Accidents - Year 2009 - Elbow

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 333,308
See also: Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Bicycles or accessories: 29,024	Stairs or steps: 28,569
Floors or flooring materials: 26,713	Beds or bedframes: 16,000
Football: 14,199	Basketball: 10,386
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 9,752	Skateboards: 9,220
Trampolines: 7,365	Chairs: 7,338
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 6,868	Ceilings and walls: 5,847
Baseball: 5,838	Doors: 5,643
Slides or sliding boards: 5,136	Bathtubs or showers: 5,116
Swings or swing sets: 5,079	Ladders: 4,262
Roller skating: 4,235	Soccer: 4,216
Tables: 3,630	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 3,107
All-terrain vehicles: 3,093	Softball: 3,052
Scooters, unpowered: 3,030	Exercise: 3,030
Gymnastics: 2,867	Fences or fence posts: 2,835
Wrestling: 2,736	Other toys: 2,535
Crutches, canes or walkers: 2,415	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 2,394
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 2,277	Horseback riding: 2,127
Containers: 1,916	Weight lifting: 1,835
Rugs or carpets: 1,825	Wheelchairs: 1,727
Furniture: 1,707	Sports and recreational activity: 1,692
Footwear: 1,593	Snow boarding: 1,562
Bunk beds: 1,535	Doorsills or frames: 1,441
Cheerleading: 1,428	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 1,419
Playground equipment: 1,390	Volleyball: 1,336
Hockey: 1,320	Swimming pools: 1,269
In-line skating: 1,253	Counters or countertops: 1,203
Dancing: 1,200	Go-carts: 1,171
Other playground equipment: 1,084	Ice skating: 1,072
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 1,069	Handrails, railings or banisters: 1,066
Golf: 938	Other ball sports: 881
Refrigerators: 871	Amusement attractions: 827
Pet supplies: 816	Benches: 764
Toilets: 744	Tennis: 709
Day wear: 703	Cabinet or door hardware: 695
Fishing: 678	Bags: 676
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 642	Outerwear: 622
Exercise equipment: 600	Knives: 587
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 586	Bleachers: 554
Tableware and accessories: 541	Garage doors: 529
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 523	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 514
Barstools or kitchen stools: 503	Martial arts: 478
Snow skiing: 477	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 475
Track and field: 465	Car seats: 455
Televisions: 450	Sleds: 445
Stools: 444	Poles: 442
Balls: 424	Manual cleaning equipment: 422
Swimming: 408	Lawn mowers: 405
Ice hockey: 403	Water slides: 377
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 370	Computers: 366
Grocery or shopping carts: 354	Sinks: 329
Clothes dryers: 329	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 328
Pipes: 323	Ball sports: 319
Lockers: 318	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 316
Nightwear: 313	Other unpowered garden tools: 311
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 296	Clothing: 295
Baby gates or barriers: 294	Tools: 290
House repair or construction materials: 284	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 281
Buckets or pails: 281	Golf carts: 276
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 275	Mirrors or mirror glass: 275
Cribs: 274	Riding toys: 273
Mattresses: 273	Boxing: 268
Baby strollers: 259	Lacrosse: 257
Snowmobiles: 248	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 247
Step stools: 244	Skating: 242
Tricycles: 238	Tool sheds: 230
Drinking glasses: 230	Chair, recliner: 229
Escalators: 228	Motorized vehicles: 228
Hot tubs or home spas: 224	Wooden containers: 223
Cardboard products: 221	Hammers: 221
Playpens: 217	Fans: 215
Flying toys: 214	Vacuum cleaners: 211
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 206	Laundry baskets: 201
Water tubing: 197	Cords, electrical: 194
Clothing accessories: 189	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 188
Diapers: 185	Other fireplaces: 184
Chain saws: 183	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 179
High chairs: 173	Pruning or trimming equipment: 172
Air conditioners: 172	Bowling: 169
Clothing irons: 167	Cots: 166
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 164	Paper products: 159
Built-in swimming pools: 159	Other furniture: 157
Portable food or beverage coolers: 155	Power saws: 153
Bottles or jars: 152	Grills: 152
Rugby: 149	Futons: 149
Towel racks or bars: 148	Other ranges or ovens: 146
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 146	Power drills or accessories: 146
Treehouses or playhouses: 145	Rotary power lawn mowers: 144
Luggage: 143	Blankets: 140
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 132	Mountain climbing: 132
Pillows: 126	Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 124
