Accidents - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Trunk

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 6,067,793
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 1,670,961	Stairs or steps: 565,651
Beds or bedframes: 370,668	Chairs: 344,542
Crutches, canes or walkers: 257,010	Wheelchairs: 203,566
Beds: 196,546	Bathtubs or showers: 183,514
Toilets: 132,772	Ladders: 113,074
Rugs or carpets: 105,448	Containers: 90,231
Furniture: 76,353	Footwear: 68,556
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 66,716	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 64,265
Exercise: 63,315	Tables: 62,242
Bicycles or accessories: 57,740	Doors: 48,643
Day wear: 39,679	Ceilings and walls: 33,475
Bags: 29,566	Horseback riding: 29,198
Golf: 28,575	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 26,485
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 26,017	Lawn mowers: 24,705
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 23,246	House repair or construction materials: 23,217
Stools: 21,747	Other unpowered garden tools: 20,480
Luggage: 18,969	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 18,927
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 18,905	Televisions: 18,371
Refrigerators: 17,002	Vacuum cleaners: 16,776
Chair, recliner: 16,594	Exercise equipment: 15,958
Clothing: 15,930	Snow skiing: 15,371
Step stools: 14,251	Riding power lawn mowers: 13,875
Manual cleaning equipment: 13,848	Doorsills or frames: 13,370
Telephones or telephone accessories: 13,072	Pet supplies: 12,785
Stepladders: 12,577	Paper products: 12,204
Grocery or shopping carts: 12,083	Buckets or pails: 12,073
Dancing: 11,843	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 11,515
Fences or fence posts: 11,493	Weight lifting: 11,150
Sinks: 10,824	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 10,426
All-terrain vehicles: 10,321	Cardboard products: 9,820
Benches: 9,816	Bowling: 9,226
Laundry baskets: 8,663	Tableware and accessories: 8,533
Mattresses: 8,433	Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 8,178
Ramps or landings: 8,176	Counters or countertops: 7,774
Escalators: 7,711	Elevators or other lifts: 7,595
Barstools or kitchen stools: 7,377	Electric heating pads: 7,036
Air conditioners: 6,792	Tennis: 6,649
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 6,625	Hot water: 6,612
Fishing: 6,374	Motorized vehicles: 6,334
Handrails, railings or banisters: 5,819	Other toys: 5,741
Swimming pools: 5,726	Nightwear: 5,522
Washing machines: 5,500	Power lawn mowers: 5,381
Recliner chairs: 5,056	Decorative yard equipment: 5,038
Bottles or jars: 5,015	Garage doors: 4,950
Motor vehicles or parts: 4,877	Cords, electrical: 4,831
Windows or window glass: 4,675	Other ranges or ovens: 4,568
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 4,522	Computers: 4,510
Cookware: 4,363	Medical equipment, general: 4,350
Sheets or pillowcases: 4,336	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 4,322
Animal induced injury: 4,282	Blankets: 4,276
Tractors: 4,253	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 4,158
Clothing accessories: 4,137	Scaffolding: 4,106
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 4,070	Metal containers: 3,992
Fans: 3,965	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 3,743
Swimming: 3,721	Carts: 3,703
Pipes: 3,655	Towels or cloths: 3,526
Freezers: 3,411	Built-in swimming pools: 3,305
Golf carts: 3,272	Knives: 3,253
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 3,236	Christmas decorations: 3,224
Cabinet or door hardware: 3,190	Scales: 3,041
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 3,038	Automatic doors: 3,000
Clothes dryers: 2,999	Basketball: 2,994
Pruning or trimming equipment: 2,991	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 2,937
Other ranges: 2,887	Tools: 2,876
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 2,788	Bleachers: 2,718
Hot tubs or home spas: 2,674	Extension or straight ladders: 2,656
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 2,630	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 2,582
Chair, rocking: 2,579	Dishwashers: 2,462
Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 2,396	Microwave ovens: 2,322
Massage devices or vibrators: 2,294	Poles: 2,294
Foods: 2,226	Toolboxes or tool kits: 2,224
Portable food or beverage coolers: 2,162	Bedsprings or bedframes: 2,154
Chain saws: 2,133	Softball: 2,096
Plastic bags: 2,086	Extension cords: 2,078
Heaters or heating systems: 2,075	Swings or swing sets: 2,043
Baby gates or barriers: 1,973	Other containers: 1,965
