Accidents - Air compressors - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 758
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	67
Year 2000:	85
Year 2001:	76
Year 2002:	5
Year 2003:	228
Year 2004:	85
Year 2005:	68
Year 2009:	141

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	213
16-25 years old:	5
26-50 years old:	274
50+ years old:	264

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/09/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
PT WAS AT HOME MOVING AN AIR COMPRESSOR, HIT LEG CAUSING A CONTUSION TO RT LWR LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2009	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Industrial		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
CUT LEG ON FAN OF AIR COMPRESSOR. DX LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2005	Age: 14 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
6CM LT CALF LAC-FELL-CAUGHT ON AIR COMPRESSOR IN HALLWAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2004	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
AIR COMPRESSOR LOADED IN TRAILER TIPPED OVER LANDING ON CHEST INJURING LOWER LEG AT HOME. DX: FRACTURE TIBIA, FIBULA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2004	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
DX LEFT LOWER LEG CONTUSION: MOVING AIR COMPRESSOR, INJURED LEG ON EDGE.
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: 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: 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: 05/25/2003	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: 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: 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: 03/08/2001	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2000	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/15/2000	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air compressors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/1997	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Back to the top

Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk. This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources. Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.