Accidents - Year 1997 - Ankle

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 850,139
See also: Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 200,010	Basketball: 192,389
Football: 32,332	Soccer: 27,837
Floors or flooring materials: 26,594	Exercise: 24,214
Bicycles or accessories: 20,342	Volleyball: 19,108
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 19,101	Trampolines: 18,598
Baseball: 18,108	Softball: 17,762
Ladders: 14,639	Skateboards: 7,955
Beds: 7,674	Chairs: 7,314
Footwear: 6,545	Dancing: 5,385
In-line skating: 5,259	Fences or fence posts: 4,718
Gymnastics: 4,698	Tennis: 4,558
Rugs or carpets: 4,409	Roller skating: 4,278
Ball sports: 4,161	Bathtubs or showers: 4,132
Ceilings and walls: 3,789	Horseback riding: 3,714
All-terrain vehicles: 3,550	Cheerleading: 3,504
Wrestling: 3,387	Doors: 3,312
House repair or construction materials: 3,228	Exercise equipment: 3,186
Other toys: 3,096	Track and field: 3,029
Tables: 2,778	Snow boarding: 2,750
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 2,712	Golf: 2,653
Swings or swing sets: 2,404	Hockey: 2,381
Snow skiing: 2,367	Ramps or landings: 2,366
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 2,313	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 2,087
Other ball sports: 2,026	Slides or sliding boards: 1,893
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 1,890	Martial arts: 1,860
Ice skating: 1,801	Sleds: 1,768
Bleachers: 1,726	Crutches, canes or walkers: 1,645
Bunk beds: 1,615	Swimming pools: 1,610
Skating: 1,588	Bowling: 1,464
Windows or window glass: 1,275	Sports and recreational activity: 1,253
Bedsprings or bedframes: 1,161	Containers: 1,123
Go-carts: 1,111	Wheelchairs: 1,085
Lawn mowers: 1,069	Ice hockey: 1,056
Televisions: 1,054	Stepladders: 1,025
Scaffolding: 1,006	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 984
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 982	Furniture: 982
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 950	Vacuum cleaners: 944
Fishing: 914	Step stools: 911
Grocery or shopping carts: 855	Golf carts: 852
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 831	Rope or string: 800
Rugby: 795	Drinking glasses: 761
Amusement attractions: 759	Handrails, railings or banisters: 755
Tractors: 731	Toilets: 711
Telephones or telephone accessories: 709	Playground equipment: 694
Other unpowered garden tools: 685	Flying toys: 681
Water skiing: 672	Tableware and accessories: 671
Doorsills or frames: 665	Field hockey: 649
Snowmobiles: 595	Escalators: 589
Weight lifting: 581	Elevators or other lifts: 580
Mountain climbing: 577	Benches: 573
Bags: 562	Swimming: 554
Metal containers: 547	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 542
Treehouses or playhouses: 501	Chains: 500
Poles: 486	Glass bottles or jars: 469
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 452	Lacrosse: 444
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 443	Hot water: 424
Handball: 418	Scooters, unpowered: 410
Day wear: 405	Street hockey: 398
Chain saws: 398	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 394
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 392	Hatchets or axes: 389
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 387	Pipes: 371
Sinks: 361	Wire: 359
Riding power lawn mowers: 349	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 344
Screen doors: 336	Baby gates or barriers: 333
Mobile/manufactured homes: 322	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 320
Water slides: 299	Other playground equipment: 297
Power lawn mowers: 294	Built-in swimming pools: 288
Hammers: 286	Fans: 280
Washing machines: 277	Counters or countertops: 268
Refrigerators: 267	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 264
Knives: 259	Tricycles: 254
Garden tractors: 253	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 249
Garage doors: 244	Baby strollers: 243
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 234	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 225
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 225	Surfing: 217
Diving or diving boards: 213	Tool sheds: 208
Water tubing: 208	Snow tubing: 207
Minibikes, powered: 207	Mirrors or mirror glass: 207
Bottles or jars: 204	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 203
Pogo sticks: 194	Paper products: 193
Toolboxes or tool kits: 192	Swimming pool equipment: 189
Roller hockey: 188	Air conditioners: 183
Other glass doors: 182	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 180
