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Accidents - 6-15 years old - Year 1997

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,728,500
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:390,626Face:310,935
Head:251,631Ankle:221,087
Wrist:217,767Lower Arm:150,580
Foot:148,291Knee:146,868
Hand:132,984Lower Leg:102,261
Elbow:99,734Shoulder:79,916
Lower Trunk:77,141Mouth:70,415
Toe:59,894Upper Trunk:56,843
Neck:39,203Upper Leg:36,210
Eyeball:33,105Ear:30,177
Upper Arm:25,036All Of Body:15,846
Pubic Region:13,641Internal:9,340
25 - 50% Body:6,291Unkown:2,665

Accidents - Related Products

Products:

Bicycles or accessories: 296,577Basketball: 244,392
Football: 185,631Stairs or steps: 100,404
Baseball: 99,351Soccer: 84,289
Doors: 65,177In-line skating: 61,120
Floors or flooring materials: 59,332Trampolines: 54,707
Knives: 54,087Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 47,752
Ceilings and walls: 44,982Swings or swing sets: 39,065
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 38,270Softball: 35,892
Roller skating: 33,133Fences or fence posts: 32,809
Tables: 32,131Beds: 31,502
Skateboards: 26,822Chairs: 26,218
Gymnastics: 25,643Windows or window glass: 22,426
Volleyball: 21,255Hockey: 19,945
All-terrain vehicles: 19,403Fishing: 19,247
Metal containers: 18,867Ball sports: 18,641
Slides or sliding boards: 18,614Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 18,246
Wrestling: 17,832Snow skiing: 15,705
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 15,023Jewelry: 14,898
Swimming pools: 14,816Skating: 14,663
Sleds: 14,400Exercise: 14,276
Bunk beds: 13,723Ice skating: 12,846
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 12,825Horseback riding: 12,758
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 12,489Snow boarding: 12,013
Other toys: 11,693Bathtubs or showers: 11,534
Drinking glasses: 11,527Other ball sports: 11,471
Poles: 11,435Swimming: 11,363
Go-carts: 11,223Cheerleading: 10,779
Golf: 10,067Tableware and accessories: 9,811
Bedsprings or bedframes: 9,412Playground equipment: 9,342
Bleachers: 9,131Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 9,127
Weight lifting: 8,347Footwear: 7,976
Martial arts: 7,492Track and field: 7,394
Dancing: 7,222Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 7,121
Handrails, railings or banisters: 6,750Exercise equipment: 6,735
Built-in swimming pools: 6,692Doorsills or frames: 6,394
House repair or construction materials: 6,218Ice hockey: 6,040
Benches: 5,711Lockers: 5,554
Scissors: 5,492Coins: 5,383
Bottles or jars: 5,278Pipes: 5,268
Glass doors: 5,193Other playground equipment: 4,959
First aid equipment: 4,725Rugs or carpets: 4,382
Ladders: 4,308Counters or countertops: 4,229
Rope or string: 4,204Televisions: 4,174
Tennis: 4,109Amusement attractions: 4,045
Knives with replaceable blades: 4,044Hot water: 3,904
BBs or pellets: 3,893Other unpowered garden tools: 3,794
Desk supplies: 3,784Bowling: 3,755
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 3,745Glass bottles or jars: 3,643
Containers: 3,630Sports and recreational activity: 3,596
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 3,594Hammers: 3,447
Razors or shavers: 3,360Street hockey: 3,354
Seesaws or teeterboards: 3,332Adhesives: 3,307
Diving or diving boards: 3,300Fireworks: 3,231
Mirrors or mirror glass: 3,117Other nonglass doors: 2,989
Book bags or back carriers: 2,852Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 2,833
Treehouses or playhouses: 2,573Grocery or shopping carts: 2,532
Furniture: 2,532Manual scissors: 2,506
Golf carts: 2,498Cabinet or door hardware: 2,469
Lawn mowers: 2,450Manual cleaning equipment: 2,350
Hatchets or axes: 2,325Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 2,320
Aquariums or accessories: 2,315Water slides: 2,302
Tetherball: 2,269Day wear: 2,184
Scooters, unpowered: 2,173Refrigerators: 2,162
Field hockey: 2,162Paper products: 2,148
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 2,083Cookware: 2,072
Nonglass doors: 2,063Sinks: 2,059
Other windows or window glass: 2,045Bags: 1,941
Sliding glass doors or panels: 1,933Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 1,931
Roller hockey: 1,928Other Irons: 1,901
General home or room involvement in fires: 1,883Wagons: 1,845
Lacrosse: 1,845Windowsills or frames: 1,830
Flying toys: 1,804Garage doors: 1,801
Other ranges: 1,759Screen doors: 1,747
Radiators: 1,697Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 1,697
Fans: 1,665Light bulbs: 1,652
Other glass doors: 1,647Toilets: 1,621
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 1,605Other toy guns: 1,576
Lighting equipment: 1,478Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 1,457
Gasoline: 1,455Mattresses: 1,450
Wire: 1,428Snowmobiles: 1,422
Computers: 1,415Boxing: 1,406
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 1,397Hot tubs or home spas: 1,369
Hammocks: 1,366Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 1,293
Cardboard products: 1,283Air conditioners: 1,283
Ramps or landings: 1,279Nonglass bottles or jars: 1,277
Minibikes, powered: 1,277Pruning or trimming equipment: 1,262
Saws: 1,253Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 1,239
Step stools: 1,216Personal protection devices: 1,187
Buckets or pails: 1,180Wheelchairs: 1,171
Elevators or other lifts: 1,155Storm doors with glass panels: 1,154
Eyeglasses: 1,149Swimming pool equipment: 1,147
Snow tubing: 1,146Swimming pool chemicals: 1,126
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 1,121Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 1,120
