Accidents - Light bulbs - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,090
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	22
Year 1998:	38
Year 1999:	266
Year 2000:	56
Year 2001:	170
Year 2002:	272
Year 2003:	209
Year 2004:	33
Year 2005:	148
Year 2006:	191
Year 2007:	70
Year 2008:	119
Year 2009:	173
Year 2010:	317

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/01/2010	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Light bulbs
66 YOM THINKS HAS POSSIBLY GLASS FROM LIGHT BULB IN LEFT EYE, C/O PAIN WHEN LOOKING DOWNWARD, DX: CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2010	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs
69 Y/O/F LIGHT BULB EXPLODED AND PT GOT GLASS IN HER EYE DX/ LT EYE FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs
53YOF LIGHTBULB BLEW AND GLASS GOT INTO EYE. DX. FOREIGN BODY EYES.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs, Grocery or shopping carts
54YOM SHOPPING CART WITH TWO FLUORESCENT BULBS FELL,SHATTERED GLASS DUST WENT INTO EYES;FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs
63YOF-EYE FB-FLOURESCENT LIGHT BULBS FELL & SHATTERED-GLASS SHARD IN EY E-@ A RESTAURANT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Light bulbs
51YOF, REPORTS WAS RETURNING A FLUORESCENT BLUB TO PET STORE WHEN IT EX PLODED INTO HER HAND SENDING DUSTINTO EYE>>CHEMC CONJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Asian
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs
58 YOF, SOMETHING FELL IN EYE, WHEN CHANGING LIGHT BULB DX: FB EYE, C ORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs
CORNEAL AB-DUST FELL INTO EYE WHILE CHANGING A LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs
PT DX POBABLE FOREIGN BODY (RESOLVED) OS - S/P PT C/O "BULB SPLASHED ALL OVER ME,I'M FEELING SOMETHING IN IN MY EYES".
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2009	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs
GOT FB IN EYE AT HOME, POSSIBLY GLASS FROM LIGHT BULB. HAS SCLERA ABRA SION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs
LIGHT BULB BROKE, POSSIBLE PIECE IN EYE/ CONEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs
C/O EYE PAIN&IRRITATION/FOREIGN BODY SESNATION S/P WAS IN THE AREA WHER E LIGHT BULB BURST>>RULE OUT EYE FOEING BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs
PT WAS CHANGING LIGHT BULB WHICH BROKE, THINKS PIECE HIT EYE, CONTUSION TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs
53 YOM GOT A PIECE OF LIGHT BULB IN LEFT EYE THIS MORNING WHEN THE LIGH T BULB BROKE SUSTAINING A CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs
CHANGING A BROKEN LIGHT BULB. SOME PIECES GOT IN EYE. DX. CORNEAL ABRA SION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2008	Age: 53 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
EYE FB-CAUSED BY UNKNOWN DEBRIS WHILE CHANGING A LIGHT BULB-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2007	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs, Floor lamps or table lamps
70 YOF, STATES THAT HER BEDTIME LAMP FELL OVER, THE GLASS OF THE LIGHT BULB BROKE AND LEFT EYE BOTHERING PT. DX: FORIEGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2006	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs
PT BROKE A LIGHT BULB THEN HAD EYE PAIN. DX: FOREIGN BODY SENSATION, RIGHT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs
FLUORESCENT LIGHT SHATTERED ON HEAD CORNEAL ABRASION LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs
GLASS LIGHT BULB EXPLODED AND FELT SOMETHING IN EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
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: 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: 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

Date: 01/19/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Light bulbs
52 YO M CHANGING FLORESENT LIGHT BULB BROKE POWDER GOT INTO EYES CHEMICAL INSULT-EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs, Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures
PT CHANGING A LIGHTBULB WHEN THE PLASTIC LIGHT COVER FELL STRIKING HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2003	Age: 55 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
PT.STATES HAD A LIGHT BULB EXPLOED IN FACE. DX; L.EYE F.B.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs
NEON LIGHT BROKE IN FRONT OF FACE DX: FOREIGN BODY BIL. EYES W/ CORNEAL ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2003	Age: 56 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
PT.INJ.RT.EYE AT HOME WHEN CHANGING A LIGHT BULB & IT SHATTERED,GOT SOM ETHING IN EYE. DX; F.B. RT.EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs
60 YOWM WAS LOOKING UP AT A FLOURESCENT LIGHT BULB WHEN IT BROKE SHOWER ING PT IN GLASS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs
CHANGING LIGHT BULB BROKE GLASS IN EYE..FB IN EYE RESOLVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2002	Age: 66 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
66 Y/O W/F GOT SLIVER OF LIGHT BULB IN EYE SUSTAINING AN ABRASHION TO E YE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs
PT RECEIVED CORNEAL ABRASION WHEN SHATTERED FLUROSCENT LIGHT BULB AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2001	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2001	Age: 82 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2001	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Light bulbs, Cardboard products
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2001	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2000	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2000	Age: 79 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/1999	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/1999	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/1999	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/1999	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/1999	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/1999	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/1998	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/1998	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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/1997	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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