Accidents - Years 1997-2010 - Wrist

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 7,740,180
See also: Other body parts.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 530,516	Bicycles or accessories: 498,163
Floors or flooring materials: 476,437	Basketball: 383,381
Football: 364,945	Skateboards: 208,181
In-line skating: 203,685	Soccer: 202,722
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 169,240	Roller skating: 166,890
Snow boarding: 164,257	Ladders: 132,563
Chairs: 113,790	Ceilings and walls: 113,682
Baseball: 112,213	Knives: 106,502
All-terrain vehicles: 97,256	Doors: 96,810
Swings or swing sets: 95,508	Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 91,230
Beds or bedframes: 87,951	Softball: 84,338
Windows or window glass: 80,192	Trampolines: 79,962
Bathtubs or showers: 75,613	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 73,273
Volleyball: 72,425	Scooters, unpowered: 67,845
Fences or fence posts: 61,800	Exercise: 61,641
Horseback riding: 61,469	Tables: 59,925
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 53,936	Containers: 53,622
Beds: 52,713	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 52,080
Skating: 51,208	Slides or sliding boards: 49,984
Ice skating: 47,420	Gymnastics: 45,220
Snow skiing: 41,242	Tableware and accessories: 40,017
Rugs or carpets: 39,898	Sports and recreational activity: 37,729
Footwear: 36,037	House repair or construction materials: 35,362
Hockey: 32,400	Furniture: 32,242
Cheerleading: 31,784	Wrestling: 30,503
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 30,212	Knives with replaceable blades: 29,980
Dancing: 29,927	Weight lifting: 29,262
Drinking glasses: 29,159	Bunk beds: 29,012
Tennis: 27,899	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 27,461
Other ball sports: 26,637	Sleds: 25,629
Crutches, canes or walkers: 24,825	Other toys: 24,070
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 22,641	Bowling: 22,593
Boxing: 22,044	Ball sports: 21,718
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 20,724	Wheelchairs: 20,353
Golf: 18,859	Martial arts: 17,984
Playground equipment: 17,878	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 17,869
Ice hockey: 17,807	Pet supplies: 17,756
Exercise equipment: 15,693	Handrails, railings or banisters: 15,461
Metal containers: 15,432	Mirrors or mirror glass: 14,606
Bags: 14,287	Computers: 14,154
Toilets: 13,832	Doorsills or frames: 13,728
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 13,566	Other unpowered garden tools: 13,566
Fishing: 13,524	Counters or countertops: 13,097
Swimming pools: 13,072	Track and field: 12,945
Lawn mowers: 12,589	Refrigerators: 12,527
Hammers: 12,298	Televisions: 12,259
Poles: 11,864	Step stools: 11,754
Stools: 11,628	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 11,492
Glass doors: 11,331	Go-carts: 11,245
Hot water: 10,933	Lacrosse: 10,504
Pipes: 10,289	Stepladders: 10,272
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 10,255	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 10,114
Cookware: 9,591	Chain saws: 9,512
Amusement attractions: 9,232	Bottles or jars: 9,171
Manual cleaning equipment: 8,999	Snowmobiles: 8,998
Day wear: 8,787	Bleachers: 8,722
Other playground equipment: 8,535	Golf carts: 8,012
Rope or string: 8,002	Vacuum cleaners: 7,934
Luggage: 7,828	Glass bottles or jars: 7,700
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 7,689	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 7,588
Benches: 7,472	Grocery or shopping carts: 7,117
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 7,000	Surfing: 6,706
Ramps or landings: 6,621	Cardboard products: 6,566
Drills: 6,539	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 6,508
Washing machines: 6,273	Lockers: 6,190
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 5,988	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 5,898
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 5,799	Cabinet or door hardware: 5,764
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 5,539	Pruning or trimming equipment: 5,528
Buckets or pails: 5,504	Treehouses or playhouses: 5,479
Tools: 5,475	Saws: 5,445
Clothing: 5,304	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 5,188
