Accidents - 16-25 years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,126,248
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups.

Products:

Basketball: 241,298	Stairs or steps: 159,788
Football: 126,055	Knives: 81,003
Bicycles or accessories: 63,650	Ceilings and walls: 60,080
Soccer: 53,889	Floors or flooring materials: 47,711
Doors: 41,237	All-terrain vehicles: 38,029
Windows or window glass: 37,979	Baseball: 37,886
Exercise: 35,359	Softball: 32,335
Skateboards: 29,440	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 24,514
Weight lifting: 24,034	Snow boarding: 23,620
Bathtubs or showers: 21,295	Beds: 20,545
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 20,435	Volleyball: 18,756
Tables: 18,649	Drinking glasses: 18,630
House repair or construction materials: 17,854	Fences or fence posts: 17,446
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 17,317	Chairs: 17,077
Tableware and accessories: 16,016	Footwear: 15,738
Wrestling: 15,530	Hockey: 15,242
Containers: 14,776	Furniture: 14,147
Metal containers: 13,995	Jewelry: 13,769
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 12,977	Horseback riding: 12,864
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 12,786	Ladders: 12,638
Dancing: 12,541	Snow skiing: 12,365
Swimming: 12,113	Knives with replaceable blades: 11,120
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 10,516	In-line skating: 9,545
Rugby: 9,136	Fishing: 8,998
Cheerleading: 8,853	First aid equipment: 8,752
Martial arts: 8,403	Trampolines: 7,703
Swimming pools: 7,293	Ball sports: 6,777
Track and field: 6,579	Hammers: 6,522
Ice hockey: 6,450	Poles: 5,824
Mirrors or mirror glass: 5,800	Boxing: 5,789
Hot water: 5,764	Sports and recreational activity: 5,600
Razors or shavers: 5,384	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 4,964
Doorsills or frames: 4,838	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 4,837
Bottles or jars: 4,767	Televisions: 4,721
Welding equipment: 4,682	Other toys: 4,653
Sleds: 4,568	Bedsprings or bedframes: 4,546
Surfing: 4,273	Refrigerators: 4,254
Lawn mowers: 4,061	Scissors: 4,047
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 4,031	Gymnastics: 4,023
Rugs or carpets: 3,861	Bunk beds: 3,833
Pipes: 3,814	Glass doors: 3,762
Lacrosse: 3,762	Roller skating: 3,755
Cookware: 3,678	Handrails, railings or banisters: 3,609
Exercise equipment: 3,582	Ice skating: 3,569
Day wear: 3,566	Water skiing: 3,415
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 3,384	Bags: 3,369
Glass bottles or jars: 3,328	Bowling: 3,324
Chain saws: 3,319	Tools: 3,297
Saws: 3,237	Computers: 3,116
Golf: 3,111	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 3,052
Gasoline: 2,981	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 2,954
Go-carts: 2,944	Counters or countertops: 2,900
Amusement attractions: 2,897	Tennis: 2,880
Other ball sports: 2,859	Snowmobiles: 2,808
Nail guns or stud drivers: 2,719	Skating: 2,604
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 2,563	Manual cleaning equipment: 2,455
Scooters, unpowered: 2,445	General home or room involvement in fires: 2,413
BBs or pellets: 2,370	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 2,353
Other ranges: 2,307	Fans: 2,271
Chemicals: 2,265	Scaffolding: 2,202
Toilets: 2,201	Flying toys: 2,177
Diving or diving boards: 2,157	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 2,057
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 2,049	Air conditioners: 2,045
Bench or table saws: 2,028	Lockers: 2,009
Slicers and choppers: 2,005	Telephones or telephone accessories: 1,985
Desk supplies: 1,973	Swings or swing sets: 1,967
Fireworks: 1,959	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 1,944
Other unpowered garden tools: 1,910	Pet supplies: 1,897
Pruning or trimming equipment: 1,874	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 1,870
Pens and pencils: 1,866	Hatchets or axes: 1,802
Drills: 1,784	Washing machines: 1,725
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 1,699	Field hockey: 1,680
Garage doors: 1,670	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 1,669
Cabinet or door hardware: 1,667	Water tubing: 1,665
Mountain climbing: 1,657	General purpose household cleaners: 1,623
Bleaches: 1,610	Sinks: 1,592
Clothing accessories: 1,585	Paper products: 1,570
Laundry soaps or detergents: 1,566	Toolboxes or tool kits: 1,537