Elevators or other lifts: 123	Hot water: 121
Book bags or back carriers: 118	Hammocks: 118
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 117	Telephones or telephone accessories: 114
Seesaws or teeterboards: 110	Decorative yard equipment: 108
Washing machines: 105	Flotation toys: 102
Workshop furnishings: 102	Chair, rocking: 101
Freezers: 99	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 96
Bed rails: 96	Street hockey: 92
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 92	Billiards or pool: 92
Handball: 90	Television tables or stands: 90
Pogo sticks: 90	Dishwashers: 90
Business and office machines: 88	Sprayers: 86
Saws: 86	Extension or straight ladders: 86
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 86	Surfing: 86
Public equipment: 86	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 85
Nonbaby mattresses: 85	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 84
Sheets or pillowcases: 84	Windowsills or frames: 83
Chains: 83	Nonelectric blankets: 83
Wire: 83	Internal combustion engines: 82
Plastic containers: 81	Combs or hairbrushes: 81
Powered riding toys: 81	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 77
Heaters or heating systems: 77	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 75
Fuel storage tanks: 75	Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 75
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 75	Radiators: 75
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 75	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 75
Electric Christmas decorations: 75	Above-ground swimming pools: 75
Ramps or landings: 73	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 70
Costumes or masks: 70	Clocks: 70
Sewing machines or accessories: 70	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 70
Razors or shavers: 70	Bath or facial brushes: 70
General home or room involvement in fires: 70	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 70
Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 70	Chimneys: 69
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 69	Slow cookers: 69
Stepladders: 69	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 69
Camping equipment: 69	Bars and bar accessories: 69
Plastic bags: 69	Toy guns: 69
Nail guns or stud drivers: 69	Power hedge trimmers: 69
Trays: 68	Field hockey: 68
Rope or string: 62	Aquariums or accessories: 62
Scaffolding: 62	Automatic doors: 62
Electric heating pads: 62	Knives with replaceable blades: 62
Drills: 62	Snow throwers/blowers: 62
Electric ranges or ovens: 62	Baby bouncer seats: 53
Baby carriages: 53	Pens and pencils: 48
Soaps: 46	Other manual workshop tools: 46
Jewelry: 37	Snow tubing: 37
Power lawn mowers: 37	Leaf blowers: 37
Wagons: 37	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 36
Balloons: 36	Riding power lawn mowers: 30
Microwave ovens: 30	Baby carriers or slings: 30
Other toy weapons: 22	Moving walks: 22
Portable swimming pools: 21	Baby changing tables: 21
Art and ceramic supplies or equipment: 21	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 16
Bench or table saws: 16	Attachable high chairs: 16
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 16	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 16
Metal containers: 16	Toy sports equipment: 16
Watches: 15	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 15
Tree stands: 15	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 15
Christmas tree lights: 15	School equipment: 15
Built-in fireplaces: 15	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 15
Glass bottles or jars: 15	Sleeping bags: 15
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 15	Gasoline cans: 15
Other portable or stationary power tools: 15	Towels or cloths: 15
Faucets or spigots: 15	Swimming pool chemicals: 15
Photographic equipment: 15	Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 15
Electric lighting equipment: 15	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 15
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 15	Other bedding: 15
Artificial Christmas trees: 15	Water skiing: 15
Umbrellas: 15	BBs or pellets: 15
Electric combs: 15	Stilts: 15
Fireworks: 15	Baby exercisers: 15
Building sets: 15	Carts: 12
Portable baby swings: 12	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 12
Toy boxes or chests: 12	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 6
Fertilizers: 6	Toddler beds: 6
Laundry hampers: 6	Baby carriers: 6
Automotive tools or accessories: 6	Tetherball: 6
Inflatable furniture: 6	Potty chairs or training seats: 6
Roller hockey: 6	Nonmetal cookware: 6
Baby bottles or nipples: 6	Tape recorders or players: 6
First aid equipment: 6	Cookware: 6
Hair dryers: 6	Drinking fountains: 6
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 6

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