Accidents - Year 1997 - Face

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,258,462
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Bicycles or accessories: 88,696	Tables: 81,142
Floors or flooring materials: 75,986	Stairs or steps: 72,824
Basketball: 57,051	Beds: 50,194
Baseball: 42,977	Ceilings and walls: 38,755
Chairs: 36,319	Doors: 32,103
Bathtubs or showers: 29,465	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 22,577
Softball: 21,417	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 19,850
Football: 17,278	Hockey: 14,313
Other toys: 14,257	Wheelchairs: 13,817
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 13,084	Jewelry: 12,398
Fences or fence posts: 10,810	Bedsprings or bedframes: 10,759
Golf: 10,112	Swings or swing sets: 9,648
Soccer: 9,356	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 7,563
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 7,465	Swimming pools: 7,230
In-line skating: 7,175	Poles: 6,752
Counters or countertops: 6,743	Bunk beds: 6,730
Doorsills or frames: 6,688	Other fireplaces: 6,629
Televisions: 6,010	Slides or sliding boards: 5,753
Grocery or shopping carts: 5,349	Rugs or carpets: 5,230
Trampolines: 5,214	Ice skating: 5,184
Eyeglasses: 5,087	Toilets: 5,059
Built-in swimming pools: 4,798	Skateboards: 4,775
Fishing: 4,716	Windows or window glass: 4,621
All-terrain vehicles: 4,621	Ladders: 4,282
Furniture: 4,073	Cabinet or door hardware: 4,058
Tableware and accessories: 3,843	Benches: 3,777
Baby strollers: 3,698	Snow skiing: 3,633
Crutches, canes or walkers: 3,616	Ice hockey: 3,546
Sleds: 3,451	Pipes: 3,444
Hammers: 3,417	Metal containers: 3,284
Sinks: 3,272	Wrestling: 3,247
Roller skating: 3,231	Windowsills or frames: 3,190
Footwear: 3,157	Baby walkers or jumpers: 3,006
Bleachers: 2,976	House repair or construction materials: 2,954
Weight lifting: 2,908	Ball sports: 2,882
Exercise: 2,874	Handrails, railings or banisters: 2,833
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 2,775	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 2,732
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 2,628	Other playground equipment: 2,618
Playground equipment: 2,519	Rocking chairs: 2,496
Hot water: 2,385	Exercise equipment: 2,378
Knives: 2,341	Manual cleaning equipment: 2,329
Horseback riding: 2,283	Other unpowered garden tools: 2,265
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 2,248	Tricycles: 2,116
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 2,115	Radiators: 2,109
Car seats: 2,079	Containers: 2,067
Cribs: 2,003	Swimming: 1,980
Telephones or telephone accessories: 1,976	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 1,927
Gasoline: 1,921	Seesaws or teeterboards: 1,909
High chairs: 1,896	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 1,892
Drinking glasses: 1,877	Tennis: 1,857
Refrigerators: 1,832	Dancing: 1,820
Fans: 1,721	Volleyball: 1,716
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 1,706	Field hockey: 1,694
Paper products: 1,684	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 1,678
Martial arts: 1,629	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 1,626
Toy boxes or chests: 1,602	Cookware: 1,597
Other ranges: 1,586	Rugby: 1,576
Bottles or jars: 1,565	Wagons: 1,564
Go-carts: 1,551	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 1,541
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 1,459	Mirrors or mirror glass: 1,414
Step stools: 1,400	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 1,388
Fireworks: 1,384	Lighting equipment: 1,358
Razors or shavers: 1,347	Television tables or stands: 1,332
Diving or diving boards: 1,323	Snowmobiles: 1,322
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 1,320	Adhesives: 1,298
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 1,288	Surfing: 1,269
Buckets or pails: 1,266	Garage doors: 1,254
Street hockey: 1,249	Gymnastics: 1,211
Other Irons: 1,208	Amusement attractions: 1,206
Roller hockey: 1,201	Glass doors: 1,187
Cheerleading: 1,149	Heaters or heating systems: 1,149
Skating: 1,124	Carts: 1,081
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 1,072	Toy sports equipment: 1,068
Other baby carriers: 1,047	Crayons or chalk: 1,036
Batteries: 1,022	Recliner chairs: 1,018
Scooters, unpowered: 1,002	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 995
Glass bottles or jars: 984	Bowling: 982
Flying toys: 980	Desk supplies: 979
Dishwashers: 977	Other nonglass doors: 973
Other ball sports: 961	Screen doors: 955
Vacuum cleaners: 955	Mattresses: 950
Other manual workshop tools: 942	Lawn mowers: 928
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 920	Other toy guns: 908
Chain saws: 908	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 907
Snow boarding: 902	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 900
Grills: 885	Aquariums or accessories: 871
Aerosol containers: 869	Rope or string: 863
Water skiing: 859	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 844
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 830	Baby bottles or nipples: 819
Billiards or pool: 812	Riding toys: 787
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 784	BBs or pellets: 780
Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 778	Air conditioners: 774
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 772	Swimming pool equipment: 764
Sliding glass doors or panels: 753	Boxing: 753
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 741	Wire: 732
Computers: 732	Faucets or spigots: 726
Hot tubs or home spas: 701	Nonglass bottles or jars: 694
Lockers: 685	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 672
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 661	Hammocks: 654
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 653	Building sets: 647
Water slides: 623	First aid equipment: 613
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 612	Scaffolding: 598
Washing machines: 597	Towel racks or bars: 581
Toy guns: 580	Chains: 573
Light bulbs: 570	Screwdrivers: 570
Floor lamps or table lamps: 559	Scissors: 554
Pressure cookers or canners: 552	Plastic containers: 547
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 546	Other furnaces: 546
Riding power lawn mowers: 532	Tools: 523
Baby gates or barriers: 522	Radios: 516
Track and field: 512	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 510
Blankets: 504	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 500
Cardboard products: 496	Tape recorders or players: 496
Drinking fountains: 494	Toolboxes or tool kits: 492
Elevators or other lifts: 487	Water heaters: 486
Ramps or landings: 483	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 480
Book bags or back carriers: 476	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 474
Other glass bottles or jars: 469	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 454
Baby carriers: 453	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 447
Saws: 447	General purpose household cleaners: 447
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 441	Balloons: 432
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 429	Portable food or beverage coolers: 421
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 420	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 419
Gas ovens: 415	Attachable high chairs: 413
Waterbeds or water pillows: 406	Day wear: 403
Drills: 397	Built-in fireplaces: 385
Playpens: 385	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 385
Bags: 380	Hatchets or axes: 375
Clocks: 370	Automatic doors: 364
Baby carriages: 363	Sports and recreational activity: 357
Outerwear: 354	Storm doors with glass panels: 353
Kitchen gadgets: 352	Lighter fluids: 349
Other glass doors: 348	Public equipment: 347
Tractors: 343	Wood paneling and particleboard: 342
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 341	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 340
Nonglass doors: 338	Microwave ovens: 338
Marbles: 337	Golf carts: 334
Lacrosse: 332	Gas furnaces: 331
Bars and bar accessories: 329	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 318
Other windows or window glass: 315	Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 309
Chemicals: 308	Clothing accessories: 307
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 305	Art supplies or equipment: 302
Welding equipment: 296	Wooden containers: 291
Wading pools: 286	Horseshoes: 283
Pruning or trimming equipment: 282	Electric deep fryers: 281
Knives with replaceable blades: 281	General home or room involvement in fires: 281
Luggage: 278	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 276
Clothing: 276	Powered riding toys: 274
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 274	Pillows: 272
Bleaches: 270	Pull-down or folding stairs: 268
Water tubing: 265	Plastic products: 264
Recording tapes: 255	Flotation toys: 254
Water polo: 253	Other ovens: 250
Kerosene or oil heaters: 248	Archery: 236
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 235	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 233
Plastic bags: 232	Baby changing tables: 231
Minibikes, powered: 231	Escalators: 230
Power lawn mowers: 226	Paint or varnish thinners: 225
Swimming pool slides: 223	Eye protection devices: 218
Futons: 218	Darts: 216
Gas ranges: 214	Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 212
School equipment: 210	Bassinets or cradles: 207
Personal protection devices: 206	Other antennas: 205
Gas or LP heaters: 205	Keys, key rings or key chains: 205
Above-ground swimming pools: 204	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 203
Stepladders: 195	Fireplace equipment: 194
Treehouses or playhouses: 193	Vending machines: 192
Drain cleaners: 192	Doorstops: 192
Extension cords: 191	Sheets or pillowcases: 185
Metal cookware: 184	Acids: 182
Awls, chisels or planes: 180	Fuel storage tanks: 179
Other plastic products: 176	Towels or cloths: 175
Oven cleaners: 175	Footlockers: 174
Antifreeze: 174	Lighters: 172
Mountain climbing: 171	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 170
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 169	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 168
Fire extinguishers: 168	Other furniture: 166
Chimneys: 166	Christmas decorations: 164
Laundry soaps or detergents: 163	Electric baseboard heaters: 160
Hair dryers: 157	Glass soft drink bottles: 156
Lubricants: 156	Potty chairs or training seats: 156
