Accidents - Year 2007 - Wrist

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 557,027
See also: Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 37,020	Bicycles or accessories: 33,645
Floors or flooring materials: 33,194	Football: 29,560
Basketball: 24,463	Skateboards: 18,100
Soccer: 15,380	Snow boarding: 12,894
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 11,999	Roller skating: 10,820
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 10,713	Beds or bedframes: 10,483
Ladders: 8,816	Chairs: 8,442
Ceilings and walls: 8,420	All-terrain vehicles: 7,937
Baseball: 7,728	Knives: 7,032
Doors: 7,020	In-line skating: 6,673
Trampolines: 6,501	Sports and recreational activity: 6,227
Softball: 6,061	Scooters, unpowered: 5,593
Swings or swing sets: 5,505	Horseback riding: 5,313
Volleyball: 4,981	Footwear: 4,932
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 4,895	Exercise: 4,849
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 4,793	Bathtubs or showers: 4,511
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 4,383	Ice skating: 4,011
Tables: 3,825	Fences or fence posts: 3,703
Tableware and accessories: 3,296	Gymnastics: 3,212
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 3,194	Rugs or carpets: 3,038
Containers: 2,921	Cheerleading: 2,898
Furniture: 2,698	Slides or sliding boards: 2,691
Other ball sports: 2,600	Other toys: 2,425
Skating: 2,334	Sleds: 2,326
Knives with replaceable blades: 2,275	Hockey: 2,244
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 2,195	Snow skiing: 2,058
Tennis: 1,991	Drinking glasses: 1,900
Pet supplies: 1,895	House repair or construction materials: 1,838
Boxing: 1,787	Martial arts: 1,767
Ice hockey: 1,726	Crutches, canes or walkers: 1,721
Dancing: 1,715	Animal induced injury: 1,684
Wheelchairs: 1,650	Motor vehicles or parts: 1,574
Bunk beds: 1,526	Wrestling: 1,510
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 1,497	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 1,447
Exercise equipment: 1,441	Weight lifting: 1,438
Golf: 1,392	Bowling: 1,383
Computers: 1,227	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 1,223
Swimming pools: 1,210	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 1,185
Counters or countertops: 1,135	Handrails, railings or banisters: 1,123
Hammers: 1,115	Snowmobiles: 1,083
Bags: 1,071	Lacrosse: 1,066
Toilets: 1,062	Lawn mowers: 1,050
Step stools: 1,035	Playground equipment: 1,018
Fishing: 1,012	Go-carts: 998
Televisions: 932	Pipes: 930
Mirrors or mirror glass: 905	Poles: 894
Clothing: 882	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 854
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 819	Luggage: 807
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 792	Surfing: 781
Vacuum cleaners: 773	Baby gates or barriers: 771
Stools: 762	Other unpowered garden tools: 755
Metal containers: 740	Amusement attractions: 739
Cardboard products: 732	Ball sports: 725
Chain saws: 724	Hot water: 722
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 677	Decorative yard equipment: 669
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 637	Lockers: 629
Benches: 627	Refrigerators: 625
Other ranges or ovens: 620	Laundry baskets: 609
Fans: 596	Doorsills or frames: 590
Track and field: 575	Stepladders: 571
Rope or string: 571	Manual cleaning equipment: 567
Garage doors: 552	Pogo sticks: 543
Ramps or landings: 530	Cookware: 525
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 523	Day wear: 517
Foods: 515	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 510
Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 501	Pruning or trimming equipment: 496
Other playground equipment: 481	Washing machines: 475
Alcohol: 465	Bleachers: 463
Air conditioners: 458	Pens and pencils: 445
Cabinet or door hardware: 445	Desk supplies: 410
Sinks: 407	Field hockey: 406
Drills: 399	Light bulbs: 397
Aquariums or accessories: 391	Extension or straight ladders: 389
Watches: 385	Blankets: 380
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 376	Paper products: 373
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 369	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 363
Clothing accessories: 362	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 359
Wire: 358	Treehouses or playhouses: 356
Water skiing: 355	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 353
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 352	Power saws: 351
Trays: 338	Power lawn mowers: 337
Chair, recliner: 336	Grocery or shopping carts: 334
Scissors: 332	Buckets or pails: 330
Tetherball: 321	Elevators or other lifts: 316
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 315	Bottles or jars: 305
Portable circular power saws: 299	Slicers and choppers: 298
Aerosol containers: 296	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 292
Plants, trees and shrubs: 282	Golf carts: 282
Other glass bottles or jars: 281	Chair, rocking: 280
Street hockey: 279	Cords, electrical: 279
Tool sheds: 270	Glass bottles or jars: 269
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 268	Swimming pool equipment: 267
Barstools or kitchen stools: 266	Grills: 261
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 261	Clothes dryers: 260
Nail guns or stud drivers: 257	Bench or table saws: 257
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 253	Wagons: 250
Storm windows: 250	Mountain climbing: 246
Flying toys: 246	Christmas tree lights: 243
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 241	Portable power drills and accessories: 240
Seesaws or teeterboards: 240	Clothing irons: 240
Cribs: 239	Tractors: 235
Outerwear: 234	Book bags or back carriers: 232
Soaps: 231	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 231
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 230	Unicycles: 228
Business and office machines: 226	Hatchets or axes: 226
Other manual workshop tools: 225	Scaffolding: 225
Awls, chisels or planes: 224	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 224
Tools: 223	Water slides: 223
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 218	Extension cords: 217
Medical equipment, general: 215	Windowsills or frames: 215
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 212	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 211