Other glass doors: 1,536	Laundry baskets: 1,535
Rope or string: 1,514	Wheelchairs: 1,507
Built-in swimming pools: 1,496	Light bulbs: 1,493
Benches: 1,490	Adhesives: 1,472
Vacuum cleaners: 1,471	Wire: 1,459
Public equipment: 1,412	Chains: 1,365
Decorative yard equipment: 1,353	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 1,312
Golf carts: 1,309	Billiards or pool: 1,294
Soaps: 1,278	Bleachers: 1,236
Cardboard products: 1,231	Other nonglass doors: 1,218
Pins and needles: 1,201	Other Irons: 1,196
Clothing: 1,195	Crutches, canes or walkers: 1,186
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 1,183	Elevators or other lifts: 1,168
Nonglass doors: 1,166	Other windows or window glass: 1,160
Portable circular power saws: 1,138	Sliding glass doors or panels: 1,121
Other manual workshop tools: 1,120	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 1,116
Grills: 1,107	Mattresses: 1,105
Stools: 1,089	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 1,078
Aquariums or accessories: 1,071	Grocery or shopping carts: 1,047
Handball: 1,046	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 1,032
Windowsills or frames: 1,029	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 997
Batteries: 991	Book bags or back carriers: 983
Other glass bottles or jars: 973	Car seats: 957
Roller hockey: 923	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 902
Combs or hairbrushes: 901	Clothes dryers: 899
Power lawn mowers: 878	Personal protection devices: 873
Floor lamps or table lamps: 872	Water slides: 865
Screwdrivers: 862	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 860
Microwave ovens: 851	Luggage: 850
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 835	Manual scissors: 830
Power hedge trimmers: 825	Buckets or pails: 822
Lighting equipment: 819	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 797
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 790	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 785
Carts: 784	Wood paneling and particleboard: 775
Escalators: 755	Other ovens: 754
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 751	Other power saws: 739
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 736	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 729
Street hockey: 727	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 723
Carbon monoxide poisonings: 721	Power drills or accessories: 719
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 712	Kitchen gadgets: 701
Recliner chairs: 686	Keys, key rings or key chains: 680
Baby gates or barriers: 670	Barstools or kitchen stools: 643
Hand saws: 639	Freezers: 632
Pressure cookers or canners: 624	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 620
Hot tubs or home spas: 619	Manicuring devices: 618
Snow tubing: 618	Heaters or heating systems: 617
Archery: 598	Hammocks: 591
Riding power lawn mowers: 588	Ramps or landings: 579
Power saws: 573	Mobile/manufactured homes: 554
Radiators: 552	Other fireplaces: 551
Storm doors with glass panels: 544	Antifreeze: 540
Eyeglasses: 533	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 528
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 522	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 514
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 512	Wooden containers: 505
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 505	Table tennis: 502
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 500	Flatware: 496
Detergents: 494	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 491
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 466	Sprayers: 465
Lubricants: 454	Plastic containers: 453
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 451	Vending machines: 448
Faucets or spigots: 444	Automatic doors: 440
Plastic products: 434	Other furnaces: 433
Tractors: 433	Air compressors: 432
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 431	Trays: 426
Radios: 426	Storm windows: 424
Manual hedge trimmers: 421	Other playground equipment: 417
Manual filing or sanding tools: 416	Umbrellas: 415
Screen doors: 411	Coins: 409
Paper cutters: 408	Log splitters: 405
Snow throwers or blowers: 399	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 395
Electric blenders: 391	Plastic bags: 388
Slides or sliding boards: 387	Awls, chisels or planes: 381
Footlockers: 380	Clocks: 379
Badminton: 370	Outerwear: 366
