Accidents - 50+ years old - Year 2000 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 94,361
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 13,884	Floors or flooring materials: 7,767
Beds: 5,320	Wheelchairs: 5,105
Chairs: 3,555	Ladders: 2,997
Bicycles or accessories: 2,398	Bathtubs or showers: 2,281
Snow skiing: 2,029	Crutches, canes or walkers: 1,871
Exercise: 1,855	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 1,758
Tables: 1,730	Lawn mowers: 1,281
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 1,142	Fences or fence posts: 1,139
House repair or construction materials: 989	Toilets: 963
Footwear: 942	Doors: 905
Dishwashers: 896	Step stools: 880
Chain saws: 856	Rugs or carpets: 845
Golf carts: 767	Containers: 661
Knives: 655	Razors or shavers: 618
Bedsprings or bedframes: 614	Stools: 606
Golf: 529	Benches: 524
Grocery or shopping carts: 517	Recliner chairs: 497
Tractors: 494	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 487
Fishing: 472	Furniture: 468
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 466	Tableware and accessories: 464
Riding power lawn mowers: 454	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 453
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 452	Pruning or trimming equipment: 441
Exercise equipment: 412	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 400
Other unpowered garden tools: 398	Bags: 394
Tennis: 377	Ceilings and walls: 375
Horseback riding: 360	Escalators: 358
Hot water: 326	Bowling: 326
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 317	Windows or window glass: 305
Doorsills or frames: 301	Cardboard products: 299
Mirrors or mirror glass: 287	Swings or swing sets: 282
Stepladders: 279	Metal containers: 278
Built-in swimming pools: 277	Hammers: 266
Vacuum cleaners: 260	Bed rails, adult: 256
Fans: 247	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 247
Tools: 242	Day wear: 238
Plastic bags: 227	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 206
Ramps or landings: 187	Baseball: 186
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 184	Pipes: 184
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 182	Other toys: 181
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 168	Buckets or pails: 163
Towels or cloths: 162	Screen doors: 161
Snow throwers or blowers: 155	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 155
Refrigerators: 154	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 153
Soccer: 148	Ice skating: 148
Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 145	Hatchets or axes: 145
Public equipment: 140	Ironing boards or covers: 139
Mobile/manufactured homes: 138	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 137
Pet supplies: 137	Freezers: 136
Wooden containers: 135	Grills: 135
Telephones or telephone accessories: 130	Wire: 129
Hot tubs or home spas: 128	Luggage: 127
Dancing: 125	Softball: 122
Swimming pools: 122	All-terrain vehicles: 120
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 113	Knives with replaceable blades: 112
Saws: 109	Toolboxes or tool kits: 104
Swimming: 103	Computers: 103
Rope or string: 103	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 96
Chemicals: 94	Other nonglass doors: 94
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 90	Power lawn mowers: 88
Bleachers: 87	Volleyball: 87
Clothing: 87	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 85
Light bulbs: 85	Other manual workshop tools: 85
In-line skating: 85	Horseshoes: 83
Other ovens: 83	Aerosol containers: 83
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 83	Nonelectric blankets: 83
Pressurized containers: 83	Baby strollers: 78
Outerwear: 78	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 78
Paper products: 77	Brushcutters, powered: 77
Glass soft drink bottles: 77	Manual scissors: 77
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 77	Heaters or heating systems: 74
Carts: 74	Basketball: 73
Air conditioners: 70	Drills: 70
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 70	Boxing: 70
Baby gates or barriers: 70	Artificial Christmas trees: 70
Clothing accessories: 70	Martial arts: 70
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 70	Ball sports: 70
Cutting torches: 70	Wood paneling and particleboard: 70
Roller skating: 69	Lighter fluids: 69
Counters or countertops: 69	Televisions: 69
Other glass bottles or jars: 69	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 69
Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 69	Water skiing: 67
Chains: 67	Scaffolding: 67
Oven cleaners: 67	Awls, chisels or planes: 67
Weight lifting: 67	Rotary power lawn mowers: 67
Nonmetal cookware: 67	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 67
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 67	Flying toys: 67
Laundry baskets: 67	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 67
Glass bottles or jars: 56	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 56
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 52	Gasoline: 52
Mattresses: 51	Manual cleaning equipment: 51
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 38	Outdoor antennas: 38
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 38	Football: 36
Poles: 35	Power tillers or cultivators: 35
Magazine racks or book ends: 35	Portable food or beverage coolers: 35
Other Irons: 35	Handrails, railings or banisters: 34
Cabinet or door hardware: 34	Other ranges: 34
Lighting equipment: 34	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 34
Sports and recreational activity: 18	Kitchen gadgets: 18
Sinks: 18	Radios: 18
Support garments and stockings, medical: 17	General home or room involvement in fires: 17
Jalousie glass windows: 17	Skating: 17
Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 17	Other furnaces: 17
Slow cookers: 17	Rocking chairs: 17
Cookware: 17	Other ladders: 17
Slides or sliding boards: 17	Power hedge trimmers: 17
Other containers: 17	Sheets or pillowcases: 17
Nonglass bottles or jars: 17	Other glass doors: 17
Decorative yard equipment: 17	Lighters: 17
Portable circular power saws: 17	Bottles or jars: 17
Minibikes, powered: 17	Moving walks: 17
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 17	Doorstops: 17

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