Accidents - 16-25 years old - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,139,019
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups.

Products:

Basketball: 214,343	Stairs or steps: 165,992
Football: 122,091	Knives: 83,951
Bicycles or accessories: 67,620	Ceilings and walls: 64,896
Floors or flooring materials: 58,597	Soccer: 53,332
Doors: 46,770	All-terrain vehicles: 42,283
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 40,551	Exercise: 32,773
Baseball: 32,231	Skateboards: 31,642
Softball: 30,013	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 26,707
Beds or bedframes: 25,491	Bathtubs or showers: 23,530
Snow boarding: 22,356	Weight lifting: 22,249
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 22,204	Fences or fence posts: 19,246
Tables: 19,072	House repair or construction materials: 19,011
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 18,440	Drinking glasses: 18,416
Volleyball: 16,304	Furniture: 15,411
Chairs: 15,116	Tableware and accessories: 14,645
Containers: 14,575	Footwear: 13,927
Dancing: 13,648	Ladders: 13,587
Jewelry: 13,443	Knives with replaceable blades: 13,169
Horseback riding: 12,962	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 12,870
Wrestling: 12,819	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 12,656
Metal containers: 12,484	Swimming: 12,268
Hockey: 11,602	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 11,403
Cheerleading: 9,941	Trampolines: 9,233
Snow skiing: 9,114	Rugby: 8,036
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 7,840	Ice hockey: 7,840
Fishing: 7,746	Mirrors or mirror glass: 7,456
First aid equipment: 7,327	Track and field: 6,853
Surfing: 6,479	Hot water: 6,474
Sports and recreational activity: 6,302	Swimming pools: 6,273
In-line skating: 6,153	Televisions: 6,127
Martial arts: 5,926	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 5,919
Refrigerators: 5,645	Hammers: 5,405
Poles: 5,333	Boxing: 5,305
Welding equipment: 5,242	Day wear: 4,971
Pipes: 4,860	Sleds: 4,853
Chain saws: 4,837	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 4,833
Bunk beds: 4,799	Gymnastics: 4,799
Other toys: 4,784	Lacrosse: 4,543
Ball sports: 4,533	Razors or shavers: 4,354
Lawn mowers: 4,318	Gasoline: 3,820
Doorsills or frames: 3,766	Other ball sports: 3,712
Counters or countertops: 3,661	Handrails, railings or banisters: 3,638
Bottles or jars: 3,630	Rugs or carpets: 3,627
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 3,615	Tools: 3,585
Exercise equipment: 3,534	Glass bottles or jars: 3,521
Tennis: 3,500	Flying toys: 3,451
Cookware: 3,363	Bags: 3,308
Go-carts: 3,275	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 3,255
Pet supplies: 3,245	Golf: 3,239
Built-in swimming pools: 3,204	Bowling: 3,181
Lockers: 3,057	Snowmobiles: 2,991
Toilets: 2,916	Manual cleaning equipment: 2,832
Scooters, unpowered: 2,819	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 2,794
Computers: 2,744	Bench or table saws: 2,695
Roller skating: 2,678	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 2,571
Nail guns or stud drivers: 2,565	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 2,560
Diving or diving boards: 2,478	Wheelchairs: 2,446
Saws: 2,436	Amusement attractions: 2,426
Ice skating: 2,423	Telephones or telephone accessories: 2,393
Garage doors: 2,389	Other unpowered garden tools: 2,383
Scissors: 2,306	Hatchets or axes: 2,239
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 2,239	Water tubing: 2,217
Field hockey: 2,213	Water skiing: 2,150
Slicers and choppers: 2,143	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 2,132
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 2,080	Fireworks: 2,056
Bleaches: 1,999	Drills: 1,976
Rope or string: 1,968	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 1,951
General home or room involvement in fires: 1,948	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 1,944
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 1,927	Portable circular power saws: 1,889
Screwdrivers: 1,861	Soaps: 1,849
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 1,827	Paper products: 1,823
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 1,813	Washing machines: 1,785
BBs or pellets: 1,783	Skating: 1,774
Bleachers: 1,766	Power lawn mowers: 1,758
Sinks: 1,674	Golf carts: 1,659
Swings or swing sets: 1,656	Aquariums or accessories: 1,647
Pens and pencils: 1,647	Fans: 1,647
Laundry baskets: 1,644	Pins and needles: 1,644
Air conditioners: 1,628	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 1,562
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 1,560	Benches: 1,540
Laundry soaps or detergents: 1,529	Pruning or trimming equipment: 1,513
Cabinet or door hardware: 1,513	Grills: 1,493
Billiards or pool: 1,451	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 1,447
Clothing accessories: 1,417	Wire: 1,415
Buckets or pails: 1,394	General purpose household cleaners: 1,374
Adhesives: 1,345	School laboratory chemicals: 1,333
Other manual workshop tools: 1,283	Chemicals: 1,275
Other glass bottles or jars: 1,274	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 1,274
Mountain climbing: 1,274	Carbon monoxide poisonings: 1,263
Power saws: 1,217	Batteries: 1,210
Light bulbs: 1,190	Cardboard products: 1,175
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 1,170	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 1,167
Vacuum cleaners: 1,144	Clothing: 1,119
Freezers: 1,119	Stools: 1,095
Carts: 1,083	Minibikes, powered: 1,070
Other ranges or ovens: 1,064	Handball: 1,057
Archery: 1,054	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 1,052
Decorative yard equipment: 1,049	Grocery or shopping carts: 1,041
Manual scissors: 1,026	Lighting equipment: 1,021