Telephones or telephone accessories: 1,108Surfing: 1,106
Batteries: 1,101Glass soft drink bottles: 1,100
Flatware: 1,087Riding power lawn mowers: 1,083
Grills: 1,070Handball: 1,028
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 1,021Chemicals: 998
Tool sheds: 988Faucets or spigots: 988
Other fireplaces: 968Clothing accessories: 963
Toy sports equipment: 958Bleaches: 956
Washing machines: 955Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 943
Balloons: 929Outerwear: 926
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 923Public equipment: 914
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 912Band saws: 910
School equipment: 900Aerosol containers: 900
Heaters or heating systems: 888Other glass bottles or jars: 887
Floor lamps or table lamps: 884Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 881
Microwave ovens: 868Tractors: 855
Crutches, canes or walkers: 852Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 840
Billiards or pool: 840Plastic containers: 830
Camping equipment: 826Kitchen gadgets: 825
Chains: 819Gas furnaces: 812
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 810Coal or wood-burning stoves: 792
Toy guns: 770Screwdrivers: 770
Recliner chairs: 769Escalators: 766
Acids: 762Chain saws: 761
Archery: 759Carts: 754
Horseshoes: 746Toy boxes or chests: 744
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 713Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 706
Other manual workshop tools: 698Electrical wire or wiring systems: 696
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 695Rocking chairs: 694
Vacuum cleaners: 686Blankets: 677
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 669Hand saws: 660
Metal cookware: 636Can openers: 614
Bench or table saws: 597Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 590
Tricycles: 582Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 571
Portable food or beverage coolers: 562Tape recorders or players: 557
Automatic doors: 555Pogo sticks: 542
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 542Swimming pool slides: 534
Bars and bar accessories: 525Above-ground swimming pools: 522
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 519Wading pools: 501
Power lawn mowers: 501Cigarette or pipe lighters: 500
Other grills or stoves: 498Freezers: 498
Waterbeds or water pillows: 495Power hedge trimmers: 492
Plastic bags: 485Baby gates or barriers: 485
Fire extinguishers: 481Radios: 478
Television tables or stands: 477Pillows: 475
Keys, key rings or key chains: 471Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 467
Dishwashers: 467Clothing: 465
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 463Canning jars or lids: 462
Slicers and choppers: 460Tapes: 459
Other plastic products: 458Soaps: 454
Crayons or chalk: 452Combs or hairbrushes: 440
Water tubing: 432Darts: 430
Drills: 429Sewing machines or accessories: 427
Welding equipment: 424Ear protection devices: 422
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 422Scaffolding: 416
Drinking fountains: 415Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 411
Panel doors: 408Vending machines: 407
Clothes dryers: 401Flotation toys: 400
Wooden containers: 398Storm windows: 394
Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 392Mountain climbing: 391
Luggage: 378Awls, chisels or planes: 372
Water skiing: 369Other ovens: 367
Tools: 365Paint or varnish thinners: 363
Baby strollers: 361Christmas decorations: 353
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 346Building sets: 341
Drain cleaners: 329Lighter fluids: 326
Stepladders: 324Workshop furnishings: 323
Cribs: 322Toolboxes or tool kits: 320
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 313Power tillers or cultivators: 311
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 309Mobile/manufactured homes: 307
Footlockers: 306Fire escape devices: 305
Cots: 303Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 300
Snow throwers or blowers: 298Baby bottles or nipples: 297
Lighters: 289Rugby: 284
Carbon monoxide poisonings: 284Electric ranges: 282
Food processors: 278Marbles: 277
Electric table lamps, floor lamps or desk lamps: 277Water heaters: 271
Kerosene or oil heaters: 270Sheets or pillowcases: 262
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 262Toy bows or arrows: 262
Other containers: 261Toasters: 261
Fireplace equipment: 259Other furnaces: 259
Photographic equipment: 251Log splitters: 249
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 248Paper cutters: 246
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 239Electric mixers: 239
Electric blenders: 238Other power saws: 237
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 233Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 232
General purpose household cleaners: 231Gas or LP grills or stoves: 230
Glass tubing or test tubes: 225Doorstops: 225
Unpowered models or parts: 224Baby walkers or jumpers: 222
Nonbaby mattresses: 216Other antennas: 216
Portable circular power saws: 213Riding toys: 211
Slow cookers: 210Toboggans: 208
Sun lamps: 208Recording tapes: 204
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 202Night-lights: 201
Manual filing or sanding tools: 201Pumps: 197
Plastic products: 194Gas ranges: 194
Other ladders: 187Sleeping bags: 183
Powered riding toys: 181Towels or cloths: 176
Coffee makers or teapots: 176Futons: 176
Gas or LP heaters: 175Extension cords: 172
Fixed floor-length glass panels: 172Art supplies or equipment: 171
Clocks: 169Ice makers: 169
Seasonal decorations: 168Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 168
High chairs: 166Charcoal: 164
