Accidents - 6-15 years old - Year 2000

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,128,161
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups.

Products:

Bicycles or accessories: 325,216	Basketball: 238,327
Football: 226,966	Stairs or steps: 103,754
Soccer: 101,985	Baseball: 96,070
Floors or flooring materials: 75,412	Trampolines: 68,682
Doors: 68,394	In-line skating: 58,960
Skateboards: 55,344	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 55,265
Ceilings and walls: 54,735	Knives: 51,215
Swings or swing sets: 43,129	Beds: 38,560
Fences or fence posts: 35,121	Softball: 34,609
Tables: 34,087	Scooters, unpowered: 33,176
All-terrain vehicles: 32,325	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 32,312
Chairs: 31,198	Gymnastics: 28,277
Snow boarding: 27,776	Wrestling: 26,601
Roller skating: 26,050	Exercise: 25,476
Swimming: 24,634	Ball sports: 23,883
Windows or window glass: 23,081	Slides or sliding boards: 22,115
Volleyball: 21,487	Sleds: 21,043
Snow skiing: 19,955	Swimming pools: 19,529
Poles: 18,958	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 18,354
Jewelry: 18,113	Metal containers: 17,633
Hockey: 17,485	Horseback riding: 17,098
Fishing: 17,064	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 16,975
Bathtubs or showers: 16,605	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 15,531
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 14,782	Other toys: 14,686
Other ball sports: 14,465	Bunk beds: 14,440
Ice skating: 14,076	House repair or construction materials: 13,961
Skating: 13,710	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 13,656
Cheerleading: 13,448	Playground equipment: 12,090
Footwear: 11,469	Tableware and accessories: 10,708
Go-carts: 10,622	Drinking glasses: 10,557
Weight lifting: 10,101	Track and field: 9,953
Golf: 9,346	Bleachers: 8,779
Pens and pencils: 8,600	Dancing: 8,559
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 8,518	Exercise equipment: 8,481
Handrails, railings or banisters: 8,065	Built-in swimming pools: 7,466
Pipes: 7,015	First aid equipment: 6,742
Ice hockey: 6,724	Coins: 6,600
Benches: 6,432	Sports and recreational activity: 6,290
Martial arts: 6,058	Lockers: 5,882
Other playground equipment: 5,859	Counters or countertops: 5,840
Scissors: 5,689	Hot water: 5,659
Amusement attractions: 5,217	Bedsprings or bedframes: 5,163
Containers: 4,966	Bottles or jars: 4,908
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 4,880	Tennis: 4,868
Rugs or carpets: 4,837	Knives with replaceable blades: 4,834
Doorsills or frames: 4,735	Glass doors: 4,728
Ladders: 4,477	Other unpowered garden tools: 4,424
Diving or diving boards: 4,228	Desk supplies: 4,205
Televisions: 4,164	Mirrors or mirror glass: 4,162
Rope or string: 4,045	Fireworks: 3,918
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 3,910	Furniture: 3,732
Paper products: 3,712	Day wear: 3,698
Lawn mowers: 3,620	Hammers: 3,553
BBs or pellets: 3,421	Surfing: 3,398
Book bags or back carriers: 3,338	Lacrosse: 3,329
Manual scissors: 3,188	Field hockey: 3,098
Cabinet or door hardware: 3,093	Bags: 2,953
Bowling: 2,949	Treehouses or playhouses: 2,943
Manual cleaning equipment: 2,871	General home or room involvement in fires: 2,823
Tetherball: 2,710	Glass bottles or jars: 2,709
Grocery or shopping carts: 2,707	Cookware: 2,600
Aquariums or accessories: 2,554	Snowmobiles: 2,550
Seesaws or teeterboards: 2,523	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 2,507
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 2,486	Other nonglass doors: 2,479
Pet supplies: 2,406	Razors or shavers: 2,355
Adhesives: 2,303	Toilets: 2,242
Snow tubing: 2,230	Boxing: 2,200
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 2,164	Public equipment: 2,150
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 2,081	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 2,059
Windowsills or frames: 2,054	Gasoline: 2,042
Screen doors: 2,035	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 1,997
Pins and needles: 1,945	Toy sports equipment: 1,931
Wagons: 1,878	Water slides: 1,867
Pogo sticks: 1,852	Other Irons: 1,756
Fans: 1,754	Other fireplaces: 1,749
Ramps or landings: 1,732	Golf carts: 1,728
Sinks: 1,719	Hatchets or axes: 1,686
Sliding glass doors or panels: 1,673	Refrigerators: 1,663
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 1,637	Telephones or telephone accessories: 1,632
Light bulbs: 1,623	Computers: 1,619
Wheelchairs: 1,605	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 1,561
Flying toys: 1,558	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 1,538
Kitchen gadgets: 1,509	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 1,491
