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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 585,999
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 113,308	Stairs or steps: 58,906
Beds or bedframes: 27,035	Wheelchairs: 26,241
Crutches, canes or walkers: 25,533	Chairs: 25,374
Beds: 17,098	Rugs or carpets: 13,176
Bathtubs or showers: 12,010	Toilets: 11,806
Chain saws: 10,710	Ladders: 9,903
Bicycles or accessories: 9,624	Exercise: 9,338
Hot water: 8,071	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 8,001
Tables: 7,820	Knives: 7,143
Knives with replaceable blades: 4,871	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 4,665
Footwear: 4,513	Snow skiing: 4,212
Horseback riding: 4,095	Doors: 4,060
Portable circular power saws: 3,614	Containers: 3,255
Exercise equipment: 3,215	Day wear: 3,204
Tableware and accessories: 3,011	Fishing: 2,716
Golf: 2,715	Fences or fence posts: 2,682
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 2,616	Lawn mowers: 2,488
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 2,379	Ceilings and walls: 2,299
Furniture: 2,282	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 2,057
Bowling: 1,959	House repair or construction materials: 1,901
Benches: 1,784	Softball: 1,781
Tennis: 1,756	All-terrain vehicles: 1,740
Step stools: 1,716	Telephones or telephone accessories: 1,680
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 1,673	Other unpowered garden tools: 1,598
Stools: 1,482	Tractors: 1,453
Riding power lawn mowers: 1,413	Power saws: 1,378
Other toys: 1,349	Ramps or landings: 1,333
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 1,324	Water skiing: 1,318
Televisions: 1,223	Stepladders: 1,216
Baseball: 1,208	Pet supplies: 1,199
Bags: 1,176	Cookware: 1,129
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 1,108	Elevators or other lifts: 1,044
Chair, recliner: 1,037	Dancing: 1,027
Grocery or shopping carts: 989	Doorsills or frames: 965
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 930	Razors or shavers: 925
Pruning or trimming equipment: 920	Sinks: 904
Motorized vehicles: 879	Golf carts: 869
Clothing: 841	Manual cleaning equipment: 839
Escalators: 820	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 819
Swimming pools: 793	Paper products: 790
Pipes: 738	Decorative yard equipment: 736
Cardboard products: 716	Electric heating pads: 713
Vacuum cleaners: 702	Motor vehicles or parts: 674
Cords, electrical: 674	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 673
Handrails, railings or banisters: 666	Basketball: 651
Scaffolding: 637	Poles: 625
Power lawn mowers: 604	Snowmobiles: 592
Carts: 591	Metal containers: 570
Saws: 569	Refrigerators: 557
Nightwear: 549	Dishwashers: 546
Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 535	Heaters or heating systems: 532
Luggage: 530	Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 525
Scissors: 515	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 512
Cabinet or door hardware: 510	Bleachers: 505
Weight lifting: 504	Windows or window glass: 497
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 485	Mattresses: 477
Counters or countertops: 472	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 467
Garage doors: 467	Bedsprings or bedframes: 463
Football: 463	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 458
Wire: 458	Animal induced injury: 456
Manual scissors: 455	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 455
Coffee makers or teapots: 449	Nail guns or stud drivers: 445
Power hedge trimmers: 443	Blankets: 425
Fans: 396	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 393
Other ranges or ovens: 392	Pins and needles: 376
Tool sheds: 376	Medical equipment, general: 375
Power tillers or cultivators: 369	Volleyball: 369
Buckets or pails: 363	Laundry soaps or detergents: 361
Tools: 360	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 359
Log splitters: 358	Ball sports: 355
Scooters, unpowered: 353	Chains: 353
Scales: 353	Baby gates or barriers: 349
Bottles or jars: 349	Towels or cloths: 345
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 339	Foods: 329
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 327	Other ball sports: 326
Computers: 325	Hot tubs or home spas: 323
Mobile/manufactured homes: 322	Recliner chairs: 321
Bed rails: 320	Laundry baskets: 320
In-line skating: 320	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 318
Manicuring devices: 316	Clothing accessories: 315
Garden tractors: 314	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 310
Swimming: 300	Other ovens: 299
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 295	Mirrors or mirror glass: 289
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 287	Rope or string: 286
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 286	Tree stands: 282
Gas or LP heaters: 281	Other furniture: 280
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 277	Ice skating: 271
Plastic bags: 270	Barstools or kitchen stools: 269
Built-in swimming pools: 269	Microwave ovens: 263
First aid equipment: 256	Snow throwers/blowers: 256
Other ranges: 255	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 252
Christmas decorations: 251	Drills: 250
Batteries: 243	Keys, key rings or key chains: 241
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 239	Roller skating: 238
Skateboards: 237	Gasoline: 236
Hand saws: 235	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 235
Hatchets or axes: 231	Bench or table saws: 228
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 227	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 227
Fireworks: 226	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 226
Go-carts: 225	Portable electric heaters: 224
Clothes dryers: 223	Plants, trees and shrubs: 221
Power drills or accessories: 221	Soccer: 218
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 216	Extension or straight ladders: 216
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 210	Pressure cookers or canners: 204
Drinking glasses: 203	Faucets or spigots: 202
Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 202	Book bags or back carriers: 200
Cutting torches: 196	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 196
