Accidents - Years 1997-2010 - All Of Body

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,750,355
See also: Lethal accidents, Other body parts.

Products:

Tablet or capsule drugs: 372,628	Floors or flooring materials: 302,363
General home or room involvement in fires: 155,337	Aspirin substitutes: 125,942
Bleaches: 114,537	Liquid drugs: 114,198
Exercise: 89,853	Carbon monoxide poisonings: 81,365
Other drugs or medications: 78,161	Stairs or steps: 63,484
Bathtubs or showers: 63,166	General purpose household cleaners: 59,546
Antihistamines: 56,011	Chairs: 55,161
Substance ingested or inhaled by a victim under age: 51,136	Chemicals: 51,120
Beds or bedframes: 50,797	Soaps: 47,356
Swimming pools: 46,427	Laundry soaps or detergents: 42,655
Bicycles or accessories: 42,611	Alcohol: 38,696
Cosmetics: 37,789	Swimming: 36,099
Beds: 35,771	Toilets: 35,406
Football: 27,736	Liniments or rubbing compounds: 27,437
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 27,081	Basketball: 26,804
Gasoline: 25,540	Drugs or medications: 25,053
Other furnaces: 23,530	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 23,486
Golf: 22,356	Built-in swimming pools: 22,118
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 21,648	Bottles or jars: 20,906
Swimming pool chemicals: 20,622	Lawn mowers: 19,320
Tables: 17,454	Ceilings and walls: 17,308
Wheelchairs: 16,512	Aspirin or aspirin compounds: 16,062
Carbon monoxide detectors: 15,381	Computers: 15,221
Exercise equipment: 14,597	Ammonia, household: 14,039
Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 13,229	Preparations containing iron salts: 12,527
Soccer: 12,362	Crutches, canes or walkers: 12,120
Televisions: 12,049	Track and field: 11,647
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 11,196	Lamp oils: 11,166
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 10,803	Detergents: 10,684
Rugs or carpets: 10,430	Hot tubs or home spas: 10,386
House repair or construction materials: 10,029	Other ranges: 9,769
Adhesives: 9,697	Gas furnaces: 9,677
Paint or varnish thinners: 9,593	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 9,450
Tennis: 9,415	Fishing: 9,396
Sports and recreational activity: 9,293	Generators or power plants: 9,222
All-terrain vehicles: 9,010	Aerosol containers: 8,958
Personal protection devices: 8,922	Containers: 8,885
Drain cleaners: 8,780	Baseball: 8,724
Other ranges or ovens: 8,712	Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 8,647
Benches: 8,433	Day wear: 8,412
Other toys: 8,391	Doors: 8,339
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 8,153	Clothing: 7,841
Illegal drugs: 7,797	Heaters or heating systems: 7,717
Gas fumes or gas vapors of unknown origin: 7,564	Fences or fence posts: 7,440
Telephones or telephone accessories: 7,438	Tableware and accessories: 7,424
Toilet bowl products: 7,419	Softball: 7,385
Dancing: 7,224	Fabric treatment products: 6,777
Gas or LP heaters: 6,543	Cookware: 6,509
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 6,422	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 6,363
Lighter fluids: 6,293	Automotive chemicals: 6,291
Ladders: 6,286	Kerosene or oil heaters: 6,051
Clothes dryers: 5,996	Water heaters: 5,960
Acids: 5,916	Weight lifting: 5,779
Oil furnaces: 5,532	Gas ranges or ovens: 5,503
Snow skiing: 5,498	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 5,437
Refrigerators: 5,402	First aid equipment: 5,400
Boilers: 5,361	Bags: 5,204
Kerosene: 5,199	Antifreeze: 5,191
Abrasive cleaners: 5,130	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 5,129
Elevators or other lifts: 4,934	Sinks: 4,810
Fire extinguishers: 4,686	Clothing accessories: 4,670
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 4,596	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 4,567
Furniture: 4,512	Barstools or kitchen stools: 4,346
Volleyball: 4,340	Counters or countertops: 4,289
Dishwashing liquid: 4,248	Air conditioners: 4,071
Lubricants: 4,052	Footwear: 3,934
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 3,933	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 3,880
Horseback riding: 3,807	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 3,681
