Accidents - Years 1997-2010 - Ankle

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 12,566,580
See also: Other body parts.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 3,022,198	Basketball: 2,159,572
Football: 550,985	Soccer: 470,522
Floors or flooring materials: 408,229	Exercise: 401,756
Bicycles or accessories: 312,307	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 278,571
Trampolines: 244,703	Skateboards: 228,308
Softball: 224,738	Volleyball: 224,509
Baseball: 204,346	Footwear: 189,825
Ladders: 187,845	Chairs: 120,580
Beds or bedframes: 103,439	Dancing: 97,295
All-terrain vehicles: 94,847	Fences or fence posts: 86,449
Sports and recreational activity: 80,867	Bathtubs or showers: 79,734
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 66,348	Roller skating: 65,057
Doors: 59,095	Gymnastics: 58,192
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 56,295	Cheerleading: 55,304
Beds: 53,608	Tennis: 53,554
Track and field: 50,748	Exercise equipment: 49,760
Other ball sports: 48,963	House repair or construction materials: 48,817
Rugs or carpets: 47,367	Other toys: 45,919
Tables: 45,677	Ball sports: 45,112
Ceilings and walls: 45,019	Horseback riding: 43,427
Wrestling: 40,071	In-line skating: 38,665
Snow boarding: 38,567	Swings or swing sets: 38,230
Wheelchairs: 37,238	Crutches, canes or walkers: 35,991
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 34,551	Scooters, unpowered: 33,624
Golf: 33,306	Swimming pools: 32,367
Snow skiing: 32,173	Slides or sliding boards: 31,129
Hockey: 30,243	Sleds: 28,616
Lawn mowers: 28,546	Containers: 28,501
Bleachers: 28,160	Martial arts: 26,113
Ice skating: 24,750	Ramps or landings: 22,096
Furniture: 21,320	Bunk beds: 20,711
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 20,476	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 20,350
Skating: 19,337	Pet supplies: 18,272
Ice hockey: 18,116	Fishing: 18,114
Lacrosse: 17,629	Bowling: 16,341
Toilets: 15,965	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 15,747
Rugby: 15,176	Flying toys: 14,408
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 14,374	Amusement attractions: 14,315
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 14,070	Golf carts: 13,859
Stepladders: 13,299	Televisions: 12,734
Playground equipment: 12,718	Step stools: 12,684
Tableware and accessories: 11,720	Grocery or shopping carts: 11,685
Surfing: 11,617	Swimming: 11,226
Go-carts: 11,137	Stools: 11,061
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 10,976	Bags: 10,860
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 10,724	Other unpowered garden tools: 10,714
Benches: 10,164	Scaffolding: 10,091
Day wear: 10,065	Mountain climbing: 9,964
Weight lifting: 9,675	Rope or string: 9,448
Doorsills or frames: 9,411	Handrails, railings or banisters: 9,232
Built-in swimming pools: 9,167	Knives: 9,114
Windows or window glass: 9,023	Other playground equipment: 8,950
Pipes: 8,580	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 8,518
Poles: 8,364	Water skiing: 8,241
Snowmobiles: 8,184	Water slides: 7,938
Telephones or telephone accessories: 7,793	Escalators: 7,666
Vacuum cleaners: 7,599	Metal containers: 6,975
Riding power lawn mowers: 6,927	Drinking glasses: 6,874
Hot water: 6,827	Bottles or jars: 6,786
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 6,716	Field hockey: 6,677
Baby gates or barriers: 6,641	Refrigerators: 6,576
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 6,552	Carts: 6,415
Manual cleaning equipment: 6,328	Decorative yard equipment: 6,325
Handball: 6,290	Power lawn mowers: 6,121
Elevators or other lifts: 6,110	Tractors: 6,025
Counters or countertops: 6,017	Animal induced injury: 5,978
Clothing: 5,717	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 5,690
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 5,684	Bedsprings or bedframes: 5,680
Paper products: 5,429	Street hockey: 5,325
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 5,093	Chair, recliner: 5,081
Hammers: 4,834	Motor vehicles or parts: 4,821
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 4,655	Wire: 4,553
Diving or diving boards: 4,467	Extension or straight ladders: 4,407
Mirrors or mirror glass: 4,266	Tree stands: 4,186
Glass bottles or jars: 4,088	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 4,060
Computers: 4,020	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 3,980
Rotary power lawn mowers: 3,867	Buckets or pails: 3,860
Laundry baskets: 3,838	Tool sheds: 3,824
Luggage: 3,616	Book bags or back carriers: 3,614
Razors or shavers: 3,593	Badminton: 3,531
Barstools or kitchen stools: 3,521	Seesaws or teeterboards: 3,465
Mattresses: 3,423	Boxing: 3,365
Cardboard products: 3,293	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 3,159
