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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 627
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| A 62 YOF SLIPPED ON A COAT HANGER WHILE AT STORE, KNEE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2010 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 78YOBF PT TRIPPED OVER CLOTHES HANGER THAT WAS LAYING ON FLOOR, C/O PA IN L LEG, L HIP, ANKLE. DX. BIL KNEE PAIN, L FOOT TWISTED. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/29/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| SLIPPED ON CLOTHES HANGER AND FELL. DX KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| PATIENT WAS WALKING, HAD A MECHANICAL FALL OVER A COAT HANGER LANDING ON RT KNEE. DX - RT KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2006 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS IN A STORE AND STEPPED ON A HANGER AND SLIPPED STRAINED LEFT ANK LE AND KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| DX RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION: TRIPPED OVER CLOTHES RACK AT STORE. |
| 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: 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: 12/29/2004 | Age: 61 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 |
| RIGHT KNEE AND LEFT THIGH CONT. PT TRIPPED OVER A HANGER AND FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2004 | Age: 62 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 |
| CONTUSION TO KNEE WHEN STRUCK BY CLOTHES HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2004 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Stairs or steps |
| KNEE STRAIN-@ HOME-CARRYING HANGERS DOWN STEPS-FELL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| SLIPPED ON COAT HANGER & FELL PATELLA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/30/2003 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SLIPPED ON A COAT HANGER ON BASEMENT FLOOR, INJURED KNEE |
| 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: 08/07/2001 | Age: 59 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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