Amusement attractions: 3,652	Furniture polishes or waxes: 3,633
Oven cleaners: 3,622	Mattresses: 3,602
Mobile/manufactured homes: 3,561	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 3,491
Drinking glasses: 3,425	Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 3,367
Veterinary medicines: 3,360	Knives: 3,270
Other unpowered garden tools: 3,234	Power lawn mowers: 3,191
Windows or window glass: 3,188	Windshield wiper fluids: 3,134
Caulking or spackling compounds: 3,109	Hair dryers: 3,108
School laboratory chemicals: 3,095	Foods: 3,094
Vacuum cleaners: 3,087	Pipes: 3,053
Keys, key rings or key chains: 3,047	Dishwasher detergents: 2,999
Desk supplies: 2,992	Cheerleading: 2,977
Baby bottles or nipples: 2,973	Motor vehicles or parts: 2,949
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 2,860	Batteries: 2,848
Paper products: 2,801	Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 2,757
Nonglass bottles or jars: 2,754	Manual cleaning equipment: 2,753
Light bulbs: 2,737	Fans: 2,710
Vending machines: 2,693	Floor lamps or table lamps: 2,691
Metal containers: 2,614	Insect induced injuries: 2,600
Bowling: 2,503	Grills: 2,500
Microwave ovens: 2,455	Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 2,432
Riding power lawn mowers: 2,396	Cribs: 2,374
Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 2,368	Sheets or pillowcases: 2,366
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 2,345	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 2,314
Other fireplaces: 2,309	Diapers: 2,280
Fuel oils: 2,273	Pet supplies: 2,177
Buckets or pails: 2,158	Sprayers: 2,108
Jewelry: 2,052	Pesticides: 1,995
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 1,988	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 1,973
Oral hygiene products: 1,944	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 1,937
Gas ranges: 1,926	Balloons: 1,914
Grocery or shopping carts: 1,908	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 1,901
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 1,897	Blankets: 1,886
Scuba diving: 1,823	Diesel fuels: 1,820
Pruning or trimming equipment: 1,811	Fire or smoke alarms: 1,793
Stools: 1,787	Other ovens: 1,783
Poles: 1,777	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 1,728
Electric ranges or ovens: 1,728	Other containers: 1,706
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 1,696	Chair, recliner: 1,689
Extension cords: 1,672	Chimneys: 1,663
Fireworks: 1,662	Wrestling: 1,639
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 1,634	Welding equipment: 1,626
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 1,622	Handrails, railings or banisters: 1,610
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 1,605	Above-ground swimming pools: 1,604
Doorsills or frames: 1,568	Plastic bags: 1,564
Pillows: 1,561	Cords, electrical: 1,559
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 1,532	Skateboards: 1,505
Dyes: 1,487	Pens and pencils: 1,486
Other ball sports: 1,483	Caustics: 1,449
Car seats: 1,421	Art supplies or equipment: 1,411
Baby strollers: 1,406	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 1,372
Coins: 1,362	Decorative yard equipment: 1,351
Swings or swing sets: 1,318	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 1,316
Towels or cloths: 1,313	Rotary power lawn mowers: 1,291
Trampolines: 1,268	Charcoal: 1,263
Turpentine: 1,258	Surfing: 1,257
Methyl alcohol: 1,237	Outerwear: 1,222
Fertilizers: 1,220	Rope or string: 1,212
Tool sheds: 1,206	Ball sports: 1,206
Power saws: 1,197	Washing machines: 1,195
Aquariums or accessories: 1,182	Recliner chairs: 1,133
Martial arts: 1,117	Electric lighting equipment: 1,116
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 1,106	Bleachers: 1,098
Radios: 1,096	Slides or sliding boards: 1,092
Public equipment: 1,085	Electric ranges: 1,083
Plant foods or fertilizers for potted plants: 1,073	Camping equipment: 1,065
Razors or shavers: 1,055	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 1,028
Floor waxes: 1,014	Tractors: 1,012
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 1,006	Electric heaters: 1,002
Luggage: 992	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 985
Snowmobiles: 984	Medical equipment, general: 977
