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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,284
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Stairs or steps |
| 8 YO MALE WALKING UP STEPS WITH A HANGER AND CUT FACE. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 8 YO M PLAYING AROUND AT *** WHEN BUMPED EYEBROW ON A METAL HANGER HOOK . DX: EYEBROW LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 7 YR F CUT FACE WITH METAL HANGER;DX LACERATED FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 7 YO M LAC HIS FOREHEAD ON CLOTHES RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A PLASTIC HANGER AND HIT RIGHT EYELID. D: LACERATION LEFT UPPER EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Beds or bedframes |
| PT FELL ON COAT HANGERS HIT FACE ON WOODEN BED FRAME DX LACERATION FACE * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| YESTERDAY FELL IN THE STORE&HIT FACE AGAINST CLOTHES HOLDER >>PERIORBITAL ECCHYMOSIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| DX LAC FOREHEAD, 1.5CM: TRIP'D W PLAY'G TODAY & HIT R FOREHEAD ON METAL SHOE RACK SUSTAIN'G 1.5CM LAC, BLDG CONTROLLED. NO LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| LAC EYELID ON COAT HANGER |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH METAL CLOTHES HANGERS AND HIT HIMSELF IN THE R EYEL ID WITH ONE. DX R EYELID CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HIT SELF WITH HANGER/EYELID LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT AT THE *** AND RAN FACE FIRST INTO A COAT HANGERLACERATION FACE LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| DX CHIN LACERATION: INJURED CHIN ON CLOTHES HOOK AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT.INJ.L.CHEEK AT CHURCH WHEN HIT WITH A WIRE COAT HANGER. DX; LAC.L. CHEEK,1CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PLAYING W/FRIENDS & GOT STABBED IN FACE W/METAL HANGER, LACERATION EYEB ROW/FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| POKED IN EYE BY A CLOTHES HANGER AT THE MALL. DX EYELID LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/28/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT POKED SELF IN THE EYE WITH A HANGER. D: ABRASION RIGHT EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PATIENT PLAYING AND BUILDING A FORT, CAUGHT EYELID ON METAL COAT HANGER AT SCHOOL, OR HOME; EYELID LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| LAC EYELID OJN METAL HANGER AT STORE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PLAYING WITH SIBLINGS AND CUT WITH COAT HANGER. DX FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CUT EYELID WITH HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CUT EYEBROW ON HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HOOKED EYE W/COAT HANGER DX: EYELID ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Ball sports |
| WHILE AT THE STORE PT WAS TRYING TO PICK UP A BALL AND HIT FACE ON A SH OE RACK. D: SUPERFICIAL LACERATION RIGHT UPPER EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HIT HEAD ON A RACK -FELL LACERATION RIGHT EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Ceilings and walls |
| RAN INTO COAT HANGERS ON WALL @ SCHOOL. LAC NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT SLIPPED AT *** WHEN A CLOTHES RACK FELL AND HIT HIM ON FOREHEAD.DX: FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS HANGING ON A CLOTHES RACK AND FELL - HIT HEAD. D: LACERATION FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| RAN INTO METAL CLOTHES RACK FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 9 YO RUNNING RAN INTO COAT RACK STRIKING FACE LAC CHEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT HAD A HANGER THROWN AT FACE AND INJURED IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2004 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS UNDER A CLOTHES RACK AT THE STORE AND HIT FOREHEAD ; D: FACIAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2004 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK IN THE FACE WITH A CLOTHES HANGER. DX FACE C ON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2004 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| ABRASION FACE WITH COAT HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SLIPPED ON A HANGER - HIT CHIN ON FLOOR. D: LACERATION CHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CUT FACE WITH COAT HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| SWINGING ON COAT RACK AND IT FELL AND HIT HER ACROSS FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| SCRATCHED R EYELID ON A COAT HANGER TODAY. DX. R EYELID ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT HAD A COAT RACK FALL STRIKING HER IN THE FACE LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Pipes |
| PATIENT HIT ON HEAD WHEN CLOTHES RACK OR BAR IN CLOSET FELL AT HOME; LE FT WITHOUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Ceilings and walls |
| RT EYELID LAC-HIT A WIRE COAT HANGER-ON A WALL-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PATIENT STRUCK ON EYELID BY METAL COAT HANGER; EYELID CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| RT EYELID LAC - HIT IN THE EYE WITH A RACK @ THE STORE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT HIT ON HEAD BY CLOTHES HANGERDX LAC TO LEFT EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| ABRASION UNDER THE EYE- WAS PLAYING WITH HIS BROTHER AND GOT SCRATCHEDW ITH A COAT HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Stairs or steps |
| TRIPPED UP STAIRS AT HOME AND BANGED CHIN ON A SHOE RACK. DX. .7 CM CHI N LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2001 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2001 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2001 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2000 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2000 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2000 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2000 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|