Accidents - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Ankle

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,320,399
See also: Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Basketball: 674,109	Stairs or steps: 356,109
Football: 284,816	Soccer: 224,728
Trampolines: 171,310	Bicycles or accessories: 146,464
Skateboards: 113,909	Baseball: 89,806
Volleyball: 71,937	Exercise: 71,760
Softball: 68,437	Sports and recreational activity: 48,330
Floors or flooring materials: 44,861	Gymnastics: 42,540
Cheerleading: 35,431	Roller skating: 34,142
Footwear: 31,466	Dancing: 30,660
Track and field: 29,270	All-terrain vehicles: 28,954
Other ball sports: 27,706	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 27,542
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 26,135	Scooters, unpowered: 24,368
Swings or swing sets: 22,122	Fences or fence posts: 21,490
Exercise equipment: 20,929	In-line skating: 20,435
Ball sports: 20,343	Wrestling: 17,160
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 15,970	Slides or sliding boards: 15,920
Bleachers: 14,703	Sleds: 14,697
Chairs: 13,640	Beds or bedframes: 12,540
Ceilings and walls: 11,977	Skating: 11,403
Hockey: 11,286	Snow boarding: 11,230
Swimming pools: 10,857	Ice skating: 10,768
Beds: 10,057	Doors: 9,900
Playground equipment: 9,544	Tables: 9,105
Snow skiing: 8,979	Tennis: 8,582
Lacrosse: 8,108	Other toys: 8,040
Bunk beds: 8,010	Martial arts: 7,717
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 7,662	Horseback riding: 7,626
Bathtubs or showers: 6,601	Ice hockey: 6,465
House repair or construction materials: 5,886	Other playground equipment: 5,819
Go-carts: 5,596	Amusement attractions: 5,365
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 5,272	Ladders: 4,795
Rugs or carpets: 4,411	Benches: 4,095
Poles: 3,915	Water slides: 3,863
Field hockey: 3,784	Rope or string: 3,704
Built-in swimming pools: 3,458	Surfing: 3,302
Handrails, railings or banisters: 2,990	Containers: 2,878
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 2,823	Swimming: 2,778
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 2,765	Book bags or back carriers: 2,713
Seesaws or teeterboards: 2,679	Golf carts: 2,663
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 2,503	Windows or window glass: 2,356
Street hockey: 2,297	Pipes: 2,238
Treehouses or playhouses: 2,157	Ramps or landings: 2,130
Bowling: 2,130	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 2,119
Bags: 2,094	Weight lifting: 2,087
Pet supplies: 2,061	Tableware and accessories: 2,054
Fishing: 2,037	Handball: 1,878
Crutches, canes or walkers: 1,719	Bottles or jars: 1,708
Knives: 1,704	Flying toys: 1,591
Televisions: 1,538	Pogo sticks: 1,508
Drinking glasses: 1,491	Grocery or shopping carts: 1,471
Day wear: 1,448	Golf: 1,447
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 1,340	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 1,228
Stools: 1,218	Furniture: 1,210
Diving or diving boards: 1,197	Counters or countertops: 1,179
Mountain climbing: 1,089	Other unpowered garden tools: 1,083
Bedsprings or bedframes: 1,070	Metal containers: 1,048
Wagons: 1,047	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 1,033
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 1,032	Lockers: 1,028
Tool sheds: 987	Paper products: 985
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 972	Carts: 962
Glass bottles or jars: 951	Clothing: 941
Aquariums or accessories: 895	Baby gates or barriers: 892
Inflatable toys: 873	Escalators: 870
Refrigerators: 868	Lawn mowers: 857
Riding power lawn mowers: 839	Computers: 832
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 828	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 825
Screen doors: 802	Mirrors or mirror glass: 798
Badminton: 796	Snowmobiles: 765
Rugby: 750	Wheelchairs: 742
Telephones or telephone accessories: 717	Snow tubing: 713
Motor vehicles or parts: 712	Mattresses: 699
Minibikes, powered: 692	Balloons: 691
Balls: 674	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 656
Roller hockey: 642	Decorative yard equipment: 636
Hot water: 635	Animal induced injury: 627
Swimming pool equipment: 625	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 608
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 607	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 604
Manual cleaning equipment: 591	Doorsills or frames: 583
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 575	Water tubing: 567
Plastic bags: 548	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 542
Water skiing: 541	Wading pools: 537
Elevators or other lifts: 529	Swimming pool slides: 528
Boxing: 522	Other glass bottles or jars: 521
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 498	Camping equipment: 495
Nonglass bottles or jars: 487	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 482
Wire: 480	Fire escape devices: 474
Tetherball: 473	Outerwear: 465
Scaffolding: 463	Tricycles: 461
Step stools: 452	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 450
Toy sports equipment: 448	Glass doors: 418
Sinks: 406	Fans: 402
Chair, recliner: 400	Vacuum cleaners: 393
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 389	Pillows: 385
Radiators: 381	Toilets: 378
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 374	Flying discs and boomerangs: 364
Baby strollers: 356	Tractors: 351
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 345	Cardboard products: 343
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 339	Fireworks: 339
Wooden containers: 337	Windowsills or frames: 337
Croquet: 336	Pens and pencils: 332
Power lawn mowers: 317	Buckets or pails: 314
Soaps: 311	Hammers: 308
Hatchets or axes: 307	Photographic equipment: 305
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 304	Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 302
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 287	Scissors: 274
Batons: 273	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 271
Nonbaby mattresses: 269	Stepladders: 267
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 260	Floor lamps or table lamps: 260
Blankets: 258	Doorstops: 251
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 251	Other manual workshop tools: 249
