Accidents - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,489,558
See also: Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Bicycles or accessories: 234,347	Football: 111,556
Soccer: 69,562	Basketball: 63,741
Stairs or steps: 59,079	Trampolines: 39,750
All-terrain vehicles: 38,393	Skateboards: 37,544
Baseball: 33,485	Fences or fence posts: 30,837
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 29,624	Snow skiing: 23,040
Scooters, unpowered: 18,164	Tables: 17,123
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 17,020	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 16,084
Roller skating: 14,657	Floors or flooring materials: 14,047
In-line skating: 13,941	Softball: 13,896
Beds or bedframes: 13,406	Fishing: 12,767
Sleds: 11,929	Exercise: 11,776
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 11,537	Swings or swing sets: 10,866
Bags: 10,432	Bleachers: 10,247
Ceilings and walls: 10,206	Knives: 10,092
Slides or sliding boards: 9,999	Go-carts: 9,264
Chairs: 8,940	Beds: 8,938
Ice skating: 8,860	Swimming pools: 8,665
Horseback riding: 8,621	Track and field: 8,317
Snow boarding: 7,030	Pipes: 6,925
Poles: 6,738	Benches: 6,565
Wrestling: 6,503	Playground equipment: 6,380
Sports and recreational activity: 6,295	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 6,235
Swimming: 6,179	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 5,983
Gymnastics: 5,884	House repair or construction materials: 5,865
Skating: 5,862	Other ball sports: 5,578
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 5,524	Bathtubs or showers: 5,498
Doors: 5,267	Aquariums or accessories: 5,026
Gasoline: 5,006	Bunk beds: 4,798
Tableware and accessories: 4,767	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 4,719
Exercise equipment: 4,712	Volleyball: 4,711
Hockey: 4,608	Drinking glasses: 4,590
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 4,558	Mirrors or mirror glass: 4,439
Cheerleading: 4,361	Bedsprings or bedframes: 4,277
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 4,247	Footwear: 4,232
Metal containers: 4,158	Other playground equipment: 3,897
Other toys: 3,792	Pens and pencils: 3,790
Dancing: 3,629	Ball sports: 3,620
Containers: 3,609	Ladders: 3,568
Ice hockey: 3,513	Glass bottles or jars: 3,449
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 3,285	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 3,278
Surfing: 3,262	Golf carts: 3,112
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 3,060	Day wear: 3,046
Built-in swimming pools: 3,041	Other unpowered garden tools: 3,040
Minibikes, powered: 2,954	Hatchets or axes: 2,946
Windows or window glass: 2,717	Lawn mowers: 2,706
Amusement attractions: 2,650	Hot water: 2,630
Weight lifting: 2,531	Motor vehicles or parts: 2,524
Wagons: 2,452	Televisions: 2,411
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 2,338	Water slides: 2,335
Martial arts: 2,214	Power lawn mowers: 2,183
Bottles or jars: 2,133	Wheelchairs: 2,084
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 2,081	BBs or pellets: 2,005
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 1,945	Plastic bags: 1,820
Handrails, railings or banisters: 1,798	Pet supplies: 1,748
Wire: 1,747	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 1,733
Toilets: 1,684	Rope or string: 1,672
Diving or diving boards: 1,663	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 1,635
Lacrosse: 1,583	Seesaws or teeterboards: 1,568
Golf: 1,467	Chain saws: 1,460
Counters or countertops: 1,436	Knives with replaceable blades: 1,419
Air conditioners: 1,416	Snow tubing: 1,399
Lighting equipment: 1,396	Razors or shavers: 1,386
Swimming pool equipment: 1,348	Treehouses or playhouses: 1,297
Stools: 1,244	Scissors: 1,242
Riding power lawn mowers: 1,227	Grills: 1,225
Escalators: 1,225	Animal induced injury: 1,222
Tractors: 1,206	Bed rails: 1,190
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 1,147	Grocery or shopping carts: 1,145
Ramps or landings: 1,133	Camping equipment: 1,053
Doorsills or frames: 1,048	Snowmobiles: 1,043
Crutches, canes or walkers: 1,037	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 1,029
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 995	Manual cleaning equipment: 990
Fireworks: 990	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 946
Floor lamps or table lamps: 939	Glass doors: 931
Tennis: 913	Heaters or heating systems: 861
Decorative yard equipment: 832	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 832
Light bulbs: 830	Other glass bottles or jars: 828
Horseshoes: 826	Buckets or pails: 822
Carts: 819	Other fireplaces: 818
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 803	Furniture: 793
Field hockey: 738	Sinks: 733
Sliding glass doors or panels: 728	Rugs or carpets: 727
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 723	Cookware: 723
Manual scissors: 701	Clothing irons: 636
Tool sheds: 636	Power tillers or cultivators: 625
Toolboxes or tool kits: 620	Public equipment: 607
Flying toys: 581	Hot tubs or home spas: 572
Billiards or pool: 569	Mattresses: 558
Mountain climbing: 548	Other Irons: 531
Bowling: 517	Hammers: 506
Water tubing: 502	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 493
Lighter fluids: 492	Fans: 486
Pogo sticks: 466	Other ranges or ovens: 456
Plants, trees and shrubs: 451	Chair, recliner: 447
