Accidents - 26-50 years old - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,668,893
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 456,932	Floors or flooring materials: 181,773
Knives: 145,811	Bicycles or accessories: 117,679
Basketball: 86,949	Exercise: 84,289
Bathtubs or showers: 78,156	Ladders: 77,233
Beds or bedframes: 76,718	Doors: 70,501
Ceilings and walls: 68,793	Furniture: 63,475
Containers: 54,433	All-terrain vehicles: 54,338
Chairs: 48,845	Tables: 47,956
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 46,219	Softball: 41,794
Footwear: 40,907	Football: 39,643
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 38,399	Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 35,763
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 35,518	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 35,279
Weight lifting: 35,132	Soccer: 31,744
Horseback riding: 31,320	Tableware and accessories: 30,000
Baseball: 28,605	Fences or fence posts: 28,072
Drinking glasses: 27,914	Fishing: 26,647
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 25,666	Metal containers: 25,011
Knives with replaceable blades: 24,424	Televisions: 23,260
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 21,640	Lawn mowers: 18,138
Wheelchairs: 15,937	Hammers: 15,532
Swimming: 15,400	Refrigerators: 15,253
Skateboards: 15,117	Other toys: 15,080
Snow skiing: 14,895	Pet supplies: 14,385
Volleyball: 14,125	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 13,685
Toilets: 13,408	Exercise equipment: 13,361
Chain saws: 13,210	First aid equipment: 12,882
Martial arts: 12,681	Swimming pools: 12,400
Day wear: 12,268	Tools: 12,250
Hot water: 12,166	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 11,862
Roller skating: 11,810	Bags: 11,735
Rugs or carpets: 11,730	Doorsills or frames: 11,730
Dancing: 11,726	Other unpowered garden tools: 11,337
Bench or table saws: 11,081	House repair or construction materials: 10,831
Jewelry: 10,391	Snow boarding: 10,106
Counters or countertops: 9,873	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 9,588
Power lawn mowers: 9,567	Computers: 9,405
Hockey: 9,171	Pipes: 9,168
Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 8,967	Golf: 8,896
Welding equipment: 8,407	Other ranges or ovens: 7,949
Pruning or trimming equipment: 7,919	Bowling: 7,903
Cookware: 7,764	Mirrors or mirror glass: 7,720
Crutches, canes or walkers: 7,691	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 7,671
Handrails, railings or banisters: 7,609	Saws: 7,592
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 7,094	Slicers and choppers: 6,984
Washing machines: 6,931	Surfing: 6,739
Hatchets or axes: 6,419	Poles: 6,367
Garage doors: 6,337	Trampolines: 6,285
Manual cleaning equipment: 6,271	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 6,234
Bottles or jars: 6,148	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 6,042
Laundry baskets: 6,022	Portable circular power saws: 5,960
Air conditioners: 5,894	Boxing: 5,877
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 5,764	Power saws: 5,753
Drills: 5,710	Clothing: 5,709
Other ball sports: 5,688	Snowmobiles: 5,636
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 5,636	Sports and recreational activity: 5,568
Bunk beds: 5,549	Luggage: 5,369
Soaps: 5,316	Vacuum cleaners: 5,215
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 5,164	Tennis: 5,125
Bleaches: 5,062	Riding power lawn mowers: 4,813
Sinks: 4,701	In-line skating: 4,640
Benches: 4,575	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 4,568
Ice skating: 4,533	Stepladders: 4,495
Glass bottles or jars: 4,477	Sleds: 4,417
Cardboard products: 4,384	Gasoline: 4,341
Amusement attractions: 4,338	Manual scissors: 4,336
Tree stands: 4,280	Buckets or pails: 4,263
Rotary power lawn mowers: 4,165	Stools: 4,137
Log splitters: 4,068	General home or room involvement in fires: 3,911
Scissors: 3,887	Telephones or telephone accessories: 3,856
Screwdrivers: 3,851	Barstools or kitchen stools: 3,839
Pins and needles: 3,819	Golf carts: 3,796
Grills: 3,786	Manicuring devices: 3,750
Fans: 3,750	Nail guns or stud drivers: 3,727
Mattresses: 3,711	Paper products: 3,697
Laundry soaps or detergents: 3,685	Ramps or landings: 3,661
Grocery or shopping carts: 3,648	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 3,644
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 3,617	Toolboxes or tool kits: 3,616
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 3,594	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 3,561
Freezers: 3,518	Clothing accessories: 3,464
Swings or swing sets: 3,455	Scooters, unpowered: 3,454
Razors or shavers: 3,445	Cabinet or door hardware: 3,380
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 3,196	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 3,137
