Accidents - Year 2010 - Wrist

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 550,232
See also: Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 39,886	Floors or flooring materials: 32,439
Bicycles or accessories: 30,556	Football: 28,899
Basketball: 21,809	Soccer: 18,091
Skateboards: 18,017	Roller skating: 14,736
Beds or bedframes: 12,901	Snow boarding: 11,019
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 10,892	Ceilings and walls: 10,474
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 9,847	Ladders: 8,537
Chairs: 7,932	Baseball: 7,281
All-terrain vehicles: 7,170	Knives: 6,792
Bathtubs or showers: 6,440	Doors: 6,426
Sports and recreational activity: 6,015	Swings or swing sets: 5,896
Softball: 5,767	Scooters, unpowered: 5,634
Tables: 4,968	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 4,959
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 4,877	Exercise: 4,848
Containers: 4,668	Volleyball: 4,556
Horseback riding: 4,304	Trampolines: 4,291
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 4,020	In-line skating: 3,759
Cheerleading: 3,754	Ice skating: 3,614
Fences or fence posts: 3,594	Footwear: 3,462
Pet supplies: 3,375	Gymnastics: 3,145
Tableware and accessories: 2,867	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 2,787
Slides or sliding boards: 2,779	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 2,661
Boxing: 2,658	Other ball sports: 2,559
Furniture: 2,485	Rugs or carpets: 2,436
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 2,423	Tennis: 2,377
Drinking glasses: 2,365	Crutches, canes or walkers: 2,310
Weight lifting: 2,308	Hockey: 2,200
Dancing: 2,161	Knives with replaceable blades: 2,142
Snow skiing: 2,108	Wrestling: 1,936
Other toys: 1,929	Computers: 1,906
Sleds: 1,744	Ice hockey: 1,651
Bowling: 1,640	Bags: 1,550
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 1,532	Wheelchairs: 1,520
Toilets: 1,451	Fishing: 1,451
Handrails, railings or banisters: 1,450	Exercise equipment: 1,444
Swimming pools: 1,439	Bunk beds: 1,430
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 1,325	Doorsills or frames: 1,270
Televisions: 1,268	Lacrosse: 1,261
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 1,218	Hot water: 1,198
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 1,156	Counters or countertops: 1,095
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 1,057	Mirrors or mirror glass: 1,054
Chain saws: 1,043	Playground equipment: 1,034
Metal containers: 1,010	Other playground equipment: 1,003
Lawn mowers: 984	Manual cleaning equipment: 953
Martial arts: 953	Hammers: 947
Other unpowered garden tools: 944	Step stools: 870
Bleachers: 846	Stools: 844
Day wear: 842	Skating: 838
Golf carts: 834	Poles: 805
Drills: 802	Chair, recliner: 753
Golf: 741	Other ranges or ovens: 740
Vacuum cleaners: 737	Track and field: 712
Cabinet or door hardware: 683	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 678
Grills: 662	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 658
Tools: 643	Luggage: 632
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 625	Benches: 614
Cookware: 597	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 589
Glass bottles or jars: 584	Washing machines: 582
Snowmobiles: 547	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 537
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 534	Rugby: 512
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 503	Pruning or trimming equipment: 502
Ball sports: 491	Clothing: 485
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 483	Refrigerators: 477
Bottles or jars: 473	Saws: 469
Car seats: 455	Barstools or kitchen stools: 452
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 449	Sinks: 448
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 447	Balls: 442
Paper products: 438	Telephones or telephone accessories: 435
Air conditioners: 433	Amusement attractions: 423
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 416	Mattresses: 411
Ramps or landings: 411	Go-carts: 401
Pipes: 401	Laundry baskets: 400
Buckets or pails: 397	Cardboard products: 389
Cords, electrical: 389	Toolboxes or tool kits: 389
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 366	House repair or construction materials: 365
Elevators or other lifts: 363	Jewelry: 359
Water slides: 354	Clothes dryers: 349
Fans: 343	Windowsills or frames: 336
Log splitters: 327	Swimming: 324
Rope or string: 321	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 319
Handball: 318	Decorative yard equipment: 308
Baby gates or barriers: 303	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 284
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 284	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 282
Power lawn mowers: 282	Grocery or shopping carts: 280
Surfing: 278	Extension or straight ladders: 274
Seesaws or teeterboards: 272	Power saws: 267
Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 264	Wooden containers: 262
Watches: 253	Field hockey: 251
Lockers: 245	Extension cords: 244
Flying discs and boomerangs: 243	Pogo sticks: 243
Archery: 240	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 239
Desk supplies: 238	Power tillers or cultivators: 233
Cribs: 232	General home or room involvement in fires: 231
Other portable or stationary power tools: 230	Hot tubs or home spas: 230
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 228	Nail guns or stud drivers: 228
Treehouses or playhouses: 226	Portable food or beverage coolers: 225
Rotary power lawn mowers: 223	Painting equipment, powered: 223
Manual scissors: 223	Blankets: 221
Escalators: 220	Awls, chisels or planes: 220
Lighting equipment: 217	Book bags or back carriers: 211
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 209	Slow cookers: 208
Vending machines: 207	Power drills or accessories: 202
Radiators: 202	Floor lamps or table lamps: 200
