Accidents - 6-15 years old - Year 1998 - Ankle

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 233,556
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Basketball: 51,360	Stairs or steps: 27,361
Football: 16,540	Trampolines: 16,116
Soccer: 14,648	Bicycles or accessories: 10,616
Baseball: 8,202	Volleyball: 6,213
Softball: 4,601	Exercise: 4,506
Skateboards: 3,738	Floors or flooring materials: 3,697
Gymnastics: 3,661	In-line skating: 3,550
Cheerleading: 2,627	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 2,502
Footwear: 2,388	Ball sports: 2,285
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 2,010	Track and field: 1,782
Roller skating: 1,762	Beds: 1,648
Dancing: 1,580	All-terrain vehicles: 1,579
Fences or fence posts: 1,528	Other ball sports: 1,503
Skating: 1,433	Swings or swing sets: 1,406
Exercise equipment: 1,212	Ceilings and walls: 1,170
Bleachers: 1,023	Slides or sliding boards: 915
Wrestling: 904	Chairs: 887
Doors: 854	House repair or construction materials: 821
Snow skiing: 820	Ice skating: 730
Sports and recreational activity: 690	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 663
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 649	Martial arts: 648
Hockey: 625	Swimming pools: 587
Ice hockey: 575	Field hockey: 549
Sleds: 532	Tennis: 520
Tables: 510	Snow boarding: 454
Playground equipment: 453	Horseback riding: 429
Go-carts: 425	Lacrosse: 401
Built-in swimming pools: 389	Bunk beds: 389
Handrails, railings or banisters: 380	Rugs or carpets: 377
Other toys: 342	Windows or window glass: 340
Bathtubs or showers: 332	Water slides: 330
Rope or string: 328	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 313
Street hockey: 310	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 301
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 280	Treehouses or playhouses: 277
Containers: 271	Book bags or back carriers: 264
Aquariums or accessories: 263	Ladders: 252
Crutches, canes or walkers: 233	Bags: 212
Other playground equipment: 208	Bedsprings or bedframes: 203
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 201	Other unpowered garden tools: 192
Poles: 192	Swimming: 191
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 187	Glass bottles or jars: 179
Ramps or landings: 176	Scooters, unpowered: 170
Screen doors: 168	Fishing: 161
Carts: 151	Fire escape devices: 150
Tableware and accessories: 147	Lawn mowers: 143
Blankets: 141	Waterbeds or water pillows: 133
Amusement attractions: 131	Benches: 125
Surfing: 113	Flying toys: 111
Seesaws or teeterboards: 110	Manual cleaning equipment: 106
Roller hockey: 105	Handball: 104
Scaffolding: 104	Pipes: 104
Bowling: 103	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 102
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 95	Other ranges: 94
Radiators: 94	Furniture: 93
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 87	Drinking glasses: 86
Telephones or telephone accessories: 85	Pumps: 84
Weight lifting: 84	Televisions: 81
Clothing accessories: 80	Tetherball: 75
Tool sheds: 75	Bars and bar accessories: 75
Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 75	Kites or kite string: 75
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 74	Chains: 74
Diving or diving boards: 74	Golf carts: 73
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 67	Other glass doors: 67
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 67	Freezers: 67
Other nonglass doors: 67	Knives: 67
Pull-down or folding stairs: 67	Photographic equipment: 67
Floor lamps or table lamps: 67	Swimming pool slides: 67
Soaps: 67	Stepladders: 67
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 66	Refrigerators: 66
Manual scissors: 66	Other containers: 66
Electric lighting equipment: 66	Glass soft drink bottles: 66
Pogo sticks: 66	Microwave ovens: 66
Clothing: 66	Knives with replaceable blades: 66
Minibikes, powered: 66	Golf: 62
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 56	Luggage: 38
Plastic containers: 38	Water skiing: 37
Mirrors or mirror glass: 37	Hot water: 31
Paper products: 24	Escalators: 19
Metal containers: 19	Tractors: 19
Day wear: 19	Wire: 19
Nail guns or stud drivers: 19	Doorstops: 19
Scissors: 19	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 19
Pillows: 18	Sinks: 18
Storm windows: 18	Nonglass doors: 18
Outerwear: 18	Bottles or jars: 18
Cardboard products: 18	Extension cords: 18
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 12	Cookware: 12
Mattresses: 12	Grocery or shopping carts: 12
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 6	Archery: 6
Party favors: 6	Balloons: 6
Fireworks: 6	Toy sports equipment: 6
Fixed floor-length glass panels: 6	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 6
Vending machines: 6	Fans: 6
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 6	Flotation toys: 6
Ironing boards or covers: 6	Computers: 6
Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 6	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 6
Toilets: 6	Wheelchairs: 6
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 6	Toolboxes or tool kits: 6
Other ovens: 6	Jewelry: 6

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