Accidents - Year 2002 - Ankle

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 901,560
See also: Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 221,400	Basketball: 170,033
Football: 37,647	Soccer: 35,032
Exercise: 28,643	Bicycles or accessories: 22,043
Floors or flooring materials: 20,830	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 20,386
Skateboards: 17,787	Softball: 17,230
Volleyball: 16,705	Baseball: 16,021
Trampolines: 15,006	Footwear: 12,324
Ladders: 12,084	Beds: 9,304
Dancing: 7,930	All-terrain vehicles: 7,622
Chairs: 7,096	Bathtubs or showers: 5,706
Fences or fence posts: 5,559	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 5,264
House repair or construction materials: 4,600	Ball sports: 4,319
Snow boarding: 4,305	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 4,207
Gymnastics: 4,069	Ceilings and walls: 4,065
Cheerleading: 3,899	Other ball sports: 3,799
Scooters, unpowered: 3,739	Roller skating: 3,677
Horseback riding: 3,417	Track and field: 3,096
Other toys: 3,093	Exercise equipment: 3,056
Tennis: 2,973	Tables: 2,970
Doors: 2,969	Swings or swing sets: 2,967
Rugs or carpets: 2,952	Wheelchairs: 2,945
Swimming pools: 2,943	Sports and recreational activity: 2,662
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 2,576	Snow skiing: 2,512
Hockey: 2,485	Crutches, canes or walkers: 2,421
In-line skating: 2,317	Wrestling: 2,146
Golf: 2,092	Bleachers: 2,084
Lawn mowers: 1,983	Containers: 1,971
Slides or sliding boards: 1,906	Ice skating: 1,896
Skating: 1,888	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 1,872
Furniture: 1,669	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 1,662
Sleds: 1,562	Bedsprings or bedframes: 1,537
Pet supplies: 1,488	Martial arts: 1,486
Bunk beds: 1,342	Rugby: 1,309
Scaffolding: 1,197	Stools: 1,148
Ramps or landings: 1,132	Toilets: 1,069
Metal containers: 1,037	Tableware and accessories: 1,033
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 1,028	Go-carts: 1,020
Weight lifting: 1,013	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 984
Windows or window glass: 932	Ice hockey: 883
Other unpowered garden tools: 870	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 840
Benches: 836	Grocery or shopping carts: 824
Rope or string: 788	Carts: 779
Step stools: 776	Lacrosse: 762
Flying toys: 758	Bowling: 756
Snowmobiles: 746	Telephones or telephone accessories: 740
Fishing: 723	Tool sheds: 697
Surfing: 691	Built-in swimming pools: 688
Poles: 679	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 663
Amusement attractions: 653	Doorsills or frames: 649
Vacuum cleaners: 648	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 638
Bags: 632	Decorative yard equipment: 623
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 618	Escalators: 606
Knives: 604	Drinking glasses: 600
Day wear: 580	Handrails, railings or banisters: 579
Golf carts: 577	Swimming: 575
Stepladders: 566	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 556
Playground equipment: 553	Field hockey: 537
Barstools or kitchen stools: 495	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 493
Mountain climbing: 491	Baby gates or barriers: 489
Elevators or other lifts: 477	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 469
Bottles or jars: 455	Televisions: 444
Laundry baskets: 435	Handball: 432
Luggage: 431	Glass bottles or jars: 430
Other playground equipment: 410	Pipes: 406
Swimming pool equipment: 403	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 394
Mirrors or mirror glass: 378	Razors or shavers: 374
Clothing: 370	Paper products: 367
Manual cleaning equipment: 363	Book bags or back carriers: 363
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 355	Hot water: 354
Badminton: 350	Diving or diving boards: 350
Tractors: 338	Screen doors: 337
Riding power lawn mowers: 334	Roller hockey: 325
Glass doors: 324	Tricycles: 321
Clothing accessories: 319	Sheets or pillowcases: 306
Refrigerators: 304	Camping equipment: 303
Table tennis: 300	Grills: 278
Recliner chairs: 275	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 272
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 267	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 266
Washing machines: 265	Hot tubs or home spas: 262
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 258	Aquariums or accessories: 252
Blankets: 250	Boxing: 248
Water skiing: 246	Counters or countertops: 246
Street hockey: 240	General home or room involvement in fires: 237
Knives with replaceable blades: 237	Light bulbs: 231
Toolboxes or tool kits: 220	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 220
Chain saws: 220	Pogo sticks: 217
Sinks: 214	Nonglass bottles or jars: 212
Cookware: 208	Wood paneling and particleboard: 204
Rocking chairs: 202	Mobile/manufactured homes: 197
Water slides: 194	Plastic bags: 192
Wire: 187	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 182
