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Accidents - 50+ years old - Year 1997 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 23,012
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 2,793General home or room involvement in fires: 2,496
Beds: 1,687Chairs: 1,285
Toilets: 766Bathtubs or showers: 674
Stairs or steps: 597Crutches, canes or walkers: 562
Exercise: 481Tennis: 442
Golf: 410Track and field: 374
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 349General purpose household cleaners: 329
Other furnaces: 326Bleaches: 320
Fishing: 317Other ranges: 298
Ceilings and walls: 296Wheelchairs: 282
Exercise equipment: 258House repair or construction materials: 246
Bowling: 225Bicycles or accessories: 222
Personal protection devices: 207Generators or power plants: 201
Swimming pool chemicals: 198Carbon monoxide poisonings: 193
Paper products: 168Washing machines: 168
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 164Toasters: 164
Gas furnaces: 159Chemicals: 150
Sports and recreational activity: 149Snow skiing: 146
Towels or cloths: 142Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 141
Built-in swimming pools: 120Tractors: 108
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 108Ladders: 104
Fans: 98Rugs or carpets: 95
Soaps: 90Manual snow or ice removal tools: 89
Cookware: 88Televisions: 87
Counters or countertops: 84Carbon monoxide detectors: 84
Telephones or telephone accessories: 84Oven cleaners: 84
Poles: 81Doors: 81
Clothes dryers: 75Rotary power lawn mowers: 75
Recording tapes: 75Elevators or other lifts: 75
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 75Air conditioners: 74
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 74Pipes: 74
Weight lifting: 74Dishwasher detergents: 70
Other ovens: 69Plastic products: 69
Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 67Electric baseboard heaters: 67
Furniture: 67Thermometers: 67
First aid equipment: 67Desk supplies: 67
Automotive chemicals: 67Lighter fluids: 66
Swings or swing sets: 66Paint or varnish thinners: 66
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 66Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 66
Horseback riding: 66Swimming pools: 66
Power lawn mowers: 66Manual push mowers: 66
Luggage: 66Antifreeze: 66
Tables: 59Detergents: 44
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 43Mattresses: 41
Drain cleaners: 41Fabric treatment products: 41
Ammonia, household: 40Water heaters: 39
Vacuum cleaners: 38Gas or LP heaters: 37
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 23Coal or wood-burning stoves: 23
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 23Cardboard products: 23
Laundry soaps or detergents: 23All-terrain vehicles: 23
Gas ovens: 22Gasoline: 22
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 22Eyeglasses: 22
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 22Rope or string: 22
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 22Rocking chairs: 22
Electric ranges: 21Windows or window glass: 21
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 21Flying toys: 21
Leaf blowers: 21Escalators: 19
Golf carts: 19Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 19
Step stools: 19Acids: 19
Softball: 19Toilet bowl products: 18
Glass doors: 18Dancing: 18

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