Accidents - Christmas tree lights - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Trunk

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,831
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	67
Year 1998:	179
Year 1999:	40
Year 2000:	80
Year 2001:	246
Year 2002:	205
Year 2003:	78
Year 2004:	155
Year 2005:	83
Year 2006:	165
Year 2007:	15
Year 2008:	150
Year 2009:	53
Year 2010:	307

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	119
26-50 years old:	1,378
50+ years old:	334

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/22/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights, Stepladders
43 YOF FELL PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS STEP LADDER BROKE FELL AND HIT THE PORCH RAILING. DX-FX 1 RIB, PAIN TO UPPER BACK AND HIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights
35 YO F HANGING CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND NOW HAS UPPER BACK PAIN. DX STRAIN UPPER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas tree lights
35YOF R SIDED CHEST PAIN DEVELOPED PAIN AFTER PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGH TS AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders
26YOF-BACK/ ANKLE PAIN-FELL OFF LADDER WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHT S-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2010	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas tree lights
FELL WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS LANDED ON RIBS RIB CONTUS ION 36YOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2010	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders
84YOF PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AT HOME AND FELL OFF THE LADDER CONTUSION TO RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Christmas tree lights
60YOM PUTTING UP CHRSITMAS TREE LIGHTS UP ON ROOF AND FELL OFF SUSTAIN ED PNEUMOTHORAX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/10/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights
43YOM FELL OFF ROOF WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX: LT 7TH -9TH RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2010	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights
THORACIC STRAIN-47YOF-FELT PAIN WHILE REACHING TO TAKE DOWN CHRISTMAS L IGHTS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT STATES TAKING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS OFF CHRISTMAS TREE AND EXPERIENCED PA IN R BACK SIDE OF RIBS. DX. ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN RIBS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights, Stepladders
RIB FX,CHEST WALL CONTUSION.PT WAS ON A STEPLADDER TAKING DOWN CHRISTMA S LIGHTS AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders
PT WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON A LADDER AND FELL LANDING ON RIBS C/O PAIN. DX: CHEST WALL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND HAD A TRIP AND FALL FRACTURED R IBS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/09/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas tree lights
46YOM WAS PUTTING CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS UP FELL LANDED ON GROUND INJURED RIBS;RIB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT WAS ON ROOF HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas tree lights
24 YO MALE FELL TO SAND WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS CHEST WALL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2006	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas tree lights
PATIENT HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL AND EXPERIENCING BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2006	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas tree lights
BACK CT-FELL WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2006	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders
TRIPPED OVER LADDER WHILE HANGING XMAS LIGHTS. PAIN ON LEFTSIDE OF CHES T. XR NEG. DX: SOFT TISSUE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2005	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights
INJURED BACK HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS THORACIC SPINE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas tree lights, Tables
PT STANDING ON ROCKING HORSE, PUTTING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ONTO TREE, FELL OFF ONTO COFFEE TABLE, CONTUSION CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders
HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, PT FELL OFF THE LADDER FELL 4-6 FEET DX BAC K STRAIN , ANKLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights
L 7TH RIB FX;L 4TH FING SPR/28YOF FELL LAST PM AT HOME IN KITCHEN WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights
PATIENT WAS PUTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND STRAINED RIGHT UPPER CH EST. STRAIN OF RIGHT UPPER CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights
THORACIC STRAIN.PT WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHT AND BACK BEGAN TO HUR T.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights, Scaffolding
FELL OFF SCAFFOLDING TAKING X-MAS TREE LIGHTS DOWN. NON-DISPLACED FX RI BS, LT WRIST & LT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas tree lights
GOT SHORT OF BREATH HANGING CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS. DX. PNEUMOTHORAX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas tree lights
LEFT SIDED CHEST PAIN STARTED 2 WEEKS AGO WHILE REACHING FOR CHRIS TMAS LIGHTS. CHEST WALL PAIN, M/S, ACUTE EXACERBATION BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2002	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders
PT TAKING DOWN SOME CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON A LADDER WHEN ONE OF THE RUNGS BRI=OKE FELL FRACTURED RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas tree lights
"I TRIPPED OVER THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND FELL" DX: CONTUSION CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2001	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2001	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights, Chairs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2001	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2001	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2001	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas tree lights, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2000	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2000	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/27/2000	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/1999	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights, House repair or construction materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/1998	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/1998	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire:
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas tree lights, Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/1998	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Mobile/Manufactured home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/1998	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas tree lights, House repair or construction materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/1997	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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