Accidents - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,675,092
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 212,498	Bicycles or accessories: 69,272
Basketball: 61,841	Exercise: 61,234
Softball: 54,064	Floors or flooring materials: 49,151
Ladders: 47,913	All-terrain vehicles: 34,987
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 33,721	Soccer: 33,109
Tables: 31,362	Baseball: 28,289
Snow skiing: 26,515	Fences or fence posts: 24,970
Knives: 24,424	Bathtubs or showers: 22,538
Chain saws: 22,511	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 20,884
Horseback riding: 20,653	Football: 20,530
House repair or construction materials: 20,173	Chairs: 18,620
Lawn mowers: 18,201	Beds or bedframes: 17,302
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 15,369	Fishing: 15,169
Bags: 12,332	Wheelchairs: 12,037
Tennis: 11,960	Doors: 11,276
Volleyball: 11,137	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 11,031
Footwear: 10,485	Ceilings and walls: 9,461
Containers: 9,175	Knives with replaceable blades: 9,102
Roller skating: 8,530	Hot water: 8,179
Pipes: 8,144	Martial arts: 7,669
Exercise equipment: 7,578	Dancing: 7,381
Gasoline: 7,275	Tableware and accessories: 6,941
Beds: 6,701	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 6,689
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 6,652	Mirrors or mirror glass: 6,542
Furniture: 6,401	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 6,225
In-line skating: 6,183	Swimming pools: 6,157
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 6,115	Hammers: 6,015
Razors or shavers: 5,930	Snowmobiles: 5,876
Power lawn mowers: 5,824	Hatchets or axes: 5,663
Golf: 5,607	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 5,534
Drinking glasses: 5,364	Snow boarding: 5,219
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 5,029	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 4,988
Crutches, canes or walkers: 4,704	Other unpowered garden tools: 4,683
Skateboards: 4,659	Windows or window glass: 4,634
Day wear: 4,629	Ice skating: 4,612
Toilets: 4,545	Riding power lawn mowers: 4,524
Metal containers: 4,416	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 4,365
Grocery or shopping carts: 4,362	Surfing: 4,304
Rugs or carpets: 4,270	Swimming: 4,199
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 4,106	Pet supplies: 4,015
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 3,964	Glass bottles or jars: 3,920
Trampolines: 3,758	Weight lifting: 3,744
Poles: 3,485	Bedsprings or bedframes: 3,478
Bottles or jars: 3,342	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 3,337
Benches: 3,304	Golf carts: 3,233
Saws: 3,215	Other ball sports: 3,207
Motor vehicles or parts: 3,145	Pruning or trimming equipment: 3,055
Televisions: 2,992	Water skiing: 2,967
Bowling: 2,934	Ramps or landings: 2,930
Hockey: 2,911	Plastic bags: 2,868
Grills: 2,800	Stools: 2,787
Other toys: 2,775	Refrigerators: 2,764
Ball sports: 2,760	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 2,707
Sports and recreational activity: 2,663	Horseshoes: 2,648
Wire: 2,611	Scaffolding: 2,609
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 2,605	Carts: 2,569
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 2,564	Buckets or pails: 2,525
Skating: 2,516	Bleachers: 2,464
Cookware: 2,396	Toolboxes or tool kits: 2,313
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 2,289	Diving or diving boards: 2,256
Handrails, railings or banisters: 2,239	Bunk beds: 2,115
Go-carts: 2,095	Tools: 2,086
Sleds: 2,076	Stepladders: 2,053
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 2,045	Air conditioners: 1,915
Aquariums or accessories: 1,909	Animal induced injury: 1,892
Swings or swing sets: 1,873	Ice hockey: 1,801
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 1,772	Built-in swimming pools: 1,764
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 1,760	Doorsills or frames: 1,699
Chains: 1,639	Escalators: 1,630
Scooters, unpowered: 1,617	Portable circular power saws: 1,611
Counters or countertops: 1,600	Heaters or heating systems: 1,576
Dishwashers: 1,560	Rotary power lawn mowers: 1,543
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 1,535	Tractors: 1,483
Drills: 1,457	Rope or string: 1,449
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 1,436	Insect induced injuries: 1,411
Step stools: 1,406	Other manual workshop tools: 1,404
Mountain climbing: 1,397	Manual cleaning equipment: 1,371
Camping equipment: 1,371	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 1,364
Power saws: 1,361	Tool sheds: 1,357
Other ranges or ovens: 1,352	Rugby: 1,347
Nail guns or stud drivers: 1,321	Amusement attractions: 1,275
Bed rails: 1,273	Water tubing: 1,228
Mobile/manufactured homes: 1,220	Extension or straight ladders: 1,196
Computers: 1,196	Light bulbs: 1,166
Hot tubs or home spas: 1,163	Freezers: 1,151
Barstools or kitchen stools: 1,147	Wrestling: 1,140
Power tillers or cultivators: 1,114	Alcohol: 1,114
Wooden containers: 1,102	Telephones or telephone accessories: 1,063
Lighting equipment: 1,048	Washing machines: 1,032
Flying toys: 1,012	Fans: 1,007
Archery: 978	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 967
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 967	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 965
Other windows or window glass: 965	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 961
Baby gates or barriers: 959	Other glass bottles or jars: 957
