Accidents - 26-50 years old - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,365,079
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 408,774	Floors or flooring materials: 160,701
Knives: 148,867	Bicycles or accessories: 99,815
Basketball: 86,101	Ladders: 76,926
Doors: 67,183	Ceilings and walls: 66,107
Beds or bedframes: 64,101	Bathtubs or showers: 63,238
Furniture: 56,948	Exercise: 55,480
Containers: 52,542	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 51,725
All-terrain vehicles: 50,516	Tables: 46,743
Chairs: 45,967	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 41,974
House repair or construction materials: 40,862	Softball: 38,366
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 36,139	Football: 35,236
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 33,573	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 32,888
Horseback riding: 30,246	Knives with replaceable blades: 28,322
Tableware and accessories: 27,923	Footwear: 26,724
Drinking glasses: 25,945	Baseball: 25,649
Weight lifting: 24,860	Fences or fence posts: 24,832
Soccer: 24,773	Metal containers: 24,066
Fishing: 23,590	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 20,661
Lawn mowers: 20,396	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 19,367
Snow skiing: 17,435	Tools: 16,815
Hammers: 16,749	Televisions: 15,470
Chain saws: 14,017	Bags: 13,410
Bench or table saws: 13,334	Refrigerators: 12,637
Wheelchairs: 12,593	Volleyball: 12,293
Swimming: 12,253	Rugs or carpets: 12,051
Hot water: 12,014	First aid equipment: 11,818
Dancing: 11,111	Other toys: 10,793
Jewelry: 10,647	Day wear: 10,548
Exercise equipment: 10,487	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 10,211
Martial arts: 10,184	Swimming pools: 9,961
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 9,823	Power lawn mowers: 9,557
Toilets: 9,520	Saws: 9,488
Pipes: 9,348	Pruning or trimming equipment: 9,090
Other unpowered garden tools: 8,848	Doorsills or frames: 8,841
Snow boarding: 8,664	Bowling: 8,567
Welding equipment: 8,368	Pet supplies: 8,339
Roller skating: 8,176	Golf: 7,987
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 7,816	Other ranges or ovens: 7,760
Skateboards: 7,727	Portable circular power saws: 7,615
Mirrors or mirror glass: 7,474	Surfing: 7,409
Hockey: 7,404	Garage doors: 7,122
Cookware: 6,897	Snowmobiles: 6,856
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 6,849	Bottles or jars: 6,700
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 6,557	Trampolines: 6,398
Vacuum cleaners: 6,294	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 6,181
Power saws: 6,128	Counters or countertops: 6,092
Manual cleaning equipment: 6,080	Drills: 6,063
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 5,896	General home or room involvement in fires: 5,847
Handrails, railings or banisters: 5,805	Scissors: 5,791
Razors or shavers: 5,671	Crutches, canes or walkers: 5,543
Bleaches: 5,534	Luggage: 5,482
Laundry baskets: 5,351	Air conditioners: 5,345
Sinks: 5,284	Tennis: 5,116
Washing machines: 5,079	Riding power lawn mowers: 4,971
Screwdrivers: 4,943	Fans: 4,943
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 4,934	Cardboard products: 4,933
In-line skating: 4,632	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 4,614
Hatchets or axes: 4,558	Slicers and choppers: 4,554
Ice skating: 4,550	Sleds: 4,543
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 4,499	Computers: 4,479
Paper products: 4,388	Stepladders: 4,382
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 4,360	Glass bottles or jars: 4,358
Bunk beds: 4,306	Nail guns or stud drivers: 4,267
Gasoline: 4,211	Stools: 4,199
Toolboxes or tool kits: 4,197	Poles: 4,144
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 4,120	General purpose household cleaners: 4,040
Telephones or telephone accessories: 4,020	Benches: 3,992
Pins and needles: 3,965	Buckets or pails: 3,962
Other ball sports: 3,858	Boxing: 3,803
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 3,798	Clothing: 3,762
Grocery or shopping carts: 3,744	Amusement attractions: 3,732
Wire: 3,723	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 3,656
Cabinet or door hardware: 3,637	Soaps: 3,628
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 3,579	Grills: 3,573
Built-in swimming pools: 3,536	Tree stands: 3,455
Sports and recreational activity: 3,387	Mattresses: 3,385
Water skiing: 3,369	Extension or straight ladders: 3,349
Ball sports: 3,298	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 3,265
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 3,218	Golf carts: 3,162
Barstools or kitchen stools: 3,152	Ramps or landings: 3,129
Snow throwers/blowers: 3,078	Other manual workshop tools: 3,009
Step stools: 3,007	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 2,962
