Accidents - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,390,175
See also: Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 100,779	Knives: 75,496
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 60,450	Bicycles or accessories: 50,184
Ladders: 40,657	Windows or window glass: 39,941
Floors or flooring materials: 38,751	Knives with replaceable blades: 29,660
Hot water: 23,883	Doors: 23,616
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 22,720	Fences or fence posts: 21,653
House repair or construction materials: 20,337	Bathtubs or showers: 18,988
Tables: 18,810	All-terrain vehicles: 18,090
Fishing: 16,309	Roller skating: 15,739
Ceilings and walls: 14,875	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 14,784
Basketball: 14,476	Horseback riding: 14,418
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 13,767	Chairs: 13,549
Softball: 13,062	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 12,491
Containers: 11,986	Chain saws: 11,858
Baseball: 11,319	In-line skating: 11,269
Cookware: 10,771	Tableware and accessories: 10,009
Beds or bedframes: 9,384	Exercise: 9,180
Snow boarding: 8,932	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 8,858
Drinking glasses: 8,648	Lawn mowers: 8,180
Mirrors or mirror glass: 7,791	Soccer: 7,336
Hammers: 7,138	Furniture: 6,974
Other ranges or ovens: 6,901	Skateboards: 6,851
Football: 6,689	Snow skiing: 6,534
Gasoline: 6,277	Glass doors: 5,792
Weight lifting: 5,750	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 5,645
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 5,469	Grills: 5,402
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 5,197	Metal containers: 4,895
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 4,792	Pipes: 4,747
Other unpowered garden tools: 4,654	Ice skating: 4,607
Pruning or trimming equipment: 4,571	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 4,516
Saws: 4,450	Tools: 4,379
Beds: 4,247	Televisions: 4,214
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 4,181	Doorsills or frames: 4,099
Razors or shavers: 4,079	Power saws: 3,943
Rugs or carpets: 3,922	Pet supplies: 3,909
Other ovens: 3,708	Portable circular power saws: 3,698
Air conditioners: 3,697	Footwear: 3,692
Volleyball: 3,655	Wire: 3,655
Light bulbs: 3,523	Skating: 3,451
Handrails, railings or banisters: 3,444	Counters or countertops: 3,410
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 3,351	Other toys: 3,333
Refrigerators: 3,314	Other ranges: 3,304
Bags: 3,217	Martial arts: 3,200
Toilets: 3,026	Bottles or jars: 2,920
Glass bottles or jars: 2,890	Power lawn mowers: 2,873
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 2,775	Other windows or window glass: 2,733
Radiators: 2,725	Snowmobiles: 2,711
Aquariums or accessories: 2,654	Cabinet or door hardware: 2,601
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 2,523	Bowling: 2,481
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 2,479	Garage doors: 2,381
Other Irons: 2,355	Alcohol: 2,313
Nail guns or stud drivers: 2,295	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 2,284
Poles: 2,234	Go-carts: 2,214
Drills: 2,178	Hockey: 2,176
Motor vehicles or parts: 2,171	Animal induced injury: 2,158
Wheelchairs: 2,132	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 2,129
Fans: 2,092	Storm doors with glass panels: 2,088
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 2,083	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 2,039
Day wear: 2,023	Stepladders: 2,003
Bench or table saws: 1,983	Swimming pools: 1,956
Golf: 1,944	Scooters, unpowered: 1,899
Dancing: 1,888	Hatchets or axes: 1,846
Surfing: 1,821	Scissors: 1,815
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 1,795	Washing machines: 1,745
Water skiing: 1,735	Archery: 1,725
Clothing irons: 1,721	General home or room involvement in fires: 1,721
Manual cleaning equipment: 1,717	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 1,692
Storm windows: 1,681	Buckets or pails: 1,659
Scaffolding: 1,644	Clothes dryers: 1,641
Awls, chisels or planes: 1,631	Pressure cookers or canners: 1,607
Other glass doors: 1,605	Metal cookware: 1,597
Foods: 1,570	Swings or swing sets: 1,566
Computers: 1,531	Mattresses: 1,508
Swimming: 1,505	Sleds: 1,505
Oven cleaners: 1,497	Bleaches: 1,470
Other manual workshop tools: 1,466	Sinks: 1,461
Elevators or other lifts: 1,444	Water heaters: 1,414
Toolboxes or tool kits: 1,395	Coffee makers or teapots: 1,381
