Accidents - Lighting equipment - 16-25 years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 863
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	271	Head:	204
Finger:	152	Face:	102
Toe:	71	Elbow:	15
Lower Arm:	15	Foot:	15
Eyeball:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lighting equipment
PT WAS CHANGING A LIGHT FIXTURE AT HOME AND IT BROKE POSSIBLY SENDING C LASS INTO PT RIGHT EYE.VERY PAINFUL OPENING EYE,RED. DX=CORNEAL ABRASIO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
LEFT HAND LAC. PT BROKE A LIGHT FIXTURE IN HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2006	Age: 21 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: Lighting equipment
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A HAND FROM A LIGHTING FIXTURE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT WAS LIFTING A LIGHT FIXTURE, HITTING SELF ON FACE WITH LIGHT DX: FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT HIT LIGHT FIXTURE IN ANGER. DX: R HAND LAC 1 CM, R THIRD DIGIT LAC 1 CM W/TENDON INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
CUT FINGER ON LIGHT FIXTURE/FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2006	Age: 17 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 FINGER WHEN STUCK ON ALIGHT SWITCH PLATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2006	Age: 22 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: Lighting equipment
PT HIT A GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE DX: LAC R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2006	Age: 22 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
PT LACERATED FINGER ON BROKEN LIGHT FIXTURE
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 10/01/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT WAS HIT IN THE FACE BY A LIGHT FIXTURE SUSTAINING LACERATION ABOVE E YE BROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT LAC RT HAND ON GLASS LIGHT COVER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2006	Age: 25 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
HIT ON EXPOSED METAL C LT INDIX FINGER WHILE TURNING ON THE LIGHT " LAC" LWBS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/26/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lighting equipment
PT DROPPED A LIGHT FIXTURE ONTO LEFT GREAT TOE FRACTURED TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lighting equipment, Ceilings and walls
SLIPPED AND FELL TRYING TO HAND A LIGHT, HIT L HAND ON WALL DX: HAND STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lighting equipment, Exercise
PT HIT HAND ON LIGHT FIXTURE WHILE DOING JUMPING JACKS AT JUVENILE DETENTION. DX: R HAND CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2006	Age: 22 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
LEFT ARM LAC, PT CUT ARM ON A LIGHT FIXTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lighting equipment
PT C/O A LIGHT SHADE FELL ON HIS HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2006	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment, Floors or flooring materials
C/O PT STATES LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON FLOOR DX LT FOOT LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT ACCIDENTALLY HIT ELBOW ON COVER OF LIGHT FIXTURE, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
21YMC ACCIDENTLY HIT GLASS COVER OF A LIGHT CUTTING SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lighting equipment
24 YO FEMALE WAS JUMPING UP AND DOWN WITH FLASHING LIGHTS AT CONCERT AND FELL - SEIZURE - HEAD PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2006	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Lighting equipment
19 Y/O W/M RECEIVED A HEAD INJURY AFTER LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HEAD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
CUT FINGER ON METAL LIGHT FIXTURE DX: L 4TH FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Lighting equipment
HIT HEAD ON A LIGHT FIXTURE, NOW C H/A " CHI"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
LAC TO FACE WHEN STRUCK WHEN WORKING ON LIGHT AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2006	Age: 25 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: Lighting equipment
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A HAND FROM A LIGHTING FIXTURE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
SCALP LACERATION.PT HIT HEAD ON A LIGHT FIXTURE,LACERATIONG SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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