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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,634
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 8 YOM R HAND LAC, 2 CM 4 SUTURES, CUT HIS HAND ON A BROKEN LIGHT BULB, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 29YOF WAS TURNING A LIGHT BULB AND WAS BURNED ON HAND, 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2009 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs, Humidifiers |
| PT GRABBED LIGHT BULB ON HUMIDIFIER. DX: R HAND BURNS, URI. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/15/2009 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT WITH BURNS TO HAND FROM HOLDING A LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 2 YO F BURNED HER HAND ON LIGHTBULB DX: THERMAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY BURNED HAND ON A LIGHTBULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT GRABBED A LIGHTBULB AND BURNED HAND, NOW W/BLISTERS AND PAIN TO PALM OF HAND; BURN OF HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUT HAND WITH BROKEN LIGHT BULB;DX LACERATED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT SUSTAINED HAND LACERATION WHEN HE WAS PLAYING WITH A LIGHT BULB AND IT POPPED* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| BURN 3RD,DEGREE LT.HAND.PT.WAS BOUGHT TO THE ER,DUE TOUCHING LIGHT BULB AY=T COLISEO RUBEN RODRIGUEZ. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 9 YO MALE CUT HAND ON A BROKEN LIGHT BULB. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| RT HAND LAC.PT LACERATED HAND WHILE PUTTING IN A LIGHT BULB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 25 YR OLD + ETOH BAL 191 CUT HAND ON A BROKEN LIGHT BULB DX// RIGHT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2009 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT BURNED (R) HAND WHEN SHE GRABBED A LIGHTBULB DX;# MINOR 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| FELL ONTO LIGHT BULB AND HURT RIGHT HAND ABRASION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2009 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs, Electric lighting equipment |
| LAMP FELL OVER ON HAND AND WAS BURNED WITH LIGHTBULB;DX THERMAL BURN HA ND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LAC TO HAND WHEN LIGHT BULB BROKE IN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| RT HAND LAC.PT WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AND IT BROKE AND LACERATED HAN D. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2009 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs, Floor lamps or table lamps |
| PT BURNED HAND WHEN TOUCHED A LIGHT BULB ON THE LAMP. D: BURN TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUT L HAND ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB DX: HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| DX LWOBS: LAC TO R HAND ON 4TH KNUCKLE. SORE TO MOVE RING FINGER. STATE W SWAT'G A FLY & HIT THE LIGHT BULB W/HAND |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/09/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT CUT HAND ON LIGHT BULB. DX: L HAND LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| HAND BURN-TOUCHED HOT FLOOD LIGHT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2009 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT BURNED HAND ON A HOT LIGHTBULB, DEVELOPED BLISTER |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/27/2009 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT WAS AT HOME, TOUCHED A LIGHT BULB CAUSING A 2ND DEGEE BURN TO RT HAN D. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB WHEN IT BROKE IN HIS HAND DX- MULTPLE ABRA T O HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| TOUCHED HOT LIGHT BULB BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 2YOM, TOUCHED LIGHT BULB, BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| HAND INJURY FROM TOUCHING OUTSIDE LIGHT AT HOME. DX-RIGHT HAND EXTREMITY 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2009 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 17 MOM TOUCHED HOT LIGHT BULB SUSTAINING BURNS TO LEFT HAND AND FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/01/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUT HAND ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB DX: HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| WAS TWISTING A LIGHT BULB&GLASS BROKE CUTTING HAND >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2009 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT WITH BURNS TO HAND FROM TOUCHING LIGHTBULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| HAND LAC-CUT ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT INJURED AT HOME CHANGING LIGHTBULD DX: HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Counters or countertops |
| LAC TO R PINKIE ON BAG OF LIGHTBULBS, FELL IN KITCHEN, HIT R HAND ON CO UNTER. DX. LAC R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LAC TO R HAND, PT WAS CHANGING LIGHT BULB WHEN IT BROKE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2009 | Age: 9 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: Light bulbs |
| FIRST DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT HAND - TOUCHED LIGHT BULB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Other ball sports |
| IN PHYS ED CLASS,BALL HIT GLASS LIGHT BULB THAT FELL ONTO HAND LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LAC TO HAND WHEN STRUCK ON LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT CHANGING A LIGHTBULB AT HOME AND IT BROKE SUSTAINED A RIGHT HAND ;LA CERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2009 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT WAS CHANGING LIGHT BULB AT HOME, IT BROKE & WHEN HE PULLED HAND AWAY, TORE SKIN ON LT HAND. DX - SKIN TEAR, LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 73 YOM, CUT HAND ON LIGHT BULB, HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT CUT HAND WHILE CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AT HOME DX// LEFT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT HAS LAC TO PALM OF HAND FROM A FLUORESCENT BULB DX; LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| RIGHT HAND INJURY FROM LIGHT BULB. DX-RIGHT HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| RT HAND LAC.PT WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AND IT BROKE AND LACERATED HAN D. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| RT HAND LAC.PT WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AND IT BROKE LACERATING HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| GRABBED A HOT LIGH BULB @ GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE, BURNING PALM, +BLISTERI NG>>BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT CUT HAND ON A LIGHT BULB. DX; HAND ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PATIENT TOUCHED BACK OF HAND TO HOT LIGHT BULB 2 NIGHTS AGO; 2ND DEGREE HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT CUT HAND AT HOME ON BROKEN LIGHTBULB LACERATION LT HAND 3CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUT HAND ON A GLASS LIGHT BULB. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/04/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUT L HAND ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB DX- HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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