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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 682,868
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 129,805	Stairs or steps: 93,563
Beds or bedframes: 30,168	Chairs: 29,518
Crutches, canes or walkers: 21,870	Rugs or carpets: 21,406
Bathtubs or showers: 17,674	Beds: 16,980
Wheelchairs: 15,769	Ladders: 14,508
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 11,345	Ceilings and walls: 11,043
Doors: 10,597	Bicycles or accessories: 9,213
Tables: 8,998	Footwear: 8,744
Toilets: 7,596	Containers: 7,306
Snow skiing: 6,795	Exercise: 5,934
Doorsills or frames: 5,195	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 5,184
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 5,095	Day wear: 4,755
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 4,745	Pet supplies: 4,398
Fences or fence posts: 4,224	Exercise equipment: 3,915
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 3,862	Horseback riding: 3,853
House repair or construction materials: 3,543	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 3,080
Furniture: 2,996	Telephones or telephone accessories: 2,865
Weight lifting: 2,691	Bowling: 2,674
Golf: 2,671	Bags: 2,474
Stools: 2,420	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 2,400
Step stools: 2,258	Fishing: 2,128
Stepladders: 2,104	Televisions: 2,073
Refrigerators: 1,970	Luggage: 1,953
Vacuum cleaners: 1,882	Lawn mowers: 1,836
Ramps or landings: 1,770	Other unpowered garden tools: 1,762
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 1,728	Escalators: 1,573
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 1,568	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 1,527
Handrails, railings or banisters: 1,520	Nightwear: 1,519
Counters or countertops: 1,479	Cords, electrical: 1,466
Grocery or shopping carts: 1,457	Animal induced injury: 1,409
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 1,367	Paper products: 1,358
Chair, recliner: 1,291	Manual cleaning equipment: 1,270
All-terrain vehicles: 1,247	Riding power lawn mowers: 1,212
Knives: 1,179	Wire: 1,176
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 1,156	Tennis: 1,143
Dishwashers: 1,100	Ice skating: 1,087
Elevators or other lifts: 1,048	Benches: 1,014
Sinks: 1,007	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 1,002
Clothing: 968	Pipes: 933
Decorative yard equipment: 883	Poles: 844
Garage doors: 843	Baby gates or barriers: 835
Barstools or kitchen stools: 814	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 808
Other toys: 807	Fans: 799
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 796	Air conditioners: 789
Cabinet or door hardware: 785	Tableware and accessories: 784
Dancing: 765	Cardboard products: 761
Windows or window glass: 742	Pruning or trimming equipment: 741
Mattresses: 737	Power lawn mowers: 714
Sheets or pillowcases: 709	Computers: 698
Basketball: 682	Alcohol: 662
Washing machines: 652	Cookware: 643
Carts: 640	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 635
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 625	Other ranges or ovens: 599
Tractors: 588	Hot water: 587
Pillows: 586	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 574
Golf carts: 565	Tools: 559
Freezers: 553	Extension cords: 533
Clothing accessories: 520	Other ranges: 517
Electric heating pads: 515	Towels or cloths: 514
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 512	Other fireplaces: 506
Baseball: 503	Metal containers: 502
Motor vehicles or parts: 500	Outerwear: 495
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 492	Motorized vehicles: 487
Swings or swing sets: 485	First aid equipment: 481
Buckets or pails: 480	Bottles or jars: 472
Medical equipment, general: 469	Football: 465
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 453	Scooters, unpowered: 450
Hammers: 444	Snow throwers/blowers: 442
Chains: 439	Blankets: 433
Swimming pools: 433	Bedsprings or bedframes: 428
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 426	Chain saws: 422
Automatic doors: 415	Knives with replaceable blades: 412
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 411	Rope or string: 402
Swimming: 393	Razors or shavers: 386
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 381	Softball: 381
Floor lamps or table lamps: 372	Hot tubs or home spas: 371
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 370	Plastic containers: 366
Bed rails: 364	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 361
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 359	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 352
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 350	Roller skating: 346
Laundry baskets: 343	Windowsills or frames: 342
Scaffolding: 341	Rocking chairs: 318
Drinking glasses: 318	Christmas decorations: 317
Snowmobiles: 306	Other ovens: 306
Tool sheds: 305	Bleachers: 297
Fuel storage tanks: 294	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 282
Plastic bags: 279	Eyeglasses: 272
Lighting equipment: 271	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 270
Pull-down or folding stairs: 265	Light bulbs: 264
Book bags or back carriers: 264	Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 264
Clothes dryers: 263	Scales: 261
Sports and recreational activity: 258	Other containers: 249
Built-in swimming pools: 246	In-line skating: 244
Water heaters: 242	Tree stands: 242
Chair, rocking: 235	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 234
Wood paneling and particleboard: 231	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 227
Toolboxes or tool kits: 226	Plants, trees and shrubs: 225
Grills: 223	Public equipment: 222
Gasoline: 218	Umbrellas: 213
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 212	Nonbaby mattresses: 210
Electric heaters: 209	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 208
Extension or straight ladders: 203	Heaters or heating systems: 198
Wooden containers: 198	Rotary power lawn mowers: 197
