Accidents - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Knee

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,937,295
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 394,310	Floors or flooring materials: 386,737
Beds or bedframes: 70,408	Chairs: 69,897
Crutches, canes or walkers: 57,249	Exercise: 51,694
Rugs or carpets: 47,747	Wheelchairs: 45,063
Bathtubs or showers: 42,432	Bicycles or accessories: 39,866
Ladders: 38,044	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 34,198
Beds: 30,787	Snow skiing: 29,342
Toilets: 23,627	Tables: 23,140
Chain saws: 22,608	Golf: 20,482
Footwear: 19,394	Doors: 16,898
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 14,225	Exercise equipment: 13,332
Dancing: 12,157	Containers: 11,202
Bowling: 10,925	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 10,511
Tennis: 9,109	Ceilings and walls: 8,906
Furniture: 8,697	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 7,878
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 7,526	Fences or fence posts: 7,401
Lawn mowers: 7,192	House repair or construction materials: 7,093
Basketball: 6,733	Escalators: 6,706
Step stools: 6,607	Doorsills or frames: 6,495
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 6,264	Day wear: 5,707
Stools: 5,704	Grocery or shopping carts: 5,654
Stepladders: 5,538	Ramps or landings: 5,493
Telephones or telephone accessories: 5,307	Pet supplies: 5,247
Elevators or other lifts: 4,903	Swimming pools: 4,673
Softball: 4,204	Vacuum cleaners: 4,158
Bags: 4,136	Luggage: 3,974
All-terrain vehicles: 3,915	Fishing: 3,906
Benches: 3,683	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 3,540
Horseback riding: 3,400	Chair, recliner: 3,341
Other unpowered garden tools: 3,204	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 3,161
Cords, electrical: 3,030	Baseball: 2,978
Riding power lawn mowers: 2,964	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 2,925
Bleachers: 2,845	Other toys: 2,840
Manual cleaning equipment: 2,766	Knives: 2,604
Wire: 2,593	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 2,517
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 2,500	Motor vehicles or parts: 2,465
Televisions: 2,438	Golf carts: 2,413
Pipes: 2,395	Swimming: 2,327
Football: 2,262	Cardboard products: 2,170
Paper products: 2,166	Refrigerators: 2,155
Volleyball: 2,141	Pruning or trimming equipment: 2,115
Handrails, railings or banisters: 2,005	Motorized vehicles: 1,987
Built-in swimming pools: 1,978	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 1,862
Clothing accessories: 1,855	Carts: 1,807
Clothing: 1,761	Soccer: 1,716
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 1,674	Tableware and accessories: 1,666
Sinks: 1,659	Decorative yard equipment: 1,638
Barstools or kitchen stools: 1,635	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 1,605
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 1,600	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 1,597
Baby gates or barriers: 1,591	Knives with replaceable blades: 1,564
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 1,556	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 1,533
Weight lifting: 1,525	Counters or countertops: 1,485
Extension cords: 1,481	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 1,419
Poles: 1,393	Blankets: 1,382
Portable circular power saws: 1,380	Wooden containers: 1,331
Animal induced injury: 1,311	Buckets or pails: 1,285
Fans: 1,224	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 1,224
Metal containers: 1,216	Tractors: 1,213
Computers: 1,192	Ball sports: 1,185
Scooters, unpowered: 1,181	Laundry baskets: 1,148
Extension or straight ladders: 1,142	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 1,130
Medical equipment, general: 1,076	Swings or swing sets: 1,073
Hammers: 1,021	Rotary power lawn mowers: 1,019
Bedsprings or bedframes: 1,000	Scaffolding: 986
Water skiing: 975	Sheets or pillowcases: 964
Drinking glasses: 962	Ice skating: 929
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 928	Automatic doors: 924
Power lawn mowers: 924	In-line skating: 918
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 918	Garden tractors: 905
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 903	Recliner chairs: 886
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 871	Air conditioners: 862
Hot tubs or home spas: 855	Public equipment: 834
Bottles or jars: 811	Scales: 796
Foods: 764	Power saws: 746
Dishwashers: 743	Washing machines: 735
Trampolines: 732	Martial arts: 729
Rope or string: 727	Hockey: 727
Saws: 718	Cabinet or door hardware: 702
Tools: 697	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 696
Snowmobiles: 695	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 667
Mobile/manufactured homes: 666	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 661
