Accidents - Year 1997 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,535,074
See also: Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Knives: 259,794	Doors: 117,293
Basketball: 112,269	Metal containers: 55,748
Football: 55,528	Drinking glasses: 36,560
Tableware and accessories: 31,405	Fishing: 28,246
Knives with replaceable blades: 26,130	Windows or window glass: 25,268
Bicycles or accessories: 24,376	Baseball: 23,112
Softball: 20,707	Bench or table saws: 20,485
Hammers: 17,011	Stairs or steps: 15,984
Razors or shavers: 15,017	Floors or flooring materials: 15,011
Jewelry: 14,497	Ceilings and walls: 14,000
Scissors: 13,852	Soccer: 13,324
Pruning or trimming equipment: 12,856	Slicers and choppers: 12,723
Volleyball: 12,572	Fences or fence posts: 11,576
Saws: 11,224	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 10,648
Lawn mowers: 10,572	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 9,717
Tables: 9,360	Garage doors: 8,245
House repair or construction materials: 8,223	Chairs: 7,924
Snow skiing: 7,446	Ball sports: 7,435
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 7,390	Weight lifting: 7,313
Chain saws: 7,175	Portable circular power saws: 6,095
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 5,870	Power saws: 5,852
In-line skating: 5,218	Containers: 5,148
Fans: 4,804	Other ball sports: 4,618
Bowling: 4,578	Beds: 4,471
Ladders: 4,325	Other nonglass doors: 4,245
Screen doors: 4,211	Hatchets or axes: 4,180
Glass bottles or jars: 4,170	Mirrors or mirror glass: 4,166
Bottles or jars: 4,164	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 4,103
Manual scissors: 4,055	Hockey: 4,047
Hand saws: 4,044	Drills: 3,961
Desk supplies: 3,929	Band saws: 3,926
Trampolines: 3,898	Other toys: 3,855
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 3,729	Awls, chisels or planes: 3,579
Nonglass doors: 3,468	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 3,432
Power lawn mowers: 3,416	Lockers: 3,412
Wrestling: 3,214	Doorsills or frames: 3,179
Grocery or shopping carts: 3,140	Power hedge trimmers: 3,138
Swings or swing sets: 3,106	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 3,055
Exercise equipment: 3,027	Gymnastics: 2,908
Bathtubs or showers: 2,843	Sliding glass doors or panels: 2,825
Other ranges: 2,809	Pipes: 2,785
Kitchen gadgets: 2,774	Cookware: 2,742
Cabinet or door hardware: 2,714	Chains: 2,668
Log splitters: 2,666	Skateboards: 2,578
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 2,550	Other power saws: 2,531
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 2,473	Refrigerators: 2,472
Exercise: 2,452	Other manual workshop tools: 2,423
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 2,358	Screwdrivers: 2,358
Handrails, railings or banisters: 2,348	Roller skating: 2,258
Washing machines: 2,253	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 2,230
Nail guns or stud drivers: 2,229	Counters or countertops: 2,197
Light bulbs: 2,158	Snow throwers or blowers: 2,128
Rope or string: 2,108	Martial arts: 2,092
Sinks: 2,092	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 2,069
Horseback riding: 2,066	Power routers: 2,052
Furniture: 1,989	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 1,981
Automatic doors: 1,972	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 1,952
Food processors: 1,869	Other windows or window glass: 1,834
Other unpowered garden tools: 1,820	Electric blenders: 1,809
Rugs or carpets: 1,790	Wire: 1,669
Clothes dryers: 1,668	Storm windows: 1,643
Glass doors: 1,642	Swimming pools: 1,609
All-terrain vehicles: 1,608	Bedsprings or bedframes: 1,601
Aquariums or accessories: 1,538	Sleds: 1,533
Lighting equipment: 1,530	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 1,519
Poles: 1,509	Air conditioners: 1,501
Slides or sliding boards: 1,498	Ice skating: 1,490
Power drills or accessories: 1,475	Day wear: 1,458
Can openers: 1,424	Tetherball: 1,388
Cardboard products: 1,385	Manicuring devices: 1,379
Toilets: 1,364	Other ovens: 1,339
Tools: 1,316	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 1,309
Other glass bottles or jars: 1,298	Wheelchairs: 1,287
Televisions: 1,284	Manual cleaning equipment: 1,275
Cheerleading: 1,186	Snow boarding: 1,165
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 1,159	Elevators or other lifts: 1,147
Canning jars or lids: 1,139	Other portable or stationary power tools: 1,139
Vacuum cleaners: 1,133	Boxing: 1,131
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 1,107	Windowsills or frames: 1,091
Clothing accessories: 1,090	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 1,071
Sewing machines or accessories: 1,070	Computers: 1,063
Faucets or spigots: 1,057	Golf: 1,053
Toolboxes or tool kits: 1,041	Baby strollers: 1,031
Dancing: 1,030	Footwear: 1,002
Field hockey: 973	Skating: 967
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 957	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 947
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 943	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 933
