Accidents - Year 2000 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 496,263
See also: Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Bicycles or accessories: 34,555	Stairs or steps: 25,907
Windows or window glass: 20,370	Floors or flooring materials: 18,442
Football: 17,395	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 16,261
In-line skating: 13,777	Basketball: 12,594
Knives: 12,220	Beds: 12,041
Soccer: 8,348	Swings or swing sets: 8,196
Fences or fence posts: 8,195	Chairs: 8,157
Trampolines: 7,815	Snow boarding: 7,484
Skateboards: 6,983	Doors: 6,869
Slides or sliding boards: 6,410	Baseball: 6,113
Tables: 5,923	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 5,849
Roller skating: 5,772	Ladders: 5,522
House repair or construction materials: 5,376	Hot water: 5,134
Ceilings and walls: 4,855	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 4,368
Horseback riding: 4,028	All-terrain vehicles: 3,897
Bathtubs or showers: 3,599	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 3,441
Glass doors: 3,405	Skating: 3,369
Bunk beds: 3,364	Scooters, unpowered: 3,350
Softball: 3,242	Snow skiing: 3,127
Knives with replaceable blades: 3,119	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 2,918
Gymnastics: 2,891	Fishing: 2,878
Tableware and accessories: 2,751	Rugs or carpets: 2,547
Exercise: 2,432	Footwear: 2,369
Drinking glasses: 2,348	Lawn mowers: 2,226
Wheelchairs: 2,221	Playground equipment: 2,164
Wrestling: 2,095	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 2,005
Crutches, canes or walkers: 1,883	Ball sports: 1,881
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 1,822	Hockey: 1,670
Cookware: 1,654	Go-carts: 1,638
Other windows or window glass: 1,587	Mirrors or mirror glass: 1,563
Other ranges: 1,549	Other ovens: 1,415
Other Irons: 1,408	Poles: 1,401
Other toys: 1,394	Counters or countertops: 1,368
Sleds: 1,330	Containers: 1,316
Ice skating: 1,307	Handrails, railings or banisters: 1,293
Weight lifting: 1,274	Saws: 1,264
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 1,251	Toilets: 1,226
Chain saws: 1,152	Volleyball: 1,070
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 1,059	Storm doors with glass panels: 1,023
Snowmobiles: 950	Cribs: 945
Furniture: 934	Golf: 907
Other glass doors: 906	Rope or string: 897
Gasoline: 897	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 889
Swimming pools: 833	Stepladders: 824
Metal containers: 814	Stools: 801
Benches: 797	Pruning or trimming equipment: 793
Track and field: 788	Razors or shavers: 784
Cabinet or door hardware: 777	Other unpowered garden tools: 775
Buckets or pails: 766	Grocery or shopping carts: 758
Screen doors: 749	Exercise equipment: 745
Other ball sports: 743	Bedsprings or bedframes: 741
Refrigerators: 739	Cheerleading: 723
Hammers: 698	Grills: 689
Doorsills or frames: 687	Pipes: 686
Air conditioners: 679	Treehouses or playhouses: 674
Bottles or jars: 671	Sliding glass doors or panels: 668
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 641	Scissors: 637
Glass bottles or jars: 637	Aquariums or accessories: 636
Pet supplies: 621	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 621
Dancing: 620	Water skiing: 614
Light bulbs: 605	Other playground equipment: 570
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 565	Heaters or heating systems: 556
Public equipment: 542	Microwave ovens: 539
Elevators or other lifts: 539	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 538
Tennis: 537	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 520
Built-in swimming pools: 515	Sports and recreational activity: 505
Floor lamps or table lamps: 503	Lacrosse: 501
Swimming: 501	General home or room involvement in fires: 501
Radiators: 501	Martial arts: 496
Televisions: 495	Outerwear: 469
Ramps or landings: 464	Pens and pencils: 462
Fans: 441	Step stools: 440
Bowling: 437	Vacuum cleaners: 434
Manual cleaning equipment: 431	Day wear: 422
Wire: 419	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 418
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 416	Bags: 414
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 409	Automatic doors: 407
Other power saws: 403	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 401
Mattresses: 398	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 395
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 388	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 379
Boxing: 378	Ice hockey: 375
Sinks: 375	Amusement attractions: 374