Other portable or stationary power tools: 211	Chains: 207
Manicuring devices: 201	Sprayers: 196
Floor lamps or table lamps: 193	Carts: 192
Manual scissors: 186	Wooden containers: 185
Tree stands: 174	Plastic containers: 172
Power drills or accessories: 167	Sheets or pillowcases: 164
Hammocks: 164	Snow throwers/blowers: 164
Automatic doors: 163	Jewelry: 162
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 161	Billiards or pool: 160
Toy boxes or chests: 160	Public equipment: 157
Roller hockey: 153	Log splitters: 151
Ice makers: 151	Swimming: 150
Other specified plastic products: 150	Painting equipment, powered: 148
Canning jars or lids: 148	Range or oven accessories: 141
Lighting equipment: 140	Other bedding: 140
Power tillers or cultivators: 140	Toy sports equipment: 140
Utility vehicles: 140	Cutting torches: 140
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 127	Other containers: 126
Mattresses: 125	Hot tubs or home spas: 125
Cosmetics: 117	Coffee makers or teapots: 115
Electric baseboard heaters: 112	Laundry hampers: 110
Screwdrivers: 110	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 110
Car seats: 108	Tricycles: 107
Microwave ovens: 106	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 103
Christmas decorations: 102	Rotary power lawn mowers: 101
Dishwashers: 100	Bed rails: 100
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 100	Boats and boating: 100
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 100	Riding power lawn mowers: 100
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 99	Leaf blowers: 95
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 95	BBs or pellets: 95
Pillows: 90	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 87
Glass soft drink bottles: 87	Adhesives: 87
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 86	Photographic equipment: 86
Sleeping bags: 86	Insect induced injuries: 85
Toolboxes or tool kits: 85	Building sets: 85
Portable food or beverage coolers: 85	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 85
Hand saws: 85	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 85
Water heaters: 85	Gasoline: 85
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 85	Badminton: 85
Fire extinguishers: 84	Coaxial Cable: 84
Futons: 82	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 81
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 80	Freezers: 80
Dehumidifiers: 80	Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 80
Electric blankets or sheets: 80	Outdoor patio heaters or firepits: 80
Lubricants: 80	Vises or workshop clamps: 80
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 80	Combs or hairbrushes: 80
Towels or cloths: 80	Inflatable toys: 80
Jigsaws: 80	Manual drills: 80
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 77	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 76
Other guns or firearms: 76	Art supplies or equipment: 75
Water tubing: 74	Baby changing tables: 71
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 71	Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 71
Artificial Christmas trees: 71	Riding toys: 70
Other furnaces: 70	Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 70
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 70	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 70
Paint or varnish thinners: 70	Other toy weapons: 70
General purpose household cleaners: 70	Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 70
Bedding: 70	Toy guns: 70
First aid equipment: 70	Fuel storage tanks: 70
Plastic bags: 70	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 70
Eyeglasses: 70	Safes: 70
Internal combustion engines: 70	Table tennis: 70
Window screens: 70	Other grills or stoves: 70
Manual push mowers: 70	Minibikes, powered: 70
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 70	Can openers: 70
Other furniture: 69	Wading pools: 69
Generators or power plants: 69	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 69
Baby bottles or nipples: 69	Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 69
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 69	Saws: 62
Sewing basket articles: 61	Slow cookers: 61
Metal cookware: 61	Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 55
Tarpaulins: 55	Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 55
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 55	Nightwear: 51
Fireworks: 49	Nonglass bottles or jars: 49
Rugby: 46	Built-in swimming pools: 46
Handball: 45	Vending machines: 45
Escalators: 42	Appliances: 40
Motorized vehicles: 40	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 40
Air compressors: 40	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 40
Pull-down or folding stairs: 40	Baby carriers: 40
Radiators: 36	Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 36
Telephones or telephone accessories: 35	Kitchen gadgets: 34
Electric Christmas decorations: 31	School equipment: 31
Keys, key rings or key chains: 31	Welding equipment: 31
High chairs: 31	Fireplace equipment: 30
Wood paneling and particleboard: 30	Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 30
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 30	Antifreeze: 30
Powered riding toys: 22	Food processors: 21
Umbrellas: 20	Electric lighting equipment: 15
Flatware: 15	Recording tapes: 15
Wallpaper: 15	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 15
Filters: 15	Television tables or stands: 15
Razors or shavers: 15	Baby strollers: 15
Baby carriages: 15	Playpens: 15
Diapers: 15	Hair dryers: 15
Plastic wrapping products: 15	Mobile/manufactured homes: 15
Ironing boards or covers: 15	Electric heaters: 15
Radios: 15	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 15
Chemicals: 15	Nonmetal cookware: 15
Cots: 15	Other fireplaces: 15
Stilts: 15	Fuel oils: 15
Electric kettles or hot pots: 15	Electric deep fryers: 15
Metal or plastic molding sets: 15	Nonelectric blankets: 15
Thermometers: 15	Drinking fountains: 15
Saunas: 15	Safety pins: 15
Fertilizers: 6	Costumes or masks: 6
Bassinets or cradles: 5	Darts: 5
Other clothing: 5	Balloons: 5
Attachable high chairs: 5	Diving or diving boards: 5
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 5

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