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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 383
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUT TO LEG ON BROKEN GLASS FROM LIGHT BULB DX: LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| FELL WHEN TRYING TO CHANGE LIGHT BULB AT HOME. LEG FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/30/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 39 YO INJURED LEG ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB LAC LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Light bulbs, Chairs |
| L CALF MUSCLE STRAIN, WHILE CHANGING LIGHT BULB, FELL OFF CHAIR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 25 YO INJURED LEG ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB LAC LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT SUSTAINED A DEEP LAC TO THE LOWER LEG. PT GRAZED LEG ON A FLOURESCEN T LIGHT BULB THAT WAS IN THE TRASH. NEEDS SUTURED. DX LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 40YOF ACCIDENTLY CUT LOWER LEG ON A PIECE OF FLUORESCENT BULB; LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT FELL WHILE HANGING LIGHT BULB IN CLOSET AT HOME DX// CONTUSION RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUTS TO LLL,LIGHT BULB BROKE AND FELL ON LEG DX; LLL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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