Radiators: 441	Scaffolding: 438
Desk supplies: 436	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 433
Vending machines: 428	Computers: 421
Washing machines: 420	Flatware: 403
Street hockey: 395	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 392
Cardboard products: 391	Refrigerators: 388
Welding equipment: 383	Tools: 382
Pruning or trimming equipment: 376	Tombstones or grave markers: 371
Aerosol containers: 367	Above-ground swimming pools: 366
Windowsills or frames: 366	Chains: 364
Water skiing: 359	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 355
Microwave ovens: 354	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 346
Blankets: 338	Lockers: 333
Elevators or other lifts: 324	Book bags or back carriers: 324
Riding toys: 323	Wooden containers: 322
Cabinet or door hardware: 319	Lighters: 317
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 313	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 310
Tricycles: 295	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 289
Portable food or beverage coolers: 285	General home or room involvement in fires: 284
Insect induced injuries: 284	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 282
Soaps: 281	Coffee makers or teapots: 279
Step stools: 276	Garage doors: 276
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 276	Footlockers: 274
Automatic doors: 274	Balls: 267
Darts: 263	Car seats: 262
Hand saws: 259	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 259
Swimming pool slides: 258	Nonglass bottles or jars: 255
Matches: 255	Kerosene: 252
Outdoor patio heaters or firepits: 251	Hammocks: 248
Toy sports equipment: 246	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 241
Mobile/manufactured homes: 237	Fire escape devices: 237
Fire extinguishers: 233	Toy boxes or chests: 228
Glue guns: 224	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 223
Other windows or window glass: 220	Paper products: 219
Fireplace equipment: 217	Powered riding toys: 216
Nonbaby mattresses: 215	Boxing: 215
Rotary power lawn mowers: 215	Baby strollers: 214
Air compressors: 213	Saws: 213
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 212	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 207
Umbrellas: 205	Other nonglass doors: 203
Recliner chairs: 203	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 202
Kitchen gadgets: 202	Drills: 200
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 199	Bars and bar accessories: 196
Water heaters: 194	Rugby: 194
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 190	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 190
School equipment: 184	Seasonal decorations: 183
Foods: 178	Laundry baskets: 176
Paint or varnish thinners: 175	Pins and needles: 174
Garden tractors: 174	Canning jars or lids: 173
Other glass doors: 172	Other ranges: 171
Inflatable toys: 170	Portable circular power saws: 170
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 168	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 167
Drinking fountains: 164	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 164
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 159	Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 158
Unicycles: 157	Paper bags: 157
Dishwashers: 157	Skeet shooting: 157
Sewing basket articles: 156	Faucets or spigots: 153
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 153	Pillows: 152
Waterbeds or water pillows: 151	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 146
Hypodermic needles or syringes: 143	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 142
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 142	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 141
Balloons: 140	Plastic containers: 140
Electric heaters: 139	Pressurized containers: 139
Outerwear: 138	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 138
Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 137	Barstools or kitchen stools: 136
Other manual workshop tools: 135	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 134
Television tables or stands: 134	Sewing machines or accessories: 133
Pumps: 127	Other toy guns: 125
Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 121	Clothing: 121
Fertilizers: 119	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 117
First aid equipment: 117	Awls, chisels or planes: 116
Glass soft drink bottles: 115	Futons: 112
Wood paneling and particleboard: 110	Workshop furnishings: 107
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 107	Metal cookware: 106
Gasoline cans: 104	Telephones or telephone accessories: 104
Wading pools: 104	Rug shampooers: 103
Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 103	Stilts: 102
Laundry soaps or detergents: 101	Electric heating pads: 101
Stepladders: 100	Other containers: 99
Nail guns or stud drivers: 96	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 96
Range or oven accessories: 94	Other specified plastic products: 93
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 92	Storm windows: 92
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 92	Jewelry: 90
Other ovens: 89	Roller hockey: 88
Generators or power plants: 88	Adhesives: 87
Artificial Christmas trees: 86	Charcoal: 86
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 86	Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 84
