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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 215
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/28/2005 | Age: 70 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: Light bulbs, Telephones or telephone accessories |
| CONTUSION CHEST WALL - 70 YOF FELL LAST FRIDAY CHANGING A LIGHTBULB AND TRIPPING OVER A TELEPHONE CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Light bulbs, Counters or countertops |
| PT STANDING ON THE KITCHEN COUNTER PUTTING IN A LIGHT BULB AND FELL FR ACTURED UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| HEAT LAMP BULB EXPLODED, BURNED CHEST DX 2ND DEGREE BURN CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 9Y/M HIT W/ LIGHTBULB YEST ARMS/CHEST,DAD RUB BURN OINTMENT ON PT,FELL THEN CONFUSED/STARE,NO LOC; CHEST/RIGHT ARM 2ND DEGREE BURNS W/SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| RIB FXS-COUGHED WHILE CHANGING A LIGHT BULB-FELT A "POP" IN RIBS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT. W/BURN TO R BREAST, ACCIDENTALLY LEANED INTO LAMP BULB BEFORE GETTI NG DRESSED AFTER SHOWER ON MONDAY. DX. 1ST AND 2ND DEG BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2005 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Ball sports |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION ON THE CHEST FROM BROKEN LIGHT BULB WHILE THROWING BALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CHANGING LIGHT BULT, MOVED THE WRONG WAY. DX. ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN DORSAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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