Accidents - Year 2003 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 432,071
See also: Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 43,750	Bicycles or accessories: 31,152
Football: 15,823	Basketball: 15,234
Floors or flooring materials: 13,253	Beds or bedframes: 12,296
Soccer: 10,619	All-terrain vehicles: 9,518
Wheelchairs: 7,667	Exercise: 7,437
Tables: 7,223	Softball: 6,673
Fences or fence posts: 6,659	Ladders: 6,612
Trampolines: 6,536	Bathtubs or showers: 6,454
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 6,378	Chairs: 6,199
Baseball: 6,068	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 5,998
Skateboards: 4,705	Snow skiing: 4,382
Knives: 4,101	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 3,780
Lawn mowers: 3,551	Fishing: 3,547
Ceilings and walls: 3,418	House repair or construction materials: 3,335
Crutches, canes or walkers: 3,280	Chain saws: 3,273
Doors: 3,097	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 2,681
Bags: 2,666	Slides or sliding boards: 2,608
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 2,580	Horseback riding: 2,402
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 2,323	Pipes: 2,221
Footwear: 2,221	Scooters, unpowered: 2,146
Snow boarding: 2,132	Volleyball: 2,042
Containers: 1,987	In-line skating: 1,865
Tennis: 1,858	Knives with replaceable blades: 1,851
Furniture: 1,793	Pet supplies: 1,785
Hot water: 1,781	Gasoline: 1,746
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 1,745	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 1,714
Bleachers: 1,634	Roller skating: 1,495
Dancing: 1,492	Grocery or shopping carts: 1,438
Sleds: 1,437	Golf: 1,435
Toilets: 1,414	Rugs or carpets: 1,401
Snowmobiles: 1,384	Riding power lawn mowers: 1,373
Razors or shavers: 1,364	Swings or swing sets: 1,356
Exercise equipment: 1,351	Swimming pools: 1,318
Mirrors or mirror glass: 1,296	Swimming: 1,264
Benches: 1,243	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 1,243
Stools: 1,214	Golf carts: 1,210
Tableware and accessories: 1,207	Other unpowered garden tools: 1,191
Televisions: 1,172	Surfing: 1,169
Dishwashers: 1,166	Built-in swimming pools: 1,155
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 1,152	Day wear: 1,127
Go-carts: 1,073	Ice skating: 1,068
Martial arts: 1,068	Metal containers: 1,054
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 993	Buckets or pails: 979
Hammers: 965	Hockey: 936
Skating: 928	Poles: 889
Drinking glasses: 879	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 873
Bunk beds: 852	Chair, recliner: 848
Bed rails: 818	Tools: 812
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 791	Track and field: 768
Clothing irons: 760	Other toys: 734
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 725	Power lawn mowers: 723
Pruning or trimming equipment: 720	Decorative yard equipment: 720
Aquariums or accessories: 715	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 712
Hatchets or axes: 705	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 699
Tractors: 689	Playground equipment: 674
Gymnastics: 666	Glass bottles or jars: 648
Carts: 643	Ball sports: 641
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 636	Cheerleading: 635
Escalators: 614	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 606
Weight lifting: 605	Doorsills or frames: 600
Other ball sports: 597	Amusement attractions: 594
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 589	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 588
Bottles or jars: 586	Ramps or landings: 580
Water skiing: 533	Handrails, railings or banisters: 530
Step stools: 523	Bowling: 521
Grills: 518	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 505
Wire: 490	Barstools or kitchen stools: 489
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 485	Swimming pool equipment: 479
Heaters or heating systems: 478	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 470
Ice hockey: 457	Cookware: 441
Scaffolding: 432	Refrigerators: 427
Horseshoes: 427	Cribs: 425
BBs or pellets: 424	Diving or diving boards: 423
Plastic bags: 422	Sports and recreational activity: 421
Wrestling: 420	Other ovens: 412
Minibikes, powered: 410	Pens and pencils: 405
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 402	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 398
Rotary power lawn mowers: 391	Other manual workshop tools: 389
Air conditioners: 384	Treehouses or playhouses: 382
Luggage: 378	Counters or countertops: 370
Other glass bottles or jars: 368	Car seats: 363
Toolboxes or tool kits: 354	Saws: 341
Rugby: 340	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 329
Other playground equipment: 329	Snow throwers/blowers: 326
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 322	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 316
Baby walkers or jumpers: 314	Tool sheds: 310
Field hockey: 309	Washing machines: 304
Extension or straight ladders: 300	Baby gates or barriers: 297
Welding equipment: 292	Nail guns or stud drivers: 287
Vacuum cleaners: 279	Chains: 275
Stepladders: 272	Laundry baskets: 267
Power saws: 266	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 265
Wood paneling and particleboard: 264	Scissors: 259
Portable circular power saws: 258	General home or room involvement in fires: 255
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 249	Chair, rocking: 240
Plastic containers: 231	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 230
Air compressors: 228	Mountain climbing: 228
Other ranges: 224	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 222
Water tubing: 221	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 215
Mobile/manufactured homes: 215	Sinks: 215
Power tillers or cultivators: 214	Garden tractors: 207
Telephones or telephone accessories: 204	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 204
Rope or string: 203	Snow tubing: 196
Water slides: 196	Manual cleaning equipment: 193
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 192	Cardboard products: 189
