Accidents - 16-25 years old - Year 1997

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,832,903
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups.

Products:

Basketball: 264,522	Stairs or steps: 128,141
Football: 110,816	Knives: 84,279
Bicycles or accessories: 63,954	Soccer: 40,087
Doors: 40,024	Floors or flooring materials: 39,683
Softball: 35,854	Baseball: 35,557
Ceilings and walls: 31,983	Windows or window glass: 30,098
Exercise: 25,021	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 23,341
Volleyball: 22,206	Drinking glasses: 20,574
Tables: 19,230	Snow boarding: 18,028
Wrestling: 17,704	Weight lifting: 17,638
Skateboards: 16,216	Tableware and accessories: 16,204
All-terrain vehicles: 15,949	Fences or fence posts: 15,018
In-line skating: 14,999	Hockey: 14,584
Snow skiing: 14,500	Bathtubs or showers: 14,302
Chairs: 14,131	Metal containers: 13,888
Beds: 12,813	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 12,608
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 11,800	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 10,898
Containers: 10,118	House repair or construction materials: 9,854
Knives with replaceable blades: 9,515	Trampolines: 9,455
Ladders: 9,291	Horseback riding: 9,179
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 8,663	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 8,507
Fishing: 8,449	Razors or shavers: 7,931
Jewelry: 7,908	Dancing: 7,622
Hammers: 7,311	Cheerleading: 6,630
Ice hockey: 6,201	Furniture: 6,075
Mirrors or mirror glass: 6,037	Roller skating: 5,891
Swimming: 5,824	Ball sports: 5,807
Footwear: 5,764	Rugby: 5,732
Martial arts: 5,667	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 5,447
Swimming pools: 5,041	Hot water: 4,894
Bottles or jars: 4,796	Bedsprings or bedframes: 4,781
First aid equipment: 4,671	Lawn mowers: 4,609
Gymnastics: 4,412	Glass bottles or jars: 4,347
Glass doors: 4,265	Track and field: 4,226
Doorsills or frames: 4,203	Ice skating: 4,066
Bowling: 4,062	Welding equipment: 4,060
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 3,947	Pipes: 3,913
Other toys: 3,913	Chain saws: 3,841
Golf: 3,728	Boxing: 3,675
Poles: 3,597	Sleds: 3,544
Televisions: 3,481	Water skiing: 3,351
General home or room involvement in fires: 3,345	Cookware: 3,307
Snowmobiles: 3,279	Scissors: 3,262
Other windows or window glass: 3,228	Sports and recreational activity: 3,221
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 3,168	Refrigerators: 3,100
Skating: 2,994	Rugs or carpets: 2,868
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 2,867	Lacrosse: 2,866
Bunk beds: 2,802	Tennis: 2,784
Saws: 2,710	Go-carts: 2,706
Other unpowered garden tools: 2,617	Gasoline: 2,560
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 2,548	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 2,522
Other ranges: 2,508	Swings or swing sets: 2,439
Exercise equipment: 2,426	Lockers: 2,422
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 2,412	Surfing: 2,409
Pruning or trimming equipment: 2,400	Counters or countertops: 2,366
Bags: 2,356	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 2,356
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 2,338	Handrails, railings or banisters: 2,325
Field hockey: 2,312	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 2,258
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 2,256	Slicers and choppers: 2,246
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 2,196	Hatchets or axes: 2,174
Bleaches: 2,045	Cardboard products: 2,040
Adhesives: 1,960	Amusement attractions: 1,956
Bench or table saws: 1,940	Telephones or telephone accessories: 1,922
Fans: 1,917	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 1,874
Diving or diving boards: 1,822	Wheelchairs: 1,769
Rope or string: 1,710	Flying toys: 1,687
Desk supplies: 1,685	Fireworks: 1,679
Mountain climbing: 1,676	Screwdrivers: 1,669
Other ball sports: 1,646	Toilets: 1,616
Nail guns or stud drivers: 1,615	Drills: 1,596
Scaffolding: 1,592	Bleachers: 1,582
Nonglass doors: 1,573	Batteries: 1,573
Roller hockey: 1,570	Wire: 1,527
Vacuum cleaners: 1,514	Other nonglass doors: 1,483
Cabinet or door hardware: 1,479	Manual cleaning equipment: 1,459
Chains: 1,442	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 1,403
Toolboxes or tool kits: 1,392	Day wear: 1,366
Aquariums or accessories: 1,337	BBs or pellets: 1,323
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 1,321	Power lawn mowers: 1,236
Garage doors: 1,227	Light bulbs: 1,223
Other glass bottles or jars: 1,195	Portable circular power saws: 1,188
Air conditioners: 1,185	Ramps or landings: 1,177
Elevators or other lifts: 1,174	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 1,149
Other glass doors: 1,131	Windowsills or frames: 1,113
Paper products: 1,077	Built-in swimming pools: 1,073
Storm doors with glass panels: 1,056	Other manual workshop tools: 1,038
Water slides: 1,034	Lighting equipment: 1,010
Computers: 1,002	Sinks: 989
Grills: 989	Buckets or pails: 980
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 964	Washing machines: 961
Other Irons: 953	Manual scissors: 948
Awls, chisels or planes: 938	Radiators: 921
Heaters or heating systems: 908	Power saws: 907
Benches: 901	Sliding glass doors or panels: 899
Snow tubing: 887	Mattresses: 886
Billiards or pool: 881	Combs or hairbrushes: 881