Amusement attractions: 196	Ball sports: 195
Volleyball: 192	Keys, key rings or key chains: 190
Combs or hairbrushes: 188	Radiators: 187
Television tables or stands: 185	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 174
Garden tractors: 174	Lubricants: 173
Bedding: 169	Other upholstered chairs: 167
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 165	Clothing irons: 164
Horseshoes: 164	Soaps: 162
Screen doors: 161	Sliding glass doors or panels: 161
Nonelectric blankets: 159	Other manual workshop tools: 158
Recliner chairs: 158	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 157
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 156	Chemicals: 153
Tarpaulins: 153	Hatchets or axes: 152
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 149	Hockey: 147
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 146	Snow boarding: 145
Water tubing: 144	Ironing boards or covers: 144
Tombstones or grave markers: 143	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 141
Pressure cookers or canners: 140	Power saws: 140
Automotive tools or accessories: 139	Welding equipment: 139
Portable food or beverage coolers: 139	Clocks: 139
Archery: 138	Drills: 137
Business and office machines: 137	Other grills or stoves: 136
Baby walkers or jumpers: 136	Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 135
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 134	Microwave ovens: 130
Skating: 129	Soccer: 127
Sewing basket articles: 122	Diapers: 122
Other furniture: 121	Mirrors or mirror glass: 121
Inflatable furniture: 120	Skateboards: 117
Insect induced injuries: 117	Sprayers: 113
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 112	Go-carts: 103
Other glass bottles or jars: 101	Towel racks or bars: 101
Pins and needles: 98	Other ball sports: 96
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 95	Coins: 94
Metal cookware: 93	Billiards or pool: 93
Martial arts: 93	Aerosol containers: 93
Floor waxes: 92	Slides or sliding boards: 91
Fertilizers: 90	Electric deep fryers: 90
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 90	Nonmetal cookware: 88
Moving walks: 87	Nonglass doors: 86
Sabre saws: 86	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 86
Scuba diving: 86	Bleaches: 85
Coffee makers or teapots: 85	Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 85
Gas ranges: 85	Track and field: 85
Christmas tree lights: 85	Power pruning or trimming equipment: 84
Darts: 84	Ice hockey: 84
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 84	Other power saws: 83
Electric blankets or sheets: 83	Other nonglass doors: 83
Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 83	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 83
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 82	Drinking fountains: 82
Mobile/manufactured homes: 82	Dehumidifiers: 81
Trampolines: 81	Artificial Christmas trees: 79
Jewelry: 78	Bunk beds: 78
Manual filing or sanding tools: 77	Recording tapes: 77
Range or oven accessories: 77	Electric knife sharpeners: 76
Wrestling: 76	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 76
Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 76	Storm windows: 75
Fireplace equipment: 75	Other ladders: 75
Kitchen gadgets: 75	Leaf blowers: 75
Stilts: 75	Power hedge trimmers: 74
Faucets or spigots: 72	Gas or LP heaters: 71
Pressurized containers: 71	Air compressors: 70
Portable electric heaters: 70	Fabrics: 70
Photographic equipment: 70	Saws: 70
Electric frying pans and skillets: 70	Painting equipment, powered: 70
Snow tubing: 69	Dishwashing liquid: 69
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 69	Seasonal decorations: 69
Sewing machines or accessories: 69	Eye protection devices: 69
Extension ladders: 69	Utility vehicles: 69
Other stools: 68	Humidifiers: 68
Batteries: 68	Gasoline cans: 68
Snow plows: 68	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 68
Nonupholstered recliner chairs: 68	Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 68
Storm doors with glass panels: 68	Paper bags: 67
Containers with key openers: 67	Trays: 67
Snow throwers or blowers: 66	Badminton: 66
Other plastic products: 66	Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 66
General home or room involvement in fires: 64	Boxing: 63
Workshop furnishings: 62	Heating or cooling comfort packs: 59
Fuel oils: 59	Aquariums or accessories: 59
Cosmetics: 59	Floor buffers or waxers: 59
Car seats: 58	Hair dryers: 58
Footlockers: 52	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 47
Vending machines: 46	Glass doors: 44
Bed rails, adult: 42	Log splitters: 41
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 38	Bars and bar accessories: 38
Electric lighting equipment: 37	Plastic products: 36
Nonglass bottles or jars: 35	Magazine racks or book ends: 34
Portable circular power saws: 33	Power tillers or cultivators: 32
Electric baseboard heaters: 31	Slow cookers: 30
Bench or table saws: 30	Nail guns or stud drivers: 30
Other furnaces: 23	Hammocks: 19
Fire or smoke alarms: 19	Camping equipment: 18
Other Irons: 17	Radios: 17
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 16	Brushcutters, powered: 16
Heat pumps: 16	Pacifiers or teething rings: 16
Flying toys: 16	Straps: 16
Food grinders: 16	Baby strollers: 15
Desk supplies: 15	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 15
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 15	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 15
Glass bottles or jars: 15	Animal traps: 15
Plastic wrapping products: 15	Screwdrivers: 15
Gas ranges or ovens: 15	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 15
Doorstops: 15	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 15
Surfing: 15	Electric brooms: 15
Baby bouncer seats: 15	Toy boxes or chests: 15
Tapes: 15	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 15
Manicuring devices: 15	Soldering equipment: 15
Foods: 15	Tablet or capsule drugs: 15
Window screens: 15	Adhesives: 15

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