Accidents - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 13,966,898
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 1,202,178	Floors or flooring materials: 951,519
Bicycles or accessories: 530,200	Beds or bedframes: 525,439
Basketball: 495,237	Football: 448,725
Knives: 347,028	Doors: 302,676
Chairs: 294,451	Ceilings and walls: 281,020
Tables: 280,575	Bathtubs or showers: 252,494
Soccer: 206,686	Exercise: 203,686
Baseball: 163,646	Ladders: 161,370
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 159,292	Skateboards: 142,673
All-terrain vehicles: 141,136	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 125,943
Footwear: 122,238	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 121,551
Softball: 120,237	Wheelchairs: 116,879
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 113,852	Furniture: 111,570
Containers: 107,525	Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 107,206
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 104,507	Fences or fence posts: 98,321
Trampolines: 96,534	Crutches, canes or walkers: 93,720
Other toys: 90,318	Weight lifting: 83,984
Jewelry: 81,471	Horseback riding: 78,048
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 77,684	Metal containers: 74,284
Fishing: 74,171	Tableware and accessories: 72,696
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 71,753	Toilets: 71,467
Rugs or carpets: 70,505	Drinking glasses: 70,330
Sports and recreational activity: 68,399	Swimming: 66,714
Swings or swing sets: 64,586	Swimming pools: 60,748
Televisions: 59,944	Volleyball: 59,222
Scooters, unpowered: 58,179	Snow boarding: 53,233
Exercise equipment: 52,778	Knives with replaceable blades: 49,402
Dancing: 49,257	Slides or sliding boards: 48,980
Doorsills or frames: 47,357	Snow skiing: 46,399
Roller skating: 45,170	Day wear: 43,073
Counters or countertops: 42,043	First aid equipment: 41,113
Wrestling: 40,893	Golf: 39,993
Hockey: 39,969	Pet supplies: 39,593
Lawn mowers: 39,168	Bunk beds: 37,726
Other ball sports: 36,718	Hot water: 36,012
Poles: 35,840	Bench or table saws: 35,447
Refrigerators: 35,312	Grocery or shopping carts: 34,684
Tablet or capsule drugs: 33,583	Coins: 33,136
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 31,121	Cheerleading: 31,070
Hammers: 29,622	Benches: 29,534
Computers: 28,990	Gymnastics: 28,682
Martial arts: 28,675	Handrails, railings or banisters: 28,672
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 28,569	Sleds: 28,428
Bags: 27,632	Other unpowered garden tools: 27,523
Pipes: 26,047	Chain saws: 25,976
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 25,904	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 25,898
Other ranges or ovens: 24,932	Mirrors or mirror glass: 23,280
Stools: 23,111	Tennis: 23,043
Tools: 22,570	Ice skating: 21,821
Power lawn mowers: 21,616	Track and field: 21,580
Paper products: 20,896	Bowling: 20,367
Pens and pencils: 20,074	Amusement attractions: 19,932
Bleachers: 19,927	Pruning or trimming equipment: 19,801
Sinks: 19,738	House repair or construction materials: 19,390
Manual cleaning equipment: 19,204	Ice hockey: 18,982
Surfing: 18,358	Lacrosse: 18,085
Playground equipment: 18,024	Boxing: 17,885
Cookware: 17,844	In-line skating: 17,434
Other playground equipment: 17,384	Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 17,278
Bottles or jars: 17,093	Garage doors: 16,916
Soaps: 16,508	Cabinet or door hardware: 16,421
Ball sports: 16,321	Chair, recliner: 16,319
Barstools or kitchen stools: 16,008	Saws: 15,987
Vacuum cleaners: 15,605	Slicers and choppers: 15,561
Baby strollers: 15,369	Bleaches: 15,298
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 15,282	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 15,168
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 15,156	Glass bottles or jars: 15,110
Luggage: 14,970	Car seats: 14,927
Rugby: 14,832	Cribs: 14,624
Welding equipment: 14,534	Manual scissors: 14,189
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 14,084	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 14,024
Go-carts: 13,967	Golf carts: 13,924
Riding power lawn mowers: 13,843	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 13,839
Scissors: 13,620	Telephones or telephone accessories: 13,476
Clothing: 13,466	Step stools: 13,308
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 13,276	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 13,232
Water slides: 13,155	Fans: 13,076
