Accidents - 6-15 years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,833,635
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups.

Products:

Football: 267,062	Basketball: 221,991
Bicycles or accessories: 205,328	Soccer: 94,431
Stairs or steps: 88,690	Baseball: 85,675
Floors or flooring materials: 74,835	Skateboards: 74,101
Trampolines: 67,663	Doors: 60,926
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 51,919	Ceilings and walls: 49,537
Knives: 41,547	Beds or bedframes: 40,146
All-terrain vehicles: 36,391	Softball: 35,419
Tables: 33,932	Sports and recreational activity: 32,227
Scooters, unpowered: 29,653	Swimming: 29,427
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 28,399	Swings or swing sets: 28,160
Chairs: 27,067	Fences or fence posts: 25,091
Roller skating: 24,921	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 23,111
Other toys: 22,731	Other ball sports: 22,063
Volleyball: 21,747	Gymnastics: 21,626
Slides or sliding boards: 21,567	Exercise: 21,185
Jewelry: 20,254	Snow boarding: 20,197
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 19,443	Wrestling: 19,046
Swimming pools: 19,011	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 18,189
Horseback riding: 16,952	In-line skating: 16,545
Cheerleading: 16,060	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 15,404
Footwear: 15,338	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 15,218
Bathtubs or showers: 14,574	Pens and pencils: 14,263
Poles: 13,916	Fishing: 13,402
Track and field: 12,266	Snow skiing: 12,083
Bunk beds: 11,770	Metal containers: 11,356
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 11,296	Hockey: 11,164
Ice skating: 11,102	Exercise equipment: 11,048
Playground equipment: 10,943	Ice hockey: 10,835
Dancing: 10,621	Weight lifting: 9,879
Ball sports: 9,134	Lacrosse: 8,899
Tableware and accessories: 8,590	Bleachers: 8,513
Sleds: 8,263	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 8,099
Motor vehicles or parts: 7,929	Go-carts: 7,925
Golf: 7,900	Drinking glasses: 7,894
Martial arts: 7,874	Built-in swimming pools: 7,626
Lockers: 7,513	Skating: 7,223
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 6,950	House repair or construction materials: 6,683
First aid equipment: 6,095	Amusement attractions: 6,086
Benches: 6,036	Coins: 6,021
Handrails, railings or banisters: 5,722	Knives with replaceable blades: 5,636
Hot water: 5,469	Televisions: 5,456
Day wear: 5,324	Pipes: 5,110
Doorsills or frames: 5,089	Surfing: 4,964
Other playground equipment: 4,836	Animal induced injury: 4,469
Desk supplies: 4,460	Golf carts: 4,291
Counters or countertops: 4,156	Tennis: 4,117
Water slides: 4,014	Furniture: 3,969
BBs or pellets: 3,951	Rugs or carpets: 3,913
Containers: 3,899	Ladders: 3,642
Mirrors or mirror glass: 3,515	Computers: 3,482
Manual cleaning equipment: 3,386	Paper products: 3,366
Manual scissors: 3,206	Cabinet or door hardware: 3,084
Book bags or back carriers: 3,057	Diving or diving boards: 3,042
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 3,011	Other unpowered garden tools: 3,008
Glass bottles or jars: 3,001	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 2,935
Foods: 2,863	Scissors: 2,831
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 2,761	Fireworks: 2,751
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 2,739	Bottles or jars: 2,647
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 2,562	Grocery or shopping carts: 2,450
Rope or string: 2,370	Bowling: 2,351
Pins and needles: 2,314	Field hockey: 2,259
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 2,203	Toilets: 2,175
Bags: 2,173	Pet supplies: 2,141
Hatchets or axes: 2,109	Kitchen gadgets: 2,071
Wagons: 2,043	Sinks: 2,027
Refrigerators: 1,956	Boxing: 1,935
Plants, trees and shrubs: 1,866	Seesaws or teeterboards: 1,865
Hammers: 1,850	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 1,829
Wheelchairs: 1,829	Windowsills or frames: 1,809
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 1,798	Aquariums or accessories: 1,793
Gasoline: 1,685	Pogo sticks: 1,681
Floor lamps or table lamps: 1,680	Fans: 1,680
Light bulbs: 1,653	Treehouses or playhouses: 1,639
Minibikes, powered: 1,638	Tetherball: 1,612
Other ranges or ovens: 1,610	Stools: 1,591
Flying toys: 1,523	Decorative yard equipment: 1,511
Lawn mowers: 1,498	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 1,481
