Accidents - 0-5 years old - Year 1999 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 398,042
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Beds: 39,878	Stairs or steps: 36,593
Floors or flooring materials: 34,156	Tables: 31,556
Ceilings and walls: 17,747	Chairs: 16,458
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 13,073	Grocery or shopping carts: 11,174
Bicycles or accessories: 10,698	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 9,775
Swings or swing sets: 9,015	Doors: 8,143
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 7,187	Other toys: 5,860
Bunk beds: 5,612	Baby strollers: 4,642
Cribs: 4,237	Bathtubs or showers: 4,049
Slides or sliding boards: 3,952	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 3,941
Other fireplaces: 3,807	Baseball: 3,665
Car seats: 3,458	Counters or countertops: 3,403
Bedsprings or bedframes: 3,361	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 3,281
Televisions: 3,050	Benches: 2,786
High chairs: 2,740	Baby walkers or jumpers: 2,700
Doorsills or frames: 2,544	Rugs or carpets: 2,527
Radiators: 2,002	Windows or window glass: 1,988
Furniture: 1,789	Other baby carriers: 1,752
Fences or fence posts: 1,616	Wagons: 1,612
Poles: 1,520	Bleachers: 1,468
Golf: 1,465	Windowsills or frames: 1,402
Handrails, railings or banisters: 1,382	Containers: 1,273
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 1,243	Baby changing tables: 1,233
Exercise equipment: 1,225	Tricycles: 1,212
Playground equipment: 1,115	Rocking chairs: 1,111
Cabinet or door hardware: 1,111	Baby carriers: 1,100
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 1,089	Trampolines: 1,004
Metal containers: 980	Pipes: 979
Television tables or stands: 963	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 951
Toilets: 937	All-terrain vehicles: 860
Tableware and accessories: 771	Other playground equipment: 769
Swimming pools: 733	Ladders: 726
Playpens: 707	Weight lifting: 700
Ball sports: 642	Hammers: 617
Other unpowered garden tools: 607	Skateboards: 589
Riding toys: 577	Built-in swimming pools: 567
Sinks: 566	Footwear: 562
Heaters or heating systems: 554	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 545
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 525	Baby gates or barriers: 504
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 499	Basketball: 497
Fans: 489	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 487
Floor lamps or table lamps: 486	Recliner chairs: 480
Treehouses or playhouses: 473	Toy boxes or chests: 467
Manual cleaning equipment: 458	House repair or construction materials: 432
Sleds: 419	Mirrors or mirror glass: 418
Other ranges: 402	Drinking glasses: 389
Soccer: 383	Baby carriages: 380
Computers: 375	Youth chairs: 355
Exercise: 352	Sliding glass doors or panels: 349
Blankets: 344	Ice skating: 330
Carts: 313	Fishing: 312
Step stools: 309	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 305
Football: 300	Other Irons: 299
Baby exercisers: 292	Automatic doors: 287
Waterbeds or water pillows: 281	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 280
Refrigerators: 276	Aquariums or accessories: 271
Hammocks: 269	Diving or diving boards: 267
Built-in fireplaces: 266	Public equipment: 266
Portable baby swings: 266	Lighting equipment: 263
Gymnastics: 261	Dishwashers: 257
Glass doors: 252	Seesaws or teeterboards: 243
Mattresses: 238	Building sets: 234
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 230	Amusement attractions: 226
Swimming pool equipment: 226	Window screens: 225
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 223	In-line skating: 223
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 221	Cookware: 220
Bars and bar accessories: 219	Screen doors: 218
Horseback riding: 210	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 204
Dancing: 203	Air conditioners: 199
Vacuum cleaners: 199	Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 194
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 194	Hot water: 192
Billiards or pool: 190	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 187
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 186	Bottles or jars: 186
Bassinets or cradles: 186	Pillows: 179
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 177	Washing machines: 173
Rope or string: 172	Other ball sports: 172
Other manual workshop tools: 169	Golf carts: 168
Microwave ovens: 168	Portable cribs: 168
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 166	Bags: 164
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 161	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 160
Toolboxes or tool kits: 160	Other ovens: 159
Plastic containers: 156	Towels or cloths: 156
Cardboard products: 153	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 153
Bed rails, adult: 148	Lawn mowers: 146
Go-carts: 145	Other glass doors: 142
Toy weapons: 142	Elevators or other lifts: 137
Softball: 137	Telephones or telephone accessories: 136
Desk supplies: 134	Chains: 134
Christmas decorations: 134	Batteries: 133
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 129	Clothing accessories: 125
Attachable high chairs: 123	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 121