Soaps: 1,961	Rotary power lawn mowers: 1,924
Tree stands: 1,908	Scooters, unpowered: 1,896
Roller skating: 1,895	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 1,876
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 1,853	Sewing machines or accessories: 1,832
Outerwear: 1,824	Snow throwers/blowers: 1,822
Batteries: 1,820	Football: 1,795
Amusement attractions: 1,789	Rocking chairs: 1,780
Wire: 1,758	Floor lamps or table lamps: 1,751
Pillows: 1,740	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 1,739
Rope or string: 1,709	Snowmobiles: 1,703
Other fireplaces: 1,694	Alcohol: 1,691
Nonbaby mattresses: 1,624	Baseball: 1,577
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 1,576	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 1,574
Tool sheds: 1,561	First aid equipment: 1,553
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 1,529	Power tillers or cultivators: 1,490
Laundry soaps or detergents: 1,479	Ice skating: 1,466
Christmas tree lights: 1,426	Lighting equipment: 1,420
Garden tractors: 1,399	Sleds: 1,386
Hammocks: 1,379	Nonelectric blankets: 1,376
Drinking glasses: 1,340	Plastic containers: 1,336
Television tables or stands: 1,334	Generators or power plants: 1,331
Bunk beds: 1,314	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 1,288
Light bulbs: 1,288	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 1,270
Bed rails: 1,264	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 1,229
Bench or table saws: 1,228	Grills: 1,227
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 1,222	Mobile/manufactured homes: 1,221
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 1,208	Hatchets or axes: 1,201
Other ovens: 1,196	Nonglass bottles or jars: 1,189
Book bags or back carriers: 1,174	Footlockers: 1,162
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 1,161	Plants, trees and shrubs: 1,152
Wood paneling and particleboard: 1,136	Volleyball: 1,130
Saws: 1,120	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 1,115
Camping equipment: 1,108	Chains: 1,099
Trays: 1,092	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 1,073
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 1,072	Water skiing: 1,049
In-line skating: 1,044	Artificial Christmas trees: 1,037
Gasoline cans: 1,007	Wooden containers: 1,004
Slides or sliding boards: 1,002	Ironing boards or covers: 996
Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 995	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 977
Water heaters: 949	Eyeglasses: 933
Radiators: 913	Vending machines: 906
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 906	Sprayers: 904
Gasoline: 903	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 899
Mirrors or mirror glass: 891	Other furniture: 889
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 885	Snow throwers or blowers: 871
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 868	Diapers: 863
Fertilizers: 858	Hammers: 852
Aquariums or accessories: 843	Laundry hampers: 834
Towel racks or bars: 833	Billiards or pool: 828
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 815	Manual push mowers: 797
Coins: 790	Clothing irons: 789
Lubricants: 789	Faucets or spigots: 785
Leaf blowers: 782	Clocks: 781
Fuel storage tanks: 770	Soccer: 765
Rug shampooers: 749	Martial arts: 731
Trampolines: 730	General home or room involvement in fires: 730
Razors or shavers: 694	Painting equipment, powered: 693
Safes: 691	Public equipment: 684
Pens and pencils: 677	General purpose household cleaners: 671
Electric lighting equipment: 666	Keys, key rings or key chains: 662
Knives with replaceable blades: 661	Swimming pool equipment: 658
Electric Christmas decorations: 655	Table tennis: 637
Other manual workshop tools: 632	Other bedding: 617
Jewelry: 616	Other ball sports: 592
Snow boarding: 591	Baby strollers: 588
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 580	Other stools: 580
Futons: 578	Manicuring devices: 571
Horseshoes: 562	Seasonal decorations: 557
Windowsills or frames: 557	Portable circular power saws: 554
Other furnaces: 553	Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 551
Tablet or capsule drugs: 549	Water tubing: 549
Sports and recreational activity: 544	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 532
Ball sports: 527	Pins and needles: 520
Other portable or stationary power tools: 513	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 501
Nail guns or stud drivers: 493	Sliding glass doors or panels: 488
Coffee makers or teapots: 480	Skating: 477
Doorstops: 466	Other clothing: 464