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 1,469	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 1,464
Clothing accessories: 1,419	Garage doors: 1,400
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 1,358	Television tables or stands: 1,344
Batteries: 1,308	Wire: 1,305
Water tubing: 1,301	Carbon monoxide poisonings: 1,264
Pillows: 1,239	Insect induced injuries: 1,231
Tools: 1,228	General home or room involvement in fires: 1,210
Public equipment: 1,203	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 1,181
Radiators: 1,161	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 1,149
Clothing irons: 1,148	Soaps: 1,145
Slicers and choppers: 1,139	Escalators: 1,126
Camping equipment: 1,112	Flatware: 1,110
Air conditioners: 1,107	Cookware: 1,094
Vacuum cleaners: 1,088	Power lawn mowers: 1,070
Marbles: 1,066	Crutches, canes or walkers: 1,054
Bed rails: 1,050	Water skiing: 1,037
Nonglass bottles or jars: 1,030	Other glass bottles or jars: 1,029
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 999	Adhesives: 981
Bleaches: 978	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 968
Eyeglasses: 961	Other fireplaces: 940
Cardboard products: 934	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 923
Washing machines: 921	Buckets or pails: 911
Street hockey: 908	Other furnaces: 902
Billiards or pool: 863	Chain saws: 819
Microwave ovens: 804	School equipment: 801
Sewing basket articles: 795	Combs or hairbrushes: 786
Toy boxes or chests: 743	Alcohol: 743
Badminton: 740	Other manual workshop tools: 739
Swimming pool equipment: 738	Toy sports equipment: 737
Telephones or telephone accessories: 732	Carts: 722
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 713	Heaters or heating systems: 700
Barstools or kitchen stools: 698	Chains: 688
Automatic doors: 683	Lighting equipment: 682
Plastic bags: 676	Archery: 673
Hammocks: 666	Chair, rocking: 661
Ramps or landings: 660	Drinking straws: 657
Freezers: 639	General purpose household cleaners: 636
Saws: 636	Snowmobiles: 635
Screwdrivers: 631	Keys, key rings or key chains: 628
Chemicals: 628	Chair, recliner: 616
Glass soft drink bottles: 615	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 613
Umbrellas: 612	Band saws: 599
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 598	Other toy guns: 598
Rugby: 597	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 596
Inflatable toys: 591	Hot tubs or home spas: 586
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 585	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 585
Laundry soaps or detergents: 584	Pruning or trimming equipment: 577
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 576	Outerwear: 572
Hand saws: 565	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 565
Baby gates or barriers: 562	Aerosol containers: 553
Mattresses: 535	Cords, electrical: 532
Crayons or chalk: 530	Balloons: 528
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 521	Awls, chisels or planes: 516
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 514	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 512
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 511	Riding power lawn mowers: 508
Swimming pool slides: 507	Tractors: 503
Self-contained openers: 502	Tool sheds: 499
Toy guns with projectiles: 497	Clocks: 497
Grills: 496	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 496
Horseshoes: 495	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 493
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 493	Fire extinguishers: 483
Electric blenders: 480	Powered riding toys: 477
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 475	Elevators or other lifts: 472
Handball: 472	Building sets: 469
Razors or shavers: 467	Charcoal: 465
Plastic containers: 462	Manicuring devices: 459
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 453	Above-ground swimming pools: 451
Mountain climbing: 446	Swimming pool chemicals: 438
Trays: 432	Sewing machines or accessories: 432
Other toy weapons: 429	Clothing: 424
Wading pools: 423	Storm windows: 423
Table tennis: 420	Tricycles: 419
Riding toys: 419	Welding equipment: 416
Vending machines: 408	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 408
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 404	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 403
Flotation toys: 398	Laundry baskets: 388
Seasonal decorations: 385	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 383
