Accidents - Year 2001 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 453,306
See also: Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 45,238	Bicycles or accessories: 33,053
Football: 15,151	Floors or flooring materials: 14,848
Basketball: 12,903	Exercise: 11,503
Beds: 11,439	Soccer: 11,199
All-terrain vehicles: 8,273	Chairs: 8,241
Ladders: 7,874	Snow skiing: 7,725
Wheelchairs: 7,301	Tables: 7,093
Fences or fence posts: 7,090	Softball: 7,077
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 6,392	Trampolines: 6,277
Bathtubs or showers: 5,231	House repair or construction materials: 5,184
Skateboards: 5,078	Knives: 4,864
Baseball: 4,749	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 4,571
Scooters, unpowered: 4,566	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 4,525
Lawn mowers: 4,431	Ceilings and walls: 3,694
Chain saws: 3,333	Horseback riding: 3,254
Bags: 3,001	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 2,908
Crutches, canes or walkers: 2,794	Slides or sliding boards: 2,785
Doors: 2,732	In-line skating: 2,550
Containers: 2,512	Windows or window glass: 2,430
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 2,364	Benches: 2,350
Footwear: 2,314	Bedsprings or bedframes: 2,312
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 2,255	Fishing: 2,249
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 2,239	Roller skating: 2,210
Pipes: 2,084	Swimming pools: 1,942
Televisions: 1,862	Hot water: 1,844
Drinking glasses: 1,837	Snow boarding: 1,754
Volleyball: 1,743	Go-carts: 1,731
Dancing: 1,714	Golf: 1,704
Razors or shavers: 1,660	Toilets: 1,654
Swimming: 1,599	Tableware and accessories: 1,593
Swings or swing sets: 1,532	Metal containers: 1,503
Tennis: 1,503	Day wear: 1,481
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 1,469	Dishwashers: 1,436
Knives with replaceable blades: 1,398	Rugs or carpets: 1,338
Mirrors or mirror glass: 1,319	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 1,274
Bleachers: 1,241	Exercise equipment: 1,221
Other toys: 1,216	Playground equipment: 1,210
Pet supplies: 1,208	Stools: 1,181
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 1,135	Poles: 1,123
Gasoline: 1,096	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 1,078
Bunk beds: 1,054	Track and field: 1,030
Other ball sports: 1,023	Weight lifting: 1,016
Sleds: 1,003	Other unpowered garden tools: 981
Ball sports: 943	Hammers: 925
Snowmobiles: 921	Furniture: 917
Skating: 891	Ice skating: 871
Glass bottles or jars: 863	Step stools: 848
Grocery or shopping carts: 847	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 835
Gymnastics: 823	Lighting equipment: 814
Hatchets or axes: 798	Wrestling: 772
Other Irons: 768	Riding power lawn mowers: 755
Air conditioners: 737	Rugby: 705
Doorsills or frames: 686	Martial arts: 686
Golf carts: 686	Tractors: 683
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 672	Hockey: 671
Scaffolding: 669	Carts: 669
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 666	Wire: 659
Pruning or trimming equipment: 658	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 651
Bowling: 641	Sports and recreational activity: 634
Surfing: 608	Bottles or jars: 607
Scissors: 606	Aquariums or accessories: 600
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 589	Cheerleading: 577
Grills: 565	Refrigerators: 560
Manual cleaning equipment: 559	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 535
Counters or countertops: 528	Ramps or landings: 526
Toolboxes or tool kits: 516	Tricycles: 515
Stepladders: 512	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 509
Handrails, railings or banisters: 500	Fans: 494
Pens and pencils: 481	Glass doors: 479
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 474	Elevators or other lifts: 471
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 468	Cardboard products: 464
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 463	Power lawn mowers: 450
Chains: 450	Horseshoes: 445
Saws: 433	Amusement attractions: 414
Other playground equipment: 403	Vacuum cleaners: 397
Telephones or telephone accessories: 396	Ice hockey: 395
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 393	Other ranges: 393
Hot tubs or home spas: 388	Recliner chairs: 387
Garden tractors: 384	Tools: 382
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 380	Cookware: 375
Escalators: 373	Heaters or heating systems: 368
Buckets or pails: 366	Public equipment: 364
Barstools or kitchen stools: 357	Computers: 344
Minibikes, powered: 342	Mountain climbing: 339
Screen doors: 333	Lacrosse: 332
Camping equipment: 330	Wooden containers: 326
Radiators: 305	Power saws: 304
Power tillers or cultivators: 294	Built-in swimming pools: 288
Decorative yard equipment: 283	Plastic bags: 277
Diving or diving boards: 272	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 268
Other stools: 265	Luggage: 264
Other glass bottles or jars: 262	Other fireplaces: 242
Sinks: 241	Wagons: 240
Nail guns or stud drivers: 239	Clothing: 239
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 236	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 232
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 227	Rope or string: 224
Swimming pool equipment: 223	Mattresses: 222
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 222	Cribs: 217
Snow tubing: 213	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 209
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 209	Electric heating pads: 205
Freezers: 204	Other ovens: 204
Manual scissors: 201	Baby walkers or jumpers: 200
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 198	Microwave ovens: 194
Light bulbs: 193	Darts: 192
Sprayers: 190	Other windows or window glass: 190
Other heaters or heating systems: 185	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 184
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 183	Fireworks: 181
Flying toys: 178	Street hockey: 173
Glass soft drink bottles: 173	Laundry soaps or detergents: 173
Drills: 172	Water slides: 170
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 169	Footlockers: 169
General home or room involvement in fires: 165	Sliding glass doors or panels: 165
Seesaws or teeterboards: 164	General purpose household cleaners: 161
