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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 591
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/18/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT WAS CHANGING LIGHTBULB WHICH BROKE. DX: R THUMB LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AND THE BULB BROKE. DX: LACERATION RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| GOT ELECTRICUTED ACC WHILE CHANGING A LIGHTBULB IN THE BASEMENT " FINGER BURN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT CUT THUMB ON A BROKEN LIGHT BULB AT HOME, DX: LACERATION RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CHANGING LITE BULB AND LAC THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Lighting equipment |
| 27YOM PUTTING IN LIGHT BULB CUT ON METAL FICTURE LAC L RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Bags |
| PT. STATES CUT L 5TH FINGER ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB IN TRASH BAG YEST. DX . LAC L SMALL FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON FLOURESCENT LIGHT BULB-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 29 YO MALE CUT FINGER ON LIGHT BULB LACERATION RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2006 | Age: 43 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: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUT FINGER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HANG A FLUORESCENT LIGHT " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUT FINGER WHILE CHANGING LIGHT BULB " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUT THUMB ON METAL EDGE ON LIGHT BULB RIGHT THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| RT THUMB LACERATION-CUT THUMB ON A BROKEN LIGHTBULB. SUS A 4CM LACERATI ON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2006 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT CHANGING LIGHTBULB & LIGHTBULB BROKE, PT W/ SKIN TEAR TO LEFT THUMB LWT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/20/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Containers |
| PATIENT WAS PUTTING FLUORESCENT LIGHT TUBES BACK IN A BOX TO BE RECY- CLED & CUT HIS RT THUMB. DX - THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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