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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 181
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/26/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT CUT KNEE ON METAL COAT HANGER AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS JAGGED IN THE KNEE BY HANGER CAUSING LACERATION TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Floors or flooring materials |
| KNEE STRAIN-SLIPPED ON A HANGER-FELL TO THE FLOOR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT STEPPED ON A HANGER THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR AND FELL ONTO LEFT KNEE C ONTUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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