Other power saws: 1,364	Riding power lawn mowers: 1,363
Microwave ovens: 1,346	Chemicals: 1,341
Sports and recreational activity: 1,334	Welding equipment: 1,327
Stools: 1,325	Lighting equipment: 1,316
Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 1,295	Rope or string: 1,254
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 1,253	Soaps: 1,250
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 1,233	Trampolines: 1,211
Exercise equipment: 1,164	Power drills or accessories: 1,159
Step stools: 1,139	Laundry soaps or detergents: 1,136
Floor lamps or table lamps: 1,125	General purpose household cleaners: 1,120
Dishwashers: 1,108	Antifreeze: 1,096
Hot tubs or home spas: 1,077	Other furnaces: 1,070
Baby gates or barriers: 1,060	Ball sports: 1,056
Other fireplaces: 1,050	Tool sheds: 1,037
Extension or straight ladders: 1,027	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 1,022
Bunk beds: 1,018	Golf carts: 1,018
Ramps or landings: 1,018	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 1,017
Crutches, canes or walkers: 1,016	Screwdrivers: 1,012
Manual scissors: 1,003	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 991
Cutting torches: 986	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 985
Outerwear: 981	Clothing: 965
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 958	Benches: 954
Automatic doors: 949	Vacuum cleaners: 943
Electric deep fryers: 923	Screen doors: 916
Tractors: 915	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 909
Freezers: 901	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 896
Luggage: 880	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 867
Pins and needles: 856	Cardboard products: 848
Flatware: 843	Hand saws: 842
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 836	Windowsills or frames: 836
Plastic bags: 834	Grocery or shopping carts: 829
Range or oven accessories: 828	Wrestling: 824
Telephones or telephone accessories: 823	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 823
Wood paneling and particleboard: 820	Fireworks: 807
Other glass bottles or jars: 805	Tennis: 800
Chains: 788	Insect induced injuries: 777
Plants, trees and shrubs: 773	Aerosol containers: 765
Bedsprings or bedframes: 754	Portable power drills and accessories: 752
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 745	Batteries: 739
Clothing accessories: 736	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 695
Other ball sports: 689	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 685
Ice hockey: 671	Heaters or heating systems: 667
Sliding glass doors or panels: 667	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 656
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 654	Other grills or stoves: 646
Drain cleaners: 634	Mountain climbing: 626
Electric ranges or ovens: 620	Other portable or stationary power tools: 618
Slides or sliding boards: 618	Lubricants: 612
Camping equipment: 611	Kitchen gadgets: 603
Lighter fluids: 602	Escalators: 597
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 592	Rugby: 579
Built-in swimming pools: 566	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 551
Water slides: 545	Tree stands: 544
BBs or pellets: 542	Boxing: 536
Water tubing: 534	Public equipment: 533
Decorative yard equipment: 521	Bleachers: 509
Manual hedge trimmers: 498	First aid equipment: 488
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 488	Amusement attractions: 482
Paper products: 481	Desk supplies: 479
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 479	Flying toys: 465
Carts: 464	Cords, electrical: 464
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 463	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 459
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 458	Fire extinguishers: 456
Snow tubing: 454	Slow cookers: 443
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 443	Canning jars or lids: 440
Power tillers or cultivators: 437	Laundry baskets: 437
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 432	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 429
Gas or LP heaters: 425	Tapes: 420
Fuel storage tanks: 410	Vending machines: 403
Towels or cloths: 403	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 395
Mobile/manufactured homes: 390	Wooden containers: 388
Electric ranges: 388	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 386
Air compressors: 383	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 379
Power hedge trimmers: 374	Swimming pool equipment: 373