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 187	Lacrosse: 186
Tricycles: 184	Floor lamps or table lamps: 181
Darts: 178	Lighting equipment: 172
Other fireplaces: 172	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 171
Nonglass bottles or jars: 171	Clothing accessories: 169
Fuel storage tanks: 169	Freezers: 168
Fans: 167	Flying toys: 167
Tombstones or grave markers: 163	Seesaws or teeterboards: 162
Radiators: 158	Paper products: 157
Eyeglasses: 155	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 155
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 152	Screwdrivers: 152
Wagons: 149	High chairs: 149
Fireworks: 148	Boxing: 147
Television tables or stands: 146	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 145
Wooden containers: 145	Paint or varnish thinners: 145
Toboggans: 145	Trays: 144
Night-lights: 142	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 139
Electric razors or shavers: 139	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 139
Garage doors: 139	Mattresses: 137
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 137	Log splitters: 137
Portable food or beverage coolers: 136	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 131
Other furnaces: 130	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 129
Chemicals: 127	Motorized vehicles: 119
Heating or cooling comfort packs: 119	Other plastic products: 117
Drain cleaners: 116	Elevators or other lifts: 111
Electric heating pads: 111	Tape recorders or players: 108
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 108	Light bulbs: 106
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 102	Other containers: 101
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 100	Cabinet or door hardware: 100
Pins and needles: 98	Public equipment: 98
Hot tubs or home spas: 94	Handball: 94
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 94	Hammocks: 92
Aerosol containers: 92	Nonmetal cookware: 92
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 91	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 91
Storm windows: 90	Toy boxes or chests: 87
Portable electric heaters: 86	Power drills or accessories: 86
Seasonal decorations: 86	Towels or cloths: 85
Microwave ovens: 84	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 84
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 84	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 84
Desk supplies: 84	Manual scissors: 84
Pillows: 80	Christmas decorations: 78
Workshop furnishings: 77	Garden sprayers: 77
Drills: 77	Clocks: 77
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 77	Other clothing: 77
Toy sports equipment: 77	Chimneys: 77
Sprayers: 77	Lamp oils: 77
Batteries: 77	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 77
Other antennas: 77	Computers: 75
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 74	Camping equipment: 74
Croquet: 73	Water polo: 71
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 69	Outerwear: 69
Antifreeze: 69	Clothes dryers: 69
Lighter fluids: 69	Archery: 69
Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 69	Power hedge trimmers: 69
Drain snakes: 69	Fire extinguishers: 69
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 69	Electric deep fryers: 69
Electric trains or accessories: 69	Marbles: 69
Lubricants: 69	Detergents: 68
Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 68	Above-ground swimming pools: 68
Gasoline cans: 68	Other electric lighting equipment: 68
Unicycles: 68	Nonelectric blankets: 68
Automatic doors: 68	Manual push mowers: 68
Glass tubing or test tubes: 68	Portable power drills and accessories: 68
Wading pools: 68	Sleeping bags: 61
Soaps: 61	Appliances: 61
Plastic wrapping products: 61	Plastic products: 61
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 61	Clothing: 57
Glass soft drink bottles: 56	First aid equipment: 56
Blankets: 55	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 49
Baby strollers: 41	Powered riding toys: 39
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 39	Coffee makers or teapots: 39
Other toy weapons: 39	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 37
Power sanders: 34	Faucets or spigots: 33
Pull-down or folding stairs: 33	Electric heaters: 33
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 33	Christmas tree lights: 33
Kerosene or oil heaters: 30	Futons: 28
Lockers: 28	Baby changing tables: 28
Metal cookware: 28	Nightwear: 22
Manicuring devices: 22	Windowsills or frames: 22
Bench or table saws: 22	Badminton: 22
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 22	Brushcutters, powered: 16
Awls, chisels or planes: 16	Playpens: 16
Windows or window glass: 16	Manual hedge trimmers: 16
Other power garden tools: 16	Tapes: 16
Fencing: 16	Shoe polishes: 16
Baby carriages: 16	Hand saws: 16
Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 16	Oven cleaners: 16
Automotive tools or accessories: 16	Table tennis: 16
Shoelace fasteners: 16	Power lathes: 16
Fire escape devices: 16	Portable baby swings: 16
Kerosene: 16	Business and office machines: 16
Sheets or pillowcases: 16	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 16
Projectors: 16	Drinking fountains: 16
Vaporizers: 16	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 16
Boilers: 16	Keys, key rings or key chains: 16
Ironing boards or covers: 16	Roller hockey: 16
Towel racks or bars: 16	Table linens: 16
Water heaters: 16	Flatware: 16
Umbrellas: 16	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 16
Laundry soaps or detergents: 12	Riding toys: 12
Other portable or stationary power tools: 12	Baby carriers or slings: 12
Fertilizers: 6	Humidifiers: 6
Slow cookers: 6	Balloons: 6
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 6	Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 6
Bassinets or cradles: 6	Billiards or pool: 6
Abrasive cleaners: 6	Attachable high chairs: 6
Fireplace equipment: 6	Waterbeds or water pillows: 6
Footlockers: 6	Other baby carriers: 6
Soldering equipment: 6	Diapers: 6

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