Clothes dryers: 156	Air compressors: 155
Flatware: 154	Sewing machines or accessories: 154
Manual scissors: 153	Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 153
Handball: 150	Sun lamps: 149
Combs or hairbrushes: 149	Toy bows or arrows: 147
Soaps: 144	Coins: 143
Skeet shooting: 142	Other upholstered chairs: 141
Swimming pool chemicals: 141	Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 135
Tool sheds: 134	Electric lighting equipment: 126
Cots: 125	Log splitters: 124
Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 121	Garden tractors: 119
Electric table lamps, floor lamps or desk lamps: 119	Molding compounds: 117
Freezers: 115	Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 115
Fixed floor-length glass panels: 112	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 111
Tetherball: 110	Other toy weapons: 108
Other grills or stoves: 107	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 107
Range or oven accessories: 104	Ice makers: 104
Ironing boards or covers: 103	Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 103
Photographic equipment: 98	Business and office machines: 97
Sleeping bags: 96	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 94
Mobile/manufactured homes: 94	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 93
Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 93	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 93
Floor furnaces: 90	Fuel oils: 89
Party favors: 89	Youth chairs: 89
Power drills or accessories: 88	Watches: 88
Paper bags: 87	Power tillers or cultivators: 87
Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns: 87	Incinerators: 87
Water toys: 87	Camping equipment: 87
Safes: 86	Other portable or stationary power tools: 85
Workshop furnishings: 85	Nightwear: 84
Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 84	Painting equipment, powered: 84
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 84	Electric blenders: 84
Toasters: 84	Toy make-up kits or cosmetics: 84
Toilet bowl products: 84	School laboratory chemicals: 81
Matches: 81	Portable baby swings: 81
Safety pins: 81	Gasoline cans: 81
Toy weapons: 80	Gas-burning fireplaces: 75
Can openers: 75	Canning jars or lids: 75
Automotive chemicals: 75	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 75
Electric Christmas decorations: 75	Artificial Christmas trees: 74
Toboggans: 74	Portable electric heaters: 74
Wallpaper steamers: 74	Floor waxes: 74
Pacifiers or teething rings: 74	Hair clippers and trimmers: 74
Portable cribs: 74	Saunas: 74
Christmas tree lights: 73	Upholstered chairs: 72
Kerosene: 70	Tapes: 70
Electric ranges: 70	Upholstered rocking chairs: 69
Diapers: 67	Other bedding: 67
Snow tubing: 67	Scales: 67
Pressurized containers: 67	Gasoline heaters: 67
Manual filing or sanding tools: 67	Nonelectric blankets: 67
Pogo sticks: 67	Hand saws: 67
Bench or table saws: 67	Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 67
Electric mixers: 66	Nail guns or stud drivers: 66
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 66	Dishwashing liquid: 66
Vacuum containers: 66	Upholstered recliner chairs: 66
Matchbooks: 66	Lamp oils: 66
Manual drills: 66	Other containers: 66
Internal combustion engines: 66	Storm windows: 66
Manual hedge trimmers: 66	Snow plows: 66
Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 66	Panel doors: 66
Metal or plastic molding sets: 66	Outdoor antennas: 66
Extension ladders: 66	Coffee makers or teapots: 44
Amateur two-way radios: 43	Reel power lawn mowers: 41
Brushcutters, powered: 38	Electric razors or shavers: 37
Manicuring devices: 36	Battery chargers: 33
Food warmers: 28	Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 27
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 27	Window or door security barriers: 27
Nonbaby mattresses: 25	Electric coffee makers or teapots: 24
Power saws: 22	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 22
Electric welding equipment: 22	Portable circular power saws: 21
Steam irons: 21	Engine fuels for models: 21
Other ladders: 21	Workshop compounds or chemicals: 19
Snow throwers or blowers: 19	Electric motors: 19
Electric trains or accessories: 19	Electric frying pans and skillets: 19
Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 19	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 19
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 19	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 19
Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 19	Dry heat irons: 18
Charcoal: 18	Power sanders: 18
Detergents: 18	Ammonia, household: 18
Other heaters or heating systems: 18	Other electric lighting equipment: 12
Slow cookers: 12	Storm doors without glass panels: 6
Chemistry sets or science kits: 6	Liniments or rubbing compounds: 6
Baby mattresses or pads: 6	Window screens: 6
Car beds: 6	Rocketry sets: 6
Night-lights: 6	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 6
Self-contained openers: 6	Nonmetal cookware: 6
Rug shampooers: 6	Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 6
Humidifiers: 6	Dry ice: 6
Substance ingested or inhaled by a victim under age: 6

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