Accidents - Year 2001 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 159,778
See also: Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 10,373	Stairs or steps: 10,270
Bicycles or accessories: 8,581	Knives: 6,858
Beds: 6,319	Football: 5,087
Basketball: 3,514	Exercise: 3,409
Hot water: 3,400	Fences or fence posts: 3,063
Softball: 2,900	All-terrain vehicles: 2,856
Chain saws: 2,848	Chairs: 2,778
Wheelchairs: 2,662	Knives with replaceable blades: 2,403
Crutches, canes or walkers: 2,134	Baseball: 2,123
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 1,955	Tables: 1,927
Bathtubs or showers: 1,907	Soccer: 1,876
Snow skiing: 1,726	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 1,623
Fishing: 1,563	Horseback riding: 1,467
Ladders: 1,449	Trampolines: 1,303
Rugs or carpets: 1,208	Tableware and accessories: 1,170
Toilets: 1,162	Scooters, unpowered: 1,144
Day wear: 1,140	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 1,138
Pens and pencils: 1,070	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 1,018
Mirrors or mirror glass: 957	House repair or construction materials: 939
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 868	Track and field: 860
Footwear: 837	Ceilings and walls: 833
Portable circular power saws: 794	Exercise equipment: 788
Benches: 727	Doors: 723
Furniture: 694	Hockey: 657
Weight lifting: 653	Water skiing: 649
Bags: 647	Containers: 615
Scissors: 612	Swings or swing sets: 608
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 603	Windows or window glass: 597
Lawn mowers: 589	Nail guns or stud drivers: 576
Razors or shavers: 576	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 560
Dancing: 556	Snowmobiles: 555
Tractors: 555	Scaffolding: 550
Slides or sliding boards: 503	Go-carts: 483
Other Irons: 468	Bedsprings or bedframes: 456
Surfing: 455	Drinking glasses: 453
Stools: 406	Sleds: 399
Snow boarding: 397	Golf: 396
Ball sports: 385	Pruning or trimming equipment: 383
Cheerleading: 382	Roller skating: 368
Bowling: 346	Other toys: 343
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 342	Other unpowered garden tools: 340
Grocery or shopping carts: 338	Poles: 332
In-line skating: 324	Bunk beds: 322
Cookware: 318	Hammers: 317
Tennis: 316	Saws: 316
Swimming pools: 303	Counters or countertops: 285
Metal containers: 285	Handrails, railings or banisters: 280
Televisions: 273	Ice skating: 267
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 263	Volleyball: 258
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 255	BBs or pellets: 253
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 252	Ice hockey: 249
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 248	Bottles or jars: 238
Recliner chairs: 237	Swimming: 233
Riding power lawn mowers: 222	Chemicals: 220
Other ranges: 220	Grills: 217
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 217	Other ball sports: 213
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 211	Microwave ovens: 210
Billiards or pool: 207	Glass bottles or jars: 207
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 205	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 204
Wood paneling and particleboard: 202	Pipes: 202
Rope or string: 201	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 196
Escalators: 195	Skating: 191
Skateboards: 190	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 190
Power lawn mowers: 186	Gymnastics: 180
Cribs: 179	Mattresses: 178
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 175	Buckets or pails: 172
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 171	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 167
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 164	Plastic bags: 164
Coffee makers or teapots: 164	Aquariums or accessories: 164
Golf carts: 162	Sinks: 161
Glue guns: 160	Fireworks: 158
Rugby: 154	Other furniture: 154
Clothing accessories: 154	Other ovens: 153
Other power saws: 153	Metal cookware: 150
Built-in swimming pools: 143	Water tubing: 139
Hand saws: 139	Pet supplies: 137
Snow tubing: 136	Heaters or heating systems: 133
Bench or table saws: 132	Adhesives: 127
Ramps or landings: 127	Air conditioners: 123
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 122	Power saws: 117
Amusement attractions: 117	Tools: 117
Baby strollers: 115	Garage doors: 115
Bleachers: 114	Screwdrivers: 111
Carts: 110	Extension ladders: 107
Elevators or other lifts: 106	Cabinet or door hardware: 105
Storm doors with glass panels: 105	Martial arts: 101
Clothing: 100	Batteries: 100
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 100	Wrestling: 99
Playground equipment: 96	Badminton: 94
Public equipment: 94	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 94
Luggage: 94	Radiators: 94
Power hedge trimmers: 93	Clothes dryers: 93
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 93	Power sanders: 93
Hatchets or axes: 93	Gasoline: 89