Drills: 378	Extension cords: 373
Water polo: 371	Darts: 370
Carbon monoxide detectors: 370	Boats and boating: 369
Tape recorders or players: 368	Fertilizers: 365
Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns: 362	Snow tubing: 360
Sprayers: 359	Blankets: 349
Tablet or capsule drugs: 347	Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 344
Generators or power plants: 343	Fire escape devices: 338
Business and office machines: 328	Power saws: 325
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 325	Safety pins: 323
Radios: 322	Wooden containers: 321
Roller hockey: 319	Electric ranges or ovens: 318
Lighters: 313	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 311
Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 311	Personal protection devices: 310
Stepladders: 307	Step stools: 303
Baby strollers: 303	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 302
Sheets or pillowcases: 301	Christmas decorations: 299
Scaffolding: 296	Log splitters: 294
Other specified plastic products: 293	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 293
Other containers: 286	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 282
Portable food or beverage coolers: 279	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 278
Towel racks or bars: 277	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 276
Water heaters: 273	Glue guns: 266
Portable circular power saws: 265	Toy guns: 263
Luggage: 262	Drinking fountains: 262
Tree stands: 261	Lighter fluids: 259
Built-in fireplaces: 258	Electric heaters: 258
Bars and bar accessories: 257	Molding compounds: 256
Dishwashers: 254	Eye protection devices: 253
Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 246	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 243
Water toys: 243	Tapes: 242
Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 241	Manual filing or sanding tools: 237
Faucets or spigots: 235	Cosmetics: 234
Towels or cloths: 233	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 231
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 230	Automotive tools or accessories: 229
Gas fumes or gas vapors of unknown origin: 227	Other grills or stoves: 227
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 224	Aspirin substitutes: 219
Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 216	Power tillers or cultivators: 210
Power hedge trimmers: 206	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 206
Snow throwers/blowers: 204	Vises or workshop clamps: 204
Medical equipment, general: 203	Car seats: 202
Fuel storage tanks: 197	Air compressors: 193
High chairs: 190	Liquid drugs: 189
Outdoor patio heaters or firepits: 188	Kites or kite string: 188
Detergents: 187	Gas ranges or ovens: 186
Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 182	Jigsaws: 180
Batons: 179	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 176
Bench or table saws: 174	Clothes dryers: 173
Thermometers: 173	Croquet: 171
Garden tractors: 166	Doorstops: 165
Waterbeds or water pillows: 163	Painting equipment, powered: 159
Ice picks: 159	Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 155
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 154	Other drugs or medications: 153
Paint or varnish thinners: 152	Knife sharpeners: 150
Rotary power lawn mowers: 146	Hair dryers: 145
Art supplies or equipment: 145	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 144
Ironing boards or covers: 142	Laundry hampers: 142
Unicycles: 139	Toy weapons: 139
Toolboxes or tool kits: 136	Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 132
Range or oven accessories: 131	Gas or LP heaters: 131
Glass tubing or test tubes: 131	Other portable or stationary power tools: 131
Metal cookware: 128	Other guns or firearms: 125
Safes: 125	Coffee makers or teapots: 123
Illegal drugs: 122	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 122
Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 120	Turpentine: 119
Photographic equipment: 118	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 118
Wood paneling and particleboard: 115	Matches: 114
Workshop furnishings: 113	Watches: 113
Fireplace equipment: 113	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 111
Lunch boxes or pails: 110	Tombstones or grave markers: 110
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 107	Power drills or accessories: 106
