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Accidents - 50+ years old - Year 2000

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,375,455
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Trunk:390,180Head:255,417
Finger:248,730Face:175,060
Upper Trunk:165,547Knee:122,961
Shoulder:114,213Hand:102,654
Ankle:101,598Lower Leg:94,361
Wrist:91,306Foot:90,211
Lower Arm:73,605All Of Body:60,595
Toe:46,560Upper Arm:42,404
Upper Leg:41,915Elbow:41,367
Eyeball:28,019Neck:27,382
25 - 50% Body:19,708Ear:15,744
Unkown:10,804Mouth:10,607
Pubic Region:3,234Internal:1,262

Accidents - Related Products

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 409,186Stairs or steps: 259,791
Beds: 134,085Chairs: 92,952
Knives: 70,061Wheelchairs: 68,267
Bathtubs or showers: 58,849Crutches, canes or walkers: 49,813
Ladders: 48,243Tables: 44,236
Doors: 44,228Bicycles or accessories: 35,827
Rugs or carpets: 34,444Toilets: 30,175
Ceilings and walls: 28,679Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 27,219
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 25,002Exercise: 24,865
House repair or construction materials: 21,486Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 21,099
Footwear: 20,158Snow skiing: 18,694
Lawn mowers: 18,252Containers: 17,503
Bench or table saws: 17,013Fishing: 16,279
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 16,060Metal containers: 16,023
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 15,984Fences or fence posts: 13,985
Golf: 13,663Furniture: 12,817
Doorsills or frames: 11,369Tableware and accessories: 11,324
Horseback riding: 10,651Windows or window glass: 10,205
Pruning or trimming equipment: 9,233Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 8,406
Saws: 8,383Drinking glasses: 7,917
Chain saws: 7,750First aid equipment: 7,300
Knives with replaceable blades: 7,185Day wear: 6,835
Stools: 6,577Step stools: 6,514
Bags: 6,513Exercise equipment: 6,393
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 6,288Other unpowered garden tools: 5,991
Vacuum cleaners: 5,971Tennis: 5,926
Hot water: 5,872Televisions: 5,761
Telephones or telephone accessories: 5,643Refrigerators: 5,535
Sinks: 5,526Swimming: 5,312
Pipes: 5,254Stepladders: 5,187
Counters or countertops: 5,139Hammers: 5,138
Eyeglasses: 5,050Garage doors: 5,049
Luggage: 5,006Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 4,894
Escalators: 4,890Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 4,676
Recliner chairs: 4,646Benches: 4,621
Ramps or landings: 4,615All-terrain vehicles: 4,589
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 4,557Razors or shavers: 4,537
Handrails, railings or banisters: 4,522Basketball: 4,493
Riding power lawn mowers: 4,426Bowling: 4,387
Bedsprings or bedframes: 4,276Grocery or shopping carts: 4,221
Poles: 4,112Dancing: 3,885
Power saws: 3,627Portable circular power saws: 3,586
Other ranges: 3,559Baseball: 3,549
Elevators or other lifts: 3,510Tractors: 3,459
Slicers and choppers: 3,433General home or room involvement in fires: 3,421
Cabinet or door hardware: 3,381Paper products: 3,317
Weight lifting: 3,254Fans: 3,208
Jewelry: 3,204Golf carts: 3,091
Drills: 3,064Manual cleaning equipment: 3,063
Cookware: 3,049Cardboard products: 3,048
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 3,027Power lawn mowers: 2,993
Other toys: 2,833Built-in swimming pools: 2,773
Pet supplies: 2,763Public equipment: 2,758
Scissors: 2,712Air conditioners: 2,712
Buckets or pails: 2,665Wire: 2,634
Bottles or jars: 2,565Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 2,511
Carts: 2,488Snow throwers or blowers: 2,485
Softball: 2,482Electrical wire or wiring systems: 2,456
Clothing: 2,448Screwdrivers: 2,399
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 2,398Manicuring devices: 2,387
Mirrors or mirror glass: 2,363Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 2,294
Dishwashers: 2,271Chains: 2,260
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 2,197Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 2,188
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 2,168Computers: 2,151
Swimming pools: 2,146Scaffolding: 2,063
Screen doors: 2,050Clothing accessories: 2,045
Hot tubs or home spas: 2,029Hatchets or axes: 2,015
Mattresses: 1,978Washing machines: 1,972
Bleaches: 1,966Bed rails, adult: 1,945
