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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,409
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 04/24/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 61YOF SCRATCHED EYE WITH A COAT HANGER DX: HYMPHEMA LT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| DX ABRASION EYE: SCRATCHED HIS L EYE WITH A WIRE COAT HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2009 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 SELF IN EYE WITH CLOTHES HANGER CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2009 | Age: 52 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 |
| PT WAS INJURED IN LEFT EYE BY A PLASTIC CLOTHES HANGER, CORNEAL ABRASION OF LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 55 YO HIT IN EYE BY COAT HANGER CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2007 | Age: 59 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 |
| CORNEAL AB-GOT HIT W/ CLOTHES HANGER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| HIT IN EYE WITH A HANGER. DX. CORNEAL ABRASION. JS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2007 | Age: 54 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 |
| 54YOM WAS AT HOME IN THE DARK,CARRING A WOODEN COAT HANGER,FELL HANGER HIT EYE;CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| PT STS R EYE SCRATCHED WITH WIRE CLOTHING HANGER, DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 56 YOM WAS POKED IN THE L EYE WITH COAT HANGER - HEMORRHAGE TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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, Day wear |
| PULLING SWEATER OFF HANGER, WAS SMACKED IN EYE BY HANGER/ CORNEAL ABRAS ION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2007 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| POKED SELF IN EYE W/CLOTHES HANGER DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT TRIPPED OVER COAT HANGER AND FELL IN MUD. DX. CORNEAL ABRA L EYE, F B REMOVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2006 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT HIT LT EYE ON COAT RACK DX: LT SUBCONJUCTIVAL HEMMORAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PATIENT COMPLAINING OF BLUNT TRAUMA TO THE LT EYE WHEN SHE WALKED INTO A PLASTIC COAT HANGER. DX - EYE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2006 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PT WAS POKED IN THE EYE W/A HANGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2006 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| PT RAN INTO COAT RACK 1WK AGO HITTING LEFT EYE, C/O WORSENING VISION SINCE DX: L EYE CONTU |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2006 | Age: 66 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 |
| ACC POKED EYE ON A METAL HANGER " CORNEAL ABRS" |
| 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: 12/13/2005 | 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: 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: 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: 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: 10/06/2004 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | 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 USING A HANGER AT HOME POKED SELF IN THE LEFT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2004 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | 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, Day wear |
| AT A MOTEL PUTTING HIS PANTS ON A PLASTIC HANGER -HANGER BROKE HIT HIM IN THE EYE CORNEAL ABRASION LEFT EYE SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT'S COAT HANGER SNAPPED & HIT PT IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| PT HAD PLASTIC HANGER BRAKE AND STRUCK HER IN EYE HAD TO PULL PIECE OF PLASTIC HANGER OUT OF EYE DX EYE CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 53 YO FEMALE WAS HIT IN EYE WITH HANGER YESTERDAY TRAUMATIC IRITIS OD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT D SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE AT LT EYE - S/P HANGER TIP GOT INTO HIS LT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| CONTUSION (L) EYEBALL, PT SUST INJURY WITH A PLASTIC HANGER, C/O PAIN & TEARING WITH HEMMORHAGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 62 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CORNEAL ABRASION. PT RAN INTO A COAT HANGER THAT WAS HANGING IN THE DOORWAY @ HOME. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 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: 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: 04/12/2001 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2001 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2000 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2000 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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