Accidents - 16-25 years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,218,618
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups.

Products:

Basketball: 207,322	Stairs or steps: 164,687
Football: 145,945	Knives: 80,121
Bicycles or accessories: 64,682	Ceilings and walls: 64,182
Soccer: 56,365	Floors or flooring materials: 56,011
All-terrain vehicles: 50,993	Doors: 46,431
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 39,254	Skateboards: 36,700
Baseball: 36,550	Exercise: 33,765
Softball: 30,771	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 29,450
Weight lifting: 26,231	Beds or bedframes: 25,592
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 24,680	Bathtubs or showers: 24,245
Snow boarding: 22,641	Tables: 20,399
Fences or fence posts: 18,719	Volleyball: 18,374
Furniture: 16,922	Chairs: 16,035
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 15,829	Wrestling: 15,685
Jewelry: 15,570	Drinking glasses: 15,414
Footwear: 15,358	House repair or construction materials: 15,230
Knives with replaceable blades: 14,540	Containers: 14,444
Ladders: 14,216	Dancing: 13,939
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 13,874	Motor vehicles or parts: 13,044
Horseback riding: 12,794	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 12,749
Sports and recreational activity: 12,615	Tableware and accessories: 12,491
Metal containers: 12,400	Swimming: 11,411
Hockey: 11,086	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 10,765
Snow skiing: 10,734	Trampolines: 10,614
Alcohol: 9,518	Cheerleading: 8,738
Fishing: 8,736	Rugby: 8,316
Ice hockey: 8,124	Lacrosse: 7,774
Televisions: 7,350	Mirrors or mirror glass: 7,124
Boxing: 7,014	Track and field: 6,938
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 6,753	Swimming pools: 6,687
First aid equipment: 6,655	Martial arts: 5,975
Other toys: 5,971	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 5,878
Other ball sports: 5,820	Hot water: 5,247
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 5,143	Welding equipment: 5,077
Surfing: 4,997	Hammers: 4,880
Animal induced injury: 4,717	Exercise equipment: 4,638
Refrigerators: 4,577	Poles: 4,515
Gymnastics: 4,469	Doorsills or frames: 4,441
Flying toys: 4,268	Chain saws: 4,180
Cookware: 4,129	Ice skating: 4,100
Tennis: 3,994	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 3,983
Bottles or jars: 3,965	In-line skating: 3,956
Day wear: 3,781	Water skiing: 3,761
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 3,749	Ball sports: 3,741
Rugs or carpets: 3,728	Foods: 3,689
Roller skating: 3,643	Bunk beds: 3,595
Lawn mowers: 3,594	Counters or countertops: 3,591
Pipes: 3,517	Handrails, railings or banisters: 3,474
Amusement attractions: 3,340	Razors or shavers: 3,323
Diving or diving boards: 3,231	Golf: 3,169
Glass bottles or jars: 3,061	Wheelchairs: 3,059
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 3,023	Go-carts: 3,000
Sleds: 2,947	Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 2,862
Bags: 2,804	Bench or table saws: 2,756
Cardboard products: 2,651	Snowmobiles: 2,638
Field hockey: 2,620	Saws: 2,602
Computers: 2,582	Other ranges or ovens: 2,554
Nail guns or stud drivers: 2,537	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 2,509
Manual cleaning equipment: 2,494	Bowling: 2,488
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 2,440	Lockers: 2,432
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 2,425	Toilets: 2,404
Benches: 2,376	Fireworks: 2,343
Soaps: 2,340	Built-in swimming pools: 2,328
Bleaches: 2,305	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 2,294
Slicers and choppers: 2,239	Swings or swing sets: 2,203
Air conditioners: 2,194	Pens and pencils: 2,192
BBs or pellets: 2,188	Manual scissors: 2,182
Bleachers: 2,168	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 2,104
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 2,075	Other unpowered garden tools: 2,038
Hatchets or axes: 1,980	Water tubing: 1,976
Fans: 1,975	Pins and needles: 1,970
Desk supplies: 1,931	Gasoline: 1,914
Pet supplies: 1,906	Sinks: 1,892
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 1,888	Pruning or trimming equipment: 1,851
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 1,804	Telephones or telephone accessories: 1,804
Mountain climbing: 1,789	Garage doors: 1,783
Scooters, unpowered: 1,714	Tools: 1,708
Scissors: 1,676	Decorative yard equipment: 1,666
Insect induced injuries: 1,648	Cabinet or door hardware: 1,643
