Accidents - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Face

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 220,841
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 43,655	Beds or bedframes: 18,002
Stairs or steps: 17,589	Wheelchairs: 13,922
Chairs: 8,184	Crutches, canes or walkers: 6,539
Tables: 5,973	Toilets: 4,988
Doors: 4,820	Bicycles or accessories: 4,741
Bathtubs or showers: 4,409	Rugs or carpets: 4,026
Ceilings and walls: 3,982	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 3,713
Eyeglasses: 3,334	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 2,961
Alcohol: 2,785	Footwear: 2,616
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 2,400	Ladders: 1,926
Counters or countertops: 1,900	Animal induced injury: 1,326
Exercise: 1,321	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 1,222
Doorsills or frames: 1,073	Pet supplies: 992
Motor vehicles or parts: 962	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 917
Baseball: 890	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 875
Containers: 839	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 836
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 805	Furniture: 802
Sinks: 796	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 769
Fishing: 697	Tablet or capsule drugs: 695
Day wear: 647	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 640
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 637	Exercise equipment: 636
Poles: 632	Stools: 628
Golf: 628	Horseback riding: 622
Medical equipment, general: 587	Paper products: 587
Televisions: 581	Softball: 576
Fences or fence posts: 575	Pipes: 575
Refrigerators: 546	Escalators: 537
Other toys: 523	Razors or shavers: 510
Cabinet or door hardware: 510	Chair, recliner: 490
Lawn mowers: 486	Tableware and accessories: 485
Bags: 481	Television tables or stands: 460
Chair, rocking: 449	Plants, trees and shrubs: 448
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 439	Tennis: 434
Garage doors: 403	Basketball: 393
Grocery or shopping carts: 390	Metal containers: 390
Soaps: 388	Handrails, railings or banisters: 383
Ramps or landings: 368	House repair or construction materials: 364
Eye protection devices: 361	Windowsills or frames: 347
Clothing: 335	Buckets or pails: 326
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 320	Hammers: 319
Benches: 311	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 298
Other ranges or ovens: 285	Wire: 282
Tools: 279	Luggage: 272
Hot water: 265	Cords, electrical: 261
Barstools or kitchen stools: 259	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 255
Cardboard products: 253	Insect induced injuries: 245
Riding power lawn mowers: 240	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 239
Elevators or other lifts: 237	Freezers: 233
Step stools: 233	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 229
Power lawn mowers: 225	Telephones or telephone accessories: 220
Fans: 220	Other unpowered garden tools: 220
All-terrain vehicles: 215	Grills: 214
Automatic doors: 213	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 206
Carts: 201	Clothing accessories: 195
Gasoline: 194	Decorative yard equipment: 191
Chain saws: 191	Washing machines: 187
Scooters, unpowered: 185	Manicuring devices: 182
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 182	Other manual workshop tools: 177
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 176	Floor lamps or table lamps: 173
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 173	Ball sports: 167
Fertilizers: 167	Golf carts: 164
Hockey: 163	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 162
Built-in swimming pools: 159	Snow skiing: 155
Other portable or stationary power tools: 155	Pressure cookers or canners: 151
Football: 150	Sheets or pillowcases: 149
Foods: 147	Aquariums or accessories: 147
Stepladders: 147	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 147
Chains: 146	Weight lifting: 146
Other furnaces: 146	Scaffolding: 145
First aid equipment: 143	Air conditioners: 142
Heaters or heating systems: 139	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 135
Computers: 134	Fuel storage tanks: 134
Built-in fireplaces: 133	Drinking glasses: 131
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 131	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 121
Nightwear: 120	Gas ranges or ovens: 119
Martial arts: 119	Trays: 118
Other fireplaces: 117	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 116
Wooden containers: 110	Liquid drugs: 106
Radiators: 104	Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 103
Vacuum cleaners: 102	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 101
Blankets: 101	Swimming: 101
Mattresses: 100	Extension cords: 95
Leaf blowers: 90	Pins and needles: 90
Industrial equipment: 90	Manual cleaning equipment: 89
Motorized vehicles: 89	Dancing: 88
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 88	Coins: 87
Air compressors: 87	Swimming pool equipment: 87
Wagons: 87	Desk supplies: 87
Scales: 87	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 86
Lighter fluids: 86	Knives: 86
Baby strollers: 80	Corkscrews: 80
Tape recorders or players: 80	Painting equipment, powered: 80
Baby gates or barriers: 80	Other bedding: 75
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 75	Outerwear: 75
Sewing machines or accessories: 75	Slow cookers: 75
Cosmetics: 75	BBs or pellets: 75
Portable electric heaters: 75	Other ball sports: 75
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 75	Nonelectric blankets: 75
Manual scissors: 75	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 74
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 74	Bottles or jars: 74
Ice makers: 73	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 73
Recording tapes: 73	Pruning or trimming equipment: 73
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 73	Go-carts: 73
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 73	Sabre saws: 73
Kerosene or oil heaters: 71	Electric razors or shavers: 71
Extension or straight ladders: 71	Clothing irons: 71
Electric baseboard heaters: 71	Bed rails: 71
Swimming pools: 71	Adhesives: 71
Generators or power plants: 71	Fabric treatment products: 71
Drain cleaners: 71	Rotary power lawn mowers: 71
Paint or varnish thinners: 71	Aerosol containers: 71
Toolboxes or tool kits: 71	Water skiing: 71
Lighting equipment: 63	Vending machines: 60
General home or room involvement in fires: 60	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 59
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 59	Other guns or firearms: 59
Hair dryers: 59	Clocks: 59
Hot tubs or home spas: 59	Power lathes: 59
Keys, key rings or key chains: 59	Glass bottles or jars: 59
Bleaches: 59	Other electric lighting equipment: 59
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 59	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 59
Ammonia, household: 59	Saws: 59
Towel racks or bars: 59	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 59
Trampolines: 58	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 45
Ice skating: 45	General purpose household cleaners: 45
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 44	Plastic containers: 43
Screwdrivers: 43	Metal or plastic molding sets: 40
Christmas decorations: 30	Bunk beds: 30
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 30	Sprayers: 30
Water heaters: 30	Soccer: 30
Billiards or pool: 30	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 30
Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 30	Towels or cloths: 29
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 29	Hair clippers and trimmers: 29
Cookware: 29	Mountain climbing: 15
Surfing: 15	Other grills or stoves: 15
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 15	Lockers: 15
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 15	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 15
Heat pumps: 15	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 15
Aircraft: 14	Lacrosse: 14
Mirrors or mirror glass: 14	Other specified plastic products: 14
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 14	Lunch boxes or pails: 14
Moving walks: 14	Table tennis: 14
Power saws: 14	Illegal drugs: 14
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 14	Umbrellas: 14
Public equipment: 14	Balloons: 14
Storm windows: 14	Remote control, universal or not stated: 14
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 14	Safety pins: 14
Jewelry: 14	Coffee makers or teapots: 14
Hatchets or axes: 14	Laundry baskets: 14
Bowling: 14	Dishwashers: 14
Other glass bottles or jars: 14	Knives with replaceable blades: 14
Batteries: 14	Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 14
Snow throwers/blowers: 14	Portable circular power saws: 14
Tool sheds: 14

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