Accidents - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 6,038,331
See also: Lethal accidents, Other body parts.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 605,761	Bicycles or accessories: 423,357
Floors or flooring materials: 209,989	Football: 199,872
Basketball: 179,722	Soccer: 154,166
Exercise: 125,714	Beds or bedframes: 117,469
All-terrain vehicles: 114,459	Tables: 106,166
Ladders: 105,678	Chairs: 104,087
Wheelchairs: 104,003	Softball: 95,067
Trampolines: 89,840	Fences or fence posts: 88,448
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 85,357	Baseball: 83,885
Snow skiing: 77,024	Bathtubs or showers: 74,246
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 73,884	Beds: 61,950
Skateboards: 61,009	Knives: 57,894
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 52,647	Slides or sliding boards: 48,172
Chain saws: 45,085	Doors: 44,173
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 43,630	House repair or construction materials: 43,397
Horseback riding: 42,778	Fishing: 42,421
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 40,218	Lawn mowers: 39,103
Crutches, canes or walkers: 38,881	Ceilings and walls: 35,027
Bags: 34,928	Footwear: 32,094
Containers: 29,715	Roller skating: 27,531
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 27,022	In-line skating: 26,783
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 26,738	Scooters, unpowered: 26,103
Exercise equipment: 25,144	Toilets: 24,452
Hot water: 23,950	Pipes: 23,518
Swings or swing sets: 23,281	Tableware and accessories: 23,153
Volleyball: 23,069	Swimming pools: 22,650
Tennis: 22,548	Benches: 21,578
Snow boarding: 21,168	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 20,522
Sleds: 20,228	Furniture: 19,610
Day wear: 19,586	Golf: 19,476
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 19,113	Rugs or carpets: 19,045
Gasoline: 18,955	Bleachers: 18,503
Dancing: 18,205	Televisions: 18,140
Drinking glasses: 17,988	Mirrors or mirror glass: 17,570
Grocery or shopping carts: 17,457	Bedsprings or bedframes: 17,449
Razors or shavers: 17,377	Ice skating: 16,557
Knives with replaceable blades: 16,511	Swimming: 16,418
Track and field: 16,358	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 16,258
Dishwashers: 16,167	Other toys: 16,061
Go-carts: 15,189	Poles: 14,982
Metal containers: 14,979	Riding power lawn mowers: 14,908
Other unpowered garden tools: 14,662	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 14,502
Golf carts: 14,301	Power lawn mowers: 13,887
Bunk beds: 13,867	Martial arts: 13,867
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 13,674	Hatchets or axes: 13,197
Windows or window glass: 12,945	Stools: 12,808
Sports and recreational activity: 12,792	Glass bottles or jars: 12,362
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 12,057	Hockey: 12,021
Pet supplies: 12,011	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 11,938
Hammers: 11,796	Wrestling: 11,706
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 11,253	Other ball sports: 11,186
Snowmobiles: 11,128	Weight lifting: 10,672
Surfing: 10,347	Step stools: 10,149
Playground equipment: 10,093	Aquariums or accessories: 9,909
Motor vehicles or parts: 9,878	Escalators: 9,552
Skating: 9,496	Ball sports: 9,478
Gymnastics: 8,762	Bottles or jars: 8,494
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 8,192	Wire: 8,145
Carts: 8,016	Plastic bags: 8,008
Pruning or trimming equipment: 8,005	Ramps or landings: 7,913
Ice hockey: 7,784	Amusement attractions: 7,690
Built-in swimming pools: 7,684	Stepladders: 7,556
Bowling: 7,522	Grills: 7,428
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 7,356	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 7,312
Handrails, railings or banisters: 7,191	Tractors: 7,124
Other playground equipment: 7,087	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 7,045
Doorsills or frames: 6,993	Refrigerators: 6,864
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 6,863	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 6,738
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 6,519	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 6,401
Cheerleading: 6,385	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 6,276
Buckets or pails: 6,239	Chair, recliner: 6,234
Counters or countertops: 6,204	Tools: 6,184
