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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 409
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2009 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PARENTS STATES CHILD WAS PLAYING W/CHANDLIER AND THE GLASS BROKE, CHILD RECEIVED LAC TO R POSTERIOR FA. DX. LAC FA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2009 | Age: 32 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 |
| 32YOM WAS REMODELING HIS HOUSE & A RECESSED CAN LIGHT FELL FROM THE CEI LING AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT FOREARM C/O LAC.DX: LEFT ARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 FIXTURE FELL AND CUT HIS FOREARM AT HOME LACERATION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2009 | Age: 63 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 |
| WAS WIRING A LIGHT FIXTURE AND LACERATED ARM ON SIDE OF LIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2009 | Age: 47 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 |
| LACERATED R FOREARM ON GLASS CHANDELIER THAT HE WAS TAKING DOWN DX R FOREARM LACERATION * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2009 | Age: 8 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 |
| LIGHT FIXTURE BROKE AND CUT PTS ARM. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2009 | Age: 83 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 |
| WENT TO BATHROOM, TURNED TO TURN OFF LIGHT FELL, ON ASA DX: RT FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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