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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 908
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 38YOF USTAINED BACK SPRAIN WHEN ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED ON A HANGER@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 41YOF REMOVING CLOTHES HANGERS FROM CLOSET INJURED UPPER BACK ...STRAIN TO UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 45YOF WITH PW TO HAND FROM HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 41YO HISP MALE SLIPPED ON A HANGER & FELL - LANDED ON L BUTTOCK & L WRIST , DX WRIST SPRAIN & HIP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| 43 YO F, C/O RIGHT HAND PAIN, WAS CARRYING HANGERS WHEN SHE FELL, DX HA ND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 47YOF BENT OVER TO PICK UP A CLOTHES HANGER AND HAS CHEST PAIN CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/25/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 34YOM, CLEANING A SPRAY NOZZLE WITH COAT HANGER THAT WENT THRU FINGER >>PW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| LEFT HAND CONTUSION-31YOF SUS INJ WHEN SHE HIT HER LEFT HAND ON A RACK AT A STORE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| A 36 YOF WAS DOING COCAINE AND HEROIN, WAS "PACKING WITH HANGER", POKED FINGER WITH HANGER, PUNCTURE TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 26 YOF SLIPPED ON A HANGER AT ***. DX: R THIRD RIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 36Y FEMALE TRIPPED OVER CLOTHES HANGER, FELL C/O HIP PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2010 | Age: 39 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 |
| 39 YOF-POKED SELF IN EYE W/CLOTHES HANGER DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 48 YOF PRESENT TO ER WITH INJURY TO FACE AREA AFTER DRINKING ALCOHOL AN D HIT FACE ON BELT RACK- DX- FRACTURE FACE AREA (NOSE AREA) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| 32YOF STEPPED ON A HANGER WITH RIGHT FOOT, PUNCTURE WOUND TO BOTTOM OF RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 45YOF SUSTAINED HEAD CONTUSION WHEN ACCIDENTALLY TRIPPED & FELL ON A HANGER@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 28YOF-STATES SHE FELL ON A PLASTIC HANGER AND THEN ON TO THE HARDWOOD FLOORS INJURING HER LOW BACK. DX: LOW BACK STRAIN* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/17/2010 | Age: 28 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, Outerwear |
| RT CA.28YOM WAS HANGING UP A COAT AND HIT EYE WITH HANGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 26YOM ACCIDENTLY POKED SELF IN THE RIGHT EYE WITH A PLASTIC HANGER SUS TAINED A CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 43YOF WAS REACHING FOR HANGER AND INJ RT SHOULDER / BACK DX: ACUTE BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2010 | Age: 32 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 |
| 32 Y/O/F ACCIDENTALLY POKED EYE WITH HANGER DX: L CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 32YOF GETTING A STAINLESS STEEL HANGER OUT OF HER CLOSET WITH IT GOT H OOKED IN THE SOFT TISSUE OF ORBIT FB FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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