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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 210
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/25/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| DX FALL STRIK'G AN OBJECT/ABRASION HEAD/CONTU FACE: MECH FALL IN BATHRM THIS MORN'G AFTER CHR LOW BACK SPASMS, HIT L FACE ONTO TOWEL BAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 46 YOM SLIPPED IN HOTEL AND HIT FOREHEAD ON TOWEL RACK FACIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| HIT CORNER RT EYE ON TOWEL RACK LAST NIGHT. FACIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 21 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: Towel racks or bars |
| PT HIT HIS HEAD ON A TOWEL RACK IN A GROUP HOME DX LT EYEBROW LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT SUS CONTUSION TO FACE AFTER STRICKING IT AGAINST TOWEL RACK IN BATHROOM% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | 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: Towel racks or bars |
| 21 YO HIT IN FACE BY PAPER TOWEL RACK CONTUSION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2008 | Age: 3 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: Towel racks or bars |
| SLIPPED IN BATHROOM - RAN INTO TOWEL RACK DX: LAC TO EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT BENT OVER STRUCK FOREHEAD ON TOWEL RACK, CAUSED LACT TO FOREHEAD AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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