Accidents - 0-5 years old - Year 1997 - Face

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 493,292
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Tables: 60,510	Stairs or steps: 35,103
Beds: 27,217	Floors or flooring materials: 22,666
Chairs: 22,478	Ceilings and walls: 22,372
Bicycles or accessories: 22,048	Bathtubs or showers: 18,485
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 12,806	Doors: 12,421
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 11,162	Jewelry: 10,902
Other toys: 10,675	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 10,154
Bedsprings or bedframes: 7,207	Baseball: 6,878
Other fireplaces: 6,019	Swings or swing sets: 5,638
Grocery or shopping carts: 4,610	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 4,200
Bunk beds: 4,200	Televisions: 4,083
Slides or sliding boards: 4,076	Baby strollers: 3,604
Counters or countertops: 3,592	Doorsills or frames: 3,432
Fences or fence posts: 3,080	Baby walkers or jumpers: 3,006
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 2,816	Swimming pools: 2,618
Benches: 2,408	Cabinet or door hardware: 2,403
Furniture: 2,372	Windows or window glass: 2,235
Tableware and accessories: 2,221	Windowsills or frames: 2,166
Rocking chairs: 2,129	Car seats: 2,058
Golf: 1,986	Built-in swimming pools: 1,958
Toilets: 1,868	Cribs: 1,812
Tricycles: 1,797	High chairs: 1,692
Radiators: 1,661	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 1,589
Rugs or carpets: 1,519	Toy boxes or chests: 1,481
Trampolines: 1,470	Poles: 1,453
Bleachers: 1,407	Playground equipment: 1,363
Other playground equipment: 1,344	Handrails, railings or banisters: 1,321
Wagons: 1,286	Paper products: 1,258
Seesaws or teeterboards: 1,243	Metal containers: 1,166
Exercise equipment: 1,123	Manual cleaning equipment: 1,103
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 1,099	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 1,057
Other baby carriers: 1,047	Sinks: 1,040
Crayons or chalk: 1,014	Television tables or stands: 1,009
Refrigerators: 902	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 896
Footwear: 873	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 869
Other Irons: 844	Basketball: 831
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 830	Drinking glasses: 821
Hockey: 805	Sleds: 783
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 776	Fans: 772
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 769	Dishwashers: 763
Riding toys: 745	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 744
Step stools: 739	Weight lifting: 737
Recliner chairs: 716	Lighting equipment: 712
Carts: 711	Heaters or heating systems: 710
Skateboards: 702	Desk supplies: 687
Other unpowered garden tools: 682	Containers: 676
Adhesives: 669	Ball sports: 631
Hot water: 621	Toy sports equipment: 613
Aquariums or accessories: 612	All-terrain vehicles: 610
Dancing: 595	Buckets or pails: 581
Building sets: 567	Bowling: 558
House repair or construction materials: 545	Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 501
Cookware: 498	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 496
Computers: 488	In-line skating: 476
Other ranges: 475	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 468
Scooters, unpowered: 459	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 459
Baby carriers: 453	Ice skating: 450
Baby gates or barriers: 448	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 442
Mirrors or mirror glass: 438	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 411
General purpose household cleaners: 406	Hammocks: 397
Pipes: 396	Attachable high chairs: 392
Baby bottles or nipples: 388	Playpens: 385
Built-in fireplaces: 379	Hammers: 377
Football: 365	Softball: 363
Knives: 359	Swimming: 359
Screen doors: 353	Go-carts: 347
Mattresses: 340	Baby carriages: 340
Fishing: 339	Marbles: 337
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 335	Wheelchairs: 335
Amusement attractions: 335	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 332
Exercise: 330	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 314
Washing machines: 313	Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 309
Eyeglasses: 303	Art supplies or equipment: 302
Hot tubs or home spas: 299	Batteries: 288
Faucets or spigots: 287	Floor lamps or table lamps: 287
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 286	Rope or string: 285
Roller skating: 282	First aid equipment: 278
Horseback riding: 275	Tape recorders or players: 274
Scissors: 264	Lawn mowers: 262
Glass bottles or jars: 260	Soccer: 258
Drinking fountains: 256	Nonglass bottles or jars: 240
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 238	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 233
Baby changing tables: 231	Bleaches: 230
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 225	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 223
Swimming pool slides: 223	Diving or diving boards: 217
Aerosol containers: 216	Radios: 214
Telephones or telephone accessories: 212	Wading pools: 211
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 210	Bottles or jars: 208
Bassinets or cradles: 207	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 207
Tennis: 206	Toolboxes or tool kits: 203
Clocks: 200	Futons: 199
Blankets: 198	Other nonglass doors: 196
Kitchen gadgets: 191	Balloons: 187
Pillows: 184	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 181
Powered riding toys: 181	Light bulbs: 177
Ramps or landings: 176	Water slides: 176
Glass doors: 174	Treehouses or playhouses: 174
Fireplace equipment: 168	Plastic products: 168
Gasoline: 166	Doorstops: 166
Chimneys: 166	Recording tapes: 166
