Accidents - Year 2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 477,843
See also: Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 47,420	Bicycles or accessories: 26,562
Beds or bedframes: 18,077	Football: 16,579
Floors or flooring materials: 16,547	Exercise: 12,766
Basketball: 12,224	Soccer: 11,772
Wheelchairs: 9,834	Chairs: 8,863
Ladders: 8,709	Tables: 8,114
All-terrain vehicles: 7,210	Softball: 7,023
Bathtubs or showers: 6,808	Fences or fence posts: 6,438
Trampolines: 6,371	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 6,041
Baseball: 5,873	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 5,782
Crutches, canes or walkers: 5,171	Skateboards: 4,956
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 4,683	Doors: 4,663
Snow skiing: 4,394	Slides or sliding boards: 4,092
Knives: 3,869	Fishing: 3,604
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 3,510	Footwear: 3,422
Chain saws: 3,413	Bags: 3,185
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 2,950	Exercise equipment: 2,692
Toilets: 2,685	Swimming pools: 2,647
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 2,622	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 2,549
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 2,477	Lawn mowers: 2,445
Hot water: 2,389	Day wear: 2,350
Dancing: 2,332	Containers: 2,306
Rugs or carpets: 2,296	Benches: 2,208
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 2,082	Sports and recreational activity: 2,021
Horseback riding: 1,998	Televisions: 1,975
Scooters, unpowered: 1,950	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 1,923
Roller skating: 1,904	Ceilings and walls: 1,868
Drinking glasses: 1,851	Swimming: 1,836
Power lawn mowers: 1,820	Furniture: 1,819
Pet supplies: 1,760	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 1,732
Volleyball: 1,730	Bleachers: 1,706
Pipes: 1,705	Tableware and accessories: 1,652
Bunk beds: 1,649	Sleds: 1,618
Swings or swing sets: 1,481	Gasoline: 1,432
Tennis: 1,411	Golf carts: 1,358
Riding power lawn mowers: 1,323	Golf: 1,318
Track and field: 1,316	Other ball sports: 1,296
Razors or shavers: 1,296	Ice skating: 1,290
Dishwashers: 1,271	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 1,240
Stools: 1,200	Hockey: 1,177
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 1,156	Hatchets or axes: 1,145
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 1,096	Other playground equipment: 1,082
Mirrors or mirror glass: 1,081	Chair, recliner: 1,074
Weight lifting: 1,058	Grocery or shopping carts: 1,049
Metal containers: 1,018	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 1,001
Snowmobiles: 993	Poles: 984
Motorized vehicles: 968	Other unpowered garden tools: 938
Other toys: 929	Knives with replaceable blades: 905
Snow boarding: 885	Hammers: 877
Martial arts: 865	Other ranges or ovens: 848
Step stools: 846	Ice hockey: 795
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 780	Pruning or trimming equipment: 769
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 764	Rotary power lawn mowers: 751
Gymnastics: 741	Glass bottles or jars: 741
Grills: 736	Amusement attractions: 732
Carts: 731	Air conditioners: 690
Computers: 667	Tools: 654
Cribs: 644	Lacrosse: 638
Rugby: 634	Escalators: 623
Refrigerators: 614	Bed rails: 613
Vacuum cleaners: 611	Go-carts: 610
Playground equipment: 605	Barstools or kitchen stools: 605
First aid equipment: 600	Bowling: 591
Decorative yard equipment: 589	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 583
Ramps or landings: 572	Water tubing: 568
Water skiing: 558	Plastic bags: 552
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 549	Stepladders: 545
Water slides: 536	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 533
Cardboard products: 527	Other glass bottles or jars: 519
Laundry baskets: 504	Cheerleading: 500
Luggage: 496	Diving or diving boards: 492
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 491	Manual cleaning equipment: 488
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 486	Bottles or jars: 481
Clothing irons: 479	In-line skating: 467
Floor lamps or table lamps: 454	Wire: 453
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 451	Wrestling: 438
Pens and pencils: 432	Skating: 427
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 427	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 424
Buckets or pails: 422	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 409
