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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,712,263
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 305,123	Floors or flooring materials: 287,957
Bathtubs or showers: 197,589	Chairs: 147,408
Beds or bedframes: 122,206	Ladders: 96,915
Tables: 94,210	Crutches, canes or walkers: 64,583
Bicycles or accessories: 63,843	Beds: 60,837
Toilets: 55,422	Exercise: 53,212
Wheelchairs: 43,432	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 37,712
Rugs or carpets: 34,577	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 32,540
Containers: 31,987	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 30,831
Horseback riding: 30,394	Ceilings and walls: 29,500
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 27,042	Furniture: 24,972
Doors: 20,939	Exercise equipment: 19,870
All-terrain vehicles: 19,299	Golf: 18,983
Televisions: 17,352	Lawn mowers: 17,234
Snow skiing: 16,470	Counters or countertops: 16,022
Footwear: 16,003	House repair or construction materials: 15,590
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 15,194	Handrails, railings or banisters: 14,205
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 11,892	Sinks: 11,550
Fences or fence posts: 11,050	Day wear: 10,836
Riding power lawn mowers: 10,579	Other unpowered garden tools: 10,259
Stools: 10,094	Doorsills or frames: 9,725
Stepladders: 9,672	Step stools: 9,340
Bags: 8,979	Vacuum cleaners: 8,963
Weight lifting: 8,556	Tennis: 7,981
Luggage: 7,711	Benches: 7,490
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 7,217	Fishing: 7,170
Telephones or telephone accessories: 6,856	Washing machines: 6,720
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 6,607	Refrigerators: 6,474
Pet supplies: 5,889	Buckets or pails: 5,715
Clothing: 5,486	Swimming pools: 5,457
Hot water: 5,307	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 5,197
Grocery or shopping carts: 5,091	Manual cleaning equipment: 5,064
Swimming: 4,976	Paper products: 4,900
Tableware and accessories: 4,752	Dancing: 4,751
Cabinet or door hardware: 4,638	Chair, recliner: 4,575
Computers: 4,574	Bowling: 4,443
Poles: 4,405	Other toys: 4,358
Freezers: 4,291	Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 4,268
Escalators: 4,141	Motor vehicles or parts: 4,100
Tractors: 4,063	Ramps or landings: 3,944
Scaffolding: 3,886	Cardboard products: 3,697
Golf carts: 3,696	Air conditioners: 3,500
Pipes: 3,481	Basketball: 3,350
Bedsprings or bedframes: 3,215	Power lawn mowers: 3,185
Hot tubs or home spas: 3,072	Extension or straight ladders: 2,950
Baseball: 2,942	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 2,938
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 2,914	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 2,912
Elevators or other lifts: 2,903	Mattresses: 2,899
Animal induced injury: 2,877	Windows or window glass: 2,870
Pruning or trimming equipment: 2,834	Metal containers: 2,827
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 2,822	Barstools or kitchen stools: 2,775
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 2,775	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 2,712
Decorative yard equipment: 2,624	Vending machines: 2,614
Cookware: 2,591	Tools: 2,524
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 2,516	Motorized vehicles: 2,507
Football: 2,485	Carts: 2,474
Other ranges or ovens: 2,352	Electric heating pads: 2,296
Recliner chairs: 2,283	Softball: 2,264
Tree stands: 2,247	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 2,244
Amusement attractions: 2,227	Heaters or heating systems: 2,227
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 2,175	Fans: 2,152
Wire: 2,122	Chair, rocking: 2,106
Snowmobiles: 2,093	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 2,012
Laundry baskets: 1,994	Radiators: 1,989
Clothing accessories: 1,981	Toolboxes or tool kits: 1,974
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 1,962	Other ranges: 1,914
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 1,888	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 1,877
Built-in swimming pools: 1,848	Chain saws: 1,820
Portable food or beverage coolers: 1,813	Other fireplaces: 1,800
Bottles or jars: 1,799	Swings or swing sets: 1,790
Sheets or pillowcases: 1,769	Television tables or stands: 1,709
Nightwear: 1,676	Garage doors: 1,661
Cribs: 1,635	Alcohol: 1,618
