Accidents - 50+ years old - Year 1997 - 25 - 50% Body

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 9,094
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 1,916	Stairs or steps: 1,421
Chairs: 480	Wheelchairs: 384
Beds: 333	Tables: 309
Crutches, canes or walkers: 253	Ladders: 244
Bicycles or accessories: 237	Bathtubs or showers: 192
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 166	Nightwear: 159
Elevators or other lifts: 150	Gasoline: 148
Tractors: 143	Step stools: 141
Doors: 94	Footwear: 88
Exercise: 85	Other unpowered garden tools: 84
Kerosene or oil heaters: 84	Sheets or pillowcases: 84
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 84	Carts: 74
Other ranges: 74	Counters or countertops: 74
Exercise equipment: 74	Rocking chairs: 74
Toilets: 70	Straight ladders: 70
Ceilings and walls: 70	Gas furnaces: 70
Paper products: 69	Escalators: 67
Freezers: 67	General home or room involvement in fires: 66
Gas or LP heaters: 66	Grocery or shopping carts: 66
Luggage: 66	Scaffolding: 66
Benches: 66	Horseback riding: 66
Lawn mowers: 66	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 66
Hammocks: 66	Outerwear: 23
Electric ranges: 22	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 21
Riding power lawn mowers: 21	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 21
Welding equipment: 19	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 19
Fences or fence posts: 19	Swimming pools: 18
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 18	Windows or window glass: 18
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 18	All-terrain vehicles: 18
Recliner chairs: 18

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