Electric frying pans and skillets: 369	Extension cords: 367
Extension ladders: 361	Nonmetal cookware: 360
Chimneys: 360	Jigsaws: 359
Sprayers: 359	Fixed floor-length glass panels: 356
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 354	Lockers: 353
Log splitters: 341	Business and office machines: 338
Adhesives: 333	Automotive tools or accessories: 328
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 322	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 321
Pens and pencils: 320	Book bags or back carriers: 317
Pull-down or folding stairs: 317	Recliner chairs: 316
Blankets: 315	Gas ranges or ovens: 312
Painting equipment, powered: 310	Band saws: 303
Pillows: 302	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 300
Boilers: 298	Other nonglass doors: 297
Horseshoes: 297	Plastic products: 296
Glass soft drink bottles: 295	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 291
Barstools or kitchen stools: 289	Car seats: 289
Other furniture: 287	Automotive chemicals: 287
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 286	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 286
Electric lighting equipment: 285	Keys, key rings or key chains: 279
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 278	Acids: 274
Gasoline cans: 274	Generators or power plants: 271
Sheets or pillowcases: 269	Other containers: 269
Bed rails: 267	Trays: 266
Manual push mowers: 264	Chair, recliner: 263
Christmas tree lights: 262	Fireplace equipment: 260
Nonglass bottles or jars: 259	Swimming pool chemicals: 258
Plastic containers: 253	Garden tractors: 251
Waterbeds or water pillows: 249	Electric Christmas decorations: 249
Slicers and choppers: 245	Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 242
Towel racks or bars: 239	Footlockers: 236
Minibikes, powered: 233	Food processors: 231
Thermometers: 230	Medical equipment, general: 228
Brushcutters, powered: 227	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 227
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 227	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 226
Radios: 225	Window screens: 224
Appliances: 224	Other antennas: 221
Other specified plastic products: 220	Snow throwers/blowers: 218
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 216	Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 213
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 211	Food grinders: 208
Bars and bar accessories: 202	Electric blenders: 202
Vises or workshop clamps: 200	Eyeglasses: 200
Charcoal: 194	Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 189
Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 188	Tarpaulins: 187
Electric baseboard heaters: 186	Caulking or spackling compounds: 186
Electric heating pads: 184	Track and field: 181
Heat pumps: 180	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 177
Jewelry: 176	Manicuring devices: 175
Steam irons: 175	Billiards or pool: 174
Nightwear: 172	Darts: 172
Electric kettles or hot pots: 172	Safes: 172
Watches: 172	Umbrellas: 171
Faucets or spigots: 170	Christmas decorations: 170
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 167	Gymnastics: 165
Electric mixers: 165	Workshop furnishings: 165
Motorized vehicles: 164	Street hockey: 163
Leaf blowers: 163	Baby strollers: 161
Toy boxes or chests: 160	Nonelectric blankets: 159
Playground equipment: 159	Kerosene or oil heaters: 159
Other playground equipment: 158	Photographic equipment: 157
Cribs: 156	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 156
Lye: 154	Portable food or beverage coolers: 154
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 153	Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 153
Power lathes: 151	Combs or hairbrushes: 149
Unpowered models or parts: 149	Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 149
Wagons: 147	Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 147
Cosmetics: 146	Hair dryers: 145
Outdoor antennas: 144	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 143
Costumes or masks: 143	Tape recorders or players: 138
Other plastic products: 135	Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 135
Panel doors: 133	Other power garden tools: 130
Power sanders: 130	Artificial Christmas trees: 128
Television tables or stands: 125	Gas fumes or gas vapors of unknown origin: 124
Stationary power drills and accessories: 124	Manual filing or sanding tools: 124
Gas furnaces: 124	Sewing basket articles: 123
