Accidents - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Knee

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,976,288
See also: Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 546,364	Floors or flooring materials: 280,974
Basketball: 183,183	Exercise: 122,229
Bicycles or accessories: 119,675	Snow skiing: 101,226
Softball: 75,479	Ladders: 68,564
Football: 63,452	Soccer: 59,710
Bathtubs or showers: 56,860	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 55,673
Dancing: 44,705	Chairs: 43,198
Beds or bedframes: 37,705	Baseball: 36,360
Chain saws: 34,730	Tables: 32,747
Volleyball: 31,662	All-terrain vehicles: 31,290
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 28,925	Fences or fence posts: 26,363
Furniture: 21,947	Rugs or carpets: 20,725
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 20,489	Doors: 19,925
Footwear: 18,684	Horseback riding: 18,614
Ceilings and walls: 17,581	Bowling: 17,523
Containers: 17,459	House repair or construction materials: 17,182
Beds: 16,889	Roller skating: 15,034
Exercise equipment: 14,797	Martial arts: 14,701
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 14,483	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 12,607
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 12,024	Trampolines: 11,781
Snow boarding: 11,357	Wheelchairs: 11,076
In-line skating: 10,960	Lawn mowers: 10,847
Knives: 10,818	Swimming pools: 10,650
Other toys: 10,623	Crutches, canes or walkers: 10,605
Fishing: 9,179	Tennis: 9,157
Golf: 8,403	Skateboards: 8,276
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 8,074	Snowmobiles: 7,960
Weight lifting: 7,834	Hockey: 7,134
Ice skating: 6,744	Ball sports: 6,334
Other ball sports: 6,134	Sports and recreational activity: 6,126
Knives with replaceable blades: 6,082	Escalators: 5,923
Water skiing: 5,573	Hammers: 5,521
Ramps or landings: 5,386	Sleds: 5,126
Pet supplies: 5,005	Baby gates or barriers: 4,980
Toilets: 4,932	Pipes: 4,760
Televisions: 4,757	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 4,721
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 4,556	Bleachers: 4,517
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 4,345	Refrigerators: 4,314
Manual cleaning equipment: 4,276	Stepladders: 4,239
Swimming: 4,219	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 4,120
Day wear: 4,099	Bunk beds: 4,080
Grocery or shopping carts: 4,054	Doorsills or frames: 3,965
Bags: 3,928	Handrails, railings or banisters: 3,796
Water tubing: 3,744	Amusement attractions: 3,652
Scaffolding: 3,636	Other unpowered garden tools: 3,607
Stools: 3,544	Surfing: 3,448
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 3,376	Skating: 3,357
Poles: 3,315	Benches: 3,250
Step stools: 3,225	Wrestling: 3,160
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 3,144	Scooters, unpowered: 3,108
Riding power lawn mowers: 3,094	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 3,046
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 2,999	Portable circular power saws: 2,998
Pruning or trimming equipment: 2,982	Golf carts: 2,975
Ice hockey: 2,933	Built-in swimming pools: 2,842
Saws: 2,818	Motor vehicles or parts: 2,739
Swings or swing sets: 2,738	Hatchets or axes: 2,670
Counters or countertops: 2,665	Tableware and accessories: 2,633
Elevators or other lifts: 2,607	Nail guns or stud drivers: 2,585
Vacuum cleaners: 2,536	Carts: 2,459
Telephones or telephone accessories: 2,417	Washing machines: 2,352
Buckets or pails: 2,323	Flying toys: 2,307
Metal containers: 2,177	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 2,174
Power lawn mowers: 2,119	Barstools or kitchen stools: 2,080
Animal induced injury: 2,055	Air conditioners: 1,997
Windows or window glass: 1,996	Tools: 1,988
Rugby: 1,943	Go-carts: 1,940
Hot tubs or home spas: 1,900	Computers: 1,885
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 1,872	Clothing: 1,860
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 1,835	Water slides: 1,819
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 1,705	Track and field: 1,705
Drinking glasses: 1,703	Tractors: 1,663
Bedsprings or bedframes: 1,636	Lubricants: 1,605
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 1,579	Rope or string: 1,575
Mattresses: 1,571	Mountain climbing: 1,555
Cardboard products: 1,533	Extension or straight ladders: 1,533
Sinks: 1,532	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 1,531
Cords, electrical: 1,520	Laundry baskets: 1,484
Luggage: 1,464	Mirrors or mirror glass: 1,457
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 1,448	Power saws: 1,437
Paper products: 1,436	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 1,385
Handball: 1,359	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 1,344
Billiards or pool: 1,290	Wire: 1,274
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 1,272	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 1,258
Minibikes, powered: 1,219	Gymnastics: 1,198
Toolboxes or tool kits: 1,196	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 1,152
Roller hockey: 1,127	Bottles or jars: 1,127
Portable food or beverage coolers: 1,107	Diving or diving boards: 1,090
Camping equipment: 1,089	Tree stands: 1,038
Blankets: 1,021	Street hockey: 1,017
Mobile/manufactured homes: 1,002	Chains: 995
Boxing: 973	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 973
Chair, recliner: 966	Clothes dryers: 964
Alcohol: 963	Clothing accessories: 961
Horseshoes: 949	Slides or sliding boards: 949
Grills: 943	Freezers: 936
Other ranges or ovens: 916	Public equipment: 905
Hot water: 901	Extension cords: 856
Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 855	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 855
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 852	Pins and needles: 832
Decorative yard equipment: 822	Razors or shavers: 813
Tool sheds: 810	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 806
Swimming pool equipment: 800	Safes: 782
Plants, trees and shrubs: 778	Rotary power lawn mowers: 775
Plastic bags: 773	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 760
Snow tubing: 711	Glass bottles or jars: 693
Waterbeds or water pillows: 690	Fuel storage tanks: 688
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 679	Book bags or back carriers: 679
Badminton: 671	Wooden containers: 664
Other manual workshop tools: 646	Other playground equipment: 641
Aquariums or accessories: 637	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 620
Windowsills or frames: 614	Cookware: 611
Baby strollers: 601	Other ranges: 592
Balls: 592	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 591
Nightwear: 582	Fans: 580
Bench or table saws: 572	Television tables or stands: 571
Garage doors: 569	Microwave ovens: 566
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 558	Sprayers: 552
Outerwear: 548	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 548
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 547	Drills: 530
Radiators: 529	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 528
Cheerleading: 519	Screen doors: 517
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 517	Other fireplaces: 515
Welding equipment: 510	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 493
Car seats: 489	Cabinet or door hardware: 484
Towels or cloths: 478	Water heaters: 476
Table tennis: 465	Generators or power plants: 455
Pillows: 441	Bed rails: 437
Other portable or stationary power tools: 426	Christmas tree lights: 421
Electric Christmas decorations: 420	Cribs: 412
Fireworks: 412	Motorized vehicles: 406
Sliding glass doors or panels: 399	Workshop furnishings: 395
Power tillers or cultivators: 394	Gasoline: 392
Light bulbs: 390	Vending machines: 388
Glass doors: 381	Wood paneling and particleboard: 379
Nonglass bottles or jars: 371	Lacrosse: 371
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 367	Awls, chisels or planes: 365
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 361	Dishwashers: 361
Power hedge trimmers: 361	Manual hedge trimmers: 357
Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 348	Other furniture: 347
First aid equipment: 346	Snow throwers/blowers: 345
Christmas decorations: 342	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 338
General home or room involvement in fires: 338	Heaters or heating systems: 338
Fuel oils: 336	Batteries: 334
Manual push mowers: 334	Screwdrivers: 325
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 325	Above-ground swimming pools: 324
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 323	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 322
Foods: 320	Futons: 317
Scissors: 316	Toy sports equipment: 315
Recliner chairs: 312	Soaps: 310
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 308	Tricycles: 306
Gasoline cans: 305	Pens and pencils: 303
Other furnaces: 300	Sheets or pillowcases: 291
Laundry soaps or detergents: 287	Pull-down or folding stairs: 287
Automotive tools or accessories: 283	Insect induced injuries: 279
Appliances: 278	Nonbaby mattresses: 272
Desk supplies: 267	Pogo sticks: 259
Medical equipment, general: 259	Manual scissors: 255
General purpose household cleaners: 249	Painting equipment, powered: 248
Log splitters: 246	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 245
Tarpaulins: 245	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 244
Balloons: 242	Glass soft drink bottles: 241
Kites or kite string: 239	Jewelry: 232
Manual filing or sanding tools: 230	Clothing irons: 222
Sewing basket articles: 221	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 221
Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 220	Wagons: 218
Footlockers: 218	Trays: 217
Paper bags: 216	Snow throwers or blowers: 216
Rocking chairs: 214	Darts: 214
Faucets or spigots: 211	Garden tractors: 211
Other containers: 208	Toboggans: 206
Fabric treatment products: 201	Leaf blowers: 199
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 198	Floor lamps or table lamps: 197
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 197	Other nonglass doors: 193
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 188	Lockers: 185
Tape recorders or players: 180	Field hockey: 180
Fire escape devices: 178	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 177
Other plastic products: 177	Sleeping bags: 175
Fire extinguishers: 171	Radios: 168
Storm doors with glass panels: 168	Detergents: 168
Recording tapes: 167	Archery: 167
Fertilizers: 166	High chairs: 165
Lighting equipment: 161	Water polo: 160
Drain cleaners: 159	Treehouses or playhouses: 158
Fixed floor-length glass panels: 157	Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 154
Wading pools: 154	Keys, key rings or key chains: 154
Wallpaper: 150	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 150
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 148	Fencing: 148
Chair, rocking: 148	Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 146
Other power saws: 146	Trains: 145
Power sanders: 145	Heat pumps: 145
Boilers: 144	Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 144
Extension ladders: 143	Other grills or stoves: 142
Portable power drills and accessories: 141	Hammocks: 139
