Accidents - 6-15 years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,974,711
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups.

Products:

Bicycles or accessories: 264,974	Basketball: 250,772
Football: 222,802	Stairs or steps: 102,887
Baseball: 95,835	Soccer: 89,000
Skateboards: 69,639	Doors: 63,685
Floors or flooring materials: 59,468	Trampolines: 59,277
Ceilings and walls: 58,311	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 53,541
Knives: 47,245	Scooters, unpowered: 41,900
Beds: 37,385	Swings or swing sets: 36,716
All-terrain vehicles: 36,401	In-line skating: 36,275
Softball: 34,097	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 32,801
Tables: 32,697	Fences or fence posts: 31,683
Chairs: 29,250	Roller skating: 29,083
Swimming: 28,364	Snow boarding: 26,974
Exercise: 25,671	Gymnastics: 21,310
Ball sports: 20,858	Volleyball: 20,438
Windows or window glass: 20,045	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 19,810
Swimming pools: 19,735	Snow skiing: 19,690
Slides or sliding boards: 19,233	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 18,844
Hockey: 18,534	Wrestling: 18,176
Other ball sports: 16,783	Jewelry: 16,768
Bathtubs or showers: 16,651	Pens and pencils: 16,033
Fishing: 15,267	Poles: 15,174
Other toys: 14,811	Cheerleading: 14,732
Bunk beds: 14,676	Metal containers: 14,044
Horseback riding: 13,981	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 13,907
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 13,845	Ice skating: 13,774
Skating: 13,375	Sleds: 12,822
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 12,090	Footwear: 11,842
Track and field: 11,662	Playground equipment: 10,955
Weight lifting: 10,472	Drinking glasses: 10,035
Exercise equipment: 10,008	Go-carts: 9,922
Tableware and accessories: 9,417	Bleachers: 9,364
Dancing: 9,166	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 8,846
Golf: 8,141	First aid equipment: 8,084
Lockers: 8,044	Martial arts: 7,963
Bedsprings or bedframes: 7,878	House repair or construction materials: 7,854
Handrails, railings or banisters: 6,815	Built-in swimming pools: 6,688
Pipes: 6,596	Sports and recreational activity: 6,152
Ice hockey: 6,133	Scissors: 6,129
Benches: 5,845	Coins: 5,712
Other playground equipment: 5,506	Amusement attractions: 5,499
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 5,379	Doorsills or frames: 5,296
Hot water: 5,248	Desk supplies: 5,173
Containers: 4,931	Glass doors: 4,864
Day wear: 4,800	Counters or countertops: 4,587
Televisions: 4,564	Ladders: 4,219
Mirrors or mirror glass: 3,843	Lacrosse: 3,817
Rugs or carpets: 3,734	Knives with replaceable blades: 3,724
Seesaws or teeterboards: 3,679	Paper products: 3,605
Bottles or jars: 3,601	Book bags or back carriers: 3,566
Bags: 3,559	Diving or diving boards: 3,524
Lawn mowers: 3,512	Fireworks: 3,478
Glass bottles or jars: 3,320	Other unpowered garden tools: 3,282
Hammers: 3,281	Tennis: 3,271
Rope or string: 3,271	Pet supplies: 3,262
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 3,247	Bowling: 3,193
Surfing: 3,186	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 3,138
Cabinet or door hardware: 2,964	Manual cleaning equipment: 2,872
Computers: 2,865	Golf carts: 2,827
BBs or pellets: 2,779	Field hockey: 2,773
Pogo sticks: 2,733	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 2,559
Grocery or shopping carts: 2,485	Fans: 2,476
Wagons: 2,424	Furniture: 2,371
Kitchen gadgets: 2,286	Tetherball: 2,280
Treehouses or playhouses: 2,274	Adhesives: 2,266
Boxing: 2,258	Pins and needles: 2,247
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 2,245	Other nonglass doors: 2,203
Water slides: 2,187	Aquariums or accessories: 2,167
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 2,136	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 2,058
Razors or shavers: 2,006	Screen doors: 1,980
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 1,951	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 1,930
Sinks: 1,926	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 1,923
Light bulbs: 1,904	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 1,871
Wheelchairs: 1,853	Batteries: 1,849
Lighting equipment: 1,838	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 1,812
Toilets: 1,802	Caulking or spackling compounds: 1,731
Chemicals: 1,727	Manual scissors: 1,721
Stools: 1,672	Toy sports equipment: 1,671
Refrigerators: 1,668	Cookware: 1,650
Street hockey: 1,642	Gasoline: 1,636
Other ranges: 1,607	Snow tubing: 1,604
