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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 790
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Ceilings and walls |
| 10 YO WF PLAYING WITH SIBLING RAN INTO WALL, LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON FACE LACERATION FOREHEAD, GUMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| A CHANDELIER FELL ON PTS FACE. DX FOREHEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| REPORTS A GLASS PIECE OF CHANDLEIER FELL OFF HITTING HIS FACE >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 2 YO FWITH LAC TO FACE WHEN A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/13/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| A CHANDELLIER BROKE AND A PIECE OF GLASS HIT PT IN FACE DX: FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Fire or smoke alarms |
| PT'S SMOKE ALARM WAS GOING OFF, PT WAS TRYING TO FAN IT AND A LIGHT FIX TURE FELL HITTING PT ON FACE. NO FD ON SCENE DX EYEBROW LAC. |
| 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: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FACE WHEN A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 10 Y/O F LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON PT & STRUCK HER HEAD & FINGER @ SCHOOL. DX ABRASION OF FACE & THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Other toys |
| ON THE BED PLAYING WITH A BALL WHEN IT HIT A CHANDLIER THE BROKE&FELL H ITING FOREHEAD>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Footwear |
| PT THREW A SHOE AT AN INSECT FLYING IN HIS ROOM, HIT THE LIGHT FIXTURE AND GLASS SHATTERED ONTO PTS FACE. HAS LACS. DX FACIAL LACS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Ball sports |
| FACIAL INJURY FROM BALL HITTING GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE AT HOME, SHATTERED GLASS FELL, CUTTING BRIDGE OF NOSE. DX-LACERATION TO BRIDGE OF NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Fans |
| LIGHT COVER FROM CEILING FAN FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD. DX: FACIAL LAC .8 CM, HEAD CONT, R HAND ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2009 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PIECE OF LIGHT FIXTURE FELL HIT PT IN FACE AT CHURCH. DX CHEEK CONTUSIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| FACIAL INJURY FROM GLASS FROM LIGHT FIXTURE HITTING BELOW LEFT EYE. DX-LEFT CHEEK LACERATION 3 CM, LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Mattresses |
| PT WAS MOVING A MATTRESS AND A LIGHT FIXTURE BROKE AND CUT THE BRIDGE OF NOSE. DX NOSE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Sheets or pillowcases |
| 59YOF CHANGING SHEETS WENT TO SHAKE THE SHEETS,STRUCK LIGHT FIXTURE, WHICH FELL STRIKING NOSE;NASAL LACERATION,2.5CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE NOSE BY A FALLING LIGHT FIXTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FACE WHEN LIGHT FIXTURE FELL FROM CEILING WH EN PT WAS SITTING UNDER IT DX LACERATION FACE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Floor lamps or table lamps |
| ACC HIT FACE ON A LIGHT FIXTURE VERSUS PLASTIC LAMP HOLDER IN ELECTRICA L SHOP CLASS>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT REPLACING THE COVER OF AN OVERHEAD LIGHT WHEN IT FELL INTO FACE SUS TAINED A LACERATION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HIM;DX LACERATED NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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