Accidents - Year 2005 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 148,514
See also: Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 10,195	Stairs or steps: 9,932
Bicycles or accessories: 8,679	Knives: 5,987
Beds or bedframes: 5,905	Football: 4,834
All-terrain vehicles: 3,401	Basketball: 3,395
Hot water: 3,289	Exercise: 3,210
Chairs: 3,101	Chain saws: 2,567
Knives with replaceable blades: 2,554	Wheelchairs: 2,493
Tables: 2,478	Fences or fence posts: 2,054
Softball: 1,926	Soccer: 1,917
Bathtubs or showers: 1,860	Ladders: 1,750
Crutches, canes or walkers: 1,659	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 1,510
Day wear: 1,431	Horseback riding: 1,386
Rugs or carpets: 1,340	Trampolines: 1,308
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 1,270	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 1,222
Portable circular power saws: 1,097	Baseball: 1,067
Pens and pencils: 1,063	Fishing: 1,039
Snow skiing: 1,037	House repair or construction materials: 906
Bowling: 869	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 856
Water skiing: 842	Dancing: 836
Tableware and accessories: 833	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 790
Track and field: 788	Toilets: 787
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 767	Other toys: 761
Clothing irons: 747	Swings or swing sets: 715
Benches: 706	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 705
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 681	Containers: 674
Skateboards: 662	Ceilings and walls: 656
Bleachers: 569	Poles: 563
Footwear: 551	Grocery or shopping carts: 533
Doors: 525	Sleds: 490
Lawn mowers: 482	Exercise equipment: 475
Golf: 463	Nail guns or stud drivers: 460
Razors or shavers: 451	Bags: 443
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 430	Drinking glasses: 423
Counters or countertops: 411	Other ball sports: 395
Stepladders: 375	Scooters, unpowered: 371
Furniture: 371	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 364
Martial arts: 361	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 358
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 349	Weight lifting: 346
Fireworks: 340	Televisions: 336
Tools: 327	Ice hockey: 320
Surfing: 319	Metal containers: 317
Microwave ovens: 309	Slides or sliding boards: 308
Swimming: 294	Hammers: 294
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 289	Gymnastics: 286
Cheerleading: 283	Volleyball: 283
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 277	Scissors: 276
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 275	Bunk beds: 264
Snow boarding: 264	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 261
Saws: 260	Tractors: 258
Snowmobiles: 255	Cookware: 255
High chairs: 254	Power lawn mowers: 251
Clothing: 241	Go-carts: 239
Buckets or pails: 235	Ball sports: 233
Roller skating: 232	Other ranges or ovens: 227
Heaters or heating systems: 227	Sports and recreational activity: 226
Electric heaters: 224	Other unpowered garden tools: 219
Telephones or telephone accessories: 218	Power hedge trimmers: 211
BBs or pellets: 209	Laundry soaps or detergents: 207
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 204	Mirrors or mirror glass: 203
Pet supplies: 198	Golf carts: 195
Riding power lawn mowers: 194	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 193
Tree stands: 190	Handrails, railings or banisters: 184
Doorsills or frames: 180	Stools: 179
Pipes: 174	Washing machines: 173
Dishwashers: 172	Cribs: 170
Clothing accessories: 168	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 166
Garage doors: 166	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 166
Book bags or back carriers: 165	Power saws: 165
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 158	Cabinet or door hardware: 157
Car seats: 157	Tennis: 153
Bed rails: 150	Glass bottles or jars: 149
Amusement attractions: 144	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 144
Pins and needles: 143	Grills: 138
Step stools: 136	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 136
Swimming pools: 136	Welding equipment: 134
General home or room involvement in fires: 133	Manual cleaning equipment: 128
Hand saws: 128	Water slides: 127
Hockey: 127	Pruning or trimming equipment: 127
Hatchets or axes: 120	Baby strollers: 119
Outerwear: 117	Screwdrivers: 114
Sinks: 107	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 103
Ice skating: 103	Scaffolding: 99
Gasoline: 99	Flying toys: 98