Tractors: 923	Go-carts: 922
Portable power drills and accessories: 916	Power sanders: 902
Coffee makers or teapots: 902	Bags: 873
Unpowered models or parts: 852	Electric or battery-powered knives: 849
Hot water: 848	Manual filing or sanding tools: 843
Archery: 835	Dishwashers: 822
Paper cutters: 808	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 804
Power jointers: 789	Manual hedge trimmers: 779
Air compressors: 777	Grills: 770
Storm doors with glass panels: 762	Wood paneling and particleboard: 761
Fireworks: 756	Ice hockey: 754
Benches: 734	Riding power lawn mowers: 733
Bunk beds: 731	Scaffolding: 721
Panel doors: 720	Other Irons: 719
Power lathes: 716	Playground equipment: 710
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 688	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 678
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 675	Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 654
Crutches, canes or walkers: 651	Jigsaws: 646
Outerwear: 643	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 639
Plastic wrapping products: 638	Bleachers: 637
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 634	Christmas decorations: 632
Flatware: 627	BBs or pellets: 626
Billiards or pool: 625	Public equipment: 601
Stationary power drills and accessories: 601	Radial arm saws: 600
Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 598	Self-contained openers: 596
Floor lamps or table lamps: 595	Paper products: 584
Keys, key rings or key chains: 572	Leaf blowers: 563
Sports and recreational activity: 560	Glue guns: 550
Rugby: 548	Water slides: 547
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 539	Animal traps: 534
Wagons: 532	Glass soft drink bottles: 531
Tennis: 530	Electric mixers: 528
Buckets or pails: 515	Power pruning or trimming equipment: 512
Toy boxes or chests: 510	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 509
Freezers: 507	Batteries: 507
Microwave ovens: 505	Lacrosse: 500
Handball: 494	Other playground equipment: 477
Safes: 458	Tool sheds: 444
Street hockey: 440	Manual drills: 439
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 426	Radios: 424
Roller hockey: 424	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 422
Mattresses: 421	Rotary power lawn mowers: 415
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 403	Carts: 402
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 401	Other glass doors: 399
Recliner chairs: 394	Blankets: 394
Food grinders: 393	Adhesives: 391
Footlockers: 386	Other plastic products: 383
Seesaws or teeterboards: 383	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 379
Christmas tree lights: 376	Amusement attractions: 364
Nonmetal cookware: 362	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 361
Snowmobiles: 361	Car seats: 355
Business and office machines: 354	Workshop furnishings: 353
Welding equipment: 353	Electric lighting equipment: 353
Pumps: 352	Heaters or heating systems: 352
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 351	Art supplies or equipment: 342
Step stools: 338	Swimming: 335
Acids: 334	Clothing: 332
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 327	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 315
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 313	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 309
Food skewers: 301	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 301
Cots: 296	Tape recorders or players: 293
Plastic products: 288	Window screens: 287
Lighters: 286	Vises or workshop clamps: 285
Nonglass bottles or jars: 281	Electric ranges: 279
Metal cookware: 278	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 276
Portable food or beverage coolers: 273	Other grills or stoves: 271
Book bags or back carriers: 270	Escalators: 270
Toy sports equipment: 267	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 264
Electric table lamps, floor lamps or desk lamps: 263	Tapes: 259
Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 256	Wooden containers: 248
Clocks: 245	Radiators: 245
Range or oven accessories: 245	Other furnaces: 238
Baby gates or barriers: 237	Photographic equipment: 236
Telephones or telephone accessories: 230	Glass tubing or test tubes: 230
Track and field: 229	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 228
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 228	Garden tractors: 225
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 225	Garbage disposers: 225
Pillows: 224	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 219
Luggage: 218	Power tillers or cultivators: 217
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 217	Fixed floor-length glass panels: 216
Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 215	Slow cookers: 214
Swimming pool equipment: 211	Lighter fluids: 208
Hot tubs or home spas: 206	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 206
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 202	Baby walkers or jumpers: 201
Other ladders: 200	Drinking fountains: 198
Scooters, unpowered: 198	High chairs: 196