Aquariums or accessories: 1,643	Plants, trees and shrubs: 1,568
Power lawn mowers: 1,560	Light bulbs: 1,559
Portable circular power saws: 1,512	Paper products: 1,483
General home or room involvement in fires: 1,456	Carbon monoxide poisonings: 1,396
Toolboxes or tool kits: 1,393	Drills: 1,389
Screwdrivers: 1,386	Windowsills or frames: 1,380
Water slides: 1,377	Clothing: 1,373
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 1,355	Adhesives: 1,354
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 1,353	Skating: 1,347
Washing machines: 1,345	Clothing accessories: 1,302
General purpose household cleaners: 1,268	Grills: 1,268
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 1,249	Tree stands: 1,245
Rope or string: 1,240	Wire: 1,232
Batteries: 1,197	Mattresses: 1,175
Chemicals: 1,174	Book bags or back carriers: 1,166
Luggage: 1,165	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 1,163
Buckets or pails: 1,159	Barstools or kitchen stools: 1,159
Power saws: 1,152	Stools: 1,138
Public equipment: 1,110	Other manual workshop tools: 1,094
Vacuum cleaners: 1,086	Golf carts: 1,083
Awls, chisels or planes: 1,068	Grocery or shopping carts: 1,067
Laundry baskets: 1,050	Baby gates or barriers: 1,038
Illegal drugs: 1,038	Ramps or landings: 1,034
Other glass bottles or jars: 1,031	Personal protection devices: 1,030
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 1,029	Car seats: 1,025
Manicuring devices: 992	Street hockey: 961
Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 956	Nonglass bottles or jars: 937
Laundry soaps or detergents: 937	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 913
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 896	Crutches, canes or walkers: 888
Hot tubs or home spas: 882	Clothing irons: 878
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 872	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 868
Cords, electrical: 865	Scaffolding: 864
Riding power lawn mowers: 863	Lighting equipment: 863
Elevators or other lifts: 848	Billiards or pool: 847
Water polo: 838	Carts: 835
Handball: 826	Microwave ovens: 817
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 811	Combs or hairbrushes: 807
Floor lamps or table lamps: 807	Power drills or accessories: 778
Kitchen gadgets: 775	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 772
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 756	Step stools: 754
Keys, key rings or key chains: 720	Metal cookware: 715
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 692	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 691
Clocks: 690	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 689
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 689	Wooden containers: 688
Minibikes, powered: 684	Other containers: 675
Fire extinguishers: 660	Extension or straight ladders: 660
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 657	Portable food or beverage coolers: 656
Chair, recliner: 637	Other playground equipment: 627
Escalators: 626	Freezers: 608
Pillows: 606	Storm windows: 599
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 597	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 594
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 589	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 586
Roller hockey: 580	Clothes dryers: 579
Tool sheds: 577	Plastic bags: 572
Lighter fluids: 572	Tractors: 570
Baby strollers: 560	Flatware: 557
Power routers: 556	Rotary power lawn mowers: 555
Archery: 551	Cribs: 541
Eye protection devices: 521	Table tennis: 520
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 519	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 515
Radiators: 514	Bed rails: 502
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 501	Badminton: 497
Power hedge trimmers: 490	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 480
Slides or sliding boards: 479	Automotive chemicals: 476
Hand saws: 474	Chair, rocking: 464
Swimming pool chemicals: 462	Glass soft drink bottles: 448
Water heaters: 448	Log splitters: 438
Blankets: 430	Tablet or capsule drugs: 429
Other fireplaces: 425	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 422
Towels or cloths: 414	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 414
Heaters or heating systems: 413	Coffee makers or teapots: 406
Boats and boating: 404	Aerosol containers: 403
Camping equipment: 400	Tape recorders or players: 400
Futons: 395	Other furniture: 391