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 1,909Tools: 1,888
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 1,886Automatic doors: 1,827
Other power saws: 1,821Rope or string: 1,805
Rocking chairs: 1,779Volleyball: 1,765
Manual scissors: 1,743Soccer: 1,741
Sliding glass doors or panels: 1,677Gasoline: 1,649
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 1,648Pins and needles: 1,607
Swings or swing sets: 1,584Decorative yard equipment: 1,581
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 1,567Nonelectric razors or shavers: 1,550
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 1,480Nail guns or stud drivers: 1,461
Awls, chisels or planes: 1,445Hand saws: 1,404
Heaters or heating systems: 1,385Log splitters: 1,382
Chemicals: 1,377Microwave ovens: 1,361
Sewing machines or accessories: 1,353Lighting equipment: 1,348
Power hedge trimmers: 1,339Freezers: 1,330
General purpose household cleaners: 1,317Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 1,314
Other glass bottles or jars: 1,291Bleachers: 1,221
Other ovens: 1,216Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 1,215
Other fireplaces: 1,198Band saws: 1,196
In-line skating: 1,187Ice skating: 1,186
Other nonglass doors: 1,180Other manual workshop tools: 1,168
Light bulbs: 1,161Power routers: 1,156
Football: 1,142Toolboxes or tool kits: 1,133
Power tillers or cultivators: 1,091Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 1,082
Radiators: 1,062Roller skating: 1,052
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 1,049Kitchen gadgets: 1,021
Ball sports: 1,019Mobile/manufactured homes: 1,018
Nightwear: 1,011Glass bottles or jars: 998
Food processors: 984Blankets: 982
Television tables or stands: 974Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 969
Sheets or pillowcases: 956Flatware: 955
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 941Floor lamps or table lamps: 935
Towel racks or bars: 927Soaps: 927
Leaf blowers: 926Welding equipment: 916
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 916Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 909
Grills: 892Other containers: 882
Other glass doors: 882Barstools or kitchen stools: 878
Manual hedge trimmers: 870Windowsills or frames: 870
Pillows: 868Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 865
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 861Glass doors: 856
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 851Adhesives: 843
Outerwear: 832Other Irons: 831
Scooters, unpowered: 817Rotary power lawn mowers: 815
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 807Towels or cloths: 797
Power drills or accessories: 793Batteries: 793
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 790Laundry baskets: 790
Other portable or stationary power tools: 789Plastic containers: 783
Canning jars or lids: 751Desk supplies: 741
Tool sheds: 725Electric heating pads: 719
Christmas decorations: 708Power sanders: 704
Plastic bags: 704Coal or wood-burning stoves: 704
Water skiing: 703Scooters/skateboards, powered: 702
Manual filing or sanding tools: 699Ironing boards or covers: 698
Amusement attractions: 698Extension cords: 697
Nonglass doors: 687Wood paneling and particleboard: 685
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 681Portable food or beverage coolers: 680
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 680Other furnaces: 677
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 676Scales: 665
Metal cookware: 657Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 652
Sleds: 643Faucets or spigots: 637
Pressure cookers or canners: 635Other stools: 628
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 625Nonglass bottles or jars: 624
Clothes dryers: 611Storm windows: 606
Other windows or window glass: 599Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 595
Portable power drills and accessories: 595Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 587
Radial arm saws: 579Carbon monoxide poisonings: 577
Snowmobiles: 576Extension ladders: 574
Other ladders: 550Manual drills: 544
Manual push mowers: 530Other furniture: 525
Wooden containers: 513Baby gates or barriers: 512
Fuel storage tanks: 509Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 501
Archery: 497Snow boarding: 497
Ammonia, household: 492Electric blenders: 492
Garden tractors: 490Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 481
