Accidents - Year 1997 - Foot

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 564,402
See also: Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 91,770	Stairs or steps: 62,056
Basketball: 28,037	Bicycles or accessories: 15,600
Floors or flooring materials: 13,523	Footwear: 10,166
Doors: 9,755	Soccer: 9,379
Drinking glasses: 9,236	Football: 9,214
Tables: 8,973	Beds: 8,779
Exercise: 8,510	Ladders: 8,417
Chairs: 7,983	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 7,736
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 5,628	Ceilings and walls: 5,345
House repair or construction materials: 5,288	Fences or fence posts: 5,088
Tableware and accessories: 4,999	Hot water: 4,930
Metal containers: 4,810	Trampolines: 4,808
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 4,580	Bedsprings or bedframes: 4,465
Weight lifting: 4,242	Softball: 4,205
Baseball: 3,749	Bathtubs or showers: 3,732
Volleyball: 3,624	Bottles or jars: 3,571
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 3,503	Other toys: 3,251
Glass bottles or jars: 3,154	Televisions: 3,014
Skateboards: 2,996	Dancing: 2,930
Containers: 2,920	Fishing: 2,919
Swimming pools: 2,909	Exercise equipment: 2,833
Martial arts: 2,783	Windows or window glass: 2,458
Swimming: 2,450	Rugs or carpets: 2,360
Other unpowered garden tools: 2,350	All-terrain vehicles: 2,335
Knives: 2,310	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 2,264
Gymnastics: 2,231	Swings or swing sets: 2,113
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 1,931	Lawn mowers: 1,869
Cookware: 1,811	Wheelchairs: 1,764
Horseback riding: 1,716	Ball sports: 1,663
Screen doors: 1,660	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 1,647
Furniture: 1,639	Pipes: 1,622
Bunk beds: 1,556	Doorsills or frames: 1,544
In-line skating: 1,460	Slides or sliding boards: 1,457
Benches: 1,433	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 1,410
Built-in swimming pools: 1,371	Vacuum cleaners: 1,362
Hammers: 1,316	Mirrors or mirror glass: 1,275
Desk supplies: 1,274	Refrigerators: 1,258
Tennis: 1,211	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 1,150
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 1,128	Counters or countertops: 1,093
Wrestling: 1,089	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 1,087
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 1,050	Poles: 1,039
Track and field: 1,035	Chain saws: 1,020
Bowling: 1,004	Light bulbs: 983
Grocery or shopping carts: 971	Other Irons: 948
Sleds: 945	Hockey: 891
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 874	Step stools: 854
Ramps or landings: 831	Bags: 825
Crutches, canes or walkers: 801	Other glass bottles or jars: 791
Computers: 784	Riding power lawn mowers: 766
Toilets: 752	Golf: 747
Scissors: 741	Glass soft drink bottles: 739
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 739	Nonglass bottles or jars: 731
Fans: 724	Bleachers: 723
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 719	Snow boarding: 710
Hatchets or axes: 699	Other playground equipment: 697
Cheerleading: 693	Toolboxes or tool kits: 684
Aquariums or accessories: 666	Rocking chairs: 659
Rope or string: 639	Roller skating: 637
Charcoal: 635	Other ball sports: 634
Day wear: 626	Stepladders: 618
Saws: 616	Radiators: 616
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 610	Heaters or heating systems: 590
Sports and recreational activity: 584	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 581
Handrails, railings or banisters: 569	Pruning or trimming equipment: 556
Carts: 555	Go-carts: 554
Grills: 552	Water skiing: 548
Buckets or pails: 543	Razors or shavers: 539
Sinks: 537	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 522
Tractors: 503	Scaffolding: 499
Nail guns or stud drivers: 496	Metal cookware: 491
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 491	Treehouses or playhouses: 490
Washing machines: 485	Clothing accessories: 483
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 481	Playground equipment: 460
Wire: 458	Nonglass doors: 449
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 447	Golf carts: 441
Snow skiing: 433	Knives with replaceable blades: 412
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 401	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 394
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 385	Mattresses: 381
Surfing: 376	Canning jars or lids: 371
Portable food or beverage coolers: 360	Amusement attractions: 358
Sewing machines or accessories: 351	Recliner chairs: 351
Luggage: 350	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 348
Mountain climbing: 348	Telephones or telephone accessories: 346
Sliding glass doors or panels: 346	Fireplace equipment: 346
Television tables or stands: 340	Wood paneling and particleboard: 335
Baby gates or barriers: 333	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 333
Tape recorders or players: 331	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 330
Other ranges: 323	Hot tubs or home spas: 322
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 319	Escalators: 317
Seasonal decorations: 316	Freezers: 312
Batteries: 312	Water slides: 308
Slow cookers: 307	Seesaws or teeterboards: 306
Welding equipment: 303	Flatware: 301
Dishwashers: 300	BBs or pellets: 299
Cabinet or door hardware: 297	Other ovens: 289
Other grills or stoves: 289	Diving or diving boards: 286
Baby strollers: 285	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 284
Chains: 280	Radios: 278
Manual cleaning equipment: 277	Toy boxes or chests: 274
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 274	Drills: 267
Other manual workshop tools: 259	Skating: 253
Book bags or back carriers: 251	Glass doors: 247
Workshop furnishings: 244	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 242
Coffee makers or teapots: 238	Other fireplaces: 237
Floor furnaces: 236	Storm doors with glass panels: 234
Christmas decorations: 232	Wooden containers: 229
Cardboard products: 229	Air conditioners: 229
Baby walkers or jumpers: 228	Elevators or other lifts: 216
Darts: 216	Screwdrivers: 207
