Accidents - Year 1997 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 361,190
See also: Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 36,132	Bicycles or accessories: 34,149
Basketball: 12,413	Floors or flooring materials: 11,348
Football: 10,976	Beds: 9,728
Soccer: 8,925	Softball: 7,253
Tables: 7,001	Ladders: 6,518
Baseball: 6,421	Chairs: 6,138
Exercise: 5,882	Snow skiing: 5,615
Fences or fence posts: 5,478	Trampolines: 4,554
All-terrain vehicles: 4,541	Wheelchairs: 4,296
Knives: 4,203	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 4,183
In-line skating: 3,976	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 3,900
House repair or construction materials: 3,463	Bathtubs or showers: 3,163
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 2,919	Horseback riding: 2,862
Lawn mowers: 2,787	Windows or window glass: 2,756
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 2,717	Fishing: 2,669
Slides or sliding boards: 2,605	Doors: 2,355
Roller skating: 2,334	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 2,333
Ceilings and walls: 2,209	Skateboards: 2,139
Bedsprings or bedframes: 2,071	Chain saws: 2,063
Bleachers: 1,914	Bags: 1,843
Sleds: 1,822	Swings or swing sets: 1,794
Golf: 1,744	Containers: 1,705
Mirrors or mirror glass: 1,693	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 1,649
Toilets: 1,614	Pipes: 1,597
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 1,557	Tableware and accessories: 1,510
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 1,490	Drinking glasses: 1,489
Tennis: 1,486	Volleyball: 1,453
Benches: 1,362	Hot water: 1,349
Hatchets or axes: 1,337	Metal containers: 1,335
Go-carts: 1,315	Other unpowered garden tools: 1,281
Grocery or shopping carts: 1,212	Gasoline: 1,203
Crutches, canes or walkers: 1,193	Exercise equipment: 1,139
Swimming pools: 1,112	Rugs or carpets: 1,081
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 1,070	Skating: 1,032
Footwear: 1,023	Poles: 993
Playground equipment: 981	Televisions: 970
Ball sports: 957	Hammers: 921
Ice skating: 914	Wrestling: 912
Hockey: 908	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 895
Aquariums or accessories: 868	Other Irons: 866
Dishwashers: 808	Razors or shavers: 797
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 779	Riding power lawn mowers: 768
Bowling: 767	Furniture: 749
Knives with replaceable blades: 749	Golf carts: 735
Gymnastics: 733	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 721
Martial arts: 708	Glass bottles or jars: 690
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 689	Step stools: 685
Bottles or jars: 676	Weight lifting: 676
Stepladders: 675	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 664
Snow boarding: 649	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 630
Wire: 626	Tractors: 601
Other toys: 599	Other ball sports: 569
Grills: 567	Bunk beds: 559
Cheerleading: 535	Ramps or landings: 531
Glass doors: 526	Power lawn mowers: 508
Snowmobiles: 504	Chains: 494
Dancing: 494	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 489
Escalators: 487	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 486
Water skiing: 486	Track and field: 473
Surfing: 466	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 456
Camping equipment: 451	Carts: 438
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 433	Diving or diving boards: 424
Ice hockey: 422	Day wear: 420
Screen doors: 417	Counters or countertops: 416
Handrails, railings or banisters: 412	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 408
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 402	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 401
Doorsills or frames: 385	Roller hockey: 385
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 383	Horseshoes: 383
Heaters or heating systems: 381	Seesaws or teeterboards: 380
Cardboard products: 377	Air conditioners: 375
Amusement attractions: 366	Fans: 356
Refrigerators: 356	Sliding glass doors or panels: 349
Rope or string: 349	Lacrosse: 340
Minibikes, powered: 327	BBs or pellets: 326
Manual cleaning equipment: 319	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 319
Other playground equipment: 316	Swimming: 313
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 312	Garage doors: 310
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 308	Buckets or pails: 302
Scissors: 300	Power tillers or cultivators: 299
Sports and recreational activity: 297	Built-in swimming pools: 297
Rugby: 296	Cookware: 295
Saws: 285	Radiators: 282
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 276	Electric heating pads: 273
Recliner chairs: 272	Toolboxes or tool kits: 271
Plastic containers: 266	Hot tubs or home spas: 266
Fireworks: 262	Wooden containers: 252
Cribs: 250	Wagons: 245
Glass soft drink bottles: 238	Lighter fluids: 238
Lighting equipment: 238	Christmas decorations: 227
Manual scissors: 227	Other windows or window glass: 220
Mattresses: 219	Baby walkers or jumpers: 216
Plastic bags: 215	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 213
Portable circular power saws: 209	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 209
Windowsills or frames: 207	Scaffolding: 206
Luggage: 205	Vending machines: 203
Desk supplies: 203	Elevators or other lifts: 200
Freezers: 198	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 196
Light bulbs: 188	Tricycles: 185
Scooters, unpowered: 184	Riding toys: 183