Ice hockey: 2,952	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 2,925
Desk supplies: 2,899	Rope or string: 2,868
Scaffolding: 2,867	Light bulbs: 2,698
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 2,689	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 2,644
Clothing accessories: 2,632	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 2,609
Manual scissors: 2,583	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 2,565
Scooters, unpowered: 2,541	Clothes dryers: 2,438
Go-carts: 2,409	Swings or swing sets: 2,386
Carbon monoxide poisonings: 2,381	Water heaters: 2,380
Fireworks: 2,350	Decorative yard equipment: 2,348
Bleachers: 2,338	Chemicals: 2,337
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 2,295	Floor lamps or table lamps: 2,273
Rugby: 2,262	Chair, recliner: 2,213
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 2,198	Freezers: 2,178
Awls, chisels or planes: 2,165	Automatic doors: 2,139
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 2,132	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 2,111
Adhesives: 2,105	Food processors: 2,036
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 2,022	Elevators or other lifts: 2,017
Flying toys: 2,016	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 1,997
Power hedge trimmers: 1,985	Rotary power lawn mowers: 1,983
Manicuring devices: 1,968	Other glass bottles or jars: 1,966
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 1,943	Baby gates or barriers: 1,937
Microwave ovens: 1,933	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 1,923
Portable food or beverage coolers: 1,922	Eyeglasses: 1,921
Log splitters: 1,917	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 1,913
Sprayers: 1,910	Aquariums or accessories: 1,892
Cords, electrical: 1,879	Power drills or accessories: 1,866
Kitchen gadgets: 1,863	Hot tubs or home spas: 1,816
Billiards or pool: 1,812	Escalators: 1,761
Tractors: 1,730	Laundry soaps or detergents: 1,720
Outerwear: 1,704	Batteries: 1,702
Carts: 1,697	Public equipment: 1,694
Other fireplaces: 1,658	Water tubing: 1,655
Diving or diving boards: 1,636	Skating: 1,619
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 1,593	Dishwashers: 1,566
Other portable or stationary power tools: 1,559	Mobile/manufactured homes: 1,558
Towels or cloths: 1,503	Heaters or heating systems: 1,502
Wooden containers: 1,496	Wood paneling and particleboard: 1,475
Snow tubing: 1,422	Water slides: 1,416
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 1,412	Coffee makers or teapots: 1,410
Lighting equipment: 1,388	Windowsills or frames: 1,370
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 1,367	Pens and pencils: 1,354
Bed rails: 1,351	Swimming pool chemicals: 1,336
Combs or hairbrushes: 1,331	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 1,330
Clothing irons: 1,317	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 1,290
Tool sheds: 1,267	Electric blenders: 1,261
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 1,260	Chair, rocking: 1,259
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 1,256	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 1,247
Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 1,242	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 1,225
Chains: 1,194	Air compressors: 1,190
Gymnastics: 1,186	Wrestling: 1,185
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 1,183	Mountain climbing: 1,172
Other containers: 1,171	Plastic containers: 1,170
Hand saws: 1,152	Nonglass bottles or jars: 1,147
Generators or power plants: 1,135	Plastic bags: 1,111
Flatware: 1,092	Personal protection devices: 1,060
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 1,053	Metal cookware: 1,051
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 1,043	Archery: 1,025
Portable power drills and accessories: 1,025	Camping equipment: 1,021
Book bags or back carriers: 1,016	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 1,001
Tape recorders or players: 1,000	Car seats: 996
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 992	Swimming pool equipment: 982
Pressure cookers or canners: 976	Horseshoes: 964
Eye protection devices: 921	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 911
Keys, key rings or key chains: 895	Gas ranges or ovens: 880
Baby strollers: 874	Electric heating pads: 871
Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 862	Blankets: 839
Umbrellas: 830	Massage devices or vibrators: 820
Garden tractors: 811	Television tables or stands: 805
Extension cords: 803	Electric ranges or ovens: 803
Scuba diving: 801	Storm windows: 800
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 790	Hammocks: 785
Acids: 782	Christmas decorations: 777
Workshop furnishings: 773	Power routers: 769