Electric coffee makers or teapots: 122	Badminton: 118
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 117	Other guns or firearms: 115
Food warmers: 115	Rug shampooers: 114
Lighters: 112	Hair clippers and trimmers: 111
Power routers: 108	Gas ovens: 108
Lamp oils: 102	Toasters: 102
Fabric treatment products: 102	Treehouses or playhouses: 102
Diesel fuels: 101	Paint or varnish thinners: 101
Other ladders: 101	Wallpaper: 100
Fire escape devices: 100	Illegal drugs: 99
Clothes steamers: 98	Turpentine: 98
Cheerleading: 97	Glue guns: 95
Snow plows: 95	Gas ranges: 93
Saunas: 93	Other electric lighting equipment: 92
Chafing dishes or fondue pots: 92	Tricycles: 91
Hot plates: 91	Detergents: 91
Roller hockey: 90	Scuba diving: 89
Portable electric heaters: 88	Ice picks: 88
Kerosene: 87	Electric or battery-powered knives: 87
Rocking chairs: 86	Powered riding toys: 86
Rotary power lawn mowers: 86	Balloons: 85
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 85	Baby carriers or slings: 84
Nonglass doors: 83	Manual drills: 83
Paper bags: 83	Metal or plastic molding sets: 82
Electric grills: 81	Electric can openers: 80
Swimming pool slides: 80	Industrial equipment: 79
Paper cutters: 79	Glass tubing or test tubes: 77
Incinerators: 77	Fuel-burning welding equipment: 76
Can openers: 76	Coaxial Cable: 76
Fuel oils: 76	Flying discs and boomerangs: 76
Fuels for chafing dishes or fondue pots: 76	Electric razors or shavers: 76
Wallpaper steamers: 75	Electric multi-purpose lighters: 75
Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 74	Skeet shooting: 73
Dolls, plush toys, and action figures: 71	Other bedding: 71
Chemistry sets or science kits: 71	Building sets: 70
Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 70	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 70
Storm doors without glass panels: 70	Portable gas or LP heaters: 69
Floor buffers or waxers: 69	Toilet bowl products: 69
Radial arm saws: 68	Methyl alcohol: 68
Upholstered recliner chairs: 68	Gas-burning fireplaces: 67
Animal traps: 67	Matches: 67
Stationary power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 66	Power shapers: 66
Electric motors: 66	Plastic panels for doors or windows: 66
Baby baths or bathinettes: 66	Abrasive cleaners: 66
Futons: 66	Clocks: 66
Polishes: 66	Dishwasher detergents: 66
Other toy guns: 66	Drinking fountains: 66
Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 66	Floor furnaces: 66
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 65	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 65
Balls: 63	Marbles: 62
Drain snakes: 60	Baby carriages: 59
Outdoor patio heaters or firepits: 59	Trains: 59
Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 58	Hammocks: 54
Soldering equipment: 54	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 51
Personal protection devices: 47	Fencing: 47
Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 45	Music boxes or chimes: 40
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 39	Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 38
Toy vehicles: 38	Fuel multi-purpose lighters: 38
Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 37	Stilts: 35
Sewing machines or accessories: 35	Diving or diving boards: 34
Heat or infrared lamps: 34	Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 33
Built-in fireplaces: 33	Handball: 32
Batons: 32	Table tennis: 32
Dishwashing liquid: 30	Recording tapes: 21
Wading pools: 19	Seesaws or teeterboards: 19
Pumps: 19	Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 18
Kerosene grills or stoves: 18	Bread making machines: 18
Pressurized containers: 17	Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 17
Knife sharpeners: 17	Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 17
Field hockey: 16	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 16
Fire or smoke alarms: 16	Levels: 16
Electric heaters: 16	Thermostats: 16
Cots: 16	Hacksaws: 16
Baby walkers or jumpers: 15	Trash compactors: 15
Workshop compounds or chemicals: 15	Lacrosse: 15
Multi-purpose lighters: 15	School equipment: 15
Nonbaby mattresses: 15	Utility vehicles: 15
Scales: 15	Doorstops: 15
Dry ice: 15	Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 15
Battery chargers: 15	Hypodermic needles or syringes: 15
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 15	Other polishes: 15
Garbage disposers: 14	Electric knife sharpeners: 14

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