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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,070
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/15/2010 | Age: 16 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 |
| 16 YR M CUT FINGER ON LIGHT FIXTURE PART OF A CEILING FAN;DX LACERATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2010 | Age: 20 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 |
| 20 YO M CUT THUMB AND LEG BY BROKEN CHANDELIER. DX LACERATION TO THUMB AND THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2010 | Age: 18 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 |
| 18YOM CUT FINGER WHILE PUTTING IN LIGHT FIXTURE/ LAC LIF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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, Clothing |
| 17 YO MALE WAS CHANGING CLOTHES AND HIT CHANDELIER. DX FINGER LACERATI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2009 | Age: 25 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 |
| FINGER LAC-+ETOH & MARIJUANA-PUNCHED A GLASS LIGHT OF CEILING FAN-@ HOM E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2009 | Age: 25 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CUT HIS FINGER W A LIGHT FIXTURES. LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2009 | Age: 21 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 |
| HIT FINGER ON LIGHT FIXTURE LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 22 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 |
| GOT CUT WHILE CLEANING A LIGHT FIXTURE. DX. FINGER LACERATION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2008 | Age: 25 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 WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM A LIGHT FIXTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2008 | Age: 17 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 |
| HIT CHANDELIER AND CUT FINGER LACERATION FINGER # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2007 | Age: 23 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 REACHED UP AND SCRAPED FINGER ACROSS A LIGHT FIXTURE, CAUSING LACERATION TO FINGER. DX: LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 FIXTURE FELL TRIED TO CATCH IT RIGHT 4TH FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 21 YO FEMALE CUT FOURTH FINGER ON BROKEN LIGHT FIXTURE AVULSION LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2007 | Age: 24 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 |
| PT CUT L RING FINGER ON CEILING FIXTURE - LAC TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2007 | Age: 18 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 |
| GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE FELL OFF OF CEILING. DX: COMPLEX MIDDLE FINGER LAC W/NEUROSENSORY DEFICIT & ARTERIAL INJ. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2007 | 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| SWINGING ARM OVER HEAD AND ACCIDENTALLY HIT GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE AND LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2007 | Age: 19 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 |
| 19YMC ACCIDENTLY BROKE A GLASS CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE CUTTING FINGERLACE RATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2007 | Age: 20 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, Light bulbs |
| PT OPEN LIGHT FIXTURE ON CEILING AND BROKE LIGHT BULB HAS LAC TO (L) IN DEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CUT FINGER ON LIGHT DIFFUSER/ LAC RT 3RD DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2006 | 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT HANGING A CHANDELIER, LAC RT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 25 YOM JUMPED UP AND HIT LIGHT FIXTURE WITH HAND LACERATION TO LEFT FIN GER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2005 | Age: 16 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, Ceilings and walls |
| 1CM FINGER LAC-@ HOME-CUT ON LIGHT FIXTURE THAT FELL FROM CEILING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 GOT ANGRY AND PUNCHED A CHANDALIER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT IN DEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| LACERATED THUMG ON BROKEN LIGHT FIXTURE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2005 | Age: 24 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 |
| FIXING A CHANDELIER LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2005 | Age: 19 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 |
| LEFT THUMB LACERATION-WAS TRYING TO FIX A LIGHT FIXTURE AND GLASS BROKE . SUS A 3CM LACERATION TO THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2004 | Age: 25 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 |
| CUT FINGER ON HANGING LIGHT FIXTURE DX. THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PRETENDING TO SHOOT BASKETS CAUGHT HAND IN LIGHT FIXTURERIGHT 3RD FINGE R AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2004 | Age: 22 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 |
| DX RIGHT THUMB LACERATION; LAMP FELL FROM WALL AND BROKE, PT CUT THUMB ON GLASS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2004 | Age: 16 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Light bulbs |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FINGER FROM A LIGHT FIXTURE WHILE CHAN GING A LIGHT BULB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2004 | Age: 21 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 |
| FINGER LAC-PUTTING UP LIGHT FIXTURE-LIGHT FELL ON PT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2003 | Age: 19 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT LACERATED FINGER ON CHANDELIER GLASS OF LIGHT FIXTURE. LEFT PRIOR TO MEDICAL SCREENING. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/12/2003 | Age: 23 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, Knives with replaceable blades |
| 23 Y.O. W MALE W/FINGER LAC. PT CUT SELF W/A BOX CUTTER WHILE INSTALLIN G A LIGHT FIXTURE @ HOME. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 22 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 |
| 22 YO F CUT HAND ON CHANDELIER LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2001 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2001 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2000 | Age: 21 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2000 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2000 | Age: 16 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2000 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2000 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2000 | 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/1999 | Age: 16 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, Fans |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/1999 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/1999 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/1998 | Age: 25 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/1997 | 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/1997 | 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/1997 | Age: 24 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/1997 | Age: 24 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/1997 | Age: 20 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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