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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,333
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 38YOF USTAINED BACK SPRAIN WHEN ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED ON A HANGER@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 41YOF REMOVING CLOTHES HANGERS FROM CLOSET INJURED UPPER BACK ...STRAIN TO UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 22YOF CONTUSION TO LEFT BREAST, RIBS, WRIST WITH SPRAIN OF LEFT KNEE - SLIPPED ON A HANGER IN THE FLOOR AT ***, FELL DOWN HARD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 63 YOF TRIPPED OVER A HANGER AND FELL TO FLOOR AT STORE CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 47YOF BENT OVER TO PICK UP A CLOTHES HANGER AND HAS CHEST PAIN CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/09/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 26 YOF SLIPPED ON A HANGER AT ***. DX: R THIRD RIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 25 YOF DX BACK INJURY - S/P HX OF FALLING ONTO SHOE RACK YESTERDAY AT THE STORE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 51 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 51YOF TRIPPED OVER A HANGER. DX. CHEST WALL CONTUSION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 43YOF WAS REACHING FOR HANGER AND INJ RT SHOULDER / BACK DX: ACUTE BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH BROTHER AND HE WAS HOLDING A CLOTHES HANGER PT FELL ONTO HANGER REDNESS TO CHEST AREA. DX CHEST INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2009 | Age: 93 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 93YOF AT HOME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WANDERING AROUND TRIPPED TRIED TO CATCH SELF WITH COAT RACK LANDED ON UPPER BODY;RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2009 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| LAC UNLER L ARM ON HANGER DX: AXILLA LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2009 | Age: 25 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT STATES FELL ABOUT ONE WEEK AGO AND FELL INTO COAT RACK AND HAS 2 BRU ISES ON L SIDE FROM COAT RACK. DX. CHEST CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 4 YOF RAN INTO METAL CLOTHING RACK AT ***CONTUSION CHEST CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Pipes |
| C/O CHEST WALL PAIN STATUS POST ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK ONTO RIGHT SIDE OF CHEST WITH CLOTH HANGER VERSUS A BAR FROM THE CLOSET>>CONTS/ABRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2008 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Tables |
| 93 YO FEMALE LOST BALANCE REACHING FOR HANGER AND FELL AGAINST CORNER O F TABLE- CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2007 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT FELL OVER A COAT HANGER LAST WEEK AT HOME. DX. CONT CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CONTUSED CHEST WHEN CLOTHES RACK FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HIT W/CLOTHES ROD ON BACK AT NH DX; THORACIC CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT FELL ONTO CLOTHES RACK, AT THE STORE, BRUISED CHEST DX: CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2007 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CONTUSED CHEST, FELL ON COAT HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT DX CHEST CONTUSION - WAS IN DEPARTMENT STORE WHEN A CLOTHING RACK FELL ON HIM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PATIENT HAD BUMP/BRUISE BELOW NIPPLE AREA, PT STATED ANOTHER CHILD HIT HER WITH A HANGER, INTENT UNKNOWN; HEMATOMA/ECCHYMOSIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2006 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PAIN REACHING UP FOR HANGER/CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CONTUSED RIBS WHEN FELL ON CLOTHES RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2005 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Cabinet or door hardware |
| TRIPPED OVER CLOTHES HANGER&FELL HITTING CW ON DOORKNOB " CONTS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT TRIPPED&ELL AS REACHING IN CLOSET FOR HANGERS, SUSTAINED " CHEST WALL CONTUSION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2004 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| FELL ON COAT RACK AND FRACTURED RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT.INJ.MID BACK AT STORE WHEN CLOTHES RACK FELL & HIT HER. DX; CONTUSIO BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PATIENT TRIPPED AND SLID ON PLASTICK HANGER IN *** DEPARTMENT STORE. DX : FRACTURE TO RIBS, STRAIN TO THORACIC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Stairs or steps |
| FX RIBS-SLIPPED ON A HANGER IN BASEMENT-HIT HIS CHEST ON A STEP @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Grocery or shopping carts |
| AT ***, HAD SZ, FELL AND HIT HEAD ON CLOTHES RACK, PULLING SHOPPING CAR T ON TIP OF HER. CONTUSION CHEST WALL, SZ ACTIVITY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT- SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST A COAT HANGER INJURING RIBS DX-LEFT RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2001 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Electric Christmas decorations |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/17/2001 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2000 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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