Accidents - 6-15 years old - Year 2001

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,133,206
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups.

Products:

Bicycles or accessories: 273,915	Basketball: 255,150
Football: 234,616	Stairs or steps: 108,728
Soccer: 92,609	Baseball: 90,928
Scooters, unpowered: 72,089	Doors: 69,893
Skateboards: 65,371	Trampolines: 61,442
Floors or flooring materials: 61,182	Ceilings and walls: 60,268
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 59,573	Knives: 49,953
In-line skating: 43,446	Beds: 40,611
Swings or swing sets: 38,629	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 35,612
Fences or fence posts: 34,320	All-terrain vehicles: 32,366
Tables: 31,905	Swimming: 31,902
Softball: 31,901	Chairs: 30,980
Roller skating: 29,066	Snow boarding: 27,337
Exercise: 25,702	Gymnastics: 25,151
Ball sports: 24,919	Wrestling: 23,406
Slides or sliding boards: 23,097	Windows or window glass: 22,513
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 20,912	Swimming pools: 20,595
Volleyball: 20,551	Snow skiing: 19,095
Fishing: 18,174	Poles: 18,050
Jewelry: 17,904	Bunk beds: 16,962
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 16,540	Bathtubs or showers: 16,348
Metal containers: 15,951	Other toys: 15,676
Horseback riding: 15,646	House repair or construction materials: 14,968
Other ball sports: 14,966	Pens and pencils: 14,957
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 14,940	Hockey: 14,907
Cheerleading: 14,624	Footwear: 14,586
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 14,458	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 14,058
Playground equipment: 14,031	Skating: 13,197
Sleds: 12,464	Tableware and accessories: 11,681
Weight lifting: 11,300	Ice skating: 11,297
Track and field: 10,983	Go-carts: 10,578
Drinking glasses: 10,103	Dancing: 9,971
Golf: 9,161	Exercise equipment: 8,448
First aid equipment: 8,405	Bleachers: 8,104
Bedsprings or bedframes: 7,776	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 7,632
Scissors: 7,486	Handrails, railings or banisters: 7,409
Benches: 6,755	Pipes: 6,736
Built-in swimming pools: 6,722	Coins: 6,462
Ice hockey: 6,374	Lockers: 6,160
Televisions: 5,768	Martial arts: 5,642
Other playground equipment: 5,551	Hot water: 5,434
Sports and recreational activity: 5,414	Glass doors: 5,358
Desk supplies: 5,068	Knives with replaceable blades: 5,023
Tennis: 4,664	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 4,640
Doorsills or frames: 4,496	Amusement attractions: 4,455
Bottles or jars: 4,442	Day wear: 4,393
Rugs or carpets: 4,293	Containers: 4,173
Mirrors or mirror glass: 4,167	Other unpowered garden tools: 4,126
Lawn mowers: 4,022	Rope or string: 4,016
Bowling: 3,909	Counters or countertops: 3,894
Diving or diving boards: 3,873	Hammers: 3,837
Fireworks: 3,803	Ladders: 3,737
Glass bottles or jars: 3,624	Furniture: 3,497
Razors or shavers: 3,493	Lacrosse: 3,423
Paper products: 3,339	Bags: 3,327
Cabinet or door hardware: 3,195	Pet supplies: 3,166
Seesaws or teeterboards: 3,124	Surfing: 3,120
Book bags or back carriers: 3,076	Water slides: 2,982
Treehouses or playhouses: 2,941	Manual cleaning equipment: 2,862
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 2,756	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 2,748
Golf carts: 2,710	Snow tubing: 2,680
Chemicals: 2,597	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 2,581
Adhesives: 2,510	Grocery or shopping carts: 2,487
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 2,481	Pins and needles: 2,450
Manual scissors: 2,440	BBs or pellets: 2,407
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 2,403	Computers: 2,396
Tetherball: 2,310	Screen doors: 2,307
Refrigerators: 2,264	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 2,216
Boxing: 2,185	Field hockey: 2,181
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 2,178	Light bulbs: 2,145
Windowsills or frames: 2,066	Flying toys: 2,045
Fans: 2,027	Cookware: 1,987
Wheelchairs: 1,967	Gasoline: 1,911
Radiators: 1,901	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 1,881
Pogo sticks: 1,872	Toilets: 1,872
Wire: 1,837	Other ranges: 1,813
Clothing accessories: 1,804	Wagons: 1,801
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 1,774	Public equipment: 1,745
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 1,701	Bleaches: 1,698
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 1,671	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 1,660
Balloons: 1,648	Other glass doors: 1,636
Sinks: 1,635	Street hockey: 1,590