Kitchen gadgets: 3,088	Ice hockey: 3,087
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 3,070	Ball sports: 3,060
Rope or string: 3,010	Light bulbs: 2,987
Go-carts: 2,959	Chair, recliner: 2,943
Clothes dryers: 2,941	Baby gates or barriers: 2,936
Step stools: 2,864	Other manual workshop tools: 2,851
Extension or straight ladders: 2,838	General purpose household cleaners: 2,805
Other furniture: 2,757	Other glass bottles or jars: 2,688
Water tubing: 2,607	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 2,579
Escalators: 2,545	Fireworks: 2,542
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 2,532	Plastic bags: 2,510
Rugby: 2,471	Snow throwers/blowers: 2,469
Electric blenders: 2,454	Aquariums or accessories: 2,440
Water skiing: 2,424	Power drills or accessories: 2,354
Scaffolding: 2,310	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 2,297
Tool sheds: 2,288	Water slides: 2,257
Carbon monoxide poisonings: 2,257	Awls, chisels or planes: 2,255
Flying toys: 2,242	Elevators or other lifts: 2,241
Billiards or pool: 2,230	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 2,222
Metal cookware: 2,213	Hot tubs or home spas: 2,198
Bleachers: 2,196	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 2,189
Chains: 2,183	Wire: 2,182
Decorative yard equipment: 2,182	Desk supplies: 2,181
Dishwashers: 2,166	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 2,161
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 2,133	Car seats: 2,105
Cords, electrical: 2,098	Pens and pencils: 2,097
Sprayers: 2,085	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 2,044
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 2,037	Wooden containers: 2,034
Portable food or beverage coolers: 2,022	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 1,976
Water heaters: 1,932	Batteries: 1,925
Chemicals: 1,901	Nonglass bottles or jars: 1,869
Microwave ovens: 1,830	Other portable or stationary power tools: 1,804
Wrestling: 1,798	Power hedge trimmers: 1,789
Floor lamps or table lamps: 1,780	Tractors: 1,761
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 1,756	Diving or diving boards: 1,745
Christmas decorations: 1,714	Eye protection devices: 1,701
Mountain climbing: 1,695	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 1,695
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 1,692	Adhesives: 1,675
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 1,649	Portable power drills and accessories: 1,641
Public equipment: 1,619	Track and field: 1,590
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 1,576	Built-in swimming pools: 1,558
Food processors: 1,525	Eyeglasses: 1,496
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 1,446	Other furnaces: 1,422
Combs or hairbrushes: 1,388	Heaters or heating systems: 1,385
Carts: 1,385	Generators or power plants: 1,378
Camping equipment: 1,378	Television tables or stands: 1,371
Other specified plastic products: 1,356	Book bags or back carriers: 1,355
Plastic containers: 1,343	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 1,320
Bed rails: 1,309	Automotive tools or accessories: 1,298
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 1,275	Clothing irons: 1,271
Air compressors: 1,253	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 1,250
Hand saws: 1,242	Minibikes, powered: 1,234
Motorized vehicles: 1,224	Cribs: 1,207
Umbrellas: 1,200	Personal protection devices: 1,184
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 1,177	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 1,170
Other containers: 1,168	Towels or cloths: 1,167
Appliances: 1,155	Archery: 1,151
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 1,147	Swimming pool chemicals: 1,132
Pillows: 1,132	Automatic doors: 1,129
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 1,122	Windowsills or frames: 1,120
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 1,110	Radiators: 1,098
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 1,089	Slides or sliding boards: 1,071
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 1,054	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 1,024
Balls: 989	Coffee makers or teapots: 985
Trays: 980	Horseshoes: 973
Baby strollers: 973	Other fireplaces: 972
Band saws: 964	Vending machines: 964
Outerwear: 947	Christmas tree lights: 945
Snow tubing: 936	Fuel storage tanks: 935
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 933	Chair, rocking: 932
Keys, key rings or key chains: 929	Bars and bar accessories: 916
Gymnastics: 911	Business and office machines: 908
Power tillers or cultivators: 908	Street hockey: 871
Faucets or spigots: 867	Painting equipment, powered: 866
BBs or pellets: 865	Electric Christmas decorations: 856
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 852	Aerosol containers: 848
