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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 726
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 04/29/2010 | Age: 23 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 23 YOF ABRASION TO EYE FROM A COAT HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 16 YOM ACCIDENTALLY HIT HIS RIGHT EYE WITH A METAL HANGER. DX: EYE PAI N. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 20YOF HIT IN EYE WITH A HANGER YESTERDAY. DX. CORNEAL ABRASION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/31/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Clothing |
| 16 YOM HANGER HIT PT IN R EYE IN CLOSET GETTING CLOTHES DXZ: CORNEALABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2009 | Age: 23 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTLY HIT IBN THE EYE WITH A HANGER, DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CORNEAL AB-HIT EYE W/A PLASTIC HANGER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| TRAUMA RT.EYE.PT.REFERS ACCIDENTALLY WAS HIT WITH A METAL HANGER,BY HER 4 YEAR OLD SON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2007 | Age: 23 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT HIT IN EYE WITH HANGER 2 DAYS AGO, CONTUSION TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CORNEAL ABRASION R EYEBALL, PT GOT HURT W/A COAT HANGER AT HOME, C/O PAIN, REDNESS, TEARING, PHOTOPHOBIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2006 | Age: 21 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CONTUSION TO EYE WHEN STRUCK BY A CLOTHES HANGER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2006 | Age: 23 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| RT CORNEAL AB-ACCIDENTLY HIT W/ CLOTHES HANGER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HIT BY PLASTIC COAT HANGER IN R EYE, C/O REDNESS, DX; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2005 | Age: 18 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| EYE ABRASION, COAT HANGER STUCK IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2005 | Age: 16 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| POKED SELF IN EYE W/ PLASTIC HANGER. ACUTE CORNEAL AB RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2004 | Age: 25 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT HIT ON EYE BY PIECE OF PLASTIC FROM A HANGER. D: CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT C/O WAS POKED IN THE EYE W/A COAT HANGER X4 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CORNEAL ABRASION (R) EYEBALL, PT ACCIDENTALLY POCKED HIS EYE WITH A HANGER AT HOME, C/O PAIN, REDNESS, VITREOUS CLEAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT HAD A CLOTHES HANGER HIT PT IN THE EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2002 | Age: 25 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PATIENT SCRATCHED ON EYE BY COAT HANGER. D: CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Stairs or steps |
| PT HOLDING A HANGER FELL DOWN STEPS AND HIT SELF IN EYE WITH HANGER, OPEN OCCULAR WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT SCRATCHED EYE WITH CLOTHES HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| ACUTE HYPHEMA LEFT EYE- ACCIDENTLY HIT IN EYE WITH A PLASTIC COAT HANGE R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2001 | Age: 25 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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