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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,053
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PATIENT WAS WALKING & STRUCK HER HEAD AGAINST A CHANDELIER COMPLAIN- ING OF PAIN TO HEAD & DIZZINESS. DX - BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| FOREHEAD LACERATION.PT HIT FOREHEAD ON A LIGHT FIXTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2005 | Age: 34 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, Ceilings and walls |
| PT REACHED UP AND STRUCK GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE ON CEILING AT HOME DX: LAC L MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CONTUSION FACE - 36 YOF TURNING HIT FACE AGAINST A CHANDELIER, PRIMARY NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LIGHT FIXTURE FELL AND CUT PT'S NOSE. LACERTATION TO NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2005 | Age: 48 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| FACIAL LACERATION-HANGING METAL LIGHT FIXTURE AT HOME-FELL-FIXTURE HIT NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 37 YO MALE CUT LEFT HAND WHILE FIXING LIGHT FIXTURE LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LEFT LOWER LEG LAC, PT INJURED LEG WHEN MOVING A LIGHT FIXTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT. WAS CLEANING LIGHT FIXTURES AT HOME, ONE BROKE AND HE CUT HISHAND. LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2005 | Age: 36 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 |
| TAKING DOWN A HANGING LIGHT FIXTURE AND LACERATED THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Light bulbs |
| LIGHT BULB FROM HANGING CEILING FIXTURE FELL ON SHOULDER DX: L SHOULDER & L ELBOW CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2005 | Age: 28 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, Light bulbs |
| LACERATION LEFT 2ND FINGER-SUS 2CM LACERATION TO 2ND FINGER WHEN HE CUT IT ON A LIGHT FIXTURE WHILE CHANGING BULB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2005 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| HANGING FLUORESCENT LIGHT FIXTURE AND IT FELL ON HAND FINGER/TENDON LAC ERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Light bulbs |
| CHANGING LIGHT BULB IN LKIGHT FIXTURE GLASS BOLB BROKE LAC TO WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| JUMPED UP TO CATCH A BOUQUET FROM WEDDING AND HIT CHANDLIER AND IT BROK E FELL ON GLASS AND LAC TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 38 YO MALE WAS SCREWING IN LIGHT FIXTURE TODAY AND A PIECE OF METALWENT INTO EYE - F/B REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CONCUSSION HEAD - 43 YOF C/O HEAD INJURY S/P GLASS COVER FALLING AND HI TTING HER ON THE HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2005 | Age: 41 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 |
| CUT FINGER ON LIGHT FIXTURE DX. FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2005 | Age: 30 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CEILING LIGHT FELL INJURING HAND...LAC TO HAND TO OR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/29/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| WHILE ON TRAIN, A LIGHT FIXTURE COVER FELL ON PT, NECK AND SHOULDER TRA UMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LAC TO HAND WHEN A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Ceilings and walls |
| ULNA FX-PIECE OF TRACK LIGHTING FELL FROM CEILING-HIT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT STATES LIGHT FELL FROM KITCHEN CEILING STRUCK PT ON HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CLEANING HOUSE, TURNED & STRUCK EYE ON CHANDELIER CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Stairs or steps |
| WALKING DOWNSTAIRS & HIT LOW LIGHT FIXTURE. ACUTE CHI W/ FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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