Portable power drills and accessories: 366	Minibikes, powered: 366
Water polo: 364	Sewing basket articles: 358
Electric motors: 346	Nonglass bottles or jars: 346
Tool sheds: 344	Other containers: 343
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 342	Art supplies or equipment: 339
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 338	Eye protection devices: 338
Futons: 338	Other antennas: 338
Swimming pool equipment: 337	Aerosol containers: 332
Stepladders: 331	Swimming pool chemicals: 328
Jigsaws: 328	Step stools: 325
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 322	Fabric treatment products: 321
Baby strollers: 320	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 319
Sheets or pillowcases: 315	Can openers: 313
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 309	Metal cookware: 305
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 302	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 296
Acids: 295	Band saws: 290
Towels or cloths: 289	Laundry hampers: 287
Rocking chairs: 286	Hair dryers: 277
Gasoline cans: 274	Cutting torches: 273
Tape recorders or players: 268	Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 261
Power routers: 260	Glass tubing or test tubes: 258
Cribs: 257	Scuba diving: 253
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 253	Tapes: 253
Electric deep fryers: 252	Electric lighting equipment: 251
Glass soft drink bottles: 250	Self-contained openers: 250
Other clothing: 243	Other toy guns: 243
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 242	Business and office machines: 239
Floor buffers or waxers: 235	Drain cleaners: 231
Lighters: 228	Food skewers: 227
Blankets: 227	Gas furnaces: 226
Panel doors: 221	Electric welding equipment: 220
Appliances: 220	Fertilizers: 218
Baby bottles or nipples: 214	Christmas decorations: 214
Automotive chemicals: 214	Electric mixers: 214
Plastic wrapping products: 214	Power lathes: 213
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 213	Lighter fluids: 213
Rotary power lawn mowers: 211	Extension cords: 211
Fencing: 209	Camping equipment: 209
Internal combustion engines: 207	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 206
Horseshoes: 206	Extension ladders: 205
Fuel-burning welding equipment: 204	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 203
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 200	Coffee makers or teapots: 199
Paper bags: 196	Other portable or stationary power tools: 190
Nonmetal cookware: 189	Ammonia, household: 189
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 185	Waterbeds or water pillows: 183
Power tillers or cultivators: 183	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 182
Recording tapes: 181	Kerosene: 178
Portable food or beverage coolers: 178	Nightwear: 178
Television tables or stands: 176	Fuel oils: 176
Food processors: 175	Canning jars or lids: 175
Ear protection devices: 174	Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 172
Bars and bar accessories: 169	Water heaters: 167
Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 165	Oven cleaners: 164
Pogo sticks: 162	Kites or kite string: 160
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 159	Electric ranges: 157
Christmas tree lights: 157	Generators or power plants: 154
Room deodorizers or fresheners: 153	Sewing machines or accessories: 152
Photographic equipment: 152	Diesel fuels: 152
Other stools: 152	Playground equipment: 151
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 151	Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 150
Boilers: 150	Swimming pool slides: 149
Treehouses or playhouses: 147	School laboratory chemicals: 146
Toy guns: 145	Sleeping bags: 145
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 144	Trash compactors: 144
Other grills or stoves: 144	Paint or varnish thinners: 143
Doorstops: 138	Garbage disposers: 137
Chemistry sets or science kits: 137	Watches: 137
Corkscrews: 136	Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 136
Manual push mowers: 136	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 134
Skeet shooting: 134	Balloons: 130
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 130	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 129
Other ladders: 129	Gas ranges: 129
Gas ovens: 128	Toilet bowl products: 128
Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 124	Fuel storage tanks: 115