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 98	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 98
Wrestling: 96	Bottles or jars: 96
Air conditioners: 96	Radiators: 96
Other manual workshop tools: 91	Vacuum cleaners: 91
Drills: 91	Barstools or kitchen stools: 89
Elevators or other lifts: 89	Lacrosse: 83
Diving or diving boards: 83	Cardboard products: 83
Playground equipment: 83	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 83
Ramps or landings: 82	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 82
Minibikes, powered: 79	Escalators: 77
Above-ground swimming pools: 76	Darts: 76
Rope or string: 76	Coffee makers or teapots: 76
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 76	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 76
Swimming pool chemicals: 76	Fertilizers: 76
Cords, electrical: 75	Luggage: 75
Mountain climbing: 75	Motorized vehicles: 75
Other furniture: 74	In-line skating: 73
Aquariums or accessories: 71	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 68
Vaporizers: 68	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 68
Other portable or stationary power tools: 68	Chimneys: 68
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 68	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 68
Baby carriers or slings: 68	Can openers: 68
Manual push mowers: 68	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 68
Toy sports equipment: 68	Power drills or accessories: 68
Laundry baskets: 67	Windowsills or frames: 67
Chains: 66	Drain cleaners: 66
Gas or LP heaters: 66	Electric heating pads: 66
Extension or straight ladders: 66	Power tillers or cultivators: 66
Lockers: 66	Tool sheds: 66
Futons: 65	Refrigerators: 64
Public equipment: 59	Batteries: 59
Pressure cookers or canners: 59	Portable gas or LP heaters: 59
Baby carriers: 59	Tape recorders or players: 59
Other glass bottles or jars: 59	Automotive chemicals: 59
Personal protection devices: 59	Pressurized containers: 59
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 59	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 53
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 51	Nightwear: 46
Manual scissors: 46	Brushcutters, powered: 41
Leaf blowers: 41	Seesaws or teeterboards: 41
Snow tubing: 38	Badminton: 38
Decorative yard equipment: 36	Wire: 36
Wagons: 36	Lighting equipment: 35
Manicuring devices: 35	Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns: 33
Soaps: 33	Sheets or pillowcases: 32
Hot tubs or home spas: 31	Bench or table saws: 31
Chair, recliner: 31	Other fireplaces: 31
Towels or cloths: 31	Photographic equipment: 31
Lighters: 31	Boxing: 31
Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 30	Ironing boards or covers: 30
Other containers: 30	Heating or cooling comfort packs: 30
Detergents: 29	Baby changing tables: 29
Floor lamps or table lamps: 27	Tricycles: 27
Metal cookware: 24	Camping equipment: 22
Carts: 22	School equipment: 21
Other playground equipment: 21	Baby bouncer seats: 21
Range or oven accessories: 15	Fans: 15
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 15	Charcoal: 15
Rugby: 15	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 15
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 15	Light bulbs: 15
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 15	Nonmetal cookware: 15
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 15	Glue guns: 15
Paper products: 15	Table tennis: 15
Water tubing: 15	Matches: 15
Toolboxes or tool kits: 15	Wooden containers: 15
Paper bags: 15	Power pruning or trimming equipment: 15
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 15	Hot plates: 15
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 15	Safes: 15
Batons: 15	Snow throwers/blowers: 15
Generators or power plants: 15	Extension cords: 15
Business and office machines: 15	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 15
Shuffleboard: 15	Chair, rocking: 15
Flatware: 15	Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 15
Keys, key rings or key chains: 15	Bottle warmers: 15
Diapers: 11	Blankets: 11
Baby walkers or jumpers: 11	Nonbaby mattresses: 6
Ice makers: 6	Other furnaces: 5
Fabric treatment products: 5	First aid equipment: 5
Wading pools: 5	Flotation toys: 5
Desk supplies: 5	Skating: 5
Jewelry: 5	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 5
Unpowered models or parts: 5	Mattresses: 5
Electric lighting equipment: 5	Plastic bags: 5
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 5

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