Air conditioners: 6,147	Cookware: 6,085
Saws: 6,057	Animal induced injury: 6,045
Bed rails: 5,669	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 5,660
Heaters or heating systems: 5,613	Diving or diving boards: 5,530
Luggage: 5,471	Horseshoes: 5,305
Cardboard products: 5,303	Rugby: 5,194
Vacuum cleaners: 5,187	Water skiing: 5,115
Cribs: 4,997	Rope or string: 4,983
Toolboxes or tool kits: 4,942	Other Irons: 4,916
Minibikes, powered: 4,909	Pens and pencils: 4,800
Scaffolding: 4,800	Manual cleaning equipment: 4,671
Fans: 4,670	Decorative yard equipment: 4,594
Water slides: 4,513	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 4,310
Other ranges or ovens: 4,303	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 4,268
Clothing irons: 4,256	Chains: 4,252
Mattresses: 4,138	Wooden containers: 4,124
Barstools or kitchen stools: 4,115	Lacrosse: 4,079
Insect induced injuries: 4,058	Motorized vehicles: 3,917
Power tillers or cultivators: 3,905	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 3,869
Rotary power lawn mowers: 3,829	Other glass bottles or jars: 3,821
BBs or pellets: 3,815	Scissors: 3,724
Computers: 3,684	Wagons: 3,665
Light bulbs: 3,660	Telephones or telephone accessories: 3,514
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 3,512	Lighting equipment: 3,490
Camping equipment: 3,454	Portable circular power saws: 3,278
Mountain climbing: 3,239	Swimming pool equipment: 3,231
Plastic containers: 3,225	Water tubing: 3,148
Tricycles: 3,138	Hot tubs or home spas: 3,128
Recliner chairs: 3,123	Sinks: 3,106
Fireworks: 3,008	Flying toys: 2,955
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 2,898	Elevators or other lifts: 2,894
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 2,883	Other manual workshop tools: 2,870
Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 2,821	Public equipment: 2,803
Floor lamps or table lamps: 2,781	Washing machines: 2,691
Baby gates or barriers: 2,664	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 2,663
Drills: 2,608	Seesaws or teeterboards: 2,564
Glass doors: 2,560	Power saws: 2,559
Other fireplaces: 2,552	Nail guns or stud drivers: 2,467
Tool sheds: 2,459	Radiators: 2,427
Garden tractors: 2,418	Baby strollers: 2,401
Treehouses or playhouses: 2,373	Paper products: 2,368
Garage doors: 2,283	Extension or straight ladders: 2,249
Electric heating pads: 2,209	Freezers: 2,206
Snow tubing: 2,206	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 2,174
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 2,164	Lighter fluids: 2,161
Welding equipment: 2,127	Manual scissors: 2,119
Laundry baskets: 2,119	Mobile/manufactured homes: 2,104
Plants, trees and shrubs: 2,052	General home or room involvement in fires: 1,962
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 1,910	High chairs: 1,848
Baby walkers or jumpers: 1,832	Alcohol: 1,825
Other ovens: 1,817	Other ranges: 1,805
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 1,804	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 1,799
Clothing: 1,786	Screen doors: 1,780
Cabinet or door hardware: 1,726	Tree stands: 1,720
Wood paneling and particleboard: 1,708	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 1,678
Portable food or beverage coolers: 1,661	Soaps: 1,651
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 1,597	Other windows or window glass: 1,583
Field hockey: 1,574	First aid equipment: 1,547
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 1,520	Billiards or pool: 1,497
Aerosol containers: 1,495	Microwave ovens: 1,492
Towels or cloths: 1,488	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 1,456
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 1,449	Log splitters: 1,428
Archery: 1,428	Car seats: 1,426
Workshop furnishings: 1,421	Toy boxes or chests: 1,408
Pins and needles: 1,398	Blankets: 1,396
Television tables or stands: 1,393	Foods: 1,374
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 1,350	Riding toys: 1,334
Laundry soaps or detergents: 1,315	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 1,313
Desk supplies: 1,285	Other containers: 1,273
Manual push mowers: 1,270	Windowsills or frames: 1,256
Roller hockey: 1,244	Sliding glass doors or panels: 1,240
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 1,229	Chair, rocking: 1,219
Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 1,216	Sprayers: 1,197