Garage doors: 1,491	Street hockey: 1,483
Heaters or heating systems: 1,478	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 1,470
Wire: 1,427	Radiators: 1,424
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 1,416	Chemicals: 1,388
Water tubing: 1,378	Water skiing: 1,357
Nonglass doors: 1,348	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 1,332
Hammocks: 1,293	Escalators: 1,293
Pillows: 1,281	Buckets or pails: 1,265
Billiards or pool: 1,246	Outerwear: 1,242
Other glass bottles or jars: 1,239	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 1,234
Pruning or trimming equipment: 1,231	Swimming pool equipment: 1,229
Roller hockey: 1,226	Clothing accessories: 1,210
Other ranges: 1,190	Soaps: 1,185
Other glass doors: 1,163	Vacuum cleaners: 1,128
Tractors: 1,116	Saws: 1,084
Eyeglasses: 1,079	Grills: 1,074
Riding power lawn mowers: 1,073	Chains: 1,071
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 1,062	Mattresses: 1,036
Other toy guns: 1,029	Batteries: 1,021
Balloons: 1,007	Archery: 1,005
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 1,001	Stools: 981
General purpose household cleaners: 979	Storm doors with glass panels: 977
Air conditioners: 975	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 969
Slicers and choppers: 938	Crutches, canes or walkers: 934
Floor lamps or table lamps: 922	Lighting equipment: 915
Microwave ovens: 902	Cardboard products: 899
Other manual workshop tools: 895	Hot tubs or home spas: 893
Hand saws: 891	Tool sheds: 882
Flatware: 878	Bleaches: 858
Recliner chairs: 840	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 835
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 833	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 825
Band saws: 822	School equipment: 812
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 811	Plastic containers: 799
Tricycles: 788	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 788
Swimming pool slides: 786	Camping equipment: 783
Toy boxes or chests: 777	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 774
Other windows or window glass: 773	Other ovens: 753
Marbles: 751	Other furnaces: 750
Television tables or stands: 744	Chain saws: 736
Self-contained openers: 733	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 729
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 728	Plastic products: 727
Nonglass bottles or jars: 724	Washing machines: 723
Minibikes, powered: 721	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 719
Aerosol containers: 715	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 712
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 708	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 701
Awls, chisels or planes: 701	Handball: 700
Step stools: 691	Toolboxes or tool kits: 688
Power lawn mowers: 682	Glass soft drink bottles: 678
Screwdrivers: 669	Waterbeds or water pillows: 655
Combs or hairbrushes: 651	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 651
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 641	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 640
Rocking chairs: 631	Clothing: 619
Horseshoes: 613	Scaffolding: 608
Decorative yard equipment: 608	Manicuring devices: 596
Lighters: 568	Bars and bar accessories: 568
Tools: 563	Cribs: 558
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 543	Clothes dryers: 541
Personal protection devices: 537	Vending machines: 535
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 523	Drinking fountains: 522
Radios: 515	Elevators or other lifts: 508
Ear protection devices: 507	Carts: 505
Laundry soaps or detergents: 499	Keys, key rings or key chains: 494
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 477	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 472
Drinking straws: 470	Welding equipment: 468
Swimming pool chemicals: 463	Other containers: 463
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 463	Toy guns: 462
Dishwashers: 462	Watches: 457
Blankets: 457	Bench or table saws: 451
Carbon monoxide poisonings: 443	Mountain climbing: 442
Canning jars or lids: 427	Glue guns: 427
Toy bows or arrows: 416	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 412
Storm windows: 409	Automatic doors: 409
Crayons or chalk: 408	Charcoal: 399
Sewing machines or accessories: 398	Fire extinguishers: 394
Rugby: 393	Wooden containers: 379
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 378	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 377
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 375	Gas or LP heaters: 374
Flotation toys: 374	Darts: 369
Doorstops: 366	Plastic bags: 362
Metal cookware: 362	Eye protection devices: 353