Aquariums or accessories: 408	Portable food or beverage coolers: 399
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 392	Cookware: 386
Horseshoes: 382	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 382
Power tillers or cultivators: 379	Surfing: 376
Telephones or telephone accessories: 359	Flying discs and boomerangs: 358
Fans: 357	Handrails, railings or banisters: 356
Counters or countertops: 356	Doorsills or frames: 355
Extension or straight ladders: 354	Portable circular power saws: 353
Mountain climbing: 344	Cabinet or door hardware: 331
Balls: 331	High chairs: 326
Power saws: 315	Outdoor patio heaters or firepits: 315
Toolboxes or tool kits: 313	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 311
Mattresses: 310	Chains: 310
Minibikes, powered: 302	Swimming pool equipment: 296
Heaters or heating systems: 293	Welding equipment: 292
Sinks: 288	Paper products: 286
Soaps: 282	Electric heaters: 281
Other fireplaces: 277	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 274
Water heaters: 272	Garden tractors: 269
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 267	Clothing: 266
Baby gates or barriers: 263	BBs or pellets: 261
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 261	Toy vehicles: 256
Ball sports: 248	Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 235
House repair or construction materials: 235	Elevators or other lifts: 226
Wagons: 225	General home or room involvement in fires: 223
Tool sheds: 222	Scaffolding: 220
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 216	Baby strollers: 214
Wooden containers: 213	Snow tubing: 213
Chair, rocking: 212	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 212
Manual push mowers: 210	Scissors: 208
Nightwear: 207	Freezers: 207
Microwave ovens: 204	Tree stands: 198
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 195	Laundry soaps or detergents: 192
Windowsills or frames: 190	Camping equipment: 190
Built-in swimming pools: 188	Fireworks: 187
Rope or string: 185	Washing machines: 183
Saws: 179	Drills: 178
Electric heating pads: 174	Bleaches: 174
Brushcutters, powered: 172	Manual scissors: 167
Workshop furnishings: 165	Other manual workshop tools: 164
Kitchen gadgets: 163	Tractors: 159
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 159	Pins and needles: 156
Flatware: 156	Manicuring devices: 156
Footlockers: 151	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 151
Pretend electronics, tools, housewares, and appliances: 150	Tricycles: 150
Saunas: 148	Cutting torches: 148
Snow throwers/blowers: 148	Clothing accessories: 145
Other furnaces: 145	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 143
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 143	Electric baseboard heaters: 142
Jewelry: 141	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 140
Sewing basket articles: 140	Blankets: 139
Archery: 136	Automotive tools or accessories: 135
Other containers: 134	Light bulbs: 131
Handball: 127	Garage doors: 126
Art and ceramic supplies or equipment: 125	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 123
Sprayers: 117	Baby walkers or jumpers: 116
Field hockey: 115	Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 115
Towels or cloths: 113	Seasonal decorations: 109
Gasoline cans: 109	Toy boxes or chests: 108
Other furniture: 108	Faucets or spigots: 108
Scales: 105	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 103
Sheets or pillowcases: 102	Appliances: 102
Public equipment: 98	Dolls, plush toys, and action figures: 96
Fire escape devices: 95	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 94
Pogo sticks: 93	Table tennis: 93
Seesaws or teeterboards: 93	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 92
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 92	Business and office machines: 88
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 87	Hair dryers: 87
Log splitters: 87	Portable electric heaters: 87
Radiators: 87	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 87
Infant and toddler play centers: 86	Electric deep fryers: 86
Billiards or pool: 85	Filters: 84
Coffee makers or teapots: 82	Vending machines: 81
Mobile/manufactured homes: 81	Magazine racks or book ends: 81
Hot tubs or home spas: 80	Television tables or stands: 79
Powered riding toys: 79	Tape recorders or players: 79
Treehouses or playhouses: 79	Lighters: 77
Games or game parts: 77	Nonbaby mattresses: 77
Kerosene: 76	Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 76
