Accidents - Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers - 50+ years old - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 992
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	192	Face:	141
Lower Arm:	106	Eyeball:	106
Finger:	90	Knee:	77
Ankle:	69	Pubic Region:	69
Upper Trunk:	62	Lower Trunk:	16
Shoulder:	15	Wrist:	15
Lower Leg:	15	Head:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/12/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Floors or flooring materials
63 YOF FELL LAST NIGHT FEET TANGLED ON CLOTHES HANGER IN THE FLOOR. DX-FX LEFT DISTAL RADIUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
HIT HAND ON END OF WIRE HANGER DX: LACERATION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2009	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
PT WAS SHOPPING AT JCPENNY FELL AND GRABBED A CLOTHES RACK AND CUT HAND HAND LACERATION 85YOF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
SLIPPED ON CLOTHES HANGER AND FELL. DX KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2009	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
PT SUSTAINED AVULSION LACERATION TO HAND FROM TO METAL CLOTHES HANGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		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
PATIENT WAS WALKING, HAD A MECHANICAL FALL OVER A COAT HANGER LANDING ON RT KNEE. DX - RT KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
SLIPPED ON CLOTHES HANGER INJURED SHOULDER SPRAIN SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
ACC GOT HAND CAUGHT, ?MECH, ON A METAL CLOTH HANGER @ ECF >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
DX SKIN AVULSION, BLDG RESOLVED/SUBTHERAPEUTIC INR: HIT HER R ARM ON WIRE HANGER IN THE CLOSET 2 D AGO. TORN SKIN TO R FOREARM
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: 07/24/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
GOT FINGER STUCK ON DRESS RACK AT STORE FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	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
80YOF, FELL IN BED ROOM CUT THUMB, ON COAT HANGER THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2009	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
ACC SCRAPED WRIST/DORSUM OF HAND ON A HANGER, +BLD CTR'D >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
URETHRAL FB, PT REPORTS STICKING 8" LONG PIECE OF PLASTIC CLOTHES HANGER INTO URETHA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
DX ABRASION EYE: SCRATCHED HIS L EYE WITH A WIRE COAT HANGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2009	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
69YOM, METAL COAT RACK FELL , CUT FOREARM, CONTUSION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2009	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
POKED SELF IN EYE WITH CLOTHES HANGER CORNEAL ABRASION
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: 05/17/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
PT C/O HEADACHE, RT WRIST & RT SHOULDER PAIN AFTER SLIPPING ON COAT HANGER & FALLING BACKWARDS IN GROCERY STORE. DX-HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2009	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
TRIPPED OVER A HANGER AT HOME; TWISTED LEFT ANKLE. SPRAIN, LEFT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Floors or flooring materials
53 YO SLIPPED ON HANGER STRUCK BACK ON FLOOR CONTUSION BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2009	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
PT WITH LAC TO HAND FROM METAL HANGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2009	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
PT HAD A LARGE METALK COAT HANGER FALL FROM THE CLOSET STRUCK IN THE FA CE LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF THE FACE BY STRIKING AGAINST A CLOTHING RAC K AT A STORE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
PT WAS INJURED IN LEFT EYE BY A PLASTIC CLOTHES HANGER, CORNEAL ABRASION OF LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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