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 3,137	Chain saws: 3,101
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 3,070	Screen doors: 2,950
Treehouses or playhouses: 2,809	Roller hockey: 2,806
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 2,785	Chains: 2,751
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 2,736	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 2,720
Mobile/manufactured homes: 2,676	Alcohol: 2,672
Hot tubs or home spas: 2,654	Blankets: 2,629
Tools: 2,621	Hatchets or axes: 2,619
Pruning or trimming equipment: 2,446	Cords, electrical: 2,409
Fans: 2,395	Snow tubing: 2,387
Motorized vehicles: 2,383	Extension cords: 2,341
Swimming pool equipment: 2,330	Camping equipment: 2,330
Minibikes, powered: 2,325	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 2,318
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 2,309	Washing machines: 2,256
Plastic bags: 2,237	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 2,218
Tricycles: 2,188	Toolboxes or tool kits: 2,185
Pogo sticks: 2,181	Horseshoes: 2,140
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 2,110	Nonglass bottles or jars: 2,107
Sinks: 2,090	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 2,086
Baby strollers: 2,079	Cookware: 2,057
Clothing accessories: 2,045	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 2,017
Aquariums or accessories: 1,939	Water tubing: 1,915
Wagons: 1,899	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 1,884
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 1,877	Air conditioners: 1,860
Recliner chairs: 1,843	Wooden containers: 1,843
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 1,824	Public equipment: 1,769
Garden tractors: 1,732	Sheets or pillowcases: 1,712
Flying discs and boomerangs: 1,693	Cribs: 1,656
Other glass bottles or jars: 1,625	Light bulbs: 1,534
Grills: 1,525	Garage doors: 1,515
Table tennis: 1,500	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 1,462
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 1,460	Balls: 1,454
Car seats: 1,434	Inflatable toys: 1,407
Radiators: 1,393	Plastic containers: 1,389
Bed rails: 1,365	Portable food or beverage coolers: 1,362
Lockers: 1,357	Chair, rocking: 1,341
Clothes dryers: 1,338	Pillows: 1,322
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 1,322	Waterbeds or water pillows: 1,306
Fireworks: 1,270	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 1,249
Wading pools: 1,245	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 1,225
Windowsills or frames: 1,221	Fuel storage tanks: 1,141
Heaters or heating systems: 1,136	Saws: 1,131
Plants, trees and shrubs: 1,117	Outerwear: 1,116
Wood paneling and particleboard: 1,102	Fire escape devices: 1,094
Nail guns or stud drivers: 1,092	Freezers: 1,073
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 1,056	Glass doors: 1,048
Balloons: 1,031	Billiards or pool: 1,024
Television tables or stands: 1,016	Manual push mowers: 1,013
Fertilizers: 1,010	Christmas decorations: 1,008
Lubricants: 1,005	Floor lamps or table lamps: 977
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 969	Above-ground swimming pools: 963
Other containers: 962	Foods: 946
Pull-down or folding stairs: 932	Towels or cloths: 924
General home or room involvement in fires: 923	Lighting equipment: 916
Swimming pool slides: 909	Soaps: 897
Photographic equipment: 876	Other manual workshop tools: 875
Gasoline: 864	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 855
Other fireplaces: 851	Christmas tree lights: 846
Futons: 833	Jewelry: 825
Pens and pencils: 813	Toy sports equipment: 801
Knives with replaceable blades: 799	Doorstops: 759
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 758	Tetherball: 750
Kites or kite string: 747	Insect induced injuries: 744
Nonelectric blankets: 738	High chairs: 736
Nightwear: 733	Nonbaby mattresses: 714
Dishwashers: 711	Baby walkers or jumpers: 710
Cabinet or door hardware: 704	Sprayers: 700
Air compressors: 695	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 689
Sliding glass doors or panels: 688	Batteries: 687
Drills: 666	Other furniture: 665
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 664	Extension ladders: 662
Bars and bar accessories: 659	Hammocks: 658
Glass soft drink bottles: 645	Radios: 633
Toy boxes or chests: 630	Safes: 628
Scissors: 624	Rocking chairs: 621
Nonglass doors: 609	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 606
Electric Christmas decorations: 594	Other nonglass doors: 594
Power tillers or cultivators: 590	Other ranges or ovens: 579
Trays: 577	Automatic doors: 575
Seasonal decorations: 559	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 548
