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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 398
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| GLASS FIXTURE FELL ONTO HEAD AND BROKE ABRADING HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER WHEN HANGING WALLPAPER WHEN TAKING A LIGHT DO WN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT STOOD UP TO TURN ON LIGHT, ONSET OF LBP, LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| 27 YO FELL FROM LIGHT POLE INJURED ANKLE FX ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/01/2008 | Age: 31 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 |
| LAC TO HAND, GLASS FELL FROM CEILING WHEN TRYING TO FIX FIXTURE, GLASS STABBED HIM IN HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| FELL INTO LAMP AND LAC BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT WITH KERATITIS TO EYES FROM EXPOSURE TO ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT WITH SUPERFICIAL INJ TO EYES FROM EXPOSURE TO ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| GLASS LAMP GOT PUSHED OVER AND HIT PT ON TEMPORAL AREA. NO LOC. D: LACE RATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT RAN INTO A LOW HANGING LIGHT DX: CORNEAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| RIGHT EYE CORN ABR. PT DROPPED A BOOK LIGHT ONTO EYE WHEN READING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2008 | Age: 48 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 |
| DX L HAND LAC: RUBBED BACK OF HAND AGAINST LIGHTING FIXTURE CONTAINING BROKEN GLASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2008 | Age: 27 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 |
| BROKE A ***/PLASTIC LIGHT COVER C HAND >> LAC >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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