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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 342
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/30/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 33 YO M LACERATION TO FOREARM CUT ON LIGHT FIXTURE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| SUST LAC TO L LOWER ARM WHEN LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HER AT HOME DX LAC L FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LACERATION RT.FOREARM.PT.REFERS WHILE WORKING ON LAMP(COVER)CUT FINGER ACCIDENTALLY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PATIENT CUT WHEN GLASS CHANDELIER SHATTERED; FOREARM/HAND/LEG LACS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LAC TO ARM WHEN LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON ARM AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT FIXING AN ALUMINUM LIGHT FIXTURE AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER ARM- CEILING LIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Light bulbs |
| ACC CUT FA ONTO A CHANDELIER WHILE CHANGING A LB:LIGHT BULB >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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