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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 320
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL INTO TOWEL RACK, SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT FELL AND GRABBED TOWEL RACK ; RACK FELL OUT AND CUT PT ON FOREARM. D: SUPERFICIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Floors or flooring materials |
| L FOOT PAIN, HIT ON TOWEL RACK IN FLOOR DX; FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT @ SCHOOL PUNCHED TOWEL RACK - FX R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 18 YO FEMALE HIT HEAD ON PORCELAIN TOWEL RACK HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY: HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| NONDISPLACED FRACTURE DISTAL PHALANX OF LEFT MIDDLE FINGER FROM STRIKING HAND ON A RACK IN BATHROOM (ON SHOWER WALL) WHILE CLEANING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Bathtubs or showers |
| CONTUS/SKIN TEAR R 5TH TOE; IN SHOWER @ SCHOOL WHEN TOWEL BAR FELL ONTO TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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