Accidents - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 513,419
See also: Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 46,987	Trampolines: 40,120
Slides or sliding boards: 36,594	Beds or bedframes: 27,343
Bicycles or accessories: 24,882	Floors or flooring materials: 24,290
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 23,222	Beds: 18,080
Tables: 13,135	Chairs: 12,458
Televisions: 9,024	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 8,760
Swings or swing sets: 7,137	Other toys: 6,568
Bunk beds: 5,660	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 5,138
Hot water: 5,009	Cribs: 4,868
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 4,747	Grocery or shopping carts: 4,373
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 4,156	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 4,037
Tableware and accessories: 3,911	Scooters, unpowered: 3,784
Fences or fence posts: 3,703	Doors: 3,577
Bathtubs or showers: 3,552	Other Irons: 3,266
Playground equipment: 3,209	All-terrain vehicles: 3,010
Amusement attractions: 2,980	Snow skiing: 2,966
Sleds: 2,932	Clothing irons: 2,770
Rugs or carpets: 2,700	Footwear: 2,695
Tricycles: 2,412	Drinking glasses: 2,123
Swimming pools: 2,122	Other playground equipment: 2,007
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 1,915	Ceilings and walls: 1,830
Baby walkers or jumpers: 1,747	High chairs: 1,738
Fishing: 1,586	Exercise equipment: 1,561
House repair or construction materials: 1,502	Grills: 1,500
Soccer: 1,484	Baby strollers: 1,475
Pipes: 1,415	Ladders: 1,406
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 1,405	Containers: 1,404
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 1,363	Counters or countertops: 1,334
Mattresses: 1,320	Benches: 1,292
Bedsprings or bedframes: 1,292	Day wear: 1,276
Ball sports: 1,235	Glass bottles or jars: 1,215
Aquariums or accessories: 1,210	Football: 1,197
Mirrors or mirror glass: 1,185	Windows or window glass: 1,148
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 1,138	Bags: 1,105
Metal containers: 1,092	Pet supplies: 1,076
Water slides: 1,066	Ice skating: 1,034
Car seats: 1,031	Lawn mowers: 1,027
Basketball: 1,022	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 957
Barstools or kitchen stools: 945	Riding toys: 942
Furniture: 895	Stools: 888
Knives: 884	Riding power lawn mowers: 869
Go-carts: 863	Radiators: 858
Roller skating: 852	Bottles or jars: 818
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 817	Baby changing tables: 811
Treehouses or playhouses: 792	Baby gates or barriers: 790
Seesaws or teeterboards: 786	Golf carts: 778
Toy boxes or chests: 770	Heaters or heating systems: 767
Swimming: 767	Skateboards: 752
Dancing: 737	Sinks: 737
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 736	Playpens: 720
Poles: 716	Decorative yard equipment: 702
Gymnastics: 680	Cookware: 649
Escalators: 623	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 607
Chair, recliner: 600	Wheelchairs: 593
Exercise: 567	Bleachers: 563
Powered riding toys: 545	In-line skating: 536
Power lawn mowers: 532	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 531
Baseball: 514	Insect induced injuries: 512
Other unpowered garden tools: 511	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 509
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 509	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 500
Wagons: 491	Recliner chairs: 479
Built-in swimming pools: 478	Air conditioners: 476
Toilets: 462	Desk supplies: 442
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 424	Other glass bottles or jars: 413
Christmas decorations: 410	Floor lamps or table lamps: 410
Step stools: 397	Carts: 394
Handrails, railings or banisters: 385	Other ball sports: 384
Light bulbs: 382	Other ranges or ovens: 379
Television tables or stands: 378	Ramps or landings: 376
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 371	Soaps: 370
Toolboxes or tool kits: 365	Scissors: 362
Refrigerators: 356	Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 354
Doorsills or frames: 350	Blankets: 346
Inflatable toys: 341	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 340
Futons: 339	Other ranges: 334
Pens and pencils: 327	Wrestling: 317
Paper products: 316	Manual cleaning equipment: 313
Wire: 309	Fireworks: 308
Youth chairs: 306	Other fireplaces: 294
Attachable high chairs: 293	Computers: 293
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 292	Skating: 290
Nightwear: 288	Portable baby swings: 283
Laundry baskets: 283	Horseback riding: 279
