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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,745
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2010 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air compressors |
| FACE CT-75YOM HIT IN FACE WITH AN AIR HOSE,LOCATION UNSPEC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air compressors, Ladders |
| 39 YOM DROPPED AIR COMPRESSOR ON FOOT 1 MO AGO AND TODAY REINJURED IT CLIMBING A LADDER. DX: L FIFTH METATARSAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air compressors |
| 43YO HISP MALE STS AIR COMPRESSOR EXPLOSION HIT ON L ARM-LEG,FX LEFT PROXIMAL TIBIA-FIBULA FX, L DISTAL RADIUS - ULNA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/29/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air compressors |
| 30YOF FILLING HER CAR TIRES WITH AIR WHEN THE VALVE SHOT INTO FINGER F RACTURED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Air compressors |
| STUCK HAND IN THE BELT OF AIR COMPRESSOR AND CUT TIP OF RING FINGER OFF AMPUTATION 4TH FINGER 6YOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air compressors |
| CHANGING A FLAT TIRE AND TRIPPED OVER AIR COMPRESSOR FRACTURE ELBOW 57YOF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air compressors |
| R HAND LAC;P.W./47YOM AT HOME 2 HRS AGO SMASHED R HAND BETWEEN AN AIR COMPRESSOR AND A CYLINDER CAUSING INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air compressors |
| LACERATION RT ANKLE-45YOM SUS A 5CM X 4CM LAC TO RT ANKLE WHEN HE DROPP ED A PORTABLE COMPRESSOR ON IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air compressors |
| 21YOM-CLAVICLE INJURY-LIFTED AN AIR COMPRESSOR BY HIMSELF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2010 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air compressors |
| 81YOM-WAS WORKING ON A GENERATOR COMPRESSOR AT HOME AND GOT HIS FINGERS IN FAN OF THE MACHINE. DX; LACERATION TO LEFT LONG AND RING FINGERS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air compressors |
| 21YOM WAS UNLOADING AIR COMPRESSOR AT HOME WHEN IT DROPPED LACERATING BACK OF R ANKLE DX R ANKLE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air compressors |
| 32YOM DROPPED A COMPRESSOR ON LEFT FOOT 2 DAYS AGO C/O PAIN.DX: CONTUSI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air compressors |
| 23YOF-FOOT CT-DROPPED AIR COMPRESSOR OF FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air compressors |
| 42 YOM FX FOOT WHEN HE DROPPED A AIR COMPRESSOR ON IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air compressors |
| 55YOM PICKED UP AN AIR COMPRESSOR IN HIS GARAGE AND STRAINED CHEST MUSC LES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2010 | Age: 45 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: Other |
| Product: Air compressors |
| 45 YOM-DEVELOPED LOWER BP AFTER LIFTING AIR COMPRESSOR YEST @ HOME DX ACUTE LOW BP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air compressors |
| 23YOM CHEST WALL PAIN LITING COMPRESSOR INTO HIS TRUCK* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air compressors |
| PICKED UP AIR COMPRESSOR AND HIT THE GROUND. STRAIN BACK. 32 YOM* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air compressors |
| 28YOM WAS AT HOME MOVING AN AIR COMPRESSOR, DROPPED IT ON FOOT CAUSING A CONTUISON TO RT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air compressors |
| 32 YEAR OLD FEMALE PATIENT WAS PUSHING ON AIR COMPRESSOR AND HURT BACK. DX; STRAIN TO LUMBAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air compressors |
| 54 YOM-DROPPED AN AIR COMPRESSOR ON FOOT THIS AFTERNOON DX FX R 1ST METATARASAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air compressors |
| 19 YOM CUT LT FOREARM/ELBOW ON COMPRESSOR. DX##: LAC LT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2010 | Age: 45 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 |
| 45YOM WAS HELPING A FRIEND MOVE A COMPRESSOR AND HIS FRIEND ACCIDENTLY DROPPED IT & PT HURT HIS LOWER BACK C/O PAIN.DX:LUMBOSACRAL BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Air compressors |
| 20 Y/O FEMALE WAS USING AIR PUMP ON TIRES AT GAS STATION & CUT HAND ON PC OF METAL STICKING OUT OF PUMP DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2010 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air compressors |
| 66 YOM AIRING UP A TIRE WHEN COMPRESSOR EXPLODED. DX-MULTIPLE LAC'S FACE, LAC FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/12/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air compressors |
| 5 YR M HIT BY AIR COMPRESSOR PART THAT FELL OFF TRAILER;DX ABDOMINAL IN JURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/11/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air compressors |
| 18YOBM PT SMASHED FINGER UNDER AN AIR COMPRESSOR EARLIER IN WEEK WHEN SITTING IT DOWN. DX. R INDEX FINGER FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air compressors |
| 52 YOF TRIPPED AND FELL, HIT HEAD ON AIR COMPRESSOR. LAC SCALP, MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air compressors |
| ^ 33YOM WAS HIT BY AIR GUN WHILE WORKING ON CAR DX: LT EYEBROW LAC . HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air compressors |
| 3YOM HIT HEAD ON AN AIR COMPRESSOR C/O RIGHT EYE PAIN.DX: RIGHT EYE CON TUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air compressors |
| 24YO MALE WITH LAC TO FACE FROM AN AIR HOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air compressors |
| 7YOM PLAYING WITH AIR COMPRESSOR, URINATED ACCIDENTALLY, TRIED TO DRY H IMSELF USING COMPRESSOR,AIR BLEW UP PENIS, NOW W/PAIN; PENILE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2010 | Age: 37 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 |
| 37YOM LIFTING HIS AIR COMPRESSOR IN HIS GARAGE AND STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Air compressors, Workshop furnishings |
| EYE FB-34YOM-DEBRIS IN EYE SINCE USING AIR COMPRESSOR TO CLEAN WORK BEN CH-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air compressors, House repair or construction materials |
| 29YO M; PT WAS BLOWING METAL SHAVINGS WITH AIR COMPRESSOR, GOT SOME IN RT. EYE. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air compressors |
| 62 YO WM GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN AIR COMPRESSOR AT HOME LACERATION LT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air compressors |
| 45 YOM LIFTED AN AIR COMPRESSOR YESTERDAY. DX: THORACIC/LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air compressors |
| 54YOM TRIED TO STOP AN AIRCOMPRESSOR FROM FALLING BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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