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 118	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 116
Electric baseboard heaters: 116	Baby carriers or slings: 115
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 113	Clothes dryers: 112
Nonglass doors: 112	Futons: 111
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 105	Faucets or spigots: 104
Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 102	Surfing: 100
Fire extinguishers: 99	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 96
Vending machines: 95	Clocks: 95
Wire: 95	Tools: 94
Buckets or pails: 94	Jewelry: 93
Ramps or landings: 92	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 92
Wooden containers: 88	Other heaters or heating systems: 88
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 88	Hockey: 87
Cheerleading: 85	Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 85
Ice hockey: 85	Screwdrivers: 84
Scales: 82	Baby harnesses: 82
Food warmers: 82	Snow boarding: 82
Nail guns or stud drivers: 82	Book bags or back carriers: 82
Snow plows: 82	Mobile/manufactured homes: 82
Roller skating: 82	Clothing: 82
Freezers: 81	Fire escape devices: 80
Hot tubs or home spas: 80	Luggage: 80
Scooters, unpowered: 77	Seasonal decorations: 76
Automotive chemicals: 76	Flying toys: 76
Electric toy ovens: 76	Air compressors: 76
Coffee makers or teapots: 76	Darts: 76
Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 76	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 73
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 72	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 72
Photographic equipment: 72	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 72
Baby baths or bathinettes: 71	Cots: 71
Towel racks or bars: 71	Unpowered models or parts: 71
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 71	Volleyball: 71
Air purifiers: 71	Coins: 71
Above-ground swimming pools: 71	Diapers: 68
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 68	Chain saws: 68
Washer-dryer combinations: 66	Panel doors: 66
Night-lights: 66	Fuel storage tanks: 66
Power drills or accessories: 66	Garden tractors: 66
Upholstered recliner chairs: 66	Fireworks: 66
Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 66	Hatchets or axes: 66
Recording tapes: 66	Storm doors with glass panels: 66
Scaffolding: 66	Upholstered chairs: 66
Matches: 66	Extension cords: 66
Toy guns: 64	Tennis: 64
Grills: 61	Glass bottles or jars: 54
Stepladders: 53	Toy sports equipment: 52
Escalators: 51	Water slides: 49
Other windows or window glass: 49	Skating: 49
Wheelchairs: 49	Safes: 46
Other nonglass doors: 45	Portable food or beverage coolers: 44
Snowmobiles: 43	Tractors: 43
Projectors: 41	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 41
Powered riding toys: 41	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 40
Snow skiing: 38	Scissors: 36
Martial arts: 35	Day wear: 35
Balloons: 35	Fireplace equipment: 35
Riding power lawn mowers: 35	Nonglass bottles or jars: 35
Radios: 34	Baby mattresses or pads: 28
Wrestling: 28	Tape recorders or players: 28
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 28	Potty chairs or training seats: 23
Crutches, canes or walkers: 23	Wood paneling and particleboard: 23
Swimming pool slides: 23	Swimming: 23
Knives: 23	Minibikes, powered: 23
Electric kettles or hot pots: 18	Kitchen gadgets: 18
Outerwear: 18	Window or door security barriers: 18
Doorstops: 18	Drills: 17
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 17	Crib mobiles or crib gyms: 17
Baby bottles or nipples: 17	Electric lighting equipment: 17
Other upholstered chairs: 17	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 17
Drinking fountains: 17	Humidifiers: 17
Toy make-up kits or cosmetics: 17	Camping equipment: 17
First aid equipment: 17	Sports and recreational activity: 17
Combs or hairbrushes: 17	Massage devices or vibrators: 17
Pacifiers or teething rings: 17	Other ladders: 10
Paper products: 10	Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 10
Baby bathtub seats or rings: 10	Bowling: 10
Lighter fluids: 5	General purpose household cleaners: 5
Gasoline: 5	Workshop furnishings: 5
Christmas tree stands or supports: 5	Costumes or masks: 5
Pumps: 5	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 5
Extension ladders: 5	Vacuum containers: 5
Lockers: 5	Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 5
Hair dryers: 5	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 5
Aerosol containers: 5	Car beds: 5
Flatware: 5	Ironing boards or covers: 5
Other toy weapons: 5	Chimneys: 5
Other furnaces: 5	Slow cookers: 5
Other electric lighting equipment: 5	Gas ranges: 5
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 5	Business and office machines: 5
Rugby: 5	Razors or shavers: 5
Boxing: 5	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 5
Track and field: 5	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 5
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 5	Portable power drills and accessories: 5
Wading pools: 5	Inflatable toys: 5
Light bulbs: 5	Substance ingested or inhaled by a victim under age: 5

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