Other Irons: 1,565	Hatchets or axes: 1,561
Minibikes, powered: 1,557	Other nonglass doors: 1,545
Lighting equipment: 1,493	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 1,486
Toy sports equipment: 1,483	Decorative yard equipment: 1,480
Air conditioners: 1,477	Stools: 1,465
Snowmobiles: 1,464	Crutches, canes or walkers: 1,453
Aquariums or accessories: 1,428	Other windows or window glass: 1,387
Other toy guns: 1,383	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 1,373
Outerwear: 1,362	General home or room involvement in fires: 1,360
Telephones or telephone accessories: 1,351	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 1,347
Mattresses: 1,337	Vacuum cleaners: 1,327
Riding power lawn mowers: 1,327	Eyeglasses: 1,314
Roller hockey: 1,310	Pruning or trimming equipment: 1,303
Nonglass doors: 1,299	Grills: 1,298
Floor lamps or table lamps: 1,260	Elevators or other lifts: 1,244
Tractors: 1,234	Hammocks: 1,221
Ramps or landings: 1,213	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 1,211
Carbon monoxide poisonings: 1,210	Sliding glass doors or panels: 1,209
Batteries: 1,205	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 1,203
Other fireplaces: 1,200	Aerosol containers: 1,198
Soaps: 1,182	Heaters or heating systems: 1,177
Handball: 1,162	General purpose household cleaners: 1,152
Swimming pool equipment: 1,139	Cardboard products: 1,131
Other glass bottles or jars: 1,125	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 1,117
Buckets or pails: 1,100	Television tables or stands: 1,099
Water skiing: 1,096	Power lawn mowers: 1,069
Kitchen gadgets: 1,056	Garage doors: 1,040
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 1,000	Microwave ovens: 997
Nonglass bottles or jars: 986	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 983
Tools: 979	Escalators: 976
Carts: 961	Storm doors with glass panels: 950
Water tubing: 947	Above-ground swimming pools: 933
School equipment: 933	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 914
Keys, key rings or key chains: 906	Saws: 903
Blankets: 902	Hot tubs or home spas: 897
Rocking chairs: 889	Recliner chairs: 885
Drinking straws: 884	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 871
Other manual workshop tools: 870	Plastic products: 870
Combs or hairbrushes: 867	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 863
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 852	Archery: 836
Pillows: 834	Screwdrivers: 832
Billiards or pool: 826	Crayons or chalk: 814
Other plastic products: 805	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 791
Slicers and choppers: 791	Camping equipment: 789
Fire extinguishers: 765	Chain saws: 757
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 756	Personal protection devices: 744
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 742	Swimming pool chemicals: 726
Scaffolding: 712	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 709
Bars and bar accessories: 671	Laundry soaps or detergents: 666
Tool sheds: 664	Clothing: 663
Baby strollers: 647	Washing machines: 647
Table tennis: 639	Mountain climbing: 638
Tape recorders or players: 636	Toy boxes or chests: 630
Umbrellas: 619	Canning jars or lids: 619
Freezers: 615	Self-contained openers: 614
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 610	Drills: 604
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 592	Barstools or kitchen stools: 587
Chains: 575	Faucets or spigots: 574
Wood paneling and particleboard: 573	Laundry baskets: 568
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 565	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 560
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 560	Marbles: 545
Ear protection devices: 540	Plastic bags: 540
Toolboxes or tool kits: 538	Radios: 533
Dishwashers: 533	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 519
Manicuring devices: 518	Horseshoes: 512
Water polo: 505	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 501
Kerosene or oil heaters: 499	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 499
Band saws: 485	Flatware: 476
Lighters: 473	Sewing basket articles: 465
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 463	Awls, chisels or planes: 462
Art supplies or equipment: 459	Glass soft drink bottles: 456
Badminton: 451	Mobile/manufactured homes: 446
Portable food or beverage coolers: 437	Coffee makers or teapots: 432
Tricycles: 431	Rugby: 430
Other ovens: 429	Other furnaces: 426
Riding toys: 415	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 412
Power hedge trimmers: 410	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 401