Skateboards: 471Toilet bowl products: 470
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 468Pull-down or folding stairs: 459
Keys, key rings or key chains: 455Combs or hairbrushes: 451
Gasoline cans: 446Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 446
Paint or varnish thinners: 445Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 444
Brushcutters, powered: 436Workshop furnishings: 435
Storm doors with glass panels: 428Coffee makers or teapots: 424
Lubricants: 421Hair dryers: 421
Glass soft drink bottles: 419Fireworks: 417
Drain cleaners: 415Watches: 410
Skating: 407Hockey: 404
Jigsaws: 396Stationary power drills and accessories: 396
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 393Camping equipment: 392
Swimming pool chemicals: 383Sports and recreational activity: 381
Generators or power plants: 378Laundry soaps or detergents: 375
Christmas tree lights: 372Electric Christmas decorations: 372
Kerosene or oil heaters: 369Water heaters: 363
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 360Hearing aids: 353
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 349Pumps: 349
Bunk beds: 330Electric mixers: 328
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 327Plastic wrapping products: 326
Bars and bar accessories: 326Air compressors: 326
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 322Oven cleaners: 320
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 313Nonelectric blankets: 310
Swimming pool equipment: 308Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 308
Trays: 305Aerosol containers: 302
Radios: 301Pens and pencils: 299
Nonmetal cookware: 293Other ball sports: 293
Martial arts: 291Eye protection devices: 290
Hammocks: 288Electrical outlets or receptacles: 282
Doorstops: 280Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 275
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 275Sabre saws: 273
Detergents: 268Food grinders: 268
Umbrellas: 265Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 262
Nonbaby mattresses: 261Scuba diving: 260
Clocks: 259Sprayers: 258
Aquariums or accessories: 256Surfing: 255
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 251Fabrics: 251
Cribs: 251Unpowered models or parts: 251
Playground equipment: 249Waterbeds or water pillows: 243
Footlockers: 242Baby strollers: 242
Electric frying pans and skillets: 240Pressurized containers: 239
Electric lighting equipment: 238Fuel oils: 237
Can openers: 230Other upholstered chairs: 229
Artificial Christmas trees: 229Carbon monoxide detectors: 228
Massage devices or vibrators: 226Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 226
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 224Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 223
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 222Power jointers: 222
Window screens: 222Other electric lighting equipment: 218
Baby walkers or jumpers: 217Animal traps: 215
Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 212Bedding: 211
Gas furnaces: 208Car seats: 208
Sewing basket articles: 208Other plastic products: 207
Paper bags: 207Electric coffee makers or teapots: 207
Plastic products: 206Photographic equipment: 204
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 197Vending machines: 192
Flying toys: 190Track and field: 189
Diapers: 188Power lathes: 186
Trash compactors: 186Electric or battery-powered knives: 184
Book bags or back carriers: 183Thermal or sound insulation materials: 182
Mountain climbing: 181Ice hockey: 177
Gas or LP heaters: 176Paper cutters: 174
Electric brooms: 174Boxing: 173
Diesel fuels: 173Cutting torches: 172
Fireplace equipment: 172Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 172
Windshield wiper fluids: 171Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 171
Ice makers: 170Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 170
Automotive chemicals: 170Laundry hampers: 168
Slow cookers: 163Above-ground swimming pools: 162
Acids: 160Trampolines: 158
Other bedding: 158Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 157
Vises or workshop clamps: 156Shuffleboard: 153
Lawn vacuums: 153Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 152
Drinking fountains: 151Snow tubing: 147
Fuel-burning welding equipment: 147Safes: 146
Window or door security barriers: 146Matchbooks: 146