Toasters: 964	Lighting equipment: 961
Christmas tree lights: 924	Nonelectric blankets: 922
Pumps: 916	Bunk beds: 897
Combs or hairbrushes: 895	Fuel storage tanks: 893
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 884	In-line skating: 873
Freezers: 868	Swimming pool equipment: 867
Glass bottles or jars: 867	Flatware: 861
Hot water: 853	Painting equipment, powered: 850
Nightwear: 846	Cardboard products: 807
Other baby carriers: 799	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 795
Portable gas or LP heaters: 795	Snow throwers/blowers: 790
Golf carts: 788	Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 786
Sleds: 782	Baby walkers or jumpers: 777
Radiators: 775	Tools: 767
Flotation toys: 766	Saunas: 763
Baby changing tables: 758	Rust removers: 745
Lacrosse: 743	Wading pools: 739
Dishwashers: 737	Plastic containers: 729
Chemistry sets or science kits: 725	Scooters, unpowered: 709
Thermometers: 706	Gymnastics: 698
Diving or diving boards: 695	High chairs: 688
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 682	Go-carts: 678
Ice hockey: 675	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 661
Wire: 648	Nonbaby mattresses: 646
Eyeglasses: 643	Christmas decorations: 635
Ice skating: 630	Cabinet or door hardware: 628
Step stools: 624	Gas ovens: 620
Gas-burning fireplaces: 619	Chain saws: 608
Clothing irons: 608	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 606
Escalators: 591	Animal induced injury: 584
Water slides: 581	Manicuring devices: 580
Hammers: 561	Mouthwashes or mouth rinses: 559
Solvents: 552	Hockey: 551
Billiards or pool: 549	Snow boarding: 530
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 526	Clocks: 521
Other electric lighting equipment: 518	Drinking fountains: 518
Carts: 505	Lighters: 504
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 501	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 496
Skating: 494	Other playground equipment: 491
Metal cookware: 490	Playground equipment: 485
Workshop compounds or chemicals: 482	Seasonal decorations: 475
Shoe polishes: 471	Plants, trees and shrubs: 470
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 469	Windowsills or frames: 469
Garage doors: 446	Manual push mowers: 445
Appliances: 444	Mountain climbing: 435
Faucets or spigots: 431	Umbrellas: 430
Boats and boating: 428	Scaffolding: 428
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 423	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 423
Rugby: 418	Air compressors: 417
Other Irons: 417	Engine fuels for models: 414
Laundry baskets: 412	Garden tractors: 407
Roller skating: 402	Wood burning fireplaces: 402
Playpens: 401	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 398
Costumes or masks: 395	Saws: 395
Battery chargers: 393	Hypodermic needles or syringes: 392
Boxing: 391	Bedsprings or bedframes: 389
Tapes: 388	Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 388
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 378	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 374
Molding compounds: 373	Motorized vehicles: 370
Electric heating pads: 369	Lye: 358
Book bags or back carriers: 357	Plastic products: 355
Tape recorders or players: 355	Portable power drills and accessories: 349
Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 348	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 345
Gasoline cans: 342	Field hockey: 341
Automotive tools or accessories: 340	Glass soft drink bottles: 339
Heating or cooling comfort packs: 336	Water softeners or conditioners: 334
Portable food or beverage coolers: 331	Television tables or stands: 325
Kitchen gadgets: 323	Pacifiers or teething rings: 321
Portable swimming pools: 317	Snow throwers or blowers: 317
Other power saws: 316	Rug shampooers: 315
Window screens: 314	Other heaters or heating systems: 314
Artificial Christmas trees: 314	Garbage disposers: 308
Water tubing: 307	Internal combustion engines: 307
Ramps or landings: 307	Other clothing: 303
Portable baby swings: 303	Leaf blowers: 299
Flying toys: 298	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 293
Crayons or chalk: 286	Pressure cookers or canners: 285
Mirrors or mirror glass: 281	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 279
