Accidents - Year 2003 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 494,921
See also: Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Bicycles or accessories: 34,031	Stairs or steps: 26,263
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 21,187	Floors or flooring materials: 19,165
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 17,114	Football: 16,300
Beds or bedframes: 12,451	Knives: 12,344
Basketball: 11,778	Skateboards: 9,943
Swings or swing sets: 9,007	Trampolines: 8,438
Chairs: 8,283	Fences or fence posts: 8,081
Soccer: 7,755	Doors: 7,370
All-terrain vehicles: 7,356	Snow boarding: 7,178
Roller skating: 6,942	Ladders: 6,387
In-line skating: 6,282	Slides or sliding boards: 6,132
Ceilings and walls: 5,965	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 5,914
Tables: 5,888	Baseball: 5,441
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 5,317	Scooters, unpowered: 4,984
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 4,475	Knives with replaceable blades: 4,360
Bathtubs or showers: 4,143	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 4,102
House repair or construction materials: 3,894	Bunk beds: 3,665
Softball: 3,422	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 3,421
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 3,342	Exercise: 3,298
Horseback riding: 3,202	Hot water: 3,052
Gymnastics: 2,825	Playground equipment: 2,769
Fishing: 2,742	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 2,718
Skating: 2,631	Containers: 2,495
Rugs or carpets: 2,328	Tableware and accessories: 2,277
Doorsills or frames: 2,043	Hockey: 1,922
Go-carts: 1,851	Cookware: 1,768
Clothing irons: 1,677	Drinking glasses: 1,636
Chain saws: 1,598	Snow skiing: 1,575
Ice skating: 1,475	Lawn mowers: 1,431
Other toys: 1,415	Toilets: 1,389
Pet supplies: 1,382	Other ranges: 1,376
Handrails, railings or banisters: 1,372	Wheelchairs: 1,314
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 1,287	Gasoline: 1,254
Footwear: 1,242	Pipes: 1,227
Wrestling: 1,222	Sleds: 1,213
Refrigerators: 1,172	Counters or countertops: 1,149
Other ovens: 1,084	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 1,081
Metal containers: 1,058	Crutches, canes or walkers: 1,049
Mirrors or mirror glass: 1,042	Pens and pencils: 1,038
Pruning or trimming equipment: 1,006	Exercise equipment: 997
Ice hockey: 983	Razors or shavers: 973
Saws: 942	Furniture: 941
Ball sports: 918	Volleyball: 910
Other ball sports: 897	Cabinet or door hardware: 893
Swimming pools: 863	Cheerleading: 832
Weight lifting: 824	Light bulbs: 823
Extension or straight ladders: 758	Other playground equipment: 749
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 739	Poles: 733
Air conditioners: 731	Microwave ovens: 730
Tools: 730	Treehouses or playhouses: 724
Tennis: 724	Bleachers: 723
Golf carts: 720	Stools: 713
Day wear: 698	Martial arts: 698
Garage doors: 689	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 687
Dancing: 680	Grills: 676
Hammers: 660	Benches: 649
Power lawn mowers: 647	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 628
Golf: 623	Power saws: 621
Computers: 603	Glass bottles or jars: 592
Washing machines: 590	Sinks: 586
Buckets or pails: 586	Vacuum cleaners: 575
Televisions: 555	Bags: 540
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 533	Track and field: 530
Cribs: 528	Other unpowered garden tools: 522
Surfing: 520	Aquariums or accessories: 515
Sports and recreational activity: 502	Elevators or other lifts: 497
Bed rails: 496	Ramps or landings: 486
Amusement attractions: 485	Seesaws or teeterboards: 481
Barstools or kitchen stools: 478	First aid equipment: 472
Radiators: 467	Carts: 464
Other fireplaces: 462	Wagons: 446
Chair, rocking: 441	Telephones or telephone accessories: 439
Decorative yard equipment: 433	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 430
Fireworks: 430	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 418
Archery: 414	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 411
Scissors: 410	Bowling: 406
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 399	Water skiing: 385
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 384	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 382
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 370	Coffee makers or teapots: 369
Automatic doors: 367	Drills: 366
