Accidents - Year 2002 - Knee

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 643,734
See also: Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 86,390	Basketball: 53,843
Floors or flooring materials: 51,102	Bicycles or accessories: 38,532
Football: 35,125	Exercise: 20,978
Soccer: 20,066	Snow skiing: 17,636
Beds: 13,785	Softball: 10,807
Baseball: 10,674	Chairs: 10,457
Dancing: 9,352	Ladders: 8,181
Bathtubs or showers: 8,170	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 7,365
Tables: 7,317	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 6,290
Trampolines: 6,171	Volleyball: 6,138
Rugs or carpets: 5,970	All-terrain vehicles: 5,899
Skateboards: 5,620	Ceilings and walls: 4,932
Fences or fence posts: 4,650	House repair or construction materials: 4,510
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 4,378	Crutches, canes or walkers: 4,285
In-line skating: 4,077	Snow boarding: 4,002
Chain saws: 3,921	Wheelchairs: 3,826
Scooters, unpowered: 3,742	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 3,630
Doors: 3,485	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 3,091
Footwear: 3,058	Containers: 3,006
Furniture: 2,983	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 2,781
Track and field: 2,742	Horseback riding: 2,718
Golf: 2,622	Martial arts: 2,593
Roller skating: 2,507	Hockey: 2,471
Bowling: 2,286	Exercise equipment: 2,215
Wrestling: 2,185	Ball sports: 2,101
Toilets: 2,078	Sleds: 1,981
Gymnastics: 1,922	Escalators: 1,877
Knives: 1,855	Lawn mowers: 1,763
Other ball sports: 1,755	Swimming pools: 1,650
Ice skating: 1,583	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 1,509
Fishing: 1,491	Doorsills or frames: 1,489
Skating: 1,463	Bleachers: 1,438
Day wear: 1,384	Swings or swing sets: 1,321
Tennis: 1,311	Bedsprings or bedframes: 1,281
Stools: 1,265	Pet supplies: 1,254
Poles: 1,240	Weight lifting: 1,223
Cheerleading: 1,174	Sports and recreational activity: 1,152
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 1,141	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 1,126
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 1,110	Snowmobiles: 1,079
Windows or window glass: 1,079	Televisions: 1,054
Hammers: 1,023	Swimming: 1,012
Slides or sliding boards: 1,010	Built-in swimming pools: 980
Bunk beds: 967	Manual cleaning equipment: 961
Elevators or other lifts: 926	Benches: 912
Water skiing: 882	Amusement attractions: 873
Ice hockey: 866	Ramps or landings: 854
Other unpowered garden tools: 854	Pipes: 828
Knives with replaceable blades: 824	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 823
Other toys: 823	Refrigerators: 816
Carts: 813	Bags: 793
Tableware and accessories: 789	Golf carts: 715
Telephones or telephone accessories: 674	Handrails, railings or banisters: 672
Go-carts: 662	Drinking glasses: 639
Paper products: 637	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 634
Counters or countertops: 627	Grocery or shopping carts: 618
Step stools: 606	Water tubing: 590
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 573	Metal containers: 565
Luggage: 564	Rope or string: 564
Sinks: 561	Mirrors or mirror glass: 555
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 551	Vacuum cleaners: 537
Stepladders: 524	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 510
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 495	Air conditioners: 489
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 478	Field hockey: 477
Lacrosse: 470	Rugby: 462
Recliner chairs: 453	Surfing: 450
Water slides: 444	Hatchets or axes: 440
Glass bottles or jars: 433	Nail guns or stud drivers: 427
Wire: 413	Baby gates or barriers: 413
Flying toys: 405	Riding power lawn mowers: 402
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 378	Roller hockey: 378
Mattresses: 378	Portable circular power saws: 359
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 358	Barstools or kitchen stools: 357
Street hockey: 341	Clothing: 336
Lubricants: 328	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 322
Pruning or trimming equipment: 305	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 303
Scissors: 302	Handball: 300
Mountain climbing: 300	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 292
Scaffolding: 288	Washing machines: 288
Pens and pencils: 274	Manual hedge trimmers: 263
Decorative yard equipment: 262	Hot tubs or home spas: 259
Tools: 252	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 252
Bottles or jars: 249	Clothes dryers: 243
Rocking chairs: 241	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 241
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 240	Hot water: 240
Other stools: 236	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 235
Aquariums or accessories: 235	Cardboard products: 234
Eyeglasses: 229	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 222
Glass doors: 221	Computers: 214
Diving or diving boards: 214	Extension cords: 213
Chains: 213	Car seats: 212
Gasoline: 211	Microwave ovens: 203
Playground equipment: 201	Outerwear: 199
Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 196	Billiards or pool: 191
Light bulbs: 181	Dishwashers: 177
Wood paneling and particleboard: 172	Screen doors: 167
Camping equipment: 165	Fans: 164
Tool sheds: 162	Other fireplaces: 162
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 160	Pins and needles: 160
Swimming pool slides: 160	Sliding glass doors or panels: 160
Wagons: 156	Power saws: 152
Pillows: 152	Power lawn mowers: 145
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 143	Baby walkers or jumpers: 138