Street hockey: 1,015	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 1,005
Elevators or other lifts: 1,003	Book bags or back carriers: 1,003
Luggage: 996	Clothes dryers: 995
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 990	Roller hockey: 987
Crutches, canes or walkers: 983	Desk supplies: 981
Fire extinguishers: 976	Public equipment: 968
Water slides: 961	Car seats: 959
Keys, key rings or key chains: 927	Snow tubing: 904
Riding power lawn mowers: 902	Slides or sliding boards: 888
Barstools or kitchen stools: 884	Other ranges: 882
Electric blenders: 879	Kitchen gadgets: 873
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 861	Hot tubs or home spas: 825
Mattresses: 819	Manicuring devices: 799
Aerosol containers: 798	Microwave ovens: 796
Scaffolding: 793	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 768
Heaters or heating systems: 768	Wood paneling and particleboard: 766
Water heaters: 754	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 754
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 733	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 730
Combs or hairbrushes: 694	Vending machines: 691
Wooden containers: 688	Cutting torches: 683
Personal protection devices: 680	Sprayers: 679
Ramps or landings: 677	Awls, chisels or planes: 674
Plastic bags: 671	Windowsills or frames: 667
Clothing irons: 654	Eyeglasses: 642
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 631	Log splitters: 627
Baby gates or barriers: 616	Tree stands: 611
Other portable or stationary power tools: 608	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 601
Tool sheds: 597	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 594
Nonglass bottles or jars: 594	Water polo: 592
Floor lamps or table lamps: 586	Band saws: 580
Bed rails: 567	Generators or power plants: 567
Escalators: 565	Power routers: 562
Tractors: 556	Toolboxes or tool kits: 546
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 537	Cribs: 528
Towels or cloths: 523	Ammonia, household: 508
Badminton: 494	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 492
Chains: 491	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 488
Other fireplaces: 482	Business and office machines: 479
Chair, recliner: 478	Eye protection devices: 475
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 475	Automotive tools or accessories: 473
Flatware: 472	Gas furnaces: 465
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 462	Futons: 460
Watches: 455	Hand saws: 455
Power drills or accessories: 450	Fuel oils: 443
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 442	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 442
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 438	Television tables or stands: 429
Stepladders: 424	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 417
Extension cords: 417	Fabric treatment products: 410
Metal cookware: 405	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 400
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 394	Other playground equipment: 393
Toy boxes or chests: 392	Storm windows: 391
Pillows: 389	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 389
Lighter fluids: 384	Portable power drills and accessories: 383
Food processors: 381	Detergents: 381
Other furnaces: 374	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 372
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 371	Plastic products: 369
Manual push mowers: 367	Faucets or spigots: 365
Pressure cookers or canners: 363	Lubricants: 355
Radiators: 353	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 351
Step stools: 349	Extension or straight ladders: 346
Portable food or beverage coolers: 342	Tape recorders or players: 342
Automotive chemicals: 341	Carbon monoxide detectors: 336
Paint or varnish thinners: 333	Toilet bowl products: 332
Camping equipment: 329	Trays: 327
Baby strollers: 325	Outerwear: 325
Appliances: 321	Recording tapes: 320
Sewing machines or accessories: 319	Hacksaws: 317
Scuba diving: 315	Balloons: 312
Sewing basket articles: 306	Automatic doors: 304
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 304	Nonbaby mattresses: 301
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 301	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 300
Power hedge trimmers: 297	Dishwashers: 296
Pressurized containers: 296	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 295
Coins: 292	Chair, rocking: 287
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 284	Table tennis: 284
Other containers: 283	Cords, electrical: 282
Christmas decorations: 279	Other ovens: 274
Safes: 265	Waterbeds or water pillows: 263
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 263	Laundry hampers: 255
Glass soft drink bottles: 253	Power sanders: 253
Drain cleaners: 252	Radios: 248
Ice makers: 247	Kerosene or oil heaters: 242
Towel racks or bars: 242	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 241
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 237	Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 235
Other electric lighting equipment: 234	Can openers: 230
Mobile/manufactured homes: 230	Batons: 230
Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 230	Lighters: 229
Flotation toys: 229	Clocks: 229
Treehouses or playhouses: 228	Sabre saws: 228
Workshop furnishings: 226	Air compressors: 226
Electric ranges or ovens: 221	Nightwear: 220
Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 216	Painting equipment, powered: 215
Food grinders: 215	Hair dryers: 212
Electric deep fryers: 211	Manual drills: 211
Other plastic products: 209	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 209
Seasonal decorations: 209	Tetherball: 205
Manual filing or sanding tools: 204	Snow throwers/blowers: 204