Baby bathtub seats or rings: 277	Other specified plastic products: 275
Tricycles: 274	Bars and bar accessories: 269
Other grills or stoves: 268	Humidifiers: 263
Thermostats: 260	Electric coffee makers or teapots: 255
Range or oven accessories: 254	Electric welding equipment: 251
Screwdrivers: 249	Table tennis: 247
Photographic equipment: 247	Power sanders: 246
Toy boxes or chests: 245	Electric blankets or sheets: 242
Scissors: 240	Outdoor antennas: 239
Power tillers or cultivators: 237	Other glass bottles or jars: 237
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 236	Baby gates or barriers: 236
Fuel multi-purpose lighters: 234	Massage devices or vibrators: 234
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 234	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 233
Coal furnaces: 231	Slicers and choppers: 228
Tombstones or grave markers: 227	Vaporizers: 225
Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 224	Water skiing: 224
Filters: 223	Wooden containers: 222
Electric deep fryers: 220	Waterbeds or water pillows: 220
Power hedge trimmers: 218	Garden sprayers: 215
Baby carriers: 214	Recording tapes: 211
Stepladders: 210	Sewing machines or accessories: 207
Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 204	Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 200
Other windows or window glass: 200	Screen doors: 197
Art and ceramic supplies or equipment: 197	Horseshoes: 197
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 197	Sewing basket articles: 195
Pins and needles: 194	Business and office machines: 193
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 192	Plastic wrapping products: 191
Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 189	Baby bouncer seats: 187
Manual filing or sanding tools: 186	Coffee makers or teapots: 184
Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 183	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 182
Wigs, falls or hairpieces: 182	Lockers: 181
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 181	Flying discs and boomerangs: 180
Electric Christmas decorations: 178	Street hockey: 177
Other bedding: 177	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 176
Shuffleboard: 176	Baby baths or bathinettes: 173
Wallpaper cleaners: 172	Log splitters: 171
Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 170	Automatic doors: 170
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 170	Electric soldering equipment: 169
Workshop furnishings: 169	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 169
Other polishes: 167	Heat pumps: 165
Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 164	Glass tubing or test tubes: 163
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 163	Other glass doors: 162
Rocking chairs: 157	Portable circular power saws: 157
Other portable or stationary power tools: 156	Safety pins: 155
Kerosene grills or stoves: 155	Animal traps: 154
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 153	Artificial flowers or plants: 153
Archery: 153	Drinking straws: 152
Electric toothbrushes or oral irrigators: 151	BBs or pellets: 151
Photographic chemicals: 150	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 149
Surge suppressors or power strips: 148	Manual scissors: 148
Heat or infrared lamps: 147	Cots: 146
Electric baseboard heaters: 146	Built-in fireplaces: 144
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 144	Hand saws: 143
Upholstered recliner chairs: 143	Slow cookers: 141
Trays: 141	Chair, rocking: 140
Ice or snow boating: 140	Power pruning or trimming equipment: 138
Sliding glass doors or panels: 137	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 137
Fuel charcoal lighters: 136	Incinerators: 136
Other power garden tools: 135	Stationary power drills and accessories: 135
Night-lights: 135	Drills: 133
Ice makers: 132	Chains: 132
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 130	Bedding: 128
Bassinets or cradles: 125	Fuels for chafing dishes or fondue pots: 125
Brushcutters, powered: 125	Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 124
Electric kettles or hot pots: 123	Self-contained openers: 121
Wood paneling and particleboard: 120	Seesaws or teeterboards: 119