Welding equipment: 954	General home or room involvement in fires: 953
Swimming pool equipment: 931	Decorative yard equipment: 921
Public equipment: 889	Floor lamps or table lamps: 878
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 871	Scissors: 867
Minibikes, powered: 860	Garden tractors: 855
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 852	Plastic containers: 847
Slides or sliding boards: 841	Plants, trees and shrubs: 833
Luggage: 828	Cardboard products: 817
Garage doors: 807	Vacuum cleaners: 797
Handball: 790	Electric heating pads: 789
Manual push mowers: 786	Track and field: 786
Tree stands: 764	Roller hockey: 741
Fireworks: 733	Log splitters: 733
Elevators or other lifts: 703	Pins and needles: 689
Other fireplaces: 666	Other playground equipment: 661
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 638	Sinks: 638
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 634	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 632
Awls, chisels or planes: 626	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 625
Manual scissors: 623	Portable food or beverage coolers: 601
Cabinet or door hardware: 596	Lighter fluids: 592
Metal cookware: 590	Badminton: 589
Other Irons: 574	Workshop furnishings: 569
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 564	Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 559
Glass doors: 552	Mattresses: 549
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 542	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 539
Other ranges: 532	Windowsills or frames: 529
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 525	Fuel storage tanks: 520
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 514	Lacrosse: 513
Screwdrivers: 511	Snow throwers/blowers: 503
Water heaters: 497	Chair, recliner: 483
Bench or table saws: 477	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 468
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 462	Soaps: 447
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 446	Billiards or pool: 444
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 441	Wood paneling and particleboard: 440
Gasoline cans: 436	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 433
Chemicals: 421	Extension ladders: 421
Television tables or stands: 419	Kerosene or oil heaters: 418
Storm windows: 417	BBs or pellets: 416
Clothing: 412	Screen doors: 408
Paper products: 398	Sheets or pillowcases: 395
Fuel oils: 387	Sprayers: 386
Aerosol containers: 385	Foods: 381
Other furnaces: 377	Power drills or accessories: 374
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 373	Glass soft drink bottles: 372
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 370	Other ovens: 366
Water slides: 365	Radiators: 365
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 354	Hand saws: 353
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 341	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 337
Gymnastics: 337	Business and office machines: 336
Batteries: 335	Clothing accessories: 332
Other containers: 330	Fireplace equipment: 325
Portable power drills and accessories: 325	Table tennis: 324
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 323	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 323
Electric Christmas decorations: 320	Kerosene: 320
Electric heaters: 319	Lubricants: 319
Motorized vehicles: 313	Towels or cloths: 310
Generators or power plants: 310	Manicuring devices: 307
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 307	Animal traps: 303
Blankets: 302	Outdoor patio heaters or firepits: 300
Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 300	Cutting torches: 296
Pumps: 296	Snow tubing: 295
Vending machines: 295	Hammocks: 293
Electric deep fryers: 292	Medical equipment, general: 289
Nightwear: 288	Paint or varnish thinners: 287
Clothing irons: 280	Laundry soaps or detergents: 277
Other grills or stoves: 276	Brushcutters, powered: 275
Air compressors: 274	Lockers: 273
Other portable or stationary power tools: 273	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 273
Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 270	Trays: 270
Toy boxes or chests: 270	Laundry baskets: 268
Clothes dryers: 266	Darts: 265
Coffee makers or teapots: 264	Wagons: 264
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 262	Nonmetal cookware: 261
Flying discs and boomerangs: 258	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 255
Other glass doors: 252	Manual filing or sanding tools: 252
Clocks: 245	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 242
General purpose household cleaners: 241	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 240
Balls: 238	Other power garden tools: 237
Microwave ovens: 237	Baby strollers: 234
Christmas decorations: 234	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 232
Portable electric heaters: 229	Scuba diving: 228
Power hedge trimmers: 227	Automatic doors: 224
Plastic products: 220	Footlockers: 213
Playground equipment: 209	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 208
Pillows: 203	Other furniture: 201
Kitchen gadgets: 201	Boxing: 196
Safes: 195	Detergents: 192
Manual hedge trimmers: 192	Scales: 191
Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 191	Pens and pencils: 188
Pressurized containers: 186	Snow plows: 185
Fire extinguishers: 185	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 183
Other guns or firearms: 177	Power pruning or trimming equipment: 174
Oven cleaners: 173	Laundry hampers: 170
Saunas: 168	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 168