Washing machines: 161	Book bags or back carriers: 160
Water skiing: 160	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 156
Kerosene: 154	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 154
Floor lamps or table lamps: 154	Plastic containers: 154
Saunas: 153	Power hedge trimmers: 153
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 152	Pressure cookers or canners: 152
Plastic products: 150	Car seats: 149
Treehouses or playhouses: 146	Garage doors: 145
Slow cookers: 144	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 144
Youth chairs: 143	Lighter fluids: 143
Billiards or pool: 143	Powered riding toys: 140
Soaps: 139	Baby strollers: 136
Nightwear: 136	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 135
Waterbeds or water pillows: 135	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 133
Panel doors: 133	Pillows: 132
Pins and needles: 127	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 125
High chairs: 125	Aerosol containers: 123
Playpens: 123	Other manual workshop tools: 120
BBs or pellets: 119	Baby gates or barriers: 117
Hammocks: 111	Welding equipment: 106
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 105	Magazine racks or book ends: 105
Coffee makers or teapots: 105	Manicuring devices: 105
Floor buffers or waxers: 101	Paint or varnish thinners: 101
Vending machines: 100	Range or oven accessories: 94
Water heaters: 94	Electric deep fryers: 94
Mobile/manufactured homes: 93	Umbrellas: 93
Paper products: 92	Workshop furnishings: 92
Clothing accessories: 91	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 89
Tool sheds: 89	Nonmetal cookware: 88
Electric or battery-powered knives: 88	Hair dryers: 88
Window screens: 88	Table tennis: 88
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 85	Wood paneling and particleboard: 85
Bench or table saws: 85	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 83
Wading pools: 83	Archery: 83
Portable circular power saws: 83	Laundry baskets: 83
Other glass doors: 78	Kerosene or oil heaters: 77
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 77	Laundry hampers: 77
Lockers: 77	Seasonal decorations: 77
Towel racks or bars: 77	Nonelectric blankets: 77
Water polo: 77	Air compressors: 76
Antifreeze: 76	Fuel storage tanks: 76
Tombstones or grave markers: 76	Pressurized containers: 76
Jigsaws: 76	Paper bags: 76
Other baby carriers: 76	Manual hedge trimmers: 76
Lighters: 76	Baby bottles or nipples: 76
Pogo sticks: 76	Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 76
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 76	Field hockey: 74
Windowsills or frames: 73	Faucets or spigots: 72
Toy sports equipment: 72	Doorstops: 72
Christmas decorations: 68	Electric lighting equipment: 68
Electric Christmas decorations: 68	Automatic doors: 68
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 68	Chemicals: 67
Towels or cloths: 67	Other containers: 67
Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 66	Sun lamps: 66
Fixed floor-length glass panels: 66	Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 66
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 66	Power drills or accessories: 66
Generators or power plants: 66	Tapes: 66
Support garments and stockings, medical: 66	Other furnaces: 66
Electric grills: 66	Extension ladders: 66
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 66	Portable food or beverage coolers: 66
Ice makers: 66	Cabinet or door hardware: 61
Croquet: 55	Toy boxes or chests: 45
Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 44	Metal cookware: 40
Television tables or stands: 40	Massage devices or vibrators: 38
Manual drills: 38	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 38
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 33	Storm doors with glass panels: 33
Batteries: 33	Rocking chairs: 33
Badminton: 33	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 33
Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 33	Log splitters: 33
Baby changing tables: 33	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 33
Bleaches: 33	Riding toys: 25
Inflatable furniture: 23	Fertilizers: 23
Kites or kite string: 23	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 23
Storm windows: 23	Roller hockey: 23
Extension cords: 23	Screwdrivers: 16
Flatware: 16	Other grills or stoves: 16
Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 16	Automotive tools or accessories: 16
Other portable or stationary power tools: 16	Incinerators: 16
Fire escape devices: 16	Floor waxes: 16
Charcoal: 16	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 16
Pull-down or folding stairs: 16	First aid equipment: 16
Toilet bowl products: 16	Fireplace equipment: 16
Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 16	Keys, key rings or key chains: 16
Combs or hairbrushes: 16	Baby bouncer seats: 16
Portable baby swings: 16	Cutting torches: 16
Straight ladders: 16	Tape recorders or players: 16
Awls, chisels or planes: 16	Baby exercisers: 16
Other nonglass doors: 16	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 16
Nonglass bottles or jars: 16	Clothes dryers: 16
Other power saws: 16	Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 16
Radios: 16	Other antennas: 16
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 16	Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 16
Plastic panels for doors or windows: 16	Rotary power lawn mowers: 16
Portable power drills and accessories: 16	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 16
Sheets or pillowcases: 16	Balloons: 16
Toy bows or arrows: 16	Scales: 16
Water tubing: 16	Batons: 16
Hand saws: 16	Trays: 16
Vaporizers: 16	Above-ground swimming pools: 16
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 12	Toboggans: 7
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 7	Recording tapes: 7
School equipment: 7	Matches: 7
Electric frying pans and skillets: 6	Adhesives: 6
Clocks: 6	Reel power lawn mowers: 6
Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 6	Painting equipment, powered: 6
Other toy guns: 6	Night-lights: 6
Drinking straws: 6	Blankets: 6
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 6	Ironing boards or covers: 6
Potty chairs or training seats: 6	Futons: 6

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