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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 689
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2003 | Age: 34 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 |
| METAL CLOTHES HANGER HIT HER IN EYE, CONTACT LENS BROKE/ LT CORNEAL ABR ASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2003 | Age: 30 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 |
| PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN THE EYE WITH A TIN COAT RACK. DX-2CM EYELID LACERATION, SCLERAL HEMATOMA, FACIAL CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2003 | Age: 34 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 |
| CORNEAL ABRASION LEFT EYE-C/O PAIN AND VISUAL CHANGES AFTER BEING POKED IN EYE WITH A CLOTHES HANGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2003 | Age: 33 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 |
| METAL HANGER CUT EYE LEFT CORNEAL ABASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2003 | Age: 37 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 IN LT EYE W/ PLASTIC COAT HANGER. ACUTE LT CORNEAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| HIT SELF IN EYE WITH COAT HANGER DX. EYE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2003 | Age: 35 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 EYE WITH A PLASTIC HANGER DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2003 | Age: 33 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 POKED SELF IN EYE WITH METAL COAT HANGER. D: CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2003 | Age: 29 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 ABRASSION (R) EYEBALL, PT SUST INJURY WITH A METAL HANGER AT HOME, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, REDNESS WITH IRRITATION, NO DISCHARGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2003 | Age: 28 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 |
| L EYE ABRAS/28YOF RAN INTO A COAT HANGER AND SCRATCHED L EYE & LID. WAS IN BASEMENT AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2003 | Age: 45 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: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| A PIECE OF PLASTIC FROM A HANGER BROKE OFF AND FLEW INTO EYE DX; BLUNT INJ TO RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2003 | Age: 26 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, Day wear |
| LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT WAS HANGING UP CLOTHES AND HANGER WENT INTO EY E. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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