Accidents - 26-50 years old - Year 2004 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 268,865
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Knives: 35,919	Ceilings and walls: 20,420
Doors: 11,208	Tableware and accessories: 10,026
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 9,901	Drinking glasses: 8,518
Stairs or steps: 7,831	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 6,158
Knives with replaceable blades: 5,581	Metal containers: 4,675
Floors or flooring materials: 4,389	Bicycles or accessories: 3,429
Hot water: 3,309	Tables: 3,276
Fences or fence posts: 3,162	Hammers: 3,087
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 3,027	House repair or construction materials: 3,017
Basketball: 2,949	Cookware: 2,578
Fishing: 2,354	Containers: 2,078
Screwdrivers: 2,037	Mirrors or mirror glass: 2,027
Softball: 1,926	Refrigerators: 1,764
Ladders: 1,748	Beds or bedframes: 1,679
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 1,671	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 1,604
Boxing: 1,595	Lawn mowers: 1,565
Football: 1,526	Furniture: 1,519
All-terrain vehicles: 1,479	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 1,412
Chain saws: 1,316	Drills: 1,298
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 1,263	Power lawn mowers: 1,214
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 1,209	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 1,205
Counters or countertops: 1,203	Bathtubs or showers: 1,195
Doorsills or frames: 1,194	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 1,157
Nail guns or stud drivers: 1,147	Baseball: 1,145
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 1,109	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 1,104
Pet supplies: 1,098	Chairs: 1,073
Garage doors: 1,023	Razors or shavers: 1,021
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 1,014	Saws: 1,011
Fireworks: 950	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 913
Bench or table saws: 907	Poles: 896
Hatchets or axes: 853	Scissors: 851
Pipes: 834	Grills: 817
Other ranges: 814	Air conditioners: 799
Bottles or jars: 796	Horseback riding: 788
Televisions: 776	Bags: 775
Awls, chisels or planes: 720	Handrails, railings or banisters: 680
Other ranges or ovens: 662	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 631
Fans: 622	Martial arts: 617
Glass bottles or jars: 610	Washing machines: 601
Manual scissors: 599	Computers: 583
Exercise: 551	Light bulbs: 542
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 541	Hand saws: 539
Tools: 537	Volleyball: 529
Bowling: 517	Cabinet or door hardware: 515
Portable circular power saws: 513	Other glass bottles or jars: 499
Power saws: 499	Manual cleaning equipment: 490
Swimming: 484	Other unpowered garden tools: 457
Sinks: 452	Elevators or other lifts: 441
Weight lifting: 434	Pruning or trimming equipment: 433
Soccer: 428	Other toys: 424
Sprayers: 423	Wheelchairs: 403
Clothing accessories: 393	Jewelry: 393
Cardboard products: 374	Power drills or accessories: 372
Snow skiing: 366	Skateboards: 365
Hockey: 362	Gasoline: 360
Rope or string: 356	Microwave ovens: 353
General home or room involvement in fires: 348	Roller skating: 347
Lighting equipment: 343	Keys, key rings or key chains: 341
Rugs or carpets: 341	Clothes dryers: 328
Water heaters: 322	Other furnaces: 318
Batteries: 309	Riding power lawn mowers: 305
Mobile/manufactured homes: 304	Slicers and choppers: 303
Grocery or shopping carts: 300	Wire: 294
Wooden containers: 293	Day wear: 292
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 280	Other ovens: 273
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 270	Ball sports: 264
Kitchen gadgets: 264	Other manual workshop tools: 259
Faucets or spigots: 258	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 256
Clothing: 250	Plastic products: 241
Amusement attractions: 238	Footwear: 234
Other portable or stationary power tools: 233	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 232
Electric blenders: 228	Power tillers or cultivators: 228
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 228	Snowmobiles: 224
Manual filing or sanding tools: 224	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 221
Toolboxes or tool kits: 220	Toilets: 217
Decorative yard equipment: 216	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 215
Welding equipment: 215	Public equipment: 213
Paper products: 213	Exercise equipment: 213
Pens and pencils: 212	Vacuum cleaners: 212
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 209	Freezers: 206
Desk supplies: 204	Archery: 200
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 200	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 196
Tool sheds: 193	In-line skating: 192
Baby gates or barriers: 190	Sleds: 189
Metal cookware: 187	Log splitters: 186
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 181	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 179
Coffee makers or teapots: 178	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 177
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 173	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 173
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 172	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 171
Nonbaby mattresses: 171	Tree stands: 171
Aquariums or accessories: 164	Floor lamps or table lamps: 164
Portable power drills and accessories: 161	Glue guns: 160
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 158	Diesel fuels: 157
Sewing basket articles: 157	Bunk beds: 157
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 155	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 153
Clocks: 153	Dishwashers: 153
Vending machines: 149	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 148
Cutting torches: 146	Roller hockey: 145
Slow cookers: 144	Automotive tools or accessories: 144
Rotary power lawn mowers: 142	Golf carts: 141
Built-in swimming pools: 141	Outdoor antennas: 139