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 1,570	Windowsills or frames: 1,559
Hatchets or axes: 1,549	Eyeglasses: 1,487
Pillows: 1,481	Other windows or window glass: 1,475
Floor lamps or table lamps: 1,455	Nonglass doors: 1,427
Swimming pool equipment: 1,420	Roller hockey: 1,412
Public equipment: 1,354	Snowmobiles: 1,353
Soaps: 1,328	Flying toys: 1,305
Billiards or pool: 1,301	Garage doors: 1,301
Decorative yard equipment: 1,289	Nonglass bottles or jars: 1,285
Camping equipment: 1,265	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 1,263
Other Irons: 1,233	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 1,215
Sliding glass doors or panels: 1,210	Hammocks: 1,201
Carbon monoxide poisonings: 1,195	Crutches, canes or walkers: 1,193
Other glass doors: 1,193	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 1,190
Vacuum cleaners: 1,185	Aerosol containers: 1,182
Wire: 1,179	Radiators: 1,164
Television tables or stands: 1,163	Clothing accessories: 1,157
Air conditioners: 1,152	Saws: 1,124
Water skiing: 1,110	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 1,108
Balloons: 1,096	Ramps or landings: 1,079
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 1,052	General home or room involvement in fires: 1,049
Escalators: 1,004	Minibikes, powered: 988
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 988	Other fireplaces: 967
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 966	Other toy guns: 964
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 946	Bleaches: 943
Fire extinguishers: 938	Tools: 934
Microwave ovens: 933	General purpose household cleaners: 917
School equipment: 916	Drinking straws: 914
Handball: 904	Archery: 891
Combs or hairbrushes: 885	Hot tubs or home spas: 883
Other glass bottles or jars: 881	Recliner chairs: 863
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 860	Other manual workshop tools: 850
Heaters or heating systems: 823	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 813
Flatware: 802	Mattresses: 790
Chains: 785	Pruning or trimming equipment: 781
Outerwear: 774	Telephones or telephone accessories: 765
Tool sheds: 762	Elevators or other lifts: 755
Carts: 749	Marbles: 740
Riding toys: 725	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 718
Tractors: 717	Laundry baskets: 708
Storm doors with glass panels: 698	Laundry soaps or detergents: 695
Plastic containers: 682	Table tennis: 681
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 676	Barstools or kitchen stools: 676
Other ovens: 672	Plastic products: 672
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 669	Slicers and choppers: 659
Riding power lawn mowers: 655	Chain saws: 652
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 651	Badminton: 644
Scaffolding: 637	Grills: 634
Toolboxes or tool kits: 631	Washing machines: 628
Swimming pool chemicals: 621	Sewing basket articles: 607
Water tubing: 604	Buckets or pails: 601
Keys, key rings or key chains: 596	Umbrellas: 594
Screwdrivers: 591	Cardboard products: 579
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 578	Luggage: 576
Toy boxes or chests: 574	Tricycles: 569
Other toy weapons: 568	Automatic doors: 562
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 562	Above-ground swimming pools: 561
Plastic bags: 558	Stepladders: 552
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 550	Blankets: 539
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 532	Welding equipment: 531
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 523	Bench or table saws: 517
Manicuring devices: 508	Ear protection devices: 508
Clothing: 507	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 501
Glass soft drink bottles: 500	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 493
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 489	Art supplies or equipment: 484
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 484	Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 481
Other plastic products: 473	Freezers: 472
Drinking fountains: 449	Vending machines: 447
Band saws: 442	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 438
Personal protection devices: 437	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 437
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 421	Rugby: 419
Radios: 418	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 413
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 410	Faucets or spigots: 406
