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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,510,754
See also: Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Bicycles or accessories: 230,740	Football: 127,744
Basketball: 83,705	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 78,655
Skateboards: 60,135	Floors or flooring materials: 58,764
Trampolines: 56,373	Baseball: 53,225
Stairs or steps: 47,290	Swings or swing sets: 36,337
Soccer: 32,286	Gymnastics: 30,771
In-line skating: 27,893	Roller skating: 27,413
Scooters, unpowered: 23,602	Slides or sliding boards: 21,986
Wrestling: 20,075	Ceilings and walls: 17,364
Chairs: 16,474	Softball: 15,179
Beds or bedframes: 14,283	Doors: 13,007
Cheerleading: 12,972	All-terrain vehicles: 12,551
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 12,230	Fences or fence posts: 11,971
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 10,015	Skating: 9,993
Bunk beds: 9,954	Playground equipment: 9,904
Bathtubs or showers: 9,812	Exercise: 9,623
Tables: 8,991	Beds: 8,989
Horseback riding: 8,904	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 8,617
Volleyball: 7,938	Snow boarding: 7,822
Sports and recreational activity: 7,549	Other ball sports: 7,470
Hockey: 7,453	Ice skating: 7,179
Go-carts: 6,977	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 6,714
Ball sports: 6,206	Sleds: 5,487
Other toys: 5,115	Footwear: 4,852
Other playground equipment: 4,413	Ice hockey: 4,320
Windows or window glass: 4,217	Poles: 4,115
Track and field: 4,051	Swimming pools: 3,888
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 3,841	Handrails, railings or banisters: 3,789
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 3,715	Amusement attractions: 3,662
Martial arts: 3,636	Snow skiing: 3,594
Exercise equipment: 3,237	Counters or countertops: 3,106
Bleachers: 2,984	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 2,780
Ladders: 2,682	Doorsills or frames: 2,680
Dancing: 2,635	Tennis: 2,595
Rugs or carpets: 2,515	Lockers: 2,474
Lacrosse: 2,340	Weight lifting: 2,313
House repair or construction materials: 2,240	Fishing: 2,235
Benches: 2,151	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 2,046
Seesaws or teeterboards: 2,011	Containers: 1,991
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 1,975	Mirrors or mirror glass: 1,963
Pogo sticks: 1,791	Glass doors: 1,707
Pipes: 1,652	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 1,576
Treehouses or playhouses: 1,535	Book bags or back carriers: 1,528
Rope or string: 1,513	Golf: 1,487
Knives: 1,484	Water slides: 1,461
Swimming: 1,445	Wagons: 1,382
Tableware and accessories: 1,362	Day wear: 1,348
Golf carts: 1,334	Bedsprings or bedframes: 1,271
Stools: 1,256	Cabinet or door hardware: 1,237
Motor vehicles or parts: 1,194	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 1,190
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 1,134	Drinking glasses: 1,119
Hammocks: 1,025	Grocery or shopping carts: 1,004
Televisions: 998	Metal containers: 933
Outerwear: 873	Computers: 811
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 796	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 790
Built-in swimming pools: 776	Pet supplies: 775
Water tubing: 765	Flying toys: 730
Furniture: 726	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 715
Refrigerators: 705	Riding toys: 695
Bowling: 688	Wheelchairs: 672
Bags: 639	Minibikes, powered: 625
Barstools or kitchen stools: 586	School equipment: 571
Bottles or jars: 567	Crutches, canes or walkers: 559
Glass bottles or jars: 552	Handball: 533
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 531	Surfing: 530
Manual cleaning equipment: 522	Street hockey: 513
Toilets: 497	Mattresses: 493
Step stools: 486	Windowsills or frames: 485
Boxing: 476	Roller hockey: 475
Diving or diving boards: 475	Billiards or pool: 467
Sinks: 462	Toy boxes or chests: 456
Animal induced injury: 453	Hammers: 450
Snow tubing: 449	Telephones or telephone accessories: 446
Ramps or landings: 441	Aquariums or accessories: 440
Public equipment: 436	Other glass doors: 435
Washing machines: 432	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 429
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 426	Tool sheds: 425
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 422	Mountain climbing: 420
Garage doors: 419	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 413
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 412	Other windows or window glass: 403
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 397	Clothing: 394
Snowmobiles: 390	Balls: 377
Hot tubs or home spas: 366	Water skiing: 366
Camping equipment: 363	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 350
Sliding glass doors or panels: 348	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 348
Pens and pencils: 347	Light bulbs: 335
Other ranges or ovens: 326	Other toy guns: 321
Riding power lawn mowers: 315	Fire extinguishers: 313
Pillows: 313	Field hockey: 310
Hot water: 289	Cribs: 284
Tricycles: 282	Rocking chairs: 280
Toolboxes or tool kits: 279	Batons: 274
Decorative yard equipment: 268	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 264
Tetherball: 263	Baby gates or barriers: 261
Clothing accessories: 257	Other unpowered garden tools: 253
Storm windows: 245	Bed rails: 244
Elevators or other lifts: 241	Buckets or pails: 238
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 238	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 237
Floor lamps or table lamps: 235	Nonglass bottles or jars: 234
Carts: 229	BBs or pellets: 222
Swimming pool slides: 217	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 217
Toy sports equipment: 217	Fans: 217
Heaters or heating systems: 208	Thermostats: 207
Soaps: 206	Desk supplies: 204
Tractors: 202	Powered riding toys: 201
Lawn mowers: 199	Storm doors with glass panels: 198
Other nonglass doors: 197	Rugby: 194
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 189	Kitchen gadgets: 187
Blankets: 186	Wood paneling and particleboard: 184
