Accidents - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,061,363
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Football: 173,895	Stairs or steps: 129,593
Floors or flooring materials: 124,453	Basketball: 120,555
Bicycles or accessories: 118,590	Ceilings and walls: 78,754
Soccer: 77,782	All-terrain vehicles: 65,371
Bathtubs or showers: 47,780	Baseball: 41,139
Doors: 38,729	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 38,297
Snow boarding: 37,904	Tables: 34,638
Skateboards: 33,665	Softball: 31,832
Horseback riding: 25,310	Chairs: 23,597
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 23,260	Beds or bedframes: 22,942
Snow skiing: 21,749	Wrestling: 19,480
Rugby: 17,570	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 16,522
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 16,325	Hockey: 15,289
Ladders: 13,757	Doorsills or frames: 13,274
Fences or fence posts: 13,250	Bunk beds: 13,186
Swimming pools: 13,092	Poles: 13,061
Weight lifting: 13,008	House repair or construction materials: 12,585
Ice hockey: 12,214	Cheerleading: 11,709
Surfing: 11,696	Lacrosse: 11,181
Exercise: 11,048	Volleyball: 9,762
Counters or countertops: 9,679	Pipes: 8,429
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 8,007	Sports and recreational activity: 7,935
Beds: 7,867	Fishing: 7,614
Toilets: 7,234	Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 7,013
Water skiing: 6,996	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 6,981
Golf: 6,938	In-line skating: 6,856
Ice skating: 6,780	Sleds: 6,685
Dancing: 6,539	Bottles or jars: 6,435
Swimming: 6,408	Boxing: 6,400
Motor vehicles or parts: 6,076	Alcohol: 5,694
Hammers: 5,677	Diving or diving boards: 5,467
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 5,414	Handrails, railings or banisters: 5,397
Televisions: 5,308	Trampolines: 5,178
Footwear: 4,977	Exercise equipment: 4,717
Containers: 4,606	Sinks: 4,588
Swings or swing sets: 4,555	Martial arts: 4,368
Lockers: 4,207	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 4,196
Metal containers: 3,938	Built-in swimming pools: 3,836
Wheelchairs: 3,822	Refrigerators: 3,765
Windows or window glass: 3,750	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 3,702
Benches: 3,694	Track and field: 3,677
Garage doors: 3,639	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 3,496
Other toys: 3,433	Gymnastics: 3,375
Telephones or telephone accessories: 3,369	Golf carts: 3,348
Cabinet or door hardware: 3,257	Windowsills or frames: 3,185
Other ball sports: 3,124	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 3,108
Ball sports: 3,087	Amusement attractions: 3,073
Go-carts: 3,061	Bedsprings or bedframes: 3,051
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 2,882	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 2,840
Tableware and accessories: 2,727	Water slides: 2,674
Computers: 2,600	Scooters, unpowered: 2,595
Rugs or carpets: 2,578	Snowmobiles: 2,576
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 2,565	Fans: 2,542
Billiards or pool: 2,483	Water tubing: 2,481
Roller skating: 2,466	Bleachers: 2,462
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 2,457	Field hockey: 2,349
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 2,331	Tools: 2,317
Furniture: 2,302	Public equipment: 2,265
Drinking glasses: 2,198	Mirrors or mirror glass: 2,185
Barstools or kitchen stools: 2,018	Flying toys: 1,976
Air conditioners: 1,894	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 1,827
Other manual workshop tools: 1,823	Other unpowered garden tools: 1,772
Mountain climbing: 1,724	Lighting equipment: 1,722
Glass bottles or jars: 1,668	Day wear: 1,623
Snow tubing: 1,617	Stools: 1,574
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 1,561	Tennis: 1,550
Towel racks or bars: 1,546	Rope or string: 1,520
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 1,506	Hatchets or axes: 1,409
Hot tubs or home spas: 1,378	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 1,366
Other fireplaces: 1,364	Manual cleaning equipment: 1,344
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 1,337	Scaffolding: 1,322
Floor lamps or table lamps: 1,282	Decorative yard equipment: 1,264
Skating: 1,258	Radiators: 1,243
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 1,227	Freezers: 1,194
Television tables or stands: 1,191	Ramps or landings: 1,190
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 1,187	Roller hockey: 1,178
Slides or sliding boards: 1,159	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 1,153
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 1,111	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 1,050
Light bulbs: 1,034	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 953
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 951	Buckets or pails: 928
Bowling: 926	Knives: 913
Grocery or shopping carts: 905	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 905
Hammocks: 901	Toolboxes or tool kits: 896
Carts: 895	Other nonglass doors: 890
Clocks: 890	Other playground equipment: 885
