Accidents - 6-15 years old - Year 1997 - Wrist

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 217,767
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Bicycles or accessories: 25,362	Basketball: 19,106
In-line skating: 17,760	Football: 17,231
Roller skating: 11,426	Soccer: 9,226
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 8,369	Swings or swing sets: 6,649
Stairs or steps: 5,628	Baseball: 5,394
Skateboards: 5,153	Floors or flooring materials: 5,031
Skating: 4,524	Snow boarding: 3,777
Trampolines: 3,655	Windows or window glass: 3,647
Slides or sliding boards: 2,768	Volleyball: 2,700
Gymnastics: 2,482	Ceilings and walls: 2,207
Fences or fence posts: 2,184	All-terrain vehicles: 1,913
Doors: 1,894	Ice skating: 1,889
Hockey: 1,678	Horseback riding: 1,668
Beds: 1,545	Chairs: 1,530
Softball: 1,519	Sleds: 1,505
Ball sports: 1,350	Bunk beds: 1,299
Playground equipment: 1,203	Cheerleading: 1,183
Wrestling: 1,176	Knives: 1,106
Snow skiing: 1,078	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 984
Tables: 975	Exercise: 898
Other ball sports: 859	Martial arts: 821
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 702	Go-carts: 662
Glass doors: 602	House repair or construction materials: 545
Exercise equipment: 538	Tennis: 509
Ice hockey: 499	Dancing: 476
Rope or string: 459	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 458
Golf carts: 457	Handrails, railings or banisters: 453
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 452	Weight lifting: 448
Snowmobiles: 414	Bathtubs or showers: 413
Other playground equipment: 402	Bleachers: 394
Street hockey: 392	Swimming pools: 383
Footwear: 379	Other glass doors: 373
Amusement attractions: 371	Ladders: 355
Lockers: 352	Drinking glasses: 351
Treehouses or playhouses: 345	Book bags or back carriers: 331
Poles: 327	Other toys: 324
Rugs or carpets: 308	Swimming: 292
Sports and recreational activity: 290	Tableware and accessories: 289
Doorsills or frames: 288	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 288
Track and field: 272	Benches: 262
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 260	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 248
Sliding glass doors or panels: 248	Seesaws or teeterboards: 232
Pipes: 232	Bowling: 215
Hammocks: 198	Bedsprings or bedframes: 186
Mattresses: 184	Roller hockey: 182
Riding power lawn mowers: 178	Other nonglass doors: 178
Toy boxes or chests: 177	Handball: 164
Counters or countertops: 163	Plastic bags: 158
Boxing: 156	Storm doors with glass panels: 155
Golf: 154	Tetherball: 152
Screen doors: 150	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 149
Scooters, unpowered: 148	Crutches, canes or walkers: 142
Metal containers: 140	Step stools: 140
Tool sheds: 135	Lacrosse: 132
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 124	Aquariums or accessories: 120
Day wear: 116	Minibikes, powered: 115
Hot water: 111	Containers: 111
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 108	Windowsills or frames: 108
Outerwear: 108	Glass bottles or jars: 106
Bottles or jars: 96	Wagons: 95
Bars and bar accessories: 95	Other unpowered garden tools: 94
Snow tubing: 93	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 90
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 90	Other furnaces: 84
Wire: 84	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 84
Clocks: 84	Glass soft drink bottles: 81
Pillows: 81	Lighting equipment: 81
Manual cleaning equipment: 75	Radios: 74
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 74	Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 74
Cribs: 74	Toilets: 74
Light bulbs: 74	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 74
Electric blenders: 74	Diving or diving boards: 74
Other windows or window glass: 72	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 72
Grills: 70	Sinks: 70
Heaters or heating systems: 69	Ramps or landings: 67
Plastic containers: 67	High chairs: 66
Clacker balls: 66	Field hockey: 66
Fishing: 66	Nonmetal cookware: 66
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 66	Other ovens: 66
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 66	Cookware: 63
Floor lamps or table lamps: 40	Elevators or other lifts: 28
Mirrors or mirror glass: 27	Razors or shavers: 27
Fans: 27	Knives with replaceable blades: 25
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 25	Grocery or shopping carts: 25
Flotation toys: 23	Cardboard products: 22
Tools: 22	Tape recorders or players: 22
Manual scissors: 22	Scissors: 22
Clothing: 21	Archery: 21
Screwdrivers: 21	Freezers: 21
Mobile/manufactured homes: 19	Mountain climbing: 19
Jewelry: 19	Toy sports equipment: 19
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 19	Buckets or pails: 19
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 18	Washing machines: 18
Garage doors: 18	Radiators: 18
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 12	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 12
Sheets or pillowcases: 6	Clothes dryers: 6
Radial arm saws: 6	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 6
BBs or pellets: 6	Waterbeds or water pillows: 6
Microwave ovens: 6	Public equipment: 6
Escalators: 6	Window screens: 6
Kitchen gadgets: 6	Cabinet or door hardware: 6
Chains: 6

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