Golf carts: 373	Portable circular power saws: 371
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 370	Bleachers: 363
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 359	Clothes dryers: 357
Surfing: 349	Bleaches: 347
Wagons: 342	Lockers: 340
BBs or pellets: 339	Tractors: 336
Snow tubing: 336	Water slides: 329
Car seats: 327	Seesaws or teeterboards: 327
Other manual workshop tools: 326	Hatchets or axes: 318
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 313	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 310
Other nonglass doors: 302	Soaps: 300
Toy boxes or chests: 295	Flotation toys: 285
Power lawn mowers: 284	Bench or table saws: 281
Welding equipment: 278	Kerosene or oil heaters: 267
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 262	Nail guns or stud drivers: 259
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 259	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 256
Pillows: 253	Garage doors: 248
Fireworks: 243	Storm windows: 242
Roller hockey: 242	Tools: 240
Flatware: 240	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 239
Escalators: 239	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 237
Baby changing tables: 237	Tool sheds: 234
Lighting equipment: 225	Glass soft drink bottles: 222
Power tillers or cultivators: 220	Range or oven accessories: 218
Dishwashers: 216	Manual scissors: 213
Book bags or back carriers: 205	Flying toys: 205
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 205	Rocking chairs: 205
Other fireplaces: 204	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 204
Tapes: 203	Coffee makers or teapots: 199
First aid equipment: 199	Metal cookware: 196
Gas or LP heaters: 193	Other grills or stoves: 190
Recliner chairs: 188	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 186
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 185	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 184
Clothing: 183	Towels or cloths: 183
Faucets or spigots: 181	Camping equipment: 180
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 179	Powered riding toys: 179
Band saws: 178	Footlockers: 176
Window screens: 175	Oven cleaners: 174
Toolboxes or tool kits: 174	Telephones or telephone accessories: 173
Nightwear: 172	Hot tubs or home spas: 172
Washing machines: 171	Rugby: 169
Bed rails, adult: 168	Power drills or accessories: 163
Workshop furnishings: 163	Blankets: 162
Pins and needles: 162	Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 161
Paper products: 158	Other glass bottles or jars: 158
Desk supplies: 156	High chairs: 155
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 155	Scaffolding: 154
Awls, chisels or planes: 154	Cutting torches: 153
Log splitters: 153	Playpens: 151
Bedding: 148	Portable power drills and accessories: 147
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 147	Garden tractors: 147
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 147	Swimming pool equipment: 145
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 144	Mountain climbing: 141
Other upholstered chairs: 140	Painting equipment, powered: 139
Lighter fluids: 138	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 137
Decorative yard equipment: 137	Chemicals: 137
Windowsills or frames: 134	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 132
Baby gates or barriers: 127	Hand saws: 125
Barstools or kitchen stools: 123	Antifreeze: 122
Power saws: 122	Drills: 121
Pressure cookers or canners: 121	Wood paneling and particleboard: 120
Luggage: 118	Other furnaces: 110
Billiards or pool: 107	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 106
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 105	Screwdrivers: 105
Archery: 105	Power hedge trimmers: 104
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 104	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 102
Fireplace equipment: 102	Clocks: 101
Portable food or beverage coolers: 101	Riding toys: 100
Tetherball: 99	Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 96
Electric lighting equipment: 94	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 94
Computers: 93	Hammocks: 93
Freezers: 90	Heat pumps: 90
Christmas tree lights: 90	Thermometers: 90
Chains: 88	Fire extinguishers: 87
Canning jars or lids: 87	Water heaters: 87
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 87	Glue guns: 87
Other electric lighting equipment: 87	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 87
