Accidents - 6-15 years old - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,754,306
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups.

Products:

Football: 257,064	Bicycles or accessories: 220,430
Basketball: 184,447	Soccer: 103,350
Stairs or steps: 88,034	Baseball: 85,816
Skateboards: 75,740	Floors or flooring materials: 65,953
Trampolines: 60,494	Doors: 56,547
Ceilings and walls: 51,503	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 48,538
Sports and recreational activity: 42,947	Beds or bedframes: 40,703
Softball: 39,615	Scooters, unpowered: 38,397
Knives: 36,208	Swings or swing sets: 34,244
Tables: 32,880	All-terrain vehicles: 29,208
Swimming: 28,877	Chairs: 28,754
Fences or fence posts: 24,925	Roller skating: 24,725
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 23,294	Exercise: 23,212
Volleyball: 22,757	Other ball sports: 22,572
Slides or sliding boards: 21,758	Swimming pools: 20,984
Gymnastics: 20,808	Wrestling: 20,569
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 19,982	Cheerleading: 19,599
Bathtubs or showers: 18,223	Snow boarding: 17,412
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 16,925	Hockey: 16,241
Poles: 15,783	Jewelry: 15,587
Other toys: 15,535	Horseback riding: 15,434
Sleds: 15,302	Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 14,882
Footwear: 14,715	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 14,125
Fishing: 13,909	Dancing: 13,402
Snow skiing: 12,900	Bunk beds: 12,791
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 12,348	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 12,156
Track and field: 11,793	Exercise equipment: 11,518
Ice skating: 11,413	Weight lifting: 10,560
Other playground equipment: 10,258	Pens and pencils: 9,799
Metal containers: 9,702	Bleachers: 9,285
Playground equipment: 8,814	Lacrosse: 8,604
In-line skating: 8,494	Ball sports: 8,151
Golf: 7,838	Martial arts: 7,524
Go-carts: 7,347	Tableware and accessories: 7,344
Amusement attractions: 7,128	Ice hockey: 7,094
Drinking glasses: 7,071	Coins: 6,540
Lockers: 6,510	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 6,263
Benches: 5,979	Water slides: 5,895
Televisions: 5,876	Day wear: 5,820
Computers: 5,701	Doorsills or frames: 5,634
First aid equipment: 5,474	Built-in swimming pools: 5,255
Handrails, railings or banisters: 5,145	Counters or countertops: 4,915
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 4,776	Surfing: 4,758
Pipes: 4,701	Balls: 4,642
Containers: 4,533	Hot water: 4,443
Desk supplies: 4,245	Skating: 4,089
Golf carts: 3,957	Tennis: 3,895
Ladders: 3,838	Pet supplies: 3,715
BBs or pellets: 3,700	Mirrors or mirror glass: 3,574
Rugs or carpets: 3,388	Book bags or back carriers: 3,267
Knives with replaceable blades: 3,235	Furniture: 3,233
Manual cleaning equipment: 3,203	Manual scissors: 3,203
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 3,167	Scissors: 3,075
Paper products: 2,949	Fireworks: 2,897
Sinks: 2,844	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 2,796
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 2,693	Other unpowered garden tools: 2,613
Pins and needles: 2,588	Hammers: 2,526
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 2,520	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 2,482
Bowling: 2,421	Windowsills or frames: 2,384
Rope or string: 2,364	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 2,244
Soaps: 2,228	Refrigerators: 2,200
Diving or diving boards: 2,188	Seesaws or teeterboards: 2,073
Cabinet or door hardware: 2,056	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 2,044
Boxing: 2,039	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 2,028
Glass bottles or jars: 2,007	Flying toys: 1,982
Grocery or shopping carts: 1,922	Toilets: 1,894
Stools: 1,879	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 1,866
Wagons: 1,859	Carbon monoxide poisonings: 1,855
Water tubing: 1,851	Treehouses or playhouses: 1,814
Field hockey: 1,794	Bags: 1,755
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 1,688	Batteries: 1,671
Wheelchairs: 1,647	Radiators: 1,633
Clothing accessories: 1,624	Bottles or jars: 1,575
Street hockey: 1,571	Tetherball: 1,491
Fans: 1,480	Garage doors: 1,435
Hatchets or axes: 1,433	Pogo sticks: 1,424
Kitchen gadgets: 1,409	Lawn mowers: 1,320