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 406	Self-contained openers: 404
Baby gates or barriers: 403	Step stools: 402
Towel racks or bars: 401	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 395
Drills: 389	Hand saws: 389
Swimming pool slides: 380	Car seats: 371
Sewing machines or accessories: 367	Metal cookware: 366
Seasonal decorations: 356	Futons: 353
Panel doors: 352	Rocking chairs: 349
Mountain climbing: 345	Wading pools: 342
Bars and bar accessories: 341	Power lawn mowers: 340
Darts: 338	Batons: 334
Safety pins: 334	Power hedge trimmers: 331
Molding compounds: 329	Dishwashers: 329
Towels or cloths: 326	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 321
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 312	Doorstops: 309
Fireplace equipment: 296	Wooden containers: 295
Lighter fluids: 294	Ironing boards or covers: 292
Croquet: 287	Fertilizers: 284
Clothes dryers: 284	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 281
Glue guns: 279	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 277
Carbon monoxide detectors: 276	Wood paneling and particleboard: 273
Christmas decorations: 272	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 270
Sheets or pillowcases: 267	Canning jars or lids: 265
Other power saws: 262	Horseshoes: 260
Powered riding toys: 260	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 257
Water toys: 256	Building sets: 250
Electric blenders: 249	Toy guns: 244
Other stools: 243	Other portable or stationary power tools: 243
Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 239	Sprayers: 236
Can openers: 236	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 232
Electric ranges: 229	Garden tractors: 227
Baby strollers: 225	Christmas tree lights: 225
Nail guns or stud drivers: 224	Laundry hampers: 224
Trays: 223	Mobile/manufactured homes: 221
Chimneys: 221	Food processors: 220
Matches: 218	Other antennas: 214
Log splitters: 212	Toboggans: 212
Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 206	Snow throwers or blowers: 206
Manual hedge trimmers: 206	Hair dryers: 206
Toy guns with projectiles: 205	Leaf blowers: 205
Thermostats: 205	Charcoal: 203
Appliances: 197	Portable food or beverage coolers: 196
Watches: 195	Lighters: 193
Other containers: 192	Baby walkers or jumpers: 191
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 190	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 187
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 187	Drain cleaners: 186
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 185	Crayons or chalk: 185
Gas or LP heaters: 178	Youth chairs: 177
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 176	Portable baby swings: 172
Fire escape devices: 172	Plastic wrapping products: 170
Clocks: 166	Fixed floor-length glass panels: 166
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 166	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 166
Stilts: 165	Photographic equipment: 165
Electric lighting equipment: 161	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 159
Other heaters or heating systems: 158	Cribs: 158
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 157	Footlockers: 157
Electric deep fryers: 156	Extension cords: 154
Safes: 153	Fuel storage tanks: 152
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 151	Storm windows: 151
Portable circular power saws: 149	Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 149
Awls, chisels or planes: 145	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 144
Sleeping bags: 144	Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 144
Manual push mowers: 143	Electric heaters: 143
Night-lights: 142	Electric mixers: 141
Inflatable toys: 140	Generators or power plants: 140
Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 137	Vises or workshop clamps: 137
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 136	Acids: 133
Lunch boxes or pails: 132	Tape recorders or players: 131
Snow disks: 129	Toy bows or arrows: 125
Nightwear: 124	Manual filing or sanding tools: 120
Water heaters: 117	Coffee makers or teapots: 116
Recording tapes: 116	Workshop furnishings: 112
Automotive tools or accessories: 111	Heating or cooling comfort packs: 111
Ammonia, household: 110	Power drills or accessories: 109
Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 108	Artificial Christmas trees: 105
Dry ice: 105	Business and office machines: 104
Gasoline cans: 103	Detergents: 100
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 100	Tapes: 100
Toy weapons: 98	Unpowered models or parts: 98