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 546	Workshop furnishings: 545
Other ranges: 545	Snow throwers/blowers: 538
Fireplace equipment: 534	Reel power lawn mowers: 534
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 532	Microwave ovens: 529
Croquet: 529	Storm windows: 527
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 522	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 520
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 514	Welding equipment: 506
Baby bottles or nipples: 498	Medical equipment, general: 497
Tapes: 495	Other ladders: 480
Fuel oils: 479	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 473
Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 471	Clothing irons: 468
Metal cookware: 463	Fire extinguishers: 458
Pumps: 457	Other glass doors: 451
Portable baby swings: 449	Flotation toys: 446
Batons: 436	Powered riding toys: 431
Ironing boards or covers: 430	Generators or power plants: 425
Desk supplies: 415	Other Irons: 414
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 410	Kitchen gadgets: 408
Riding toys: 408	Plastic products: 399
BBs or pellets: 398	Tarpaulins: 394
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 393	Portable power drills and accessories: 392
Scales: 391	Coffee makers or teapots: 385
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 385	Vending machines: 384
Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 379	Power saws: 379
Clocks: 373	Pins and needles: 368
Crayons or chalk: 360	Log splitters: 359
Straight ladders: 353	Manicuring devices: 352
Automotive tools or accessories: 344	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 341
Building sets: 337	Snow throwers or blowers: 332
Fencing: 329	Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 326
Flatware: 322	Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 318
Floor waxes: 314	Aerosol containers: 313
Inflatable furniture: 312	Manual scissors: 309
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 309	Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 309
Sleeping bags: 307	Other furnaces: 296
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 288	Magazine racks or book ends: 284
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 283	Pressurized containers: 280
Tombstones or grave markers: 276	Other stools: 272
Bedding: 270	Footlockers: 270
Tape recorders or players: 270	First aid equipment: 267
Utility vehicles: 266	General purpose household cleaners: 265
Other plastic products: 265	Toboggans: 264
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 263	Power drills or accessories: 259
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 256	Stilts: 255
Playpens: 254	Portable circular power saws: 248
Screwdrivers: 244	Toy vehicles: 237
Other portable or stationary power tools: 235	Other windows or window glass: 232
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 232	Storm doors with glass panels: 231
Electric frying pans and skillets: 230	Eyeglasses: 229
Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 229	Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 226
Darts: 226	Electric deep fryers: 224
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 222	Combs or hairbrushes: 221
Faucets or spigots: 219	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 219
Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 218	Moving walks: 216
Fabric treatment products: 216	Artificial Christmas trees: 215
Paint or varnish thinners: 214	Slow cookers: 214
Archery: 212	Appliances: 211
Cutting torches: 208	Awls, chisels or planes: 204
Snow disks: 201	Upholstered recliner chairs: 200
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 200	Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 199
Nonmetal cookware: 196	Bleaches: 194
Rug shampooers: 193	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 192
Water toys: 189	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 188
Antifreeze: 186	Other clothing: 184
Business and office machines: 182	Detergents: 174
Baby changing tables: 173	Baby carriages: 173
Other baby carriers: 170	Leaf blowers: 170
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 169	Swimming pool chemicals: 168
Unicycles: 167	Other bedding: 167
Other grills or stoves: 164	Electric heating pads: 163
Artificial turf: 162	Vises or workshop clamps: 161
Built-in fireplaces: 161	Coins: 160
Water heaters: 159	Other power saws: 155
Electric lighting equipment: 154	Trash compactors: 153
Laundry soaps or detergents: 152	Other toy guns: 150
Art supplies or equipment: 150	Keys, key rings or key chains: 150
Electric blenders: 148	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 146
Manual hedge trimmers: 146	Pressure cookers or canners: 144
Charcoal: 144	Bed rails, adult: 143