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 242	Fireplace equipment: 240
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 237	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 234
Laundry baskets: 229	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 227
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 225	Mobile/manufactured homes: 222
Television tables or stands: 221	Bars and bar accessories: 221
Garden tractors: 220	Waterbeds or water pillows: 219
Sheets or pillowcases: 212	Cookware: 209
Bed rails: 209	Above-ground swimming pools: 207
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 207	Other containers: 207
Chain saws: 204	Luggage: 204
Billiards or pool: 203	Seasonal decorations: 196
Table tennis: 192	Hammocks: 185
Lighting equipment: 179	Light bulbs: 177
Freezers: 175	Towels or cloths: 173
Other ranges: 170	Plants, trees and shrubs: 170
Tools: 168	Garage doors: 165
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 165	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 165
Flotation toys: 164	Clothing accessories: 162
Chair, rocking: 161	Kites or kite string: 159
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 159	Nonelectric blankets: 157
Air conditioners: 157	Tree stands: 156
Other nonglass doors: 155	BBs or pellets: 154
Glass soft drink bottles: 152	Cords, electrical: 149
Tape recorders or players: 149	Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 148
Metal cookware: 147	Dishwashers: 145
Gasoline: 145	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 142
Nonglass doors: 141	Manual scissors: 139
Other ladders: 134	Hot tubs or home spas: 132
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 132	Insect induced injuries: 130
Barstools or kitchen stools: 130	Kitchen gadgets: 127
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 126	Pumps: 125
Desk supplies: 123	Plastic containers: 121
Futons: 119	Chains: 116
Cabinet or door hardware: 105	Darts: 105
Toolboxes or tool kits: 103	Nail guns or stud drivers: 102
Aerosol containers: 101	Public equipment: 101
Extension cords: 99	Toy boxes or chests: 99
Clothes dryers: 98	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 97
Fertilizers: 96	Nonmetal cookware: 94
Nightwear: 91	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 91
Baby walkers or jumpers: 91	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 90
Slow cookers: 90	Other glass doors: 89
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 88	Horseshoes: 86
Automatic doors: 85	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 84
Vending machines: 84	Radios: 84
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 83	Powered riding toys: 83
Microwave ovens: 83	Medical equipment, general: 83
Riding toys: 82	Christmas decorations: 81
Snow disks: 77	Matches: 77
Safes: 76	Razors or shavers: 76
Baby bottles or nipples: 76	Workshop furnishings: 75
Crayons or chalk: 75	Inflatable furniture: 75
Pruning or trimming equipment: 75	Water heaters: 74
Water toys: 74	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 73
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 72	Electric lighting equipment: 72
Fire extinguishers: 72	Eyeglasses: 71
Electric motors: 71	Ice or snow boating: 71
Coaxial Cable: 71	Knives with replaceable blades: 71
Other plastic products: 71	Portable baby swings: 70
Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 70	Fuel storage tanks: 69
Heaters or heating systems: 69	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 69
Trays: 69	Washing machines: 68
Storm windows: 68	Faucets or spigots: 68
Appliances: 68	Saws: 68
Youth chairs: 67	Generators or power plants: 67
Pull-down or folding stairs: 67	Sleeping bags: 67
Other bedding: 66	Straight ladders: 66
Artificial Christmas trees: 63	General home or room involvement in fires: 61
Electric blenders: 61	Other stools: 60
Art supplies or equipment: 60	Archery: 60
Gasoline cans: 59	Recliner chairs: 56
Toboggans: 52	Christmas tree lights: 48
Other clothing: 45	Unicycles: 44
Fencing: 43	Dishwashing liquid: 39
Antifreeze: 38	Hair dryers: 38
Pins and needles: 33	Floor waxes: 33
Playpens: 30	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 29
Grills: 28	Drills: 28
Stilts: 24	Games or game parts: 22
Electric table lamps, floor lamps or desk lamps: 22	Other furnaces: 21
Toy vehicles: 21	Electric baseboard heaters: 21
High chairs: 21	Flatware: 21
Manicuring devices: 21	Stationary power drills and accessories: 19
Vises or workshop clamps: 18	Screwdrivers: 17
Car seats: 17	Electric frying pans and skillets: 17
Rocking chairs: 17	Multi-purpose lighters: 16
Diesel fuels: 16	First aid equipment: 16
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 16	School equipment: 16
Tapes: 16	Electric deep fryers: 16
Swimming pool chemicals: 16	Pressurized containers: 16
Other toy weapons: 16	Shuffleboard: 15
Projectors: 15	Baby mattresses or pads: 15
Other grills or stoves: 15	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 15
Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 15	Plastic wrapping products: 15
Artificial flowers or plants: 15	Building sets: 15
Other fireplaces: 15	Storm doors with glass panels: 15
Thermometers: 14	Boats and boating: 14
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 14	Costumes or masks: 12
Ironing boards or covers: 12	Foods: 11
Tombstones or grave markers: 11	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 11
Electric Christmas decorations: 6	Motorized vehicles: 6
Butane or LP gas meters: 6	Keys, key rings or key chains: 6
Fixed floor-length glass panels: 6	Other ovens: 6
Jewelry: 6	Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 6
Party favors: 6	Clocks: 6
Humidifiers: 6	Built-in fireplaces: 6
Laundry hampers: 6	Baby carriers: 6
Umbrellas: 6	Other ranges or ovens: 6
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 5	Toy guns with projectiles: 5
Drinking fountains: 5	Plastic products: 5
Portable power drills and accessories: 5	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 5
Bed rails, adult: 5	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 5
Other furniture: 5	Recording tapes: 5
Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 5	Business and office machines: 5

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