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 658	Mattresses: 654
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 633	Sports and recreational activity: 632
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 627	Fuel storage tanks: 624
Light bulbs: 623	Other ball sports: 616
Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 608	Windows or window glass: 607
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 606	Power tillers or cultivators: 603
Alcohol: 598	Other ranges or ovens: 597
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 596	Trays: 590
Hot water: 570	Hatchets or axes: 565
Snow boarding: 554	Roller skating: 551
Plastic bags: 551	Manual push mowers: 535
Chair, rocking: 535	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 533
Pillows: 527	Christmas tree lights: 527
Skateboards: 525	Floor lamps or table lamps: 520
Eyeglasses: 518	Toolboxes or tool kits: 512
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 512	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 491
Amusement attractions: 490	Nightwear: 485
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 474	Leaf blowers: 441
Portable food or beverage coolers: 426	Gasoline: 424
Freezers: 424	First aid equipment: 421
Garage doors: 417	Glass doors: 413
Mirrors or mirror glass: 409	Sleds: 404
Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 386	Lubricants: 385
Nail guns or stud drivers: 385	Wagons: 380
Horseshoes: 374	Tool sheds: 368
Bunk beds: 367	Plastic containers: 364
Plants, trees and shrubs: 359	Electric heating pads: 358
Ironing boards or covers: 354	Chains: 351
Track and field: 348	Water slides: 348
Grills: 344	Swimming pool equipment: 339
Other furniture: 336	Camping equipment: 328
Workshop furnishings: 328	Rocking chairs: 326
Book bags or back carriers: 326	Snow throwers/blowers: 314
Go-carts: 307	Sprayers: 307
Sewing machines or accessories: 306	Heaters or heating systems: 301
Shuffleboard: 298	Outerwear: 298
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 295	Vending machines: 288
Clothing irons: 286	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 275
Other ranges: 267	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 266
Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 263	Clothes dryers: 263
Other stools: 261	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 259
Soaps: 257	Water heaters: 257
General purpose household cleaners: 257	Television tables or stands: 251
Christmas decorations: 248	Surfing: 245
Water tubing: 244	Fabrics: 243
Storm doors with glass panels: 237	Other containers: 237
Desk supplies: 233	Pins and needles: 232
Food processors: 228	Microwave ovens: 227
Portable power drills and accessories: 226	Electric Christmas decorations: 225
Table tennis: 224	Plastic products: 224
Bench or table saws: 224	High chairs: 224
Power hedge trimmers: 221	Painting equipment, powered: 219
Other ovens: 217	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 214
Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 214	Bed rails: 213
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 205	Baby strollers: 205
Windowsills or frames: 202	Drain cleaners: 202
Towels or cloths: 201	Storm windows: 197
General home or room involvement in fires: 194	Diving or diving boards: 190
Wood paneling and particleboard: 187	Other fireplaces: 186
Electric blankets or sheets: 185	Coins: 185
Skating: 184	Cots: 182
Floor waxes: 180	Tarpaulins: 177
Razors or shavers: 175	Gymnastics: 175
Artificial Christmas trees: 173	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 173
Cookware: 172	Pull-down or folding stairs: 170
Radiators: 170	Nonglass bottles or jars: 164
Flying toys: 164	Other specified plastic products: 162
Drinking fountains: 162	Screen doors: 160
Detergents: 158	Wading pools: 154
Badminton: 154	Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 153
Other power saws: 153	Drills: 152
Other Irons: 152	Glass soft drink bottles: 151
Glass bottles or jars: 151	Trains: 150
Art supplies or equipment: 148	Toilet bowl products: 147
Lockers: 145	Other grills or stoves: 144
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 143	Hammocks: 143
Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 142	Gasoline cans: 140
Rug shampooers: 140	Coffee makers or teapots: 139
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 138	Outdoor patio heaters or firepits: 138
Cheerleading: 137	Electric lighting equipment: 137
Awls, chisels or planes: 137	Heat pumps: 137
Outdoor antennas: 135	Straps: 134
Mountain climbing: 132	Hand saws: 132
Scissors: 131	Seasonal decorations: 130
Other manual workshop tools: 125	Liquid drugs: 121
Eye protection devices: 119	Photographic equipment: 118
Batteries: 118	Marbles: 117
Tree stands: 114	Doorstops: 112
Handball: 108	Paper bags: 106
Umbrellas: 106	Car seats: 102
Tombstones or grave markers: 102	Other plastic products: 101