Minibikes, powered: 180	Other stools: 180
Wagons: 179	Power lawn mowers: 177
Snow throwers or blowers: 176	Cribs: 169
Hammers: 164	Saws: 160
Hatchets or axes: 159	Public equipment: 158
Buckets or pails: 155	Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 153
Lighting equipment: 152	Nonglass doors: 151
Clothes dryers: 151	Log splitters: 149
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 146	Reel power lawn mowers: 145
Rotary power lawn mowers: 145	Nail guns or stud drivers: 144
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 137	Tapes: 137
Other ladders: 136	Doorstops: 136
Garden tractors: 136	Other nonglass doors: 134
Cardboard products: 134	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 134
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 129	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 129
Seesaws or teeterboards: 128	Fans: 121
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 118	Windowsills or frames: 115
Extension cords: 115	Fire escape devices: 114
Cabinet or door hardware: 113	Christmas decorations: 110
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 108	Mattresses: 107
Vises or workshop clamps: 103	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 98
Baby strollers: 97	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 92
Fuel oils: 91	Photographic equipment: 91
Other Irons: 91	Dry ice: 90
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 89	Computers: 89
Radiators: 88	Other glass bottles or jars: 84
Other fireplaces: 83	Eyeglasses: 83
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 83	Pillows: 83
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 83	Extension ladders: 83
Hammocks: 82	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 82
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 82	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 82
Soaps: 82	Snow tubing: 77
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 76	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 76
Safes: 76	Air compressors: 76
Crayons or chalk: 76	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 76
Acids: 76	Nonbaby mattresses: 76
Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 76	Croquet: 76
Scissors: 76	Automatic doors: 76
Other glass doors: 76	Toboggans: 74
Lockers: 74	Swimming pool slides: 74
Vaporizers: 68	Microwave ovens: 68
Straight ladders: 68	Fire extinguishers: 68
Toy sports equipment: 68	Gasoline: 68
Inflatable toys: 68	Scuba diving: 68
Other plastic products: 68	Other portable or stationary power tools: 68
Youth chairs: 68	Appliances: 68
Television tables or stands: 68	BBs or pellets: 67
Portable food or beverage coolers: 67	Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 67
School laboratory chemicals: 67	Sleeping bags: 67
Magazine racks or book ends: 67	Squeeze or squeaker toys: 67
Above-ground swimming pools: 67	Pruning or trimming equipment: 67
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 67	Other clothing: 67
Storm doors without glass panels: 67	Dishwashers: 67
Toy boxes or chests: 66	Pins and needles: 60
Futons: 60	Sliding glass doors or panels: 60
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 60	Art supplies or equipment: 60
Drills: 60	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 60
Power tillers or cultivators: 53	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 45
Potty chairs or training seats: 40	Clothespins: 38
Archery: 38	Window screens: 38
Antifreeze: 38	Radios: 38
Plastic products: 37	Treehouses or playhouses: 34
Floor lamps or table lamps: 34	Billiards or pool: 32
Keys, key rings or key chains: 32	Rug shampooers: 31
Tarpaulins: 30	Air conditioners: 30
Car seats: 30	Wading pools: 27
Pens and pencils: 21	Nightwear: 16
Electric Christmas decorations: 15	Power pruning or trimming equipment: 15
Pull-down or folding stairs: 15	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 15
Workshop furnishings: 15	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 15
Flatware: 15	Garage doors: 15
Other upholstered chairs: 15	Freezers: 15
Floor buffers or waxers: 15	Water tubing: 15
Room deodorizers or fresheners: 15	Horseshoes: 15
Jewelry: 15	Fireworks: 15
Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 15	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 15
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 15	Batteries: 15
Garden sprayers: 15	Storm doors with glass panels: 15
Clocks: 15	Baby walkers or jumpers: 15
Playpens: 15	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 15
Bleaches: 15	Heaters or heating systems: 15
Automotive tools or accessories: 15	First aid equipment: 15
Christmas tree lights: 15	Baby carriers: 15
Towels or cloths: 11	Tetherball: 11
Batons: 5	Unicycles: 5
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 5	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 5
Other ovens: 5

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