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Accidents - Electric lighting equipment - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 439
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Hand:158Lower Trunk:102
Head:78Face:40
Wrist:30Ankle:15
Finger:14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/31/2008Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric lighting equipment, Ceilings and walls
PT STATES SHE WAS WALKING INTO KITCHEN W/LIGHTS OFF AND SHE WALKED INTO WALL. DX. NASAL FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/10/2008Age: 31 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric lighting equipment
31 YOF TRIPPED OVER A LIGHT AT BOYFRIEND'S HOUSE LAST NIGHT SUSTAINING A SPRAINED ANKLE AND A TOE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/25/2008Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric lighting equipment
PAIN TO BACK AFTER LIFTING UP LIGHTS DX: BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2008Age: 34 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Electric lighting equipment, Containers
DX ACUTE LOWER BACK PAIN: HAS BEEN MOV'G FURNITURE & BOXES SINCE WEDNES HAS HAD LBP L SIDED & SOME GOOIN UP TO UPPER BACK/L SIDE OF NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2008Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric lighting equipment
JUMPING AND HIT LIGHT. DX HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2008Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric lighting equipment
CUT TO HAND ON BROKEN LAMP DX: HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/25/2008Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric lighting equipment
RAISED UP HIT HEAD ON ALUMINUM LIGHT. DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/14/2008Age: 33 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Electric lighting equipment
PLUGGED IN A LIGHT AND SOMETHING HAPPENED TO CORD, SHOCKED PT. DX ELEC TRICAL BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/02/2008Age: 10 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric lighting equipment
LAMP FELL OVER;DX LACERATED HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/28/2008Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric lighting equipment
PT WAS CUT W/ELECRICAL WIRES FROM LIGHT FIXTURE. DX: COMPLEX WRIST LAC 6 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/10/2008Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric lighting equipment
RT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER ON A LIGHT SWITCH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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