Accidents - Year 1998 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 400,510
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Bicycles or accessories: 36,507	Stairs or steps: 36,233
Basketball: 13,242	Floors or flooring materials: 13,005
Football: 12,342	Soccer: 11,319
Beds: 8,769	Tables: 7,749
Ladders: 7,477	Softball: 7,402
Fences or fence posts: 7,211	Exercise: 6,770
Chairs: 6,646	Snow skiing: 6,632
Baseball: 6,312	Trampolines: 6,029
Wheelchairs: 5,786	All-terrain vehicles: 5,754
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 5,560	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 4,834
Knives: 4,707	Lawn mowers: 4,154
Bathtubs or showers: 4,147	Chain saws: 4,001
Bedsprings or bedframes: 3,993	Fishing: 3,501
House repair or construction materials: 3,282	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 3,241
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 3,110	Slides or sliding boards: 2,920
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 2,869	In-line skating: 2,785
Horseback riding: 2,716	Ceilings and walls: 2,686
Bags: 2,416	Doors: 2,373
Windows or window glass: 2,195	Roller skating: 2,174
Skateboards: 2,141	Tableware and accessories: 2,060
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 1,795	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 1,787
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 1,754	Dishwashers: 1,752
Hot water: 1,689	Swings or swing sets: 1,674
Crutches, canes or walkers: 1,641	Golf: 1,604
Go-carts: 1,595	Glass bottles or jars: 1,594
Containers: 1,569	Metal containers: 1,467
Tennis: 1,441	Pipes: 1,435
Benches: 1,401	Footwear: 1,369
Televisions: 1,366	Other toys: 1,327
Ice skating: 1,311	Volleyball: 1,305
Other unpowered garden tools: 1,256	Exercise equipment: 1,249
Mirrors or mirror glass: 1,245	Riding power lawn mowers: 1,229
Skating: 1,189	Razors or shavers: 1,180
Wrestling: 1,169	Toilets: 1,160
Gasoline: 1,144	Rugs or carpets: 1,141
Swimming pools: 1,137	Drinking glasses: 1,106
Dancing: 1,098	Ball sports: 1,098
Aquariums or accessories: 1,083	Knives with replaceable blades: 1,078
Swimming: 1,071	Bottles or jars: 1,062
Furniture: 1,049	Wire: 1,021
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 978	Bleachers: 972
Snow boarding: 962	Ramps or landings: 958
Weight lifting: 956	Grocery or shopping carts: 946
Sleds: 928	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 911
Cookware: 898	Power lawn mowers: 893
Track and field: 893	Bunk beds: 851
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 845	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 845
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 843	Pruning or trimming equipment: 804
Other Irons: 793	Handrails, railings or banisters: 788
Surfing: 766	Tractors: 756
Poles: 736	Day wear: 727
Hatchets or axes: 702	Saws: 681
Built-in swimming pools: 662	Air conditioners: 649
Plastic bags: 648	Hammers: 616
Hockey: 612	Step stools: 610
Recliner chairs: 578	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 566
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 555	Toolboxes or tool kits: 545
Water skiing: 528	Other playground equipment: 520
Ice hockey: 519	Other ball sports: 515
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 508	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 506
Light bulbs: 503	Playground equipment: 503
Carts: 499	Escalators: 497
Other windows or window glass: 492	Golf carts: 482
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 482	Tricycles: 480
Heaters or heating systems: 474	Martial arts: 468
Chains: 468	Buckets or pails: 468
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 457	Counters or countertops: 451
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 450	Grills: 445
Horseshoes: 440	Cribs: 437
Scaffolding: 435	Fans: 404
Luggage: 395	Rope or string: 394
Other glass bottles or jars: 387	Gymnastics: 383
Bowling: 370	Mattresses: 367
BBs or pellets: 362	Water slides: 346
Stepladders: 342	Snowmobiles: 341
Diving or diving boards: 336	Other nonglass doors: 312
Rugby: 312	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 311
Screen doors: 303	Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 303
Vacuum cleaners: 303	Other glass doors: 293
Manual cleaning equipment: 292	Wagons: 290
Other ovens: 290	Upholstered recliner chairs: 285
Lighting equipment: 284	Rotary power lawn mowers: 278
Electric heating pads: 274	Portable circular power saws: 274
Sports and recreational activity: 261	Camping equipment: 261
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 260	Glass doors: 258
Plastic containers: 257	Drills: 256
Power saws: 256	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 255
Telephones or telephone accessories: 253	Garage doors: 252
Handball: 244	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 243
Cheerleading: 233	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 230
Refrigerators: 227	Metal cookware: 226
Hot tubs or home spas: 225	Power tillers or cultivators: 216
Footlockers: 216	Doorsills or frames: 213
Electric heaters: 210	Storm windows: 208
Other ranges: 202	Baby strollers: 200
Elevators or other lifts: 198	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 195
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 189	Public equipment: 185
Paper products: 183	Sinks: 182
Amusement attractions: 181	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 181
Scooters, unpowered: 169	High chairs: 167
Seesaws or teeterboards: 166	Scissors: 166
Fireworks: 165	Other power garden tools: 160
Manual scissors: 160	Water tubing: 160
