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Air compressors
L HAND CRUSHED IN AIR COMPRESSOR.ABLE TO GRASP & MOVE.DX CRUSH L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Air compressors
43 YO MALE WAS CLEANING COMPRESSOR WITH FAN AT HOME AND CUT TIP OFF FIN GER PARTIAL AMPUTATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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