Garage doors: 5,177	Sinks: 5,161
Razors or shavers: 5,122	Animal induced injury: 5,070
Telephones or telephone accessories: 4,997	Motor vehicles or parts: 4,945
Wire: 4,864	Scaffolding: 4,851
Paper products: 4,789	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 4,759
Air conditioners: 4,692	Swimming: 4,690
Aquariums or accessories: 4,655	Fans: 4,592
Power lawn mowers: 4,588	Riding power lawn mowers: 4,574
Book bags or back carriers: 4,571	Decorative yard equipment: 4,515
Nail guns or stud drivers: 4,506	Mattresses: 4,494
Built-in swimming pools: 4,435	Cribs: 4,364
Seesaws or teeterboards: 4,315	Other windows or window glass: 4,272
Scissors: 4,221	Baby gates or barriers: 4,104
Light bulbs: 4,087	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 4,077
Rugby: 4,031	Elevators or other lifts: 3,968
Jewelry: 3,893	Other glass doors: 3,888
Clothing accessories: 3,784	Hatchets or axes: 3,777
Laundry baskets: 3,768	Barstools or kitchen stools: 3,762
Pogo sticks: 3,705	Watches: 3,511
Chair, recliner: 3,476	Power saws: 3,459
Other ranges or ovens: 3,423	Grills: 3,422
Street hockey: 3,371	Portable circular power saws: 3,342
Field hockey: 3,259	Desk supplies: 3,159
Flying toys: 3,152	Bench or table saws: 3,143
Other glass bottles or jars: 3,094	Storm windows: 3,080
Storm doors with glass panels: 3,078	Roller hockey: 3,049
Bedsprings or bedframes: 2,999	Lighting equipment: 2,998
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 2,997	Clothes dryers: 2,984
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 2,981	Wagons: 2,946
Floor lamps or table lamps: 2,911	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 2,886
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 2,885	Windowsills or frames: 2,867
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 2,856	Other manual workshop tools: 2,795
Water skiing: 2,765	Screwdrivers: 2,761
Escalators: 2,749	Pens and pencils: 2,731
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 2,698	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 2,690
Carts: 2,666	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 2,654
Water slides: 2,630	Chains: 2,617
Tractors: 2,593	Blankets: 2,576
Car seats: 2,570	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 2,514
Cords, electrical: 2,506	Automatic doors: 2,491
Dishwashers: 2,488	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 2,481
Toolboxes or tool kits: 2,479	Manual scissors: 2,465
Other ranges: 2,464	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 2,373
Sliding glass doors or panels: 2,371	Extension or straight ladders: 2,365
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 2,329	Tool sheds: 2,328
Pillows: 2,309	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 2,274
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 2,268	Archery: 2,246
Awls, chisels or planes: 2,230	Extension cords: 2,222
Outerwear: 2,184	Plastic bags: 2,171
Tetherball: 2,150	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 2,136
Hammocks: 2,100	Power drills or accessories: 2,091
Alcohol: 2,082	Coffee makers or teapots: 2,081
Handball: 2,079	Freezers: 2,078
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 2,058	Public equipment: 2,005
Screen doors: 2,001	Mountain climbing: 1,992
Other ovens: 1,979	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 1,963
Portable food or beverage coolers: 1,934	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 1,895
Business and office machines: 1,872	Sheets or pillowcases: 1,861
Water tubing: 1,859	Towels or cloths: 1,829
Tricycles: 1,799	Foods: 1,788
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 1,772	Baby strollers: 1,729
Canning jars or lids: 1,712	Hand saws: 1,696
Minibikes, powered: 1,681	Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 1,672
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 1,670	Kitchen gadgets: 1,648
Microwave ovens: 1,643	Hot tubs or home spas: 1,584
Snow tubing: 1,575	Trays: 1,546
Swimming pool equipment: 1,537	Riding toys: 1,500
Recliner chairs: 1,489	Log splitters: 1,480
Other containers: 1,452	Wooden containers: 1,421
Plants, trees and shrubs: 1,396	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 1,394