Roller hockey: 159	Minibikes, powered: 158
Car seats: 157	Treehouses or playhouses: 157
Other baby carriers: 156	Sliding glass doors or panels: 156
Towel racks or bars: 154	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 153
Log splitters: 152	Billiards or pool: 150
Vending machines: 150	Power routers: 150
Lighters: 143	Aerosol containers: 142
Above-ground swimming pools: 142	General home or room involvement in fires: 141
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 140	Photographic equipment: 133
Darts: 133	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 132
Tools: 131	Mountain climbing: 131
Garden tractors: 125	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 125
Other manual workshop tools: 124	Cardboard products: 124
Workshop furnishings: 124	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 122
Flying toys: 122	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 122
Windowsills or frames: 113	Awls, chisels or planes: 113
Swimming pool equipment: 111	Ironing boards or covers: 109
Seasonal decorations: 109	Playpens: 106
Vises or workshop clamps: 105	Hand saws: 105
Floor lamps or table lamps: 105	Youth chairs: 105
Freezers: 105	Clothes dryers: 105
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 104	Lighter fluids: 103
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 102	Radiators: 102
Scuba diving: 102	Television tables or stands: 100
Blankets: 100	Microwave ovens: 98
Baby walkers or jumpers: 96	Adhesives: 95
Other ladders: 95	Doorstops: 95
Lockers: 94	Toy boxes or chests: 93
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 92	Oven cleaners: 87
Automatic doors: 87	Snow tubing: 87
Swimming pool slides: 87	First aid equipment: 87
Sewing machines or accessories: 87	Glass soft drink bottles: 86
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 85	Drinking fountains: 84
Extension ladders: 84	Other furnaces: 84
Lubricants: 84	Flatware: 84
Balloons: 84	Hammocks: 84
Can openers: 84	Canning jars or lids: 84
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 84	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 81
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 81	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 80
Book bags or back carriers: 78	Battery chargers: 75
Cabinet or door hardware: 75	Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 75
Flotation toys: 75	Knife sharpeners: 75
Archery: 75	Paper bags: 75
Dry heat irons: 75	Street hockey: 75
Fixed floor-length glass panels: 74	Diesel fuels: 74
Animal traps: 74	Soaps: 74
Other grills or stoves: 74	Sheets or pillowcases: 74
Field hockey: 74	Toy weapons: 74
Welding equipment: 74	Generators or power plants: 74
Pillows: 73	Riding toys: 72
Business and office machines: 67	Radios: 67
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 67	Waterbeds or water pillows: 67
General purpose household cleaners: 67	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 67
Soldering equipment: 67	Portable baby swings: 67
Bars and bar accessories: 67	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 67
Range or oven accessories: 67	Lacrosse: 67
Towels or cloths: 67	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 67
Baby carriers: 67	Manual push mowers: 67
Matches: 66	Internal combustion engines: 66
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 66	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 66
Pressure cookers or canners: 66	Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 66
Skeet shooting: 66	Manual filing or sanding tools: 66
Snow throwers or blowers: 66	Hair dryers: 66
Paint or varnish thinners: 66	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 62
Floor furnaces: 57	Clothing: 56
Washing machines: 56	Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 44
Nightwear: 43	Wading pools: 43
Christmas decorations: 38	Pogo sticks: 38
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 38	Portable food or beverage coolers: 38
Sabre saws: 38	Wooden containers: 38
Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 38	Other fireplaces: 37
Fuel oils: 37	Coffee makers or teapots: 37
Nail guns or stud drivers: 37	Water heaters: 37
Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 37	Chemicals: 37
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 37	Wood paneling and particleboard: 37
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 31	Desk supplies: 24
Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 19	Stilts: 19
Boxing: 19	Kerosene or oil heaters: 19
Gasoline cans: 19	Fuel storage tanks: 19
Extension cords: 19	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 19
Cutting torches: 19	Lamp oils: 19
Clothing accessories: 19	Drain cleaners: 19
Storm doors with glass panels: 19	Portable power drills and accessories: 18
Other power saws: 18	Unpowered models or parts: 18
Nonglass bottles or jars: 18	Plastic products: 18
Cots: 18	Other containers: 18
Nonbaby mattresses: 18	Window screens: 18
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 18	Acids: 18
Bleaches: 18	Futons: 18
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 18	Potty chairs or training seats: 18
Leaf blowers: 18	Baby carriages: 6
Tape recorders or players: 6	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 6
Water toys: 6	Baby gates or barriers: 6
Sleeping bags: 6	Tool sheds: 6
Safes: 6	Pacifiers or teething rings: 6
Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 6	Nonglass doors: 6
Steam irons: 6	Charcoal: 6
Toboggans: 6	Tetherball: 6
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 6

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