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Accidents - Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 336
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2001:66
Year 2002:5
Year 2004:85
Year 2005:91
Year 2006:71
Year 2010:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 01/12/2010Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
61YOF TRIPPED ON A COAT HANGER AND FELL ONTO SHOULDER FRACTURED HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/21/2006Age: 24 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
PT SLIPPED AND FELLON HANGER DX: LEFT HUMERUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/27/2005Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
WHILE PLAYING IN CLOSET, PT CAUGHT ARM ON HANGER AND FELL, FX UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
TRIPPED AND FELL OVER HANGERS. R SALTER FX HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/26/2005Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
PT TRYING TO UNCLOG A DRAIN WITH A WIRE HANGER WHEN SUSTAINED PUNCTURE TO UPPER ARM WITH HANGER YESTERDAY. D: PUNCTURE WOUND, CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/08/2004Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
22 YOF WAS TAKING THE TRASH OUT AND A METAL HANGER LACERATED RIGHT UPPE R ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/23/2004Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
13 YOWM C/O FB R ARM. POSS FROM METAL HANGER STICK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2002Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
PT. WAS RUNNING AT SCHOOL, FELL & LANDED ON A COAT RACK DX: UPPER ARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/12/2001Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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