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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,170
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 02/22/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| 21 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO NOSE WHEN A LIGHT ABOVE HIM SHATTERED AND GLASS FELL INTO HIS FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Other ranges or ovens |
| 2 CM LACERATION FOREHEAD REPAIRED: WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT HE TRIPPED AND HIT HEAD ON STOVE, LACERATION ABOVE BRIDGE OF NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| HANGING A LIGHT, IT FELL, SMALL LAC R EYEBROW. DX. CONT, LAC FH. |
| 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: 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: 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: 05/31/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| 22 YO HIT FOREHEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE IT BROKE INJURED FOREHEAD LAC FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Mattresses |
| LIGHT FIXTURE BROKE ABOVE PT WHILE MOVING A MATTRESS DX: FACE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Rugs or carpets |
| 18 YO MALE HAD LIGHT FIXTURE FALL ON FACE WHILE INSTALLING CARPET AT HOME - FACIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| DROPPED A LIGHT HIT FACE DX: FACIAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LACERATION FACE - PATIENT REPORTS LIGHTING GLOBE BROKE OVER HEAD AND CU T RIGHT CHEEK - AT HOME TODAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Ceilings and walls |
| 20 YOWM STATES A GLASS COVERING FROMA LIGHT FELL FROM A CEILING AND INJ URED HIM.DX. FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HEAD CUTTING FOREHEAD DX: FOREHEAD LAC. / HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2003 | Age: 16 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 |
| LIGHT GLOBE FELL LACERATED FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| DX CHIN LACERATION: GLASS LIGHT COVER BROKE, INJURED CHIN AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| DX:LAC TO NOSE. HIT ACCIDENTALLY ON THE NOSE BY A LAMP SHADE. |
| 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: 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: 05/31/2001 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2001 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Tables |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2001 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2000 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2000 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2000 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2000 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/1999 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/1999 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/1999 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/1999 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/1999 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/13/1998 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/1997 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/1997 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/1997 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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