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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 446
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/16/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT CUT LEG W/WIRE HANGER. DX: R LEG LAC 7 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT.INJ.L.LOWER LEG AT HOME WHEN CUT ON METAL CLOTHES HANGER. DX; LAC.L. CALF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 37 YO STEPPED ON PLASTIC HANGER FELL ON FLOOR FX PATELLA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Power lawn mowers |
| FOREIGN BODY LEG - PATIENT WAS IMPALED BY PIECE OF WIRE COAT HANGER "SP IT" OUT BY LAWN MOWER - WHILE CUTTING GRASS AT HOME W/POWER LAWN MOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/15/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Power lawn mowers |
| PART OF COAT HANGER THROWN FROM LAWNMOWER, STUCK IN LEG DX FB LLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Bags |
| SHIN LAC-TAKING OUT TRASH-@ HOME-CUT ON COAT HANGER THAT STUCK THROUGH THE GARBAGE BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT STUCK HANGER DOWN LEG WEARING A CAST TO SCRATCH LEG HANGER NOW STUCK, PT C/O LOW LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PATIENT, WITH CAST ON LEG, USED COAT HANGER TO SCRATCH AND FELT IT PULL ON SKIN. D: CELLULITIS, DIABETES, RENAL FAILURE. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/17/2001 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2001 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Lawn mowers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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