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 400	Clothes dryers: 397
Wading pools: 396	Car seats: 393
Electric blenders: 382	Christmas decorations: 377
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 377	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 373
Drinking fountains: 373	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 371
Log splitters: 370	Inflatable toys: 360
Youth chairs: 354	Matches: 353
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 348	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 345
Boilers: 341	Detergents: 340
Swimming pool slides: 338	Automatic doors: 324
Vises or workshop clamps: 323	Step stools: 320
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 319	Portable circular power saws: 319
Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 318	Nail guns or stud drivers: 315
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 313	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 310
Toilet bowl products: 307	Toy guns: 306
Sheets or pillowcases: 306	Towels or cloths: 305
Building sets: 303	Hand saws: 297
Baby gates or barriers: 292	Hair clippers and trimmers: 289
Plastic containers: 282	Ironing boards or covers: 279
Molding compounds: 278	Safety pins: 278
Snow throwers or blowers: 276	Fertilizers: 275
Storm windows: 274	Croquet: 273
Tapes: 269	Other toy weapons: 266
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 266	Vending machines: 266
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 262	Range or oven accessories: 260
Pressure cookers or canners: 258	School laboratory chemicals: 256
Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 253	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 253
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 252	Air compressors: 250
Welding equipment: 245	Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 243
Electric lighting equipment: 242	Toasters: 240
Food processors: 240	Seasonal decorations: 240
Powered riding toys: 239	Glue guns: 237
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 237	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 235
Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 232	Lunch boxes or pails: 231
Automotive chemicals: 231	Footlockers: 228
Other grills or stoves: 228	Eye protection devices: 228
Bench or table saws: 226	Animal traps: 224
Night-lights: 224	Fire escape devices: 222
Nightwear: 219	Sewing machines or accessories: 217
Panel doors: 214	Watches: 210
Inflatable furniture: 209	Toy weapons: 207
Batons: 204	Water heaters: 202
Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 202	Electric mixers: 198
Jigsaws: 197	Christmas tree lights: 195
Toy bows or arrows: 192	Wooden containers: 191
Heat pumps: 190	Futons: 189
Plastic wrapping products: 188	Towel racks or bars: 183
Baby bottles or nipples: 181	Generators or power plants: 181
Laundry hampers: 180	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 178
Other power saws: 177	Sprayers: 175
Waterbeds or water pillows: 171	Manual hedge trimmers: 171
Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 168	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 165
Other containers: 164	Lighter fluids: 162
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 162	Trays: 162
Cots: 160	Power sanders: 160
Ice picks: 160	Baby carriages: 159
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 157	Darts: 157
Gas ranges: 157	Shuffleboard: 156
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 155	Paper bags: 155
Battery chargers: 155	Power lathes: 153
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 151	Chemistry sets or science kits: 150
Power tillers or cultivators: 150	Nonelectric blankets: 150
Baby walkers or jumpers: 149	Flotation toys: 146
Recording tapes: 146	Oven cleaners: 143
Other bedding: 143	Nonmetal cookware: 143
Paint or varnish thinners: 143	Luggage: 142
Cribs: 141	Garden tractors: 140
Water toys: 140	Sleeping bags: 139
Workshop furnishings: 138	Other stools: 136
Clocks: 135	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 135
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 134	Other antennas: 134
Nonbaby mattresses: 131	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 124
Manual filing or sanding tools: 123	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 123
Toy guns with projectiles: 123	Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 123
Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns: 122	Magazine racks or book ends: 117
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 117	Doorstops: 117