Wooden containers: 195	Toolboxes or tool kits: 195
Outerwear: 191	Sports and recreational activity: 190
Sheets or pillowcases: 190	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 186
Alcohol: 185	Electric heaters: 182
Extension cords: 177	Electric brooms: 175
Lighting equipment: 174	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 173
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 172	Soaps: 172
Television tables or stands: 171	Business and office machines: 169
Hammers: 169	Diapers: 168
Wood paneling and particleboard: 163	Desk supplies: 160
Water heaters: 153	Rocking chairs: 153
Bed rails, adult: 153	Photographic equipment: 151
Balls: 151	Eyeglasses: 150
Washing machines: 148	Automotive chemicals: 148
Swimming pool equipment: 146	Acids: 146
Public equipment: 144	Pillows: 144
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 144	Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 143
Jigsaws: 140	Chemicals: 140
Sliding glass doors or panels: 139	Manual push mowers: 138
Glass bottles or jars: 137	Floor lamps or table lamps: 137
General purpose household cleaners: 136	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 135
Trays: 133	Other fireplaces: 131
Air conditioners: 130	Portable gas or LP heaters: 129
Grills: 129	Christmas tree lights: 129
Mountain climbing: 128	Umbrellas: 128
Windowsills or frames: 128	Paint or varnish thinners: 126
Water slides: 122	Tarpaulins: 121
Swings or swing sets: 119	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 118
Power sanders: 116	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 115
Flatware: 115	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 115
Other glass bottles or jars: 112	Skating: 110
Chair, rocking: 110	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 110
Sleds: 109	Snow boarding: 107
Other Irons: 106	Portable food or beverage coolers: 104
Other power saws: 102	Brushcutters, powered: 102
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 102	Screen doors: 101
Ironing boards or covers: 100	Vending machines: 99
Pull-down or folding stairs: 98	Food warmers: 98
Kerosene or oil heaters: 95	Power pruning or trimming equipment: 95
Surfing: 91	Track and field: 90
Other heaters or heating systems: 90	Freezers: 88
Safety pins: 87	Light bulbs: 87
Archery: 87	Personal protection devices: 86
Insect induced injuries: 85	Drinking fountains: 84
Manual hedge trimmers: 84	Screwdrivers: 83
Pumps: 83	Outdoor antennas: 83
Range or oven accessories: 83	Safes: 82
General home or room involvement in fires: 82	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 79
Coins: 78	Balloons: 77
Other playground equipment: 76	Metal cookware: 76
Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 76	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 76
Other bedding: 75	Storm doors with glass panels: 75
Laundry hampers: 75	Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 75
Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 74	Fertilizers: 71
Boats and boating: 71	Tombstones or grave markers: 71
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 70	Fireplace equipment: 70
Support garments and stockings, medical: 69	Workshop furnishings: 69
Manual drills: 69	Camping equipment: 69
Rotary power lawn mowers: 69	Animal traps: 69
Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 68	Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 68
Flotation toys: 68	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 67
Awls, chisels or planes: 67	Nonupholstered recliner chairs: 67
Trash compactors: 66	Electric razors or shavers: 66
Paper bags: 66	Wading pools: 66
Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 66	Electric frying pans and skillets: 63
Other furnaces: 63	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 62
Footlockers: 62	Other guns or firearms: 60
Gas furnaces: 59	Slides or sliding boards: 59
Sewing basket articles: 59	Toy guns: 58
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 57	Drain cleaners: 55
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 53	Other manual workshop tools: 52
Sprayers: 46	Adhesives: 46
Leaf blowers: 41	Hot plates: 40
Nonbaby mattresses: 40	Extension ladders: 38
Badminton: 37	Aquariums or accessories: 37
Floor buffers or waxers: 37	Wagons: 35
Pens and pencils: 33	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 33
Martial arts: 31	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 31
Bunk beds: 31	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 31
Tablet or capsule drugs: 30	Radiators: 30
Heating or cooling comfort packs: 30	Tricycles: 30
Portable power drills and accessories: 30	Clothes steamers: 19
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 18	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 18
Electric deep fryers: 18	Vacuum containers: 18
Gymnastics: 18	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 17
Floor waxes: 17	Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 17
Plastic wrapping products: 17	Skeet shooting: 17
Pressurized containers: 17	Electric lighting equipment: 17
Straps: 17	Humidifiers: 16
Amusement attractions: 16	Horseshoes: 16
Electric baseboard heaters: 16	Radios: 16
Gasoline cans: 16	Plastic products: 16
High chairs: 16	Electric ovens: 16
Thermometers: 16	Automatic doors: 16
Eye protection devices: 16	Clothing irons: 16
Inflatable furniture: 15	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 15
Flying discs and boomerangs: 15	Toy vehicles: 15
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 15	Painting equipment, powered: 15
Welding equipment: 15	Electric or battery-powered knives: 15
Baby strollers: 15	Lighters: 15
Bath or facial brushes: 15	Matches: 15
Dishwasher detergents: 15	Water tubing: 15
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 15	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 15
BBs or pellets: 15	Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 15
Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 15	Other portable or stationary power tools: 15
Moving walks: 15	Trains: 15
Kitchen gadgets: 14	Combs or hairbrushes: 14
Glass soft drink bottles: 14	Artificial Christmas trees: 14
Tapes: 6

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