Accidents - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,095,628
See also: Lethal accidents, Other body parts.

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 147,132	Stairs or steps: 127,157
Bicycles or accessories: 121,783	Knives: 84,465
Football: 62,681	Exercise: 46,736
Beds or bedframes: 45,706	Hot water: 44,841
Basketball: 40,872	All-terrain vehicles: 40,132
Chain saws: 40,111	Chairs: 39,421
Fences or fence posts: 36,145	Knives with replaceable blades: 35,500
Wheelchairs: 33,713	Softball: 33,389
Tables: 30,076	Beds: 29,070
Soccer: 28,576	Crutches, canes or walkers: 28,310
Bathtubs or showers: 25,378	Ladders: 22,056
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 20,953	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 20,737
Baseball: 20,731	Horseback riding: 19,474
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 18,782	Snow skiing: 17,452
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 17,123	Rugs or carpets: 16,844
Fishing: 16,000	Tableware and accessories: 14,898
Portable circular power saws: 14,542	Toilets: 14,236
Trampolines: 14,232	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 12,589
Day wear: 11,487	Water skiing: 10,148
House repair or construction materials: 9,697	Track and field: 9,579
Containers: 9,506	Doors: 9,207
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 9,047	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 8,917
Ceilings and walls: 8,567	Benches: 8,547
Swings or swing sets: 8,063	Weight lifting: 7,936
Skateboards: 7,904	Exercise equipment: 7,838
Dancing: 7,722	Pens and pencils: 7,451
Footwear: 7,412	Slides or sliding boards: 7,390
Sleds: 7,111	Furniture: 7,086
Razors or shavers: 6,660	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 6,593
Snowmobiles: 6,198	Bags: 6,193
Other toys: 5,960	Nail guns or stud drivers: 5,939
Lawn mowers: 5,912	Mirrors or mirror glass: 5,802
Scissors: 5,641	Scooters, unpowered: 5,626
Televisions: 5,624	Drinking glasses: 5,505
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 5,502	Cookware: 5,450
In-line skating: 5,244	Bowling: 5,197
Snow boarding: 5,173	Surfing: 5,056
Swimming: 4,966	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 4,904
Other Irons: 4,829	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 4,754
Other ball sports: 4,627	Power saws: 4,584
Swimming pools: 4,571	Sports and recreational activity: 4,570
Cheerleading: 4,534	Saws: 4,468
Bunk beds: 4,466	Grocery or shopping carts: 4,440
Go-carts: 4,426	Poles: 4,420
Counters or countertops: 4,319	Ball sports: 4,238
Ice hockey: 4,218	Roller skating: 4,124
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 4,095	Golf: 4,073
Windows or window glass: 3,986	Hockey: 3,983
Bleachers: 3,975	Handrails, railings or banisters: 3,734
Pruning or trimming equipment: 3,626	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 3,604
Fireworks: 3,602	Volleyball: 3,592
Pipes: 3,588	Clothing irons: 3,576
Gymnastics: 3,444	Martial arts: 3,340
Other unpowered garden tools: 3,300	Motor vehicles or parts: 3,238
Ice skating: 3,187	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 3,186
Golf carts: 3,114	Riding power lawn mowers: 3,047
Heaters or heating systems: 3,020	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 3,012
Pet supplies: 2,981	Tennis: 2,970
BBs or pellets: 2,960	Microwave ovens: 2,926
Manual scissors: 2,788	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 2,555
Metal containers: 2,511	Stools: 2,506
Tractors: 2,498	Manual cleaning equipment: 2,480
Grills: 2,456	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 2,425
Wrestling: 2,416	Ramps or landings: 2,410
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 2,401	Bedsprings or bedframes: 2,330
Foods: 2,288	Sinks: 2,279
Animal induced injury: 2,243	Step stools: 2,242
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 2,203	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 2,201
Cribs: 2,143	Wire: 2,125
Power lawn mowers: 2,121	Tools: 2,109
Refrigerators: 2,088	Telephones or telephone accessories: 2,066
Hammers: 2,049	Air conditioners: 2,031
Playground equipment: 2,014	Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 1,995
Amusement attractions: 1,959	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 1,948
Cardboard products: 1,898	Scaffolding: 1,892
Pins and needles: 1,868	Electric heating pads: 1,796
Radiators: 1,796	Coffee makers or teapots: 1,757
Insect induced injuries: 1,705	Light bulbs: 1,702
Stepladders: 1,701	Clothing: 1,678
Mattresses: 1,663	Glass bottles or jars: 1,635
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 1,629	Escalators: 1,607
Laundry soaps or detergents: 1,606	Doorsills or frames: 1,603
Rope or string: 1,564	Other ranges or ovens: 1,554
Bottles or jars: 1,537	Other playground equipment: 1,509
Gasoline: 1,483	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 1,455