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 195	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 194
Water heaters: 190	Other containers: 183
Ramps or landings: 182	Stepladders: 181
Built-in swimming pools: 181	Toasters: 180
Cutting torches: 180	Plastic containers: 178
Other fireplaces: 178	Baby bottles or nipples: 178
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 178	Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 177
Waterbeds or water pillows: 174	Vaporizers: 171
Extension cords: 171	Seasonal decorations: 169
Internal combustion engines: 168	Playpens: 167
Portable baby swings: 166	Other electric lighting equipment: 165
Ice makers: 163	Towels or cloths: 162
Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 160	Storm doors without glass panels: 154
Electric scissors: 153	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 152
Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 151	First aid equipment: 149
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 148	Ice cream makers: 148
Manual push mowers: 148	Rocking chairs: 148
Golf carts: 147	Balloons: 145
Chimneys: 143	Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 141
Snow tubing: 141	Power hack saws: 141
Costumes or masks: 133	General purpose household cleaners: 132
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 129	Flying toys: 128
Watches: 127	Sabre saws: 125
Fireplace equipment: 125	Water skiing: 117
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 114	Mountain climbing: 114
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 110	Ice picks: 109
Painting equipment, powered: 105	Vending machines: 102
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 102	Shoelace fasteners: 101
Tricycles: 100	Combs or hairbrushes: 100
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 100	Electric motors: 98
Ironing boards or covers: 97	Thermometers: 96
Electric razors or shavers: 94	Bleaches: 94
Filters: 93	School equipment: 93
Oven cleaners: 93	Christmas tree stands or supports: 90
Humidifiers: 89	Toy guns with projectiles: 89
Kerosene or oil heaters: 89	Food warmers: 88
Above-ground swimming pools: 87	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 87
Cribs: 87	Gasoline cans: 87
Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 86	Baby carriages: 84
Building sets: 84	Aerosol containers: 84
Diving or diving boards: 84	Water toys: 81
Pressure cookers or canners: 81	Other furniture: 81
Other toy guns: 81	Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 81
Pogo sticks: 81	Surfing: 75
Scuba diving: 75	Lamp oils: 75
Nightwear: 75	General home or room involvement in fires: 74
Battery chargers: 74	Gas or LP heaters: 74
Electric coffee makers or teapots: 74	Sleeping bags: 74
Coins: 74	Kites or kite string: 74
Horseshoes: 74	Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 74
Generators or power plants: 74	Nonelectric can openers: 70
Snow plows: 70	Molding compounds: 70
Floor waxes: 70	Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 70
Baby changing tables: 67	Amateur two-way radios: 67
Metal or plastic molding sets: 67	Toy weapons: 67
Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices: 66	Automotive chemicals: 66
Drain cleaners: 66	Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 66
Extension ladders: 66	Mobile/manufactured homes: 66
Paper bags: 66	Hammocks: 66
Caulking or spackling compounds: 66	Shuffleboard: 66
Brushcutters, powered: 66	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 66
Knife sharpeners: 66	Doorstops: 66
Water tubing: 66	Trash compactors: 60
Eyeglasses: 53	Plastic bags: 51
Television tables or stands: 49	Sheets or pillowcases: 41
Other toy weapons: 41	Nonelectric knife sharpeners: 41
Hearing aids: 41	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 40
Fuel storage tanks: 40	Gasoline: 39
Rug shampooers: 39	Other power garden tools: 38
Night-lights: 38	Fencing: 37
Safety pins: 37	Bars and bar accessories: 37
Treehouses or playhouses: 33	Clothespins: 31
Massage devices or vibrators: 29	Chemicals: 27
Electric can openers: 25	Recording tapes: 24
Towel racks or bars: 23	Nonbaby mattresses: 23
Fabrics: 23	Lye: 22
Electric waffle irons: 22	Fire extinguishers: 22
Electric kettles or hot pots: 21	Camping equipment: 21
Juicers: 21	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 21
Baby rattles: 21	Wading pools: 21
Lubricants: 19	Hair clippers and trimmers: 19
Swimming pool slides: 19	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 19
Potty chairs or training seats: 19	Baby carriers: 19
Gas ranges: 19	Electric corn poppers: 19
Drain snakes: 19	Hair dryers: 19
Other antennas: 19	Hot plates: 18
Shoe polishes: 18	Soldering equipment: 18
Scales: 12	Electric frying pans and skillets: 12
Party favors: 6	Electric ovens: 6
Pacifiers or teething rings: 6	Other clothing: 6
Other baby carriers: 6	Artificial Christmas trees: 6
Projectors: 6	Charcoal: 6
Chemistry sets or science kits: 6	Water polo: 6
Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns: 6

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