Accidents - Year 2000 - Ankle

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 939,963
See also: Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 228,439	Basketball: 168,744
Football: 35,978	Exercise: 35,520
Soccer: 35,104	Floors or flooring materials: 33,323
Bicycles or accessories: 26,692	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 21,376
Volleyball: 18,665	Trampolines: 18,245
Softball: 17,446	Baseball: 16,094
Ladders: 13,936	Footwear: 13,342
Skateboards: 13,264	Beds: 9,243
Chairs: 9,004	All-terrain vehicles: 6,959
Fences or fence posts: 6,882	Dancing: 6,329
House repair or construction materials: 5,579	Gymnastics: 5,364
In-line skating: 4,791	Ball sports: 4,706
Rugs or carpets: 4,531	Bathtubs or showers: 4,430
Track and field: 4,418	Tennis: 4,339
Roller skating: 4,104	Tables: 3,927
Cheerleading: 3,887	Ceilings and walls: 3,872
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 3,731	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 3,691
Sleds: 3,641	Horseback riding: 3,628
Snow boarding: 3,124	Snow skiing: 3,085
Exercise equipment: 3,037	Wrestling: 3,033
Doors: 3,021	Other ball sports: 2,848
Scooters, unpowered: 2,844	Hockey: 2,822
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 2,797	Lawn mowers: 2,574
Swings or swing sets: 2,506	Golf: 2,371
Wheelchairs: 2,291	Other toys: 2,232
Containers: 2,170	Windows or window glass: 2,031
Crutches, canes or walkers: 2,001	Skating: 1,947
Bowling: 1,921	Slides or sliding boards: 1,904
Swimming pools: 1,886	Ramps or landings: 1,876
Bleachers: 1,851	Sports and recreational activity: 1,793
Martial arts: 1,764	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 1,525
Ice skating: 1,426	Fishing: 1,397
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 1,381	Bunk beds: 1,332
Furniture: 1,295	Ice hockey: 1,156
Other unpowered garden tools: 1,078	Swimming: 1,075
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 1,046	Lacrosse: 1,018
Flying toys: 1,003	Playground equipment: 999
Rope or string: 972	Scaffolding: 960
Toilets: 900	Go-carts: 864
Golf carts: 843	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 843
Pipes: 807	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 766
Poles: 761	Mountain climbing: 750
Water skiing: 716	Field hockey: 716
Step stools: 710	Rugby: 709
Snowmobiles: 699	Weight lifting: 698
Metal containers: 687	Escalators: 686
Hot water: 678	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 676
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 665	Vacuum cleaners: 655
Televisions: 645	Built-in swimming pools: 634
Screen doors: 633	Benches: 631
Grocery or shopping carts: 630	Day wear: 629
Doorsills or frames: 628	Surfing: 623
Telephones or telephone accessories: 622	Tableware and accessories: 616
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 605	Tractors: 601
Bags: 589	Stools: 573
Handrails, railings or banisters: 564	Buckets or pails: 512
Elevators or other lifts: 508	Other playground equipment: 507
Recliner chairs: 496	Pet supplies: 494
Stepladders: 489	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 486
Boxing: 465	Drinking glasses: 464
Chain saws: 464	Seesaws or teeterboards: 452
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 451	Book bags or back carriers: 450
Decorative yard equipment: 443	Riding power lawn mowers: 443
Razors or shavers: 412	Manual cleaning equipment: 405
Amusement attractions: 405	Handball: 400
Bottles or jars: 390	Wire: 374
Treehouses or playhouses: 370	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 367
Diving or diving boards: 365	Street hockey: 355
Glass bottles or jars: 348	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 343
Bedsprings or bedframes: 342	Mattresses: 334
Clothing accessories: 331	Knives: 328
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 321	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 311
Public equipment: 309	Clothing: 293
Chains: 293	Baby gates or barriers: 293
Lighting equipment: 292	Hammers: 292
Mirrors or mirror glass: 275	Carts: 271
Other containers: 266	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 259
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 247	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 239
Garage doors: 238	Pillows: 233
Roller hockey: 229	Power lawn mowers: 227
Cardboard products: 225	Water slides: 220
Air conditioners: 218	Fireworks: 215
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 215	Luggage: 214
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 212	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 207
Tool sheds: 206	Refrigerators: 198
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 195	Paper products: 190
Cookware: 187	Waterbeds or water pillows: 187
Counters or countertops: 185	Wagons: 179
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 176	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 175
Plastic bags: 173	Hot tubs or home spas: 173
Table tennis: 168	Outerwear: 166