Stepladders: 12,663	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 12,656
Washing machines: 12,632	Air conditioners: 12,617
Power saws: 12,499	Portable circular power saws: 12,449
Hatchets or axes: 12,373	Desk supplies: 12,283
Clothing accessories: 12,264	Pins and needles: 11,823
Gasoline: 11,750	Snowmobiles: 11,723
Escalators: 11,572	Manicuring devices: 11,557
General home or room involvement in fires: 11,445	Batteries: 11,349
General purpose household cleaners: 11,309	Windowsills or frames: 11,295
Built-in swimming pools: 11,244	Laundry baskets: 11,158
Aspirin substitutes: 11,031	Buckets or pails: 10,992
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 10,865	Ramps or landings: 10,745
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 10,692	Lockers: 10,632
Cardboard products: 10,534	Laundry soaps or detergents: 10,484
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 10,484	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 10,454
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 10,439	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 10,438
Other fireplaces: 10,405	Television tables or stands: 10,119
Rope or string: 10,080	Grills: 10,077
Light bulbs: 9,812	Mattresses: 9,661
Razors or shavers: 9,619	Cords, electrical: 9,535
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 9,533	Drills: 9,519
Flying toys: 9,378	Kitchen gadgets: 9,342
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 9,282	Balls: 9,264
Log splitters: 9,236	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 9,020
Eyeglasses: 8,949	Elevators or other lifts: 8,919
Clothing irons: 8,705	Fireworks: 8,637
High chairs: 8,558	Decorative yard equipment: 8,433
BBs or pellets: 8,132	Water tubing: 8,042
Carbon monoxide poisonings: 8,012	Chair, rocking: 7,930
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 7,734	Freezers: 7,617
Other manual workshop tools: 7,563	Heaters or heating systems: 7,488
Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 7,386	Rotary power lawn mowers: 7,385
Wire: 7,269	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 7,256
Tree stands: 7,230	Dishwashers: 7,218
Motorized vehicles: 7,098	Water skiing: 7,016
Radiators: 7,015	Aquariums or accessories: 6,988
Diving or diving boards: 6,925	Christmas decorations: 6,885
Adhesives: 6,869	Baby gates or barriers: 6,867
Toolboxes or tool kits: 6,820	Screwdrivers: 6,709
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 6,696	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 6,665
Floor lamps or table lamps: 6,589	Microwave ovens: 6,579
Other glass bottles or jars: 6,513	Bed rails: 6,470
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 6,386	Nail guns or stud drivers: 6,384
Book bags or back carriers: 6,292	Public equipment: 6,290
Plastic bags: 6,262	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 6,250
Skating: 6,247	Chemicals: 6,240
Clothes dryers: 6,200	Carts: 6,189
Tricycles: 6,134	Wagons: 6,087
Hot tubs or home spas: 5,975	Tool sheds: 5,899
Snow throwers/blowers: 5,893	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 5,805
Extension or straight ladders: 5,747	Other furniture: 5,566
Wooden containers: 5,468	Pillows: 5,349
Nonglass bottles or jars: 5,271	Metal cookware: 5,185
Antihistamines: 5,113	Cosmetics: 5,047
Awls, chisels or planes: 5,010	Billiards or pool: 4,923
Electric blenders: 4,912	Blankets: 4,901
Automatic doors: 4,857	Towels or cloths: 4,849
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 4,823	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 4,721
Liquid drugs: 4,713	Outerwear: 4,644
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 4,567	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 4,498
Portable food or beverage coolers: 4,466	Plastic containers: 4,451
Sprayers: 4,413	Scaffolding: 4,374
Chains: 4,306	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 4,295
Baby changing tables: 4,270	Keys, key rings or key chains: 4,235
Tractors: 4,215	Camping equipment: 4,185
Mountain climbing: 4,182	Street hockey: 4,174
Archery: 4,162	Power drills or accessories: 4,060
Toy boxes or chests: 4,036	Power hedge trimmers: 4,010
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 4,000	Combs or hairbrushes: 3,952
Field hockey: 3,945	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 3,934
Other specified plastic products: 3,914	Band saws: 3,894
Flatware: 3,892	Treehouses or playhouses: 3,834
Building sets: 3,791	Food processors: 3,758
Other furnaces: 3,750	Vending machines: 3,737
