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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 402
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| HIT SELF IN EYE WITH CLOTHESHANGER CORNEAL ABRASION * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 5 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 PRESENTS TO ER AFTER POKED EYE WITH A PLASTIC HANGER C/O EYE INJURY- CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | 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 ACCIDENTLY POKED SELF IN THE LEFT EYE WITH A COAT HANGER SUSTAINED A N ABRASION TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | 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 WITH METAL HANGER;DX CONTUSED EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2008 | Age: 3 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 |
| HIT IN EYE WITH CLOTHES HANGER;DX CONTUSED EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2008 | Age: 5 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 |
| SCRATCHED EYE WITH A COAT HANGER. DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2008 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| POKED EYE WITH METAL CLOTHES RACK;DX LACERATED EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2008 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | 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 ACCID. HIT HIMSELF IN THE L EYE WITH A PLASTIC CLOTHES HANGER. HAS R EDNESS, TEARING. WONT OPEN EYE. DX L CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2008 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | 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 |
| HIT IN EYE WITH METAL HANGER;DX EYE ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 9 months | 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 |
| SCRATCHED RT EYE WITH SHARP END OF HANGER DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2008 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| PT C/O HIT BY HANGER IN EYE. DX CONJUNCTIVITIS LFT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| RAN INTO PEGBOARD HOOK, USED FOR HANGING MERCHANDISE, IN A SPORTS STORE HOOK WENT IN HIS RT EYE. DX: CONJUNCTIVAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2008 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| RUNNING IN STORE AND TRIPPED AND FELL STRIKING EYE ON HANGER CAUSING EY E TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2008 | Age: 4 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, Cabinet or door hardware |
| PT PULLED COAT HANGER OFF OF DOOR HANDLE AND THE END WENT INTO LOWER AR EA OF EYE. DX. EYE INJURY, ABRA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 2 YO HIT IN EYE BY CLOTHES HANGER CONTUSION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 2 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 |
| HIT SELF IN EYE WITH HANGER/CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2008 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| SWINGING A BKN PLASTIC COAT HANGER, WENT INTO EYE >> RUPTURED GLOBE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/11/2008 | Age: 4 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 |
| HIT SELF IN EYE WITH CLOTHES HANGER DX CONTUSION R EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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