Accidents - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Wrist

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,310,528
See also: Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Basketball: 118,141	Football: 76,821
Stairs or steps: 74,776	Bicycles or accessories: 63,899
Snow boarding: 60,920	Skateboards: 51,529
Floors or flooring materials: 37,810	Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 34,256
Soccer: 33,564	All-terrain vehicles: 33,171
Ceilings and walls: 30,980	Windows or window glass: 27,543
Knives: 26,577	Baseball: 24,990
In-line skating: 24,444	Softball: 23,193
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 20,412	Doors: 19,587
Volleyball: 19,182	Boxing: 11,516
Fences or fence posts: 11,483	Weight lifting: 11,206
Bathtubs or showers: 11,091	Containers: 10,683
Roller skating: 10,513	Hockey: 10,323
Exercise: 10,316	Ladders: 10,063
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 9,812	Tables: 9,800
Horseback riding: 9,584	Chairs: 8,681
Wrestling: 8,328	Cheerleading: 8,290
Snow skiing: 8,242	Tableware and accessories: 7,551
Drinking glasses: 7,535	House repair or construction materials: 6,869
Beds or bedframes: 6,791	Knives with replaceable blades: 6,726
Furniture: 6,388	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 6,246
Sports and recreational activity: 5,906	Mirrors or mirror glass: 5,779
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 5,559	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 5,516
Ice skating: 5,488	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 5,386
Dancing: 5,349	Ice hockey: 5,214
Bowling: 5,179	Skating: 4,867
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 4,433	Beds: 4,230
Trampolines: 4,150	Sleds: 3,968
Lacrosse: 3,938	Gymnastics: 3,910
Other toys: 3,774	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 3,758
Martial arts: 3,757	Computers: 3,743
Tennis: 3,538	Footwear: 3,430
Track and field: 3,068	Rugby: 3,048
Ball sports: 2,956	Handrails, railings or banisters: 2,873
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 2,871	Other ball sports: 2,767
Snowmobiles: 2,749	Televisions: 2,741
Swings or swing sets: 2,430	Doorsills or frames: 2,415
Bags: 2,359	Metal containers: 2,334
Hammers: 2,306	Bunk beds: 2,279
Refrigerators: 2,274	Amusement attractions: 2,200
Counters or countertops: 2,144	Rugs or carpets: 2,130
Glass doors: 2,119	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 2,000
Hot water: 1,987	Go-carts: 1,930
Golf: 1,909	Surfing: 1,898
Poles: 1,898	Scooters, unpowered: 1,881
Pet supplies: 1,857	Swimming pools: 1,823
Bottles or jars: 1,787	Fishing: 1,766
Glass bottles or jars: 1,718	Other windows or window glass: 1,674
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 1,660	Razors or shavers: 1,646
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 1,637	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 1,630
Cookware: 1,605	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 1,578
Pipes: 1,556	Exercise equipment: 1,536
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 1,498	Aquariums or accessories: 1,475
Wheelchairs: 1,455	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 1,416
Flying toys: 1,361	Chain saws: 1,325
Washing machines: 1,319	Motor vehicles or parts: 1,292
Nail guns or stud drivers: 1,245	Water skiing: 1,243
Field hockey: 1,220	Lockers: 1,185
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 1,155	Day wear: 1,131
Other unpowered garden tools: 1,112	Rope or string: 1,055
Air conditioners: 1,055	Cabinet or door hardware: 1,054
Manual cleaning equipment: 1,049	Buckets or pails: 1,019
Drills: 983	Grills: 971
Lawn mowers: 940	Fans: 924
Animal induced injury: 923	Cardboard products: 918
Other glass bottles or jars: 897	Bedsprings or bedframes: 896
Vacuum cleaners: 888	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 887
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 886	Tools: 880
Jewelry: 878	Book bags or back carriers: 869
Other glass doors: 860	Hatchets or axes: 836
Swimming: 832	Water tubing: 826
Scissors: 817	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 815
Roller hockey: 795	Car seats: 782
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 781	Sinks: 781
Mountain climbing: 781	Garage doors: 772
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 769	Decorative yard equipment: 751
Benches: 747	Storm windows: 737
Windowsills or frames: 733	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 732
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 698	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 696
Bleachers: 686	Saws: 674
Golf carts: 642	Clothing: 632
Baby gates or barriers: 624	Sliding glass doors or panels: 623
Elevators or other lifts: 614	Floor lamps or table lamps: 603
Toolboxes or tool kits: 596	Wire: 585
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 571	Mattresses: 569