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 1,391	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 1,373
Portable power drills and accessories: 1,366	Rotary power lawn mowers: 1,350
Vending machines: 1,349	Other portable or stationary power tools: 1,309
Billiards or pool: 1,296	Flatware: 1,289
Camping equipment: 1,287	Toy boxes or chests: 1,232
Diving or diving boards: 1,228	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 1,199
Radiators: 1,190	Toy sports equipment: 1,183
Christmas decorations: 1,177	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 1,157
Other fireplaces: 1,152	Other Irons: 1,151
Plastic containers: 1,149	Metal cookware: 1,147
Power tillers or cultivators: 1,142	Wood paneling and particleboard: 1,133
Heaters or heating systems: 1,114	Clothing irons: 1,093
Faucets or spigots: 1,085	Tree stands: 1,077
Slow cookers: 1,068	Keys, key rings or key chains: 1,062
Nonglass doors: 1,051	Chair, rocking: 1,050
Snow throwers/blowers: 1,043	Leaf blowers: 1,041
High chairs: 1,023	Badminton: 1,022
Rocking chairs: 1,022	Nonglass bottles or jars: 1,019
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 997	Sprayers: 987
Eyeglasses: 971	Bars and bar accessories: 970
Painting equipment, powered: 969	Balls: 967
Glass soft drink bottles: 966	Other furniture: 960
Unicycles: 940	Other power saws: 926
Slicers and choppers: 915	Gasoline: 912
Nightwear: 905	Waterbeds or water pillows: 874
Garden tractors: 872	Clocks: 862
Nonbaby mattresses: 856	Batteries: 848
Other furnaces: 837	Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 803
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 781	Christmas tree lights: 769
Other nonglass doors: 750	Combs or hairbrushes: 748
Pins and needles: 740	Balloons: 730
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 729	Fuel storage tanks: 722
Lubricants: 709	Table tennis: 704
Soaps: 692	Photographic equipment: 688
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 686	Playpens: 685
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 684	Snow throwers or blowers: 677
Electric Christmas decorations: 676	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 660
Extension ladders: 656	Baby changing tables: 642
Umbrellas: 642	Motorized vehicles: 640
Medical equipment, general: 633	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 622
Television tables or stands: 618	Bed rails: 613
Nonmetal cookware: 604	Water heaters: 604
Electric blenders: 589	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 588
Manicuring devices: 585	Drinking fountains: 577
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 574	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 571
Hair dryers: 569	Horseshoes: 565
Baby carriers: 564	Manual hedge trimmers: 562
General home or room involvement in fires: 560	Mobile/manufactured homes: 558
Inflatable toys: 553	Gasoline cans: 545
Welding equipment: 540	Laundry hampers: 539
Diapers: 538	Swimming pool slides: 538
Above-ground swimming pools: 535	Footlockers: 530
Sewing basket articles: 529	Workshop furnishings: 521
Doorstops: 515	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 513
Baby bottles or nipples: 510	Can openers: 508
Aerosol containers: 501	Fireworks: 499
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 498	Food processors: 498
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 493	Manual filing or sanding tools: 493
Automotive tools or accessories: 486	Futons: 484
Batons: 476	Other stools: 468
Fixed floor-length glass panels: 466	Jigsaws: 466
Ice makers: 466	General purpose household cleaners: 465
Power hedge trimmers: 462	Manual push mowers: 458
Cutting torches: 456	Powered riding toys: 452
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 449	Air compressors: 442
Pull-down or folding stairs: 430	Electric coffee makers or teapots: 429
Water polo: 426	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 425
Insect induced injuries: 424	Art and ceramic supplies or equipment: 422
Fire extinguishers: 422	Wallpaper: 420
Darts: 419	Nonelectric blankets: 418
Other plastic products: 415	Fertilizers: 415
Radios: 410	Sewing machines or accessories: 408
Other ladders: 401	Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 393
