Accidents - Year 2001 - Wrist

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 568,368
See also: Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 38,112	Bicycles or accessories: 36,306
Basketball: 31,087	Floors or flooring materials: 28,758
Football: 25,542	In-line skating: 19,240
Skateboards: 14,702	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 13,991
Soccer: 12,879	Windows or window glass: 12,572
Roller skating: 12,465	Scooters, unpowered: 11,668
Snow boarding: 11,531	Knives: 10,216
Ladders: 10,103	Beds: 9,302
Ceilings and walls: 8,598	Baseball: 8,075
Doors: 7,186	Chairs: 7,131
All-terrain vehicles: 6,943	Swings or swing sets: 6,173
Softball: 5,809	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 5,263
Fences or fence posts: 5,085	Exercise: 4,974
Bathtubs or showers: 4,771	House repair or construction materials: 4,612
Volleyball: 4,499	Trampolines: 4,430
Skating: 4,370	Horseback riding: 4,358
Tables: 4,227	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 3,894
Containers: 3,790	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 3,674
Slides or sliding boards: 3,625	Snow skiing: 3,512
Gymnastics: 3,495	Tableware and accessories: 3,306
Ice skating: 3,126	Wrestling: 2,986
Ball sports: 2,756	Bunk beds: 2,742
Rugs or carpets: 2,491	Cheerleading: 2,476
Knives with replaceable blades: 2,410	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 2,330
Furniture: 2,134	Footwear: 2,103
Bowling: 2,076	Glass doors: 1,970
Tennis: 1,935	Dancing: 1,921
Weight lifting: 1,912	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 1,877
Hockey: 1,876	Drinking glasses: 1,761
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 1,713	Crutches, canes or walkers: 1,692
Golf: 1,596	Metal containers: 1,534
Playground equipment: 1,469	Other toys: 1,415
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 1,406	Mirrors or mirror glass: 1,372
Boxing: 1,365	Fishing: 1,255
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 1,246	Sleds: 1,241
Computers: 1,230	Track and field: 1,228
Other windows or window glass: 1,225	Other ball sports: 1,207
Handrails, railings or banisters: 1,203	Hammers: 1,144
Bags: 1,117	Wheelchairs: 1,104
Refrigerators: 1,101	Pipes: 1,092
Snowmobiles: 1,067	Poles: 1,059
Other unpowered garden tools: 1,053	Amusement attractions: 1,049
Pet supplies: 1,031	Stools: 1,031
Hot water: 982	Sports and recreational activity: 979
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 917	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 897
Doorsills or frames: 890	Go-carts: 890
Lawn mowers: 889	Swimming pools: 883
Bottles or jars: 880	Exercise equipment: 864
Bleachers: 851	Manual cleaning equipment: 850
Day wear: 806	Ice hockey: 796
Counters or countertops: 792	Lockers: 768
Golf carts: 748	Razors or shavers: 729
Martial arts: 727	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 693
Step stools: 672	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 638
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 636	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 598
Televisions: 585	Cabinet or door hardware: 580
Luggage: 540	Drills: 540
Saws: 535	Toilets: 532
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 525	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 523
Air conditioners: 521	Vacuum cleaners: 516
Glass bottles or jars: 494	Rope or string: 485
Pruning or trimming equipment: 481	Seesaws or teeterboards: 475
Clothing accessories: 473	Roller hockey: 472
Other ranges: 470	Telephones or telephone accessories: 462
Mattresses: 456	Field hockey: 447
Cookware: 445	Street hockey: 437
Screen doors: 427	Clothes dryers: 426
Power lawn mowers: 422	Storm doors with glass panels: 410
Other glass doors: 407	Clothing: 406
Wire: 403	Tool sheds: 398
Grocery or shopping carts: 389	Scaffolding: 388
Surfing: 386	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 384
Chain saws: 383	Riding power lawn mowers: 383
Light bulbs: 379	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 378
Barstools or kitchen stools: 376	Toolboxes or tool kits: 371
Ramps or landings: 371	Aquariums or accessories: 366
Stepladders: 362	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 361
Gasoline: 356	Treehouses or playhouses: 339
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 337	Laundry baskets: 336
Decorative yard equipment: 332	Benches: 331
Screwdrivers: 330	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 328
Sliding glass doors or panels: 319	Trays: 311
Lighting equipment: 311	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 309
Paper products: 306	Other manual workshop tools: 303
Other playground equipment: 303	Pens and pencils: 300
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 299	Recliner chairs: 297
Built-in swimming pools: 296	Awls, chisels or planes: 293
Swimming: 293	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 292
Elevators or other lifts: 290	Bedsprings or bedframes: 289
Garage doors: 285	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 284
Archery: 276	Lacrosse: 275
Sinks: 271	Nail guns or stud drivers: 266
Carts: 266	Fans: 265
Flying toys: 256	Handball: 246
Watches: 243	Scissors: 240
Buckets or pails: 238	Manual scissors: 237
Cardboard products: 235	Blankets: 235
Jewelry: 229	Rugby: 227
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 224	Tools: 224
Other Irons: 222	Floor lamps or table lamps: 222
Water tubing: 220	Windowsills or frames: 216
Portable circular power saws: 211	Outerwear: 211
Water slides: 210	Hatchets or axes: 206
Other ovens: 205	Cribs: 202
Riding toys: 200	Kitchen gadgets: 194
Toy sports equipment: 194	Baby gates or barriers: 193
Batteries: 192	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 190
Escalators: 188	Sheets or pillowcases: 186
Power saws: 186	Grills: 185
Freezers: 179	Washing machines: 178
Book bags or back carriers: 175	Storm windows: 172
Hot tubs or home spas: 169	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 169
Tractors: 169	Desk supplies: 168
Christmas decorations: 167	Chains: 167
Minibikes, powered: 165	Canning jars or lids: 165
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 161	Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 161