Slow cookers: 168	Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 164
Pogo sticks: 163	Other nonglass doors: 162
Automotive tools or accessories: 162	Sliding glass doors or panels: 161
Toboggans: 160	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 160
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 159	Photographic equipment: 158
Tarpaulins: 157	Outerwear: 155
Appliances: 155	Cheerleading: 155
Charcoal: 154	Futons: 152
Sleeping bags: 152	Nonglass doors: 150
Diesel fuels: 148	Gas or LP heaters: 147
Fertilizers: 144	Field hockey: 144
Electric frying pans and skillets: 143	Tapes: 142
Reel power lawn mowers: 142	Nonglass bottles or jars: 142
Battery chargers: 141	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 139
Storm doors with glass panels: 138	Waterbeds or water pillows: 138
Humidifiers: 136	Lye: 136
Painting equipment, powered: 135	Book bags or back carriers: 135
First aid equipment: 131	Christmas tree lights: 131
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 128	Flatware: 127
Street hockey: 125	Acids: 124
Tape recorders or players: 123	Glue guns: 122
Seasonal decorations: 122	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 122
Desk supplies: 120	Recliner chairs: 119
Nonbaby mattresses: 117	Cords, electrical: 116
Other specified plastic products: 116	Other plastic products: 116
Floor buffers or waxers: 115	Treehouses or playhouses: 114
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 108	Unicycles: 107
Vises or workshop clamps: 107	Band saws: 104
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 104	Other ladders: 104
Power routers: 103	Other toy weapons: 101
Combs or hairbrushes: 101	Chair, rocking: 100
Electric baseboard heaters: 100	Tombstones or grave markers: 99
Hair dryers: 99	Fire escape devices: 98
Massage devices or vibrators: 97	Adhesives: 95
Toilet bowl products: 94	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 93
Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 92	Umbrellas: 91
Pressure cookers or canners: 91	Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 91
Dehumidifiers: 90	Skeet shooting: 90
Steam irons: 90	Sewing machines or accessories: 90
Lighters: 90	Range or oven accessories: 89
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 89	Tricycles: 88
Electric or battery-powered knives: 88	Balloons: 86
Straight ladders: 85	Other antennas: 85
Artificial Christmas trees: 85	Power lathes: 85
Kites or kite string: 85	Above-ground swimming pools: 85
Other power saws: 84	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 84
Can openers: 84	Drinking fountains: 83
Gas ranges: 83	Radios: 83
Wood burning fireplaces: 83	Electric blankets or sheets: 82
Trash compactors: 80	Slicers and choppers: 80
Chimneys: 77	Swimming pool chemicals: 76
Hair clippers and trimmers: 76	Portable gas or LP heaters: 76
Illegal drugs: 75	Coins: 75
Other baby carriers: 74	Wading pools: 73
Gas ranges or ovens: 72	Electric motors: 71
Paper bags: 71	Electric razors or shavers: 71
Water polo: 71	Support garments and stockings, medical: 71
Kerosene grills or stoves: 71	Food processors: 70
Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 70	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 69
Glass bottle cutting equipment: 69	Heat or infrared lamps: 69
Nonelectric blankets: 69	Jigsaws: 68
Inflatable furniture: 68	Riding toys: 68
Wallpaper: 67	Portable cribs: 67
Baby carriers: 67	Snow throwers or blowers: 67
Panel doors: 66	Seesaws or teeterboards: 66
Fabric treatment products: 66	Bed rails, adult: 66
Food warmers: 66	Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 66
Leaf blowers: 64	Clothes steamers: 63
Other electric lighting equipment: 63	Hot plates: 62
Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 59	Fixed floor-length glass panels: 54
Power sanders: 53	Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 53
Croquet: 51	Heating or cooling comfort packs: 50
Utility vehicles: 47	Bars and bar accessories: 46
Extension cords: 45	Boats and boating: 45
Gas-burning fireplaces: 45	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 41
Sabre saws: 38	Ammonia, household: 37
Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 37	Eyeglasses: 35
Manual drills: 33	Boilers: 33
Cots: 33	Pull-down or folding stairs: 32
Art and ceramic supplies or equipment: 32	Baby carriages: 32
Bleaches: 31	Canning jars or lids: 31
Matches: 30	Trains: 29
Electric blenders: 21	Baby bottles or nipples: 21
Lamp oils: 19	Unpowered models or parts: 18
Electric kettles or hot pots: 18	Dishwasher detergents: 18
Other stools: 17	Stationary power drills and accessories: 17
Incinerators: 16	Batons: 16
Floor waxes: 16	Drain cleaners: 16
Fencing: 16	Shoelace fasteners: 16
Shoe polishes: 16	Sewing basket articles: 16
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 15	Toy guns: 15
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 15	Costumes or masks: 15
Portable baby swings: 15	Faucets or spigots: 15
Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 15	Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 15
Electric ranges or ovens: 15	Other bedding: 15
Caustics: 15	Baby walkers or jumpers: 15
Toy sports equipment: 15	Decorative water features: 15
Personal protection devices: 15	Jewelry: 15
Industrial equipment: 15	Baby bouncer seats: 15
Paper cutters: 15	Safety pins: 15
Internal combustion engines: 15	Tablet or capsule drugs: 14
Solvents: 14

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