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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,327
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2010 | Age: 73 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 |
| 73 Y/O/F CLEANING A CHANDELIER AT HOME AND IT FELL ON HER HEAD DX/ SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Ladders |
| 51YOM, FELL FROM LADDER WHILE PUTTING UP LIGHTS LANDING ONTO OUTSTRETCH ED ARMS>>ELBOW D/L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 65 YOF TO ER, WHILE PUTTING UP X-MAS TREE, GLASS FELL FROM CHANDERLIER AND HIT PT ON TOP OF HEAD- DX-HEAD INJURY, SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2010 | Age: 67 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| A 67 YR OLD FEMALE CUT FINGER ON CHANDELIER WHILE CLEANING IT DX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 72YO BLACK MALE AT *** A CHANDLIER FELL & LANDED ON PTS HEAD &NECK, DX MINOR HEAD TRAUMA, NECK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2010 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 75 YOF C/O THE LIGHT COVERING FELL OFF THE KITCHEN LIGHT AND HIT HER O N TOP OF HER HEAD. DX HEAD HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2010 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| 66YOM, REPORTS 20# LIGHT FELL FROM 20FTH HITTING HIS HEAD, NO LOC YET D AZED>>CHI LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2010 | Age: 75 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 |
| 75 YOF C/O HEAD PAIN LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HER HEAD AT HOME. DX-LAC SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Beds or bedframes |
| 61YOF STANDING ON A BED TO TURN ON HER LIGHT AND FELL OFF STRAINED ANK LE CONTUSION TO HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | 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 |
| 67YO WHITE FEMALE AT THEATER HIT HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE DX MINOR HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2010 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 85 Y/O FEMALE WAS CLEANING CHANDELIER LOST BALANCE AND FELL AT HOME DX: LACERATION RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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, Electric lighting equipment |
| 73 YOF WAS TAKING BULB OUT OF LIGHT FIXTURE AND CUT THUMB ON METAL RIM AT HOME - LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 61YOM HIT HAND ON LIGHT FIXTURE DX: LT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 62YOWF PT STATES A BIG, THICK, HEAVY LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HER HEAD AT HOME. DX. HEMATOMA FH, CONT FH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 60 YOF PRESENT TO ER WITH INJURY TO HEAD AFTER SHE HIT HEAD ON CHANDELI ER AT HOME- DX- BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 54 Y MALE GLASS CHANDERLIER FELL ON LOWER LEG DX: LAC TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 61 Y/O F C/O PAIN TO RIGHT SHOULDER AFTER LAMP FELL FROM CEILING DX SHOULDER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2010 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 66YOM REWIRING AN OVERHEAD LIGHT FIXTURE AT HOME AND FELT A SHOCK GO I NTO RIGHT HAND NOW NUMB AND TINGLING ALL OVER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2010 | Age: 52 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Ceilings and walls |
| 52 YOM WAS CHANGING THE LIGHTING FIXTURE IN THE CEILING AND SOMETHING FLEW INTO HIS EYE & ITS IRRITATING HIS EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2010 | Age: 83 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 |
| 83YOF-SCALP LAC-HEAVY LIGHT FIXTURE FELL FROM CEILING HITTING PT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
| 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 |
| 61 YOM WAS CUT WHILE FIXING CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE. DX: R THUMB LAC 5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Bathtubs or showers |
| 54 YO F, C/O BACK PAIN, FELL IN THE BATHTUB AFTER A LIGHT FIXTURE FELLO N HER, DX BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 52YOM C/O NECK PAIN AFTER HAVING NECK IN ONE POSITION FOR LONG TIME WHI LE WORKING ON OVERHEAD LIGHT/ TORTICOLLIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2010 | Age: 70 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 |
| 70 YOM HAD LIGHT FIXTURE FALL ON HEAD. DX: SCALP LAC, FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
| 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 |
| 51 YOM SUS LAC TO HEAD AFTER HITTING IT ON LIGHT FIXTURE% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2010 | Age: 65 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 |
| 65 Y/O/M HIT HEAD ON LIGHTING FIXTURE AT HOME INJURED FACE DX/ FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2010 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| FELL WHILE HANGING A LIGHT FIXTURE FX LT 9TH RIB * 81 Y/O W/F |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 62YOF PT STS LIGHT FIXTURE DROPPED ON HER HEAD DX: HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 54YOF LACERATION TO HANDS & ANKLE RAN INTO A FLORESCENT CEILING LIGHT W HICH WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2010 | Age: 81 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 |
| 81 Y/O F FELL AGAINST LIGHT FIXTURE SYNCOPE, FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| 73YOF HAD A LIGHT FIXTURE FALL ONTOP OF HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT AT HOME PUTTING UP A LIGHT FIXTURE IN GARAGE CUT L HAND ON EDGE OF FIXTURE/ DX LAC L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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