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Accidents - Air compressors - Year 2005 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 226
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
26-50 years old:143
50+ years old:83

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/21/2005Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
CONTUSED HAND: PUTTING AIR IN TIRE USING AN AIR COMPRESSER, TIRE EXPLODED, SMASHED LT HAND AGAINST UNKNOWN OBJECT LOCATION UNKNOWN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/15/2005Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
DROPPED AIR COMPRESSOR ON HAND. CLOSED FX DISTAL TUFT LRF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/18/2005Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Air compressors
STABBED HAND & PUMPED AIR INTO IT, ( INTENTION NOT STATED) DX: HAND & ARM PAIN, COMPRESSED CO2 IRRITANT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/12/2005Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors, House repair or construction materials
PT USED PRESSURIZED AIR HOSE IN A GLASS BLOCK TO REMOVE INSECT, IT EXPL ODED, LACERATED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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