Accidents - 0-5 years old - Year 2000

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,842,712
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups.

Products:

Beds: 122,537	Tables: 120,099
Floors or flooring materials: 107,380	Stairs or steps: 99,474
Doors: 74,760	Chairs: 67,085
Bicycles or accessories: 60,288	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 53,040
Ceilings and walls: 45,271	Other toys: 39,500
Bathtubs or showers: 31,419	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 29,772
Coins: 26,974	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 25,925
Slides or sliding boards: 25,349	Swings or swing sets: 25,137
Jewelry: 24,041	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 23,892
Grocery or shopping carts: 19,298	Bunk beds: 18,124
Trampolines: 15,496	Tablet or capsule drugs: 14,532
Knives: 13,923	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 13,881
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 13,545	Windows or window glass: 12,517
Counters or countertops: 11,574	Baby strollers: 11,129
Bedsprings or bedframes: 10,870	Metal containers: 10,840
Cribs: 10,833	Televisions: 10,702
Baseball: 10,077	Other fireplaces: 9,990
First aid equipment: 9,921	Tableware and accessories: 9,888
Benches: 9,494	Fences or fence posts: 9,486
Substance ingested or inhaled by a victim under age: 9,430	Other drugs or medications: 8,598
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 8,595	Other Irons: 8,377
Car seats: 8,321	Diapers: 8,141
Doorsills or frames: 8,104	Swimming pools: 7,617
Drinking glasses: 7,322	Rugs or carpets: 7,227
Furniture: 6,722	Exercise equipment: 6,698
Hot water: 6,510	House repair or construction materials: 6,459
Aspirin substitutes: 6,439	Playground equipment: 6,099
High chairs: 5,910	Handrails, railings or banisters: 5,745
Radiators: 5,668	Other ranges: 5,587
Baby walkers or jumpers: 5,564	Poles: 5,491
Toilets: 5,479	Swimming: 5,381
Paper products: 5,291	Tricycles: 5,122
Footwear: 5,062	Windowsills or frames: 5,057
Built-in swimming pools: 4,953	Bleaches: 4,696
Containers: 4,509	Ball sports: 4,493
Weight lifting: 4,397	Wagons: 4,396
Cabinet or door hardware: 4,312	Liquid drugs: 4,179
Drugs or medications: 4,137	Rocking chairs: 4,072
Pens and pencils: 4,044	Sleds: 3,978
Stools: 3,773	General purpose household cleaners: 3,749
Television tables or stands: 3,677	Desk supplies: 3,606
Toy boxes or chests: 3,541	Fishing: 3,535
Golf: 3,529	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 3,499
Basketball: 3,479	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 3,463
Scooters, unpowered: 3,445	Antihistamines: 3,306
Bleachers: 3,269	Bottles or jars: 3,191
Screen doors: 3,168	Pipes: 3,150
Chemicals: 3,105	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 3,044
Heaters or heating systems: 3,042	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 2,987
Mirrors or mirror glass: 2,977	Other playground equipment: 2,970
Recliner chairs: 2,831	Sinks: 2,817
Bowling: 2,758	Baby changing tables: 2,719
All-terrain vehicles: 2,712	Other baby carriers: 2,685
Cookware: 2,591	Grills: 2,566
Riding toys: 2,558	Football: 2,511
Scissors: 2,498	Batteries: 2,450
General home or room involvement in fires: 2,362	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 2,361
Manual cleaning equipment: 2,329	Amusement attractions: 2,296
Other ovens: 2,283	Light bulbs: 2,253
Refrigerators: 2,236	Crayons or chalk: 2,191
Other unpowered garden tools: 2,189	Day wear: 2,156
Fans: 2,142	Ladders: 2,139
In-line skating: 2,122	Skateboards: 2,078
Roller skating: 2,022	Christmas decorations: 1,991
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 1,953	Glass bottles or jars: 1,918
Gymnastics: 1,906	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 1,900
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 1,897	Dancing: 1,858
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 1,828	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 1,827
Glass doors: 1,804	Sliding glass doors or panels: 1,786
Soccer: 1,755	Go-carts: 1,749
Toy sports equipment: 1,743	Razors or shavers: 1,722
Floor lamps or table lamps: 1,696	Step stools: 1,673
Vacuum cleaners: 1,642	Baby bottles or nipples: 1,629
Building sets: 1,622	Flatware: 1,590
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 1,574	Adhesives: 1,552
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 1,545	Lawn mowers: 1,531
Soaps: 1,499	Manual scissors: 1,497
Hammers: 1,496	Kitchen gadgets: 1,450
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 1,438	Ice skating: 1,431