Matches: 162Thermometers: 162
Christmas tree lights: 160Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 159
Other electric lighting equipment: 159Stilts: 159
Nonmetal cookware: 158Power lathes: 158
Plastic wrapping products: 158Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 153
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 152Costumes or masks: 150
Kites or kite string: 149Glue guns: 148
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 148Upholstered chairs: 147
Water polo: 147Other portable or stationary power tools: 144
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 143Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 143
Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 143Nightwear: 142
Power sanders: 142School laboratory chemicals: 142
Business and office machines: 141Self-contained openers: 141
Saunas: 141Tarpaulins: 141
Wood paneling and particleboard: 137Portable power drills and accessories: 133
Kerosene: 132Nonelectric blankets: 132
Power saws: 132Electric deep fryers: 129
Nail guns or stud drivers: 128Water toys: 126
Toy weapons: 124Towel racks or bars: 123
Oven cleaners: 122Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 119
Hair dryers: 118Ice picks: 117
Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 117Garden tractors: 115
Toilet bowl products: 115Fuel storage tanks: 113
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 113Portable electric heaters: 112
Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 112Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 112
Toy guns with projectiles: 107Jigsaws: 107
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 106Baby carriages: 103
Knife sharpeners: 101Windshield wiper fluids: 98
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 98Other toy weapons: 94
Lubricants: 94Built-in fireplaces: 94
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 94Food grinders: 91
Window screens: 88Power pruning or trimming equipment: 87
Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 85Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 84
Soldering equipment: 84Carbon monoxide detectors: 84
Electric corn poppers: 81Safes: 81
Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 81Electric ovens: 81
Playpens: 81Wallpaper steamers: 81
Laundry soaps or detergents: 78Vaporizers: 76
Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 76Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 75
Other baby carriers: 75Manual hedge trimmers: 75
Eye protection devices: 74Incinerators: 74
Generators or power plants: 74Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 74
Molding compounds: 74Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 74
Abrasive cleaners: 73Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 72
Other furniture: 72Air compressors: 72
Diesel fuels: 72Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 72
Automotive chemicals: 70Snow plows: 70
Gas ovens: 69Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 68
Bassinets or cradles: 67Methyl alcohol: 67
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 67Metal or plastic molding sets: 67
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 66Electric grills: 66
Clacker balls: 66Dry ice: 66
Upholstered recliner chairs: 66Clothes steamers: 66
Electric kettles or hot pots: 66Electric welding equipment: 66
Lamp oils: 66Vises or workshop clamps: 66
Power routers: 66Other upholstered chairs: 66
Shuffleboard: 66Electric griddles: 66
Dishwashing liquid: 66Pressure cookers or canners: 64
Manicuring devices: 59Electric lighting equipment: 58
Oil furnaces: 58Watches: 51
Ammonia, household: 51Safety pins: 44
Electric heating pads: 41Nonelectric knife sharpeners: 41
Hair clippers and trimmers: 38Fencing: 37
Clothespins: 37Car seats: 34
Animal traps: 31Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 31
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 31Unicycles: 29
Matchbooks: 27Filters: 27
Stationary power drills and accessories: 25Range or oven accessories: 25
Extension ladders: 25Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 25
Electric razors or shavers: 24Floor buffers or waxers: 22
Food warmers: 22Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 21
Engine fuels for models: 21Juicers: 21
Steam irons: 21Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 21
Bottle warmers: 21Workshop compounds or chemicals: 19
Drain snakes: 19Gasoline cans: 19
Electric trains or accessories: 19Outdoor antennas: 19
Heat or infrared lamps: 19Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 19
Food skewers: 19Shoelace fasteners: 19
Ironing boards or covers: 18Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns: 18
Other clothing: 18Electric Christmas decorations: 18
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 18Boilers: 18
Detergents: 18Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 12
Garbage disposers: 12Hot plates: 12
Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 6Gas-burning fireplaces: 6
Electric can openers: 6Fire or smoke alarms: 6
Painting equipment, powered: 6Projectors: 6
Vacuum containers: 6Internal combustion engines: 6
Chimneys: 6Youth chairs: 6
Fabric treatment products: 6Party favors: 6
Artificial turf: 6Chemistry sets or science kits: 6
Room deodorizers or fresheners: 6Battery chargers: 6
Window or door security barriers: 6Leaf blowers: 6
Dehumidifiers: 6Radial arm saws: 6
Electric or battery-powered knives: 6Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 6
Artificial Christmas trees: 6Rocketry sets: 6

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