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 457	Photographic equipment: 449
Cribs: 448	Bedding: 433
Kerosene or oil heaters: 424	Flatware: 424
Drills: 417	Umbrellas: 416
Shuffleboard: 414	Screen doors: 414
Floor waxes: 413	Fireworks: 412
Scissors: 412	Inflatable furniture: 400
Waterbeds or water pillows: 396	Log splitters: 394
Bleaches: 391	Paper bags: 389
Air compressors: 388	Portable electric heaters: 388
Electric blankets or sheets: 386	Hockey: 384
Flying toys: 382	Glass bottles or jars: 380
Wagons: 379	Skateboards: 376
Desk supplies: 373	Detergents: 368
Tricycles: 365	Tapes: 363
Car seats: 360	Cots: 356
Business and office machines: 354	Diving or diving boards: 350
Combs or hairbrushes: 347	Chemicals: 343
Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 336	Pull-down or folding stairs: 332
Water slides: 328	Storm windows: 326
Mountain climbing: 324	Badminton: 324
Go-carts: 324	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 322
Pressure cookers or canners: 316	Other ladders: 313
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 311	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 310
Table linens: 307	Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 303
Metal cookware: 303	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 300
Pressurized containers: 297	Heating or cooling comfort packs: 296
Tarpaulins: 295	Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 288
Snow tubing: 285	Humidifiers: 280
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 278	Magazine racks or book ends: 277
Track and field: 277	Plastic products: 273
Other glass bottles or jars: 271	Power saws: 268
Dehumidifiers: 267	Bed rails, adult: 266
Art supplies or equipment: 264	Fireplace equipment: 263
Thermostats: 262	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 259
Other Irons: 256	Kitchen gadgets: 253
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 247	Manual scissors: 246
Built-in fireplaces: 246	Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 244
Moving walks: 239	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 239
Recording tapes: 237	Drain cleaners: 234
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 231	Power sanders: 229
Tape recorders or players: 227	Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 226
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 225	Radios: 222
Straight ladders: 222	Upholstered recliner chairs: 220
Automotive tools or accessories: 220	Flotation toys: 219
High chairs: 216	Other windows or window glass: 211
Plastic wrapping products: 210	Support garments and stockings, medical: 207
Other plastic products: 206	Workshop furnishings: 203
Archery: 202	Manual hedge trimmers: 202
Treehouses or playhouses: 199	Above-ground swimming pools: 197
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 195	Electric heaters: 193
Bars and bar accessories: 192	Insect induced injuries: 190
Pumps: 190	Fire or smoke alarms: 190
Scuba diving: 188	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 186
Paint or varnish thinners: 184	Extension ladders: 182
Surfing: 179	Electric baseboard heaters: 176
Battery chargers: 173	Baby walkers or jumpers: 173
Lighter fluids: 169	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 165
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 164	Upholstered rocking chairs: 162
Wrestling: 160	Other nonglass doors: 159
Slow cookers: 158	Boxing: 156
Kerosene: 153	Gymnastics: 153
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 153	Hand saws: 152
Appliances: 152	Tombstones or grave markers: 152
Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 151	Sewing basket articles: 146
Electric coffee makers or teapots: 145	Portable baby swings: 145
Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 144	Fabric treatment products: 142
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 142	Garden sprayers: 139
Potty chairs or training seats: 138	Radial arm saws: 138
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 137	Playpens: 137
Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 135	Caulking or spackling compounds: 135
Screwdrivers: 134	Boilers: 134
Canning jars or lids: 128	Fencing: 128
Games or game parts: 127	Wallpaper: 122
Hair dryers: 122	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 120
Cutting torches: 119	Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 118
Other glass doors: 116	Cosmetics: 115
Wading pools: 115	Toilet bowl products: 114
Remote control, universal or not stated: 109	Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 108
