Accidents - Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers - Year 2007 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 252
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	5
16-25 years old:	80
50+ years old:	166

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2007	Age: 51 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
FELL ON CLOTHES HANGER AND LACERATED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
SHARP PAIN IN CAST AREA-PT CUT OFF TOP PART OF CAST AND USED HANGER TO SCRATCH LEG-SUPERFICIAL WOUND TIBIA -END OF CAST REPLACED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2007	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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
HIT LEG ON CLOTHS HANGER DX: LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2007	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
70 YOF SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT LOWER LEG ON SUNDAY FROM A COA T HANGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
STACK OF HANGERS FELL ONTO LEG AT STORE LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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