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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,844
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2003 | Age: 17 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: Light bulbs |
| 17 YOM CUT HAND ON LIGHT BULB LAC THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2003 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| TOUCHED HOT LIGHT BULB DX: BURN TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUT FINGER ON A LIGHT BULB DX: R INDEX FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUT FINGER ON A LIGHT BULB LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER 1 1/2 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| SQUEEZED A GLASS BULB IN HAND LACERATION RIGHT 2ND DIGIT 2CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PATIENT PICKED UP BROKEN LIGHT BULB AND CUT THUMB. DX. FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2003 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| FELL ONTO BROKEN LIGHT BULB AT HOME; FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK ON LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 37 YO MALE CUT FINGER ON LIGHT BULB 45 MINUTES AGO LACERATION THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 69 Y.O. W FEMALE W/THUMB LAC. PT INJ SELF WHILE CANGING A LIGHT BULB @ HOME. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUT FINGER ON BROKEN LIGHTBULB/ LAC RT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| BURN FINGER - 2 YOF SUSTAINED A BURN TO HER RIGHT THUMB AFTER TOUCHING A HOT LIGHTBULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT LAC FINGER ON A BROKEN LIGHTBULB DX FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Refrigerators |
| PT LAC RT INDEX FINGER ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB IN REFRIGERATOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2003 | Age: 18 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: Light bulbs |
| CHANGING LIGHT BULB - LACERATION TO MIDDLE FINGER ON GLASS DX - LEFT RING FINGER EXTENSOR TENDON INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LACERATION FINGER - 28 YOF LACERATED HER RIGHT THUMB ON A LIGHTBULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2003 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT CHANGING LIGHT BULB WHEN BULB BROKE IN SOCKET AND LACERATED FINGER. D: FINGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2003 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUT THUMB ON A BROKEN LIGHT BULB. DX THUMB LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2003 | Age: 19 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: Avulsion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL LACERATING FINGER ON GLASS LIGHTBULB. D:FINGERTIP A VULSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 58YOM CUT FINGER ON A LIGHT BULB DX LT INDEX FINGER LAC SUPERFICIAL FLAP TEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| TOUCHED LIGHT BULB;BURN, FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 34 YO FEMALE BURNED RIGHT HAND ON LIGHTBULB BURN, 1ST DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT TOUCHED THE HOT BULB OF A FLOOD LIGHT SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO RI GHT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT CUT RIGHT LITTLE FINGER ON A BROKEN LIGHTBULB AT HOME LACERATION FIN GER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUT FINGER ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2003 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO FINGER WHILE CHINGING LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUT FINGER ON LIGHT BULB DX. FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT WAS CUT ON LIGHT BULB. DX: LAC R INDEX 1.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| BURNED FINGER ON LIGHT BULB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUT FINGER ON A PIECE OF A BROKEN LIGHT BULB DX. FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2003 | Age: 10 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: Light bulbs |
| CUT THUMB ON LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT STATES HE LACERATED FINGER ON A LIGHT BULB LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/14/2003 | Age: 36 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: Light bulbs |
| UNSCREWING A LIGHTBULB AND PIECE OF GLASS LAC THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2003 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| AT GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE PT GRABBED HALOGEN BULB DX SECOND DEGREE BURNS T O TIPS OF FINGERS LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUT FINGER ON A LIGHT BULB LACERATION RIGHT 5TH FINGER 2.5 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 42 YO BM - LAC. TO FINGERS RT. HAND - CUT RT HAND ON BULB WHILE SCREWIN G IN A LIGHTBULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LACERATION FINGER - 48 YOM LACERATED LEFT THUMB ON A FLORESCENT LIGHT B ULB THAT FELL AND BROKE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2003 | Age: 8 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: Light bulbs |
| DX LEFT FINGER LACERATION: CUT FINGER ON LIGHT BULB AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LACERATION FINGER - 11 YOF WAS UNSCREWING A LIGHT BULB AND IT BROKE LAC ERATING HER LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 20 Y.O. W MALE W/FINGER LAC. PT WAS HOLDING A LIGHT BULB IN HIS HAND & IT BROKE @ HOME. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2003 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| RT RING FINGER LAC-CUT ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT TOUCHED LIGHT BULB W/THUMB. NO BLISTER NOTED. DX: SUPERFICIAL BURN (L) THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2003 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 13MOF TOUCHED A LIGHT BULB EARLIER TODAY. HAND BLISTERS ON (R) HAND. DX: BURNS TO 2ND & 3RD DIGITS (R) HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 28 YOMC WAS TAKING A LIGHT BULB OUT AND IT EXPLODED AND CUT THE TIP OF HIS FINGER/ LACERATION TO R. INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Vacuum cleaners |
| CLEANING UP SMASHED FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULB W/*** AT HOME, TRYING TO UNJ AM VACUUM AND CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER W/GLASS. DX LAC LT INDEX FING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| SQUEEZED A GLASS LIGHT BULB AND IT BROKE IN HER HAND LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2003 | Age: 47 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: Light bulbs |
| 47 YO M CHANGING A LIGHT BULB CUT FINGER WHEN IT BROKE LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUT THUMB ON A BROKEN BULB LACERATION RIGHT THUMB 11/4 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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