Straps: 197	Dishwashers: 188
Outerwear: 186	Stepladders: 183
Pillows: 181	Kitchen gadgets: 173
Garage doors: 167	Minibikes, powered: 167
Pens and pencils: 166	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 165
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 165	Diapers: 165
Snow throwers/blowers: 164	Water skiing: 158
Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 158	Metal cookware: 152
Tool sheds: 152	Garden tractors: 148
Horseshoes: 148	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 148
Bench or table saws: 148	Freezers: 146
Gasoline cans: 146	Tree stands: 146
Scaffolding: 143	Nightwear: 142
Clothing accessories: 141	Tractors: 140
Nonbaby mattresses: 140	Sprayers: 140
Clocks: 140	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 140
Utility vehicles: 138	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 137
Water heaters: 135	Doorstops: 135
Manual push mowers: 135	Riding power lawn mowers: 134
Balloons: 134	Aquariums or accessories: 133
Other manual workshop tools: 132	Towels or cloths: 127
Diving or diving boards: 127	Portable circular power saws: 127
Flatware: 127	General purpose household cleaners: 127
Playpens: 125	Coffee makers or teapots: 124
Motorized vehicles: 117	Light bulbs: 117
Chains: 115	Outdoor patio heaters or firepits: 115
Wagons: 111	Electric Christmas decorations: 111
Tricycles: 110	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 109
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 108	Hatchets or axes: 104
Scissors: 102	Badminton: 97
Clothing irons: 95	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 93
Tetherball: 93	Keys, key rings or key chains: 93
Above-ground swimming pools: 93	Tarpaulins: 92
High chairs: 91	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 88
Band saws: 87	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 87
Christmas decorations: 86	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 86
Electric ranges or ovens: 82	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 82
Leaf blowers: 81	Built-in swimming pools: 80
Other electric lighting equipment: 79	Electric blenders: 79
Bed rails: 77	Power hedge trimmers: 77
Sewing machines or accessories: 76	Nonglass bottles or jars: 76
Massage devices or vibrators: 76	Caulking or spackling compounds: 76
Electric mixers: 76	Nonelectric blankets: 76
Food processors: 76	Boilers: 76
Decorative water features: 76	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 76
Radial arm saws: 76	Heaters or heating systems: 76
Slicers and choppers: 76	Business and office machines: 76
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 76	Seasonal decorations: 76
Matchbooks: 76	Pull-down or folding stairs: 76
Batons: 76	Pressurized containers: 76
Plastic wrapping products: 76	Rug shampooers: 71
Electric blankets or sheets: 71	Automotive chemicals: 71
Combs or hairbrushes: 71	Other specified plastic products: 71
Other bedding: 71	Mountain climbing: 71
Chair, rocking: 71	Moving walks: 71
Coins: 71	Plastic containers: 71
Baby exercisers: 71	Baby bouncer seats: 71
Lubricants: 71	Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 71
Pretend electronics, tools, housewares, and appliances: 70	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 70
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 70	Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 70
Wallpaper: 70	Other furniture: 70
Automatic doors: 70	Baby strollers: 69
Window screens: 68	Table linens: 68
Remote control, universal or not stated: 68	Toy sports equipment: 68
Canning jars or lids: 63	Manual filing or sanding tools: 63
Garden sprayers: 63	Appliances: 63
Adhesives: 63	Water tubing: 63
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 63	Electric heaters: 63
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 63	Pressure cookers or canners: 63
Lighter fluids: 63	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 63
Fire extinguishers: 63	Other containers: 63
Soldering equipment: 63	Roller hockey: 63
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 63	Waterbeds or water pillows: 63
Other glass bottles or jars: 60	Games or game parts: 59
Screwdrivers: 54	Riding toys: 48
Carts: 47	Other furnaces: 38
Trays: 38	Nonmetal cookware: 38
Electric heating pads: 38	Baby carriages: 33
Microwave ovens: 33	Umbrellas: 33
Snow tubing: 33	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 32
Gasoline: 32	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 32
Glass soft drink bottles: 32	Portable power drills and accessories: 32
Batteries: 32	Towel racks or bars: 32
Fireworks: 31	Street hockey: 27
Portable swimming pools: 21	Toy boxes or chests: 21
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 21	Toy vehicles: 21
Attachable high chairs: 17	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 17
Other baby carriers: 17	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 17
Kites or kite string: 16	Drain snakes: 16
Hammocks: 16	Photographic equipment: 16
Razors or shavers: 16	Bars and bar accessories: 16
Camping equipment: 16	Heating or cooling comfort packs: 15
Swimming pool equipment: 15	Fire escape devices: 15
Wire: 15	Flotation toys: 15
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 15	Laundry soaps or detergents: 15
Generators or power plants: 15	Knife sharpeners: 15
Antifreeze: 15	Vacuum containers: 15
Toddler beds: 15	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 15
Billiards or pool: 15	Table tennis: 15
Sheets or pillowcases: 15	Fencing: 10
Other fireplaces: 6	BBs or pellets: 6
Water polo: 6	Tape recorders or players: 5
Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 5	Other clothing: 5
Nonelectric can openers: 5	Bleaches: 5
Other toy weapons: 5	Building sets: 5
Faucets or spigots: 5	Television tables or stands: 5

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