Pruning or trimming equipment: 182	Flying toys: 177
Lockers: 176	Treehouses or playhouses: 174
Mountain climbing: 167	Nail guns or stud drivers: 164
Bleaches: 163	Other manual workshop tools: 162
Washing machines: 160	Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 160
Range or oven accessories: 157	Toy boxes or chests: 156
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 154	Snow plows: 151
Floor lamps or table lamps: 151	Aerosol containers: 150
Manual filing or sanding tools: 150	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 150
Nightwear: 146	Sinks: 145
Baby strollers: 144	Nonbaby mattresses: 143
Batteries: 142	School equipment: 141
Awls, chisels or planes: 141	Vacuum cleaners: 137
Snow throwers or blowers: 135	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 134
Telephones or telephone accessories: 132	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 132
Other glass bottles or jars: 132	Flatware: 129
Powered riding toys: 127	Other ranges: 123
Microwave ovens: 121	Drills: 120
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 115	Faucets or spigots: 114
Metal cookware: 113	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 111
Pillows: 108	Screwdrivers: 107
Other ovens: 107	Tool sheds: 104
Nonglass doors: 103	Coffee makers or teapots: 103
Automatic doors: 102	Water slides: 100
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 97	Power saws: 96
Adhesives: 96	Darts: 91
Storm windows: 91	Kerosene or oil heaters: 89
Log splitters: 89	Fuel storage tanks: 87
Canning jars or lids: 87	Tools: 85
Balloons: 85	Drinking fountains: 85
Other fireplaces: 84	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 84
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 84	Humidifiers: 84
Snow tubing: 84	First aid equipment: 81
Fire extinguishers: 81	Clocks: 81
Oven cleaners: 81	Baby gates or barriers: 81
Portable baby swings: 81	Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 75
Youth chairs: 75	Sheets or pillowcases: 75
Reel power lawn mowers: 75	Swimming pool equipment: 74
Hammocks: 74	Handball: 74
Futons: 74	Power drills or accessories: 74
Sewing machines or accessories: 74	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 74
Wading pools: 74	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 72
Blankets: 72	Other furnaces: 70
Vaporizers: 70	General home or room involvement in fires: 69
Towels or cloths: 69	Clothing: 67
Pull-down or folding stairs: 67	Air compressors: 67
Other containers: 67	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 66
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 66	Clothing accessories: 66
Electric deep fryers: 66	Battery chargers: 66
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 66	Garden tractors: 66
Water heaters: 66	Fuel oils: 66
Animal traps: 66	Extension ladders: 66
Nonglass bottles or jars: 66	Fireplace equipment: 66
Other nonglass doors: 65	Bars and bar accessories: 64
Rocking chairs: 57	Acids: 57
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 46	Sleeping bags: 44
Clothes dryers: 44	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 44
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 42	Fire escape devices: 42
Mobile/manufactured homes: 41	Other power garden tools: 41
Storm doors with glass panels: 41	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 40
Computers: 40	Slow cookers: 40
Portable food or beverage coolers: 40	Wood paneling and particleboard: 39
Power routers: 38	High chairs: 38
Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 38	Paper products: 34
Baby bottles or nipples: 33	Steam irons: 25
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 25	Public equipment: 23
Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 23	Other plastic products: 23
Soaps: 23	Christmas tree lights: 23
Lye: 22	Extension cords: 22
Tape recorders or players: 22	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 21
Electric blenders: 21	Manicuring devices: 21
Bench or table saws: 21	Saunas: 21
Gasoline cans: 21	Baby mattresses or pads: 21
Floor buffers or waxers: 21	Car seats: 21
Power hedge trimmers: 21	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 21
Vises or workshop clamps: 19	Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 19
Ironing boards or covers: 19	Other toy guns: 19
Crayons or chalk: 19	Jigsaws: 19
Safes: 19	Sun lamps: 19
Welding equipment: 19	Other power saws: 19
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 19	Fixed floor-length glass panels: 19
Electric welding equipment: 19	Footlockers: 19
Hand saws: 19	Attachable high chairs: 19
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 19	Television tables or stands: 18
Floor furnaces: 18	Portable electric heaters: 18
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 18	Eyeglasses: 18
Power sanders: 18	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 18
Billiards or pool: 18	Electric kettles or hot pots: 18
Pressurized containers: 18	Nonmetal cookware: 12
Matches: 12	Other glass doors: 12
Outerwear: 12	Hot plates: 12
Chimneys: 6	Toasters: 6
Nonelectric blankets: 6	Lamp oils: 6
Baby changing tables: 6	Cabinet or door hardware: 6
Other electric lighting equipment: 6	Wallpaper steamers: 6
Upholstered chairs: 6	Water toys: 6
Painting equipment, powered: 6	Book bags or back carriers: 6
Gas or LP heaters: 6	Electric lighting equipment: 6
Other antennas: 6

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