Glass soft drink bottles: 182	Screen doors: 181
Cookware: 180	Swimming pool equipment: 178
Lighting equipment: 177	Clothes dryers: 176
Luggage: 171	Chains: 171
Paper products: 171	Dishwashers: 170
Chair, rocking: 168	Radiators: 168
Watches: 167	Bars and bar accessories: 165
Skeet shooting: 164	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 163
Baby strollers: 159	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 158
Clothing irons: 156	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 156
Nonglass doors: 152	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 152
Automatic doors: 151	Plastic bags: 151
Cardboard products: 149	Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 149
Leaf blowers: 148	Towel racks or bars: 146
Escalators: 145	Toy guns: 143
Plastic products: 142	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 142
Freezers: 142	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 140
Saws: 139	Nightwear: 139
Other fireplaces: 139	Flatware: 138
Chain saws: 137	Combs or hairbrushes: 136
Portable food or beverage coolers: 135	Eyeglasses: 135
Flying discs and boomerangs: 132	Inflatable toys: 131
Grills: 131	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 128
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 127	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 124
Pruning or trimming equipment: 122	Tools: 120
Badminton: 119	Plastic containers: 117
Balloons: 117	Vacuum cleaners: 112
Vending machines: 110	Recliner chairs: 108
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 108	Chair, recliner: 104
Power lawn mowers: 102	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 101
Stilts: 99	Workshop furnishings: 99
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 98	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 97
Table tennis: 97	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 96
Flotation toys: 95	Wooden containers: 94
Above-ground swimming pools: 93	Other toy weapons: 93
Air conditioners: 92	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 91
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 90	Futons: 89
Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 88	Toy weapons: 87
Faucets or spigots: 86	Bassinets or cradles: 84
Wading pools: 84	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 83
Manicuring devices: 83	Recording tapes: 83
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 83	Archery: 83
Nonelectric blankets: 82	Night-lights: 82
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 80	Other containers: 79
Knives with replaceable blades: 78	Laundry baskets: 78
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 77	Projectors: 77
Boilers: 77	Range or oven accessories: 77
Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 77	Chimneys: 76
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 76	Crayons or chalk: 76
Window screens: 76	Motorized vehicles: 76
Slow cookers: 75	Remote control, universal or not stated: 75
Vacuum containers: 74	Other Irons: 74
Other glass bottles or jars: 73	Pins and needles: 73
Scissors: 71	Guns: 71
Pumps: 71	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 71
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 70	Scaffolding: 69
Canning jars or lids: 69	Snow disks: 69
Other ladders: 69	Mobile/manufactured homes: 68
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 68	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 67
Croquet: 67	Darts: 67
Coffee makers or teapots: 67	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 66
Youth chairs: 66	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 66
Built-in fireplaces: 66	Fire or smoke alarms: 63
Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 62	Wire: 61
Manual scissors: 60	Keys, key rings or key chains: 59
Other ranges: 50	Waterbeds or water pillows: 45
Bedding: 41	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 41
Toboggans: 38	Incinerators: 38
Nonbaby mattresses: 38	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 37
Garden tractors: 36	Foods: 36
Other ovens: 34	Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 34
Jewelry: 34	Other bedding: 34
Trays: 31	High chairs: 31
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 30	Razors or shavers: 29
Radios: 28	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 28
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 27	Drinking fountains: 24
Fertilizers: 24	Unicycles: 23
Screwdrivers: 22	Sleeping bags: 21
Fireworks: 21	Plants, trees and shrubs: 20
Tape recorders or players: 20	Window or door security barriers: 19
Can openers: 19	Plastic wrapping products: 19
Batteries: 17	Gasoline: 16
Dry ice: 16	Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 16
Water polo: 16	First aid equipment: 15
Other manual workshop tools: 15	Car seats: 15
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 15	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 15
Towels or cloths: 15	Fabrics: 15
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 15	Photographic equipment: 12
Insect induced injuries: 11	Other furniture: 11
Extension or straight ladders: 11	Water heaters: 7
Toy guns with projectiles: 6	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 6
Doorstops: 6	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 6
Hatchets or axes: 6	Stepladders: 6
Metal cookware: 6	Toasters: 6
Laundry soaps or detergents: 6	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 6
Kites or kite string: 6	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 6
Other plastic products: 6	Sewing basket articles: 6
Automotive tools or accessories: 6	Art and ceramic supplies or equipment: 6
Nonmetal cookware: 6	Hair dryers: 6
Other stools: 5	Nonupholstered recliner chairs: 5
Sheets or pillowcases: 5	Safes: 5
Inflatable furniture: 5	Other specified plastic products: 5
Tablet or capsule drugs: 5	Trains: 5
Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 5	Ice or snow boating: 5
Decorative water features: 5	Building sets: 5
Portable swimming pools: 5

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