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 1,192	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 1,188
Footlockers: 1,170	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 1,165
Snow throwers/blowers: 1,159	Trays: 1,159
Nightwear: 1,153	Chemicals: 1,143
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 1,142	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 1,142
Clothing accessories: 1,118	Cutting torches: 1,113
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 1,108	Electric heaters: 1,087
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 1,080	Metal cookware: 1,067
Vending machines: 1,059	Handball: 1,050
Awls, chisels or planes: 1,048	Christmas decorations: 1,034
Coffee makers or teapots: 1,025	Glass soft drink bottles: 989
Flatware: 983	Street hockey: 980
Screwdrivers: 968	General purpose household cleaners: 966
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 965	Fuel storage tanks: 962
Sheets or pillowcases: 954	Gasoline cans: 950
Bleaches: 941	Tombstones or grave markers: 931
Pillows: 907	Hand saws: 901
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 900	Lockers: 889
Clothes dryers: 879	Other furnaces: 876
Power drills or accessories: 872	Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 869
Darts: 858	Water heaters: 854
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 847	Storm windows: 846
Outdoor patio heaters or firepits: 843	Powered riding toys: 841
Pressurized containers: 836	Bench or table saws: 833
Other nonglass doors: 830	Nonmetal cookware: 821
Outerwear: 821	Kerosene: 820
Baby changing tables: 818	Futons: 806
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 805	Kitchen gadgets: 784
Ironing boards or covers: 780	Automatic doors: 776
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 764	Air compressors: 758
Faucets or spigots: 757	Other glass doors: 755
Boxing: 747	Nonbaby mattresses: 747
Kerosene or oil heaters: 736	Medical equipment, general: 734
Playpens: 726	Cords, electrical: 726
Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 724	Fire extinguishers: 720
Fireplace equipment: 718	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 715
Balls: 709	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 697
Book bags or back carriers: 696	Slow cookers: 688
Badminton: 680	Paint or varnish thinners: 679
Magazine racks or book ends: 676	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 670
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 668	Generators or power plants: 657
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 653	Seasonal decorations: 651
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 647	Lubricants: 637
Nonelectric blankets: 633	Pogo sticks: 629
Nonglass bottles or jars: 624	Laundry hampers: 624
Hammocks: 623	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 619
Electric Christmas decorations: 618	Other portable or stationary power tools: 611
Saunas: 587	Fuel oils: 582
Automotive tools or accessories: 574	Extension ladders: 573
Batteries: 570	Umbrellas: 566
Above-ground swimming pools: 562	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 561
Electric deep fryers: 555	Manicuring devices: 555
Towel racks or bars: 551	Wading pools: 549
Brushcutters, powered: 538	Lighters: 527
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 524	Table tennis: 524
Radios: 523	Fire escape devices: 522
Pumps: 522	Tape recorders or players: 518
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 516	Animal traps: 515
Portable power drills and accessories: 515	Portable electric heaters: 514
Inflatable toys: 512	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 508
Business and office machines: 497	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 496
Scuba diving: 489	Balloons: 481
Other power garden tools: 480	Nonglass doors: 479
Power hedge trimmers: 461	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 460
Other guns or firearms: 458	Photographic equipment: 455
Snow throwers or blowers: 455	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 455
Other stools: 450	Charcoal: 447
Paper bags: 446	Manual hedge trimmers: 445
Canning jars or lids: 442	Tapes: 441
Heating or cooling comfort packs: 437	Bed rails, adult: 430
Other grills or stoves: 427	Safes: 427
Range or oven accessories: 427	Drinking fountains: 425
