Accidents - Year 2006 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 150,186
See also: Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 11,398	Stairs or steps: 9,836
Bicycles or accessories: 6,980	Beds or bedframes: 5,885
Knives: 5,261	Football: 4,615
All-terrain vehicles: 3,521	Exercise: 3,322
Knives with replaceable blades: 3,055	Chairs: 2,961
Wheelchairs: 2,819	Basketball: 2,719
Softball: 2,675	Chain saws: 2,574
Hot water: 2,573	Crutches, canes or walkers: 2,261
Soccer: 1,980	Horseback riding: 1,915
Tables: 1,909	Fences or fence posts: 1,810
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 1,714	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 1,699
Bathtubs or showers: 1,687	Baseball: 1,590
Trampolines: 1,474	Portable circular power saws: 1,339
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 1,280	Motor vehicles or parts: 1,166
Rugs or carpets: 1,128	Fishing: 1,091
Ladders: 1,082	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 974
House repair or construction materials: 923	Toilets: 923
Furniture: 906	Weight lifting: 893
Slides or sliding boards: 882	Snow skiing: 871
Track and field: 848	Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 800
Clothing irons: 745	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 739
Swimming: 711	Doors: 703
Dancing: 702	Pens and pencils: 694
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 678	Day wear: 676
Exercise equipment: 647	Foods: 643
Mirrors or mirror glass: 638	Benches: 569
Animal induced injury: 567	Footwear: 546
Water skiing: 538	Swings or swing sets: 538
Cookware: 536	Televisions: 531
Other toys: 523	Scooters, unpowered: 506
Tableware and accessories: 498	Golf: 494
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 492	Sports and recreational activity: 489
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 467	Bags: 456
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 453	Volleyball: 445
Saws: 444	Stools: 423
Amusement attractions: 420	Containers: 408
Bleachers: 400	Snow boarding: 373
Grocery or shopping carts: 364	Lawn mowers: 363
Roller skating: 357	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 350
Other unpowered garden tools: 350	Pipes: 347
Skateboards: 324	Nail guns or stud drivers: 323
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 322	Riding power lawn mowers: 312
Hockey: 305	Tennis: 295
Drinking glasses: 291	Scissors: 287
Gymnastics: 285	Insect induced injuries: 277
Cheerleading: 277	Ball sports: 267
Manual cleaning equipment: 266	Martial arts: 264
Hot tubs or home spas: 264	Built-in swimming pools: 260
BBs or pellets: 260	Playground equipment: 258
Ice skating: 255	Handrails, railings or banisters: 250
Heaters or heating systems: 250	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 250
Power saws: 245	Electric heating pads: 241
Plants, trees and shrubs: 237	Baby strollers: 235
Chair, recliner: 231	Chemicals: 226
Manual scissors: 222	Barstools or kitchen stools: 219
Log splitters: 215	Fire escape devices: 214
Cribs: 212	In-line skating: 210
Cabinet or door hardware: 206	Ceilings and walls: 206
Bunk beds: 203	Book bags or back carriers: 202
Other ranges or ovens: 201	Bowling: 201
Ice hockey: 200	Telephones or telephone accessories: 193
Other ball sports: 192	Other guns or firearms: 190
Surfing: 189	Microwave ovens: 185
Decorative yard equipment: 184	Swimming pools: 183
Wrestling: 182	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 181
Stepladders: 179	Razors or shavers: 177
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 177	Aquariums or accessories: 175
Tree stands: 175	Public equipment: 173
Personal protection devices: 173	Cardboard products: 173
Sinks: 172	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 170
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 168	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 167
Buckets or pails: 163	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 162
Computers: 161	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 159
Other manual workshop tools: 159	Other glass bottles or jars: 159
Lacrosse: 158	Snowmobiles: 158
Boats and boating: 158	Garden tractors: 155
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 155	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 152
Tombstones or grave markers: 152	Cords, electrical: 146
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 133	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 131
Refrigerators: 128	Fireworks: 127
Mountain climbing: 127	Toy boxes or chests: 125
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 123	Pins and needles: 120
Pillows: 119	Power lawn mowers: 117
