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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,134
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 50 YOF DISPLAY RACK WAS FALLING AND DAUGHTER TRIED TO STOP HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT DX LT EYELID LACERATION - S/P DIRECT TRAUMA,BENT OVER INTO CLOTHESRA CK AT *** AND HIT HER FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| ANKLE PAIN. FOOT SCRATCHED BY HANGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT PUT PLASTIC HANGER DOWN THROAT TO MAKE HIM SELF VOMIT PHARYNGEAL IRR ITATION TRAUMA SECONDARY TO FB INSERTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 33 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 |
| R CORNEAL ABRASION FROM PLASTIC COAT HANGER# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT CUT KNEE ON METAL COAT HANGER AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| TRIPPED ON A HANGER AND FELL ONTO (R) HIP DX- HIP AND THIGH CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| SLIPPED ON HANGER AND FELL SPRAINING ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 47 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 JAMMED EYE W/HANGER,LEGALLY BLIND.DX CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| LT INDEX FINGER PARONYCHIA: STUBBED FINGER WHEN PULLED HANGERS OUT YESTERDAY AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CONTUSION TO RIGHT GREAT TOE - HIT TOE ON A COAT/CLOTHES HANGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT STEPPED ON WIRE HANGER AT HOME AND A PIECE STUCK IN FOOT DX/ FB RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WITH FRACTURE TO LEFT FOOT AFTER TRIPPING OVER CLOTHES HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT CUT EYELID WITH HANGER LAC EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HAND INJURY-ON HANGER IN CLOSET-@ FRIEND'S HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/31/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Floors or flooring materials |
| KNEE STRAIN-SLIPPED ON A HANGER-FELL TO THE FLOOR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 36 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 |
| 36 YO FEMALE WAS HIT IN RIGHT EYE WITH HANGER CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| RT HAND LACERATION.PT LACERATED HAND WITH A COAT HANGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| DX CORNEAL ABRASION: 1 HR PTA PT ACC POKE SELF IN R EYE W COAT HANGER. PT PMH OF PRK IN SEPTEMBER 2006 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 39 YOM MOVING AND LACERATED RIGHT HAND ON A HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER COAT HANGER. DX FRACTURE TO LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PLANTAR PW-STEPPED ON A WIRE HANGER WHILE BAREFOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT STEPPED ON A HANGER THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR AND FELL ONTO LEFT KNEE C ONTUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| FELL AND THE POINT OF METAL COAT HANGER CUT EAR,ACUTE EAR TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT CUT FINGER ON A CLOTHES HANGER AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT 5TH FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT HIT FACE ON COAT RACK AT HOME TODAY DX// FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| STOOD UP AND STRUCK HEAD ON HANGER LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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