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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,030
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/19/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 61YOM HIT HAND ON LIGHT FIXTURE DX: LT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2010 | Age: 54 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 |
| 54YOF LACERATION TO HANDS & ANKLE RAN INTO A FLORESCENT CEILING LIGHT W HICH WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2010 | Age: 72 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 AT HOME PUTTING UP A LIGHT FIXTURE IN GARAGE CUT L HAND ON EDGE OF FIXTURE/ DX LAC L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2009 | Age: 73 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 |
| DX LAC L HAND/LAC HAND: CHANG'G LIGHT FIXTURE; WHEN REACH'G INTO BALLAST A SHARP PIECE O METAL CUT HIS L HAND, 1-2IN ACROSS II METACARPA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2009 | Age: 66 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, Ceilings and walls |
| ACC CUT HAND ON A FALLING FLORESCENT LIGHT FIXTURE FROM THE CEILING THA T WAS PUTTING UP>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2009 | Age: 73 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, Drills |
| LEFT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND WHEN DRILLING HOLE FOR A LIGHT FIXTURE., |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2009 | Age: 59 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 |
| PT HANGING A LIGHT FIXTURE AND CAE DOWN SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2009 | Age: 83 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 WAS CUT WHEN LIGHT FIXUTRE SHE WAS CLEANING BROKE. DX: R HAND LAC 3.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2008 | Age: 79 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 STATES WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB INTO LIGHT FIXTURE LACERATION TO LE FT HAND DX LEFT HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2008 | Age: 73 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 WAS REPLACING A FLOURESCENT CEILING LAMP AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND ON THE METAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2004 | Age: 55 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 |
| LACERATION HAND 1 .5 CM CLEANING LIGHT FIXTURE, GLOBE PART SLICEDTHE H AND ACROSS THE GLASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2004 | Age: 54 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 |
| LACERATION HAND - 54 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT HAND, PALM SIDE 5TH METACAR PAL, SUSTAINED ON A CHANDALIER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2004 | Age: 57 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 |
| HAND LAC-CUT WHILE INSTALLING LIGHT FIXTURES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2003 | Age: 58 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 |
| 58 Y.O B.M SUFFERED LAC. TO HAND ON LIGHT FIXTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT.C/O CUT TO RT.HAND PALM & THUMB SUSTAIN WHEN CHANDELIER FELL ON HER DX-LACERATION OF RT. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2002 | Age: 72 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 |
| HAND LACERATION - CUT RIGHT HAND ON A RECESSED LIGHT HE WAS WORKING ON AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2000 | Age: 52 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2000 | Age: 57 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2000 | Age: 52 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/1999 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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, Ceilings and walls |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/1998 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/1998 | Age: 57 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/1997 | Age: 67 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/1997 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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