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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 252
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| FELL ON CLOTHES HANGER AND LACERATED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| SHARP PAIN IN CAST AREA-PT CUT OFF TOP PART OF CAST AND USED HANGER TO SCRATCH LEG-SUPERFICIAL WOUND TIBIA -END OF CAST REPLACED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HIT LEG ON CLOTHS HANGER DX: LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2007 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 70 YOF SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT LOWER LEG ON SUNDAY FROM A COA T HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| STACK OF HANGERS FELL ONTO LEG AT STORE LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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