Garden tractors: 1,608	Clothes dryers: 1,605
Bleachers: 1,580	Blankets: 1,565
Rope or string: 1,553	Bunk beds: 1,533
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 1,521	Laundry soaps or detergents: 1,520
Rotary power lawn mowers: 1,512	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 1,507
Plastic containers: 1,494	Windowsills or frames: 1,429
Dishwashers: 1,428	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 1,428
Cords, electrical: 1,367	Soaps: 1,343
Microwave ovens: 1,339	Martial arts: 1,334
Volleyball: 1,325	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 1,319
Wooden containers: 1,293	Soccer: 1,284
Snow throwers/blowers: 1,280	Water skiing: 1,267
Extension cords: 1,250	Other containers: 1,228
Pillows: 1,219	Medical equipment, general: 1,196
Bed rails: 1,156	Trays: 1,114
General home or room involvement in fires: 1,094	Scooters, unpowered: 1,090
Floor lamps or table lamps: 1,079	Rocking chairs: 1,075
Christmas decorations: 1,058	Other furniture: 1,058
Towels or cloths: 1,039	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 1,036
Camping equipment: 1,028	Go-carts: 1,019
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 1,005	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 999
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 971	Chains: 954
Outerwear: 947	Plastic bags: 935
Bleaches: 921	Power tillers or cultivators: 918
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 918	Hatchets or axes: 910
Workshop furnishings: 906	Ball sports: 897
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 886	Mobile/manufactured homes: 878
Saws: 876	Knives: 875
Combs or hairbrushes: 869	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 859
Batteries: 855	Pressure cookers or canners: 854
Hammers: 839	Other manual workshop tools: 836
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 829	Sewing machines or accessories: 816
Grills: 812	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 811
Bench or table saws: 810	Baby gates or barriers: 801
Automatic doors: 796	Wood paneling and particleboard: 795
Pull-down or folding stairs: 791	Laundry hampers: 765
Billiards or pool: 757	Tool sheds: 752
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 739	Swimming pool equipment: 734
Gasoline: 728	Sports and recreational activity: 724
Leaf blowers: 723	Snow throwers or blowers: 719
Roller skating: 709	Hockey: 686
Sleds: 682	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 682
Scales: 666	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 654
Hammocks: 651	Footlockers: 644
Towel racks or bars: 643	Plants, trees and shrubs: 635
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 625	Keys, key rings or key chains: 615
Ice skating: 612	First aid equipment: 608
Other portable or stationary power tools: 604	Book bags or back carriers: 600
Mirrors or mirror glass: 595	Light bulbs: 577
Electric Christmas decorations: 574	Eyeglasses: 571
Public equipment: 569	Games or game parts: 544
Surfing: 532	Snow boarding: 529
Manual push mowers: 528	Slides or sliding boards: 510
Sprayers: 504	Extension ladders: 501
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 499	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 495
Car seats: 493	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 491
Wallpaper: 489	Tapes: 480
In-line skating: 477	Drills: 469
Faucets or spigots: 469	Power saws: 467
Lighting equipment: 458	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 455
Nonglass bottles or jars: 447	Umbrellas: 437
Water heaters: 436	Other ovens: 436
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 436	Gas or LP heaters: 434
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 428	Photographic equipment: 425
Snow tubing: 422	Air compressors: 421
Other stools: 421	Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 419
Foods: 419	Fertilizers: 418
Other ball sports: 418	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 416
Ironing boards or covers: 412	General purpose household cleaners: 410
Mountain climbing: 400	Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 399
Fabric treatment products: 395	Toy boxes or chests: 395
Baby strollers: 391	Skateboards: 388
Canning jars or lids: 387	Sewing basket articles: 387
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 384	Hair dryers: 376
Magazine racks or book ends: 375	Toilet bowl products: 368
