Accidents - 0-5 years old - Year 1998 - Face

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 521,463
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Tables: 64,927	Stairs or steps: 36,753
Beds: 34,097	Floors or flooring materials: 26,370
Chairs: 22,508	Ceilings and walls: 20,042
Bicycles or accessories: 19,616	Bathtubs or showers: 18,194
Other toys: 14,751	Doors: 14,519
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 12,531	Jewelry: 12,195
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 12,046	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 10,842
Swings or swing sets: 7,151	Bedsprings or bedframes: 6,936
Baseball: 6,783	Other fireplaces: 5,616
Slides or sliding boards: 5,344	Grocery or shopping carts: 4,642
Televisions: 4,256	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 4,086
Bunk beds: 3,970	Doorsills or frames: 3,927
Counters or countertops: 3,820	Windowsills or frames: 3,667
Swimming pools: 3,469	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 3,350
Baby strollers: 3,201	Furniture: 3,086
Benches: 2,934	Baby walkers or jumpers: 2,809
Fences or fence posts: 2,792	Rocking chairs: 2,474
Built-in swimming pools: 2,347	Golf: 2,238
High chairs: 2,235	Tricycles: 2,192
Handrails, railings or banisters: 2,090	Windows or window glass: 2,015
Toilets: 1,992	Paper products: 1,877
Playground equipment: 1,848	Car seats: 1,722
Rugs or carpets: 1,676	Poles: 1,652
Cabinet or door hardware: 1,639	Tableware and accessories: 1,589
Radiators: 1,579	Cribs: 1,422
Other playground equipment: 1,416	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 1,387
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 1,326	Exercise equipment: 1,299
Metal containers: 1,294	Toy boxes or chests: 1,274
Containers: 1,246	Trampolines: 1,218
Sinks: 1,158	Bleachers: 1,116
Television tables or stands: 1,109	Hot water: 1,061
Crayons or chalk: 1,048	Wagons: 1,042
Footwear: 1,034	Ball sports: 1,026
Other baby carriers: 978	Step stools: 948
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 937	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 919
Basketball: 900	Drinking glasses: 851
Vacuum cleaners: 808	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 800
Other Irons: 791	Recliner chairs: 779
Skateboards: 764	Aquariums or accessories: 761
Knives: 738	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 725
Fishing: 700	Manual cleaning equipment: 695
Ice skating: 695	All-terrain vehicles: 689
Refrigerators: 686	Weight lifting: 682
Desk supplies: 675	Hockey: 664
Fans: 646	Ladders: 642
Pipes: 637	Amusement attractions: 626
Other ranges: 622	Other unpowered garden tools: 621
Cookware: 575	Riding toys: 565
Heaters or heating systems: 546	House repair or construction materials: 537
Mirrors or mirror glass: 527	Adhesives: 513
Bottles or jars: 512	Sliding glass doors or panels: 497
Baby carriers: 495	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 488
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 485	Building sets: 479
First aid equipment: 470	Built-in fireplaces: 464
Computers: 459	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 453
Waterbeds or water pillows: 436	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 434
Skating: 426	Plastic containers: 423
Carts: 423	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 419
Bowling: 419	Dancing: 406
Seesaws or teeterboards: 401	Gasoline: 398
Buckets or pails: 364	Clothing accessories: 361
Pillows: 358	Dishwashers: 356
Faucets or spigots: 352	Molding compounds: 351
Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 350	Baby gates or barriers: 342
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 341	Sleds: 341
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 338	Tennis: 338
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 338	Baby changing tables: 337
Bags: 320	Toy sports equipment: 317
Fireworks: 316	Lighting equipment: 310
Christmas decorations: 310	Electric baseboard heaters: 309
Go-carts: 305	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 302
Playpens: 298	Hammers: 281
Screen doors: 281	Scooters, unpowered: 280
Kitchen gadgets: 276	General purpose household cleaners: 276
Portable baby swings: 271	Baby bottles or nipples: 271
Youth chairs: 271	Other toy guns: 265
Bassinets or cradles: 264	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 262
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 260	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 260
In-line skating: 254	Marbles: 254
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 253	Batteries: 248
Other plastic products: 243	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 240
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 238	Wheelchairs: 237
Nonglass bottles or jars: 237	Hammocks: 236
Lighted make-up mirrors: 234	Personal protection devices: 233
Diving or diving boards: 232	Flying toys: 232
Futons: 231	Floor lamps or table lamps: 231
Powered riding toys: 229	Attachable high chairs: 228
Softball: 228	Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 227
Swimming: 224	Telephones or telephone accessories: 221
Lawn mowers: 220	Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 220
Soccer: 220	Football: 214
Baby carriages: 213	Treehouses or playhouses: 211
Mattresses: 208	Elevators or other lifts: 206
Tape recorders or players: 205	Toy guns: 202
Balloons: 201	Gymnastics: 200
Radios: 196	Day wear: 191
Water toys: 186	Glass bottles or jars: 185
Horseback riding: 185	Eye protection devices: 176
Towels or cloths: 176	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 176
Automatic doors: 170	Self-contained openers: 169
Vending machines: 166	Cardboard products: 164
Drinking fountains: 164	Grills: 162
School equipment: 162	Tools: 161
