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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,623
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2010 | Age: 50 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, Screwdrivers |
| DX LAC FINGER: 50YOM RIF LAC THIS A.M. ON A SHARP METAL EDGE W SCREW'G A LIGHT FIXTURE PANEL (LIGHT SWITCH) INTO PLACE. SCREW CAUGHT METAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| 48 YOF CLOSED HEAD INJURY & CONTUSION TO RT. FACE S/P HITTING HEAD AND FACE ON CHANDELIER AT HOME.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 39YOM, C/O KNEE PAIN, NOT ABLE TO BEAR WT AFTER FELL HANING OUT LIGHTS OUTSIDE>>KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/03/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| DX FB IN FOOT/REMOVAL OF FB: 29YOF POSS GLASS IN R FOOT X 3HRS ( STEP'G ON GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| 36YOF, H/A S/P GETTTING READY FOR WORK THIS AM&GOT HIT ON HEAD WITH LIG HT FIXTURE, NO LOC>>CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 44 YOM HIT HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 32YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER HE STATED HE WALKED UNDER AND HIT HEAD ON CHA NDELIER- DX- BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2010 | Age: 48 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 |
| 48 YOF LAC TO FINGER WHEN LIGHT FIXTURE FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2010 | Age: 32 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 |
| FINGER LAC, 32 YOF CUT FINGER ON A LIGHT FIXTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2010 | Age: 27 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 |
| 27YOM LACERATION TO FINGER CUT ON FLUORESCENT LIGHT FIXTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| 26YOFG HAD THE GLASS COVERING FROM A CEILING LIGHT FALL OFF ONTO HEAD C LOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 41 YOM PRESENT TO ER WITH INJURY TO RT ARM WHILE FIXING ON LIGHTING FIX TURE AT HOME-DX- LACERATION TO RT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2010 | Age: 41 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 |
| 41 YOM HIT HEAD ON CHANDELIER. DX: SCALP LACS 7 CM TOTAL, HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2010 | Age: 30 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 |
| 30 Y/O/M FIXING TOPHAT LIGHT AT HOME AND CUT HAND DX/ RT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2010 | Age: 46 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, Day wear |
| 46YOM-HAND LAC-HIT A CHANDELIER THAT BROKE WHILE TAKING OFF HIS SHIRT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2010 | 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 |
| 41YOM CUT THUMB WITH LIGHT FIXTURE DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2010 | Age: 32 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 |
| 32YOM STRUCK GLOBE OF LIGHT FIXTURE/ RT 2ND DIGIT LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| 32 Y/O F WAS WORKING ON LIGHT FIXTURE, NOW HAS LAC TO LT WRISTDX LEFT W RIST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Ceilings and walls |
| 37 YOM TORE LIGHT FIXTURE OFF OF WALL AND IT HIT HIM IN HEAD. DX: SCALP LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 44 YR OLD MALE AT HOME REACHING TO GRAB CHANDELIER AND STARTED SHAKING AND HAVING A SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 49YOM, 100# ?LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ONTO PT'S FOOT >>CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2010 | Age: 48 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 |
| 48 Y/O/M HIT HAND ON A LIGHT FIXTURE AT HOME DX/ RT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Chairs |
| FELL FROM A CHAIR WHILE HANGING A LIGHT FIXTURE. STRAIN SHOULDER, LEFT. 50 YOM* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| 43YOM CHANGING OUT A LIGHT FIXTURE WHEN SOME ALUMINUM FELL ONTO RIGHT L OWER LEG LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 34YOM C/O LT EYE PAIN SINCE CLEANING A BROKEN LIGHT FIXTURE IN CEILING 4 DAYS AGO. DX - LT EYE CORNEAL IRRITATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Floors or flooring materials |
| 50 YO M LIGHT FIXTURE BROKE, WHILE REMOVING OLD FLOOR,PT CUT KNEE AT HO ME. DX KNEE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2010 | Age: 50 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 |
| 50YOM CUT FINGER ON BROKEN LIGHT FIXTURE DX: LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2010 | Age: 38 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 |
| 38YOM TRYING TO FIX A LIGHT FIXTURE AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 45 YR OLD FEMALE CHANGING LIGHT FIXTURE ANED DROPPED IT ONTO FOOT AND F X IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | 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 |
| 45YOM HAS GLASS IN (L) EYE AFTER HANGING LIGHT GLOBE BROKE DX;# FB (L) EYE, REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Ladders |
| 27YOM WORKING ON TRACK LIGHTING STANDING ON A LADDER,WAS SHOCKED FELL OFF LADDER;ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| 33YOM STRUCK RIGHT HAND AGAINST THE SIDE OF A CHANDELIER AT HOME LACERA TION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2010 | Age: 49 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 |
| 49 YOM PT WAS HIT IN THE FACE BY A FALLING LIGHT FIXTURE. SUPERFICIAL LAC FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Bedspreads, throws or comforters |
| 42YOF SHAKING BED COMFORTER STRUCK OVERHEAD LIGHT FIXTURE,IT BROKE STRIKING NECK;NECK LACERATION,1.5CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | 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 |
| 39 YOM PRESENT TO ER WITH FB RT EYEBALL TODAY. OCCURRED WHILE LOOKING UP IN LIGHT FIXTURE- DX- FB RT EYEBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 27 YO F HIT ON HEAD BY 45 LB. LIGHT FIXTURE. SMALL SUPERFICIAL LACERATI ON ON FOREHEAD. LPTMS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/27/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
| 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, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 27YOM HIT IN HEAD WHEN A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL OFF A STAGE. DX. ELYEBROW L ACERATION, MINOR HEAD INJURY.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 40YOF FELL WHILE CLEANING CEILING LIGHT/ LT BREAST CONTUSION, COCCYDYNI A, LT LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 29 YR OLD BLACK FEMALE DX SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO SCALP - S/P LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HER HEAD AT HOME JUST PTA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2010 | Age: 35 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 |
| RIGHT FOREHAD LAC, 35 YOM WALKED INTO A LIGHT FIXTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2010 | Age: 39 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 |
| 39 YO M HIT HAND ON LIGHT FIXTURE LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 48 YOM FELL AND HIT L HAND ON CHANDELIER DX: HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 45YOF INJ.L.FOREARM AT HOME WHEN LIGHTFIXTURE BROKE WHEN OPENING A CUPB OARD DOOR & IT HIT FIXTURE,PIECE OF GLASS HIT ARM. DX; LAC.L.FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | 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 |
| 40 YOF TRIPPED OVER LIGHT FIXTURE AT STORE YESTERDAY. DX: CONT R SHOULDER/ELBOW/HAND, NECK PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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