|
Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.
Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,671
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2005 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT BURNED CHIN ON A LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2005 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| FELL WHILE SCREWING IN A LIGHT BULB LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs, Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| PUTTING UP LIGHTBULB, STOOD ON CEMENT PLANTER AND IT BROKE, FELL DX CONTUSION R FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2005 | Age: 66 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 |
| CUT HAND ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB WHILE CLEANING THE YARD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2005 | Age: 64 years | 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 WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AT HOME AND IT WAS STILL HOT SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 52 YO FEMALE BURNED INNER ANKLE WITH HOT LIGHTBULB SECOND DEGREE BURN ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2005 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs, Telephones or telephone accessories |
| CONTUSION CHEST WALL - 70 YOF FELL LAST FRIDAY CHANGING A LIGHTBULB AND TRIPPING OVER A TELEPHONE CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2005 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| RT 5TH DIGIT PAD LACERATION <1 CM: CUT ON BROKEN LIGHTBULB AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| RT INDEX FINGER LACERATION-CUT FINGER WHILE CHANGING A LIGHT BULB. SUS A 2CM LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CHANGING LIGHT BULB BULB EXPLODED IN HAND FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Light bulbs, Poles |
| PT REPLACING A LIGHT BULB ON A POLE PT FELL TO GROUNDRT PROXIMAL RADIU S FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Light bulbs, Counters or countertops |
| PT STANDING ON THE KITCHEN COUNTER PUTTING IN A LIGHT BULB AND FELL FR ACTURED UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2005 | Age: 61 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 |
| PT SUS LAC TO HAND FORM A LIGHTBULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 57 Y/O W/M RECEIVED ABRASIONS TO FACE AND HANDS WHEN IN GARGAGE TURNED LIGHTS OFF AND TRIPPED AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT. SAYS SHE HAS A PIECE OF GLASS FROM FLUORESCENT BULB IN L FOOT. DX. L FOOT PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2005 | Age: 51 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 |
| PT CUT HAND ON PIECE OF FLOURESCENT LIGHT BULB, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2005 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| FELL WHILE CHANGING LIGHT BULB DX: LUMBAR CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2005 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Light bulbs, Ladders |
| FELLOFF LADDER WHILE CHANGING LIGHTBULB, R ARM PAIN DX: R WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 51 YEAR OLD FEMALE STEPPED ON A BROKEN LIGHT BULB FOREIGN BODY FEET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2005 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT WAS AT HOME CHANGING A LIGHT BULB WHEN IT BROKE CAUSING A LACERATIO N TO HIS RT INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2005 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT WAS SCREWING IN A LIGHT BULB AND FELL ON THE FLOOR. DX-LEFT WRIST CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CHANGING FLUORESCENT TUBE LITE AND GOT SHOCKED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER WHILE CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AT HO ME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2005 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Light bulbs, Tables |
| PT FELL CHANGING LIGHT BULB & HIT TABLE 2 DAYS AGO. DX: R ANKLE/KNEE/WRIST/EYE PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUT ARM ON A BROKEN LIGHT BULB DX: R FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT WALKING IN THE DARK AT HOME WHEN STEPPED ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB WHICH HAD SPONTANEOUSLY BROKEN DURING NIGHT. D: FOOT LACERATION 6CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2005 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT BROKE A LIGHT BULB AND STEPPED ON A PIECE OF GLASS 4 DAYS AGO, C/O I NCREASED PAIN, THINKS IT'S INFECTED DX: FB R FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2005 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Light bulbs, Chairs |
| 66 YO CHANGING LIGHTBULB FELL OUT CHAIR LANDED ON KNEE SPRAIN KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUT FINGER ON LIGHT BULB DX. FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2005 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LACERATION FINGER - 78 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT THUMB ON SOMETHING HE CAL LED A "GROW LAMP" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PATIENT WAS CHANGING LIGHT BULKS WHEN ONE BROKE AND SHATTERED IN EYES. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| STEP ON LIGHT BULB LAC. TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2005 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CHANGEING LIGHT BULB, BROKE GOT GLASS IN EYE DX- RIGHT EYE FOREIGN OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2005 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| CUT ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB FRAGMENT WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE IT FROM SOCKET LAC LT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2005 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Step stools |
| CHANGING LIGHT BULB , STOOL SLIPPED FELL ON GLASS FROM BULB AND LACERAT ION R KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT CHANGING A LIGHTBULB WHEN IT BROKE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO INDEX F INGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2005 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Light bulbs, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SAYS HE GOT DIZZY WHILE CHANGING LIGHT BULB AT HOME & FELL TO FLOOR FX RT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 54 Y/O M INJURED L EYE WHEN DROPPED FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULB AND SOMETHIN G FROM IT FLEW INTO EYE AT HOME. DX; FOREIGN BODY L EYE REMOVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|