Desk supplies: 563	Business and office machines: 562
Public equipment: 552	Stools: 549
Scaffolding: 547	Built-in swimming pools: 546
Watches: 545	Crutches, canes or walkers: 541
Toilets: 534	Light bulbs: 526
Pruning or trimming equipment: 526	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 521
Clothing accessories: 515	Archery: 514
Telephones or telephone accessories: 513	Manual scissors: 501
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 500	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 486
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 484	Diving or diving boards: 475
Laundry baskets: 469	Cords, electrical: 459
Luggage: 458	Grocery or shopping carts: 452
Other ranges or ovens: 451	Step stools: 450
Carts: 438	Screen doors: 437
Storm doors with glass panels: 434	Stepladders: 410
Tractors: 405	Water polo: 402
Ramps or landings: 398	Street hockey: 396
Billiards or pool: 391	Portable circular power saws: 382
Plastic bags: 381	Other manual workshop tools: 375
Pens and pencils: 375	Water slides: 374
Paper products: 374	Lighting equipment: 373
Minibikes, powered: 373	Riding power lawn mowers: 372
Nonglass doors: 363	Foods: 362
Wooden containers: 362	Power lawn mowers: 350
Other ovens: 348	Combs or hairbrushes: 344
Alcohol: 344	Handball: 343
Slides or sliding boards: 342	Other containers: 336
Baby strollers: 333	Screwdrivers: 331
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 327	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 327
Extension cords: 319	Chains: 315
Power saws: 314	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 312
Keys, key rings or key chains: 292	Portable power drills and accessories: 288
Coffee makers or teapots: 285	Clothing irons: 282
Snow tubing: 279	Automatic doors: 262
Dishwashers: 259	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 258
Clothes dryers: 256	Bench or table saws: 255
Power drills or accessories: 254	Soaps: 254
Futons: 246	Blankets: 245
Faucets or spigots: 241	Tricycles: 235
Other ranges: 235	Other nonglass doors: 235
Nonglass bottles or jars: 234	Fuel oils: 233
Baby bottles or nipples: 233	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 230
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 227	Gasoline: 222
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 217	Other power saws: 214
Wood paneling and particleboard: 210	Cribs: 210
Hot tubs or home spas: 195	Lubricants: 194
Other furnaces: 194	Freezers: 193
Plants, trees and shrubs: 193	BBs or pellets: 192
Playground equipment: 187	Barstools or kitchen stools: 186
Vending machines: 183	Log splitters: 181
Pogo sticks: 181	Glass soft drink bottles: 177
Slow cookers: 176	Chair, recliner: 175
Christmas decorations: 173	Outerwear: 170
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 169	Trays: 168
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 168	Electric mixers: 163
Towels or cloths: 162	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 162
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 162	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 161
Other furniture: 161	Sprayers: 159
Vises or workshop clamps: 159	Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 156
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 155	Hand saws: 154
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 152	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 151
Seesaws or teeterboards: 151	School laboratory chemicals: 150
Art and ceramic supplies or equipment: 150	Pillows: 150
Art supplies or equipment: 147	Manicuring devices: 147
Insect induced injuries: 146	Boilers: 142
Flatware: 142	Baby carriers: 142
Range or oven accessories: 141	Ice makers: 141
Rotary power lawn mowers: 141	Balls: 140
Fencing: 140	Cutting torches: 140
Other fireplaces: 139	Air compressors: 139
Tree stands: 139	Unicycles: 139
Power lathes: 138	Wagons: 137
Footlockers: 136	Electric motors: 135
Escalators: 133	Other plastic products: 129
Fire extinguishers: 129	Waterbeds or water pillows: 128
Photographic equipment: 127	Workshop furnishings: 127
Awls, chisels or planes: 123	Other portable or stationary power tools: 123
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 122	Hair dryers: 116
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 114	Umbrellas: 110
Metal cookware: 108	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 108
Other toy guns: 107	Diapers: 105
Kitchen gadgets: 105	Microwave ovens: 105
Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 105	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 104
Badminton: 104	Fixed floor-length glass panels: 102
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 95	Nonelectric blankets: 94
Plastic wrapping products: 94	Tool sheds: 93
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 93	Sheets or pillowcases: 93
Water heaters: 92	Scuba diving: 90
Batteries: 89	Automotive chemicals: 88