Gas or LP heaters: 424	Storm doors with glass panels: 423
Detergents: 418	Support garments and stockings, medical: 412
Oven cleaners: 411	Toy sports equipment: 408
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 407	Manual filing or sanding tools: 405
Sewing basket articles: 405	Acids: 395
Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 390	Other furniture: 389
Other plastic products: 389	Electric baseboard heaters: 387
Waterbeds or water pillows: 377	Clocks: 374
Plastic products: 369	Flying discs and boomerangs: 358
Massage devices or vibrators: 358	Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 354
Pull-down or folding stairs: 352	Upholstered recliner chairs: 351
Boats and boating: 349	Unicycles: 348
Glue guns: 347	Scales: 344
Sewing machines or accessories: 337	Fertilizers: 337
Other baby carriers: 336	Bars and bar accessories: 334
Hair dryers: 333	Artificial Christmas trees: 328
Doorstops: 326	Swimming pool slides: 325
Matches: 325	Youth chairs: 325
Window screens: 322	Portable baby swings: 322
Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 321	Christmas tree lights: 313
Other specified plastic products: 308	Electric or battery-powered knives: 306
Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 304	Drain cleaners: 304
Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 304	Water polo: 298
Utility vehicles: 294	Attachable high chairs: 293
Jewelry: 289	Appliances: 287
Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 283	Food processors: 282
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 278	Combs or hairbrushes: 276
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 275	Eyeglasses: 270
Fixed floor-length glass panels: 266	Other ladders: 264
Adhesives: 264	Skeet shooting: 262
Rocking chairs: 259	Tarpaulins: 259
Diapers: 258	Pressure cookers or canners: 256
Toy vehicles: 256	Other electric lighting equipment: 254
Vaporizers: 253	Extension cords: 253
School equipment: 252	Humidifiers: 251
Electric frying pans and skillets: 250	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 247
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 246	Diesel fuels: 246
Leaf blowers: 243	Marbles: 243
Night-lights: 240	Toboggans: 239
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 238	Floor buffers or waxers: 237
Sleeping bags: 236	Electric razors or shavers: 225
Gas ranges: 223	Electric lighting equipment: 219
Inflatable furniture: 218	Painting equipment, powered: 218
Can openers: 218	Other bedding: 215
Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 215	Baby carriages: 213
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 211	Electric blankets or sheets: 210
Other power saws: 209	Power routers: 204
Boilers: 204	Built-in fireplaces: 202
Vises or workshop clamps: 194	Other heaters or heating systems: 191
Toddler beds: 189	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 189
Croquet: 186	Snow plows: 185
Other antennas: 184	Cosmetics: 184
Power sanders: 182	Coins: 182
Jigsaws: 180	Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 176
Methyl alcohol: 175	Other toy guns: 170
Potty chairs or training seats: 166	Other clothing: 165
Electric blenders: 162	Decorative water features: 161
Portable swimming pools: 161	Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 160
Battery chargers: 159	Lye: 158
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 155	Antifreeze: 151
Lamp oils: 151	Pretend electronics, tools, housewares, and appliances: 150
Plastic wrapping products: 149	Reel power lawn mowers: 148
Trash compactors: 147	Baby bottles or nipples: 146
Swimming pool chemicals: 146	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 146
Other toy weapons: 146	Dry heat irons: 144
Flotation toys: 144	Baby carriers: 144
Rug shampooers: 143	Hypodermic needles or syringes: 143
Portable cribs: 143	Art and ceramic supplies or equipment: 140
Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 140	Steam irons: 139
Thermometers: 138	Baby bouncer seats: 138
Fabric treatment products: 136	Fuels for chafing dishes or fondue pots: 136
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 136	Panel doors: 133
Trains: 131	Drain snakes: 129
Guns: 128	Ammonia, household: 122
Unpowered models or parts: 122	Table linens: 120
Hot plates: 118	Gas ranges or ovens: 118
Toilet bowl products: 112	Water softeners or conditioners: 111