Manual push mowers: 845	Skating: 821
Workshop furnishings: 820	Nonbaby mattresses: 813
Detergents: 803	Blankets: 796
Other playground equipment: 795	Massage devices or vibrators: 790
Sheets or pillowcases: 789	Safes: 777
Ammonia, household: 769	Clocks: 765
Footlockers: 765	Gas ranges or ovens: 764
Canning jars or lids: 737	Badminton: 736
Artificial Christmas trees: 731	Pressurized containers: 729
Flatware: 721	Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 706
Nonmetal cookware: 702	Electric ranges or ovens: 688
Nightwear: 688	Futons: 687
Electric heating pads: 685	Drinking straws: 683
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 681	Can openers: 679
Lubricants: 675	Pull-down or folding stairs: 673
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 665	Fabric treatment products: 663
Extension cords: 656	Garden tractors: 650
Electric mixers: 640	Self-contained openers: 637
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 624	Lacrosse: 624
Power sanders: 612	Manual filing or sanding tools: 612
Mobile/manufactured homes: 609	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 604
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 600	Hair dryers: 594
Tapes: 592	Fire extinguishers: 588
Storm windows: 583	Slow cookers: 583
Leaf blowers: 572	Photographic equipment: 572
Laundry hampers: 564	Hair clippers and trimmers: 562
Gas furnaces: 562	Swimming pool equipment: 560
Antifreeze: 539	Balloons: 537
Food grinders: 534	Ear protection devices: 525
Handball: 517	Rug shampooers: 509
Lighting equipment: 504	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 502
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 500	Lockers: 499
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 497	Fertilizers: 491
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 469	Acids: 468
Sewing machines or accessories: 465	Carbon monoxide detectors: 464
Pressure cookers or canners: 453	Gasoline cans: 452
Darts: 449	Boilers: 449
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 447	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 446
Hearing aids: 437	Cots: 437
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 436	Hammocks: 436
Scuba diving: 434	Towel racks or bars: 424
Sewing basket articles: 421	Wood paneling and particleboard: 420
Coins: 415	Power pruning or trimming equipment: 412
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 408	Pumps: 407
Drain snakes: 403	Tarpaulins: 401
Stationary power drills and accessories: 401	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 397
Outdoor patio heaters or firepits: 397	Seasonal decorations: 394
Cheerleading: 388	Diapers: 382
Caulking or spackling compounds: 381	Wagons: 381
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 380	Roller hockey: 377
Manual hedge trimmers: 375	Radios: 372
Paint or varnish thinners: 372	Fireplace equipment: 369
Power routers: 365	Food skewers: 365
Drain cleaners: 362	Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 360
Jigsaws: 358	Remote control, universal or not stated: 355
Toilet bowl products: 353	Portable swimming pools: 348
Nonelectric blankets: 346	Playground equipment: 331
Vises or workshop clamps: 331	Cutting torches: 328
Other grills or stoves: 323	Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 319
Art and ceramic supplies or equipment: 318	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 318
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 303	Animal traps: 301
Table tennis: 301	Wallpaper: 297
Toy sports equipment: 292	Abrasive cleaners: 290
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 288	Electric deep fryers: 286
Inflatable furniture: 283	Toy boxes or chests: 281
Utility vehicles: 271	Kerosene or oil heaters: 267
Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 265	Matches: 263
Fuel multi-purpose lighters: 260	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 260
Treehouses or playhouses: 259	Garbage disposers: 259
Playpens: 256	Decorative water features: 254
Electric motors: 252	Dishwashing liquid: 246
Gas or LP heaters: 244	Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 239
Baby carriers: 239	Automotive chemicals: 238
Seesaws or teeterboards: 236	Magazine racks or book ends: 233
Glue guns: 232	Lighter fluids: 232
Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 228	Gas fumes or gas vapors of unknown origin: 224
Heating or cooling comfort packs: 219	Ironing boards or covers: 217
Ice makers: 217	Electric heaters: 214
Above-ground swimming pools: 212	Tape recorders or players: 210
Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 210	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 209
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 209	Lighters: 208