Aquariums or accessories: 1,316	Other ranges or ovens: 1,306
Light bulbs: 1,304	Nonglass bottles or jars: 1,288
Cookware: 1,283	Barstools or kitchen stools: 1,269
Public equipment: 1,268	Water skiing: 1,261
Hammocks: 1,258	Adhesives: 1,226
Microwave ovens: 1,202	Gasoline: 1,201
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 1,183	Television tables or stands: 1,173
Eyeglasses: 1,168	Crutches, canes or walkers: 1,114
Decorative yard equipment: 1,110	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 1,109
Outerwear: 1,066	Handball: 1,062
Other toy weapons: 1,060	Telephones or telephone accessories: 1,039
Other glass bottles or jars: 1,037	Clothing irons: 1,020
Swimming pool equipment: 1,007	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 991
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 983	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 969
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 960	Buckets or pails: 953
Billiards or pool: 950	Power lawn mowers: 949
Slicers and choppers: 932	Balloons: 930
Carts: 914	Chair, recliner: 906
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 871	Pillows: 870
Escalators: 856	Crayons or chalk: 851
Riding power lawn mowers: 848	General home or room involvement in fires: 844
Marbles: 843	Vacuum cleaners: 840
Rugby: 835	Building sets: 829
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 825	Tools: 824
Snowmobiles: 820	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 792
Snow tubing: 790	Bed rails: 787
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 786	Saws: 783
Heaters or heating systems: 782	Pruning or trimming equipment: 781
House repair or construction materials: 776	Towels or cloths: 774
Wire: 754	Wooden containers: 754
Flatware: 747	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 732
Floor lamps or table lamps: 723	Log splitters: 719
Fire extinguishers: 712	Mountain climbing: 707
Mattresses: 693	Bleaches: 686
Manicuring devices: 682	Laundry soaps or detergents: 681
Sewing basket articles: 674	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 670
Plastic bags: 667	Combs or hairbrushes: 663
Camping equipment: 661	Chair, rocking: 659
Air conditioners: 654	Archery: 652
Hot tubs or home spas: 646	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 640
Toy boxes or chests: 631	Art and ceramic supplies or equipment: 629
School equipment: 623	General purpose household cleaners: 619
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 615	Ramps or landings: 612
Table tennis: 608	Cords, electrical: 596
Above-ground swimming pools: 586	Other toy guns: 577
Cardboard products: 577	Badminton: 576
Riding toys: 571	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 568
Toolboxes or tool kits: 566	Baby gates or barriers: 561
Chemicals: 554	Minibikes, powered: 547
Remote control, universal or not stated: 546	Other furnaces: 543
Laundry baskets: 541	Automatic doors: 541
Swimming pool slides: 540	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 537
Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 535	Luggage: 533
Umbrellas: 528	Batons: 524
Tool sheds: 520	Self-contained openers: 501
Other fireplaces: 497	Other specified plastic products: 496
Aerosol containers: 494	Chains: 491
Toy sports equipment: 487	Fertilizers: 483
Band saws: 482	Grills: 480
Toy guns with projectiles: 480	Christmas decorations: 476
Tricycles: 475	Built-in fireplaces: 467
Electric blenders: 463	Other manual workshop tools: 458
Toy guns: 453	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 450
Chain saws: 445	Baby strollers: 441
Clothes dryers: 438	Blankets: 437
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 434	Gas fumes or gas vapors of unknown origin: 431
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 426	Portable circular power saws: 426
Welding equipment: 418	Molding compounds: 414
Screwdrivers: 411	Freezers: 411
Step stools: 410	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 410
Keys, key rings or key chains: 408	Trays: 405
Fireplace equipment: 405	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 402
Futons: 402	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 401
Personal protection devices: 395	Razors or shavers: 395
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 385	Drinking straws: 383
