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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 250
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/01/2002 | Age: 43 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 |
| PT POKED EYE W/HANGER. DX: L EYE CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| DX:LEFT CORNEAL INJURY. POKED SELF IN EYE WITH HANGAR 48 HRS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 33 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, Clothing |
| DX:RIGHT CONJUNCTIVAL INJURY. HANGING UP CHILD'S CLOTHES AND ACCIDENTAL LLY STABBED HERSELF IN THE EYE WITH WIRE HANGAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 41 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 |
| PT FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS IN HER EYE, SHE BROKE A PLASTIC HANGER AND THOUGHT A PC OF PLASTIC MAY HAVE FLOWN INTO HER EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 38 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 |
| PT DX CORNEAL ABRASION - C/O HIT RT EYE WITH PLASTIC HANGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2002 | Age: 34 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 |
| ABRASION TO EYE WHEN STRUCK SELF WITH COAT HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| HIT SELF IN EYE W. COAT HANGER; CONJUNCTIONAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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