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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 819
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| DISLOCATED L SHOULDER - DISLOCATED L SHOULDER WHILE FLIPPING LIGHTSWITC H ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 21 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: Fracture |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| FINGER FX-PUNCHED A LAMP IN ANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| FOREIGN SUBSTANCE L EYE - LIGHTSTICK BROKE AND SPLATTERED IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| 17 YO BM - LACERATION L INDEX FINGER - CUT L INDEX FINGER WITH SHADE OF LAMP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Bags |
| FINGER LACERATION- SUSTAINED WHILE TAKING OUT HE GARBAGE BAG WHEN A BRO KEN LIGHT FIXTURE WAS STICKING THROUGH AND CUT HIM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LAC HAND ON A BROKEN LIGHT FIXTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LAC TO FIGNER WHEN STRUCK ON GLOBE OF LIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LEFT WRIST LAC, PT HIT ARM AGAINST A LIGHT AND IT CUT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| CUT FOREARM ON LIGHT FIXTURE DX LACERATION TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 21 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: Lighting equipment |
| RT INDEX FINGER LAC-AFTER PT PUNCHED A LIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LEFT PALM LACERATION-PT CUT LEFT PALM WHILE CLEANING A GLASS LAMP. HA 2 .5 CM LACERATION TO LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LEG LACERATION- SUSTAINED WHEN A PIECE OF GLASS FROM A FIXTURE FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Ball sports |
| PT OUTSIDE PLAYING WITH A BALL THAT HIT OUTSIDE LIGHT FIXTURE THAT BROKE GLASS SHATTERED IN FACE - NOSE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT CUT FOREARM ON METAL LIGHT SWITCH PLATE. DX: R FOREARM LAC 9 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT CUT HAND ON A LIGHT FIXTURE; LAC RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO FOREARM FROM A LIGHT FIXTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2002 | Age: 18 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: Lighting equipment |
| DX LACERATION LEFT 5TH DIGIT: CUT FINGER WHEN LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ATHOM E. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO LT 2ND FINGER ON A LAMP TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LEFT FOREARM LAC, PT WAS IN A MOSH PIT AND WAS PUSHED INTO A LIGHT STAN DARD WITH A METAL BRACKET ON IT AND CUT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| FINGER LACERATION - HIT PLASTIC COVER ON LIGHTBULB SHATTERING PLASTIC A ND LACERATING RIGHT INDEX, MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| CUT ELBOW ON A LIGHT FIXTURE LACERATION LEFT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HEAD AT CLUB BLUNT HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HEAD AT CLUB SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| HEAD LAC. PT HIT HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE IN RESTAURANT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LIGHTING FIXTURE FELL ONTO PT. DX: NOSE SKIN AVULSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| CHI. PT HAD A FIXTURE FALL ONTO HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT CLEANING LIGHT FIXTURE, ELECTRIC SHOCK FELT DX: ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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