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 269	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 265
Plastic bags: 265	Sports and recreational activity: 265
Laundry soaps or detergents: 264	Screen doors: 264
Slow cookers: 262	Pillows: 259
Cardboard products: 256	Motor vehicles or parts: 252
Nonelectric blankets: 249	Bleaches: 247
Other baby carriers: 245	Vacuum cleaners: 243
Knives with replaceable blades: 242	Ironing boards or covers: 233
Glass doors: 227	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 226
Garage doors: 223	Weight lifting: 220
Microwave ovens: 217	Balloons: 216
Other ovens: 211	Bed rails: 210
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 209	Chains: 205
Windowsills or frames: 194	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 193
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 189	Buckets or pails: 189
Storm windows: 187	Diapers: 186
Minibikes, powered: 183	Vaporizers: 182
Electric heaters: 182	Fans: 181
Camping equipment: 181	Toy vehicles: 179
Golf: 175	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 174
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 173	Billiards or pool: 172
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 172	Clothing: 171
Nonmetal cookware: 170	Rope or string: 169
Baby carriages: 166	Tombstones or grave markers: 166
Coffee makers or teapots: 164	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 163
Portable swimming pools: 161	Wading pools: 161
Electric baseboard heaters: 160	First aid equipment: 160
BBs or pellets: 157	Window screens: 157
Snow tubing: 156	Other containers: 156
Foods: 156	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 155
Oven cleaners: 155	Umbrellas: 154
Lighting equipment: 154	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 153
Motorized vehicles: 152	Portable food or beverage coolers: 151
Towel racks or bars: 150	Toy sports equipment: 146
Other grills or stoves: 145	Dry heat irons: 144
Night-lights: 144	Pretend electronics, tools, housewares, and appliances: 144
Wooden containers: 143	Other ladders: 143
Crutches, canes or walkers: 143	Upholstered recliner chairs: 141
Martial arts: 141	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 140
Gasoline cans: 139	Softball: 138
Other windows or window glass: 138	General purpose household cleaners: 136
Hatchets or axes: 136	Flying toys: 134
Dishwashers: 133	Other bedding: 133
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 126	Faucets or spigots: 125
Baby bouncer seats: 123	Razors or shavers: 122
Seasonal decorations: 122	Swimming pool equipment: 122
Elevators or other lifts: 121	Metal cookware: 120
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 120	Chair, rocking: 119
Pins and needles: 119	Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 118
Humidifiers: 114	Tape recorders or players: 113
Hand saws: 110	Baby bottles or nipples: 110
Toddler beds: 109	Batteries: 109
Electric deep fryers: 109	Plastic containers: 107
Hammers: 107	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 106
Chemicals: 106	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 104
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 104	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 103
Other nonglass doors: 103	Stepladders: 101
Luggage: 100	Nonbaby mattresses: 100
Book bags or back carriers: 98	Kitchen gadgets: 98
Glass soft drink bottles: 97	Public equipment: 97
Jewelry: 96	Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 95
Cabinet or door hardware: 95	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 94
Radios: 91	Clocks: 91
Acids: 90	Other manual workshop tools: 90
Tractors: 89	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 89
Saws: 88	Animal induced injury: 88
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 87	Table linens: 87
Canning jars or lids: 87	Infant and toddler play centers: 86
Aerosol containers: 85	Gasoline: 85
Kerosene or oil heaters: 83	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 81
Potty chairs or training seats: 81	Other glass doors: 79
Outdoor patio heaters or firepits: 78	Towels or cloths: 78
Paint or varnish thinners: 77	Other antennas: 77
Darts: 77	Gas or LP heaters: 77
Surfing: 75	Portable cribs: 75
Track and field: 75	Utility vehicles: 75
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 75	Adhesives: 74
Bowling: 74	Sheets or pillowcases: 74
Workshop furnishings: 74	Washing machines: 74
Mobile/manufactured homes: 74	Automatic doors: 73
Pesticides: 73	Coins: 72
Electric lighting equipment: 72	Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 71
