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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 850
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/05/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 58 YOF HAD CHANDELIER FALL ON HEAD LAC TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2006 | Age: 56 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| AT HOME HANGING A LIGHT FIXTURE AND LACERATED FINGER ON STEEL OF FIXTUR E LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2006 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Jigsaws |
| 56 YO MALE CUT LEFT THUMB WHILE INSTALLING LIGHT WITH JIG SAW LACERATION THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2006 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LACERATION FINGER - 56 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER ON A LIGHT F IXTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2006 | Age: 67 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 |
| HELPING SON AND HANGING FLUORESCENT LIGHT FIXTURE SWUNG DOWN LOW AND HI T NOSE LACERATION NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2006 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | 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 |
| FACE LAC-@ NURSING HOME-LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON PT'S FACE FROM CEILING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2006 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| TRAUMA LT.SHOULDER.PT.REFERS A WALL LAMP FELL ON SHOULDER IN THE WAITIN G AREA *** HOSPITAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2006 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| TRAUMA RT.SHOULDER.PT.REFERS A WALL LAMP FELL ON SHOULDER,WHILE SITTING IN WAITING AREA. AT *** HOSPITAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT WAS HANGING A LIGHT FIXTURE ON HIS DOCK AT HOME AND TOUCHED THE FIXT URE WITH RIGHT LOWER ARM SUSTAINED AN ELECTRICAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2006 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Ceilings and walls |
| PT BUMPED AGAINST A WALL AND A LIGHT FIXTIRE FELL OFF THE WALL ONTO HEA D SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2006 | Age: 54 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, Ladders |
| CLEANING A CHANDELIER AND FELL OFF LADDER. DX- 2 CM NOSE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CUT TO HEAD GOT HIT WITH FALLING LIGHT FIXTURE DX: LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2006 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT. STOOD UP AND HIT HEAD ON METAL LIGHT FIXTURE 1 1/2 HOURS PTA. DX.L AC SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2006 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| HEAD TRAUMA, PT SUST INJURY W/A FALLING LIGHT FIXTURE AT HOME, C/O PAIN , DIZZINESS, BLEEDING MOUTH, NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Light bulbs |
| SCRAPED HEAD ON OVETHEAD LIGHT FIXTURE WHILE CHANGING A BULB AT HOME SC ALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2006 | Age: 54 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LACERATED FINGER WHILE PUTTING UP A LIGHT FIXTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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