Computers: 1,412	Seesaws or teeterboards: 1,410
Horseback riding: 1,404	Treehouses or playhouses: 1,396
Other nonglass doors: 1,380	Playpens: 1,380
Fireworks: 1,374	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 1,365
Manicuring devices: 1,323	Public equipment: 1,316
Mattresses: 1,316	Barstools or kitchen stools: 1,308
Snow skiing: 1,300	Lamp oils: 1,283
Nonglass doors: 1,255	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 1,252
Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 1,243	Exercise: 1,230
Youth chairs: 1,223	Blankets: 1,222
Skating: 1,199	Liniments or rubbing compounds: 1,199
Gasoline: 1,190	Laundry soaps or detergents: 1,183
Other glass bottles or jars: 1,170	Preparations containing iron salts: 1,151
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 1,143	Knives with replaceable blades: 1,126
Other plastic products: 1,121	Lighting equipment: 1,113
Keys, key rings or key chains: 1,109	Microwave ovens: 1,087
Baby gates or barriers: 1,056	Carbon monoxide poisonings: 1,049
Cardboard products: 1,048	Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 1,038
Dishwashers: 1,036	Bags: 1,029
Portable baby swings: 1,028	Attachable high chairs: 1,020
Aquariums or accessories: 1,012	Automatic doors: 1,006
Carts: 999	Buckets or pails: 979
Baby carriers: 970	Escalators: 964
Powered riding toys: 961	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 939
Other ball sports: 938	Hot tubs or home spas: 927
Pet supplies: 896	Hockey: 890
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 880	Clothing accessories: 872
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 871	Rope or string: 857
Screwdrivers: 856	Wrestling: 853
Aspirin or aspirin compounds: 845	Pillows: 834
Built-in fireplaces: 823	Pins and needles: 814
Billiards or pool: 811	Telephones or telephone accessories: 807
Other manual workshop tools: 800	Wheelchairs: 798
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 797	Kerosene or oil heaters: 793
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 777	Aerosol containers: 772
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 764	Christmas tree lights: 756
Hammocks: 753	Wading pools: 741
Futons: 735	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 720
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 717	Air conditioners: 708
Chains: 699	Sewing basket articles: 689
Baby carriages: 688	Washing machines: 685
Marbles: 680	Clothes dryers: 678
Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 674	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 674
Coffee makers or teapots: 661	Other stools: 656
Waterbeds or water pillows: 653	Bassinets or cradles: 650
Electric ranges: 642	Drinking fountains: 639
Other glass doors: 625	Faucets or spigots: 625
Electric blenders: 606	Plastic containers: 603
Softball: 595	Camping equipment: 595
Vaporizers: 586	Swimming pool equipment: 581
Water slides: 576	Lighter fluids: 576
Riding power lawn mowers: 570	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 555
Stepladders: 552	Ramps or landings: 552
Detergents: 551	Tape recorders or players: 531
Power lawn mowers: 531	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 530
Golf carts: 527	Other containers: 525
Elevators or other lifts: 513	Kerosene: 512
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 509	Toolboxes or tool kits: 502
Balloons: 498	Umbrellas: 497
Towels or cloths: 494	Tennis: 491
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 491	Flying toys: 490
Horseshoes: 488	Humidifiers: 484
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 482	Plastic products: 482
Fireplace equipment: 473	Oven cleaners: 472
Other grills or stoves: 464	Panel doors: 462
Baby carriers or slings: 461	Garage doors: 459
Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 459	Radios: 459
Wooden containers: 453	Trays: 449
Decorative yard equipment: 447	Outerwear: 446
Glass soft drink bottles: 445	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 445
Other windows or window glass: 442	Tractors: 436
Pacifiers or teething rings: 429	Automotive chemicals: 426
Other furniture: 424	Paint or varnish thinners: 419
Nightwear: 413	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 402
Other toy guns: 399	Dishwasher detergents: 392
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 391	Clothing: 377
Lubricants: 376	Abrasive cleaners: 376
Storm windows: 375	Slow cookers: 375
Plastic wrapping products: 373	Workshop furnishings: 372
Gas or LP heaters: 366	Charcoal: 365
Drinking straws: 364	Molding compounds: 362