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 207	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 204
Electric deep fryers: 200	Ironing boards or covers: 199
Scuba diving: 196	Other nonglass doors: 196
Flying toys: 193	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 190
Fireworks: 186	Power lawn mowers: 185
Food processors: 183	Fire extinguishers: 182
Water tubing: 181	Jewelry: 179
Archery: 179	Tool sheds: 178
Camping equipment: 174	Horseshoes: 173
Futons: 171	Swimming pool equipment: 170
Boxing: 169	Handball: 167
Tools: 166	Clothes dryers: 165
Photographic equipment: 164	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 164
Lockers: 163	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 162
Electric baseboard heaters: 161	Log splitters: 160
Hammocks: 159	Roller hockey: 159
Power saws: 158	Pressure cookers or canners: 156
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 155	Coins: 154
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 153	Christmas tree lights: 151
General home or room involvement in fires: 151	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 150
Sleeping bags: 150	Powered riding toys: 148
Lacrosse: 147	Swimming pool slides: 147
Rugby: 144	Clothing: 143
Extension ladders: 142	Kitchen gadgets: 141
Garden tractors: 141	Fire escape devices: 139
Floor lamps or table lamps: 137	Mobile/manufactured homes: 133
Kerosene: 133	Public equipment: 132
Water toys: 132	Car seats: 132
Other furniture: 132	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 131
Extension cords: 130	Ice skating: 129
High chairs: 128	Safety pins: 123
Pogo sticks: 123	Waterbeds or water pillows: 122
Doorstops: 119	Microwave ovens: 119
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 118	Nonmetal cookware: 116
Pumps: 113	Other antennas: 112
Faucets or spigots: 111	Electric Christmas decorations: 110
Plastic bags: 110	Lighting equipment: 109
Rotary power lawn mowers: 106	Clothes steamers: 106
Portable circular power saws: 106	Cribs: 106
Manual scissors: 104	Water heaters: 103
Playpens: 102	Wagons: 100
Automatic doors: 100	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 97
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 96	Scooters, unpowered: 94
Minibikes, powered: 93	Electric table lamps, floor lamps or desk lamps: 93
Generators or power plants: 89	Inflatable furniture: 89
Balloons: 88	Other glass doors: 88
Clocks: 85	Lighter fluids: 85
Other containers: 85	Brushcutters, powered: 85
Power tillers or cultivators: 85	Gasoline: 84
Building sets: 84	Electric mixers: 84
Other windows or window glass: 84	Drinking fountains: 84
Safes: 82	Manual hedge trimmers: 81
Field hockey: 81	Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 81
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 81	Electric heaters: 76
Fixed floor-length glass panels: 75	Christmas tree stands or supports: 75
General purpose household cleaners: 75	Portable baby swings: 75
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 75	Electric ranges: 75
Kites or kite string: 74	Self-contained openers: 74
Bassinets or cradles: 74	Bleaches: 74
Art supplies or equipment: 74	Manual drills: 74
Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 74	First aid equipment: 74
Above-ground swimming pools: 74	Can openers: 74
Tricycles: 73	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 73
Snow plows: 70	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 70
Hair dryers: 70	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 70
Panel doors: 70	Toboggans: 70
Other upholstered chairs: 70	Electric or battery-powered knives: 69
Footlockers: 69	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 67
Tapes: 67	Snowmobiles: 67
Sun lamps: 67	Snow tubing: 67
Nonelectric can openers: 67	Laundry soaps or detergents: 67
Towels or cloths: 66	Shuffleboard: 66
Band saws: 66	Bedding: 66
Storm windows: 66	Portable power drills and accessories: 66
Scales: 66	Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 66
Manual push mowers: 66	Business and office machines: 66
Paper products: 65	Plastic containers: 61
Blankets: 59	Garage doors: 57
Plastic products: 56	Vises or workshop clamps: 48
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 44	Painting equipment, powered: 43
Power drills or accessories: 41	Food skewers: 40
Acids: 40	Windowsills or frames: 39
Electric heating pads: 39	Hair clippers and trimmers: 38
Other portable or stationary power tools: 38	Adhesives: 38
Other furnaces: 34	Riding toys: 31
Baby changing tables: 28	Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 25
Other power saws: 25	Toy sports equipment: 24
Hand saws: 23	Boilers: 23
Storm doors without glass panels: 23	Counter-mounted cooking surfaces: 23
Bars and bar accessories: 22	Slicers and choppers: 22
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 22	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 22
Chemicals: 21	Amateur two-way radios: 21
Animal traps: 21	Pillows: 21
Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 21	Oven cleaners: 21
Aerosol containers: 19	Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 19
Wading pools: 19	Other plastic products: 19
Manual filing or sanding tools: 19	Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 19
Other ladders: 19	Glass bottle cutting equipment: 19
Manicuring devices: 19	Cutting torches: 19
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 19	Pressurized containers: 18
Electric razors or shavers: 18	Wood burning fireplaces: 18
Vaporizers: 18	Vacuum containers: 18
Soaps: 18	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 6
Steam irons: 6	Unicycles: 6
Recording tapes: 6	Catalytic heaters: 6
Dry heat irons: 6	Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 6
Vending machines: 6	Automotive chemicals: 6
Nonbaby mattresses: 6	Window or door security barriers: 6
Youth chairs: 6	Toy weapons: 6
Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 6	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 6
Keys, key rings or key chains: 6

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