Fuel oils: 101	Built-in fireplaces: 100
Heating or cooling comfort packs: 100	Bars and bar accessories: 98
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 97	Fire escape devices: 96
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 95	Chemicals: 95
Coaxial Cable: 94	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 94
Air compressors: 94	Tricycles: 94
Pens and pencils: 92	Wrestling: 91
Baby walkers or jumpers: 90	Other bedding: 90
Flatware: 89	Nonbaby mattresses: 88
Decorative water features: 87	Log splitters: 87
Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 87	Billiards or pool: 87
Field hockey: 86	Manual drills: 86
Keys, key rings or key chains: 85	Snow throwers or blowers: 84
Other nonglass doors: 83	Lighting equipment: 83
Toy sports equipment: 83	Fertilizers: 82
Towel racks or bars: 82	Other portable or stationary power tools: 82
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 82	BBs or pellets: 81
Magazine racks or book ends: 81	Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 81
Slicers and choppers: 80	Fireplace equipment: 80
Power sanders: 77	Safety pins: 77
Electric scissors: 77	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 77
Games or game parts: 76	Other glass bottles or jars: 76
Storm doors without glass panels: 76	Workshop compounds or chemicals: 75
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 75	Fabric treatment products: 75
Filters: 75	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 75
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 75	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 75
Slipcovers: 74	Slow cookers: 71
Insect induced injuries: 71	Kitchen gadgets: 71
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 71	Christmas tree stands or supports: 71
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 71	Manual filing or sanding tools: 70
Ice hockey: 70	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 70
Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 70	Power pruning or trimming equipment: 70
Straight ladders: 70	Balls: 70
Baby carriages: 70	Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 70
Swimming pool slides: 70	Sliding glass doors or panels: 69
Party favors: 69	Archery: 69
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 69	Seesaws or teeterboards: 69
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 68	Baby scales: 67
Nonglass doors: 67	Ice makers: 66
Reel power lawn mowers: 66	Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 66
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 66	Upholstered chairs: 66
Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 66	Lighter fluids: 66
Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 63	Electric baseboard heaters: 63
Cribs: 63	Radios: 61
Aerosol containers: 59	Dehumidifiers: 59
Laundry soaps or detergents: 59	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 58
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 55	Snow tubing: 53
Aquariums or accessories: 53	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 47
Tablet or capsule drugs: 45	Other clothing: 41
Futons: 40	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 38
Wallpaper: 38	Massage devices or vibrators: 33
Floor buffers or waxers: 31	Plastic wrapping products: 30
Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 30	Support garments and stockings, medical: 30
Business and office machines: 30	Remote control, universal or not stated: 30
Minibikes, powered: 30	Electric heaters: 29
Crayons or chalk: 19	Rugby: 19
Floor furnaces: 18	Jewelry: 18
Other furnaces: 18	Molding compounds: 18
Saunas: 18	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 17
Brushcutters, powered: 17	Welding equipment: 17
Acids: 17	Manual hedge trimmers: 16
Bedding: 16	Internal combustion engines: 16
Pogo sticks: 16	Nonmetal cookware: 16
Lunch boxes or pails: 16	Dishwashing liquid: 16
Footlockers: 16	Toy vehicles: 16
Food warmers: 16	Balloons: 15
Moving walks: 15	Flying discs and boomerangs: 15
Nonelectric blankets: 15	Manicuring devices: 15
Tape recorders or players: 15	Burglar alarms: 15
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 15	Fire or smoke alarms: 15
Windshield wiper fluids: 15	Kites or kite string: 15
Playground equipment: 15	Pressurized containers: 15
Manual scissors: 15	Antifreeze: 15
Riding toys: 15	Sleeping bags: 15
Chimneys: 15	Utility vehicles: 15
Clocks: 15	Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 15
Faucets or spigots: 15	Dry ice: 15
Furniture polishes or waxes: 14	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 14
Slides or sliding boards: 14	Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 14
Hearing aids: 14	Inflatable furniture: 14
Aspirin substitutes: 14	Power drills or accessories: 14

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