Electric baseboard heaters: 353	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 351
Flotation toys: 350	Diving or diving boards: 346
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 345	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 344
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 344	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 342
Sheets or pillowcases: 340	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 330
Storm doors with glass panels: 329	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 328
Wire: 326	Carbon monoxide detectors: 324
Clocks: 324	Drain cleaners: 322
Archery: 322	Drills: 319
Hatchets or axes: 318	Ironing boards or covers: 318
Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 317	Swimming pool slides: 317
Recording tapes: 314	Windshield wiper fluids: 313
Swimming pool chemicals: 312	Range or oven accessories: 311
Baby exercisers: 311	Combs or hairbrushes: 307
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 307	Crutches, canes or walkers: 306
Canning jars or lids: 304	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 301
Water heaters: 300	Other toy weapons: 299
Luggage: 298	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 297
Towel racks or bars: 296	Nonglass bottles or jars: 296
Fire extinguishers: 290	Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 288
Food processors: 287	Bed rails, adult: 284
Antifreeze: 283	Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 280
Tapes: 277	Metal cookware: 275
Laundry baskets: 275	Sewing machines or accessories: 270
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 266	Other furnaces: 265
Toy guns: 261	Bars and bar accessories: 261
Caustics: 256	BBs or pellets: 256
Glue guns: 254	Pruning or trimming equipment: 253
Window screens: 245	Sports and recreational activity: 236
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 233	Above-ground swimming pools: 232
Book bags or back carriers: 231	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 231
Eyeglasses: 228	Costumes or masks: 228
Freezers: 228	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 228
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 224	Business and office machines: 224
Saws: 223	Vending machines: 221
Animal traps: 216	Footlockers: 216
Extension cords: 216	Electric Christmas decorations: 215
Tools: 215	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 214
Room deodorizers or fresheners: 208	Martial arts: 207
Snowmobiles: 207	Slicers and choppers: 206
Volleyball: 205	Turpentine: 205
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 203	Seasonal decorations: 202
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 201	Toy bows or arrows: 200
Plastic bags: 196	Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 193
Dishwashing liquid: 193	Photographic equipment: 192
Steam irons: 187	Cots: 187
Fabric treatment products: 187	Mobile/manufactured homes: 187
Veterinary medicines: 186	Furniture polishes or waxes: 185
Other heaters or heating systems: 180	Lockers: 179
Hair dryers: 179	Hair clippers and trimmers: 178
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 177	Personal protection devices: 176
Inflatable toys: 174	Soldering equipment: 173
Electric heaters: 171	Dry heat irons: 170
Lighters: 170	Nonbaby mattresses: 169
Sprayers: 167	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 166
Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 164	Can openers: 163
Ice hockey: 163	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 161
Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 161	Matches: 160
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 159	Power saws: 156
Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 152	Boxing: 152
Artificial flowers or plants: 151	Eye protection devices: 151
Workshop compounds or chemicals: 151	Acids: 150
Safety pins: 149	Floor waxes: 149
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 147	Other clothing: 143
Nonelectric blankets: 143	Art supplies or equipment: 141
Upholstered recliner chairs: 137	Gasoline cans: 136
Storm doors without glass panels: 135	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 134
Other antennas: 132	Chimneys: 131
Hot plates: 127	Toilet bowl products: 125
Laundry hampers: 124	Watches: 122
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 119	Ammonia, household: 118
Magazine racks or book ends: 116	Safes: 115
Wood paneling and particleboard: 115	Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 114
Portable electric heaters: 114	Doorstops: 112