Electric frying pans and skillets: 98	Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 98
Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 97	Unicycles: 97
Shuffleboard: 93	Ice makers: 92
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 91	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 90
Paper cutters: 90	Playpens: 89
Scuba diving: 88	Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 87
Kerosene or oil heaters: 87	Baby changing tables: 86
Animal traps: 86	Fire or smoke alarms: 85
Other ladders: 85	Other clothing: 85
Record players: 83	Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 83
Lamp oils: 83	Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 83
Painting equipment, powered: 83	Glass tubing or test tubes: 82
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 82	Other electric lighting equipment: 82
Abrasive cleaners: 80	Dishwashing liquid: 80
Power sanders: 79	Toilet bowl products: 78
Electric can openers: 77	Cutting torches: 76
Wigs, falls or hairpieces: 76	Magazine racks or book ends: 76
Water polo: 76	Electric razors or shavers: 76
Ice cream makers: 76	Massage devices or vibrators: 76
Room deodorizers or fresheners: 76	Tombstones or grave markers: 74
Waterbeds or water pillows: 74	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 74
Other furniture: 74	Other furnaces: 74
Squeeze or squeaker toys: 74	Skeet shooting: 73
Pumps: 73	Fire sprinklers: 68
Phonograph records: 68	Gas-burning fireplaces: 68
Eye protection devices: 68	Extension ladders: 68
Power jointers: 68	Power lathes: 68
Power routers: 68	Ice or snow boating: 68
Nonmetal cookware: 68	School laboratory chemicals: 68
Toy make-up kits or cosmetics: 68	Tarpaulins: 68
Stationary power drills and accessories: 68	Battery chargers: 68
Upholstered chairs: 68	Other grills or stoves: 68
Radial arm saws: 68	Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads: 67
Electric ovens: 67	Thermometers: 67
Power saws: 67	Clothespins: 67
Vaporizers: 67	Pressurized containers: 67
Paper bags: 67	Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 67
Window or door security barriers: 66	Trash compactors: 66
Storm doors without glass panels: 66	Food skewers: 66
Bedding: 63	Bath or facial brushes: 60
Pull-down or folding stairs: 60	Fuels for chafing dishes or fondue pots: 60
Attachable high chairs: 60	Levels: 60
Kites or kite string: 57	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 55
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 53	Antifreeze: 53
Table linens: 44	Costumes or masks: 43
Other bedding: 40	Brushcutters, powered: 38
High chairs: 36	Oven cleaners: 36
Gas furnaces: 35	Sun lamps: 34
Lubricants: 31	Party favors: 30
Flares: 30	Fencing: 28
Hearing aids: 27	Fabric treatment products: 26
Flotation toys: 26	Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 21
Ice crushers: 21	Automotive chemicals: 20
Hair clippers and trimmers: 17	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 16
Boilers: 16	Artificial flowers or plants: 15
Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 15	Fuel oils: 15
Electric kettles or hot pots: 15	Methyl alcohol: 15
Electric Christmas decorations: 15	Portable electric heaters: 15
Shoelace fasteners: 15	Coin-operated car washing equipment: 15
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 15	Power tillers or cultivators: 15
Incinerators: 15	Baby bouncer seats: 15
Paint or varnish thinners: 15	Portable power drills and accessories: 15
Saunas: 15	Window screens: 15
Laser pointers: 15	Dehumidifiers: 15
Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 15	Reel power lawn mowers: 15
Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 15	Steam irons: 15
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 11	Pressure cookers or canners: 11
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 5	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 5
Projectors: 5	Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 5
Cots: 5	Slow cookers: 5
Shoe polishes: 5	Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 5
Baby bottles or nipples: 5	Gas ovens: 5
Diapers: 5	Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns: 5
Built-in fireplaces: 5	Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 5
Air compressors: 5	Nonbaby mattresses: 5
Toasters: 5	Rocketry sets: 5
Electric heating pads: 5	Electric scissors: 5
Soldering equipment: 5	Wallpaper: 5
Solvents: 5

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