Accidents - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,178,010
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 132,762	Stairs or steps: 120,916
Chairs: 42,147	Beds or bedframes: 38,530
Doors: 38,268	Ladders: 37,329
Bathtubs or showers: 23,690	Tables: 22,829
Crutches, canes or walkers: 22,812	Bicycles or accessories: 21,794
Knives: 21,740	Wheelchairs: 19,542
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 19,231	Beds: 18,767
Rugs or carpets: 18,474	Ceilings and walls: 16,327
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 16,234	Fences or fence posts: 16,084
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 13,099	Doorsills or frames: 12,785
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 11,624	Hot water: 10,807
Toilets: 10,651	Fishing: 10,569
Footwear: 10,395	House repair or construction materials: 10,009
Exercise: 9,191	Knives with replaceable blades: 9,004
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 8,467	Containers: 8,109
Lawn mowers: 7,253	Chain saws: 7,064
Cabinet or door hardware: 6,858	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 6,595
Golf: 6,097	Furniture: 5,848
Tableware and accessories: 5,655	Counters or countertops: 5,432
Cookware: 4,948	Pruning or trimming equipment: 4,882
Pet supplies: 4,851	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 4,691
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 4,644	Other ranges or ovens: 4,582
Windows or window glass: 4,534	Handrails, railings or banisters: 4,496
Tennis: 4,454	Day wear: 4,229
Refrigerators: 4,130	Stools: 4,079
Horseback riding: 4,077	Other unpowered garden tools: 3,996
Roller skating: 3,992	Stepladders: 3,936
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 3,813	Step stools: 3,692
Power saws: 3,583	Dancing: 3,386
Snow skiing: 3,332	Saws: 3,274
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 3,021	Escalators: 2,889
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 2,853	Sinks: 2,776
Elevators or other lifts: 2,766	Mirrors or mirror glass: 2,705
Garage doors: 2,687	Exercise equipment: 2,636
Gasoline: 2,575	Other ranges: 2,567
Ramps or landings: 2,518	Clothing accessories: 2,480
Bowling: 2,449	Poles: 2,444
Wire: 2,422	Pipes: 2,419
Metal containers: 2,397	Animal induced injury: 2,389
Golf carts: 2,373	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 2,296
Bags: 2,271	Telephones or telephone accessories: 2,182
All-terrain vehicles: 2,150	Ice skating: 2,106
Vacuum cleaners: 2,090	Bench or table saws: 2,081
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 2,042	Hammers: 2,003
Drinking glasses: 1,987	Decorative yard equipment: 1,983
Fans: 1,919	Grills: 1,905
Grocery or shopping carts: 1,876	Baseball: 1,830
Basketball: 1,821	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 1,820
Riding power lawn mowers: 1,795	Tools: 1,781
First aid equipment: 1,765	Cardboard products: 1,764
Bedsprings or bedframes: 1,758	Luggage: 1,751
Microwave ovens: 1,749	Other ovens: 1,717
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 1,716	Power lawn mowers: 1,642
Televisions: 1,608	Light bulbs: 1,572
Clothing: 1,525	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 1,517
Swimming pools: 1,494	Paper products: 1,486
Chair, recliner: 1,484	Screen doors: 1,477
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 1,410	Air conditioners: 1,376
Benches: 1,372	Automatic doors: 1,331
Plants, trees and shrubs: 1,329	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 1,323
Drills: 1,321	Dishwashers: 1,304
Nightwear: 1,289	Softball: 1,285
In-line skating: 1,281	Manual cleaning equipment: 1,280
Tool sheds: 1,222	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 1,198
Tractors: 1,197	Clothing irons: 1,186
Barstools or kitchen stools: 1,166	Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 1,135
Glass bottles or jars: 1,134	Scaffolding: 1,106
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 1,095	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 1,079
Clothes dryers: 1,068	Portable circular power saws: 1,068
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 1,045	Volleyball: 1,029
Buckets or pails: 1,023	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 991
Motorized vehicles: 980	Radiators: 968
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 941	Watches: 939
Hand saws: 930	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 926
Football: 924	Built-in swimming pools: 920
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 919	Rope or string: 900
Bleaches: 895	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 893
Extension or straight ladders: 891	Mattresses: 882
Other toys: 868	Motor vehicles or parts: 865
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 865	Other manual workshop tools: 864
Sewing machines or accessories: 861	Extension cords: 859
Washing machines: 848	Computers: 844
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 835	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 834
Heaters or heating systems: 828	Freezers: 825
Other fireplaces: 813	Awls, chisels or planes: 812
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 809	Foods: 801
Eyeglasses: 800	Weight lifting: 799
Lighting equipment: 794	Toolboxes or tool kits: 766
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 766	Floor lamps or table lamps: 740
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 729	Camping equipment: 715
Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 712	Rotary power lawn mowers: 708
Scissors: 702	Sliding glass doors or panels: 684