Other furnaces: 768	Slides or sliding boards: 766
Radiators: 762	Pillows: 761
Detergents: 760	Trays: 754
Vending machines: 753	Cribs: 748
BBs or pellets: 736	Ammonia, household: 726
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 725	Fire extinguishers: 725
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 724	Rug shampooers: 718
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 718	Power tillers or cultivators: 717
Nonmetal cookware: 714	Power pruning or trimming equipment: 698
Automotive tools or accessories: 690	Appliances: 689
Tapes: 672	Hair dryers: 665
Fuel storage tanks: 650	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 650
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 635	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 629
Band saws: 626	Lubricants: 622
Fertilizers: 617	Christmas tree lights: 615
Manual hedge trimmers: 615	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 614
Clocks: 610	Ear protection devices: 609
Faucets or spigots: 608	Footlockers: 606
Cutting torches: 599	Plastic products: 593
Photographic equipment: 590	Track and field: 582
Sewing machines or accessories: 569	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 559
Drain cleaners: 553	Slow cookers: 551
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 550	Pull-down or folding stairs: 535
Automotive chemicals: 534	Minibikes, powered: 528
Nightwear: 527	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 521
Table tennis: 520	Hacksaws: 520
Glass soft drink bottles: 517	Badminton: 516
Business and office machines: 511	Vises or workshop clamps: 505
Gas fumes or gas vapors of unknown origin: 499	Power sanders: 497
Antifreeze: 487	Glue guns: 486
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 478	Self-contained openers: 477
Jigsaws: 473	Gasoline cans: 471
Unpowered models or parts: 468	Artificial Christmas trees: 464
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 462	Stationary power drills and accessories: 454
Electric Christmas decorations: 452	Paint or varnish thinners: 448
Manual filing or sanding tools: 446	Paper cutters: 439
Toilet bowl products: 436	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 431
Playpens: 430	Charcoal: 429
Other playground equipment: 415	Sheets or pillowcases: 409
Balloons: 402	Electric or battery-powered knives: 401
Wading pools: 401	Baby bottles or nipples: 401
Aerosol containers: 399	Lye: 393
Leaf blowers: 393	Field hockey: 391
Safes: 386	Kerosene or oil heaters: 375
Tarpaulins: 375	Fireplace equipment: 372
Lockers: 371	Motorized vehicles: 371
Ironing boards or covers: 371	Pumps: 367
Manual push mowers: 366	Sewing basket articles: 365
Playground equipment: 364	Fabric treatment products: 362
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 359	Plastic wrapping products: 356
Power lathes: 353	Futons: 350
Laundry hampers: 345	Nonbaby mattresses: 342
Safety pins: 333	Chimneys: 333
Boilers: 332	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 331
Other furniture: 325	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 323
Lighters: 319	Handball: 318
Electric mixers: 318	Food skewers: 316
Coins: 310	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 308
Carbon monoxide detectors: 308	Pogo sticks: 305
Darts: 302	Oven cleaners: 299
Fuel oils: 297	Wallpaper: 295
Seasonal decorations: 295	Towel racks or bars: 288
High chairs: 286	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 279
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 274	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 267
Art supplies or equipment: 267	Other plastic products: 260
Gas or LP heaters: 260	Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 254
Electric motors: 253	Window screens: 252
Ice makers: 251	Dishwashing liquid: 251
Range or oven accessories: 247	Electric deep fryers: 245
Other grills or stoves: 243	Hair clippers and trimmers: 242
Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 242	Portable gas or LP heaters: 242
Toy sports equipment: 235	Electric frying pans and skillets: 235
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 234	Treehouses or playhouses: 230
Thermometers: 226	Street hockey: 226
Tricycles: 225	Watches: 224
Flotation toys: 220	Waterbeds or water pillows: 219
Swimming pool slides: 219	Gas furnaces: 215
Animal traps: 213	Pressurized containers: 213
Electric heaters: 212	Outdoor antennas: 204
Baby carriers: 204	Crayons or chalk: 202
Cheerleading: 202	Oil furnaces: 202
Painting equipment, powered: 198	Dishwasher detergents: 195
Bars and bar accessories: 190	Paper bags: 190
Radios: 182	Scales: 181
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 180	Trash compactors: 180
Caulking or spackling compounds: 174	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 174
Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 174	Toy boxes or chests: 173
Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 173	Matches: 173
Tombstones or grave markers: 173	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 168
Can openers: 167	Above-ground swimming pools: 167
Kites or kite string: 167	Wagons: 166
Heating or cooling comfort packs: 166	Brushcutters, powered: 165
Fire escape devices: 159	Juicers: 158
Drain snakes: 158	Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 152
Ice picks: 151	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 150
Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 150	Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 150
Soldering equipment: 150	Wood burning fireplaces: 149
Diapers: 148	Recording tapes: 145
Lighter fluids: 145	Floor buffers or waxers: 143
Toasters: 143	Dyes: 143
Heat or infrared lamps: 143	Kerosene: 142
Magazine racks or book ends: 142	Corkscrews: 142
Food grinders: 139	Drinking straws: 138
Utility vehicles: 136	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 136
Roller hockey: 136	Powered riding toys: 133
Cots: 130	Abrasive cleaners: 128
School equipment: 128	Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 128
Artificial flowers or plants: 128	Electric razors or shavers: 127
Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 126	Canning jars or lids: 124
Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 122	Other antennas: 121
Fire or smoke alarms: 119	Christmas tree stands or supports: 118
Bread making machines: 118	Other power garden tools: 113
Manual drills: 106	Lacrosse: 106
Wigs, falls or hairpieces: 106	Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 106
Diesel fuels: 99	Portable electric heaters: 99
Filters: 99	Batons: 99
Nonelectric can openers: 99	Hearing aids: 98
Trouble lights or extension work lights: 98	Humidifiers: 97
Ice cream makers: 91	Metal or plastic molding sets: 91
Unicycles: 91	Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 91
Portable baby swings: 83	Electric coffee makers or teapots: 83
Nonelectric blankets: 83	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 83
Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 83	Thermostats: 83
Toy bows or arrows: 83	Lunch boxes or pails: 82
Garbage disposers: 82	Artificial turf: 76
Internal combustion engines: 76	Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 76
Laser pointers: 76	Inflatable toys: 76
Costumes or masks: 75	Electric kettles or hot pots: 75
Baby mattresses or pads: 75	Other baby carriers: 68
Levels: 68	Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 68
Dehumidifiers: 68	Ice crushers: 68
Baby carriers or slings: 68	Seesaws or teeterboards: 68
Woodburning kits: 68	Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices: 68
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 68	Drinking fountains: 68
Tetherball: 68	Other toy weapons: 67
Power jointers: 66	Rotisseries: 66
Baby walkers or jumpers: 66	Electric lighting equipment: 62
Floor waxes: 62	Building sets: 61
Music boxes or chimes: 59	Glass tubing or test tubes: 59
Shoe polishes: 59	Toboggans: 59
Gas-burning fireplaces: 59	Plastic panels for doors or windows: 59
Knife sharpeners: 59	Lawn vacuums: 59
Other bedding: 59	Bottle openers: 59
Nonelectric knife sharpeners: 59	Wallpaper steamers: 59
Other clothing: 57	Marbles: 46
School laboratory chemicals: 46	Furniture polishes or waxes: 46
Lamp oils: 41	Sun lamps: 41
Electric scissors: 38	Rocketry sets: 33
Saunas: 31	Doorstops: 31
Baby carriages: 31	Stationary power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 31
Fencing: 31	Fabrics: 15
Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads: 15	Floor furnaces: 15
Electric griddles: 15	Water softeners or conditioners: 15
Water toys: 15	Workshop compounds or chemicals: 15
Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 15	Amateur two-way radios: 15
Fuels for chafing dishes or fondue pots: 15	Molding compounds: 15
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 15	Water polo: 15
Wooden matches: 15	Table linens: 15
Slipcovers: 15	Respiratory protection devices: 15
Electric corn poppers: 15	Food warmers: 15
Ice or snow boating: 15	Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 15
Bottle warmers: 15	Sterilizers: 15
Electric toothbrushes or oral irrigators: 15	Sleeping bags: 15
Electric soldering equipment: 15	Caustics: 15
Electric waffle irons: 15	Inflatable furniture: 15
Plant foods or fertilizers for potted plants: 15	Toy guns: 15
Pacifiers or teething rings: 15	Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 15
Shoelace fasteners: 15	Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 15
Sabre saws: 15

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