Clothing accessories: 1,454	Buckets or pails: 1,421
Aquariums or accessories: 1,413	Plastic bags: 1,397
Elevators or other lifts: 1,389	Minibikes, powered: 1,343
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 1,336	Cabinet or door hardware: 1,316
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 1,314	Hatchets or axes: 1,307
Power hedge trimmers: 1,274	Chair, recliner: 1,271
Other ranges: 1,261	Decorative yard equipment: 1,258
Water slides: 1,247	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 1,243
Skating: 1,240	Floor lamps or table lamps: 1,238
Vacuum cleaners: 1,229	Bench or table saws: 1,194
Carts: 1,183	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 1,161
Fans: 1,155	Lacrosse: 1,138
Other power saws: 1,136	Hot tubs or home spas: 1,128
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 1,121	Computers: 1,097
Built-in swimming pools: 1,092	Rugby: 1,090
Drills: 1,086	Chemicals: 1,082
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 1,071	Public equipment: 1,065
Diapers: 1,056	Luggage: 1,054
Paper products: 1,041	Car seats: 1,017
Other glass bottles or jars: 980	Tool sheds: 978
Seesaws or teeterboards: 977	Motorized vehicles: 966
Archery: 960	Garage doors: 957
Lighting equipment: 942	Other ovens: 942
Nightwear: 926	Batteries: 924
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 918	Water tubing: 912
Other manual workshop tools: 897	Soaps: 891
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 890	Flying toys: 889
Screwdrivers: 884	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 881
Tree stands: 867	Baby strollers: 846
Barstools or kitchen stools: 837	Cords, electrical: 836
Baby gates or barriers: 832	Mountain climbing: 826
Dishwashers: 820	Faucets or spigots: 804
Wood paneling and particleboard: 781	Manicuring devices: 767
Glue guns: 765	Hand saws: 763
High chairs: 753	Blankets: 753
Snow tubing: 748	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 732
Pressure cookers or canners: 725	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 722
General purpose household cleaners: 712	Bed rails: 703
Treehouses or playhouses: 692	Washing machines: 689
Pillows: 688	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 686
First aid equipment: 678	Metal cookware: 676
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 666	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 665
Chains: 662	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 662
Awls, chisels or planes: 658	Recliner chairs: 658
Log splitters: 658	Tricycles: 657
Clothes dryers: 651	Kerosene or oil heaters: 643
Sprayers: 640	Plants, trees and shrubs: 637
Welding equipment: 632	Billiards or pool: 624
Toolboxes or tool kits: 616	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 613
Book bags or back carriers: 611	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 610
Towels or cloths: 609	Wooden containers: 604
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 595	Baby changing tables: 579
Outerwear: 572	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 570
Adhesives: 570	Mobile/manufactured homes: 562
Electric heaters: 559	Other portable or stationary power tools: 558
General home or room involvement in fires: 557	Desk supplies: 547
Alcohol: 540	Extension or straight ladders: 518
Christmas decorations: 517	Portable power drills and accessories: 516
Laundry baskets: 509	Keys, key rings or key chains: 508
Gas or LP heaters: 508	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 505
Vending machines: 501	Power tillers or cultivators: 480
Diving or diving boards: 474	Power drills or accessories: 470
Badminton: 470	Bleaches: 466
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 462	Garden tractors: 459
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 453	Sliding glass doors or panels: 450
Balls: 450	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 445
Flatware: 443	Wagons: 440
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 440	Other furniture: 436
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 428	Baby walkers or jumpers: 425
Acids: 424	Glass doors: 419
Medical equipment, general: 417	Power sanders: 416
Other guns or firearms: 410	Storm windows: 405
Camping equipment: 400	Freezers: 395
Portable baby swings: 389	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 388
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 386	Windowsills or frames: 383
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 382	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 376
Other glass doors: 371	Other fireplaces: 371
Portable electric heaters: 370	Scales: 369
Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 369	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 367
Fertilizers: 365	Plastic products: 364
Personal protection devices: 361	Snow throwers/blowers: 358
