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Accidents - 6-15 years old - Year 1998 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 108,471
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Bicycles or accessories: 22,273Football: 6,192
Soccer: 4,893Stairs or steps: 4,347
Basketball: 4,117Fences or fence posts: 3,053
Baseball: 2,848Trampolines: 2,464
All-terrain vehicles: 2,179Snow skiing: 1,721
In-line skating: 1,643Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 1,507
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 1,318Tables: 1,314
Roller skating: 1,304Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 1,290
Beds: 1,281Fishing: 1,239
Skateboards: 1,169Floors or flooring materials: 1,166
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 1,113Softball: 1,056
Ceilings and walls: 971Slides or sliding boards: 903
Go-carts: 901Bedsprings or bedframes: 748
Ice skating: 708Bathtubs or showers: 702
Bags: 678Pipes: 630
Knives: 600Exercise: 576
Chairs: 570Swings or swing sets: 561
Aquariums or accessories: 557Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 538
Track and field: 535Bleachers: 529
Wrestling: 525Skating: 512
Metal containers: 507Gasoline: 492
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 488Mirrors or mirror glass: 482
Other unpowered garden tools: 479Sleds: 459
Drinking glasses: 459Ball sports: 458
Tableware and accessories: 445Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 438
Playground equipment: 433Swimming: 428
Benches: 417Poles: 412
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 410Windows or window glass: 391
Weight lifting: 391Horseback riding: 374
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 358Other playground equipment: 354
Glass bottles or jars: 350Gymnastics: 346
Other ball sports: 343Bunk beds: 339
Snow boarding: 333Power lawn mowers: 332
Wire: 329Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 324
House repair or construction materials: 316Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 313
Exercise equipment: 306Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 296
Doors: 288Volleyball: 282
Air conditioners: 277Hockey: 274
Ice hockey: 271Bottles or jars: 268
Hatchets or axes: 266Counters or countertops: 256
Built-in swimming pools: 251Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 240
BBs or pellets: 239Dancing: 232
Light bulbs: 231Containers: 227
Ladders: 221Manual cleaning equipment: 220
Plastic bags: 217Swimming pools: 209
Knives with replaceable blades: 190Handrails, railings or banisters: 182
Sports and recreational activity: 179Glass doors: 175
Rope or string: 166Scooters, unpowered: 163
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 159Cheerleading: 158
Riding power lawn mowers: 158Sinks: 156
Surfing: 151Billiards or pool: 150
Vending machines: 150Martial arts: 148
Golf: 146Lighters: 143
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 140Toolboxes or tool kits: 140
Hot water: 138Footwear: 124
Scissors: 122Garage doors: 119
Mattresses: 116Water slides: 113
Recliner chairs: 113Sliding glass doors or panels: 112
Chain saws: 104Other windows or window glass: 104
Tractors: 104Water tubing: 103
Lawn mowers: 101Day wear: 101
Public equipment: 101Wheelchairs: 93
Wagons: 91Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 91
Buckets or pails: 91Ramps or landings: 90
Minibikes, powered: 90Saws: 87
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 86Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 86
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 84Paper products: 84
Crutches, canes or walkers: 84Canning jars or lids: 84
Hammocks: 84Electrical outlets or receptacles: 81
Fans: 81Chains: 81
Diving or diving boards: 81Fireworks: 80
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 80Seesaws or teeterboards: 80
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 78Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 75
Storm windows: 75Street hockey: 75
Paper bags: 75Tennis: 75
Golf carts: 75Lighting equipment: 75
Baby strollers: 74Toy weapons: 74
Footlockers: 74Other nonglass doors: 73
Horseshoes: 72Book bags or back carriers: 72
Grocery or shopping carts: 69Electric heaters: 67
Snow tubing: 67Above-ground swimming pools: 67
Vises or workshop clamps: 67Sewing machines or accessories: 67
Electric heating pads: 67Waterbeds or water pillows: 67
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 67Lacrosse: 67
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 66Lubricants: 66
Flatware: 66Matches: 66
Paint or varnish thinners: 66Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 66
General home or room involvement in fires: 66Skeet shooting: 66
Drinking fountains: 66Treehouses or playhouses: 62
Razors or shavers: 57Televisions: 56
Furniture: 56Escalators: 55
Grills: 50Other Irons: 49
Other toys: 44Workshop furnishings: 38
Pogo sticks: 38Other glass bottles or jars: 37
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 37Flying toys: 37
Water heaters: 37Swimming pool equipment: 37
Desk supplies: 24Cookware: 24
Amusement attractions: 24Camping equipment: 24
Hammers: 24Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 24
Windowsills or frames: 19Elevators or other lifts: 19
Awls, chisels or planes: 19Drills: 19
Hot tubs or home spas: 19Doorstops: 19
Floor furnaces: 19Drain cleaners: 19
Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 19Stilts: 19
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 19Scaffolding: 19
Swimming pool slides: 19Hand saws: 18
Radiators: 18Cardboard products: 18
Washing machines: 18Doorsills or frames: 18
Rugs or carpets: 18Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 18
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 18Power tillers or cultivators: 18
Wading pools: 18Youth chairs: 18
Wood paneling and particleboard: 18Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 12
Carts: 12Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 6
Other ranges: 6Microwave ovens: 6
Cribs: 6Lighter fluids: 6
Safes: 6Nonglass doors: 6
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 6Other glass doors: 6
Toilets: 6Electrical wire or wiring systems: 6
Screen doors: 6Toboggans: 6
Tetherball: 6Water toys: 6
Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 6Tool sheds: 6
Seasonal decorations: 6

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