Self-contained openers: 200	Baby walkers or jumpers: 198
Hammocks: 198	Paper cutters: 193
Manual hedge trimmers: 191	Plastic containers: 184
Gas ranges or ovens: 184	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 180
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 180	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 179
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 179	Darts: 175
Gas ranges: 174	Diesel fuels: 174
Glass tubing or test tubes: 174	Flares: 172
Antifreeze: 170	Umbrellas: 169
Acids: 168	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 164
Glue guns: 163	Playground equipment: 162
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 162	Gas or LP heaters: 161
Electric lighting equipment: 160	Power tillers or cultivators: 159
Horseshoes: 156	Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 151
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 151	Tapes: 150
Plastic wrapping products: 150	School equipment: 148
Matches: 146	Seesaws or teeterboards: 146
Footlockers: 145	Paper bags: 139
Sheets or pillowcases: 139	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 138
Room deodorizers or fresheners: 137	Coffee makers or teapots: 136
Nonmetal cookware: 135	Power lathes: 134
Charcoal: 132	Massage devices or vibrators: 131
Electric coffee makers or teapots: 130	Magazine racks or book ends: 128
Unpowered models or parts: 128	Other antennas: 125
Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 123	Blankets: 123
Safety pins: 121	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 121
Heating or cooling comfort packs: 119	Oven cleaners: 117
Doorstops: 117	Ear protection devices: 116
Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 112	Electric heating pads: 111
Nonelectric blankets: 111	Baby bottles or nipples: 111
Slow cookers: 110	Boilers: 106
Other toy weapons: 106	Swimming pool chemicals: 104
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 103	Plastic panels for doors or windows: 103
Christmas tree lights: 102	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 101
Stationary power drills and accessories: 99	Swimming pool slides: 95
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 94	Heat or infrared lamps: 94
Electric frying pans and skillets: 93	Cots: 92
Rug shampooers: 91	Fire escape devices: 91
Art supplies or equipment: 91	Playpens: 89
Fireplace equipment: 88	Ironing boards or covers: 87
Food skewers: 86	Electric soldering equipment: 86
Photographic chemicals: 86	Garden tractors: 86
Drinking straws: 86	Fire or smoke alarms: 86
Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns: 86	Amateur two-way radios: 86
Leaf blowers: 86	Knife sharpeners: 86
Trash compactors: 85	Sleeping bags: 85
Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 85	Sun lamps: 85
Artificial Christmas trees: 85	Diapers: 82
Drinking fountains: 75	Hair clippers and trimmers: 75
Abrasive cleaners: 74	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 74
Pull-down or folding stairs: 74	Baby carriers: 74
Skeet shooting: 73	Wading pools: 71
Unicycles: 71	Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 71
Night-lights: 71	Rust removers: 69
Animal traps: 69	Rocketry sets: 69
Lunch boxes or pails: 69	Electric ranges: 69
Snow disks: 69	Portable electric heaters: 69
Internal combustion engines: 69	Electric motors: 69
Wagons: 69	Vaporizers: 69
Fertilizers: 69	Dehumidifiers: 69
Baby bouncer seats: 69	Levels: 69
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 69	Molding compounds: 69
Trouble lights or extension work lights: 69	Rotary power lawn mowers: 69
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 69	Lamp oils: 69
Floor buffers or waxers: 61	Photographic equipment: 59
Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 58	Jigsaws: 58
Pacifiers or teething rings: 58	Saunas: 58
Bedding: 58	Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 58
Electric waffle irons: 58	Nonelectric can openers: 58
Windshield wiper fluids: 58	Electric Christmas decorations: 51
High chairs: 46	Other furniture: 43
Toy guns: 43	Projectors: 34
Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 33	Wallpaper: 33
Hot plates: 33	Soldering equipment: 33
Ice picks: 33	Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 32
Electric heaters: 32	Food warmers: 32
Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 31	Motorized vehicles: 31
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 31	Baby carriages: 29
Garbage disposers: 29	Other toy guns: 29
Workshop compounds or chemicals: 29	Electric griddles: 24
Electric mixers: 22	Dry ice: 21
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 21	Toasters: 17
Caulking or spackling compounds: 17	Shoe polishes: 17
Window or door security barriers: 17	Fuel storage tanks: 17
Ice crushers: 17	Tricycles: 17
Table linens: 17	Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 16
Engine fuels for models: 16	Filters: 16
Fencing: 16	Bars and bar accessories: 16
Plant foods or fertilizers for potted plants: 16	Above-ground swimming pools: 16
Water toys: 16	Electric razors or shavers: 16
Kerosene: 16	Wooden matches: 16
Baby carriers or slings: 16	Indoor antennas: 16
Bassinets or cradles: 16	Vacuum containers: 15
Electric or battery-powered knives: 15	Toy sports equipment: 15
Other baby carriers: 15	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 15
Gasoline cans: 15	Pogo sticks: 15
Woodburning kits: 15	Corkscrews: 15
Portable baby swings: 15	Swimming pool equipment: 15
Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 6	Fire sprinklers: 6
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 6	Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 6

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