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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 621
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT STRUCK EYES ON LIGHTBULB, SUSTAINED" CORNEAL ABRSIONS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| TRASH TRUCK WAS CRUSHING TRASH AND FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULB BROKE AND FLEW INTO LEFT EYE - CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT DX CORNEAL ABRASION - PT C/O "LIGHT BULB BROKE AND FELL INTO MY EYES" LAST NIGHT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| R CORNEAL ABRAS; LIGHT BULB SHATTERED, SHARD STRUCK EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT C/O LIGHT BULB BROKE IN BOTH EYES X10 DAYS AGO - NOW C/O PAIN TO BOTH EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| EYE PAIN-@ HOME-POSSIBLY FROM A PIECE OF BROKEN LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| FB REMOVAL R EYE/42YOF AT HM HAD NEON BULB EXPLODE. FELT "POWDER" GO IN TO EYE. C/O R EYE PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CHANGING LIGHT BULB - GOT SOMETHING IN EYE - FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT SUST FOREIGN BODY (LIGHT BULB) TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT HAD LIGHT BULB SHATTER AND FELT FOREIGN BODY IN EYE. ALSO WEARS CONT ACT LENSES. D: CONJUNCTIVAL ABRASION, CONTACT LENS KERATITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| F.B. R EYEBALL, PT STS SUST INJURY WHEN A LIGHT BULB EXPLODED, C/O REDNESS, EOM INTACT, EYELIDS NORMAL, PUPILS NORMAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LIGHT BULB BROKE DX. CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT DROPPED FLOURESCENT BULB IN AUTO PARTS STORE AND IT SHATTERED. DX: FB L EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/29/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| DUST FELL INTO R EYE WHILE UN SCREWING A LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Light bulbs, Aquariums or accessories |
| BILAT. EYE PAIN / EXPOSURE TO UV BULB LAST PM FOR PROLONGED PERIOD WHILE FIXING FISH TANK FILTER DX: BILAT. ULTRAVIOLET KERATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 52 YO M CHANGING FLORESENT LIGHT BULB BROKE POWDER GOT INTO EYES CHEMICAL INSULT-EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2004 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs, Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT CHANGING A LIGHTBULB WHEN THE PLASTIC LIGHT COVER FELL STRIKING HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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