Trampolines: 139	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 139
Plastic containers: 139	Electric frying pans and skillets: 139
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 137	Barstools or kitchen stools: 135
Tractors: 134	Antifreeze: 134
Mattresses: 134	Sports and recreational activity: 133
Electric deep fryers: 133	Swimming pools: 129
Automatic doors: 128	Chains: 128
Plastic bags: 128	Surfing: 126
Golf: 121	Diapers: 120
Benches: 119	Chemicals: 119
Bleaches: 118	Umbrellas: 117
Lockers: 117	Food processors: 117
Dancing: 117	Extension cords: 113
Electric mixers: 111	Power hedge trimmers: 110
Ice skating: 105	Ramps or landings: 105
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 105	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 104
Wood paneling and particleboard: 103	Handball: 103
Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 103	Ice hockey: 102
Soldering equipment: 94	Matchbooks: 94
Other plastic products: 94	Combs or hairbrushes: 94
Band saws: 94	Other ball sports: 92
Snow boarding: 92	Pins and needles: 91
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 91	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 90
BBs or pellets: 90	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 88
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 88	Acids: 88
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 87	Luggage: 87
Water tubing: 87	Tennis: 87
Nonglass bottles or jars: 86	Heaters or heating systems: 86
Trays: 86	Flatware: 86
Pressure cookers or canners: 86	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 86
Stationary power drills and accessories: 85	Gas-burning fireplaces: 85
Footlockers: 85	Windowsills or frames: 79
Food skewers: 76	Nonmetal cookware: 76
Towel racks or bars: 76	Automotive chemicals: 76
Other containers: 76	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 75
Radiators: 74	General purpose household cleaners: 74
Stools: 74	Electric Christmas decorations: 74
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 74	Caustics: 71
Diving or diving boards: 71	Manual hedge trimmers: 71
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 71	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 71
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 71	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 71
Baby carriers: 69	Eye protection devices: 69
Floor buffers or waxers: 69	Electric ranges: 69
Electric ranges or ovens: 69	Gas ranges or ovens: 69
Skeet shooting: 69	Pull-down or folding stairs: 69
Gas furnaces: 69	Other fireplaces: 69
Above-ground swimming pools: 69	Ice picks: 69
Rugby: 69	Knife sharpeners: 69
Can openers: 69	Other antennas: 69
Tape recorders or players: 69	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 69
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 69	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 69
Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 69	Camping equipment: 69
Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 69	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 69
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 69	Horseshoes: 69
Mountain climbing: 69	Billiards or pool: 69
Gymnastics: 69	Go-carts: 66
Air compressors: 64	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 64
Pressurized containers: 64	Electric kettles or hot pots: 64
Soaps: 60	Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 58
Christmas tree lights: 58	Lamp oils: 58
Artificial Christmas trees: 58	Flying toys: 58
Other toy guns: 58	Stilts: 58
Appliances: 58	Matches: 58
Ironing boards or covers: 58	Christmas decorations: 58
Minibikes, powered: 58	Portable electric heaters: 58
Laundry soaps or detergents: 58	Painting equipment, powered: 58
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 58	Vises or workshop clamps: 52
Dry ice: 50	Jigsaws: 49
Hot plates: 47	Lighter fluids: 47
Power routers: 47	Safety pins: 46
Tapes: 45	Nonelectric can openers: 43
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 43	Bars and bar accessories: 43
Cords, electrical: 43	Range or oven accessories: 43
Step stools: 34	Portable food or beverage coolers: 34
Paint or varnish thinners: 34	Bed rails: 33
Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 33	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 32
Carts: 32	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 32
Slides or sliding boards: 32	Clothing irons: 31
Kerosene: 29	Chair, recliner: 29
Futons: 29	Other grills or stoves: 29
Swings or swing sets: 17	Scooters, unpowered: 17
Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 17	Glass soft drink bottles: 17
Bottle openers: 17	Towels or cloths: 17
Hot tubs or home spas: 17	Skating: 16
Food warmers: 16	Charcoal: 16
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 16	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 16
Crutches, canes or walkers: 16	Adhesives: 16
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 16	Building sets: 16
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 16	Business and office machines: 16
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 16	Telephones or telephone accessories: 16
Laundry baskets: 16	Escalators: 16
Gas ranges: 16	Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads: 16
Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 16	Workshop compounds or chemicals: 15
Stepladders: 15	Toilet bowl products: 15
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 15	Book bags or back carriers: 15
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 15	Baby carriages: 15
Other electric lighting equipment: 15	Garden tractors: 15
Hacksaws: 15	Electric heating pads: 15
Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 15	Waterbeds or water pillows: 15
Fire or smoke alarms: 15	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 15
Scaffolding: 15	Toy weapons: 15

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