Accidents - Year 2008 - Knee

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 723,772
See also: Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 99,673	Floors or flooring materials: 66,772
Basketball: 49,817	Football: 45,065
Bicycles or accessories: 35,161	Soccer: 24,212
Exercise: 21,581	Beds or bedframes: 20,533
Bathtubs or showers: 13,156	Softball: 12,789
Chairs: 11,623	Dancing: 11,376
Snow skiing: 10,119	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 9,747
Ladders: 8,866	Baseball: 8,622
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 7,156	Trampolines: 7,012
Skateboards: 6,788	All-terrain vehicles: 6,783
Sports and recreational activity: 6,591	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 6,479
Tables: 6,321	Rugs or carpets: 5,461
Wheelchairs: 5,333	Footwear: 5,245
Crutches, canes or walkers: 5,236	Volleyball: 5,108
Doors: 4,668	Fences or fence posts: 4,481
Chain saws: 4,481	Exercise equipment: 4,377
Scooters, unpowered: 3,831	Motor vehicles or parts: 3,590
Furniture: 3,414	Wrestling: 3,390
Ceilings and walls: 3,273	Martial arts: 3,267
Track and field: 3,106	Bowling: 3,094
Swimming pools: 3,075	Roller skating: 3,075
Snow boarding: 3,070	Cheerleading: 2,883
Other toys: 2,825	Weight lifting: 2,636
Other ball sports: 2,584	Toilets: 2,497
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 2,480	Horseback riding: 2,382
Containers: 2,334	Hockey: 2,095
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 1,952	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 1,939
Golf: 1,821	Tennis: 1,811
In-line skating: 1,803	Ice skating: 1,767
Ice hockey: 1,731	Lawn mowers: 1,730
Gymnastics: 1,726	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 1,691
Fishing: 1,621	Escalators: 1,602
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 1,541	Swimming: 1,524
Snowmobiles: 1,465	Lacrosse: 1,464
Knives: 1,446	Ramps or landings: 1,444
Stools: 1,421	Pet supplies: 1,419
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 1,400	Slides or sliding boards: 1,396
Bleachers: 1,384	Grocery or shopping carts: 1,383
Animal induced injury: 1,378	Sleds: 1,277
Doorsills or frames: 1,276	Bunk beds: 1,247
Swings or swing sets: 1,188	Rugby: 1,171
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 1,098	Chair, recliner: 1,085
Amusement attractions: 1,075	Ball sports: 1,058
Benches: 1,043	Baby gates or barriers: 1,040
Bags: 1,010	Golf carts: 998
Pipes: 953	Alcohol: 946
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 946	Step stools: 941
Surfing: 932	Hammers: 932
Water slides: 929	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 906
Poles: 870	Flying toys: 843
Handrails, railings or banisters: 843	Televisions: 836
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 832	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 830
Built-in swimming pools: 819	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 806
Refrigerators: 800	Day wear: 799
Counters or countertops: 792	Vacuum cleaners: 782
Cords, electrical: 741	Go-carts: 733
Manual cleaning equipment: 730	Telephones or telephone accessories: 719
Skating: 674	Extension or straight ladders: 671
Minibikes, powered: 659	House repair or construction materials: 658
Elevators or other lifts: 657	Stepladders: 618
Handball: 615	Cardboard products: 607
Scaffolding: 606	Tableware and accessories: 603
Other unpowered garden tools: 597	Metal containers: 594
Knives with replaceable blades: 567	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 565
Hatchets or axes: 563	Medical equipment, general: 551
Other playground equipment: 531	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 530
Riding power lawn mowers: 529	Power lawn mowers: 528
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 522	Boxing: 521
Street hockey: 521	Mirrors or mirror glass: 519
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 518	Barstools or kitchen stools: 513
Air conditioners: 509	Clothing: 502
Television tables or stands: 489	Pruning or trimming equipment: 473
Playground equipment: 464	Clothing accessories: 456
Foods: 452	Pins and needles: 434
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 427	Luggage: 422
Motorized vehicles: 414	Paper products: 408
Power saws: 406	Blankets: 405
Hot tubs or home spas: 397	Water skiing: 382
Book bags or back carriers: 379	Field hockey: 378
Washing machines: 373	Buckets or pails: 363
Water tubing: 359	Decorative yard equipment: 344
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 343	Grills: 342
Plants, trees and shrubs: 334	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 323
Tools: 320	Rope or string: 319
Wooden containers: 317	Bed rails: 311
Mattresses: 305	Mountain climbing: 303
Billiards or pool: 293	Manual scissors: 291
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 284	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 279
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 278	Carts: 276
Computers: 273	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 269
Portable circular power saws: 264	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 259
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 256	Boats and boating: 254
Other ranges or ovens: 250	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 248
Wire: 246	Diving or diving boards: 241
Bottles or jars: 234	Treehouses or playhouses: 234
Lockers: 231	Chair, rocking: 230
Horseshoes: 218	Other manual workshop tools: 211
Extension cords: 211	Nail guns or stud drivers: 209
Scissors: 199	Drinking glasses: 196
Roller hockey: 193	Tree stands: 192
Laundry baskets: 191	Sinks: 187
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 181	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 177
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 176	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 174
Plastic bags: 173	Power hedge trimmers: 170
