Accidents - Year 2006 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 446,460
See also: Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 44,395	Bicycles or accessories: 23,105
Floors or flooring materials: 18,985	Football: 17,052
Basketball: 15,310	Beds or bedframes: 14,192
Soccer: 11,462	All-terrain vehicles: 9,453
Wheelchairs: 8,797	Exercise: 8,655
Tables: 8,593	Chairs: 8,418
Trampolines: 7,719	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 7,683
Ladders: 7,222	Softball: 6,784
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 5,741	Fences or fence posts: 5,684
Baseball: 5,582	Bathtubs or showers: 5,446
Skateboards: 4,263	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 4,009
Knives: 3,926	House repair or construction materials: 3,823
Doors: 3,576	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 3,465
Chain saws: 3,457	Motor vehicles or parts: 3,453
Snow skiing: 3,447	Slides or sliding boards: 3,331
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 3,156	Horseback riding: 3,081
Fishing: 3,079	Footwear: 2,858
Roller skating: 2,436	Volleyball: 2,244
Exercise equipment: 2,220	Bags: 2,219
Day wear: 2,169	Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 2,168
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 2,088	Tennis: 2,084
Toilets: 2,072	Containers: 2,061
Crutches, canes or walkers: 2,031	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 1,854
Lawn mowers: 1,811	Swings or swing sets: 1,804
Ceilings and walls: 1,798	Animal induced injury: 1,739
Scooters, unpowered: 1,729	Pipes: 1,690
Golf: 1,653	Track and field: 1,647
Hatchets or axes: 1,618	Rugs or carpets: 1,585
Gasoline: 1,546	Sports and recreational activity: 1,513
Ice skating: 1,485	Dancing: 1,463
Hot water: 1,453	Tableware and accessories: 1,450
Swimming pools: 1,416	Grocery or shopping carts: 1,331
Other toys: 1,311	Televisions: 1,311
Knives with replaceable blades: 1,311	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 1,305
Mirrors or mirror glass: 1,294	Poles: 1,288
Metal containers: 1,275	Insect induced injuries: 1,248
Bunk beds: 1,202	Snow boarding: 1,179
Hockey: 1,176	Drinking glasses: 1,170
Surfing: 1,161	Built-in swimming pools: 1,149
Furniture: 1,136	Dishwashers: 1,128
Razors or shavers: 1,092	Golf carts: 1,063
In-line skating: 1,056	Aquariums or accessories: 1,055
Benches: 1,050	Stepladders: 1,045
Swimming: 1,033	Bleachers: 1,032
Stools: 1,026	Hammers: 1,023
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 1,001	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 960
Escalators: 953	Riding power lawn mowers: 934
Go-carts: 914	Tractors: 882
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 877	Power lawn mowers: 842
Pet supplies: 812	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 798
Playground equipment: 787	Plastic bags: 776
Wrestling: 773	Other ball sports: 763
Weight lifting: 756	Diving or diving boards: 735
Chair, recliner: 711	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 700
Bed rails: 695	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 691
Glass bottles or jars: 685	Clothing irons: 679
Plants, trees and shrubs: 675	Decorative yard equipment: 660
Foods: 622	Refrigerators: 607
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 605	Skating: 599
Wooden containers: 591	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 589
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 585	Pens and pencils: 580
Step stools: 580	Martial arts: 572
Floor lamps or table lamps: 572	Carts: 565
Cardboard products: 563	Grills: 562
Vacuum cleaners: 545	Motorized vehicles: 541
Other unpowered garden tools: 539	Wire: 534
Doorsills or frames: 531	Minibikes, powered: 518
Amusement attractions: 506	Water slides: 499
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 494	Handrails, railings or banisters: 484
Gymnastics: 483	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 473
Counters or countertops: 468	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 465
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 458	Air conditioners: 457
Barstools or kitchen stools: 454	Computers: 426
Luggage: 416	Other playground equipment: 415
Pruning or trimming equipment: 414	Fans: 412
Saws: 408	Rotary power lawn mowers: 405
Mattresses: 397	Plastic containers: 393
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 391	Swimming pool equipment: 383
Cookware: 380	Horseshoes: 376
Other ranges or ovens: 374	Snowmobiles: 372
Power tillers or cultivators: 367	Ramps or landings: 365
Ice hockey: 362	Tools: 355
Ball sports: 354	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 342
Heaters or heating systems: 340	Buckets or pails: 337
Rope or string: 331	Sleds: 320
Wagons: 320	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 318
Scaffolding: 312	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 311
Extension or straight ladders: 307	Cheerleading: 305
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 303	Garden tractors: 300
Manual cleaning equipment: 300	Water skiing: 292
Mountain climbing: 291	Telephones or telephone accessories: 288
BBs or pellets: 284	Lighter fluids: 279
Rugby: 266	Hot tubs or home spas: 264
Other manual workshop tools: 262	Portable circular power saws: 256
Cribs: 255	Medical equipment, general: 255
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 253	Billiards or pool: 249
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 248	Other fireplaces: 238
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 238	Drills: 233
Nonbaby mattresses: 233	Aerosol containers: 224
Hand saws: 221	Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 219
Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 218	Scuba diving: 217
Baby strollers: 213	Seesaws or teeterboards: 212
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 211	Bottles or jars: 210
Flying toys: 208	Field hockey: 206
Tool sheds: 206	Paper products: 199
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 193	Alcohol: 190
Kitchen gadgets: 189	Tricycles: 186
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 185	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 185
Baby walkers or jumpers: 185	Light bulbs: 184
