Accidents - Year 2007 - Elbow

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 334,306
See also: Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Bicycles or accessories: 28,991	Floors or flooring materials: 26,148
Stairs or steps: 26,139	Football: 15,299
Beds or bedframes: 14,447	Basketball: 11,351
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 11,057	Skateboards: 9,943
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 7,701	Chairs: 7,482
Trampolines: 6,396	Baseball: 6,136
Ceilings and walls: 5,047	Swings or swing sets: 4,713
All-terrain vehicles: 4,634	Doors: 4,567
Ladders: 4,541	Bathtubs or showers: 4,298
Soccer: 3,732	Slides or sliding boards: 3,639
Roller skating: 3,485	Tables: 3,407
Scooters, unpowered: 3,396	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 3,375
Softball: 3,372	Wrestling: 3,055
Exercise: 2,809	Gymnastics: 2,783
Fences or fence posts: 2,693	Horseback riding: 2,444
Footwear: 2,332	Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 2,167
In-line skating: 2,162	Motor vehicles or parts: 1,772
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 1,770	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 1,699
Sports and recreational activity: 1,663	Cheerleading: 1,658
Snow boarding: 1,592	Wheelchairs: 1,591
Playground equipment: 1,582	Weight lifting: 1,573
Doorsills or frames: 1,538	Rugs or carpets: 1,494
Bunk beds: 1,475	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 1,445
Other toys: 1,338	Ice skating: 1,278
Stools: 1,194	Crutches, canes or walkers: 1,184
Toilets: 1,176	Containers: 1,073
Hockey: 1,070	Day wear: 1,044
Volleyball: 1,039	Counters or countertops: 1,027
Swimming pools: 1,003	Sleds: 991
Go-carts: 963	Animal induced injury: 955
Tennis: 921	House repair or construction materials: 837
Cribs: 819	Other ball sports: 803
Handrails, railings or banisters: 796	Poles: 786
Hammers: 750	Furniture: 741
Ice hockey: 679	Skating: 679
Snow skiing: 678	Benches: 665
Fishing: 654	Golf: 653
Amusement attractions: 648	Alcohol: 599
Martial arts: 595	Drinking glasses: 582
Other playground equipment: 579	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 547
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 547	Refrigerators: 507
Dancing: 505	Exercise equipment: 500
Televisions: 479	Ball sports: 478
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 475	Mirrors or mirror glass: 470
Pet supplies: 470	Bleachers: 456
Stepladders: 453	Tableware and accessories: 434
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 427	Clothing: 409
Tricycles: 402	Car seats: 402
Lacrosse: 401	Golf carts: 399
Chain saws: 396	Built-in swimming pools: 396
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 391	Metal containers: 390
Grocery or shopping carts: 381	Track and field: 373
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 371	Escalators: 371
Bowling: 370	Vacuum cleaners: 367
Barstools or kitchen stools: 363	Telephones or telephone accessories: 361
Cords, electrical: 359	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 350
Cabinet or door hardware: 349	Computers: 346
Lawn mowers: 344	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 342
Other ranges or ovens: 338	Boxing: 334
Fans: 326	Towel racks or bars: 322
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 320	Outerwear: 317
Seesaws or teeterboards: 316	Manual cleaning equipment: 312
Wagons: 301	Sinks: 299
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 297	Bags: 293
Ramps or landings: 288	Luggage: 286
Cardboard products: 286	Baby strollers: 283
Floor lamps or table lamps: 275	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 272
Water slides: 271	Riding power lawn mowers: 267
Flying toys: 256	Mountain climbing: 255
Other unpowered garden tools: 253	Microwave ovens: 251
Flotation toys: 248	Chair, recliner: 248
Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 245	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 242
Toolboxes or tool kits: 240	Billiards or pool: 237
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 236	Scaffolding: 227
Portable food or beverage coolers: 226	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 226
Power lawn mowers: 224	Camping equipment: 216
Surfing: 210	Knives: 208
Diapers: 201	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 201
Chair, rocking: 201	Pruning or trimming equipment: 190
Tools: 182	Buckets or pails: 181
Clothing accessories: 181	Windowsills or frames: 180
Hammocks: 177	Baby gates or barriers: 176
High chairs: 176	Hot water: 175
Pillows: 174	Heaters or heating systems: 172
Pogo sticks: 170	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 167
Inflatable toys: 166	Tool sheds: 165
Motorized vehicles: 165	Automatic doors: 162
Baby changing tables: 162	Extension or straight ladders: 160
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 160	Mattresses: 155
Nonglass bottles or jars: 153	Pipes: 152