Painting equipment, powered: 87	Christmas tree lights: 87
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 86	Cosmetics: 86
Other baby carriers: 86	Generators or power plants: 85
Radios: 85	Swimming pool equipment: 85
Other Irons: 85	General home or room involvement in fires: 84
Utility vehicles: 83	Nonbaby mattresses: 83
Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 82	Hammocks: 82
Outdoor patio heaters or firepits: 80	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 79
Glass tubing or test tubes: 79	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 78
Levels: 77	Bars and bar accessories: 77
Canning jars or lids: 76	Welding equipment: 76
Food processors: 76	Tarpaulins: 76
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 76	Slicers and choppers: 76
Storm doors without glass panels: 76	Garbage disposers: 76
Antifreeze: 75	Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 75
Toy bows or arrows: 75	Other power garden tools: 75
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 75	Clocks: 75
Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices: 75	Toy guns with projectiles: 75
Other guns or firearms: 75	Artificial turf: 74
Baby exercisers: 71	Electric ranges or ovens: 71
Baby bouncer seats: 71	Extension or straight ladders: 71
Bassinets or cradles: 71	Playpens: 71
Inflatable toys: 71	Water toys: 71
Darts: 70	Shoelace fasteners: 70
Gas ranges or ovens: 70	Coins: 70
Snow disks: 70	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 70
Straps: 70	Aerosol containers: 70
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 70	Toy sports equipment: 70
Fabric treatment products: 70	Can openers: 70
Magazine racks or book ends: 69	Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 69
First aid equipment: 69	Paper bags: 69
Eyeglasses: 69	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 69
Electric baseboard heaters: 69	Kerosene: 68
Chemistry sets or science kits: 68	Tapes: 68
Power tillers or cultivators: 68	Pumps: 68
Toboggans: 68	Rocking chairs: 68
Stilts: 67	Wallpaper: 67
Food warmers: 67	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 67
Baby walkers or jumpers: 67	Fertilizers: 67
Drain snakes: 66	Stationary power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 66
Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 66	Upholstered recliner chairs: 66
Fuel storage tanks: 66	Coin-operated car washing equipment: 66
Other antennas: 66	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 66
Fireworks: 65	Portable food or beverage coolers: 64
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 61	Floor buffers or waxers: 60
Flotation toys: 59	Illegal drugs: 59
Towel racks or bars: 59	Wading pools: 57
Other ladders: 56	Bed rails: 54
Television tables or stands: 52	Power pruning or trimming equipment: 52
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 49	Flying discs and boomerangs: 47
Tape recorders or players: 47	Manual filing or sanding tools: 44
Band saws: 44	Other clothing: 42
Heat or infrared lamps: 39	Snow throwers or blowers: 38
Pins and needles: 35	Caulking or spackling compounds: 35
Laundry hampers: 35	Bottle openers: 34
Electric deep fryers: 34	Mobile/manufactured homes: 33
Radiators: 33	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 33
Electric Christmas decorations: 32	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 32
Laundry soaps or detergents: 31	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 30
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 30	Treehouses or playhouses: 24
Plastic containers: 23	Other playground equipment: 22
Other electric lighting equipment: 22	Table tennis: 20
Camping equipment: 18	Heaters or heating systems: 18
Bread making machines: 17	Personal protection devices: 17
Ice picks: 17	Containers with key openers: 17
Baby carriages: 17	Swimming pool slides: 17
Toy boxes or chests: 17	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 17
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 16	Bleaches: 16
Tetherball: 16	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 16
Hot plates: 16	Electric soldering equipment: 16
Pull-down or folding stairs: 16	Powered riding toys: 16
Manual push mowers: 15	Recording tapes: 15
Toy vehicles: 15	Automotive tools or accessories: 15
Diesel fuels: 15	Electric coffee makers or teapots: 15
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 15	Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 15
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 15	Boats and boating: 15
Metal or plastic molding sets: 15	Record players: 15
Charcoal: 15	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 14
Horseshoes: 14	Molding compounds: 14
Window screens: 14	Dyes: 14
Other toy weapons: 6	Above-ground swimming pools: 6
Batons: 5	Electric waffle irons: 5
Nonmetal cookware: 5	Balloons: 5

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