Soaps: 184	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 179
Cabinet or door hardware: 178	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 177
Gasoline cans: 177	Lacrosse: 173
Elevators or other lifts: 169	Riding toys: 169
Baby gates or barriers: 164	Scissors: 163
Sewing basket articles: 162	Combs or hairbrushes: 161
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 159	Pins and needles: 159
Other glass bottles or jars: 159	Screwdrivers: 152
Trays: 152	Awls, chisels or planes: 146
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 146	Fuel storage tanks: 146
Water tubing: 146	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 146
Chains: 144	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 144
Electric heaters: 142	Pumps: 142
High chairs: 141	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 140
Workshop furnishings: 139	Power saws: 135
Electric lighting equipment: 132	Metal cookware: 131
Electric baseboard heaters: 131	Lubricants: 131
Log splitters: 131	Lockers: 126
Manual scissors: 126	Fireworks: 123
Other containers: 122	Toy boxes or chests: 122
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 119	General home or room involvement in fires: 119
Oven cleaners: 119	Car seats: 119
Street hockey: 117	Washing machines: 116
Bowling: 113	Wading pools: 107
Manicuring devices: 107	Garage doors: 104
Camping equipment: 104	Tree stands: 103
Laundry hampers: 102	Mobile/manufactured homes: 102
Attachable high chairs: 102	Nail guns or stud drivers: 102
Toolboxes or tool kits: 102	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 102
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 102	Chair, rocking: 101
Laundry soaps or detergents: 96	Electric heating pads: 95
Grass and leaf catchers: 95	Clothes dryers: 95
Public equipment: 93	Futons: 93
Generators or power plants: 93	Food grinders: 92
Sinks: 90	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 90
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 90	General purpose household cleaners: 88
Archery: 88	Cords, electrical: 87
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 86	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 86
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 86	Sleeping bags: 86
Towels or cloths: 86	Electric frying pans and skillets: 86
Toddler beds: 85	Christmas decorations: 82
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 82	Water polo: 79
Boats and boating: 79	Paint or varnish thinners: 79
Pressurized containers: 79	Outerwear: 79
Blankets: 78	Skeet shooting: 78
Portable food or beverage coolers: 77	Nonelectric blankets: 77
Portable electric heaters: 77	Badminton: 76
Microwave ovens: 76	Lighting equipment: 75
Trains: 75	Other guns or firearms: 75
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 75	Snow throwers/blowers: 74
Tombstones or grave markers: 73	Glue guns: 73
Methyl alcohol: 73	Pesticides: 73
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 73	Unpowered models or parts: 73
Butane or LP gas meters: 73	Tarpaulins: 73
Portable power drills and accessories: 71	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 71
Power drills or accessories: 71	Chemicals: 71
Ironing boards or covers: 71	Gun powder or ammunition: 71
Stationary power drills and accessories: 71	Saunas: 71
Support garments and stockings, medical: 71	Fire or smoke alarms: 71
Wood paneling and particleboard: 71	Electric or battery-powered knives: 71
Leaf blowers: 71	Thermometers: 71
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 71	Lighters: 65
Acids: 61	Photographic equipment: 59
Umbrellas: 59	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 59
Outdoor patio heaters or firepits: 59	Flatware: 59
Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 59	Fuels for chafing dishes or fondue pots: 59
Toilet bowl products: 59	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 59
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 59	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 59
Nonglass bottles or jars: 59	Handball: 59
Storm windows: 51	Radios: 51
Laundry baskets: 46	Bench or table saws: 46
Vending machines: 45	Other furnaces: 43
Swimming pool slides: 40	Rug shampooers: 40
Snow tubing: 40	Powered riding toys: 36
Treehouses or playhouses: 36	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 36
Glass soft drink bottles: 36	Fuel multi-purpose lighters: 35
Inflatable toys: 33	Baby changing tables: 32
Manual push mowers: 30	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 30
Welding equipment: 30	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 30
Baby bottles or nipples: 30	Water heaters: 30
Clothing: 30	Other toy weapons: 30
Other furniture: 30	Safes: 30
Television tables or stands: 21	Tape recorders or players: 21
Above-ground swimming pools: 20	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 20
Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 15	Toy guns: 15
Utility vehicles: 15	Matches: 15
Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 15	Heating or cooling comfort packs: 15
Caustics: 15	Dyes: 15
Manual filing or sanding tools: 15	Baby exercisers: 15
Art supplies or equipment: 15	Portable gas or LP heaters: 15
Baby bouncer seats: 15	Massage devices or vibrators: 15
Jewelry: 15	Other bedding: 15
Gas or LP heaters: 15	Heat or infrared lamps: 15
Nightwear: 15	Cosmetics: 15
Gas-burning fireplaces: 15	Desk supplies: 15
Boxing: 15	Illegal drugs: 15
Book bags or back carriers: 15	Gas ranges or ovens: 15
Freezers: 15	Roller hockey: 15
Electric deep fryers: 15	Tablet or capsule drugs: 14
Detergents: 14	Other baby carriers: 14
School equipment: 14	Toboggans: 14
Artificial Christmas trees: 14	Coins: 12
Playpens: 11	Windowsills or frames: 10
Building sets: 6	Potty chairs or training seats: 6
Fertilizers: 6	Hammocks: 6
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 6	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 6
Liniments or rubbing compounds: 6	Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 5
Clothing accessories: 5	Portable cribs: 5
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 5	Baby carriers: 5
Radiators: 5	Diapers: 5
Faucets or spigots: 5

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