Accidents - Year 2000 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,605,729
See also: Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Knives: 272,554	Doors: 125,042
Basketball: 101,274	Football: 65,630
Metal containers: 51,852	Drinking glasses: 33,637
Tableware and accessories: 31,197	Bicycles or accessories: 28,483
Knives with replaceable blades: 28,247	Bench or table saws: 27,575
Windows or window glass: 26,739	Fishing: 26,603
Baseball: 19,832	Hammers: 17,963
Stairs or steps: 16,940	Ceilings and walls: 16,618
Softball: 16,472	Jewelry: 16,048
Pruning or trimming equipment: 15,135	Floors or flooring materials: 14,324
Saws: 13,844	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 13,559
Soccer: 13,467	Lawn mowers: 13,329
Razors or shavers: 12,849	House repair or construction materials: 12,735
Scissors: 12,380	Slicers and choppers: 11,820
Volleyball: 11,044	Fences or fence posts: 10,460
Ball sports: 9,044	Weight lifting: 8,555
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 8,375	Tables: 8,074
Chairs: 7,983	Garage doors: 7,047
Containers: 6,770	Beds: 6,573
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 6,570	Snow skiing: 6,097
Skateboards: 6,045	Manual scissors: 5,684
Wrestling: 5,633	Portable circular power saws: 5,491
Mirrors or mirror glass: 5,427	Chain saws: 5,333
Power saws: 5,328	Trampolines: 4,999
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 4,824	Power hedge trimmers: 4,724
Ladders: 4,475	Pipes: 4,374
Bottles or jars: 4,365	Drills: 4,322
Bowling: 4,254	Nail guns or stud drivers: 4,215
Doorsills or frames: 4,012	Desk supplies: 4,010
Other ball sports: 3,949	Band saws: 3,933
Other power saws: 3,889	Bathtubs or showers: 3,802
Hand saws: 3,784	Scooters, unpowered: 3,758
Hatchets or axes: 3,718	Cabinet or door hardware: 3,662
Fans: 3,646	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 3,595
Screen doors: 3,490	Awls, chisels or planes: 3,475
Exercise equipment: 3,441	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 3,440
Other toys: 3,424	Snow throwers or blowers: 3,339
Hockey: 3,269	Refrigerators: 3,196
In-line skating: 3,183	Grocery or shopping carts: 3,148
Furniture: 3,139	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 3,071
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 2,995	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 2,964
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 2,952	Gymnastics: 2,944
Cookware: 2,933	Food processors: 2,899
Other nonglass doors: 2,891	Rugs or carpets: 2,857
Horseback riding: 2,824	Power lawn mowers: 2,807
Light bulbs: 2,746	Other manual workshop tools: 2,689
Log splitters: 2,689	Glass bottles or jars: 2,659
Screwdrivers: 2,585	Lockers: 2,577
Other ranges: 2,560	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 2,554
Kitchen gadgets: 2,539	Sliding glass doors or panels: 2,526
Pet supplies: 2,523	Nonglass doors: 2,507
Poles: 2,490	Rope or string: 2,473
Power routers: 2,435	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 2,375
Manicuring devices: 2,358	Tools: 2,295
Sleds: 2,271	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 2,251
Handrails, railings or banisters: 2,244	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 2,235
All-terrain vehicles: 2,210	Other glass bottles or jars: 2,164
Glass doors: 2,154	Washing machines: 2,143
Wheelchairs: 2,115	Chains: 2,073
Sinks: 2,052	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 2,038
Manual cleaning equipment: 1,996	Tetherball: 1,947
Televisions: 1,945	Swings or swing sets: 1,937
Computers: 1,878	Counters or countertops: 1,877
Exercise: 1,858	Wire: 1,805
Manual hedge trimmers: 1,796	Snow boarding: 1,772
Sewing machines or accessories: 1,765	Day wear: 1,758
Swimming pools: 1,677	Other windows or window glass: 1,618
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 1,607	Bags: 1,606
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 1,593	Air conditioners: 1,514
Martial arts: 1,506	Toilets: 1,474
Slides or sliding boards: 1,468	Field hockey: 1,457
Vacuum cleaners: 1,456	Fireworks: 1,367
Boxing: 1,360	Sports and recreational activity: 1,340
Aquariums or accessories: 1,340	Other unpowered garden tools: 1,338
Dishwashers: 1,334	Automatic doors: 1,332
Pens and pencils: 1,326	Electric blenders: 1,324
Canning jars or lids: 1,319	Golf: 1,305
Power drills or accessories: 1,274	Roller skating: 1,240
Footwear: 1,235	Cheerleading: 1,227
Pins and needles: 1,222	Clothing accessories: 1,220
Other portable or stationary power tools: 1,179	Tractors: 1,175
Storm windows: 1,147	Windowsills or frames: 1,135
Archery: 1,131	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 1,118
Recliner chairs: 1,102	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 1,101
Public equipment: 1,088	Go-carts: 1,063
Cardboard products: 1,057	Clothes dryers: 1,048
Coffee makers or teapots: 1,045	Tennis: 1,041
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 1,040	Bedsprings or bedframes: 1,030
Hot water: 1,021	Ice skating: 1,007
Floor lamps or table lamps: 992	Other Irons: 991
Dancing: 989	Lighting equipment: 984
Lacrosse: 982	Can openers: 975
Keys, key rings or key chains: 974	Ice hockey: 957
Skating: 950	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 948
Elevators or other lifts: 927	Swimming: 919
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 881	Microwave ovens: 878
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 871	Electric mixers: 865
Grills: 859	BBs or pellets: 843
