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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 42
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | 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 |
| 14 YO FEMALE AT STORE - PULLING ON A COAT AND THE HANGER BROKE AND HIT PT IN EYE. DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2009 | Age: 8 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 |
| ACC STRUCK ONTO EYE WITH PLASTIC HANGER, NOW WITH REDNESS&FB SENSATION >>CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT LEANING IN TO GET COAT AT SCHOOL AND ACCIDENTALLY HIT EYE ON WIRE CO AT HANGER, NOW W/PAIN AND REDNESS TO EYE; EYE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| CORNEAL AB-ACCIDENTLY HIT EYE W/A PLASTIC CLOTHES HANGER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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