Canning jars or lids: 142	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 142
Electric motors: 142	Clothespins: 140
Tablet or capsule drugs: 139	Baby mattresses or pads: 139
Jigsaws: 138	Kerosene: 136
Youth chairs: 136	Panel doors: 135
Sewing machines or accessories: 134	Range or oven accessories: 131
Art and ceramic supplies or equipment: 130	Umbrellas: 128
Costumes or masks: 126	Games or game parts: 123
Recording tapes: 122	Other specified plastic products: 120
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 118	Other ovens: 115
Hair dryers: 115	Floor buffers or waxers: 113
Heating or cooling comfort packs: 111	Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 107
Shuffleboard: 107	Other electric lighting equipment: 106
Gasoline cans: 105	Manual drills: 101
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 99	Scuba diving: 99
Saunas: 99	Chimneys: 94
Other toy weapons: 94	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 93
School equipment: 93	Vaporizers: 92
Electric blankets or sheets: 92	Lighter fluids: 92
Adhesives: 90	Boats and boating: 90
Dry ice: 90	Portable electric heaters: 89
Drinking fountains: 89	Ice or snow boating: 88
Electric heaters: 88	Artificial flowers or plants: 87
Snow plows: 86	Storm doors without glass panels: 85
Paper bags: 85	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 85
Floor furnaces: 85	Illegal drugs: 84
Other power garden tools: 84	Guns: 83
Marbles: 83	Laundry hampers: 81
Ice makers: 80	Outdoor antennas: 80
Humidifiers: 80	Toilet bowl products: 78
Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 77	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 77
Matches: 77	Acids: 76
Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 76	Chemicals: 76
Baby carriers: 76	Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 76
Power hedge trimmers: 75	Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 73
Coaxial Cable: 71	Gas ranges: 71
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 71	Hand saws: 71
Self-contained openers: 70	Power sanders: 70
Music boxes or chimes: 70	Industrial equipment: 70
Electric razors or shavers: 70	Personal protection devices: 70
Painting equipment, powered: 69	Plastic panels for doors or windows: 69
Nonelectric knife sharpeners: 69	Electric mixers: 69
Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 69	Other antennas: 68
Table linens: 68	Watches: 68
Wallpaper: 68	Lamp oils: 68
Containers with key openers: 68	Nonupholstered recliner chairs: 67
Squeeze or squeaker toys: 67	School laboratory chemicals: 67
Metal or plastic molding sets: 66	Boilers: 63
Remote control, universal or not stated: 62	Trains: 62
Automotive chemicals: 61	Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 59
Window or door security barriers: 49	Manual filing or sanding tools: 47
Electric table lamps, floor lamps or desk lamps: 46	Potty chairs or training seats: 40
Coin-operated car washing equipment: 40	Dishwashing liquid: 39
Window screens: 38	Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 38
Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 38	Sewing basket articles: 35
Band saws: 34	Attachable high chairs: 33
Diapers: 32	Baby bouncer seats: 31
Towel racks or bars: 31	Fire or smoke alarms: 30
Baby carriers or slings: 30	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 30
Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 24	Electric baseboard heaters: 21
Infant and toddler play centers: 21	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 19
Stationary power drills and accessories: 19	Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 19
Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 18	Ammonia, household: 17
Electric grills: 17	Brushcutters, powered: 17
Slicers and choppers: 17	Thermostats: 17
Diesel fuels: 16	Multi-purpose lighters: 16
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 16	Battery chargers: 16
Can openers: 16	Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 16
Decorative water features: 16	Projectors: 15
Burglar alarms: 15	Massage devices or vibrators: 15
Other upholstered chairs: 15	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 15
Clothes steamers: 15	Baby rattles: 15
Food processors: 15	Plastic wrapping products: 15
Safety pins: 15	Garden sprayers: 15
Thermometers: 14	Personal watercraft, powered: 14
Wigs, falls or hairpieces: 14	Eye protection devices: 6
Butane or LP gas meters: 6	Portable cribs: 6
Fixed floor-length glass panels: 6	Party favors: 6
Portable swimming pools: 6	Toy guns with projectiles: 5
Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 5	Pretend electronics, tools, housewares, and appliances: 5

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