Accidents - Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,192
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2000:	23
Year 2001:	183
Year 2002:	144
Year 2003:	22
Year 2004:	104
Year 2005:	87
Year 2006:	102
Year 2007:	252
Year 2008:	102
Year 2009:	131
Year 2010:	38

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	42
6-15 years old:	199
16-25 years old:	214
26-50 years old:	446
50+ years old:	289

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
16YOM, H/O TIB/FIB FX, C/O DISCOMFORT AFTER STUCK COAT HANGER DOWN CAST >>CAST RE-EVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
16 YOF DX FOREIGN BODY IN RT LEG - RECENTLY HAD A BROKEN DUE TO MVA. PT C/O FOREIGN BODY IN CAST AFTER STICKING A HANGER IN CAST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2010	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
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
13 YR F CUT LOWER LEG ON CLOTHES HANGER;DX LACERATED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2009	Age: 39 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
PT CUT LEG W/WIRE HANGER. DX: R LEG LAC 7 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2009	Age: 40 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
PT.INJ.L.LOWER LEG AT HOME WHEN CUT ON METAL CLOTHES HANGER. DX; LAC.L. CALF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
TRIPPED ON A PLASTIC CLOTHES HANGER FRACTURE DISTAL TIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
PT HAS A CAST ON LOWER LEG WAS USING A HANGER TO SCRATCH LOWER LEG AND NOW IT STINKS SKIN UNDER CAST INFECTED CELLULITIS LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Floors or flooring materials
FELL ON A HANGER ON THE FLOOR - PIECE IN LEG. DX FB LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2008	Age: 77 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
PT WAS TAKING OUT THE GARBAGE & INJURED RT CALF ON AN UNKNOWN OBJECT, POSSIBLY A HANGER. DX - LACERATION TO RT CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2008	Age: 4 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 OVER CLOTHES RACK;DX LACERATED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Power lawn mowers
PATIENT WAS MOWING METAL CLOTHES HANGER WAS STROWN AND STRUCK PATIENT'S LOWER LEG. DX-FOREIGN BODY LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2008	Age: 91 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
PT CUT LEG ON A SWEATER RACK CRAWLING AROUND HER ROOM DX// LAC LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 09/13/2006	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Floors or flooring materials
37 YO STEPPED ON PLASTIC HANGER FELL ON FLOOR FX PATELLA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2006	Age: 15 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
LAC TO LEG WHEN STRUCK BY HANGER AT HOME - LWT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 04/30/2006	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Power lawn mowers
FOREIGN BODY LEG - PATIENT WAS IMPALED BY PIECE OF WIRE COAT HANGER "SP IT" OUT BY LAWN MOWER - WHILE CUTTING GRASS AT HOME W/POWER LAWN MOWER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/01/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
TRIPPED ON PLASTIC COAT HANGER , KNEE AND ANKLE PAIN. FRACTURE DISTA L FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Other toys
PT FELL OFF A TOY + HIT A PLASTIC HANGER ON THE GROUND -METAL HOOK BROK E DX R LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2005	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Power lawn mowers
PART OF COAT HANGER THROWN FROM LAWNMOWER, STUCK IN LEG DX FB LLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	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, Power lawn mowers
LOWER LEG LACERATION, RAN OVER WIRE CLOTHES HANGER WITH LAWN MOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2004	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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, Bags
SHIN LAC-TAKING OUT TRASH-@ HOME-CUT ON COAT HANGER THAT STUCK THROUGH THE GARBAGE BAG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
RT LEG PUNCTURE WOUND-BACKED INTO A CLOTHES HANGER THAT WAS POKING OUT AND WAS STRUCK IN THE BACK OF THE KNEE. WOUND IS SQUIRTING BLOOD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		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
PT C/O COAT RACK FELL ON HIM TODAY - C/O PAIN TO BACK AND LT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
METAL HANGER STUCK IN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
PT STUCK HANGER DOWN LEG WEARING A CAST TO SCRATCH LEG HANGER NOW STUCK, PT C/O LOW LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
HAD LOWER LEG CASE, WENT TO SCRATCH LEG WIH LONG COAT HANGER, AND GOT H ANGER STUCK IN CASE DX-ACUTE FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL FROM L LEG CAST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2002	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
PATIENT, WITH CAST ON LEG, USED COAT HANGER TO SCRATCH AND FELT IT PULL ON SKIN. D: CELLULITIS, DIABETES, RENAL FAILURE. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/17/2001	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2001	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2001	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2001	Age: 65 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2001	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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, Lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2001	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2000	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2000	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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