Playpens: 150	Swimming: 148
Paper products: 143	Snow tubing: 141
Decorative yard equipment: 141	Bottles or jars: 140
Garden tractors: 140	Snowmobiles: 140
Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 140	Toy sports equipment: 140
Television tables or stands: 139	Rugby: 139
Tree stands: 138	Mobile/manufactured homes: 138
Medical equipment, general: 137	Book bags or back carriers: 136
Garage doors: 131	Wire: 130
Cookware: 125	Lockers: 121
Elevators or other lifts: 115	Knives with replaceable blades: 114
Screwdrivers: 110	Clothes dryers: 107
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 106	Air conditioners: 106
Treehouses or playhouses: 106	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 106
Chains: 101	Water skiing: 100
Blankets: 100	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 100
Aquariums or accessories: 100	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 99
Nightwear: 96	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 96
Toy boxes or chests: 96	Washing machines: 95
Gasoline: 95	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 95
Glass bottles or jars: 95	Baby walkers or jumpers: 93
Toddler beds: 90	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 87
Eyeglasses: 86	Radiators: 85
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 85	Hatchets or axes: 85
Hot tubs or home spas: 85	Table tennis: 84
Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 84	Handball: 84
Plastic bags: 84	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 84
Public equipment: 82	Riding toys: 81
Nail guns or stud drivers: 80	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 80
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 80	Tablet or capsule drugs: 80
Electric deep fryers: 80	Rope or string: 78
Above-ground swimming pools: 76	Swimming pool equipment: 75
Light bulbs: 75	Plants, trees and shrubs: 75
Other toy guns: 75	Manual hedge trimmers: 71
Pins and needles: 71	Guns: 71
Cutting torches: 70	Fuel storage tanks: 70
Other containers: 70	Nonelectric blankets: 70
Fireworks: 70	Toy guns with projectiles: 70
Snow throwers/blowers: 70	Power tillers or cultivators: 70
Rotary power lawn mowers: 70	Desk supplies: 70
Storm windows: 70	Water heaters: 70
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 70	Water tubing: 70
Power sanders: 70	Automotive tools or accessories: 70
Cosmetics: 70	Batons: 69
Pumps: 69	Boats and boating: 69
Personal watercraft, powered: 69	Rug shampooers: 69
Power saws: 69	Lighting equipment: 69
Sheets or pillowcases: 65	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 61
Artificial Christmas trees: 59	Step stools: 57
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 57	Portable cribs: 55
Waterbeds or water pillows: 55	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 52
Foods: 51	Pens and pencils: 46
Wooden containers: 43	Plastic wrapping products: 40
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 40	Saws: 40
Other fireplaces: 37	Freezers: 36
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 34	Bars and bar accessories: 31
Wading pools: 30	Diving or diving boards: 30
Laundry baskets: 27	Watches: 21
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 21	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 20
Portable baby swings: 20	Bed rails: 20
Soaps: 20	Unpowered models or parts: 15
Other power garden tools: 15	Bench or table saws: 15
Other portable or stationary power tools: 15	Christmas tree lights: 15
Electric Christmas decorations: 15	Trays: 15
Generators or power plants: 15	Other glass bottles or jars: 15
Ice picks: 15	Other grills or stoves: 15
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 15	Baby carriers or slings: 15
Clothing irons: 15	Workshop furnishings: 15
Other baby carriers: 15	Jewelry: 15
Sprayers: 15	Other furniture: 15
Food processors: 15	Dishwashers: 15
Field hockey: 15	Faucets or spigots: 15
Hair clippers and trimmers: 15	Vacuum containers: 15
Wood paneling and particleboard: 15	Fabrics: 15
Antifreeze: 15	Tetherball: 15
Extension cords: 15	Scuba diving: 15
School equipment: 11	Carts: 11
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 11	Crayons or chalk: 11
Laundry hampers: 6	Powered riding toys: 6
Baby bouncer seats: 6	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 6
Christmas decorations: 6	Baby carriers: 6
Minibikes, powered: 6	Laundry soaps or detergents: 6
Vaporizers: 6	Drinking fountains: 6
Insect induced injuries: 5	Detergents: 5
Towels or cloths: 5	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 5
Other specified plastic products: 5	Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 5
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 5	Window screens: 5
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 5	Combs or hairbrushes: 5
Slow cookers: 5	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 5

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