Rugby: 839	Toolboxes or tool kits: 813
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 793	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 791
Manual drills: 775	Wagons: 774
Manual filing or sanding tools: 724	Freezers: 717
Playground equipment: 710	Flatware: 708
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 707	Electric or battery-powered knives: 697
Buckets or pails: 683	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 679
Paper products: 672	Baby strollers: 667
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 666	Power sanders: 663
Snowmobiles: 655	Riding power lawn mowers: 650
Air compressors: 645	Book bags or back carriers: 645
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 637	Portable power drills and accessories: 635
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 630	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 619
Wood paneling and particleboard: 618	Glass soft drink bottles: 617
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 613	Tool sheds: 604
Other ovens: 602	Crutches, canes or walkers: 601
Paper cutters: 597	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 591
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 578	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 570
Carts: 569	Tape recorders or players: 567
Radial arm saws: 562	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 556
Track and field: 552	Heaters or heating systems: 541
Clothing: 534	Telephones or telephone accessories: 529
Other glass doors: 519	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 509
Adhesives: 507	Amusement attractions: 493
Electric ranges: 490	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 489
Stationary power drills and accessories: 487	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 486
Billiards or pool: 485	Self-contained openers: 480
Animal traps: 479	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 477
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 476	Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 476
Surfing: 476	Glue guns: 464
Bunk beds: 463	Power lathes: 459
Trays: 459	Built-in swimming pools: 457
Jigsaws: 453	Radiators: 448
Escalators: 440	Power jointers: 440
Flying toys: 434	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 430
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 428	Other plastic products: 422
Other containers: 420	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 418
Unpowered models or parts: 406	Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 404
Rocking chairs: 400	Plastic containers: 400
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 400	Batteries: 397
Power tillers or cultivators: 396	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 395
Panel doors: 394	Benches: 392
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 382	Other fireplaces: 382
Metal cookware: 381	Ramps or landings: 380
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 380	Snow tubing: 380
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 372	Plastic products: 371
Luggage: 371	Camping equipment: 367
Watches: 364	Step stools: 363
Food grinders: 361	Chemicals: 356
Storm doors with glass panels: 355	Scaffolding: 355
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 352	Car seats: 346
Christmas decorations: 346	Tapes: 342
Water polo: 341	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 338
Plastic wrapping products: 334	Toy sports equipment: 330
Leaf blowers: 323	Power hack saws: 321
Window screens: 321	Mountain climbing: 318
Bleachers: 317	Street hockey: 317
Handball: 314	Filters: 310
Decorative yard equipment: 309	Roller hockey: 307
Other ladders: 300	Other power garden tools: 299
Business and office machines: 298	Lighter fluids: 296
Fuel storage tanks: 294	Water slides: 288
Radios: 287	Stools: 284
Sewing basket articles: 284	Mattresses: 283
Rotary power lawn mowers: 280	Water tubing: 276
Outerwear: 276	Umbrellas: 273
Water heaters: 270	Laundry baskets: 269
General home or room involvement in fires: 266	Baby walkers or jumpers: 265
Nonglass bottles or jars: 262	Ice makers: 261
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 259	Trash compactors: 259
Horseshoes: 257	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 254
Faucets or spigots: 249	Other furnaces: 249
Drinking fountains: 246	Footlockers: 245
Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 243	Nonmetal cookware: 242
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 242	Sabre saws: 240
Workshop furnishings: 238	Lighters: 238
Toy boxes or chests: 237	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 237
Tricycles: 237	Other playground equipment: 236
Golf carts: 235	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 234
Welding equipment: 233	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 231
Vises or workshop clamps: 230	Pillows: 230
Slow cookers: 228	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 226
Electric Christmas decorations: 225	Glass tubing or test tubes: 225
Other antennas: 222	Electric scissors: 220
Fire extinguishers: 220	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 218
Baby gates or barriers: 216	Extension ladders: 215
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 208	Knife sharpeners: 207
Vending machines: 205	Manual push mowers: 205
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 200	Stepladders: 198
Seesaws or teeterboards: 196	First aid equipment: 195