Glass bottles or jars: 368	Drinking glasses: 362
Water slides: 352	Desk supplies: 352
Electric lighting equipment: 348	Jewelry: 346
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 343	Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 342
Track and field: 341	Cots: 339
Tricycles: 335	Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 334
Christmas tree lights: 334	Generators or power plants: 331
Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 329	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 325
Clocks: 313	Nonelectric blankets: 309
Business and office machines: 308	Tarpaulins: 306
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 304	Boxing: 303
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 296	Manual filing or sanding tools: 295
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 292	Clothing irons: 286
Wagons: 285	Kerosene or oil heaters: 284
Artificial Christmas trees: 283	Nonglass doors: 283
Nail guns or stud drivers: 281	Bedding: 280
Playpens: 280	Pumps: 280
Electric heaters: 279	Insect induced injuries: 279
Paper bags: 275	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 269
Built-in fireplaces: 267	Futons: 265
Slow cookers: 264	Wrestling: 263
Water tubing: 262	Aquariums or accessories: 262
Lockers: 261	Massage devices or vibrators: 256
Safes: 250	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 248
Log splitters: 248	Bed rails, adult: 248
Gas ranges or ovens: 247	Other ladders: 243
Welding equipment: 241	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 240
Other upholstered chairs: 236	Kitchen gadgets: 233
Waterbeds or water pillows: 232	Saunas: 231
Battery chargers: 231	Other Irons: 226
Painting equipment, powered: 225	Bars and bar accessories: 224
Nonbaby mattresses: 223	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 222
Portable electric heaters: 222	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 221
Manual hedge trimmers: 219	Gasoline cans: 218
Seasonal decorations: 217	Coffee makers or teapots: 213
Humidifiers: 211	Razors or shavers: 207
Awls, chisels or planes: 204	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 203
Ice hockey: 198	Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 193
Heating or cooling comfort packs: 191	Power drills or accessories: 187
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 184	Trampolines: 183
Sliding glass doors or panels: 182	Drain cleaners: 173
High chairs: 172	Other specified plastic products: 172
Fuel oils: 171	Screen doors: 170
Metal cookware: 169	Balls: 167
Power sanders: 165	Fuel storage tanks: 164
Minibikes, powered: 164	Table tennis: 164
Antifreeze: 163	Chemicals: 162
Detergents: 162	Shuffleboard: 160
Doorstops: 159	Above-ground swimming pools: 158
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 157	Archery: 155
Eye protection devices: 155	Diving or diving boards: 154
Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 154	Other furnaces: 153
Radios: 152	Fireplace equipment: 151
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 151	Electric trains or accessories: 151
Kerosene: 147	Other nonglass doors: 144
Reel power lawn mowers: 143	Portable circular power saws: 141
Hand saws: 140	Playground equipment: 136
Panel doors: 136	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 136
Handball: 135	Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 135
Other clothing: 135	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 134
Upholstered chairs: 134	Manual drills: 133
Other power saws: 132	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 130
Other glass doors: 128	Swimming pool chemicals: 128
Treehouses or playhouses: 127	Unpowered models or parts: 126
Aerosol containers: 125	Other grills or stoves: 122
Storm windows: 120	Rugby: 118
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 117	Personal protection devices: 117
Other plastic products: 115	Art and ceramic supplies or equipment: 114
Snow plows: 114	Other bedding: 110
Knives with replaceable blades: 106	Moving walks: 105
Cutting torches: 104	Coins: 101
Sleeping bags: 101	Brushcutters, powered: 101
Tombstones or grave markers: 101	Art supplies or equipment: 100
Balloons: 100	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 100
Self-contained openers: 98	Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 95
Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 94	Lacrosse: 94
Baby carriages: 94	Vacuum containers: 93