Chemicals: 680	Coffee makers or teapots: 678
Soccer: 677	Bed rails: 670
Other Irons: 662	Insect induced injuries: 654
Other power saws: 652	Swings or swing sets: 651
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 641	Outerwear: 639
Wood paneling and particleboard: 617	Hatchets or axes: 616
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 613	Cords, electrical: 612
Bottles or jars: 612	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 605
Vending machines: 602	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 592
Hot tubs or home spas: 586	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 586
Snowmobiles: 584	Carts: 582
Chains: 581	Alcohol: 575
Soaps: 574	Metal cookware: 564
Manual scissors: 543	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 541
Power tillers or cultivators: 539	Electric ranges or ovens: 539
Blankets: 537	Scooters, unpowered: 533
Public equipment: 523	Tapes: 517
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 517	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 513
Baby gates or barriers: 512	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 509
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 501	Glass doors: 500
Windowsills or frames: 499	Storm windows: 498
Trays: 498	Screwdrivers: 494
Keys, key rings or key chains: 487	Chair, rocking: 486
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 485	Manual hedge trimmers: 482
Mobile/manufactured homes: 479	Nail guns or stud drivers: 459
Plastic bags: 459	Water heaters: 456
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 451	Plastic containers: 448
Snow boarding: 446	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 441
Flatware: 433	Pressure cookers or canners: 426
Band saws: 419	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 419
Bleachers: 416	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 414
Medical equipment, general: 409	Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 404
Laundry baskets: 402	Skateboards: 397
Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 395	Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 394
Sheets or pillowcases: 390	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 379
Jewelry: 378	Canning jars or lids: 372
General home or room involvement in fires: 372	Air compressors: 370
Power drills or accessories: 370	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 367
Television tables or stands: 357	Fuel storage tanks: 357
Towel racks or bars: 352	Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 347
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 347	Swimming pool equipment: 344
Clocks: 344	Razors or shavers: 342
Swimming: 342	Log splitters: 341
Seasonal decorations: 334	Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 330
Nonglass doors: 329	Amusement attractions: 325
Other glass bottles or jars: 323	Nonbaby mattresses: 322
Snow throwers/blowers: 322	Recliner chairs: 316
Wooden containers: 312	Scales: 311
Go-carts: 309	Lubricants: 303
Skating: 300	General purpose household cleaners: 300
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 298	Pillows: 297
Pins and needles: 297	Garden tractors: 296
Other furniture: 295	Portable food or beverage coolers: 295
Storm doors with glass panels: 290	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 289
Gas furnaces: 288	Rocking chairs: 286
Power hedge trimmers: 285	Tape recorders or players: 279
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 277	Trampolines: 277
Fuel oils: 275	Other nonglass doors: 274
Other ball sports: 273	Other glass doors: 273
Other containers: 272	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 271
Window screens: 269	Pens and pencils: 265
Ball sports: 261	Towels or cloths: 259
Workshop furnishings: 256	Other furnaces: 252
Cutting torches: 251	Faucets or spigots: 250
Other windows or window glass: 247	Photographic equipment: 246
Footlockers: 246	BBs or pellets: 244
Shuffleboard: 243	Tablet or capsule drugs: 240
Toy boxes or chests: 240	Welding equipment: 236
Sewing basket articles: 232	Other portable or stationary power tools: 229
Bed rails, adult: 229	Electric frying pans and skillets: 229
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 227	Archery: 221
Aerosol containers: 221	Electric coffee makers or teapots: 219
Lockers: 218	Sprayers: 213
Nonmetal cookware: 211	Business and office machines: 211
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 211	Batteries: 211
Electric heating pads: 205	Book bags or back carriers: 204
Painting equipment, powered: 203	Ironing boards or covers: 198
Radial arm saws: 196	Electric lighting equipment: 195
Cots: 194	Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 187
Christmas decorations: 186	Billiards or pool: 185
Plastic wrapping products: 184	Tarpaulins: 183
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 182	Desk supplies: 180
Toasters: 179	Magazine racks or book ends: 178
Fireplace equipment: 175	Toy vehicles: 174
Manual push mowers: 173	Sleds: 170
Fertilizers: 170	Automotive tools or accessories: 169
Baby strollers: 167	Martial arts: 167
Minibikes, powered: 167	Decorative water features: 167
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 163	Umbrellas: 162
Portable electric heaters: 162	Kerosene: 161
Window or door security barriers: 157	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 156
Generators or power plants: 156	Other ladders: 155
Other grills or stoves: 154	Portable power drills and accessories: 154
Hammocks: 154	Flying toys: 153