Automotive tools or accessories: 115	Darts: 113
Bedding: 113	Ice picks: 108
Drinking fountains: 108	Matches: 108
Playpens: 107	Baby walkers or jumpers: 107
Crayons or chalk: 107	Stationary power drills and accessories: 106
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 106	High chairs: 104
Food grinders: 100	Electric razors or shavers: 99
Fire escape devices: 99	Electric Christmas decorations: 99
Pumps: 98	Fabrics: 98
Power sanders: 98	Ironing boards or covers: 98
Painting equipment, powered: 98	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 91
Fire or smoke alarms: 91	Window screens: 91
Fire extinguishers: 88	School equipment: 88
Charcoal: 87	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 85
Wallpaper: 84	Flotation toys: 84
Garden tractors: 84	Portable baby swings: 83
Toy boxes or chests: 83	Electric heating pads: 83
Nonelectric blankets: 83	Toboggans: 83
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 83	Other toy weapons: 83
Artificial Christmas trees: 83	Caustics: 83
Bottle warmers: 83	Croquet: 82
Other plastic products: 82	Inflatable furniture: 82
Inflatable toys: 78	Electric kettles or hot pots: 78
Safety pins: 77	Incinerators: 77
Table linens: 77	Tricycles: 76
Marbles: 76	Storm doors without glass panels: 76
Floor waxes: 76	Electric frying pans and skillets: 76
Battery chargers: 76	Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 76
Glue guns: 76	Baby carriers: 76
Tetherball: 76	Wagons: 76
Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 76	Dishwashing liquid: 76
Dishwashers: 75	Other furniture: 75
Window or door security barriers: 75	Toasters: 75
Seasonal decorations: 74	Pillows: 73
Dry heat irons: 68	Portable electric heaters: 68
Electric or battery-powered knives: 68	Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 68
Electric combs: 68	Ice cream makers: 68
Furniture polishes or waxes: 68	Upholstered chairs: 68
Workshop compounds or chemicals: 68	Baby carriages: 68
Nonbaby mattresses: 68	Vises or workshop clamps: 68
Dyes: 68	Diapers: 68
Engine fuels for models: 68	Artificial flowers or plants: 68
Slow cookers: 68	Squeeze or squeaker toys: 67
Manual drills: 67	Tombstones or grave markers: 67
Bread making machines: 67	Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads: 67
Power jointers: 67	Range or oven accessories: 67
Towel racks or bars: 60	Magazine racks or book ends: 60
Workshop furnishings: 60	Solvents: 60
Air purifiers: 60	Counter-mounted cooking surfaces: 60
Batons: 60	Massage devices or vibrators: 57
Steam irons: 53	Bottle openers: 47
Wading pools: 46	Pressurized containers: 46
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 46	Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 45
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 45	Heat or infrared lamps: 39
Clothespins: 38	Kerosene or oil heaters: 38
Unpowered models or parts: 36	Heating or cooling comfort packs: 35
Potty chairs or training seats: 34	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 31
Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 30	Above-ground swimming pools: 30
Tarpaulins: 30	Animal traps: 30
Upholstered recliner chairs: 30	Pacifiers or teething rings: 30
Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 30	Carbon monoxide detectors: 30
Soldering equipment: 30	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 28
Reel power lawn mowers: 26	Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 20
Photographic chemicals: 16	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 16
Methyl alcohol: 15	Other electric lighting equipment: 15
Caulking or spackling compounds: 15	Electric coffee makers or teapots: 15
Lye: 15	Electric toothbrushes or oral irrigators: 15
Amateur two-way radios: 15	Baby mattresses or pads: 15
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 15	Chafing dishes or fondue pots: 15
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 15	Wigs, falls or hairpieces: 15
Washer-dryer combinations: 15	Pull-down or folding stairs: 15
Other baby carriers: 15	Knife sharpeners: 15
Sun lamps: 15	Baby changing tables: 15
Fire sprinklers: 15	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 15
Fireplace equipment: 15	Record players: 15
Abrasive cleaners: 15	Ice or snow boating: 15
Leaf blowers: 5	Seesaws or teeterboards: 5
Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 5

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