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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 709
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| DX SCLERAL ABRASION: FELL AND HIT EYE ON SHOERACK AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Floors or flooring materials |
| THIGH STRAIN-SLIPPED ON CLOTHES HANGER-ON THE FLOOR-DID THE SPLITS- AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2002 | Age: 67 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: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| R EYEBROW WOUND - CUT R EYEBROW ON CLOTHES RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT SAID A WIRE HANGER FELL AND CUT HER HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2002 | Age: 51 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 |
| RT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT HIT EYE WITH A WIRE HANGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 78YOF CUT R HAND ON A HANGER DX: LAC R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 61YO M TRIPPED AND FELL OVER CLOTHES HANGER FX ULNA CLOSED DISTAL END |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| GOT POKED BETWEEN FINGERS WITH METAL HANGER LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| FELL ON A HANGER IN *** SCALP CONTUSION SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| FX L 5TH TOE - STUBBED TOE ON A QUILT RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT PUNCTURE WOUND TO L FOOT (TOP) FROM METAL CLOSE HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 76 Y.O. B FEMALE W/SHOULDER CONTUSION. PT STS AN IRON RACK FELL ON HER. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CUT LEFT FOREARM ON A METAL COAT HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| POKED IN RIGHT EYE WITH COAT HANGER CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PUNCTURED RT PALM ON COAT HANGER DX: PUNCTURE WOUND AND HEMATOMA RT HAN D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 56 YOM HANGER CAUGHT ON EAR LAC EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| TRIPPED OVER WIRE HANGER IN PARKING LOT AND FELL FORWARD PAIN SWELLING TO BILATERAL KNEE ,PALMS DXRT KNEE CONT. RT WRIST ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| TRIPPED OVER BASE OF STORE RACK AND FELL ONTO L KNEE, HIT FOREHEAD ON RACK. DX. CONT/ABRA L KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| LT THUMB SPRAIN-SHAKING LAUNDRY-THUMB HIT A HANGER & BENT BACKWARD S |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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