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 119	Electric frying pans and skillets: 119
Dry ice: 118	Matchbooks: 117
Knives with replaceable blades: 114	Power drills or accessories: 112
Portable electric heaters: 110	Decorative water features: 109
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 108	Electric ovens: 106
Baby carriers or slings: 106	Soldering equipment: 105
Hair clippers and trimmers: 104	Matches: 104
Fire escape devices: 104	Hot plates: 103
Floor furnaces: 101	Hatchets or axes: 100
Potty chairs or training seats: 98	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 95
Sleeping bags: 94	School equipment: 93
Electric grills: 92	Sun lamps: 90
Support garments and stockings, medical: 89	Insect traps, powered: 87
Wallpaper: 87	Baby carriages: 87
Electric motors: 86	Hearing aids: 85
Ironing boards or covers: 85	Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 84
Electric trains or accessories: 84	Marbles: 82
Bottle warmers: 81	Projectors: 81
Baby mattresses or pads: 80	Minibikes, powered: 78
Darts: 77	Electric knife sharpeners: 76
Croquet: 76	Bench or table saws: 76
Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads: 75	Watches: 74
Dry heat irons: 74	Other ladders: 72
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 72	Multi-purpose lighters: 71
Industrial equipment: 71	Other manual workshop tools: 71
Bed rails: 71	Tarpaulins: 70
Squeeze or squeaker toys: 70	Coaxial Cable: 70
Eye protection devices: 70	Music boxes or chimes: 69
Other furniture: 69	Games or game parts: 69
Magazine racks or book ends: 68	Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 68
Roller hockey: 67	Cutting torches: 67
Riding toys: 67	Other stools: 67
Air purifiers: 66	Balls: 63
Inflatable furniture: 63	Glass doors: 62
Toy sports equipment: 59	Aircraft: 59
Wagons: 55	Badminton: 53
Other plastic products: 49	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 48
Respiratory protection devices: 47	Tree stands: 45
Flares: 45	Awls, chisels or planes: 40
Towel racks or bars: 36	Footlockers: 35
Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 35	Electrical testing equipment: 33
Other nonglass doors: 33	Ear protection devices: 32
Electric mixers: 32	Food warmers: 31
Kites or kite string: 31	Paper bags: 31
Faucet water heaters: 31	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 30
Pressurized containers: 30	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 25
Unpowered models or parts: 25	Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 24
Toolboxes or tool kits: 24	Dehumidifiers: 22
Electric table lamps, floor lamps or desk lamps: 22	Floor buffers or waxers: 21
Futons: 21	Swimming pool slides: 21
Hammocks: 20	Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 19
Storm doors with glass panels: 18	Amateur two-way radios: 18
Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 17	Inflatable toys: 17
Steam irons: 17	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 17
Electric razors or shavers: 17	Electric scissors: 17
Reel power lawn mowers: 16	Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 16
Trouble lights or extension work lights: 16	Moving walks: 16
Bath or facial brushes: 16	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 16
Electric blenders: 15	Toddler beds: 15
Fireplace equipment: 15	Electric corn poppers: 15
Electric griddles: 15	Laundry hampers: 15
Bread making machines: 15	Batons: 15
Handball: 15	Electric waffle irons: 15
Toy guns with projectiles: 15	Electric immersion water heaters: 15
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 15	Trains: 15
Lunch boxes or pails: 14	Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 14
Treehouses or playhouses: 12	Attachable high chairs: 6
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 6	Electric shoe polishers: 6
Water toys: 6	Polishes: 6
Safes: 6	Snow tubing: 6
Torches: 6	Remote control, universal or not stated: 6
Baby exercisers: 5	Gasoline heaters: 5
Power shapers: 5	Electric brooms: 5
Charcoal lighters: 5	Portable cribs: 5
Storm windows: 5	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 5
Pogo sticks: 5

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