Extension cords: 164	Camping equipment: 161
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 161	Reel power lawn mowers: 161
Sinks: 159	Other glass bottles or jars: 155
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 155	Baby strollers: 147
Portable food or beverage coolers: 146	Portable baby swings: 145
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 145	Swimming pool slides: 145
Light bulbs: 144	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 144
Toolboxes or tool kits: 144	Television tables or stands: 144
Aquariums or accessories: 143	Other nonglass doors: 141
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 140	Dishwashers: 140
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 139	Other Irons: 137
Sliding glass doors or panels: 137	Swimming pool equipment: 137
Pruning or trimming equipment: 136	Other windows or window glass: 136
Extension ladders: 136	Rotary power lawn mowers: 135
Towels or cloths: 135	Grills: 130
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 128	Washing machines: 128
Fans: 127	Snow tubing: 126
Nonglass bottles or jars: 124	Floor lamps or table lamps: 120
Plastic containers: 112	Baby bottles or nipples: 112
Computers: 110	Tricycles: 110
Windowsills or frames: 108	Lubricants: 106
Heaters or heating systems: 104	Rocking chairs: 103
Wood paneling and particleboard: 103	Fireplace equipment: 103
Radiators: 102	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 102
Doorstops: 102	Pogo sticks: 101
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 93	Floor waxes: 90
Trash compactors: 90	Gasoline: 88
Laundry baskets: 88	Freezers: 87
Cribs: 87	Billiards or pool: 87
Glass soft drink bottles: 86	Radios: 86
Power tillers or cultivators: 86	Saws: 85
Paper bags: 85	Horseshoes: 85
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 85	BBs or pellets: 85
Other glass doors: 84	Batons: 84
Electric heating pads: 83	Bleaches: 83
Straight ladders: 83	Swimming pool chemicals: 83
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 83	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 83
Water toys: 83	Other toy weapons: 78
Electric frying pans and skillets: 77	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 77
Manicuring devices: 77	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 77
Balloons: 77	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 75
Other furnaces: 75	Car seats: 75
Barstools or kitchen stools: 74	Batteries: 70
Bed rails, adult: 70	Laundry soaps or detergents: 70
Other power saws: 70	Lockers: 70
Nonmetal cookware: 70	Bars and bar accessories: 70
Glass doors: 69	Electric Christmas decorations: 69
Moving walks: 69	First aid equipment: 69
Nonelectric knife sharpeners: 69	Bedding: 69
Kitchen gadgets: 67	Wading pools: 67
Nonupholstered recliner chairs: 67	Charcoal: 67
Storm windows: 67	Magazine racks or book ends: 67
Generators or power plants: 67	Other manual workshop tools: 67
Marbles: 67	Paint or varnish thinners: 67
Youth chairs: 67	Riding toys: 67
General home or room involvement in fires: 67	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 67
Blankets: 62	Other stools: 58
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 53	Pull-down or folding stairs: 52
Sheets or pillowcases: 52	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 52
Soaps: 52	Nightwear: 42
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 42	Toy sports equipment: 40
Water tubing: 38	Nonglass doors: 38
Jewelry: 38	Tools: 38
Kites or kite string: 38	Hammocks: 38
Clothes dryers: 35	Other furniture: 35
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 35	Christmas tree lights: 35
Garden tractors: 35	Log splitters: 35
Plastic products: 34	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 34
Fire escape devices: 34	Mobile/manufactured homes: 24
Water heaters: 18	Automatic doors: 18
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 18	Nail guns or stud drivers: 18
Seasonal decorations: 18	Vises or workshop clamps: 18
Pins and needles: 18	Sewing basket articles: 18
Stilts: 18	Portable electric heaters: 18
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 18	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 18
Baby carriers: 17	Knives with replaceable blades: 17
Coins: 17	Snow plows: 17
Snow throwers or blowers: 17	Slicers and choppers: 17
Scales: 17	Desk supplies: 17
Storm doors with glass panels: 17	Other fireplaces: 17
Chimneys: 17	Other ovens: 17
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 17	Portable circular power saws: 17
Clothespins: 17	Toy boxes or chests: 12
Eye protection devices: 6	Badminton: 6
Workshop furnishings: 6	Toy guns with projectiles: 5
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 5	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 5
Pressurized containers: 5	Cabinet or door hardware: 5
Fencing: 5	Tetherball: 5
Metal cookware: 5	Microwave ovens: 5
Ice makers: 5	Drinking fountains: 5
Trays: 5

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