Camping equipment: 160	Other glass bottles or jars: 160
Drain snakes: 154	Youth chairs: 153
Umbrellas: 153	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 152
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 152	Other toy guns: 152
Other nonglass doors: 152	Tetherball: 150
Pogo sticks: 149	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 145
Coffee makers or teapots: 144	Metal cookware: 143
Lubricants: 143	Horseshoes: 143
Fire extinguishers: 143	Electric Christmas decorations: 142
Other containers: 139	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 135
Extension cords: 135	Other stools: 135
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 135	Combs or hairbrushes: 133
Snow tubing: 133	Hair dryers: 133
Television tables or stands: 133	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 128
Eyeglasses: 126	Rocking chairs: 125
Other portable or stationary power tools: 124	Towels or cloths: 122
Microwave ovens: 122	Flatware: 117
Baby strollers: 117	Slow cookers: 116
Pumps: 115	Portable food or beverage coolers: 111
Other power saws: 110	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 105
Power hedge trimmers: 105	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 105
Bleaches: 105	Fertilizers: 105
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 100	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 100
Bench or table saws: 100	Other fireplaces: 100
Billiards or pool: 100	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 100
Wagons: 99	Pins and needles: 97
Pillows: 95	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 94
Water heaters: 94	Artificial Christmas trees: 94
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 94	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 93
Toilet bowl products: 93	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 93
Painting equipment, powered: 93	Leaf blowers: 93
Vending machines: 89	Soldering equipment: 88
Heat pumps: 88	Can openers: 88
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 85	Waterbeds or water pillows: 85
Straight ladders: 85	Snow throwers or blowers: 85
Plastic bags: 83	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 83
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 83	Water skiing: 83
Welding equipment: 83	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 83
Trash compactors: 83	Sewing basket articles: 83
Fuel storage tanks: 83	Swimming pool equipment: 79
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 78	Food processors: 77
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 77	Eye protection devices: 77
Other furniture: 77	Manicuring devices: 77
Nonbaby mattresses: 77	Water polo: 77
Manual filing or sanding tools: 76	Shuffleboard: 76
Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 76	Electric blenders: 76
Other plastic products: 76	Upholstered chairs: 76
Footlockers: 76	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 76
Nonglass doors: 76	Toboggans: 75
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 72	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 68
Automotive chemicals: 68	Detergents: 68
Clocks: 68	Tricycles: 67
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 66	Photographic equipment: 66
Fireplace equipment: 66	Other grills or stoves: 66
Electric motors: 66	School laboratory chemicals: 66
Air compressors: 66	Tapes: 66
Workshop compounds or chemicals: 66	Stationary power drills and accessories: 66
Reel power lawn mowers: 66	Stationary power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 66
Car seats: 66	Above-ground swimming pools: 66
Dishwashers: 66	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 66
Filters: 66	Electric coffee makers or teapots: 66
Unicycles: 61	Hand saws: 55
Radiators: 55	Table tennis: 55
Chimneys: 51	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 50
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 46	Fireworks: 44
Power lathes: 44	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 38
Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 38	Slicers and choppers: 38
Pull-down or folding stairs: 33	Diving or diving boards: 33
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 33	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 33
Automatic doors: 33	Keys, key rings or key chains: 33
Nightwear: 33	Hammocks: 33
Plastic containers: 23	Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 23
Business and office machines: 23	Log splitters: 23
Recording tapes: 23	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 16
Doorstops: 16	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 16
Fire escape devices: 16	Coins: 16
Safes: 16	Fire or smoke alarms: 16
Extension ladders: 16	Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 16
General purpose household cleaners: 16	Laundry soaps or detergents: 16
Oven cleaners: 16	Tarpaulins: 16
Adhesives: 16	Tape recorders or players: 16
Nonelectric can openers: 16	Gas or LP heaters: 16
Baby carriers: 16	Upholstered rocking chairs: 16
Mobile/manufactured homes: 16	Heaters or heating systems: 16
Other furnaces: 16	Electric waffle irons: 16
Drinking fountains: 16	Sewing machines or accessories: 16
Electric heating pads: 16	Plastic products: 16
High chairs: 16	Paper bags: 16
Nonglass bottles or jars: 16	Portable baby swings: 16
Futons: 16	Scales: 16
Ice or snow boating: 16	Crayons or chalk: 16
Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 16	Window or door security barriers: 16
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 16	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 16
Manual hedge trimmers: 16	Badminton: 16
Power tillers or cultivators: 16	Scuba diving: 16
Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 16	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 16
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 16	Wallpaper: 16
Public equipment: 13	Electric frying pans and skillets: 7
Fencing: 6	Toy boxes or chests: 6
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 6	Wading pools: 6
Paint or varnish thinners: 6	Portable cribs: 6
Electric razors or shavers: 6	Baby changing tables: 6
Storm doors without glass panels: 6	Laundry hampers: 6

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