Glass doors: 92	Band saws: 90
Boilers: 89	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 88
Horseshoes: 88	Internal combustion engines: 87
Air purifiers: 87	Paint or varnish thinners: 87
Drinking fountains: 87	Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 86
Croquet: 86	Skating: 86
Coaxial Cable: 86	Food grinders: 86
Utility vehicles: 85	Flatware: 85
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 85	Adhesives: 84
Water softeners or conditioners: 84	Upholstered rocking chairs: 84
Ammonia, household: 84	Electric blenders: 84
Watches: 83	Manicuring devices: 83
Fireworks: 82	Electric mixers: 82
Hot plates: 81	Bassinets or cradles: 81
Filters: 80	Toddler beds: 80
Pens and pencils: 79	Metal or plastic molding sets: 77
Fire or smoke alarms: 77	BBs or pellets: 77
Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 77	Fixed floor-length glass panels: 77
Other windows or window glass: 76	Automotive tools or accessories: 76
Plastic products: 76	Carbon monoxide detectors: 76
Clothes steamers: 76	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 76
Garden sprayers: 76	Wading pools: 76
Oil furnaces: 74	Tape recorders or players: 74
Baby bottles or nipples: 74	Other drugs or medications: 71
Faucet water heaters: 71	Coin-operated car washing equipment: 71
Badminton: 71	Pesticides: 71
Floor waxes: 70	Support garments and stockings, medical: 70
Dehumidifiers: 70	Snow disks: 70
Flying discs and boomerangs: 70	Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 70
Artificial flowers or plants: 70	Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 69
Portable baby swings: 69	Screwdrivers: 69
Portable gas or LP heaters: 69	Electric corn poppers: 69
Upholstered recliner chairs: 69	Pressurized containers: 69
Water toys: 69	Range or oven accessories: 69
Furniture polishes or waxes: 68	Vises or workshop clamps: 68
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 68	Other power garden tools: 68
Power lathes: 68	Toy sports equipment: 67
Electric kettles or hot pots: 67	Baby carriers: 67
Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 67	Portable power drills and accessories: 67
Electric baseboard heaters: 66	Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 66
Other glass bottles or jars: 66	Swimming pool slides: 66
Lamp oils: 63	Straps: 63
Floor buffers or waxers: 62	Night-lights: 62
Tablet or capsule drugs: 61	Baby walkers or jumpers: 60
Aircraft: 59	Burglar alarms: 58
Window screens: 58	Nonmetal cookware: 55
Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 55	Garbage disposers: 49
Scissors: 49	Pins and needles: 46
Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 45	Electric ranges or ovens: 43
Storm doors with glass panels: 42	Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 41
Chafing dishes or fondue pots: 39	Potty chairs or training seats: 37
Other playground equipment: 35	Soldering equipment: 34
Manual scissors: 33	Lubricants: 32
Dolls, plush toys, and action figures: 32	Fabrics: 31
Decorative water features: 31	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 31
Matches: 30	Diapers: 30
Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 30	Oven cleaners: 30
Toasters: 30	Rug shampooers: 30
Darts: 19	Roller hockey: 18
Recording tapes: 18	Flying toys: 17
Ice crushers: 17	Street hockey: 17
Gas ranges: 16	Seesaws or teeterboards: 16
Can openers: 16	Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 16
Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 16	School equipment: 16
Workshop compounds or chemicals: 16	Flotation toys: 16
Lunch boxes or pails: 16	Remote control, universal or not stated: 16
Fire extinguishers: 15	Trash compactors: 15
Scuba diving: 15	Safety pins: 15
Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 15	Gas fumes or gas vapors of unknown origin: 15
Record players: 15	Caulking or spackling compounds: 15
Tetherball: 15	Power pruning or trimming equipment: 15
Power jointers: 15	Crayons or chalk: 15
Fire escape devices: 15	Kites or kite string: 15
Appliances: 15	Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 15
Diesel fuels: 15	Cheerleading: 15
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 15	Cosmetics: 14
Boats and boating: 14	Lawn vacuums: 14
Pacifiers or teething rings: 14	Inflatable furniture: 14
Hypodermic needles or syringes: 14	Chimneys: 14

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