Other toy guns: 393	Electric heaters: 391
Tarpaulins: 386	Fire escape devices: 386
Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 385	Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 384
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 373	Laundry soaps or detergents: 368
Generators or power plants: 368	Kites or kite string: 366
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 356	Other bedding: 355
Vises or workshop clamps: 354	Chemicals: 348
Flotation toys: 345	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 344
Outdoor patio heaters or firepits: 343	Towel racks or bars: 343
Fuel oils: 341	Band saws: 340
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 335	Other specified plastic products: 335
Tapes: 332	Baby walkers or jumpers: 324
Art supplies or equipment: 323	Stationary power drills and accessories: 320
Window screens: 316	BBs or pellets: 316
Filters: 312	Soldering equipment: 312
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 311	Utility vehicles: 309
Drain snakes: 308	Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 302
Shuffleboard: 301	First aid equipment: 299
Pressure cookers or canners: 299	Tape recorders or players: 298
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 297	Wading pools: 295
Other baby carriers: 292	Power lathes: 291
Stilts: 290	Radial arm saws: 288
Adhesives: 286	Other electric lighting equipment: 284
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 277	Bedding: 274
Fireplace equipment: 270	Seasonal decorations: 268
Pumps: 267	Appliances: 265
Cosmetics: 264	Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 250
Ironing boards or covers: 247	Coins: 246
Rug shampooers: 245	Scales: 244
Flying discs and boomerangs: 243	Paper bags: 243
Other power garden tools: 239	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 238
Other grills or stoves: 238	Plastic wrapping products: 237
Vaporizers: 236	Food grinders: 235
Electric frying pans and skillets: 235	Plastic products: 235
Automotive chemicals: 234	Fencing: 233
Electric mixers: 231	Artificial Christmas trees: 230
Electric motors: 229	Heat pumps: 229
Moving walks: 227	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 227
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 224	Range or oven accessories: 221
Recording tapes: 219	Reel power lawn mowers: 216
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 215	Trash compactors: 214
Boilers: 213	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 211
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 210	Sleeping bags: 210
Power sanders: 208	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 207
Electric heating pads: 206	Internal combustion engines: 206
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 205	Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 202
Caulking or spackling compounds: 202	Electric baseboard heaters: 199
Straps: 197	Youth chairs: 194
Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 193	Floor waxes: 192
Other clothing: 191	Cots: 182
Built-in fireplaces: 182	Safes: 181
Baby carriages: 180	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 179
Gas ranges or ovens: 178	Bleaches: 176
Toboggans: 174	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 173
Boats and boating: 173	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 172
Unpowered models or parts: 170	Electric deep fryers: 169
Electric blankets or sheets: 168	Lighters: 167
Kerosene or oil heaters: 165	Storm doors without glass panels: 160
Antifreeze: 158	Fabric treatment products: 156
Ice or snow boating: 155	Workshop compounds or chemicals: 153
Straight ladders: 152	Upholstered recliner chairs: 152
Other guns or firearms: 151	Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 151
Skeet shooting: 151	Electric or battery-powered knives: 151
Nonelectric can openers: 151	School laboratory chemicals: 150
Projectors: 150	Attachable high chairs: 148
Upholstered chairs: 147	Toy bows or arrows: 146
Glass tubing or test tubes: 145	Electric lighting equipment: 145
Artificial turf: 144	Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 143
Coin-operated car washing equipment: 141	Water toys: 141
Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 141	Snow disks: 140