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 3,716	Seesaws or teeterboards: 3,580
Hammocks: 3,579	Sheets or pillowcases: 3,574
Nightwear: 3,574	Crayons or chalk: 3,476
Other drugs or medications: 3,468	Hearing aids: 3,398
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 3,325	Clocks: 3,321
Hand saws: 3,273	Baby bouncer seats: 3,217
Trays: 3,196	Other portable or stationary power tools: 3,085
Marbles: 3,083	Futons: 3,055
Eye protection devices: 3,053	Personal protection devices: 3,015
Umbrellas: 2,995	Built-in fireplaces: 2,994
Coffee makers or teapots: 2,961	Portable power drills and accessories: 2,924
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 2,919	Riding toys: 2,868
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 2,771	Water heaters: 2,710
Other containers: 2,704	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 2,704
Aerosol containers: 2,683	Generators or power plants: 2,671
Sewing machines or accessories: 2,660	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 2,653
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 2,601	Air compressors: 2,584
Electric ranges or ovens: 2,553	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 2,549
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 2,544	Sewing basket articles: 2,526
Nonelectric blankets: 2,522	Detergents: 2,519
Fire extinguishers: 2,517	Balloons: 2,506
Minibikes, powered: 2,468	Automotive tools or accessories: 2,458
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 2,423	Baby walkers or jumpers: 2,408
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 2,408	Handball: 2,406
Art and ceramic supplies or equipment: 2,385	Swimming pool chemicals: 2,372
Faucets or spigots: 2,362	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 2,359
Playpens: 2,336	Swimming pool equipment: 2,328
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 2,314	Snow tubing: 2,264
Powered riding toys: 2,241	Badminton: 2,230
Attachable high chairs: 2,228	Extension cords: 2,225
Business and office machines: 2,197	Power tillers or cultivators: 2,181
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 2,176	Electric heating pads: 2,165
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 2,134	Horseshoes: 2,117
Appliances: 2,103	Drinking straws: 2,070
Ear protection devices: 2,066	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 2,051
Toy sports equipment: 2,036	Other toy weapons: 2,018
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 2,009	Christmas tree lights: 2,000
Fabric treatment products: 1,997	Workshop furnishings: 1,931
Garden tractors: 1,930	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 1,904
Leaf blowers: 1,901	Self-contained openers: 1,898
Decorative water features: 1,896	Nonbaby mattresses: 1,880
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 1,879	Towel racks or bars: 1,875
Bars and bar accessories: 1,840	Table tennis: 1,826
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 1,809	Nonmetal cookware: 1,791
Fertilizers: 1,755	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 1,730
Molding compounds: 1,724	Storm windows: 1,721
Footlockers: 1,714	Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 1,707
Manual push mowers: 1,680	Pull-down or folding stairs: 1,659
Tetherball: 1,655	Power routers: 1,654
Pogo sticks: 1,651	Seasonal decorations: 1,636
Electric Christmas decorations: 1,626	Massage devices or vibrators: 1,614
Remote control, universal or not stated: 1,613	Gas ranges or ovens: 1,599
Canning jars or lids: 1,595	Carbon monoxide detectors: 1,591
Lighting equipment: 1,591	Slow cookers: 1,589
Fuel storage tanks: 1,589	Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 1,589
Lighter fluids: 1,587	Safes: 1,580
Outdoor patio heaters or firepits: 1,544	Scales: 1,527
Manual filing or sanding tools: 1,506	Photographic equipment: 1,502
Ammonia, household: 1,494	Diapers: 1,493
Lubricants: 1,484	Utility vehicles: 1,477
Portable baby swings: 1,465	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 1,450
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 1,445	Baby carriers: 1,444
Gas or LP heaters: 1,412	Portable swimming pools: 1,399
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 1,395	Laundry hampers: 1,388
Painting equipment, powered: 1,387	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 1,382
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 1,377	Baby bottles or nipples: 1,371
