Accidents - Lighting equipment - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,591
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	209
6-15 years old:	209
16-25 years old:	154
26-50 years old:	504
50+ years old:	513

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	285	Lower Arm:	152
Finger:	148	Toe:	144
Lower Trunk:	116	Upper Leg:	100
Wrist:	90	Shoulder:	77
Upper Trunk:	77	Face:	77
All Of Body:	75	Upper Arm:	70
Lower Leg:	69	Head:	68
Knee:	30	Mouth:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/29/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Lighting equipment
30YOF GOT SHOCK PLUGGING IN LIGHT DX: ELCTRIC SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2009	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lighting equipment
PT TRIED TO TURN OFF LIGHT, LOST BALANCE AND FELL, LEG AND KNEE PAIN, D X CONTUSION TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2009	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lighting equipment
WHILE @ HOME THIS AM ATTEMPTING TO TURN NA LIGHT,FELL LANDING ONTO R UP PER ARM & SHOULDER DX FX R PROXIMAL HUMEROUS,DIALYSIS *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2009	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lighting equipment, Floors or flooring materials
GLUTEAL CONT.: L HIP PAIN; FELL LAST NIGHT WHEN ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON HER LIGHT STAND, IMPACTED CARPETED FLOOR , HITTING HIP & BUTTOCK AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
WAS PUTTING UP A LIGHT AND LACERATED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
CUT WRIST WHILE HANGING LIGHTS. DX ARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2009	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighting equipment
14 MOM FELL INTO A LIGHT CATCHING BOTH HANDS ON LIGHT SUSTAINING BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2009	Age: 78 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: Fracture
Product: Lighting equipment
TRIPPED&FELL FROM STANDING WHILE CHANGING LIGHTS IN THE DRIVEWAY >>HIP FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/16/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lighting equipment, Beds or bedframes
PT REACHED TO TURN LIGHT OFF AND FELL OUT OF BED. DX: BACK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2009	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: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lighting equipment
C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF LBP ATTEMPTING TO LIFT 30# LAMP OFF THE GROUND >>MS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lighting equipment
24 Y O M TRYING TO FIX A LIGHT CUT THUMB FRACTURE RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2009	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
FOREARM INJURY FROM FALLING ON LIGHTING FIXTURE, GLASS IN RIGHT FOREARM DX-FOREIGN OBJECT RIGHT FOREARM, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lighting equipment, Beds or bedframes
COMPOUND FX LEFT GREAT TOE-GOT UP TO TURN OFF LIGHT AND STUBBED TOE AGA INST THE BED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighting equipment
PT BENT AND BRUSHED UP AGAINST A HOT LAMP. DX: R THIGH BURN 1ST DEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Lighting equipment
JUMPED UP AND CAUGHT MOUTH ON CLOSET LIGHT STRING;DX DENTAL INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment, Manual cleaning equipment
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FOREARM WHEN A LIGHT FELL ON HIM WHILE HE WAS MOPPING*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
RIGHT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND ON A METAL FIXTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT HIT HAND ON GLASS LIGHT COVER. DX: R PALM LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2009	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment, Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks
WRIST LAC, PT WAS TURNING OFF LIGHT WITH A BOOK AND CUT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2009	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighting equipment
20MO,F TOUCHED A SPOTLIGHT, BURNED HANDS, 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO BOT H HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2009	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lighting equipment
R KNEE PAIN, TWISTED TURNING ON LIGHT DX: KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lighting equipment, Benches
WAS STANDING ON A BENCH WHILE HANGING LIGHTS AND BENCH FELL OVER WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lighting equipment
HIT LEG ON SOLAR LIGHT AT HOME. DX LOWER LEG CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2009	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
LAC TO UPPER LEGFROM A GLOBE FROM UNKNOWN LIGHTING FIXTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lighting equipment
SUST INJ TO L GREAT TOE WHEN LIGHT FELL ON HIM AT HOME DX L GREAT TOE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment, Floor lamps or table lamps
A HALOGEN LIGHT VS A LAMP PULLED DOWN BY YOUNGER SIBLINGS, GLASS BROK E CUTTING PT'S FOREHEAD>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lighting equipment
SHOULDER STR. PT WAS TURNING ON LIGHT SWITCH INJURING SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2009	Age: 13 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: Lighting equipment
ACC CUT RT INDEX FINGER ONTO A GLASS ?LIGHT, +BLEEDING CONTROLLED >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lighting equipment
55YOM AT HOME BENT OVER TO PICK UP LIGHT,LOST BALANCE FELL ONTO RT SHOULDER;SHOULDER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	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: Lighting equipment
REPORTEDLY HAD A LIGHT FALL ONTO FACE/HEAD, NO LOC/N/V YET BLOODY NOSE >>CHI/EPISTAXIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment, Billiards or pool
4YMC LAMPSHADE OVER POOL TABLE FELL AND BROKE CUTTING HAND/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
RAN INTO A LIGHT LAST NIGHT. DX. FORHEAD LACERATION, HEAD INJURY.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Lighting equipment
BURNED HAND ON ELECTRIC LAMP CORD;DX ELECTRIC BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
LIGHT BROKE AND FELL ON PT, CUT HEAD DX: SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2009	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lighting equipment, Crutches, canes or walkers
89YOF AT HOME IN BED, LIGHTS WENT OUT DURING A STORM,GOT OUT OF BED ACCIDENTLY TRIPPED OVER WALKER,FELL ONTO WALKER;CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2009	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
LACERATED R 3RD FINGER ON A LIGHT. DX LACERATION R 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Lighting equipment
PT DX MINOR HEAD INJURY - PLASTIC TUBE LIGHT COVERING FROM CEILING FELL ONTO PATIENT'S HEAD AT SCHOOL AND SHATTERED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2009	Age: 28 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
28 YOM JUMPED AND HIT HEAD ON LIGHT SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	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: Lighting equipment
PT STRUCK HIS FOREHEAD ON A PIECE OF LIGHTIG EQUIP YEST. NO LOC. HAS BU MP ON FOREHEAD. HAS HEADACHE SINCE. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lighting equipment
DX SPAIN LUMBOSACRAL/RADICULOPATHY/ELEVATED BLD PRESSURE: FALL ON ROOF, BACK PAIN-REMOV'G LIGHTS. HX HERNIATED DISC W MECH FALL TONIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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