Baby bottles or nipples: 139	Swimming pool slides: 138
Baby carriages: 138	Automatic doors: 138
Straight ladders: 137	Ice makers: 136
Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 136	Powered riding toys: 135
Other antennas: 133	Other bedding: 132
Plastic products: 132	Food grinders: 130
Other ovens: 129	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 128
Air compressors: 123	Seasonal decorations: 123
Outdoor antennas: 122	Other glass bottles or jars: 121
Food processors: 119	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 119
Electric ranges or ovens: 118	Bars and bar accessories: 118
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 117	Christmas tree stands or supports: 113
Artificial Christmas trees: 113	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 112
Eyeglasses: 111	Diapers: 110
Cots: 107	Inflatable furniture: 106
Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 104	Flotation toys: 104
Combs or hairbrushes: 102	Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 102
Lighter fluids: 100	Hair dryers: 98
Inflatable toys: 98	Baby walkers or jumpers: 95
Boats and boating: 94	Costumes or masks: 94
Chemicals: 94	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 92
Floor waxes: 91	Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 90
Nonelectric blankets: 90	Other Irons: 88
Canning jars or lids: 88	Brushcutters, powered: 88
Scuba diving: 87	Band saws: 87
Baby mattresses or pads: 86	Adhesives: 86
Plastic containers: 86	Dishwashing liquid: 86
Decorative water features: 86	Other toy guns: 86
Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 85	Umbrellas: 85
Eye protection devices: 83	Photographic equipment: 83
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 83	Lye: 83
Safety pins: 83	Steam irons: 82
Cutting torches: 81	Hand saws: 78
Other stools: 77	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 77
Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 76	Storm windows: 76
Jigsaws: 76	Toy vehicles: 76
Metal or plastic molding sets: 76	Electric corn poppers: 75
Snow disks: 75	Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 75
School equipment: 75	Pumps: 75
Clocks: 75	Electric grills: 75
Electric heating pads: 74	Coffee makers or teapots: 73
Doorstops: 73	Slow cookers: 71
Playpens: 71	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 71
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 70	Other clothing: 70
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 70	Coin-operated car washing equipment: 70
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 70	Chimneys: 70
Oven cleaners: 69	Bleaches: 69
Portable swimming pools: 69	Portable electric heaters: 69
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 68	Bassinets or cradles: 68
Art supplies or equipment: 68	Drinking fountains: 67
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 67	Power drills or accessories: 66
Washer-dryer combinations: 66	Pressure cookers or canners: 66
Dry ice: 66	Furniture polishes or waxes: 66
Saunas: 63	Baby bouncer seats: 62
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 61	Other electric lighting equipment: 60
Flatware: 59	Can openers: 59
Curling: 58	Baby carriers or slings: 58
Riding toys: 58	Kitchen gadgets: 54
Tapes: 54	Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 53
Stilts: 52	Ice or snow boating: 49
Pressurized containers: 48	Electric heaters: 48
Moving walks: 47	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 47
Business and office machines: 45	Metal cookware: 43
Flying discs and boomerangs: 38	Straps: 38
Gas ranges or ovens: 38	Other glass doors: 37
Personal protection devices: 36	Baby carriers: 36
Plastic wrapping products: 35	Fireplace equipment: 34
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 33	Ironing boards or covers: 33
Marbles: 32	Playground equipment: 31
Utility vehicles: 30	Manicuring devices: 30
Scales: 30	Vises or workshop clamps: 30
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 30	Floor buffers or waxers: 30
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 21	Other power garden tools: 19
Floor furnaces: 18	Sabre saws: 18
Bedding: 18	BBs or pellets: 18
Slicers and choppers: 18	Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 17
Antifreeze: 17	Heating or cooling comfort packs: 17
Bed rails, adult: 17	Hair clippers and trimmers: 17
Other ladders: 17	Magazine racks or book ends: 16
Thermostats: 16	Stationary power drills and accessories: 16
Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads: 16	Electric motors: 16
Manual drills: 16	Sewing machines or accessories: 16
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 16	Laundry hampers: 16
Window screens: 16	Built-in fireplaces: 16
Toy boxes or chests: 16	Skeet shooting: 16
Liquid drugs: 15	Electric immersion water heaters: 15
Windshield wiper fluids: 15	Crayons or chalk: 15
Building sets: 15	Water softeners or conditioners: 15
Illegal drugs: 15	Internal combustion engines: 15
Trash compactors: 15	Gas fumes or gas vapors of unknown origin: 15
Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 15	Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 15
Other specified plastic products: 15	Electric baseboard heaters: 15
Gas or LP heaters: 15	Potty chairs or training seats: 15
Lunch boxes or pails: 15	Croquet: 15
Coaxial Cable: 15	Other guns or firearms: 15
Battery chargers: 15	Power routers: 15
Containers with key openers: 15	Flares: 14
Fire or smoke alarms: 14	Remote control, universal or not stated: 14

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