Lubricants: 365	Wire: 364
Metal cookware: 362	Dishwashers: 360
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 349	Bottles or jars: 348
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 345	Welding equipment: 340
Boxing: 332	Grocery or shopping carts: 332
Nail guns or stud drivers: 331	Portable circular power saws: 328
Rope or string: 326	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 324
Lockers: 323	Escalators: 307
Lighting equipment: 304	Pins and needles: 303
Toolboxes or tool kits: 295	Storm windows: 290
Flatware: 288	Tricycles: 287
Clothing: 285	Step stools: 280
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 278	Book bags or back carriers: 277
Stepladders: 276	Pressure cookers or canners: 258
Other furnaces: 258	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 258
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 257	Bench or table saws: 256
General purpose household cleaners: 256	Clothes dryers: 255
Riding power lawn mowers: 250	Cardboard products: 248
Oven cleaners: 247	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 240
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 239	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 239
Hot tubs or home spas: 237	Antifreeze: 231
Screwdrivers: 230	Fans: 230
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 230	General home or room involvement in fires: 229
Chair, recliner: 229	Manual hedge trimmers: 223
Desk supplies: 222	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 219
Other manual workshop tools: 215	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 214
Floor lamps or table lamps: 209	Business and office machines: 208
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 207	Motorized vehicles: 207
Hammocks: 203	Electric ranges: 200
Mattresses: 199	Toy boxes or chests: 197
Bleaches: 195	Lacrosse: 192
School laboratory chemicals: 192	Camping equipment: 192
Water slides: 187	Laundry soaps or detergents: 186
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 181	Tractors: 181
Freezers: 180	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 178
Chemicals: 172	Chains: 172
Snowmobiles: 171	Built-in swimming pools: 171
Clothing accessories: 171	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 169
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 169	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 169
Windowsills or frames: 168	Manual cleaning equipment: 163
Power hedge trimmers: 162	Other glass bottles or jars: 162
Watches: 162	Power drills or accessories: 162
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 162	Kerosene or oil heaters: 162
Rugby: 161	Plastic bags: 160
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 159	Flying toys: 158
Aerosol containers: 155	Lighter fluids: 152
Paper products: 151	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 151
Baby strollers: 147	Garden tractors: 147
Water heaters: 147	Pogo sticks: 147
Wading pools: 146	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 146
Glass tubing or test tubes: 145	High chairs: 145
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 143	Snow throwers/blowers: 139
Keys, key rings or key chains: 139	Portable gas or LP heaters: 139
Baby walkers or jumpers: 138	Dry ice: 138
Tapes: 137	Car seats: 137
Portable electric heaters: 131	Can openers: 131
Snow tubing: 128	Outerwear: 127
Ice picks: 121	Pillows: 120
Trays: 118	Electric deep fryers: 118
Combs or hairbrushes: 117	Swimming: 117
Powered riding toys: 113	Acids: 108
Billiards or pool: 104	Baby gates or barriers: 104
Mountain climbing: 102	Hot plates: 101
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 100	Soaps: 99
Playpens: 98	Windows or window glass: 98
Portable food or beverage coolers: 94	Tool sheds: 94
Slow cookers: 94	Blankets: 93
Glass soft drink bottles: 90	Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 86
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 85	Soldering equipment: 84
Waterbeds or water pillows: 84	Electric frying pans and skillets: 84
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 84	Power tillers or cultivators: 84
Batteries: 84	Roller hockey: 83
Luggage: 83	Vending machines: 83
Toy sports equipment: 81	Minibikes, powered: 81
Sewing machines or accessories: 78	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 78