Swimming pool equipment: 356	Manual hedge trimmers: 355
Kitchen gadgets: 353	Manual push mowers: 345
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 342	Lockers: 342
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 340	Sheets or pillowcases: 338
Vaporizers: 337	Playpens: 334
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 334	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 328
Roller hockey: 327	Water heaters: 327
Fire escape devices: 323	Screen doors: 323
Portable food or beverage coolers: 321	Lighter fluids: 321
Extension cords: 319	Automatic doors: 313
Other nonglass doors: 308	Television tables or stands: 307
Lighters: 286	Ironing boards or covers: 282
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 280	Other furnaces: 275
Flying discs and boomerangs: 274	Automotive chemicals: 273
Nonmetal cookware: 271	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 271
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 268	Cutting torches: 266
Hair dryers: 265	Darts: 264
Flotation toys: 263	Thermometers: 262
Chair, rocking: 261	Tape recorders or players: 261
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 261	Detergents: 255
Wading pools: 253	Glass soft drink bottles: 252
Waterbeds or water pillows: 249	Outdoor patio heaters or firepits: 246
Lubricants: 244	Table tennis: 241
Safety pins: 241	Powered riding toys: 237
Kerosene: 237	Above-ground swimming pools: 236
Electric motors: 234	Drain cleaners: 234
Rocking chairs: 233	Animal traps: 233
Storm doors with glass panels: 232	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 232
Rotary power lawn mowers: 231	Boats and boating: 228
Window screens: 228	Other grills or stoves: 227
Swimming pool chemicals: 225	Toy boxes or chests: 224
Street hockey: 222	Saunas: 222
Watches: 221	Umbrellas: 220
Fireplace equipment: 219	Horseshoes: 219
Manual filing or sanding tools: 218	Portable gas or LP heaters: 217
Plastic containers: 214	Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 214
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 212	Pogo sticks: 211
Trays: 209	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 207
Steam irons: 206	Power pruning or trimming equipment: 205
Business and office machines: 204	Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 203
Paint or varnish thinners: 201	Drinking fountains: 201
Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns: 199	Electric deep fryers: 198
Other containers: 197	Field hockey: 197
Boxing: 192	Hammocks: 188
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 188	Food warmers: 186
Electric baseboard heaters: 184	Photographic equipment: 182
Fabric treatment products: 180	Balloons: 180
Sewing basket articles: 175	Electric brooms: 175
Jewelry: 173	Nonelectric blankets: 172
Tombstones or grave markers: 170	School laboratory chemicals: 169
Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 168	Hot plates: 168
Dry heat irons: 165	Other windows or window glass: 161
Bed rails, adult: 158	Jigsaws: 157
Clocks: 156	Oven cleaners: 156
Range or oven accessories: 156	Substance ingested or inhaled by a victim under age: 156
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 155	Pumps: 153
Lamp oils: 152	Baby bottles or nipples: 152
Matches: 151	Other heaters or heating systems: 150
Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 150	Electric coffee makers or teapots: 150
Eyeglasses: 150	Turpentine: 149
Clothes steamers: 147	Christmas tree lights: 146
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 145	Toy guns: 143
Chimneys: 143	Sewing machines or accessories: 142
Electric razors or shavers: 141	Bedding: 141
Brushcutters, powered: 140	Band saws: 140
Aerosol containers: 139	Tarpaulins: 138
Electric frying pans and skillets: 137	Slow cookers: 137
Battery chargers: 136	Toy sports equipment: 136
Fencing: 135	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 133
Air compressors: 132	Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 129
Canning jars or lids: 127	Snow plows: 126
Generators or power plants: 121	Vacuum containers: 117
Trains: 117	Bottle warmers: 116
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 116	Swimming pool slides: 115
Electric lighting equipment: 112	Tapes: 111
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 109	Workshop furnishings: 108
Extension ladders: 107	Outdoor antennas: 106
Nonglass doors: 105	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 105
Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 105	Ice picks: 105
Heating or cooling comfort packs: 103	Floor furnaces: 103
Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 102	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 102
Methyl alcohol: 101	Night-lights: 101
Skeet shooting: 101	Other antennas: 100
Pull-down or folding stairs: 98	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 98
Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 98	Baby carriers: 96
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 95	Coins: 94
Footlockers: 92	Combs or hairbrushes: 91
Inflatable toys: 91	Laundry hampers: 90
Futons: 89	Water polo: 88
Safes: 87	Fuel multi-purpose lighters: 87
Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 87	Electric ranges or ovens: 86
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 85	Other electric lighting equipment: 83
Cosmetics: 83	Slicers and choppers: 83
Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 83	Dry ice: 82
Fire extinguishers: 82	Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 82
Workshop compounds or chemicals: 82	Paper bags: 82
Internal combustion engines: 81	Baby bouncer seats: 81
Electric blenders: 80	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 80
Snow disks: 80	Baby carriages: 77
Electric grills: 77	Pressurized containers: 77
Wallpaper: 76	Riding toys: 76
Other toy guns: 76	Nonglass bottles or jars: 76
Other bedding: 75	Food skewers: 75
Electric blankets or sheets: 75	Baby carriers or slings: 74
Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 74	Vises or workshop clamps: 72
Nonbaby mattresses: 72	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 71
Gas ranges or ovens: 71	Other specified plastic products: 71
Utility vehicles: 71	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 71
Power routers: 71	Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 71
Gas ranges: 71	Food grinders: 70
Boilers: 70	Sleeping bags: 70
Lye: 69	Stationary power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 69
Support garments and stockings, medical: 69	Manual drills: 69
Costumes or masks: 69	Decorative water features: 69
Portable swimming pools: 69	School equipment: 68
Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 68	Can openers: 68
Storm doors without glass panels: 67	Electric welding equipment: 67
Gasoline heaters: 67	Antifreeze: 67
Nonupholstered recliner chairs: 67	Trash compactors: 66
Other upholstered chairs: 66	Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 66
Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 66	Window or door security barriers: 66
Paper cutters: 66	Electric soldering equipment: 66
Doll houses and other play scenes: 63	Power lathes: 62
Toboggans: 61	Fabrics: 60
Oil furnaces: 59	Gas furnaces: 59
Other drugs or medications: 59	Leaf blowers: 58
Fuel storage tanks: 58	Floor buffers or waxers: 56
Massage devices or vibrators: 55	Art and ceramic supplies or equipment: 53
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 51	Painting equipment, powered: 50
Charcoal: 47	Humidifiers: 46
Tablet or capsule drugs: 45	Baby baths or bathinettes: 40
Radios: 40	Coaxial Cable: 40
Doorstops: 39	Inflatable furniture: 39
Automotive tools or accessories: 39	Crayons or chalk: 37
Toy vehicles: 37	Ammonia, household: 36
Other clothing: 34	Other plastic products: 33
Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 32	Bassinets or cradles: 31
Hair clippers and trimmers: 31	Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 30
Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 30	Guns: 29
Electric table lamps, floor lamps or desk lamps: 29	Seasonal decorations: 27
Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 27	Toy bows or arrows: 23
Soldering equipment: 22	Remote control, universal or not stated: 22
Other toy weapons: 21	Rug shampooers: 19
Towel racks or bars: 19	Radial arm saws: 19
Panel doors: 19	Other ladders: 18
Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 18	Electric waffle irons: 18
Floor waxes: 17	Plastic wrapping products: 17
Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 17	Straps: 17
Toy weapons: 16	Electric Christmas decorations: 16
Bars and bar accessories: 16	Unicycles: 16
Gasoline cans: 16	Fuels for chafing dishes or fondue pots: 16
Electric ovens: 16	Toddler beds: 16
Eye protection devices: 16	Burglar alarms: 16
Electric or battery-powered knives: 15	Fixed floor-length glass panels: 15
Shuffleboard: 15	Batons: 15
Diesel fuels: 15	Food processors: 15
Bath or facial brushes: 15	Dishwasher detergents: 15
Nonelectric knife sharpeners: 15	Table linens: 15
Baby mattresses or pads: 15	Croquet: 15
Corkscrews: 15	Moving walks: 15
Illegal drugs: 15	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 15
Marbles: 15	Tetherball: 15
Artificial Christmas trees: 14	Liniments or rubbing compounds: 12
Baby exercisers: 12	Ice makers: 6
Portable cribs: 6	Attachable high chairs: 6
Matchbooks: 6	Building sets: 6
Dyes: 6	Youth chairs: 6
Reel power lawn mowers: 6	Pretend electronics, tools, housewares, and appliances: 6
Baby bathtub seats or rings: 6	Heat or infrared lamps: 6
Lunch boxes or pails: 5	Unpowered models or parts: 5
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 5

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