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 380	Dishwashers: 377
Awls, chisels or planes: 377	Washing machines: 376
Electric ranges or ovens: 375	Hand saws: 371
Bench or table saws: 369	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 365
Outdoor patio heaters or firepits: 361	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 361
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 358	Appliances: 356
Faucets or spigots: 355	Ear protection devices: 354
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 345	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 343
Water polo: 341	Plastic containers: 340
Clocks: 335	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 334
Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 333	Inflatable toys: 330
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 323	Power saws: 321
Clothing: 320	Roller hockey: 307
Swimming pool chemicals: 300	Flotation toys: 292
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 292	Utility vehicles: 291
Sheets or pillowcases: 291	Seasonal decorations: 288
Laundry hampers: 284	Vending machines: 283
Towel racks or bars: 282	Tractors: 279
Drinking fountains: 274	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 274
Inflatable furniture: 270	Matches: 268
Carbon monoxide detectors: 268	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 264
Drills: 251	Portable swimming pools: 249
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 247	Nonmetal cookware: 246
Portable food or beverage coolers: 243	Power pruning or trimming equipment: 239
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 236	Rotary power lawn mowers: 235
Nightwear: 235	Other furniture: 230
Tape recorders or players: 230	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 227
Tree stands: 227	Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 226
Plastic wrapping products: 225	Safety pins: 223
Lighter fluids: 223	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 222
Nonbaby mattresses: 220	Oil furnaces: 212
Watches: 212	Gas or LP heaters: 211
Amateur two-way radios: 209	Lighting equipment: 209
Other containers: 204	Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 202
Elevators or other lifts: 200	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 200
Toboggans: 199	Sewing machines or accessories: 198
High chairs: 198	Party favors: 198
Decorative water features: 198	Power hedge trimmers: 194
Coffee makers or teapots: 193	Nonelectric blankets: 193
Other bedding: 188	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 188
Gas ranges or ovens: 181	Extension cords: 180
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 176	Nail guns or stud drivers: 175
Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 174	Tapes: 173
Cribs: 169	Air compressors: 168
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 167	Charcoal: 167
Garden tractors: 166	Scaffolding: 163
Bars and bar accessories: 162	Kites or kite string: 162
Pumps: 162	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 161
Electric lighting equipment: 159	Glue guns: 159
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 158	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 158
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 154	Unicycles: 154
Baby bottles or nipples: 153	Automotive chemicals: 152
Pull-down or folding stairs: 151	Costumes or masks: 150
Glass tubing or test tubes: 150	Food grinders: 147
Fuel oils: 146	Power sanders: 146
Portable baby swings: 146	Metal cookware: 144
Stepladders: 144	Eye protection devices: 144
Portable power drills and accessories: 144	Slow cookers: 141
Containers with key openers: 139	Tombstones or grave markers: 139
Boilers: 139	Flares: 137
Mobile/manufactured homes: 137	Food processors: 134
Powered riding toys: 129	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 129
Photographic equipment: 129	Vacuum containers: 128
Darts: 124	Leaf blowers: 118
Sprayers: 115	Car seats: 114
Automotive tools or accessories: 114	Toy bows or arrows: 112
Acids: 111	Generators or power plants: 111
Ammonia, household: 109	Gas furnaces: 108
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 105	Window screens: 102
Scales: 102	Dishwasher detergents: 98
Electric mixers: 98	Business and office machines: 98
Motorized vehicles: 97	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 96
