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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 343
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/16/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 44 YOF WAS HOLDING ONTO TOWEL RACK WHICH BROKE AND SHE FELL. DX: R WRIST SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| HIT HAND ON TOWEL BAR IN BATHROOM AND FX WRIST AND THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Soaps |
| PT LEANING OVER TO GRAB SOME SOAP FROM CERAMIC TOWEL RACK AND BROKE TOW EL RACK CUTTING SELF ON WRIST ACCIDENTLY. DX: LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| HIT EWRIST ON A TOWEL RACK INJURY RIGHT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| STATES WAS DRYING HER HANDS AT HOME, LOST HER BALANCE AND GRABBED A TOWEL RACK WITH HER LT WRIST. NONDISPLACE FX LT WRIST* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2006 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Ceilings and walls |
| TOWEL RACK FELL FROM WALL CUTTING WRIST AS IT FELL PUNCTURE WOUND LT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| LAC TO WRIST WHEN STRUCK ON A TOWEL RACK AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| DX LEFT WRIST LACERATION: CUT WRIST ON TOWEL RACK AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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