Vaporizers: 194	Plastic bags: 194
Pull-down or folding stairs: 191	Water skiing: 191
Appliances: 187	Swimming pool equipment: 181
Soldering equipment: 179	Generators or power plants: 179
Waterbeds or water pillows: 178	Fire or smoke alarms: 178
Other grills or stoves: 177	Ironing boards or covers: 177
Coins: 174	Electric frying pans and skillets: 172
Art supplies or equipment: 171	High chairs: 169
Nonelectric blankets: 168	Portable food or beverage coolers: 167
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 166	Cots: 164
Safes: 163	Diving or diving boards: 161
Ice crushers: 159	Electric razors or shavers: 159
Towel racks or bars: 157	Minibikes, powered: 156
Other toy guns: 155	Electric deep fryers: 155
Metal or plastic molding sets: 153	Lawn vacuums: 153
Storm doors without glass panels: 152	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 148
Other bedding: 148	School laboratory chemicals: 148
Nightwear: 148	Thermometers: 145
Internal combustion engines: 145	Hot tubs or home spas: 145
Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 145	Garbage disposers: 140
Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 138	Painting equipment, powered: 135
Electric heaters: 135	Gasoline: 135
Pumps: 129	Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 127
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 125	Treehouses or playhouses: 125
Other stools: 124	Blankets: 120
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 120	Attachable high chairs: 118
Safety pins: 117	Electric lighting equipment: 115
Towels or cloths: 110	Badminton: 109
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 109	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 106
Hair dryers: 105	Hair clippers and trimmers: 104
Ice picks: 104	Sprayers: 103
Bed rails, adult: 101	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 101
Powered riding toys: 101	Cribs: 99
School equipment: 95	Bleaches: 94
Futons: 94	Fencing: 93
Other furniture: 92	Television tables or stands: 92
Electric can openers: 91	Other heaters or heating systems: 90
Baby carriages: 87	Party favors: 87
Garden tractors: 87	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 87
Photographic equipment: 87	Wooden containers: 86
Christmas tree stands or supports: 86	Reel power lawn mowers: 85
Boilers: 85	Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 85
Upholstered recliner chairs: 85	Brushcutters, powered: 85
Eyeglasses: 83	Detergents: 83
Fabrics: 83	Kerosene or oil heaters: 83
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 81	Tarpaulins: 78
Water softeners or conditioners: 77	Toy guns: 77
Fixed floor-length glass panels: 77	Toasters: 76
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 76	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 75
Shuffleboard: 75	Charcoal: 73
Dry heat irons: 70	Electric baseboard heaters: 70
Wading pools: 70	Rug shampooers: 70
Lubricants: 70	Reamers: 69
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 69	Chimneys: 69
Gasoline heaters: 69	Massage devices or vibrators: 69
Pressurized containers: 69	Clothes brushes: 69
Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 69	Christmas tree lights: 69
Steam irons: 67	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 67
Toy bows or arrows: 67	General purpose household cleaners: 67
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 67	Rocketry sets: 67
Pressure cookers or canners: 67	Flotation toys: 67
Swimming pool slides: 67	Containers with key openers: 67
Floor furnaces: 67	Bedding: 67
Other electric lighting equipment: 65	Gas or LP heaters: 57
Scuba diving: 53	Juicers: 52
Combs or hairbrushes: 51	Hot plates: 42
Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads: 42	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 40
Chafing dishes or fondue pots: 39	Swimming pool chemicals: 38
Clocks: 38	Power shapers: 38
Snow plows: 38	Unicycles: 38
Mobile/manufactured homes: 38	Baby bottles or nipples: 35
Night-lights: 35	Nonbaby mattresses: 35
Food skewers: 35	Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 34
Drain snakes: 34	Artificial Christmas trees: 34
Acids: 34	Extension cords: 34
Balloons: 29	Electric griddles: 23
Riding toys: 23	Doorstops: 23
Projectors: 18	Chemistry sets or science kits: 18
Range or oven accessories: 18	Saunas: 18
Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 18	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 18
Darts: 18	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 17
Seasonal decorations: 17	Floor buffers or waxers: 17
Flares: 17	Playpens: 17
Fuel oils: 17	Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 17
Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 17	Above-ground swimming pools: 17
Lighted make-up mirrors: 17	Artificial flowers or plants: 17
Gasoline cans: 17	Sheets or pillowcases: 17
Fuel-burning welding equipment: 17	Inflatable toys: 17
Bottle openers: 17	Electric ovens: 17
Gas ranges: 17	Electric knife sharpeners: 17
Incinerators: 17	Stationary power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 17
Diapers: 12	Fireplace equipment: 11
Recording tapes: 6	Other toy weapons: 5
Clothespins: 5	Building sets: 5
Bassinets or cradles: 5	Shoe polishes: 5
Baby mattresses or pads: 5	Kerosene: 5
Fertilizers: 5	Drinking straws: 5
Pogo sticks: 5	Baby changing tables: 5
Humidifiers: 5	Ice cream makers: 5
Caulking or spackling compounds: 5	Amateur two-way radios: 5

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