Waterbeds or water pillows: 164	Other plastic products: 164
Laundry soaps or detergents: 163	Ladders: 160
Potty chairs or training seats: 156	Footlockers: 155
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 154	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 154
Gymnastics: 154	Horseshoes: 153
Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 153	Oven cleaners: 153
Other toy guns: 150	Outerwear: 149
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 146	Sheets or pillowcases: 142
Fuel storage tanks: 141	Sliding glass doors or panels: 138
Bars and bar accessories: 138	Escalators: 135
Cardboard products: 135	Tractors: 135
Riding power lawn mowers: 132	Flatware: 123
Air conditioners: 121	Nonglass doors: 120
Molding compounds: 117	Elevators or other lifts: 116
Public equipment: 116	Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 115
Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 115	Other ball sports: 115
Grills: 114	Electric table lamps, floor lamps or desk lamps: 112
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 111	Chains: 111
Screwdrivers: 110	Flying toys: 108
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 107	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 104
Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 103	Wire: 102
Vacuum cleaners: 101	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 100
Clothes dryers: 98	Garden tractors: 98
Vending machines: 96	Personal protection devices: 94
Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 93	Other glass bottles or jars: 91
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 90	Darts: 90
Garage doors: 89	Flotation toys: 89
Electric baseboard heaters: 89	Youth chairs: 89
Billiards or pool: 89	Street hockey: 88
Wood paneling and particleboard: 87	Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns: 87
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 87	Clothing accessories: 87
Water toys: 87	Fireworks: 87
Nightwear: 84	Electric blenders: 84
Painting equipment, powered: 84	Toilet bowl products: 84
Lighters: 81	Field hockey: 81
Portable baby swings: 81	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 81
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 81	Other antennas: 81
Day wear: 78	Electric Christmas decorations: 75
Electric lighting equipment: 74	Portable electric heaters: 74
Hair clippers and trimmers: 74	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 74
Pacifiers or teething rings: 74	Toboggans: 74
Christmas decorations: 74	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 73
Christmas tree lights: 73	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 70
Book bags or back carriers: 70	Upholstered rocking chairs: 69
Eye protection devices: 69	Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 67
Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 67	Toy weapons: 67
Mountain climbing: 67	Nonelectric blankets: 67
Safes: 67	Manual hedge trimmers: 66
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 66	Dishwashing liquid: 66
Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 66	Other containers: 66
Paint or varnish thinners: 66	Manual drills: 66
Matchbooks: 66	Toy guns: 66
Paper bags: 66	Metal or plastic molding sets: 66
Other furniture: 63	Manual scissors: 60
Wooden containers: 59	Sewing machines or accessories: 59
Swimming pool equipment: 58	Cots: 50
Plastic containers: 49	Towels or cloths: 49
Razors or shavers: 48	Wrestling: 46
Portable food or beverage coolers: 46	Clothing: 44
Luggage: 38	Other manual workshop tools: 38
Storm doors with glass panels: 38	Tool sheds: 37
Metal cookware: 37	Ironing boards or covers: 37
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 37	BBs or pellets: 34
Water heaters: 31	Golf carts: 31
Keys, key rings or key chains: 31	Business and office machines: 29
Manicuring devices: 29	Skating: 27
Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 27	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 27
Battery chargers: 27	Microwave ovens: 25
Martial arts: 25	Nonbaby mattresses: 25
Drain cleaners: 24	Amateur two-way radios: 22
Track and field: 22	Bags: 22
Incinerators: 21	Towel racks or bars: 21
Knives with replaceable blades: 19	Electric trains or accessories: 19
Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 19	Electric motors: 19
Other grills or stoves: 19	Other toy weapons: 19
Workshop furnishings: 19	Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 19
Soaps: 19	Dry heat irons: 18
Coffee makers or teapots: 18	Other glass doors: 18
School equipment: 18	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 18
Automatic doors: 12	Slow cookers: 12
General home or room involvement in fires: 12	Freezers: 12
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 12	Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 6
Electric coffee makers or teapots: 6	Food warmers: 6
Volleyball: 6	Lockers: 6
Safety pins: 6	Window screens: 6
Plastic bags: 6	Upholstered chairs: 6
Baby mattresses or pads: 6	Gasoline cans: 6
Hair dryers: 6	Car beds: 6
Toy bows or arrows: 6	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 6
Storm doors without glass panels: 6	Stepladders: 6
Combs or hairbrushes: 6	Kerosene or oil heaters: 6
Floor furnaces: 6	Surfing: 6
Humidifiers: 6	Nonmetal cookware: 6
Pruning or trimming equipment: 6	Other ovens: 6
Dry ice: 6	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 6
Rug shampooers: 6	Liniments or rubbing compounds: 6
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 6	Substance ingested or inhaled by a victim under age: 6

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