Escalators: 161	Book bags or back carriers: 160
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 156	Manual scissors: 156
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 152	Freezers: 151
Aerosol containers: 151	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 150
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 150	Wrestling: 149
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 144	Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 143
Swimming pool chemicals: 142	Plastic wrapping products: 141
Nightwear: 141	Recording tapes: 141
Scaffolding: 141	Canning jars or lids: 141
Clothes dryers: 140	Other glass doors: 140
Microwave ovens: 139	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 137
Light bulbs: 137	Flatware: 136
Camping equipment: 133	Billiards or pool: 132
Chain saws: 132	Roller skating: 130
Hot tubs or home spas: 129	Water slides: 128
Martial arts: 128	Wading pools: 128
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 128	Ice hockey: 125
Nonglass doors: 123	Chains: 122
Other nonglass doors: 122	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 121
Rope or string: 115	Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 113
Bleaches: 113	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 113
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 112	Other ball sports: 112
Storm doors with glass panels: 111	Keys, key rings or key chains: 109
Toolboxes or tool kits: 109	Screwdrivers: 109
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 105	Knives with replaceable blades: 105
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 105	Wire: 105
Portable food or beverage coolers: 104	Horseshoes: 103
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 103	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 102
Other manual workshop tools: 98	Air conditioners: 97
Blankets: 94	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 94
Business and office machines: 94	Fireplace equipment: 94
Ramps or landings: 93	Exercise: 93
Wooden containers: 91	Washing machines: 90
Art supplies or equipment: 88	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 87
Laundry soaps or detergents: 87	Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 84
Electric trains or accessories: 84	Detergents: 84
Vises or workshop clamps: 84	Liniments or rubbing compounds: 84
Plastic products: 82	Other ovens: 81
Ironing boards or covers: 81	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 81
Portable electric heaters: 81	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 81
Nonelectric blankets: 81	Stepladders: 81
Other windows or window glass: 80	Oven cleaners: 78
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 75	Other grills or stoves: 75
Upholstered chairs: 75	Other glass bottles or jars: 75
Welding equipment: 75	Doorstops: 75
Night-lights: 75	Fabrics: 75
Chemicals: 74	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 74
Field hockey: 74	Manual push mowers: 74
Baby exercisers: 74	Window or door security barriers: 74
Amateur two-way radios: 74	Scissors: 74
Public equipment: 73	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 72
Toasters: 72	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 72
Eyeglasses: 69	BBs or pellets: 67
Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 67	Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 67
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 67	Appliances: 67
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 67	Bars and bar accessories: 66
Hair dryers: 66	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 66
Electric corn poppers: 66	Water heaters: 66
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 62	Glass doors: 62
Window screens: 57	Clothing: 57
Clocks: 56	Razors or shavers: 44
Combs or hairbrushes: 44	Workshop furnishings: 44
Darts: 38	Hatchets or axes: 38
Upholstered rocking chairs: 38	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 38
Photographic equipment: 38	Soaps: 37
Electric lighting equipment: 37	Luggage: 37
Sports and recreational activity: 31	Slow cookers: 31
Tractors: 25	Electric kettles or hot pots: 25
Toy weapons: 25	Other furniture: 25
Coins: 24	Steam irons: 24
Potty chairs or training seats: 19	Portable cribs: 19
Other clothing: 19	Upholstered recliner chairs: 19
Extension cords: 19	Fire extinguishers: 19
Clacker balls: 19	Turpentine: 19
Coffee makers or teapots: 18	Vacuum containers: 18
Hand saws: 18	Sheets or pillowcases: 18
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 18	Tapes: 18
Kites or kite string: 18	Manual filing or sanding tools: 18
Nonmetal cookware: 18	Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 18
Plastic bags: 18	Electric blenders: 18
Flotation toys: 18	Footlockers: 18
Nonbaby mattresses: 12	Seasonal decorations: 12
Pacifiers or teething rings: 12	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 12
Metal cookware: 12	Bench or table saws: 6
Towel racks or bars: 6	Storm windows: 6
Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 6	Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 6
Other upholstered chairs: 6	Electric can openers: 6
Power lawn mowers: 6	Volleyball: 6
Acids: 6	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 6
Golf carts: 6	Air compressors: 6
Crib mobiles or crib gyms: 6	Cots: 6
Other heaters or heating systems: 6	General home or room involvement in fires: 6
Fixed floor-length glass panels: 6	Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 6
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 6	Lubricants: 6
Watches: 6	Sleeping bags: 6
Kerosene or oil heaters: 6	Crutches, canes or walkers: 6
Nail guns or stud drivers: 6	Substance ingested or inhaled by a victim under age: 6

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