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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 508
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/29/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| FELL IN BATHROOM HIT TOWEL BAR CONTUSION NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| LAC L ELBOW, PT STS STRUCK A TOWEL RACK AT HOME, C/O PAIN, BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 39 YO FEMALE STRUCK HAND ON TOWEL RACK S/P SURGERY CONTUSION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| CORNEAL AB-HIT EYE W/A TOWEL ROD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Bathtubs or showers |
| 35 YO FEMALE HAD TOWEL RACK IN HOTEL BREAK OFF AND PATIENT FELL IN TUB CONTUSION RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT SPRAINED HER SHOULDER AS A RESULT OF FALLING AGAINST A TOWEL RACK AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| FELL AGAINST TOWEL BAR DX. RIB CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| SCALP LAC, PT CUT HEAD WHEN FALLING ON A TOWEL BAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| BENT OVER PICK UP BOTTLE SHAMPOO & HIT TOP HEAD ON TOWEL RACK. CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT LACERATED HAND ON TOWEL RACK LAST NIGHT. D: LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT.INJ.HEAD AT HOME WHEN FELL & HIT HEAD ON A TOWELL BAR. DX; HEADAC HE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT COULDN'T GET OUT OF BED, CRAWLED TO BATHROOM AND TRIED TO PULL HIMSE LF UP USING THE TOWEL RACK, TOWEL RACK GAVE & PT FELL TO FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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