Outdoor patio heaters or firepits: 153	Surfing: 150
Range or oven accessories: 150	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 150
Automotive chemicals: 149	Fireworks: 147
Above-ground swimming pools: 145	Combs or hairbrushes: 145
Electric ranges: 145	Ice picks: 143
Paper bags: 142	Detergents: 141
Glass soft drink bottles: 139	Snow tubing: 139
Dry ice: 138	Doorstops: 138
Diesel fuels: 137	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 136
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 136	Outdoor antennas: 135
Tree stands: 135	Bars and bar accessories: 134
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 133	Kitchen gadgets: 131
Wallpaper: 130	Knife sharpeners: 128
Table tennis: 127	Vises or workshop clamps: 125
Car seats: 123	Tombstones or grave markers: 123
Toilet bowl products: 122	Bunk beds: 121
Boilers: 119	Fire extinguishers: 119
Christmas tree lights: 116	Laundry hampers: 115
Appliances: 115	Aquariums or accessories: 112
Pogo sticks: 110	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 109
Other stools: 109	Electric baseboard heaters: 107
Laundry soaps or detergents: 107	Safety pins: 104
Safes: 103	Nonglass bottles or jars: 103
Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 101	Food processors: 101
Cosmetics: 99	Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 97
Fire escape devices: 95	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 94
Antifreeze: 93	Nonelectric blankets: 93
Electric Christmas decorations: 92	Pressurized containers: 92
Food warmers: 91	Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads: 91
Electric mixers: 91	Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 91
Adhesives: 90	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 89
Other playground equipment: 89	Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 88
Matches: 87	Ice or snow boating: 86
Soldering equipment: 85	Lighter fluids: 85
Pesticides: 85	Horseshoes: 85
Inflatable furniture: 84	Mountain climbing: 84
Artificial Christmas trees: 84	Hair dryers: 83
Drain cleaners: 83	Water skiing: 83
Jigsaws: 83	Gasoline cans: 83
Manicuring devices: 83	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 83
Wagons: 82	Brushcutters, powered: 82
Seesaws or teeterboards: 82	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 82
Other power garden tools: 82	Manual filing or sanding tools: 82
Food grinders: 81	Electric blenders: 80
Built-in fireplaces: 77	Coal furnaces: 77
Futons: 76	Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 76
Thermostats: 75	Oven cleaners: 75
Electric waffle irons: 75	Scuba diving: 75
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 75	Other bedding: 71
Games or game parts: 71	Marbles: 71
Methyl alcohol: 71	Stationary power drills and accessories: 71
Dry heat irons: 71	Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 70
Metal or plastic molding sets: 70	Other upholstered chairs: 70
Hair clippers and trimmers: 69	Ice hockey: 69
Slow cookers: 69	Boxing: 69
Wading pools: 69	Coins: 69
Other clothing: 69	Baby carriers: 69
Storm doors without glass panels: 68	Snow plows: 68
Manual drills: 68	Plastic panels for doors or windows: 68
Pumps: 67	Baby walkers or jumpers: 66
Extension ladders: 66	Moving walks: 66
Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 66	Upholstered chairs: 66
Electric grills: 66	Lawn vacuums: 66
Straight ladders: 66	Glue guns: 63
Remote control, universal or not stated: 63	Handball: 62
Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 62	Wrestling: 60
Gymnastics: 59	Hypodermic needles or syringes: 59
Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 59	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 56
Snow throwers or blowers: 55	Dishwashing liquid: 53
Power routers: 51	Slicers and choppers: 49
Power sanders: 49	Other antennas: 48
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 47	Hot plates: 47
Floor furnaces: 47	Diving or diving boards: 47
Other specified plastic products: 45	Kerosene or oil heaters: 43
Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices: 42	Unpowered models or parts: 38
Multi-purpose lighters: 38	Toy sports equipment: 38
Slides or sliding boards: 38	Radios: 38
Gas or LP heaters: 34	Electric griddles: 34
Leaf blowers: 32	Pull-down or folding stairs: 32
Saunas: 31	Gas ranges or ovens: 31
Electric kettles or hot pots: 31	Balls: 30
Boats and boating: 30	Sports and recreational activity: 30
Lighters: 30	Coaxial Cable: 29
Fencing: 23	Other plastic products: 21
Gas ovens: 19	Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 17
Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 17	Electric deep fryers: 16
Floor buffers or waxers: 16	Acids: 16
Drinking fountains: 16	Bedding: 16
Wallpaper steamers: 16	Hacksaws: 15
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 15	Cribs: 15
Treehouses or playhouses: 15	Reel power lawn mowers: 15
Paint or varnish thinners: 15	Lye: 15
Abrasive cleaners: 15	Stilts: 15
Liquid drugs: 15	High chairs: 15
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 15	Clothes steamers: 15
Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 15	Electric corn poppers: 15
Other guns or firearms: 15	Ice makers: 15
Plastic products: 15	Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 15
Illegal drugs: 14	Skeet shooting: 14
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 14	Electric motors: 14
Chimneys: 14	Track and field: 14
Animal traps: 14	Fire or smoke alarms: 14

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