Projectors: 106	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 103
Gas furnaces: 102	Can openers: 102
Electric baseboard heaters: 102	Soldering equipment: 102
Ear protection devices: 101	Fire or smoke alarms: 96
Gas-burning fireplaces: 95	Fabric treatment products: 93
Sleeping bags: 92	Nonmetal cookware: 92
Magazine racks or book ends: 92	Toilet bowl products: 91
Ice crushers: 86	Battery chargers: 86
Amateur two-way radios: 86	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 86
Metal or plastic molding sets: 86	School laboratory chemicals: 84
Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 84	Utility vehicles: 84
Inflatable furniture: 82	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 82
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 82	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 81
Plastic wrapping products: 80	Christmas tree stands or supports: 79
Scuba diving: 79	Potty chairs or training seats: 79
Shuffleboard: 79	Phonograph records: 79
Extension or straight ladders: 78	Laser pointers: 77
Electric kettles or hot pots: 77	Contact lenses: 75
Toy bows or arrows: 75	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 75
Appliances: 74	Futons: 73
Industrial equipment: 73	Baby walkers or jumpers: 73
Woodburning kits: 73	Electric frying pans and skillets: 73
Heat pumps: 73	Butane or LP gas meters: 73
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 71	Night-lights: 71
Animal traps: 71	Nonelectric blankets: 71
Other power garden tools: 71	Electric coffee makers or teapots: 71
Drugs or medications: 71	Lighted make-up mirrors: 71
Radial arm saws: 71	Electric Christmas decorations: 71
Acids: 67	Pesticides: 66
Filters: 65	Other bedding: 59
Attachable high chairs: 59	Power sanders: 59
Nightwear: 59	Boilers: 59
Shoelace fasteners: 59	Electric toothbrushes or oral irrigators: 59
Sun lamps: 59	Stationary power drills and accessories: 59
Gasoline cans: 57	Costumes or masks: 52
Other antennas: 52	Footlockers: 52
Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 46	Hair clippers and trimmers: 41
Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 41	Pumps: 41
Lamp oils: 40	Vacuum containers: 40
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 37	Other furniture: 35
Fuel multi-purpose lighters: 35	Juicers: 33
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 30	Scales: 30
Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 30	Toasters: 30
Kerosene or oil heaters: 30	Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 30
Electric griddles: 30	Christmas tree lights: 29
Nail guns or stud drivers: 27	Diapers: 27
Food processors: 26	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 26
Hypodermic needles or syringes: 26	Oil furnaces: 26
Antihistamines: 23	Recording tapes: 21
Cribs: 21	Ice makers: 21
Lubricants: 20	Slow cookers: 20
Cots: 20	Food grinders: 20
Manual hedge trimmers: 20	Guns: 17
Nonbaby mattresses: 16	Outdoor antennas: 15
Diesel fuels: 15	Paper cutters: 15
Heat or infrared lamps: 15	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 15
Tarpaulins: 15	Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 15
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 15	Toboggans: 15
Methyl alcohol: 15	Pressurized containers: 15
Oven cleaners: 15	Trash compactors: 15
Garbage disposers: 15	Electric mixers: 15
Record players: 14	Chimneys: 14
Table linens: 14	Artificial Christmas trees: 14
Fire sprinklers: 14	Other electric lighting equipment: 12
Other clothing: 11	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 11
Wigs, falls or hairpieces: 11	Portable baby swings: 10
Baby changing tables: 10	Massage devices or vibrators: 10
Trains: 10	Automotive chemicals: 10
Gun powder or ammunition: 10	Rocketry sets: 6
Matchbooks: 6	Fencing: 6
Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 6	Electric deep fryers: 6
Bottle openers: 6	Chemistry sets or science kits: 6
Food skewers: 6	Electric heating pads: 6
Electric trains or accessories: 6	Cutting torches: 5
Skeet shooting: 5	Artificial flowers or plants: 5
Dishwasher detergents: 5	Window screens: 5
Mobile/manufactured homes: 5	Bedding: 5
Windshield wiper fluids: 5	Music boxes or chimes: 5
Toddler beds: 5	Electric lighting equipment: 5
Party favors: 5	Bread making machines: 5
Burglar alarms: 5	Paper bags: 5
Abrasive cleaners: 5	Respiratory protection devices: 5
Humidifiers: 5

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