Accidents - 50+ years old - Year 1998 - 25 - 50% Body

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 12,607
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 3,364	Stairs or steps: 1,813
Beds: 661	Crutches, canes or walkers: 586
Wheelchairs: 507	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 437
Ladders: 375	Rugs or carpets: 253
Bicycles or accessories: 217	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 209
Nightwear: 208	Bathtubs or showers: 198
Other ranges: 178	Furniture: 150
Exercise: 142	Horseback riding: 141
Dancing: 133	Escalators: 132
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 104	Doors: 94
Hot water: 87	House repair or construction materials: 86
Scaffolding: 85	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 84
All-terrain vehicles: 84	Step stools: 84
Gas or LP heaters: 84	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 84
In-line skating: 75	Tractors: 75
Telephones or telephone accessories: 75	Drain cleaners: 75
Chairs: 74	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 74
Kerosene or oil heaters: 74	Roller skating: 74
Soccer: 74	General home or room involvement in fires: 74
Chemicals: 67	Soaps: 67
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 67	Extension ladders: 67
Workshop furnishings: 67	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 67
Bleachers: 67	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 66
Cookware: 66	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 66
Gas furnaces: 66	Ceilings and walls: 57
Windows or window glass: 57	Toilets: 56
Clothing: 55	Tables: 37
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 19	Grocery or shopping carts: 19
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 19	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 18
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 18	Saunas: 18
Diesel fuels: 18	Gasoline: 18
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 18	Buckets or pails: 18
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 18	Floor lamps or table lamps: 18
Clothes dryers: 18	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 18

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