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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,533
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CUT (R) HAND ON LIGHTING FIXTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT HIT HEAD ON OVERHEAD LIGHT AND CUT FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2006 | Age: 31 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| COT FINGER ON LIGHT FIXTURE LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| HIT HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE. DX- SCALP 2 CM LACERATION, MINOR HEAD INJUR Y |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2006 | Age: 26 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: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| WOUND LT.LEG.PT.REFERS WHILE HANGING A CEILING CRISTAL LAMP FELL ON FOO T. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| FOREHEAD LAC-METAL LIGHTING FIXTURE FELL ON PT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| SCALP LACERATION-SUS LACERATION TO TOP OF HEAD WHEN CEILING LIGHT FIXTU RE FELL ON HEAD. NO LOC, BUT C/O DIZZINESS & NECK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/20/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT HAD A LIGHT FIXTURE BLOW UP IN HER FACE AT HOME TODAY AND BURN HER F ACE DX// 1ST DEGREE BURN FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| HAND FB-FROM BROKEN LIGHT FIXTURE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PUTTING UP A CHANDELIER AND CUT FINGER ON BASE FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT CUT BY GLASS GLOBE ON LIGHT; LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT INSTALLING A CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE AND STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Floors or flooring materials |
| 37 YO HIT HEAD ON CHANDELIER, FELL TO FLOOR, CUT TOP OF HEAD, NAUSEA/D IZZY D-HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/30/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Mattresses |
| CUT THUMB ON LIGHT FIXTURE MOVING MATTRESS LAC THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 44YOM LIGHT FIXTURE HIT ARM R ARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT CUT LEG ON LIGHT COVER DX: L KNEE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CONCUSSION AFTER A TRACK LIGHT FELL AND STRUCK HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND ON A LIGHTING FIXTURE LACERATIO N HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LAC L HAND, PT SUST INJURY WHILE FIXING A LIGHT FIXTURE AT HOME, C/OPAI N, BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| SCALP CONTUSION.PT HIT HEAD ON A LIGHT FIXTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PATIENT STATES LIGHT FIXTURE BROKE AND STRUCK FOREHEAD THEN HIT THUMB DX; 1 CM LACERATION TO FOREHEAD, 4 CM LACERATION BASE OF THUMB . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT HIT HAND ON GLASS CHANDELIER. DX: L PALM LAC 4 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| FACE LAC-ACCIDENTLY HIT A LIGHT FIXTURE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CERVICAL STRAIN-PAIN WHILE REPAIRING A LIGHT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Insect induced injuries |
| LACERATION FINGER - 34 YOM WAS ATTEMPTING TO HIT A FLY WITH RIGHT HAND HIT A LIGHT FIXTURE LACERATING INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LEANING AGAINST LIGHTING FIXTURE WHEN IT BROKE AND LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Light bulbs |
| 32 YOM LACERATES FINGER CHANGING LIGHTBULB IN CHANDELIER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| FOREHEAD CONTUSION.LPT HIT FOREHEAD ON A LIGHT FIXTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Tables |
| CEILING LAMP FELL,BENT OVER AND HIT HEAD ON TABLE,LACERATION TO FOOT FR OM GLASS AND CLOSED HEAD INJURY FROM TABLE# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Light bulbs |
| LACERATION FINGER - 29 YOM SUSTAINED LACERATION TO RIGHT INDEX, MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS WHEN LIGHT FIXTURE FELL AND A BULB BROKE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 38 YO MALE HIT HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE WHICH BROKE SCALP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CONCUSSION - 42 YOM WAS INSTALLING A BATHROOM LIGHT FIXTURE WHEN IT SLI PPED AND HIT HIM ON HIS HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/03/2006 | Age: 43 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 43 YOF STRUCK AND HIT KITCHEN LIGHT GLOBE BY ACCIDENT. LAC RT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT WAS PUTTING UP A LIGHT FIXTURE AT HOME AND LIGHT COVER FELL AND BROKE LACERATING PT'S LITTLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2006 | Age: 44 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| FIXING LIGHT FIXTURE WHEN IT BROKE LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LAC TO HAND WHEN HANGING A LIGHT FIXTURE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| JUMPED UP TO CATCH LIGHT SWITCH, CAME DOWN ON TOES/ CONTUSION LT 2ND TO E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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