Water slides: 89	Water polo: 88
Vacuum cleaners: 88	Dishwashers: 88
Automotive chemicals: 88	Power tillers or cultivators: 88
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 88	Electric heating pads: 85
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 85	Slow cookers: 85
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 85	Ice picks: 83
Archery: 83	Other nonglass doors: 83
Kerosene or oil heaters: 82	Seesaws or teeterboards: 82
Floor lamps or table lamps: 77	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 77
Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 77	Lamp oils: 77
Canning jars or lids: 77	Manual push mowers: 77
Plastic products: 77	Animal traps: 77
Lockers: 77	Laundry baskets: 76
Umbrellas: 76	Field hockey: 76
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 76	General home or room involvement in fires: 76
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 73	Water heaters: 72
Sports and recreational activity: 72	Mountain climbing: 72
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 72	Trays: 72
Paper products: 72	Fans: 68
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 68	Drills: 68
School laboratory chemicals: 68	Skeet shooting: 68
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 68	Christmas decorations: 68
Rocking chairs: 68	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 67
Jewelry: 66	General purpose household cleaners: 66
Safes: 66	Vending machines: 66
Sprayers: 66	Trash compactors: 66
Vises or workshop clamps: 66	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 66
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 66	Light bulbs: 66
Other fireplaces: 66	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 66
Manual hedge trimmers: 66	Scales: 66
Manual scissors: 66	Manual cleaning equipment: 66
Minibikes, powered: 66	Night-lights: 66
Doorsills or frames: 57	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 55
High chairs: 55	Decorative yard equipment: 55
Computers: 55	Faucets or spigots: 50
Other playground equipment: 44	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 40
Diapers: 40	Laundry soaps or detergents: 38
Clocks: 38	Boilers: 38
Diving or diving boards: 38	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 33
Steam irons: 33	Sheets or pillowcases: 33
Washing machines: 33	Window screens: 33
Telephones or telephone accessories: 33	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 33
Bleaches: 33	Step stools: 33
Television tables or stands: 33	Windowsills or frames: 30
Portable baby swings: 29	Playpens: 23
Car seats: 23	Electric lighting equipment: 23
Pins and needles: 23	Wire: 23
Baby walkers or jumpers: 23	Kitchen gadgets: 23
Tricycles: 18	Humidifiers: 16
Vaporizers: 16	Portable electric heaters: 16
Electric heaters: 16	Flatware: 16
Unicycles: 16	Gas or LP heaters: 16
Matches: 16	Glass doors: 16
Fabric treatment products: 16	Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 16
Other plastic products: 16	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 16
Combs or hairbrushes: 16	Kerosene: 16
Pull-down or folding stairs: 16	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 16
Flying toys: 16	Sliding glass doors or panels: 16
Nightwear: 16	Other glass bottles or jars: 16
Waterbeds or water pillows: 16	Manicuring devices: 16
Electric Christmas decorations: 16	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 16
Coins: 16	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 16
Tool sheds: 16	Inflatable furniture: 16
Business and office machines: 16	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 16
Outdoor antennas: 16	Other antennas: 16
Bars and bar accessories: 16	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 16
Toy weapons: 16	Electric coffee makers or teapots: 16
Nonglass doors: 16	Food warmers: 16
Ammonia, household: 16	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 16
Dry heat irons: 16	Baby bottles or nipples: 16
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 13	Balloons: 12
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 7	Bottle warmers: 7
Workshop compounds or chemicals: 7	Other toy weapons: 6
Youth chairs: 6	Pillows: 6
Toy boxes or chests: 6	Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 6
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 6	Baby changing tables: 6
Futons: 6	Refrigerators: 6
Tape recorders or players: 6	Electric frying pans and skillets: 6
Flotation toys: 6	Crayons or chalk: 6
Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 6	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 6
Fertilizers: 6	Reel power lawn mowers: 6
Toy sports equipment: 6	Methyl alcohol: 6

Back to the top

Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.  This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources.  Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.