Glass soft drink bottles: 865	Golf carts: 842
Other ovens: 821	Carts: 810
Screen doors: 793	Storm windows: 789
Grocery or shopping carts: 783	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 777
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 773	Other portable or stationary power tools: 766
Step stools: 765	Floor lamps or table lamps: 762
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 754	Handball: 745
Recliner chairs: 738	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 728
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 717	Crutches, canes or walkers: 706
Microwave ovens: 692	Luggage: 681
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 676	Water tubing: 666
Escalators: 653	Log splitters: 647
Power drills or accessories: 643	Chemicals: 635
Baby gates or barriers: 635	Aerosol containers: 630
Wood paneling and particleboard: 612	Public equipment: 611
Other fireplaces: 610	Clothing accessories: 601
Tools: 588	Street hockey: 582
Archery: 571	Kitchen gadgets: 570
Band saws: 561	Lighter fluids: 560
Metal cookware: 552	Clothes dryers: 545
Other furnaces: 540	Tractors: 531
Portable power drills and accessories: 526	General purpose household cleaners: 524
Camping equipment: 519	Portable food or beverage coolers: 509
Other antennas: 507	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 505
Keys, key rings or key chains: 501	Book bags or back carriers: 500
Waterbeds or water pillows: 498	Nonglass bottles or jars: 492
Personal protection devices: 490	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 488
Flatware: 483	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 482
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 477	Power hedge trimmers: 476
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 471	Hot tubs or home spas: 468
Plastic containers: 463	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 458
Drain cleaners: 457	Television tables or stands: 447
Automotive chemicals: 446	Riding power lawn mowers: 441
Freezers: 439	Kerosene or oil heaters: 435
Watches: 435	Car seats: 432
Soaps: 430	Sewing machines or accessories: 429
Electric welding equipment: 425	Electric blenders: 420
Radios: 419	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 419
Mobile/manufactured homes: 419	Towels or cloths: 417
Outerwear: 417	Eyeglasses: 412
Hand saws: 411	Fixed floor-length glass panels: 409
Wooden containers: 404	Clothing: 403
Can openers: 402	Hair dryers: 399
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 397	Footlockers: 396
School laboratory chemicals: 393	Electric lighting equipment: 391
Safety pins: 386	Snow throwers or blowers: 383
High chairs: 381	Paper cutters: 379
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 378	Tape recorders or players: 375
Carbon monoxide poisonings: 375	Ammonia, household: 371
Extension cords: 369	Dishwashers: 368
Power sanders: 364	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 362
Oven cleaners: 361	Other playground equipment: 359
Blankets: 357	Manicuring devices: 353
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 352	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 341
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 335	Other electric lighting equipment: 333
Minibikes, powered: 333	Baby strollers: 329
Slides or sliding boards: 327	Other plastic products: 327
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 326	Food processors: 323
Other toy guns: 318	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 310
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 308	Plastic bags: 308
Glue guns: 298	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 297
Fuel oils: 296	Pillows: 295
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 295	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 294
Cutting torches: 290	Clocks: 290
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 288	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 288
Fire escape devices: 286	Lighters: 282
Scuba diving: 278	Plastic products: 277
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 276	Lubricants: 266
Eye protection devices: 265	Automatic doors: 265
Matches: 264	Balloons: 260
Darts: 259	Towel racks or bars: 257
Faucets or spigots: 251	Self-contained openers: 251
Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 246	Coffee makers or teapots: 239
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 239	Stepladders: 237
Power tillers or cultivators: 236	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 236
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 232	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 225
Manual hedge trimmers: 223	Hammocks: 223
Swimming pool chemicals: 213	Recording tapes: 213
Fuel-burning welding equipment: 211	Paint or varnish thinners: 211
Laundry soaps or detergents: 211	Above-ground swimming pools: 207
Flotation toys: 204	Gas or LP heaters: 204
Gasoline cans: 200	Pressure cookers or canners: 199
Acids: 198	Power lathes: 198
Animal traps: 196	Water polo: 195
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 193	Glass tubing or test tubes: 186
Tool sheds: 185	Swimming pool equipment: 183
Gas ovens: 179	Photographic equipment: 179
Ear protection devices: 178	Carbon monoxide detectors: 178
Ironing boards or covers: 177	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 175
Toasters: 172	Generators or power plants: 171