Street hockey: 76	Towel racks or bars: 76
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 76	Portable gas or LP heaters: 76
Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 76	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 76
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 76	Swimming pool chemicals: 76
Hair clippers and trimmers: 76	Toddler beds: 76
Other power garden tools: 71	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 71
Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 71	Electric motors: 71
Shuffleboard: 71	Artificial Christmas trees: 71
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 71	Power drills or accessories: 71
Diapers: 71	Other specified plastic products: 71
Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 71	Floor waxes: 71
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 71	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 70
Cords, electrical: 70	Clocks: 70
Tapes: 70	Levels: 70
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 70	Portable power drills and accessories: 70
Waterbeds or water pillows: 70	Playpens: 69
Wood paneling and particleboard: 69	Above-ground swimming pools: 69
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 69	Pillows: 69
Plastic containers: 69	Futons: 69
Heating or cooling comfort packs: 68	Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 68
Nail guns or stud drivers: 68	Riding toys: 65
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 65	Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 63
Painting equipment, powered: 63	Awls, chisels or planes: 63
Clothes steamers: 63	Hand saws: 63
Can openers: 63	Laundry hampers: 63
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 63	Fire extinguishers: 63
Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 63	Other electric lighting equipment: 63
Fireplace equipment: 63	Fuel oils: 63
Lighter fluids: 63	Straps: 63
Fencing: 61	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 59
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 59	Decorative water features: 58
Doorstops: 54	Chemicals: 48
Car seats: 47	Batteries: 47
Ironing boards or covers: 44	Potty chairs or training seats: 43
Nonmetal cookware: 42	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 38
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 38	Nonglass bottles or jars: 37
Lockers: 37	Christmas decorations: 37
Desk supplies: 37	Portable baby swings: 36
Safes: 33	Electric blankets or sheets: 33
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 33	Book bags or back carriers: 32
Tarpaulins: 32	Clothes dryers: 31
School equipment: 26	Outerwear: 21
Doll houses and other play scenes: 21	Attachable high chairs: 21
Coins: 21	General purpose household cleaners: 21
Cots: 21	Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 21
Photographic equipment: 17	Matches: 17
Baby carriers: 17	Christmas tree lights: 17
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 17	Toboggans: 17
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 16	Multi-purpose lighters: 16
Utility vehicles: 16	Generators or power plants: 16
Radios: 16	Ice picks: 16
Vaporizers: 16	Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 16
Canning jars or lids: 16	Eyeglasses: 16
Fuel storage tanks: 16	Bassinets or cradles: 16
Baby carriers or slings: 16	Badminton: 15
Power hedge trimmers: 15	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 15
Inflatable furniture: 15	Nonelectric blankets: 15
Umbrellas: 15	Scuba diving: 15
Pressurized containers: 15	Boxing: 15
Glass soft drink bottles: 15	Gas or LP heaters: 15
Personal protection devices: 15	Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 15
Toy sports equipment: 15	Hammocks: 15
Keys, key rings or key chains: 15	Flotation toys: 15
Electric frying pans and skillets: 15	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 15
Slow cookers: 15	Surge suppressors or power strips: 15
Electric ranges or ovens: 15	Manual hedge trimmers: 15
Extension cords: 15	Fertilizers: 10
Screwdrivers: 10	Paper bags: 6
Sleeping bags: 6	Paint or varnish thinners: 6
Leaf blowers: 6	Building sets: 5
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 5	Croquet: 5
Band saws: 5	Darts: 5
Hot plates: 5	Built-in fireplaces: 5
Stilts: 5	Other toy weapons: 5
Inflatable toys: 5	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 5
Tetherball: 5

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