Pet supplies: 877	Jewelry: 836
Elevators or other lifts: 831	Clothes dryers: 810
BBs or pellets: 806	Crutches, canes or walkers: 784
Tree stands: 783	Tool sheds: 779
Street hockey: 758	Other Irons: 752
Camping equipment: 743	Nonglass doors: 740
Aquariums or accessories: 735	Fireworks: 733
Clothing accessories: 727	Faucets or spigots: 726
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 714	Step stools: 713
Flying discs and boomerangs: 690	Nail guns or stud drivers: 689
Cookware: 688	Baby gates or barriers: 678
Book bags or back carriers: 678	Glass doors: 662
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 659	Clothing irons: 646
Wooden containers: 642	Tape recorders or players: 641
Washing machines: 634	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 627
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 619	Playground equipment: 619
Wood paneling and particleboard: 606	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 604
Other glass bottles or jars: 595	Stepladders: 580
Other ranges or ovens: 577	Futons: 565
Heaters or heating systems: 563	Minibikes, powered: 547
Escalators: 542	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 538
Paper products: 538	Kitchen gadgets: 536
Lawn mowers: 530	Riding power lawn mowers: 528
Drills: 525	Clothing: 524
Animal induced injury: 521	Vending machines: 514
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 508	Water polo: 508
Bars and bar accessories: 497	Hot water: 487
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 482	Umbrellas: 477
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 477	Other ranges: 470
Vacuum cleaners: 469	Chains: 462
Tractors: 459	Handball: 452
Keys, key rings or key chains: 450	Fire extinguishers: 444
Luggage: 434	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 433
Razors or shavers: 427	Outerwear: 418
Soaps: 417	Above-ground swimming pools: 416
Recording tapes: 415	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 415
Automatic doors: 413	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 408
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 405	Cords, electrical: 401
Bed rails: 393	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 390
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 388	Mobile/manufactured homes: 385
Combs or hairbrushes: 382	Other electric lighting equipment: 373
Chain saws: 372	Hair dryers: 370
School equipment: 366	Grills: 363
Mattresses: 363	Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 361
Personal protection devices: 357	Radios: 352
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 351	Plants, trees and shrubs: 347
Eyeglasses: 343	Microwave ovens: 343
Horseshoes: 341	Balls: 339
Knives with replaceable blades: 334	Nonglass bottles or jars: 327
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 324	Cardboard products: 316
Other containers: 314	Fire escape devices: 312
Portable food or beverage coolers: 308	Screwdrivers: 305
Plastic products: 299	Balloons: 298
Plastic containers: 296	Drinking fountains: 288
Business and office machines: 285	Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 284
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 282	Chair, rocking: 270
Extension or straight ladders: 269	Automotive tools or accessories: 265
Scissors: 261	Wire: 260
Waterbeds or water pillows: 259	Metal cookware: 258
Scuba diving: 254	Pressurized containers: 248
Treehouses or playhouses: 247	Air compressors: 247
Eye protection devices: 245	Swimming pool equipment: 243
Pull-down or folding stairs: 242	Aerosol containers: 238
Gasoline: 233	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 232
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 228	Trays: 226
Ironing boards or covers: 225	Desk supplies: 225
Illegal drugs: 224	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 223
Badminton: 221	Darts: 220
Electric lighting equipment: 219	Screen doors: 213
Other glass doors: 212	Hair clippers and trimmers: 212
Pruning or trimming equipment: 210	Portable circular power saws: 209
Toy boxes or chests: 207	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 205
Dishwashers: 202	Medical equipment, general: 201
Laundry baskets: 200	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 196
Toy sports equipment: 194	Footlockers: 194
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 194	Other toy weapons: 191
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 190	Bags: 188
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 186	Fire or smoke alarms: 183
Welding equipment: 182	Power lawn mowers: 181
Saws: 178	Table tennis: 176
Pillows: 176	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 171
Cribs: 169	Photographic equipment: 169
Safes: 169	Car seats: 167
Flatware: 165	Music boxes or chimes: 161
Baby walkers or jumpers: 161	Other toy guns: 159
Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 158	Baby strollers: 158
Costumes or masks: 158	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 157
Seesaws or teeterboards: 157	Pumps: 156