Electric deep fryers: 171	Fireplace equipment: 170
Boilers: 168	Business and office machines: 168
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 164	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 163
Gas ranges: 161	Art supplies or equipment: 161
Gas furnaces: 159	Fuel storage tanks: 158
Detergents: 157	Tetherball: 156
Diapers: 156	Nonmetal cookware: 154
Water heaters: 154	Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 153
Rotary power lawn mowers: 153	Stilts: 151
Brushcutters, powered: 151	Plastic wrapping products: 150
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 150	Slow cookers: 149
Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 149	Jigsaws: 144
Seesaws or teeterboards: 144	Vending machines: 143
Manual drills: 143	Battery chargers: 141
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 141	Abrasive cleaners: 137
Metal or plastic molding sets: 136	Electric heating pads: 136
Massage devices or vibrators: 136	Cots: 136
Air compressors: 136	Seasonal decorations: 135
Electric heaters: 135	Fencing: 133
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 131	Horseshoes: 130
Fire extinguishers: 127	Cribs: 122
Power routers: 122	Scooters, unpowered: 121
Rocking chairs: 116	Playground equipment: 116
Other power saws: 115	Baby bottles or nipples: 114
Antifreeze: 108	Floor buffers or waxers: 106
Leaf blowers: 105	Window screens: 104
Electric mixers: 104	Water toys: 104
Stationary power drills and accessories: 102	Futons: 97
Charcoal: 96	Playpens: 96
Electric table lamps, floor lamps or desk lamps: 95	Electric frying pans and skillets: 95
Sun lamps: 94	Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 94
Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 93	Pumps: 91
Toy sports equipment: 90	Chimneys: 90
Clothespins: 89	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 88
Canning jars or lids: 88	Snow plows: 88
Pull-down or folding stairs: 87	Dishwashing liquid: 87
Ice picks: 87	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 85
Workshop furnishings: 85	Soldering equipment: 84
Unpowered models or parts: 84	Building sets: 84
Power jointers: 84	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 84
Food skewers: 84	Floor furnaces: 84
Tricycles: 81	Chafing dishes or fondue pots: 81
Windshield wiper fluids: 81	Nonbaby mattresses: 81
Dry heat irons: 81	Coins: 76
Coin-operated car washing equipment: 75	Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 75
Lamp oils: 75	Toy bows or arrows: 75
Portable baby swings: 75	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 74
Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 74	Scales: 74
Portable electric heaters: 74	Wood burning fireplaces: 74
Rug shampooers: 74	Toy guns: 74
Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 70	Snow disks: 70
Diesel fuels: 70	Vaporizers: 70
Toboggans: 70	Wagons: 69
Toy boxes or chests: 69	Extension ladders: 67
Workshop compounds or chemicals: 67	Electric kettles or hot pots: 67
Food warmers: 67	Electric ranges: 67
Vacuum containers: 67	Costumes or masks: 67
Garbage disposers: 66	Drinking fountains: 66
Tapes: 66	School equipment: 66
Baby bathtub seats or rings: 66	Saunas: 66
Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 66	Ice cream makers: 66
Electrical testing equipment: 66	Flares: 66
Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 66	Outdoor antennas: 66
Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 66	Window or door security barriers: 66
Molding compounds: 66	Thermostats: 66
Built-in fireplaces: 66	Toilet bowl products: 66
Upholstered chairs: 66	Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 66
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 64	Vises or workshop clamps: 61
Safes: 60	Bars and bar accessories: 58
Manual filing or sanding tools: 44	Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 44
Amateur two-way radios: 42	Electric ovens: 41
Clothes steamers: 40	Wading pools: 40
Pressurized containers: 39	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 39
Steam irons: 38	Sheets or pillowcases: 38
Ice makers: 38	Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 38
Other furniture: 37	Electric corn poppers: 25
Pogo sticks: 23	Electric motors: 23
Kerosene: 23	Electric blankets or sheets: 22
Fire or smoke alarms: 22	Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 22
Tarpaulins: 21	Glass bottle cutting equipment: 21
Other containers: 21	Fuel charcoal lighters: 21
Doorstops: 21	Electric coffee makers or teapots: 21
Paper bags: 21	Stationary power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 21
Baby walkers or jumpers: 21	Electric or battery-powered knives: 21
Dishwasher detergents: 21	Trash compactors: 19
Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 19	Radial arm saws: 19
Floor waxes: 19	Dyes: 19
Other toy weapons: 19	Other clothing: 19
Hair clippers and trimmers: 19	Treehouses or playhouses: 19
Sleeping bags: 19	Filters: 19
Room deodorizers or fresheners: 19	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 19
Hearing aids: 19	Food grinders: 18
Dry ice: 18	Methyl alcohol: 18
Reel power lawn mowers: 18	Electric razors or shavers: 18
Christmas tree lights: 18	Hot plates: 18
Turpentine: 6	Bottle warmers: 6
Party favors: 6	Chemistry sets or science kits: 6

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