Toasters: 94	Clothespins: 94
Footlockers: 92	Fabric treatment products: 92
Snow throwers/blowers: 92	Artificial flowers or plants: 92
Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 91	Electric deep fryers: 90
Water toys: 90	Hearing aids: 87
Battery chargers: 87	Horseshoes: 87
Ice picks: 86	Christmas tree lights: 86
Chimneys: 86	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 86
Can openers: 85	Baby bouncer seats: 85
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 84	Gasoline cans: 83
Croquet: 83	Radios: 83
Lubricants: 83	Portable electric heaters: 82
Scuba diving: 82	Heat or infrared lamps: 82
Juicers: 82	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 82
Gas-burning fireplaces: 81	Thermostats: 81
Projectors: 81	Other electric lighting equipment: 81
Fabrics: 77	Bedding: 75
Electric razors or shavers: 75	Power jointers: 75
Pressure cookers or canners: 75	Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 75
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 75	Safes: 74
Animal traps: 74	Fuel storage tanks: 74
Ironing boards or covers: 73	Lighters: 70
Ice makers: 70	Electric waffle irons: 70
Power tillers or cultivators: 70	Soldering equipment: 70
Shoelace fasteners: 70	Heating or cooling comfort packs: 70
Internal combustion engines: 70	Storm windows: 69
Power lathes: 69	Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 69
Wood paneling and particleboard: 69	Multi-purpose lighters: 69
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 68	Stationary power drills and accessories: 68
Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 68	Fire escape devices: 62
Filters: 62	Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 62
Dry ice: 62	Toy weapons: 62
Thermometers: 62	Kerosene or oil heaters: 62
Magazine racks or book ends: 59	Detergents: 58
Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 58	Hair clippers and trimmers: 48
Drain cleaners: 46	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 46
Lunch boxes or pails: 42	Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 42
Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 37	Pressurized containers: 37
Playpens: 37	Dishwashing liquid: 33
Glass soft drink bottles: 33	Fire or smoke alarms: 31
Water heaters: 31	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 27
School laboratory chemicals: 27	Recording tapes: 27
Electric trains or accessories: 27	Fencing: 27
Electric heaters: 22	Laser pointers: 21
Electric frying pans and skillets: 21	Ice cream makers: 21
Night-lights: 21	Workshop furnishings: 21
Sleeping bags: 21	Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns: 21
Artificial turf: 21	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 18
Dyes: 16	Baby exercisers: 16
Room deodorizers or fresheners: 16	Electric kettles or hot pots: 16
Radial arm saws: 15	Paper cutters: 15
Windshield wiper fluids: 15	Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 15
Artificial Christmas trees: 15	Saunas: 15
Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 15	Furniture polishes or waxes: 15
Fuel multi-purpose lighters: 15	Electric Christmas decorations: 15
Fire sprinklers: 15	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 15
Other antennas: 15	Potty chairs or training seats: 15
Power routers: 15	Nonelectric knife sharpeners: 15
Hacksaws: 15	Shuffleboard: 12
Wallpaper: 12	Baby changing tables: 12
Hair dryers: 12	Stilts: 12
Diapers: 6	Power drills or accessories: 6
Vises or workshop clamps: 6	Paper bags: 6
Metal or plastic molding sets: 6	Canning jars or lids: 6
Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 6	Rocketry sets: 6
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 6	Food skewers: 6
Humidifiers: 6	Garbage disposers: 6
Abrasive cleaners: 6	Waterbeds or water pillows: 6
Butane or LP gas meters: 6	Phonograph records: 6
Baby baths or bathinettes: 6	Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 6
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 6	Baby carriers: 6
Chemistry sets or science kits: 6	Paint or varnish thinners: 6
Manual hedge trimmers: 6	Music boxes or chimes: 6
Attachable high chairs: 6	Wigs, falls or hairpieces: 6
Floor buffers or waxers: 6	Antifreeze: 6
Coaxial Cable: 6

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