Room deodorizers or fresheners: 71	Cheerleading: 70
Medical equipment, general: 70	Automotive tools or accessories: 70
Fireplace equipment: 70	Gas furnaces: 69
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 69	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 69
Archery: 69	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 69
Electric trains or accessories: 69	Chain saws: 68
Nonglass doors: 68	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 68
Unicycles: 68	Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 68
Swimming pool slides: 67	Pruning or trimming equipment: 67
School equipment: 67	Electric ranges: 67
Electric grills: 66	Toy guns: 66
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 66	Snowmobiles: 66
Substance ingested or inhaled by a victim under age: 66	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 66
Diving or diving boards: 66	Combs or hairbrushes: 65
Inflatable furniture: 65	Baby carriers: 59
Food processors: 58	Charcoal: 57
Volleyball: 55	General home or room involvement in fires: 54
Hammocks: 50	Telephones or telephone accessories: 49
Flatware: 48	Tool sheds: 47
Screwdrivers: 46	Other toy guns: 44
Sliding glass doors or panels: 44	Balls: 43
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 42	Cots: 39
Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 39	Garden tractors: 39
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 39	Appliances: 38
Extension cords: 37	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 37
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 36	Baby carriers or slings: 34
Decorative water features: 32	Baby exercisers: 32
Steam irons: 30	Other stools: 30
Hot tubs or home spas: 29	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 29
Drain cleaners: 27	Footlockers: 27
Baby mattresses or pads: 27	Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 27
Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 23	Other furniture: 23
Rocking chairs: 22	Bassinets or cradles: 22
Matches: 21	Outerwear: 21
Electric ranges or ovens: 21	Waterbeds or water pillows: 21
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 20	Manual scissors: 19
Crayons or chalk: 19	Fertilizers: 18
Floor furnaces: 18	Lighter fluids: 18
Toilet bowl products: 18	Bedding: 18
Hot plates: 17	Extension or straight ladders: 17
Lockers: 17	Pull-down or folding stairs: 17
Baby baths or bathinettes: 17	Other furnaces: 17
Pressurized containers: 17	Freezers: 17
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 17	Nonupholstered recliner chairs: 17
Toboggans: 17	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 17
Clothing accessories: 17	Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 16
Magazine racks or book ends: 16	Clothes dryers: 16
Table tennis: 16	Welding equipment: 16
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 16	Projectors: 16
Scaffolding: 16	Dolls, plush toys, and action figures: 16
Personal protection devices: 15	Jalousie glass windows: 15
Fuel multi-purpose lighters: 15	Gas ranges or ovens: 15
Dyes: 15	Art and ceramic supplies or equipment: 15
Electric coffee makers or teapots: 15	Electric blenders: 15
Built-in fireplaces: 15	Street hockey: 14
Photographic equipment: 14	Electric kettles or hot pots: 14
Cosmetics: 12	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 12
Paper bags: 12	Other plastic products: 11
Building sets: 11	Lighters: 11
Plastic products: 7	Floor buffers or waxers: 7
Liquid drugs: 6	Sewing basket articles: 6
Plants, trees and shrubs: 6	Christmas tree stands or supports: 6
Flotation toys: 6	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 6
Vending machines: 6	Sleeping bags: 6
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 6	Lamp oils: 6
Chimneys: 6	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 6
Pacifiers or teething rings: 6	Detergents: 6
Electric heating pads: 6	Electric frying pans and skillets: 6
Kites or kite string: 6	Portable electric heaters: 6
Abrasive cleaners: 6	Soldering equipment: 6
Slipcovers: 6	Cords, electrical: 6
Business and office machines: 6	Costumes or masks: 6
Safety pins: 5	Badminton: 5
Water skiing: 5	Laundry hampers: 5
Drinking fountains: 5	Other heaters or heating systems: 5
Caustics: 5	Manicuring devices: 5
Ice hockey: 5	Hair dryers: 5
Water heaters: 5	Plastic wrapping products: 5
Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 5	Above-ground swimming pools: 5
Games or game parts: 5	Nonglass bottles or jars: 5
Snow boarding: 5	Filters: 5

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