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Accidents - 50+ years old - Year 2001 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 105,014
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Products:

Stairs or steps: 15,416Floors or flooring materials: 7,635
Wheelchairs: 5,986Beds: 4,526
Chairs: 4,223Bicycles or accessories: 3,463
Ladders: 3,162Exercise: 2,681
Tables: 2,543Crutches, canes or walkers: 2,301
Bathtubs or showers: 2,281Snow skiing: 1,757
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 1,728Lawn mowers: 1,691
Dishwashers: 1,419House repair or construction materials: 1,219
Doors: 1,217Chain saws: 1,216
Toilets: 1,120Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 1,046
Containers: 1,002Golf: 993
Fences or fence posts: 935Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 898
Knives: 898Bedsprings or bedframes: 870
Stools: 791Step stools: 660
Rugs or carpets: 643Pet supplies: 586
Footwear: 519Televisions: 509
Ceilings and walls: 484Pipes: 477
Fans: 477Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 456
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 450Stepladders: 426
Benches: 419Softball: 415
Tractors: 394Horseback riding: 389
Riding power lawn mowers: 387Doorsills or frames: 385
Tennis: 376Pruning or trimming equipment: 372
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 370Basketball: 367
Cardboard products: 351Razors or shavers: 347
Hammers: 345Elevators or other lifts: 343
Recliner chairs: 340Bowling: 340
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 339Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 325
Day wear: 318All-terrain vehicles: 307
Screen doors: 302Furniture: 300
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 297Metal containers: 293
Grocery or shopping carts: 288Refrigerators: 282
Other unpowered garden tools: 278Garden tractors: 277
Vacuum cleaners: 273Swimming pools: 271
Drinking glasses: 271Hot water: 271
Carts: 271Bags: 269
Other stools: 265Telephones or telephone accessories: 263
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 237Escalators: 230
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 230Wire: 226
Exercise equipment: 221Wooden containers: 221
Fishing: 216Dancing: 212
Ramps or landings: 203Tableware and accessories: 201
Electric heating pads: 199Saws: 194
Mirrors or mirror glass: 193Scaffolding: 190
Weight lifting: 188Windows or window glass: 177
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 169Knives with replaceable blades: 169
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 165Other ball sports: 164
Plastic bags: 160Chains: 156
Plastic containers: 154Handrails, railings or banisters: 154
Computers: 153Luggage: 153
Swings or swing sets: 150Scooters, unpowered: 149
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 149Hatchets or axes: 145
Mattresses: 143Other toys: 143
Golf carts: 139Manual scissors: 135
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 135Footlockers: 135
Heaters or heating systems: 134Sprayers: 123
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 123Barstools or kitchen stools: 122
Sinks: 117Glass bottles or jars: 117
Bleachers: 115Gasoline: 111
Clothing: 111Other ranges: 111
Bottles or jars: 106Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 105
Drills: 105Public equipment: 105
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 102Other heaters or heating systems: 102
Lighting equipment: 100Scissors: 94
Toolboxes or tool kits: 93Other Irons: 93
Manicuring devices: 88Power lawn mowers: 88
Magazine racks or book ends: 88Volleyball: 85
Decorative yard equipment: 83Cookware: 83
Laundry baskets: 83Power hedge trimmers: 77
High chairs: 77Hot tubs or home spas: 77
Towel racks or bars: 77Darts: 77
Laundry hampers: 77Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 77
Seasonal decorations: 77Pressure cookers or canners: 76
Other fireplaces: 76Jigsaws: 76
Plastic products: 76Pressurized containers: 76
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 76Other ovens: 76
Counters or countertops: 76Ceramics supplies or equipment: 76
Light bulbs: 76Football: 76
Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 76Slow cookers: 76
Radiators: 72Wood paneling and particleboard: 68
Tricycles: 68Nightwear: 68
Christmas decorations: 68Workshop furnishings: 68
Electric Christmas decorations: 68Automatic doors: 68
Horseshoes: 68Buckets or pails: 67
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 66Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 66
General purpose household cleaners: 66Garage doors: 66
Lighter fluids: 66Doorstops: 66
Swimming: 66Go-carts: 66
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 66Panel doors: 66
Other furnaces: 66Ice makers: 66
Support garments and stockings, medical: 66Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 66
Built-in swimming pools: 66Portable food or beverage coolers: 66
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 66Wading pools: 66
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 66Extension ladders: 66
Amusement attractions: 66Faucets or spigots: 66
Clothing accessories: 66Kerosene: 66
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 66Tools: 66
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 66Tapes: 66
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 50Towels or cloths: 44
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 38Cabinet or door hardware: 38
Aerosol containers: 38Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 38
Glass soft drink bottles: 38Manual drills: 38
Croquet: 38Glass doors: 33
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 33Other glass bottles or jars: 33
Fireworks: 33Rope or string: 33
Power tillers or cultivators: 33Poles: 33
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 33Other containers: 16
Badminton: 16Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 16
Nonglass bottles or jars: 16Washing machines: 16
Paper products: 16Skateboards: 16
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 16Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 16
Chemicals: 16Water slides: 16
In-line skating: 16Flying toys: 16
Batteries: 16Tape recorders or players: 16
Baby gates or barriers: 16Baby strollers: 16
Power saws: 16Kites or kite string: 16
Awls, chisels or planes: 16Rocking chairs: 16
Television tables or stands: 16Trays: 16
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 16Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 16
Floor buffers or waxers: 16Pull-down or folding stairs: 16
Umbrellas: 16Air conditioners: 16
Scales: 16Mobile/manufactured homes: 16
Metal cookware: 16Extension cords: 16
Baseball: 16Other portable or stationary power tools: 16

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