Cosmetics: 390	Gas ranges or ovens: 385
Vending machines: 380	Other specified plastic products: 379
Power sanders: 374	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 372
Medical equipment, general: 372	Self-contained openers: 369
Automotive tools or accessories: 368	Fire escape devices: 357
Ammonia, household: 356	Fabric treatment products: 356
Darts: 350	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 343
Eyeglasses: 342	Stepladders: 339
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 331	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 323
Playground equipment: 321	Food grinders: 310
Hair dryers: 307	Electric blenders: 303
Ironing boards or covers: 299	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 298
Scuba diving: 295	Cutting torches: 294
Other portable or stationary power tools: 294	Lubricants: 293
Television tables or stands: 290	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 290
Snow throwers/blowers: 289	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 287
Chains: 286	Baby bottles or nipples: 286
Outerwear: 284	Dishwashers: 284
Gas or LP heaters: 283	Coins: 283
Other furnaces: 281	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 280
Business and office machines: 277	Drain cleaners: 276
Bars and bar accessories: 274	Wood paneling and particleboard: 271
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 271	Trays: 270
Portable power drills and accessories: 268	Watches: 268
Wagons: 268	Christmas tree lights: 266
Umbrellas: 264	Pressurized containers: 261
Flotation toys: 260	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 258
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 258	Radios: 256
Gas fumes or gas vapors of unknown origin: 255	Outdoor patio heaters or firepits: 255
Electric ranges or ovens: 254	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 252
Ear protection devices: 246	Plastic containers: 244
Detergents: 239	Power tillers or cultivators: 239
Diapers: 239	Air compressors: 237
Extension cords: 235	Sewing basket articles: 235
Band saws: 233	Towel racks or bars: 233
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 230	Pull-down or folding stairs: 226
Inflatable toys: 224	Playpens: 222
Swimming pool equipment: 221	Baby walkers or jumpers: 219
Wigs, falls or hairpieces: 218	Leaf blowers: 218
Swimming pool slides: 218	Christmas decorations: 215
Slow cookers: 215	School equipment: 214
Glass tubing or test tubes: 214	Workshop furnishings: 213
Manual filing or sanding tools: 212	Tarpaulins: 212
School laboratory chemicals: 212	Pressure cookers or canners: 212
Charcoal: 209	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 208
Carbon monoxide detectors: 207	Acids: 207
Antifreeze: 206	Baby carriers: 206
Faucets or spigots: 205	Sprayers: 204
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 204	Snow tubing: 202
Massage devices or vibrators: 199	Safety pins: 198
Nonmetal cookware: 193	Other guns or firearms: 193
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 193	Manual push mowers: 190
Nonbaby mattresses: 189	Hacksaws: 185
Manual hedge trimmers: 181	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 179
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 179	Aspirin substitutes: 177
Paper cutters: 177	Power pruning or trimming equipment: 175
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 175	Vises or workshop clamps: 174
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 174	Window screens: 173
Automatic doors: 173	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 168
Oven cleaners: 167	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 166
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 164	Liquid drugs: 163
Plastic wrapping products: 162	Toy guns: 162
Gas furnaces: 160	Toy sports equipment: 160
High chairs: 159	Waterbeds or water pillows: 159
Rug shampooers: 158	Bassinets or cradles: 158
Electric deep fryers: 158	Thermometers: 158
Horseshoes: 155	Trains: 152
Footlockers: 152	Fencing: 152
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 150	Toddler beds: 150
Toilet bowl products: 150	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 149
Seesaws or teeterboards: 149	Electric frying pans and skillets: 148
Sheets or pillowcases: 147	Garbage disposers: 147
Seasonal decorations: 146	Portable baby swings: 144
Garden sprayers: 142	Safes: 140
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 138	Knife sharpeners: 138