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 154	Power drills or accessories: 154
Toboggans: 153	Other portable or stationary power tools: 152
Workshop furnishings: 152	Swimming pool slides: 150
Batons: 150	Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 150
Wigs, falls or hairpieces: 144	Glass soft drink bottles: 142
Window or door security barriers: 141	Cots: 141
General purpose household cleaners: 141	Decorative water features: 139
Inflatable toys: 139	Power pruning or trimming equipment: 138
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 138	Built-in fireplaces: 137
Sleeping bags: 137	Other grills or stoves: 137
Flotation toys: 135	Coffee makers or teapots: 132
Pens and pencils: 131	Tarpaulins: 129
Toy guns: 128	Extension cords: 127
Bleaches: 125	Sliding glass doors or panels: 124
Lubricants: 123	Toy vehicles: 119
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 116	Coins: 115
Vises or workshop clamps: 114	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 109
Recliner chairs: 109	Ice makers: 109
Baby bottles or nipples: 108	Blankets: 107
Towels or cloths: 105	Other specified plastic products: 104
Watches: 104	Self-contained openers: 102
Tricycles: 102	Foods: 101
Christmas decorations: 101	Sewing machines or accessories: 101
Stilts: 100	Plastic bags: 98
Lighters: 98	Log splitters: 96
Sprayers: 96	Pogo sticks: 95
Other drugs or medications: 94	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 93
Ammonia, household: 93	Attachable high chairs: 92
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 91	Rocking chairs: 90
Water heaters: 89	Diesel fuels: 89
Electric Christmas decorations: 89	Tapes: 88
Electric deep fryers: 88	Boats and boating: 87
Manual drills: 87	Pins and needles: 87
Knife sharpeners: 87	General home or room involvement in fires: 86
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 86	Power saws: 85
Wagons: 85	Painting equipment, powered: 85
Other plastic products: 84	Food processors: 82
Thermostats: 81	Slow cookers: 80
High chairs: 79	Flares: 79
Laundry soaps or detergents: 79	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 77
Batteries: 77	Panel doors: 76
Tetherball: 76	Matchbooks: 75
Manual filing or sanding tools: 75	Trains: 74
Snow throwers/blowers: 74	Remote control, universal or not stated: 71
Unicycles: 71	Christmas tree lights: 71
Extension ladders: 71	Curling: 70
Workshop compounds or chemicals: 70	Toilet bowl products: 70
Utility vehicles: 70	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 70
Nonbaby mattresses: 70	Snow disks: 69
Bench or table saws: 69	Levels: 69
Can openers: 69	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 69
Power lathes: 69	Dry heat irons: 68
Other antennas: 68	Other power saws: 68
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 68	Toy guns with projectiles: 68
Toasters: 67	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 67
Food skewers: 67	Other ladders: 66
Floor furnaces: 66	Window screens: 66
Baby bathtub seats or rings: 66	Gas furnaces: 65
Other power garden tools: 62	Chemicals: 62
Fencing: 62	Hypodermic needles or syringes: 61
Art supplies or equipment: 60	Battery chargers: 59
Slicers and choppers: 59	Electric waffle irons: 58
Projectors: 56	Doorstops: 55
Seasonal decorations: 55	Games or game parts: 54
Detergents: 48	Other ovens: 43
Building sets: 39	Scales: 38
Storm doors with glass panels: 38	Oven cleaners: 37
Trash compactors: 36	Gas ranges: 35
Electric blenders: 35	Other furniture: 35
Chair, recliner: 33	Electric razors or shavers: 32
Fire sprinklers: 31	Saunas: 31
Heat pumps: 30	Tombstones or grave markers: 30
Fabric treatment products: 30	Sheets or pillowcases: 29
Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 23	Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 22
Floor buffers or waxers: 21	Chimneys: 19
Dishwashing liquid: 18	Jalousie glass windows: 18
Electric frying pans and skillets: 18	Rug shampooers: 17
Bed rails, adult: 17	Baby carriers: 17
Antifreeze: 17	Other clothing: 17
Phonograph records: 17	First aid equipment: 17
Archery: 16	Other stools: 16
Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 16	Insect traps, powered: 16
Garden tractors: 16	Artificial flowers or plants: 16
Laundry hampers: 16	Artificial turf: 16
Other guns or firearms: 15	Marbles: 15
Appliances: 15	Pressure cookers or canners: 15
Straps: 15	Storm windows: 15
Swimming pool chemicals: 15	Fuel storage tanks: 15
Gas fumes or gas vapors of unknown origin: 15	Power tillers or cultivators: 15
Liquid drugs: 15	Thermometers: 15
Laser pointers: 15	Christmas tree stands or supports: 15
Artificial Christmas trees: 15	Riding toys: 15
Skeet shooting: 15	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 15
Contact lenses: 15	Gun powder or ammunition: 15
Ice picks: 15	Kites or kite string: 15
Tablet or capsule drugs: 14	Coaxial Cable: 14
Burglar alarms: 14	Cosmetics: 14
Guns: 6	Insect induced injuries: 6
Magazine racks or book ends: 6	Gas ranges or ovens: 5
Art and ceramic supplies or equipment: 5

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