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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 963
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 09/12/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| ACC CUT THE DORSUM OF THE WRIST ONTO A BROKEN LIGHT FIXTURE WHILE CHANG ING IT >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| WRIST LAC-CUT ON LIGHT FIXTURE THAT FELL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| CUT ON SHADE FOR LIGHT FIXTURE//LACERATION LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON PT WRIST. DX: WRIST LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| LAC TO WRIST WHEN PART OF A OVERHEAD LIGHT FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT INJURED WRIST ON METAL LIGHTING FIXTURE AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC LEFT WRIST |
| 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: 08/14/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT CUT RT WRIST ON CHANDELIERS C/O PAIN RT WRIST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| LAC TO WRIST WHEN STRUCK ON A LIGHT FIXTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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, Ceilings and walls |
| LACERATION WRIST - 36 YOM STATES HE WAS INSTALLING A LIGHT FIXTURE WHEN IT FELL FROM THE CEILING ON HIM LACERATING HIS RIGHT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| C/O LACERATION TO INSIDE OF R WRIST ON GLASS LAMP SHADE LACERATION TO T HE INSIDE OF WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LAC WRIST ON A CHANDELIER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2002 | Age: 31 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 |
| OVERHEAD LIGHT COVER FELL ONTO PT. DX: L WRIST LAC 1.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 35 Y/O M C/O LAC TO WRIST WHILE PUTTING UP LIGHT FIXTURE CUT ON SHEET METAL. DX: LACERATION TO RIGHT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 34 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 |
| LAC TO WRIST WHEN LIGHT FIXTURE FELL AND STRUCK WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 33YO BM - DX: LACERATION L WRIST - PAIN & SWELLING, & NUMBNESS @ L HAND & WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| *38YOM CUT L WRIST ON METAL EDGE OF LIGHT FIXTUREDX: LAC L WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2001 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/1998 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/1998 | Age: 31 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, Other ball sports |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/1998 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | 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, Sleeping bags |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/18/1998 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Ceilings and walls |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/1997 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/1997 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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