Riding toys: 350	Footlockers: 349
Building sets: 347	Christmas decorations: 342
Futons: 340	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 339
Other plastic products: 332	Sewing basket articles: 332
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 331	Water heaters: 329
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 327	Barstools or kitchen stools: 326
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 324	Towels or cloths: 322
Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 315	Recording tapes: 312
Other ladders: 312	Nail guns or stud drivers: 309
Other stools: 308	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 304
Paint or varnish thinners: 303	Table tennis: 302
Tape recorders or players: 296	Kerosene or oil heaters: 296
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 295	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 293
Gasoline cans: 287	Chimneys: 284
Extension cords: 284	Baby gates or barriers: 281
Towel racks or bars: 277	Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 276
Panel doors: 276	Matches: 276
Freezers: 272	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 270
Christmas tree lights: 269	Lighter fluids: 269
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 267	Wading pools: 264
Above-ground swimming pools: 263	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 263
Faucets or spigots: 262	Food processors: 262
Wood paneling and particleboard: 259	Snow throwers or blowers: 257
Detergents: 256	Safety pins: 255
Thermometers: 255	Mobile/manufactured homes: 247
Business and office machines: 246	Art supplies or equipment: 245
Luggage: 245	Fire escape devices: 240
Hair dryers: 239	Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 239
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 237	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 232
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 230	Bed rails, adult: 229
Electric mixers: 228	Rocketry sets: 227
Other toy weapons: 226	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 215
Powered riding toys: 211	Power routers: 210
Seasonal decorations: 209	Carbon monoxide detectors: 208
Photographic equipment: 206	Water polo: 205
Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 201	Electric ranges: 198
Clocks: 198	Thermostats: 197
Coffee makers or teapots: 197	Food skewers: 196
Umbrellas: 196	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 195
Unicycles: 195	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 194
Plastic wrapping products: 194	Laundry baskets: 194
Window screens: 190	Kerosene: 190
Garden tractors: 184	Drills: 182
Power saws: 181	Sprayers: 181
Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 181	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 177
Boilers: 174	High chairs: 172
Other electric lighting equipment: 170	Slow cookers: 170
Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 168	Other portable or stationary power tools: 168
Baby strollers: 168	Kites or kite string: 165
Paper cutters: 164	Water toys: 163
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 162	Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 161
Electric heaters: 160	Portable food or beverage coolers: 159
Croquet: 159	Electric lighting equipment: 157
Pumps: 157	Fabric treatment products: 157
Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 155	Electric deep fryers: 155
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 155	Power tillers or cultivators: 152
Fireplace equipment: 152	Trays: 150
Vacuum containers: 148	Other antennas: 148
Other power saws: 148	Power lathes: 147
Tapes: 147	Clothespins: 146
Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 145	Rotary power lawn mowers: 145
Can openers: 143	Dishwasher detergents: 143
Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 141	Log splitters: 140
Bedding: 139	Ice or snow boating: 139
Toboggans: 138	Extension ladders: 135
Tarpaulins: 135	Sheets or pillowcases: 126
Vises or workshop clamps: 125	Generators or power plants: 120
Night-lights: 118	Ammonia, household: 117
Car seats: 116	Power hedge trimmers: 114
Laundry hampers: 113	Nonbaby mattresses: 111
Snow disks: 111	Toilet bowl products: 110
Pressure cookers or canners: 109	Molding compounds: 108
Projectors: 107	Gas furnaces: 105
Inflatable toys: 104	Hair clippers and trimmers: 104
Portable circular power saws: 102	Cots: 101
Lunch boxes or pails: 99	Manual hedge trimmers: 96
Safes: 94	Scuba diving: 94
Electric blenders: 94	Animal traps: 93
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 93	Shuffleboard: 93
Costumes or masks: 93	Inflatable furniture: 92
Jigsaws: 92	Other clothing: 91