Fireplace equipment: 1,359	Artificial Christmas trees: 1,356
Tape recorders or players: 1,354	Manual hedge trimmers: 1,347
Gas fumes or gas vapors of unknown origin: 1,342	Electric mixers: 1,336
Scuba diving: 1,331	Gas furnaces: 1,329
Inflatable furniture: 1,306	Power sanders: 1,296
Liniments or rubbing compounds: 1,289	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 1,289
Other grills or stoves: 1,272	Drain cleaners: 1,266
Pressurized containers: 1,260	Can openers: 1,258
Radios: 1,243	Wood paneling and particleboard: 1,238
Hair dryers: 1,222	Aspirin or aspirin compounds: 1,221
Tapes: 1,200	Other bedding: 1,181
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 1,161	Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 1,156
Other toy guns: 1,139	Toy guns with projectiles: 1,135
Food grinders: 1,124	Magazine racks or book ends: 1,122
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 1,116	Paint or varnish thinners: 1,112
Above-ground swimming pools: 1,099	Tarpaulins: 1,088
Automotive chemicals: 1,085	Rug shampooers: 1,069
Water polo: 1,067	School equipment: 1,065
Antifreeze: 1,060	Roller hockey: 1,054
Ironing boards or covers: 1,051	Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 1,045
Acids: 1,042	Doorstops: 1,030
Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 994	Electric heaters: 983
Mobile/manufactured homes: 978	Window screens: 963
Toilet bowl products: 951	Drinking fountains: 951
Toy guns: 939	Hair clippers and trimmers: 937
Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 935	Dishwashing liquid: 934
Pressure cookers or canners: 932	Costumes or masks: 908
Boilers: 905	Electric deep fryers: 900
Swimming pool slides: 897	Gasoline cans: 890
Chimneys: 882	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 866
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 859	Kerosene or oil heaters: 856
Glue guns: 852	Darts: 848
Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 839	Stationary power drills and accessories: 838
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 835	Wallpaper: 819
Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 808	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 804
Pacifiers or teething rings: 798	Watches: 798
Animal traps: 795	Pumps: 792
Cots: 785	Charcoal: 777
Flotation toys: 771	Batons: 770
Power jointers: 768	Vises or workshop clamps: 767
Oven cleaners: 731	Food skewers: 730
Safety pins: 727	Other baby carriers: 724
Toddler beds: 718	Electric baseboard heaters: 704
Abrasive cleaners: 700	Matches: 696
Ice makers: 688	Artificial flowers or plants: 680
Preparations containing iron salts: 670	Plastic wrapping products: 669
Jigsaws: 658	Portable electric heaters: 657
Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 646	Garbage disposers: 638
Power lathes: 628	Caulking or spackling compounds: 616
Electric lighting equipment: 610	Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 608
Battery chargers: 600	Fire escape devices: 598
Hacksaws: 597	Fire or smoke alarms: 588
Saunas: 581	Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 577
Inflatable toys: 567	Vacuum containers: 566
Oil furnaces: 565	Humidifiers: 561
Tombstones or grave markers: 550	Kites or kite string: 549
Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 523	Gas-burning fireplaces: 522
Lighters: 519	Paper bags: 514
Glass soft drink bottles: 510	Dishwasher detergents: 507
Drain snakes: 505	Paper cutters: 502
Lamp oils: 500	Cutting torches: 498
Heating or cooling comfort packs: 493	School laboratory chemicals: 489
Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 484	Fuel multi-purpose lighters: 482
Fabrics: 472	Electric or battery-powered knives: 463
Sabre saws: 457	Electric frying pans and skillets: 457
Thermometers: 447	Electric coffee makers or teapots: 446
Fuel oils: 437	Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 433
Croquet: 428	Drugs or medications: 425
Hot plates: 419	Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 405
Other electric lighting equipment: 402	Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 396
Kerosene: 392	Recording tapes: 390
Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 389	Internal combustion engines: 376
Bassinets or cradles: 376	Stilts: 376
Ice picks: 371	Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 366
Glass tubing or test tubes: 360	Electric razors or shavers: 357
Windshield wiper fluids: 346	Unicycles: 345
Outdoor antennas: 344	Electric motors: 336
Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 335	Furniture polishes or waxes: 322
Projectors: 316	Baby carriages: 313
Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 311	Containers with key openers: 310
Potty chairs or training seats: 310	Oral hygiene products: 309
Other antennas: 307	Electric waffle irons: 307
Veterinary medicines: 306	Baby exercisers: 304
Substance ingested or inhaled by a victim under age: 301	Bedding: 301
Thermostats: 297	Party favors: 296
Shoelace fasteners: 294	Heat or infrared lamps: 291
Floor waxes: 291	Unpowered models or parts: 289
Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 289	Flares: 287
Toasters: 287	Night-lights: 286
Filters: 283	Amateur two-way radios: 281
Electric kettles or hot pots: 277	Toboggans: 276
Floor buffers or waxers: 269	Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 266
Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 259	Wigs, falls or hairpieces: 254
Baby mattresses or pads: 254	Table linens: 246
Workshop compounds or chemicals: 242	Radial arm saws: 241
Corkscrews: 238	Waterbeds or water pillows: 238
Manual drills: 236	Water toys: 235
Window or door security barriers: 233	Clothespins: 227
Vaporizers: 224	Other clothing: 224
Skeet shooting: 222	Record players: 222
Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 221	Soldering equipment: 219
Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 214	Electric blankets or sheets: 204
Sleeping bags: 201	Knife sharpeners: 201
Moving walks: 199	Fencing: 198
Food warmers: 192	Lunch boxes or pails: 190
Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 190	Alcohol: 188
Bath or facial brushes: 188	Baby carriers or slings: 187
Metal or plastic molding sets: 181	Electric trains or accessories: 178
Coaxial Cable: 177	Toy bows or arrows: 174
Shuffleboard: 173	Lye: 173
Juicers: 172	Support garments and stockings, medical: 170
Trash compactors: 168	Curling: 168
Dry ice: 168	Other power garden tools: 168
Electric brooms: 165	Portable cribs: 163
Portable gas or LP heaters: 161	Bottle openers: 158
Butane or LP gas meters: 156	Electric scissors: 155
Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 155	Snow disks: 152
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 147	Diesel fuels: 144
Torches: 143	Electric toothbrushes or oral irrigators: 141
Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 140	Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 140
Ice or snow boating: 139	Chafing dishes or fondue pots: 137
Artificial turf: 128	Electric can openers: 124
Electric combs: 122	Dehumidifiers: 116
Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 113	Electric fireplaces: 112
Burglar alarms: 106	Baby bathtub seats or rings: 106
Ice cream makers: 104	Shoe polishes: 98
Engine fuels for models: 97	Electric griddles: 96
Caustics: 92	Wallpaper steamers: 90
Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 90	Turpentine: 90
Solvents: 90	Music boxes or chimes: 88
Chemistry sets or science kits: 87	Coal furnaces: 86
Rust removers: 84	Christmas tree stands or supports: 81
Toy weapons: 78	Electric grills: 77
Brushcutters, powered: 77	Methyl alcohol: 76
Rocketry sets: 76	Baby rattles: 75
Floor furnaces: 75	Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices: 75
Insect traps, powered: 75	Other polishes: 75
Electric multi-purpose lighters: 75	Photographic chemicals: 75
Wooden matches: 75	Diaper fasteners: 70
Plastic panels for doors or windows: 70	Residential alternative energy systems foron-site power generation: 69
Multi-purpose lighters: 69	Garden sprayers: 69
Glass bottle cutting equipment: 69	Levels: 69
Heat pumps: 62	Fuels for chafing dishes or fondue pots: 62
Ice crushers: 62	Bread making machines: 62
Electric soldering equipment: 62	Dyes: 60
Plant foods or fertilizers for potted plants: 52	Faucet water heaters: 46
Coin-operated car washing equipment: 37	Baby harnesses: 37
Laser pointers: 36	Woodburning kits: 31
Rotisseries: 31	Air purifiers: 30
Nonelectric knife sharpeners: 30	Fire sprinklers: 30
Matchbooks: 30	Bottle warmers: 21
Respiratory protection devices: 21	Slipcovers: 21
Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns: 21	Wood burning fireplaces: 21
Nonelectric can openers: 16	Power shapers: 15
Sterilizers: 15	Diaper pails: 15
Electric immersion water heaters: 15	Indoor antennas: 15
Baby baths or bathinettes: 12	Electric corn poppers: 6
Phonograph records: 6

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