The Real Injury Numbers Behind DIY Christmas Light Hanging and What They Mean for NJ Homeowners
Summary Every holiday season, thousands of American homeowners climb ladders in cold, sometimes wet conditions to hang exterior lights — and a significant number end up in the emergency room because of it. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s November 2024 holiday safety release, about 14,900 people were treated in hospital emergency departments for holiday decorating-related injuries during the 2023 holiday season (November 1, 2022 through January 31, 2023), with roughly 160 such injuries occurring every single day. Nearly half of all those incidents involve falls. For a New Jersey homeowner, that number is not abstract. November rooflines […]





