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Accidents - 50+ years old - Year 1998 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 96,493
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Accidents - Related Products

Products:

Knives: 12,445Stairs or steps: 5,415
Floors or flooring materials: 4,929Doors: 3,765
Metal containers: 2,626Fishing: 2,556
Drinking glasses: 2,541Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 2,098
Tableware and accessories: 1,984Windows or window glass: 1,820
Lawn mowers: 1,602Beds: 1,452
Bench or table saws: 1,438Ceilings and walls: 1,373
Fences or fence posts: 1,362Chairs: 1,231
Chain saws: 1,166Tables: 1,096
Knives with replaceable blades: 1,043Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 1,000
Wheelchairs: 999Saws: 991
Hot water: 947House repair or construction materials: 943
Doorsills or frames: 922Cookware: 847
Pruning or trimming equipment: 839Screwdrivers: 837
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 809Bicycles or accessories: 696
Ladders: 683Hammers: 680
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 654Bathtubs or showers: 586
Portable circular power saws: 547Crutches, canes or walkers: 540
Scissors: 511Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 505
Razors or shavers: 502Bedsprings or bedframes: 486
Cabinet or door hardware: 463Exercise: 450
Wire: 445Garage doors: 442
Rugs or carpets: 428Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 404
Other ranges: 398Hand saws: 389
Containers: 388Desk supplies: 378
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 378Drills: 370
Other unpowered garden tools: 369Awls, chisels or planes: 369
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 363Power lawn mowers: 352
Grills: 349Rope or string: 349
Screen doors: 339Pipes: 322
Baseball: 322Counters or countertops: 319
Microwave ovens: 304Refrigerators: 301
Other power saws: 295Footwear: 294
Golf: 287Hatchets or axes: 285
Bottles or jars: 282Faucets or spigots: 273
Power saws: 265Glass bottles or jars: 265
Glass doors: 255Portable power drills and accessories: 254
Riding power lawn mowers: 247Air conditioners: 246
Handrails, railings or banisters: 245Ramps or landings: 244
Clothes dryers: 244Toolboxes or tool kits: 228
Grocery or shopping carts: 228Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 227
Poles: 227Toilets: 225
Snow skiing: 221Storm windows: 216
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 208Nail guns or stud drivers: 208
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 207Exercise equipment: 207
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 201Other manual workshop tools: 200
Gasoline: 190Manual scissors: 190
Tennis: 189Power drills or accessories: 188
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 181Chains: 179
Other containers: 177Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 169
Bags: 169Manual filing or sanding tools: 161
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 160Tractors: 159
Other ovens: 153Windowsills or frames: 152
Stationary power drills and accessories: 152Canning jars or lids: 151
Buckets or pails: 151Soccer: 151
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 150Metal cookware: 150
Rotary power lawn mowers: 143Glass soft drink bottles: 143
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 142Swings or swing sets: 141
Batteries: 141Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 141
Cardboard products: 141Manual cleaning equipment: 141
Other nonglass doors: 141Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 135
Automatic doors: 135Washing machines: 133
Basketball: 132General home or room involvement in fires: 125
Clothing: 124Mirrors or mirror glass: 122
Sewing machines or accessories: 122Benches: 114
Sinks: 114Paper products: 113
Light bulbs: 112Other antennas: 105
Band saws: 105Elevators or other lifts: 105
Tools: 105Bowling: 104
Kitchen gadgets: 104Sabre saws: 103
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 102Electric blenders: 94
Lighting equipment: 94Electric ranges: 94
Nonmetal cookware: 93Pressure cookers or canners: 93
Electric blankets or sheets: 87Ice makers: 87
Step stools: 87Storm doors with glass panels: 86
Garden tractors: 86Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 85
Water heaters: 84Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 84
Floor lamps or table lamps: 84Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 84
Flying toys: 84Watches: 84
Christmas decorations: 75Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 75
Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 75Volleyball: 75
Extension ladders: 75Manual hedge trimmers: 75
Chemicals: 75Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 75
Other portable or stationary power tools: 75Adhesives: 75
Camping equipment: 75Dishwashers: 75
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 75Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 74
Electric mixers: 74Softball: 74
Power routers: 74Jewelry: 74
Can openers: 67Panel doors: 67
Heaters or heating systems: 67Outdoor awnings or shutters: 67
Soaps: 67Ice picks: 67
Power tillers or cultivators: 67Day wear: 67
Safety pins: 67In-line skating: 67
Trouble lights or extension work lights: 67Keys, key rings or key chains: 66
Coin-operated car washing equipment: 66Food grinders: 66
Seasonal decorations: 66Log splitters: 66
Archery: 66Other windows or window glass: 66
Nonglass doors: 66Power hack saws: 66
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 66Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 66
Power hedge trimmers: 66Computers: 66
Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 66Matches: 66
Other toys: 57Flatware: 57
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 56Luggage: 56
Slicers and choppers: 56Plastic wrapping products: 56
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 38Gas or LP heaters: 38
Nonbaby mattresses: 38Golf carts: 38
All-terrain vehicles: 38Radios: 38
Other electric lighting equipment: 38Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 38
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 38Electric or battery-powered knives: 38
Horseback riding: 38Kerosene or oil heaters: 38
Escalators: 37Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 37
Drain cleaners: 37Furniture: 37
Weight lifting: 37Acids: 37
Other furniture: 19Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 19
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 19Other Irons: 19
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 19Juicers: 19
Slow cookers: 19Other glass bottles or jars: 19
Swimming pools: 19Safes: 19
Vending machines: 19Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 19
Mattresses: 19Other glass doors: 18
Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices: 18Blankets: 18
Lighters: 18Public equipment: 18
Appliances: 18Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 18
Radiators: 18Power shapers: 18
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 18Baby strollers: 18
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 18Electric lighting equipment: 18
Ice skating: 18Vises or workshop clamps: 18
Fireworks: 18Playground equipment: 18
Televisions: 18Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 18
Freezers: 18Electric coffee makers or teapots: 18
Scaffolding: 18

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