Accidents - Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers - 50+ years old - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,096
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Arm:	307	Eyeball:	219
Knee:	135	Lower Trunk:	129
Wrist:	76	Hand:	66
Head:	53	Ankle:	31
Shoulder:	15	Upper Trunk:	15
Lower Leg:	15	Pubic Region:	15
Face:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2005	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Cabinet or door hardware
TRIPPED OVER CLOTHES HANGER&FELL HITTING CW ON DOORKNOB " CONTS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
ACCIDENTALLY POKED IN EYE WITH A HANGER DX: R EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2005	Age: 68 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
LEFT EYELID LACERATION.PT ACCIDENTLY HIT FACE WITH A HANGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2005	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
PT IN THE NURTSING HOME STUCK SELF ACCIDENTLY IN THE RIGHT FOREARM WITH A HANGER LACERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2005	Age: 67 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
PT WENT TO GO TO THE BATHROOM IN THE DARK POKED SELF IN THE RIGHT EYE W ITH A COAT HANGER ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2005	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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, Floors or flooring materials
FELL PICKING UP COAT HANGER FROM FLOOR FX LT ULNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2005	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
FELL TRYING TO HANG UP HANGER AND FX HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/01/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
TRIPPED ON PLASTIC COAT HANGER , KNEE AND ANKLE PAIN. FRACTURE DISTA L FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
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
PT C/O FALL. PT SLIPPED ON HANGER AND FELL . DX CONT OT LFT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
LUMBAR STRAIN-TRIPPED OVER CLOTHES RACK IN STORE-FELL LANDED ON BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2005	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
AT ***, TRIPPED OVER METAL RACK, NOW C LBP" MS STRAIN" " MS STRAIN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2005	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
FELL TRYING TO HANG SOME THINGS ON A HANGER RT HIP FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/27/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
PT DX CONJUNCTIVAL ABRASION TO LT EYE - DUE TO A HANGER SINCE SINCE THIS AM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2005	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
63 YO GOT FOOT TANGLED IN COAT HANGER CAUSING INJURY TO ANKLE FX ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2005	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
CUT FOREARM ON A WIRE HANGER. DX. AVULSION LACERATION FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2005	Age: 74 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
PT. STUMBLED AND FELL BACKWARDS AT DRESS BARN, HIT BACK OF HEAD ON RACK . DX CONT HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
PUT CLOTHES HANGER INTO PENIS DX. FB REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2005	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
HIT HEAD ON RACK OF TIES IN STORE,MILD HEADACHE,SEIZURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2005	Age: 75 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
PT WAS CUT ON COAT HANGER IN CLOSET. DX: 3.5 CM L FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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 ABRASION, PT SUST INJURY WITH A COAT HANGER AT HOME, C/O PAIN, PHOTOPHOBIA, REDNESS, CORNEA INTACT, NO BLURRED VISION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2005	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
STATES SHE TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A HANGER DX LT ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2005	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
PT STATES END OF COAT HANGER PUNCTURED FOREARM AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2005	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
CUT TO WRIST HIT ON HANGER REACHING INTO CLOSET DX: LACERATION TO WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
PT C/O PAIN TO RT EYE S/P HIT FROM FALLI NG HANGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2005	Age: 94 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
PT CAUGHT FOREARM ON COAT HANGER C/O PAIN RT FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2005	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
LACERATED HAND ON CLOTHES HANGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2005	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		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, Beds or bedframes
PT. HIT IN BACK BY WOODEN COAT RACK, FELL OUT OF BED, C/O PAIN ALL OVER DX; SOFT TISSUE CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2005	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED OVER RACK AT CLOTHING STORE,HIT FLOOR-LT SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2005	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
71 YO MALE HAD COAT HANGER ACCIDENTLY GO INTO ARM MINOR ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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