Tape recorders or players: 145Rust removers: 142
Lighter fluids: 139Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 138
Upholstered recliner chairs: 138Chimneys: 138
Painting equipment, powered: 137Water slides: 137
Fertilizers: 136Art supplies or equipment: 136
Wrestling: 136Storm doors without glass panels: 135
Other power garden tools: 135Garden sprayers: 135
Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 135Reel power lawn mowers: 135
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 130Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 130
Diving or diving boards: 126Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 124
Magazine racks or book ends: 122Ice picks: 121
Billiards or pool: 121Self-contained openers: 121
Moving walks: 121BBs or pellets: 120
Business and office machines: 119Range or oven accessories: 118
Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 118Other grills or stoves: 115
Wading pools: 108Floor waxes: 107
Built-in fireplaces: 104Gas ranges: 103
Portable electric heaters: 102Go-carts: 102
Ear protection devices: 102Filters: 101
Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 101Baby carriers: 101
Outdoor antennas: 98Electric ranges: 95
Tapes: 94Gasoline heaters: 90
Table linens: 90Other heaters or heating systems: 90
Support garments and stockings, medical: 87Food warmers: 87
Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 86High chairs: 86
Floor furnaces: 86Glue guns: 86
Electric blankets or sheets: 86Dyes: 85
Personal protection devices: 85Coins: 85
Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 85Electric razors or shavers: 85
Toy sports equipment: 85Other clothing: 83
Horseshoes: 83Roller hockey: 83
Electric scissors: 83Table tennis: 77
Wooden matches: 77Potty chairs or training seats: 77
Wagons: 77Coal furnaces: 77
Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 77Flotation toys: 77
Portable baby swings: 77Soldering equipment: 76
Baby carriages: 74Appliances: 70
Shoelace fasteners: 70Lighters: 69
Lockers: 69Vacuum containers: 69
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 69Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 69
Gas-burning fireplaces: 69Electric baseboard heaters: 69
Thermometers: 69Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 69
Abrasive cleaners: 69Fabric treatment products: 69
Ice or snow boating: 69Heat tapes, electric: 69
Humidifiers: 69Snow plows: 69
Dishwasher detergents: 69Baby bottles or nipples: 67
Glass tubing or test tubes: 67Kerosene: 67
Tarpaulins: 67Baby scales: 67
Nonupholstered recliner chairs: 67Power hack saws: 67
Caustics: 67Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 67
Steam irons: 67Electric can openers: 67
Stationary power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 67Electric heaters: 67
Caulking or spackling compounds: 67Electric deep fryers: 67
Other playground equipment: 67Thermostats: 57
Recording tapes: 57Badminton: 57
Slides or sliding boards: 56Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 53
Electric welding equipment: 53Artificial flowers or plants: 52
Minibikes, powered: 52Matches: 51
Handball: 51Garbage disposers: 51
Other antennas: 51Fire escape devices: 51
Multi-purpose lighters: 42Toasters: 42
Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices: 42Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 38
Room deodorizers or fresheners: 38Fire or smoke alarms: 38
Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 38Power shapers: 38
Cots: 35Antifreeze: 35
Wallpaper: 35Electric ovens: 35
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 35Ice crushers: 34
Tricycles: 34Dry ice: 34
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 34Marbles: 18
Electric grills: 18Molding compounds: 18
Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 18School equipment: 18
Skeet shooting: 17Juicers: 17
Dehumidifiers: 17Boilers: 17
Field hockey: 17Electric griddles: 17
Indoor antennas: 17Drain snakes: 17
Furniture polishes or waxes: 17Charcoal: 17
Jalousie glass windows: 17Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 17
Safety pins: 17Darts: 17
Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 17Sleeping bags: 17
Fixed floor-length glass panels: 17Seesaws or teeterboards: 17
Croquet: 17Floor buffers or waxers: 17
Clothespins: 17

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