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 86	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 86
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 85	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 85
Manual hedge trimmers: 85	Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 85
Aerosol containers: 85	Mobile/manufactured homes: 85
Youth chairs: 85	General purpose household cleaners: 83
Eyeglasses: 83	Plastic containers: 83
Other heaters or heating systems: 78	School laboratory chemicals: 78
Baby bottles or nipples: 78	Extension ladders: 78
Bassinets or cradles: 78	Nonmetal cookware: 78
Swimming pool chemicals: 78	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 77
Swimming pool slides: 77	Coal furnaces: 77
Inflatable toys: 77	Lubricants: 77
Table tennis: 77	Drinking fountains: 75
Air compressors: 75	Futons: 75
Tricycles: 75	Carts: 74
Water tubing: 73	Stationary power drills and accessories: 73
Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 70	Storm doors without glass panels: 70
Slow cookers: 70	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 70
Fuel storage tanks: 70	Rotary power lawn mowers: 70
Electric ovens: 70	Above-ground swimming pools: 70
Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 70	Coins: 70
Plastic products: 70	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 70
Other ladders: 70	Attachable high chairs: 70
Diesel fuels: 70	Photographic equipment: 70
Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 69	Building sets: 69
Jewelry: 69	Fuel multi-purpose lighters: 69
Tape recorders or players: 69	Automotive chemicals: 69
Kites or kite string: 69	Food skewers: 69
Batteries: 69	Unpowered models or parts: 69
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 67	Battery chargers: 67
Other toy guns: 67	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 67
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 67	Darts: 67
Manicuring devices: 67	Balloons: 67
Scales: 67	Gasoline cans: 67
Pumps: 67	Other plastic products: 67
Plastic bags: 67	Adhesives: 67
Other furniture: 67	Cardboard products: 60
Baby strollers: 53	Vending machines: 51
Riding power lawn mowers: 51	Electric Christmas decorations: 45
Pogo sticks: 43	Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices: 42
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 40	Thermostats: 39
Toasters: 38	Sewing basket articles: 38
Towel racks or bars: 38	Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 38
Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 38	Gas ranges: 36
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 35	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 35
Other portable or stationary power tools: 35	Laundry baskets: 35
Cots: 35	Horseshoes: 35
Radial arm saws: 35	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 34
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 34	Field hockey: 29
Clothing accessories: 24	Waterbeds or water pillows: 24
Minibikes, powered: 24	Diving or diving boards: 23
Laundry soaps or detergents: 23	Baby carriers or slings: 23
Handball: 23	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 18
Other containers: 18	Watches: 18
Lamp oils: 18	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 18
Bread making machines: 18	Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 18
Window or door security barriers: 17	Vises or workshop clamps: 17
School equipment: 17	Methyl alcohol: 17
Detergents: 17	Sheets or pillowcases: 17
Jigsaws: 17	Safety pins: 17
Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 17	Plastic wrapping products: 17
Manual push mowers: 17	Electric ranges: 17
Counter-mounted cooking surfaces: 17	Clothes steamers: 17
Electric griddles: 17	Electric deep fryers: 17
Toboggans: 17	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 17
Keys, key rings or key chains: 17	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 17
Other antennas: 17	Wooden matches: 17
Drain cleaners: 17	Umbrellas: 17
Electric heating pads: 17	Extension cords: 17
Knife sharpeners: 17	Fixed floor-length glass panels: 17
Ironing boards or covers: 12	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 11
Kitchen gadgets: 5	Nonglass bottles or jars: 5
Seasonal decorations: 5	Hair dryers: 5
Baby walkers or jumpers: 5	Electric kettles or hot pots: 5
Sewing machines or accessories: 5	Nonglass doors: 5
Drinking straws: 5	Nonbaby mattresses: 5
Toilet bowl products: 5

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