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 83	Christmas tree stands or supports: 83
Sprayers: 82	Snow throwers or blowers: 82
Plastic wrapping products: 82	Tape recorders or players: 82
Antifreeze: 82	Saunas: 82
Bedding: 81	Bleaches: 81
Water polo: 79	Lubricants: 78
Power saws: 78	Sleeping bags: 77
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 77	Nonelectric blankets: 77
Toy vehicles: 76	Window screens: 76
Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 75	Fuel oils: 75
Flares: 75	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 75
Manicuring devices: 75	Power drills or accessories: 75
Toy weapons: 74	Glass tubing or test tubes: 74
Electric lighting equipment: 74	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 74
Butane or LP gas meters: 73	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 72
Motorized vehicles: 71	Chemicals: 71
Paper cutters: 71	Storm doors with glass panels: 71
Vaporizers: 70	Electric baseboard heaters: 70
Outdoor antennas: 70	Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 70
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 70	Fixed floor-length glass panels: 70
Baby gates or barriers: 69	Clothing accessories: 69
Towels or cloths: 69	Cosmetics: 69
Photographic equipment: 69	Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 68
Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 68	Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 67
Vises or workshop clamps: 67	Thermometers: 67
Other heaters or heating systems: 66	Acids: 66
Furniture polishes or waxes: 66	Electric kettles or hot pots: 66
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 66	Slow cookers: 64
Straps: 63	Dolls, plush toys, and action figures: 63
Other portable or stationary power tools: 62	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 61
Food processors: 60	Food skewers: 60
General purpose household cleaners: 59	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 59
Fuel storage tanks: 59	Snow throwers/blowers: 59
Drain snakes: 59	Guns: 59
Fuel multi-purpose lighters: 50	Screen doors: 47
Plastic products: 47	Nonmetal cookware: 47
Other toy weapons: 44	Magazine racks or book ends: 44
Boilers: 41	Bench or table saws: 41
Drain cleaners: 40	Table tennis: 38
Hot plates: 38	Other electric lighting equipment: 37
Cutting torches: 35	Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 35
Christmas decorations: 33	Detergents: 32
Medical equipment, general: 31	Methyl alcohol: 31
Filters: 31	Scuba diving: 30
Vacuum cleaners: 30	Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 29
Badminton: 28	Toboggans: 28
Night-lights: 27	Cribs: 27
Nonglass doors: 27	Built-in fireplaces: 26
Trains: 25	Doorstops: 25
Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 25	Screwdrivers: 23
Christmas tree lights: 23	Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 23
Portable baby swings: 22	Luggage: 22
Flotation toys: 22	Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 22
Gun powder or ammunition: 22	Ironing boards or covers: 22
Clocks: 21	Archery: 21
Rocking chairs: 19	Floor furnaces: 19
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 19	Jigsaws: 19
Portable electric heaters: 18	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 18
Youth chairs: 18	Extension cords: 18
Cords, electrical: 18	Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 18
Steam irons: 17	Other plastic products: 17
Keys, key rings or key chains: 17	Tetherball: 17
High chairs: 17	Portable power drills and accessories: 16
Toy bows or arrows: 16	Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 16
Automotive tools or accessories: 16	Log splitters: 16
Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 16	Ice picks: 16
Eyeglasses: 16	Decorative water features: 15
Watches: 15	Scales: 15
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 15	Clothes dryers: 15
Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 15	Unpowered models or parts: 15
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 15	Personal protection devices: 15
Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 15	Heat or infrared lamps: 15
Toy guns: 15	Electric ranges or ovens: 15
Laser pointers: 15	Gas or LP heaters: 15
Lunch boxes or pails: 15	Electric deep fryers: 15
Bread making machines: 15	Batteries: 15
Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 15	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 14
Utility vehicles: 14	Power hedge trimmers: 14
Radios: 13	Towel racks or bars: 12
Water toys: 12	Painting equipment, powered: 12
Coins: 12	Freezers: 12
Nightwear: 11	Extension or straight ladders: 11
Flying discs and boomerangs: 10	Illegal drugs: 6
Pressure cookers or canners: 6	Electric combs: 6
Electric blenders: 6	Tree stands: 6
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 6	Other grills or stoves: 6
Electric brooms: 6	Toasters: 6
Other antennas: 6	Safes: 6
Wallpaper steamers: 6	Upholstered chairs: 6
Drinking straws: 6	Reel power lawn mowers: 6
Trays: 6	Leaf blowers: 6
Pretend electronics, tools, housewares, and appliances: 6	Playpens: 5
Other furniture: 5	Multi-purpose lighters: 5
Other furnaces: 5	Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 5
Crayons or chalk: 5	Doll houses and other play scenes: 5
Croquet: 5	Fencing: 5

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