Support garments and stockings, medical: 140	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 139
Kerosene: 136	Food warmers: 135
Garden sprayers: 131	Electric ranges: 130
Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 128	Electric ranges or ovens: 126
Detergents: 122	Lunch boxes or pails: 122
Outdoor antennas: 118	Ice picks: 115
Lamp oils: 110	Power pruning or trimming equipment: 107
Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 106	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 106
Room deodorizers or fresheners: 104	Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 102
Electric kettles or hot pots: 101	Coaxial Cable: 99
Manual drills: 97	Building sets: 96
Paint or varnish thinners: 95	Garbage disposers: 93
Toilet bowl products: 93	Pressurized containers: 92
Eye protection devices: 91	Molding compounds: 91
Baby carriers or slings: 90	Scuba diving: 90
Safety pins: 89	Toddler beds: 89
Personal protection devices: 87	Other antennas: 87
Vacuum containers: 87	Window or door security barriers: 86
Brushcutters, powered: 85	Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 84
Diesel fuels: 84	Remote control, universal or not stated: 84
Squeeze or squeaker toys: 83	Portable baby swings: 83
Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 82	Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 82
Other toy weapons: 81	Dehumidifiers: 80
Baby bouncer seats: 78	Floor buffers or waxers: 78
Levels: 77	Wooden matches: 77
Night-lights: 76	Bassinets or cradles: 76
Massage devices or vibrators: 76	Matchbooks: 76
Decorative water features: 76	Electric grills: 76
Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 76	Toy guns: 76
Self-contained openers: 75	Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 75
Rocketry sets: 75	Toy guns with projectiles: 75
Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices: 75	Inflatable furniture: 75
Chemistry sets or science kits: 74	Amateur two-way radios: 74
Power jointers: 73	Baby exercisers: 71
Water softeners or conditioners: 71	Paper cutters: 71
Shoelace fasteners: 70	Pretend electronics, tools, housewares, and appliances: 70
Magazine racks or book ends: 69	Drain cleaners: 69
Sabre saws: 69	Panel doors: 69
Torches: 69	Multi-purpose lighters: 69
Acids: 68	Table linens: 68
Tombstones or grave markers: 68	Jalousie glass windows: 67
Steam irons: 67	Other upholstered chairs: 67
Snow plows: 67	Portable electric heaters: 67
Electric corn poppers: 67	School equipment: 67
Stationary power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 66	Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 66
Fabrics: 66	Clacker balls: 66
Lighter fluids: 63	Gas furnaces: 61
Electric toothbrushes or oral irrigators: 59	Liquid drugs: 59
Illegal drugs: 59	Games or game parts: 59
Gas ranges: 58	Crayons or chalk: 56
Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 55	Heating or cooling comfort packs: 53
Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 53	Chimneys: 51
Gas or LP heaters: 47	Toasters: 47
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 46	Plastic panels for doors or windows: 43
Power hack saws: 40	Heat or infrared lamps: 39
Electric waffle irons: 39	Ice crushers: 38
Hot plates: 38	Other heaters or heating systems: 38
Rotisseries: 37	Portable swimming pools: 36
Bottle openers: 34	Music boxes or chimes: 34
Burglar alarms: 30	Slipcovers: 30
Metal or plastic molding sets: 30	Power routers: 30
Dyes: 29	Costumes or masks: 27
Containers with key openers: 23	Toy vehicles: 21
Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 19	Marbles: 18
Incinerators: 18	Thermostats: 18
Bread making machines: 17	Upholstered rocking chairs: 16
Oven cleaners: 16	Fire or smoke alarms: 16
Electric soldering equipment: 16	Electric counter-mounted cooking surfaces: 16
Knife sharpeners: 15	Animal traps: 15
Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 15	Juicers: 15
Wallpaper steamers: 15	Thermometers: 15
Saunas: 15	Record players: 15
Charcoal: 15	Dry ice: 15
Faucet water heaters: 14	Glue guns: 12
Indoor antennas: 6	Electric razors or shavers: 6
Portable cribs: 6	Potty chairs or training seats: 5

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