Band saws: 109	Outdoor antennas: 109
Sabre saws: 108	Kites or kite string: 108
Stilts: 107	Tablet or capsule drugs: 101
Filters: 100	Electric kettles or hot pots: 100
Bedding: 99	Toy guns: 98
Dolls, plush toys, and action figures: 96	Internal combustion engines: 96
Keys, key rings or key chains: 95	Grass and leaf catchers: 95
Gun powder or ammunition: 93	Food grinders: 92
Portable gas or LP heaters: 92	Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 91
Dehumidifiers: 90	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 90
Glass tubing or test tubes: 90	Christmas tree stands or supports: 89
Floor waxes: 88	Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 88
Stationary power drills and accessories: 88	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 88
Cots: 88	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 87
Paper cutters: 86	Infant and toddler play centers: 86
Electric coffee makers or teapots: 86	Sun lamps: 86
Straight ladders: 85	Power lathes: 85
Heat or infrared lamps: 84	Wallpaper: 84
Food warmers: 84	Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 84
Chimneys: 84	Electric trains or accessories: 84
Ice picks: 83	Wood burning fireplaces: 83
Electric knife sharpeners: 82	Illegal drugs: 81
Ice makers: 81	Respiratory protection devices: 80
Slicers and choppers: 80	Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 78
Fencing: 77	Garden sprayers: 77
Ice or snow boating: 77	Games or game parts: 77
Eye protection devices: 76	Caulking or spackling compounds: 76
Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 76	Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 76
Hair clippers and trimmers: 76	Floor furnaces: 75
Knife sharpeners: 75	Flares: 75
Photographic chemicals: 75	Toy weapons: 74
Soldering equipment: 73	Butane or LP gas meters: 73
Pesticides: 73	Manual drills: 72
Electric motors: 71	Shuffleboard: 71
Fire or smoke alarms: 71	Kerosene grills or stoves: 71
Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 71	Levels: 70
Bath or facial brushes: 70	Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 70
Gas furnaces: 69	Glass bottle cutting equipment: 69
Artificial flowers or plants: 68	Other upholstered chairs: 67
Dishwashing liquid: 67	Power jointers: 67
Electric ranges: 67	Electric grills: 66
Furniture polishes or waxes: 66	Substance ingested or inhaled by a victim under age: 66
Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 66	Liniments or rubbing compounds: 66
Fuel multi-purpose lighters: 65	Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 63
Clothes steamers: 63	Straps: 63
Food skewers: 60	Aircraft: 59
Electric ranges or ovens: 52	Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 51
Personal protection devices: 46	Engine fuels for models: 45
Gas-burning fireplaces: 45	Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 38
Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 37	Baby carriers or slings: 34
Jalousie glass windows: 33	Baby exercisers: 32
Batons: 32	Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 29
Water toys: 29	Baby mattresses or pads: 27
Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 27	Crayons or chalk: 24
Recording tapes: 24	Bassinets or cradles: 22
Liquid drugs: 22	Multi-purpose lighters: 22
Costumes or masks: 21	Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 21
Doll houses and other play scenes: 21	Caustics: 21
Safety pins: 21	Electric welding equipment: 19
Dishwasher detergents: 18	Baby baths or bathinettes: 17
Tetherball: 17	Moving walks: 17
Nonupholstered recliner chairs: 17	Toy bows or arrows: 16
Plastic panels for doors or windows: 16	Incinerators: 16
Shoelace fasteners: 16	Shoe polishes: 16
Projectors: 16	Watches: 15
Surge suppressors or power strips: 15	Electric mixers: 15
Art supplies or equipment: 15	Dyes: 15
Laser pointers: 15	Hacksaws: 15
Lunch boxes or pails: 15	Artificial turf: 15
Bread making machines: 15	Heat pumps: 15
Automotive chemicals: 15	Industrial equipment: 15
Solvents: 14	Building sets: 11
Electric combs: 6	Electric brooms: 6
Upholstered chairs: 6	Pacifiers or teething rings: 6
Toasters: 6	Wallpaper steamers: 6
Dry ice: 6	Drinking straws: 6
Abrasive cleaners: 6	Slipcovers: 6
Air purifiers: 5	Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 5

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