High chairs: 162	Garage doors: 162
Tool sheds: 161	Hammocks: 161
Heaters or heating systems: 159	Snow tubing: 158
Chains: 156	Aquariums or accessories: 155
Nonbaby mattresses: 151	Portable power drills and accessories: 151
Tractors: 149	Jewelry: 147
Workshop furnishings: 146	Water polo: 146
Other grills or stoves: 145	Microwave ovens: 139
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 138	Toolboxes or tool kits: 134
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 134	Nonglass bottles or jars: 133
Sheets or pillowcases: 131	Christmas decorations: 131
Clothes dryers: 130	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 125
Badminton: 124	Car seats: 123
Wagons: 121	General purpose household cleaners: 120
Nightwear: 120	Christmas tree lights: 119
Table tennis: 119	Glass bottles or jars: 119
Floor lamps or table lamps: 118	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 117
Towels or cloths: 116	Glass soft drink bottles: 115
Other fireplaces: 114	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 111
Lubricants: 111	Clothing irons: 108
Balloons: 108	Fireworks: 108
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 105	Dishwashers: 105
Fans: 104	Tombstones or grave markers: 102
Scales: 102	Swimming pool equipment: 95
Public equipment: 95	Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 94
Coaxial Cable: 94	Desk supplies: 93
Appliances: 90	Radios: 90
Coffee makers or teapots: 90	Outerwear: 88
Freezers: 88	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 87
Fertilizers: 87	Wading pools: 87
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 87	Eyeglasses: 87
Band saws: 87	Generators or power plants: 87
Portable food or beverage coolers: 86	Rotary power lawn mowers: 81
Radiators: 81	Window screens: 80
General home or room involvement in fires: 80	Faucets or spigots: 80
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 78	Water toys: 78
Flatware: 78	Sewing machines or accessories: 75
Saws: 75	Cribs: 75
Automatic doors: 75	Paper bags: 75
Garden tractors: 75	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 75
Electric grills: 75	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 75
Clocks: 75	Christmas tree stands or supports: 75
Trays: 74	Sleeping bags: 74
Toilet bowl products: 74	Baby walkers or jumpers: 74
Other furniture: 74	Trains: 74
Other glass bottles or jars: 74	Pens and pencils: 74
Doorstops: 73	Leaf blowers: 73
Painting equipment, powered: 73	Automotive chemicals: 71
Waterbeds or water pillows: 71	Boilers: 71
Darts: 71	Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 71
Hand saws: 71	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 71
Plastic containers: 71	Log splitters: 71
Fire extinguishers: 71	Baby bouncer seats: 71
Welding equipment: 71	Pogo sticks: 66
Dehumidifiers: 59	Marbles: 59
Artificial Christmas trees: 59	Filters: 59
Snow throwers/blowers: 59	Other specified plastic products: 59
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 59	Fabric treatment products: 59
Heating or cooling comfort packs: 59	Pillows: 59
Fuel storage tanks: 59	Insect induced injuries: 58
Light bulbs: 50	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 45
Vending machines: 45	Stilts: 45
Water heaters: 45	Camping equipment: 45
Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 45	Remote control, universal or not stated: 44
Screwdrivers: 44	Riding toys: 44
Laundry soaps or detergents: 43	Electric Christmas decorations: 40
Pumps: 36	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 30
Futons: 30	Sprayers: 30
Safety pins: 30	Cabinet or door hardware: 30
Footlockers: 30	Inflatable furniture: 30
BBs or pellets: 30	Tarpaulins: 30
Tablet or capsule drugs: 30	Cookware: 30
Inflatable toys: 30	Gasoline: 30
Safes: 29	Vises or workshop clamps: 29
Keys, key rings or key chains: 29	Business and office machines: 29
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 22	Outdoor patio heaters or firepits: 22
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 21	Costumes or masks: 21
Laundry hampers: 21	Electric heaters: 21
Fuel oils: 21	Tricycles: 21
Bars and bar accessories: 15	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 15
Drinking fountains: 15	Other guns or firearms: 15
Other furnaces: 15	Ironing boards or covers: 15
Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 15	Kites or kite string: 15
Chemicals: 15	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 15
Clothespins: 15	Floor buffers or waxers: 14
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 14	Electric baseboard heaters: 14
Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 14	Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 14
Toy sports equipment: 14	Adhesives: 14
Fencing: 14	Fire or smoke alarms: 14
Manual push mowers: 14	Windowsills or frames: 14
Wood paneling and particleboard: 14	Hearing aids: 14
Archery: 14	Umbrellas: 14
Diapers: 14	Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 14
Swimming pool slides: 14	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 14
Toboggans: 14	Power drills or accessories: 14
Moving walks: 14	Cutting torches: 14
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 14	Playpens: 14
Flares: 14	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 14
Kitchen gadgets: 14	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 14
Aspirin substitutes: 14	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 14
Nonelectric blankets: 14	Automotive tools or accessories: 14
Other toy weapons: 14	Other portable or stationary power tools: 14
Tetherball: 13	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 13
Above-ground swimming pools: 6	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 6
Hot water: 6	Baby strollers: 6
Toy boxes or chests: 6	School equipment: 6
Building sets: 6

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