Window screens: 116	Stepladders: 114
Fireplace equipment: 114	Metal cookware: 110
Lubricants: 106	Other ladders: 106
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 105	Can openers: 104
Christmas tree stands or supports: 102	Extension cords: 102
Drain snakes: 101	Other electric lighting equipment: 100
Rocketry sets: 100	Business and office machines: 100
Stationary power drills and accessories: 99	Charcoal: 96
Knife sharpeners: 95	Portable baby swings: 94
Gasoline cans: 93	Gas ovens: 93
Safes: 93	Photographic equipment: 93
Built-in fireplaces: 92	Other heaters or heating systems: 89
Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 89	Other furniture: 89
Fencing: 89	Clothespins: 88
Electric or battery-powered knives: 88	Wallpaper: 88
Massage devices or vibrators: 88	Other upholstered chairs: 88
Fuel storage tanks: 86	Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 85
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 83	Multi-purpose lighters: 83
Diesel fuels: 83	Hair dryers: 83
Unicycles: 82	Electric ranges: 82
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 82	Electric waffle irons: 82
Amateur two-way radios: 82	Saunas: 77
Fire sprinklers: 77	Wooden matches: 77
Lamp oils: 77	Other baby carriers: 76
Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 76	Carbon monoxide detectors: 76
Steam irons: 76	Antifreeze: 76
Thermometers: 76	Artificial flowers or plants: 74
Drain cleaners: 74	Electric Christmas decorations: 74
Gas furnaces: 73	Painting equipment, powered: 72
Bassinets or cradles: 72	Fire or smoke alarms: 72
Straight ladders: 72	Acids: 72
Paper cutters: 71	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 68
Bedding: 68	Metal or plastic molding sets: 68
Portable cribs: 68	Gas or LP heaters: 67
Cutting torches: 66	Wallpaper cleaners: 66
Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 66	Dishwashing liquid: 66
Electric welding equipment: 66	Workshop compounds or chemicals: 66
Ice makers: 66	Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 66
High chairs: 57	Tarpaulins: 55
Toboggans: 52	Rug shampooers: 51
Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 50	Dishwasher detergents: 50
Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 48	Stilts: 45
Electric baseboard heaters: 40	Party favors: 40
Kites or kite string: 40	Electric deep fryers: 40
Record players: 38	Snow plows: 38
Manual drills: 38	Furniture polishes or waxes: 38
Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 35	Ammonia, household: 33
Sun lamps: 33	Methyl alcohol: 33
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 33	Playpens: 33
Chimneys: 33	Pull-down or folding stairs: 33
Other clothing: 30	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 29
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 24	Electric frying pans and skillets: 23
Thermostats: 23	Other portable or stationary power tools: 23
Room deodorizers or fresheners: 23	Food skewers: 23
Costumes or masks: 23	Portable power drills and accessories: 23
Kerosene: 23	Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 23
Power saws: 23	Leaf blowers: 23
Slow cookers: 23	Upholstered recliner chairs: 19
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 16	Scuba diving: 16
Appliances: 16	Brushcutters, powered: 16
Jalousie glass windows: 16	Tombstones or grave markers: 16
Garbage disposers: 16	Electric ovens: 16
Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 16	Humidifiers: 16
Upholstered rocking chairs: 16	Vaporizers: 16
Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 16	Diaper fasteners: 16
Electric grills: 16	Dry ice: 16
Ice or snow boating: 16	Dry heat irons: 16
Radial arm saws: 16	Squeeze or squeaker toys: 16
Electric toy ovens: 16	Automotive tools or accessories: 16
Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 16	Hearing aids: 16
Laser pointers: 16	Projectors: 16
Electric heating pads: 12	Storm doors without glass panels: 12
Unpowered models or parts: 12	Baby changing tables: 12
Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 12	Pumps: 12
Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 12	Scales: 7
Snow disks: 6	Diapers: 6
Power drills or accessories: 6	Fixed floor-length glass panels: 6
Fabric treatment products: 6	Butane or LP gas meters: 6
Electric heaters: 6	Indoor antennas: 6
Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 6	Window or door security barriers: 6
Artificial turf: 6	Garden sprayers: 6
Diaper pails: 6	Internal combustion engines: 6
Matchbooks: 6	Reel power lawn mowers: 6

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