Awls, chisels or planes: 107	Other grills or stoves: 107
Outdoor antennas: 105	Charcoal: 105
Ice hockey: 101	Animal traps: 101
Balls: 100	Toy boxes or chests: 99
Garbage disposers: 98	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 98
Portable power drills and accessories: 95	Toy vehicles: 92
Cheerleading: 91	Fabrics: 91
Illegal drugs: 90	Drinking fountains: 90
Manual filing or sanding tools: 89	Ice makers: 88
Electric motors: 88	Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 87
Burglar alarms: 87	Boats and boating: 86
Attachable high chairs: 86	Electric razors or shavers: 85
Welding equipment: 85	Power jointers: 85
Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 84	Glass soft drink bottles: 84
Nonglass doors: 84	BBs or pellets: 84
Range or oven accessories: 83	Clothespins: 83
Other heaters or heating systems: 83	Heat pumps: 83
Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 82	Baby bottles or nipples: 81
Self-contained openers: 80	Skeet shooting: 79
Fire escape devices: 77	Lighters: 77
Other guns or firearms: 76	Oven cleaners: 76
Washer-dryer combinations: 76	Other upholstered chairs: 75
Ear protection devices: 75	Plastic panels for doors or windows: 75
Baby scales: 74	Diaper pails: 74
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 74	Portable gas or LP heaters: 71
Pretend electronics, tools, housewares, and appliances: 71	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 71
Balloons: 71	Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 71
Gas ranges or ovens: 71	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 71
Sterilizers: 71	Power drills or accessories: 70
Coaxial Cable: 70	Swimming pool slides: 70
Playground equipment: 70	Unpowered models or parts: 70
Other electric lighting equipment: 70	Other power garden tools: 69
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 69	Floor furnaces: 69
Record players: 69	Chimneys: 69
Thermometers: 68	Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 68
Power hedge trimmers: 68	Window screens: 68
Electric brooms: 67	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 67
Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 67	Reel power lawn mowers: 66
Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 66	Other playground equipment: 63
Portable swimming pools: 63	Electric mixers: 63
Decorative water features: 63	Handball: 62
Baby carriers: 62	Other specified plastic products: 62
Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 61	Sleeping bags: 60
Artificial flowers or plants: 59	Baby mattresses or pads: 58
Vises or workshop clamps: 53	Glass doors: 53
Night-lights: 48	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 47
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 47	Saunas: 47
Dishwasher detergents: 46	Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 46
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 45	Utility vehicles: 44
Antifreeze: 43	Marbles: 43
Upholstered chairs: 41	Street hockey: 38
Electric frying pans and skillets: 38	Coin-operated car washing equipment: 37
Electric ranges: 35	Dry ice: 33
Trash compactors: 32	Seesaws or teeterboards: 32
Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 30	Fuel oils: 30
Industrial equipment: 30	Trains: 29
Electric table lamps, floor lamps or desk lamps: 22	Air purifiers: 19
Shoe polishes: 19	Brushcutters, powered: 18
Electric grills: 18	Water softeners or conditioners: 17
Darts: 17	Projectors: 17
Fixed floor-length glass panels: 17	Drain snakes: 16
Music boxes or chimes: 16	Pogo sticks: 16
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 16	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 16
Storm doors without glass panels: 16	Rugby: 16
Christmas tree stands or supports: 16	Toasters: 16
Slipcovers: 16	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 16
Dishwashing liquid: 15	Band saws: 15
Straps: 15	Electric blenders: 15
Nonelectric can openers: 15	Lye: 15
Window or door security barriers: 15	Butane or LP gas meters: 15
Watches: 15	Ice picks: 15
Power routers: 15	Stationary power drills and accessories: 15
Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices: 15	Hearing aids: 15
Personal protection devices: 15	Filters: 15
School equipment: 15	Matches: 15
Vacuum containers: 15	Electric deep fryers: 15
Aerosol containers: 15	Baby carriages: 15
Clothes brushes: 15	Acids: 15
Minibikes, powered: 15	Floor buffers or waxers: 15
Abrasive cleaners: 14	Gas fumes or gas vapors of unknown origin: 14
Liquid drugs: 14	Electric shoe polishers: 14

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