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 137	Paint or varnish thinners: 137
Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 134	Food processors: 132
Balloons: 132	Sewing machines or accessories: 131
Electric motors: 131	Matches: 131
Doorstops: 128	Dry ice: 126
Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 126	Recording tapes: 119
Trash compactors: 119	Hammocks: 119
Pogo sticks: 117	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 117
Can openers: 117	Dishwashing liquid: 111
Painting equipment, powered: 110	Contact lenses: 105
Toy boxes or chests: 105	Above-ground swimming pools: 104
Caustics: 102	Boilers: 102
Furniture polishes or waxes: 102	Kites or kite string: 102
Gasoline cans: 102	Appliances: 101
Flares: 95	Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 95
Ice picks: 95	Drinking fountains: 94
Batons: 93	Kerosene: 92
Abrasive cleaners: 90	Electric heaters: 90
Mobile/manufactured homes: 90	Methyl alcohol: 88
Dishwasher detergents: 88	Costumes or masks: 88
Other power garden tools: 86	Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 86
Gun powder or ammunition: 86	Stationary power drills and accessories: 86
Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads: 86	Laser pointers: 86
Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 86	Utility vehicles: 86
Unpowered models or parts: 86	Fuel storage tanks: 82
Generators or power plants: 82	Lighters: 80
Electric grills: 79	Bottle openers: 79
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 79	Inflatable furniture: 78
Paper bags: 78	Music boxes or chimes: 76
Ice cream makers: 76	Motorized vehicles: 75
Ice makers: 74	Riding toys: 73
Multi-purpose lighters: 73	Electric heating pads: 73
Workshop compounds or chemicals: 73	Nonelectric blankets: 73
Pumps: 73	Humidifiers: 73
Sun lamps: 71	Diesel fuels: 71
Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 71	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 71
Other baby carriers: 71	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 71
Tapes: 71	Pacifiers or teething rings: 71
Tricycles: 71	Saunas: 71
Bedding: 71	Aspirin or aspirin compounds: 67
Gas-burning fireplaces: 67	Photographic equipment: 67
Electric mixers: 61	Clothespins: 59
Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 59	Table linens: 59
Caulking or spackling compounds: 59	Filters: 59
Glue guns: 59	Chimneys: 59
Fuels for chafing dishes or fondue pots: 59	Kerosene or oil heaters: 59
Fertilizers: 59	Hypodermic needles or syringes: 59
Garden tractors: 46	Soldering equipment: 45
Water toys: 43	Floor buffers or waxers: 40
Baby changing tables: 40	Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 40
Hot plates: 36	Art supplies or equipment: 36
Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 35	Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 30
Drinking straws: 30	Crayons or chalk: 30
Fire or smoke alarms: 30	Other grills or stoves: 30
Guns: 30	Electric baseboard heaters: 30
Jigsaws: 30	Portable gas or LP heaters: 30
Other electric lighting equipment: 29	Other clothing: 26
Treehouses or playhouses: 21	Other toy weapons: 21
Fireplace equipment: 20	Other drugs or medications: 20
Hair clippers and trimmers: 20	Tetherball: 20
Power lathes: 15	Curling: 15
Food skewers: 15	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 15
Other antennas: 15	Sleeping bags: 15
Personal watercraft, powered: 15	Wading pools: 15
Toasters: 15	Electric toothbrushes or oral irrigators: 15
Rust removers: 15	Shoe polishes: 15
Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 15	Baby rattles: 15
Wallpaper: 15	Battery chargers: 15
Fuel multi-purpose lighters: 15	Shoelace fasteners: 15
Industrial equipment: 15	Marbles: 15
Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 15	Building sets: 15
Brushcutters, powered: 15	Turpentine: 15
Pesticides: 15	Wooden matches: 15
Powered riding toys: 15	Christmas tree stands or supports: 15
Antihistamines: 15	Lye: 15
Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 15	Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 14
Artificial Christmas trees: 14	Electric Christmas decorations: 14
Laundry hampers: 14	Photographic chemicals: 14
Magazine racks or book ends: 14	Toy bows or arrows: 14
Amateur two-way radios: 6	Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 6
Liniments or rubbing compounds: 6	Oral hygiene products: 6
Power jointers: 5

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