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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 289
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/23/2009 | Age: 63 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 A PLASTIC CLOTHES HANGER FRACTURE DISTAL TIBULA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS TAKING OUT THE GARBAGE & INJURED RT CALF ON AN UNKNOWN OBJECT, POSSIBLY A HANGER. DX - LACERATION TO RT CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2008 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT CUT LEG ON A SWEATER RACK CRAWLING AROUND HER ROOM DX// LAC LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| FELL ON CLOTHES HANGER AND LACERATED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2007 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 70 YOF SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT LOWER LEG ON SUNDAY FROM A COA T HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| STACK OF HANGERS FELL ONTO LEG AT STORE LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 07/10/2001 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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