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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 879
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 06/13/2009 | Age: 59 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, Sheets or pillowcases |
| 59YOF CHANGING SHEETS WENT TO SHAKE THE SHEETS,STRUCK LIGHT FIXTURE, WHICH FELL STRIKING NOSE;NASAL LACERATION,2.5CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| PT STATES SHE WAS OPENING A CEILING VENT AND A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HER FACE.@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 69 YO HIT FACE ON LIGHT FIXTURE CONTUSION FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2008 | Age: 59 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 |
| FACIAL LAC, PT FELL INTO A METAL LIGHT FIXTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2007 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| GLOBE FROM GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HEAD/ FOREHEAD CONTUSION |
| 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: 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: 08/16/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PATIENT WAS PUTTING UP A LIGHT FIXTURE & IT ACCIDENTALLY FELL ON THE RT SIDE OF HIS FACE SUSTAINING BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA & A NASAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2005 | Age: 52 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 |
| LACERATION FOREHEAD - 52 YOM WAS STRUCK ON HIS FOREHEAD BY A METAL LIGH T FIXTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| LT FACIAL LAC-HANGING FLUROESCENT LIGHT FIXTURE FELL-HIT PT @ NEIGHBOR' 'S HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2001 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2001 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2000 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2000 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/1999 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/1998 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/1997 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/1997 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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