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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 529
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/12/2002 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CUT FINGER ON BROKEN PLASTIC COAT HANGER DX LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| GOT POKED BETWEEN FINGERS WITH METAL HANGER LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| LAC TO R INDEX FINGER, CUT ON HANGER.1 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2002 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| LAC (R) 3RD FINGER, PT SUST INJURY WITH A CLOTH HANGER AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| INJURED ON COAT HANGER DX. FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT.REPORTED INJURY TO LT.MIDDLE FINGER LT.HAND SUSTAIN IN STREET BY COAT HANGER. DX- PUNCTURE WOUND LT.MIDDLE FINGER/WOUND INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 43 Y/O MALE WAS AT HOME WHEN HE PUNCTURED HIS LT MIDDLE FINGER WITH A W IRE CLOTHES HANGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT SLIPPED ONHANGER AT *** INJURING FINGER AND KNEE, INTERNAL DE RANGEMENT KNEE, 4TH FINGER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| LT THUMB SPRAIN-SHAKING LAUNDRY-THUMB HIT A HANGER & BENT BACKWARD S |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS CUT ON A COAT HANGER. DX: PW L THIRD AND FIFTH FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CLOTHES RACK FELL ON HAND. DX: PARTIAL FINGER AMPUTATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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