Kitchen gadgets: 78	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 78
Toy bows or arrows: 77	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 77
Electric mixers: 77	Horseshoes: 77
Magazine racks or book ends: 77	Other plastic products: 77
Handball: 75	Other toy guns: 75
Swimming pool equipment: 75	Riding toys: 74
Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 74	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 72
Heaters or heating systems: 69	Plastic containers: 69
Radios: 69	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 69
Jigsaws: 69	Safes: 69
School equipment: 69	Hatchets or axes: 69
Tarpaulins: 69	Towels or cloths: 69
Gas or LP heaters: 69	Drain cleaners: 69
Canning jars or lids: 69	Stilts: 69
Air compressors: 69	Television tables or stands: 69
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 69	Rotary power lawn mowers: 69
Footlockers: 69	Pull-down or folding stairs: 69
Flotation toys: 69	Street hockey: 69
Floor buffers or waxers: 69	Laundry hampers: 69
Glue guns: 69	Electric griddles: 69
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 68	Floor waxes: 68
Clocks: 68	Unicycles: 68
Seasonal decorations: 68	Methyl alcohol: 68
Turpentine: 68	Eyeglasses: 68
Gasoline cans: 68	Manual push mowers: 68
Plastic panels for doors or windows: 68	Awls, chisels or planes: 68
Wood paneling and particleboard: 68	Manual drills: 68
Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 68	Caustics: 68
Other drugs or medications: 68	Manual scissors: 66
BBs or pellets: 66	Christmas decorations: 61
Detergents: 61	Food grinders: 61
Range or oven accessories: 61	Balloons: 61
Workshop furnishings: 55	Kerosene: 55
Laundry baskets: 55	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 49
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 49	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 47
Gas furnaces: 42	Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads: 39
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 34	Photographic equipment: 33
Nonbaby mattresses: 33	Scaffolding: 33
Manual filing or sanding tools: 33	Public equipment: 33
Hand saws: 33	Towel racks or bars: 33
Power sanders: 33	Tape recorders or players: 33
Appliances: 33	Nonmetal cookware: 33
Chemistry sets or science kits: 30	Other containers: 30
Futons: 28	Baby changing tables: 24
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 22	Inflatable toys: 22
Tetherball: 22	Manicuring devices: 16
Coins: 16	Personal protection devices: 16
Other portable or stationary power tools: 16	Umbrellas: 16
Electric grills: 16	Other grills or stoves: 16
Wallpaper steamers: 16	Fire extinguishers: 16
Cutting torches: 16	Saunas: 16
Drain snakes: 16	Fabric treatment products: 16
Extension cords: 16	Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 16
Sprayers: 16	Hacksaws: 16
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 16	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 16
Baby carriages: 16	Sewing basket articles: 16
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 16	Brushcutters, powered: 16
Table tennis: 16	Leaf blowers: 16
Automotive chemicals: 16	Electric Christmas decorations: 16
Matches: 16	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 16
Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 16	Sheets or pillowcases: 16
Bars and bar accessories: 16	Plastic products: 16
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 16	Artificial Christmas trees: 16
Cots: 16	Fuel storage tanks: 16
Food warmers: 16	Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 16
Gas ranges: 16	Field hockey: 16
Electric baseboard heaters: 16	Slicers and choppers: 16
Electric heaters: 16	Window or door security barriers: 16
Chimneys: 16	Drinking straws: 16
Thermostats: 16	Band saws: 16
Automotive tools or accessories: 16	Gas-burning fireplaces: 16
Log splitters: 16	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 12
Faucets or spigots: 12	Fertilizers: 12
Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 6	Ironing boards or covers: 6
Electric brooms: 6	Jewelry: 6
Nonelectric blankets: 6	Marbles: 6
Paper bags: 6	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 6
Other baby carriers: 6	Drinking fountains: 6
Baby carriers: 6	Table linens: 6
Lighters: 6	Wood burning fireplaces: 6
Inflatable furniture: 6

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