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Accidents - Air compressors - 50+ years old - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 676
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Arm:90Shoulder:84
Eyeball:77Lower Trunk:75
Foot:75Lower Leg:70
Upper Arm:70Upper Trunk:69
Hand:62

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/09/2009Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: 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: 12/01/2009Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors
ACUTE BICEPS TEAR R ARM: LOADING 50 GAL. TANK AIR COMPRESSOR ON TRUCK, REACHED BACK TO PUSH IT UP IN TRUCK,FELT TEAR-SNAP R UPPER ARM,@ FRIEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/20/2009Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
PT CUT ARM ON BLADE OF AIR COMPRESSOR AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/22/2009Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
PT WAS USING COMPRESSOR AND BLEW AIR INTO RT HAND DX: RT HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/06/2009Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Other
Product: Air compressors
C/O SHOULDER PAIN, AIR COMPRESSOR BLEW UP. DX-RIGHT SHOULDER PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/26/2009Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air compressors
FELL UNLOADING AN AIR COMPRESSOR AT FRIENDS HOUSE INJURING RIBS. DX: F RACTURED RIBS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2009Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
DX L CORNEAL ABRASION: P/W GLAUCOMA & CATARACTS W WORK'G W WOOD TODAY & BLEW DUST INTO L EYE W AN AIR COMPRESSOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2009Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Air compressors, Eyeglasses
PT WAS NEAR TOOL WITH COMPRESSED AIR THAT PUSHED GLASSES UP AGAINST HER EYE DX: EYE INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2009Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Other
Product: Air compressors
UNLOADING AIR COMPRESSOR FROM TRUCK HURT SHOULDER. DX SHOULDER PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/22/2009Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air compressors
PT DROPPED AN AIR COMPRESSOR ONTO LEFT FOOT CONTUSION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/16/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air compressors
LOW BACK INJURY FROM LIFTING COMPRESSOR. DX-LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/14/2009Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
FOREARM LAC-USING AN AIR COMPRESSER WHEN PRESSURE BUILT UP CAUSING COUP LING TO BLOW OFF HITTING PT'S ARM-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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