Tractors: 137	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 137
Tape recorders or players: 137	Other power saws: 136
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 136	Awls, chisels or planes: 136
Sprayers: 134	Saws: 131
Batteries: 131	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 129
Clothing accessories: 128	Minibikes, powered: 128
Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 128	Nonglass doors: 128
Tricycles: 127	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 126
Drills: 123	Automatic doors: 123
Swimming pool equipment: 122	Razors or shavers: 122
Portable food or beverage coolers: 121	Toolboxes or tool kits: 114
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 114	Boxing: 113
Drinking fountains: 109	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 109
Toboggans: 107	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 107
Badminton: 104	Heaters or heating systems: 99
Laundry baskets: 99	Waterbeds or water pillows: 99
Horseshoes: 98	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 98
Sheets or pillowcases: 98	Lockers: 97
Blankets: 97	Soaps: 93
Plastic bags: 93	Book bags or back carriers: 92
First aid equipment: 91	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 91
Plastic products: 90	Other Irons: 84
Wading pools: 83	Power hedge trimmers: 83
Radios: 83	Windowsills or frames: 83
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 83	Kitchen gadgets: 83
Treehouses or playhouses: 83	Toy bows or arrows: 83
Electric heating pads: 83	Paper bags: 83
Sewing basket articles: 83	Footlockers: 83
Power sanders: 83	Other glass bottles or jars: 82
Floor lamps or table lamps: 82	Other playground equipment: 82
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 79	Snow tubing: 77
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 76	Other furniture: 76
Fixed floor-length glass panels: 76	Electric razors or shavers: 76
Baby carriers: 76	Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 76
Public equipment: 76	Buckets or pails: 75
BBs or pellets: 75	Other antennas: 74
Cribs: 74	Table tennis: 73
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 68	Tombstones or grave markers: 68
Heat pumps: 68	Toy sports equipment: 68
Diapers: 68	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 68
Food grinders: 68	Water heaters: 68
Doorstops: 68	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 68
Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 68	Water polo: 68
Storm doors with glass panels: 68	Generators or power plants: 68
Pull-down or folding stairs: 68	Jewelry: 68
Christmas tree lights: 68	Nightwear: 68
Artificial Christmas trees: 68	Tetherball: 67
Rotary power lawn mowers: 67	Night-lights: 67
Glass soft drink bottles: 67	High chairs: 67
Towels or cloths: 67	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 67
Fuel oils: 67	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 67
Fuel storage tanks: 67	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 67
Futons: 66	Pogo sticks: 66
Garden tractors: 60	Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 60
Other electric lighting equipment: 60	General home or room involvement in fires: 60
Attachable high chairs: 60	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 60
Kites or kite string: 60	Vending machines: 50
Baby strollers: 47	Crayons or chalk: 46
Other ranges: 45	Portable power drills and accessories: 39
Brushcutters, powered: 38	Other toy guns: 38
Hair dryers: 38	Tapes: 38
Television tables or stands: 38	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 38
Lighting equipment: 36	Fertilizers: 35
Playpens: 34	Other plastic products: 32
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 32	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 31
Stilts: 31	Faucets or spigots: 30
Coins: 30	Bench or table saws: 30
School equipment: 30	Cabinet or door hardware: 30
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 30	Other manual workshop tools: 30
Electric blankets or sheets: 30	Dry ice: 30
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 30	Freezers: 30
Garage doors: 29	Radiators: 20
Grills: 20	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 20
Food warmers: 16	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 15
Laundry soaps or detergents: 15	Coffee makers or teapots: 15
Automotive tools or accessories: 15	Desk supplies: 15
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 15	Air compressors: 15
Balloons: 15	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 15
Other portable or stationary power tools: 15	Scales: 15
Christmas decorations: 15	Safes: 15
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 15	Nonglass bottles or jars: 15
Fireworks: 15	Photographic equipment: 15
Seasonal decorations: 15	Detergents: 15
Ice or snow boating: 15	Keys, key rings or key chains: 15
Containers with key openers: 15	Baby bouncer seats: 15
Other baby carriers: 15	Shuffleboard: 15
Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 15	Wooden containers: 15
Art supplies or equipment: 15	Baby carriages: 15
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 15	Hand saws: 15
Power tillers or cultivators: 15	Other ovens: 15
Other bedding: 15	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 15
Croquet: 15	Other containers: 15
Ironing boards or covers: 15	Magazine racks or book ends: 15
Above-ground swimming pools: 15	Costumes or masks: 15
Power routers: 15	Laundry hampers: 5
Umbrellas: 5	Canning jars or lids: 5
Manual scissors: 5	Cookware: 5
Vaporizers: 5	Toy boxes or chests: 5
Manual push mowers: 5

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