Portable power drills and accessories: 117	Floor lamps or table lamps: 108
Pet supplies: 107	Wire: 107
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 106	Counters or countertops: 102
Alcohol: 102	Blankets: 101
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 101	Tractors: 100
Pruning or trimming equipment: 98	Mattresses: 98
Sleds: 95	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 95
Water tubing: 95	Car seats: 94
Poles: 92	Chair, rocking: 92
Bed rails: 91	Tools: 90
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 90	Elevators or other lifts: 88
Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns: 88	Electric motors: 86
Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 86	Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 86
Electric ranges or ovens: 86	Water heaters: 86
Television tables or stands: 86	Light bulbs: 86
Soaps: 85	Street hockey: 85
Other playground equipment: 81	Golf carts: 80
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 79	Nonelectric blankets: 79
Other furniture: 79	Windowsills or frames: 77
Metal containers: 76	Vacuum cleaners: 76
Radiators: 75	Escalators: 75
Skating: 75	Bottles or jars: 75
Rugby: 75	Diving or diving boards: 75
Extension or straight ladders: 75	Sewing basket articles: 74
Plastic bags: 73	Awls, chisels or planes: 73
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 73	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 73
Range or oven accessories: 73	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 71
Badminton: 71	Vaporizers: 71
Power routers: 71	Power drills or accessories: 71
Bench or table saws: 71	Bedding: 71
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 71	Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 71
Flying toys: 71	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 71
Seesaws or teeterboards: 71	Outerwear: 71
Archery: 71	Kerosene: 71
Glass soft drink bottles: 71	Doorsills or frames: 71
Tool sheds: 71	Drills: 67
Flatware: 66	Baby changing tables: 65
Washing machines: 65	Dishwashers: 59
Flotation toys: 59	Gas furnaces: 59
Oil furnaces: 59	Baby gates or barriers: 59
Wooden containers: 59	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 59
Bleaches: 59	Scales: 59
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 59	Towels or cloths: 59
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 54	Baby walkers or jumpers: 54
Adhesives: 51	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 46
Electric baseboard heaters: 45	Motorized vehicles: 45
Grills: 45	Manicuring devices: 43
Diapers: 43	Tricycles: 42
Carts: 37	Step stools: 35
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 33	Paper products: 30
Clothing: 30	Power hedge trimmers: 30
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 30	Vending machines: 30
Kerosene or oil heaters: 30	Electric heaters: 30
Power sanders: 30	Fans: 30
Clothing accessories: 21	Go-carts: 21
Glass bottles or jars: 21	Medical equipment, general: 20
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 15	Methyl alcohol: 15
Swimming pool slides: 15	Gasoline: 15
Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 15	Baby carriers: 15
Painting equipment, powered: 15	Bath or facial brushes: 15
Welding equipment: 15	Rope or string: 15
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 15	Screwdrivers: 15
Hatchets or axes: 15	Food processors: 15
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 15	Power tillers or cultivators: 15
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 15	Boilers: 15
Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 15	Metal cookware: 15
Matches: 15	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 15
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 15	Luggage: 15
Diesel fuels: 15	Air conditioners: 15
Tarpaulins: 15	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 15
Jewelry: 15	Trains: 15
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 14	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 14
Coffee makers or teapots: 14	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 14
Riding toys: 11	Fertilizers: 11
Water slides: 10	Lighter fluids: 10
Vacuum containers: 6	Portable electric heaters: 6
Portable baby swings: 6	High chairs: 6
Baby bottles or nipples: 6	Drain cleaners: 6
Aerosol containers: 6	Laundry soaps or detergents: 5
Safes: 5	Baby bouncer seats: 5
General purpose household cleaners: 5	Other grills or stoves: 5
Field hockey: 5	Roller hockey: 5
School equipment: 5	Toy sports equipment: 5
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 5	Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 5

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