Saunas: 206	Baby bouncer seats: 206
Fabrics: 206	Other toy weapons: 203
Plastic wrapping products: 198	Wigs, falls or hairpieces: 196
Other bedding: 193	Tricycles: 190
Field hockey: 190	Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 187
Doorstops: 186	Building sets: 186
Hacksaws: 185	Electric frying pans and skillets: 184
Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 183	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 177
Sabre saws: 177	Marbles: 177
High chairs: 172	Costumes or masks: 170
Hot plates: 168	Baby walkers or jumpers: 163
Electric baseboard heaters: 163	Attachable high chairs: 161
Portable gas or LP heaters: 161	Charcoal: 160
Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 159	Fire escape devices: 155
Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 155	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 154
Vacuum containers: 153	Record players: 153
Floor waxes: 152	Skeet shooting: 151
Oven cleaners: 148	Paper cutters: 147
Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 146	Electric lighting equipment: 146
Water polo: 145	Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 144
Drinking fountains: 144	Internal combustion engines: 144
Power jointers: 141	Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 140
Waterbeds or water pillows: 139	Power lathes: 138
Oil furnaces: 137	Tetherball: 137
Furniture polishes or waxes: 132	Lunch boxes or pails: 132
Fuel oils: 131	Baby bottles or nipples: 131
Unicycles: 128	Scales: 123
Unpowered models or parts: 123	Dishwasher detergents: 122
Outdoor antennas: 121	Pogo sticks: 121
Built-in fireplaces: 115	Floor buffers or waxers: 113
Safety pins: 113	Electric kettles or hot pots: 108
Burglar alarms: 106	Windshield wiper fluids: 106
Dry ice: 106	Artificial flowers or plants: 106
Riding toys: 102	Electric coffee makers or teapots: 101
Knife sharpeners: 101	Manual drills: 101
Chimneys: 99	Electric blankets or sheets: 97
Batons: 97	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 93
Recording tapes: 93	Battery chargers: 92
Other antennas: 92	Artificial turf: 90
Heat or infrared lamps: 90	School equipment: 90
Juicers: 90	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 90
Workshop compounds or chemicals: 90	Watches: 86
Lye: 86	Kerosene: 86
Ice picks: 86	Coal furnaces: 86
Glass soft drink bottles: 84	Other electric lighting equipment: 84
Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 84	Stilts: 84
Thermometers: 84	Sleeping bags: 84
Baby carriages: 83	Curling: 82
Crayons or chalk: 78	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 77
School laboratory chemicals: 77	Electric razors or shavers: 77
Baby mattresses or pads: 77	Electric or battery-powered knives: 75
Other polishes: 75	Swimming pool slides: 75
Electric toothbrushes or oral irrigators: 75	Other power garden tools: 75
Electric multi-purpose lighters: 75	Insect traps, powered: 75
Clothespins: 70	Toddler beds: 70
Ice cream makers: 70	Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 70
Electric waffle irons: 70	Snow disks: 69
Croquet: 69	Bedding: 69
Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 69	Butane or LP gas meters: 69
Glass bottle cutting equipment: 69	Solvents: 69
Electric scissors: 69	Water toys: 69
Fuels for chafing dishes or fondue pots: 62	Ice or snow boating: 62
Bottle openers: 62	Fencing: 62
Bread making machines: 62	Electric grills: 62
Brushcutters, powered: 61	Kites or kite string: 46
Paper bags: 46	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 46
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 46	Thermostats: 46
Electric brooms: 41	Electric combs: 37
Other toy guns: 37	Torches: 37
Baby bathtub seats or rings: 32	Toy guns with projectiles: 32
Diesel fuels: 31	Radial arm saws: 31
Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 31	Tombstones or grave markers: 31
Heat pumps: 31	Fire or smoke alarms: 31
Rotisseries: 31	Food warmers: 30
Toboggans: 30	Coaxial Cable: 30
Portable baby swings: 30	Trash compactors: 30
Dehumidifiers: 30	Humidifiers: 30
Nonelectric can openers: 16	Metal or plastic molding sets: 16
Glass tubing or test tubes: 16	Table linens: 16
Party favors: 16	Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 15
Bath or facial brushes: 15	Amateur two-way radios: 15
Faucet water heaters: 15	Respiratory protection devices: 15
Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 15	Wallpaper steamers: 15
Pacifiers or teething rings: 15	Caustics: 15
Inflatable toys: 15	Lamp oils: 15
Window screens: 15	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 15
Engine fuels for models: 15	Other baby carriers: 15
Filters: 15	Laser pointers: 15
Baby carriers or slings: 15	Electric immersion water heaters: 15
Woodburning kits: 15

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