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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 138
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/08/2009 | Age: 42 years | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| OUT SHOPPING, TRIPPED&FELL HITTING EYE AGAINST A METAL COAT HANGER >>CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | 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 IN L EYE W/HANGER DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2009 | Age: 50 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 PLASTIC HANGER DX: |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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, Doors |
| 34 YOM HIT IN EYE WITH WIRE HANGER ON DOOR AT ***'SSUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMO RRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2009 | Age: 36 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 |
| PT SCRATCHED EYE WITH A METAL CLOTHES HANGER WHILE UNPACKING FROM MOVIN G, CONTUSION TO EYE |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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