Stationary power drills and accessories: 90	Portable power drills and accessories: 89
Nonmetal cookware: 87	Fire sprinklers: 87
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 87	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 86
Built-in fireplaces: 86	Artificial Christmas trees: 86
Toy make-up kits or cosmetics: 85	Appliances: 85
Heating or cooling comfort packs: 85	Fuel oils: 85
Power hack saws: 83	Lamp oils: 83
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 83	Fire or smoke alarms: 83
Sleeping bags: 82	Other furniture: 82
Baby bottles or nipples: 81	Lubricants: 81
Chemistry sets or science kits: 80	Internal combustion engines: 77
Abrasive cleaners: 77	Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns: 77
Steam irons: 77	Other upholstered chairs: 76
Fixed floor-length glass panels: 75	Baby carriages: 75
Nonupholstered recliner chairs: 75	School laboratory chemicals: 75
Fuel storage tanks: 75	Toasters: 75
Hearing aids: 75	Youth chairs: 73
Metal or plastic molding sets: 73	Electric or battery-powered knives: 70
Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 70	Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 70
Glass tubing or test tubes: 70	Nonelectric blankets: 70
Bassinets or cradles: 70	Juicers: 70
Electric ovens: 70	Windshield wiper fluids: 69
Music boxes or chimes: 69	Manual drills: 69
Trouble lights or extension work lights: 69	Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 69
Outdoor antennas: 69	Amateur two-way radios: 69
Massage devices or vibrators: 69	Other bedding: 69
Baby carriers: 69	Christmas tree stands or supports: 69
Electric scissors: 67	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 67
Floor furnaces: 67	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 67
Air compressors: 67	Brushcutters, powered: 67
Levels: 67	Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 67
Electric baseboard heaters: 67	Badminton: 63
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 52	Playpens: 48
Other heaters or heating systems: 48	Ironing boards or covers: 47
Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 42	Dry ice: 41
Window or door security barriers: 40	Photographic chemicals: 38
Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 38	Batons: 36
Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 36	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 35
Automotive chemicals: 34	Fertilizers: 30
Stepladders: 29	Electric frying pans and skillets: 29
Baby walkers or jumpers: 29	Workshop furnishings: 24
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 24	Unpowered models or parts: 24
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 24	Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 23
Electric griddles: 23	Toy weapons: 23
Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 23	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 23
Upholstered chairs: 18	Power drills or accessories: 18
Stilts: 18	Electric can openers: 18
Diapers: 18	Mangle irons: 18
Shoelace fasteners: 18	Oven cleaners: 17
Phonograph records: 17	Toy guns with projectiles: 17
Furniture polishes or waxes: 17	Skeet shooting: 17
Radial arm saws: 17	Upholstered recliner chairs: 17
Cutting torches: 17	Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 17
Lighted make-up mirrors: 17	Ice picks: 17
Soldering equipment: 17	Laser pointers: 17
Magazine racks or book ends: 17	Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 17
Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices: 17	Pull-down or folding stairs: 17
Lye: 17	Gas-burning fireplaces: 17
Paper bags: 17	Ice crushers: 17
Incinerators: 17	Fencing: 12
Other grills or stoves: 12	Substance ingested or inhaled by a victim under age: 12
Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 11	Drain cleaners: 11
Dishwashing liquid: 11	Sabre saws: 6
Nightwear: 6	Straight ladders: 6
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 6	Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 6
Leaf blowers: 5	Caulking or spackling compounds: 5
Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 5	Electric trains or accessories: 5
Dry heat irons: 5	Methyl alcohol: 5
Shoe polishes: 5	Workshop compounds or chemicals: 5
Trash compactors: 5	Kerosene grills or stoves: 5
Baby mattresses or pads: 5	Other baby carriers: 5
Manual filing or sanding tools: 5	Manual push mowers: 5
Gasoline heaters: 5	Sun lamps: 5
Painting equipment, powered: 5	Food grinders: 5
Caustics: 5	Party favors: 5
Flares: 5	Battery chargers: 5
Electric kettles or hot pots: 5	Electric heating pads: 5
Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 5	Pressurized containers: 5

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