Buckets or pails: 178	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 178
Waterbeds or water pillows: 172	Tetherball: 171
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 171	Metal cookware: 171
Seesaws or teeterboards: 166	Slow cookers: 164
Other glass bottles or jars: 163	Freezers: 160
Nonglass doors: 159	Jewelry: 156
Extension cords: 155	Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 151
Nail guns or stud drivers: 151	Cookware: 146
Pruning or trimming equipment: 144	Portable food or beverage coolers: 138
Outerwear: 135	Luggage: 135
Boxing: 133	Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 133
Wagons: 133	Straight ladders: 133
Stilts: 132	Mattresses: 132
Cardboard products: 127	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 126
Carts: 126	Extension ladders: 125
Wading pools: 116	Manual cleaning equipment: 114
Clothing accessories: 113	Clothing: 109
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 104	Saws: 103
Pull-down or folding stairs: 100	Radiators: 97
Book bags or back carriers: 96	Glass doors: 96
Manicuring devices: 96	Futons: 95
Storm doors with glass panels: 94	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 93
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 93	Fuel oils: 93
Clothes dryers: 93	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 91
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 89	Grills: 89
Rotary power lawn mowers: 89	Clocks: 89
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 87	Plastic containers: 84
Nonglass bottles or jars: 84	Hammocks: 84
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 84	Windowsills or frames: 83
Playpens: 81	Other nonglass doors: 81
Car seats: 81	Other windows or window glass: 76
Christmas tree lights: 75	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 75
Other containers: 74	Other ladders: 74
Sliding glass doors or panels: 74	Portable power drills and accessories: 74
Radios: 74	Rug shampooers: 74
Nightwear: 74	Aerosol containers: 74
Paint or varnish thinners: 74	Scales: 74
Water heaters: 74	Business and office machines: 74
Ice makers: 74	Sheets or pillowcases: 74
Other Irons: 73	Electric lighting equipment: 72
Other furnaces: 70	Self-contained openers: 70
Snow plows: 69	Recliner chairs: 67
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 67	Wooden containers: 67
Sleeping bags: 67	Christmas decorations: 67
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 67	Fencing: 67
Other portable or stationary power tools: 67	Leaf blowers: 67
Panel doors: 67	Other plastic products: 66
Footlockers: 66	Batteries: 66
Horseshoes: 66	Sewing machines or accessories: 66
Manual scissors: 66	Inflatable toys: 66
Upholstered recliner chairs: 66	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 66
Electric deep fryers: 66	Kites or kite string: 66
Nonelectric blankets: 66	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 61
Lockers: 53	Hot tubs or home spas: 46
Billiards or pool: 46	Electric table lamps, floor lamps or desk lamps: 46
Lighting equipment: 42	Dishwashers: 41
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 41	Aquariums or accessories: 40
Computers: 38	Water toys: 38
General home or room involvement in fires: 37	Television tables or stands: 31
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 28	Workshop furnishings: 25
Toy boxes or chests: 25	Heaters or heating systems: 23
Unicycles: 23	Other ranges: 22
Microwave ovens: 22	Power tillers or cultivators: 22
Other manual workshop tools: 22	Wood paneling and particleboard: 21
Attachable high chairs: 21	Baby carriages: 21
Ironing boards or covers: 21	Rocking chairs: 19
Stationary power drills and accessories: 19	Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 19
Band saws: 19	Power drills or accessories: 19
Desk supplies: 19	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 19
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 19	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 19
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 19	Plastic bags: 19
Public equipment: 19	Swimming pool slides: 19
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 19	Recording tapes: 19
Towels or cloths: 19	Tapes: 18
Fuel storage tanks: 18	Other fireplaces: 18
Fireworks: 12	BBs or pellets: 6
Pillows: 6	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 6
Riding toys: 6	Other baby carriers: 6
Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 6	Baby walkers or jumpers: 6
Drills: 6

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