School equipment: 112	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 112
Baby mattresses or pads: 111	Night-lights: 110
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 109	Gas ranges: 107
Tetherball: 107	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 106
Nail guns or stud drivers: 105	Fire escape devices: 105
Portable food or beverage coolers: 103	Other ladders: 103
Rust removers: 102	Electric lighting equipment: 102
Thermometers: 100	Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 99
Mouthwashes or mouth rinses: 97	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 97
Music boxes or chimes: 96	Bedding: 96
Baby rattles: 95	Croquet: 94
Pogo sticks: 94	Upholstered chairs: 92
Snow boarding: 90	Self-contained openers: 90
Street hockey: 89	Awls, chisels or planes: 89
Scaffolding: 89	Chain saws: 89
Track and field: 87	Gas furnaces: 87
Roller hockey: 87	Gas-burning fireplaces: 86
Painting equipment, powered: 86	Fuel storage tanks: 86
Air compressors: 86	Darts: 85
Other power garden tools: 85	Power tillers or cultivators: 85
Mountain climbing: 85	Portable cribs: 84
Other upholstered chairs: 83	Vacuum containers: 78
Minibikes, powered: 78	Floor furnaces: 77
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 77	Diaper pails: 77
Electric waffle irons: 77	Sleeping bags: 77
Bath or facial brushes: 75	Metal or plastic molding sets: 75
Other electric lighting equipment: 75	Ice makers: 75
Potty chairs or training seats: 75	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 75
Bottle warmers: 75	Ear protection devices: 74
Electric mixers: 74	Methyl alcohol: 73
Lunch boxes or pails: 73	Portable power drills and accessories: 73
Boilers: 70	Paper cutters: 70
Levels: 70	Log splitters: 70
Burglar alarms: 70	Party favors: 70
Dyes: 70	Wallpaper cleaners: 70
Diesel fuels: 69	Shuffleboard: 69
Upholstered rocking chairs: 69	Bench or table saws: 69
Snow disks: 69	Batons: 67
Garden tractors: 67	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 67
Table tennis: 67	Gasoline heaters: 67
Stationary power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 67	Electric or battery-powered knives: 67
Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 67	Knife sharpeners: 67
Battery chargers: 67	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 58
Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 57	Electric ovens: 56
Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 50	Power hedge trimmers: 42
Caulking or spackling compounds: 41	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 39
Field hockey: 35	Pull-down or folding stairs: 35
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 35	Electric trains or accessories: 34
Nonupholstered recliner chairs: 34	Electric griddles: 34
Inflatable furniture: 29	Wooden matches: 29
Tool sheds: 29	Pressurized containers: 29
Baby bathtub seats or rings: 29	Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 29
Cheerleading: 24	Fertilizers: 24
Kerosene grills or stoves: 24	Food skewers: 24
Water toys: 23	Ice cream makers: 23
Appliances: 23	Food warmers: 23
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 23	Reel power lawn mowers: 17
Lye: 17	Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 17
Leaf blowers: 17	Electric toothbrushes or oral irrigators: 17
Window or door security barriers: 17	Massage devices or vibrators: 17
Vises or workshop clamps: 17	Power drills or accessories: 17
Electric toy ovens: 17	Electric knife sharpeners: 17
Electric frying pans and skillets: 17	Incinerators: 17
Toboggans: 17	Nonelectric can openers: 17
Gas ovens: 17	Electric grills: 17
Christmas tree stands or supports: 17	Amateur two-way radios: 17
Charcoal lighters: 17	Manual push mowers: 17
Counter-mounted cooking surfaces: 11	Unpowered models or parts: 11
Glass tubing or test tubes: 11	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 11
Wallpaper: 6	Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 6
Fuels for chafing dishes or fondue pots: 6	Toy guns with projectiles: 5
Electric can openers: 5	Wigs, falls or hairpieces: 5
Extension ladders: 5	Garbage disposers: 5
Fuel multi-purpose lighters: 5	Other power saws: 5
Electric razors or shavers: 5	Clothespins: 5
Power sanders: 5	Electric charcoal lighters: 5
Containers with key openers: 5	Snow tubing: 5
Trouble lights or extension work lights: 5	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 5
Manual hedge trimmers: 5	Chemistry sets or science kits: 5
Outdoor antennas: 5	Toasters: 5
Projectors: 5	Electric brooms: 5
Electric blankets or sheets: 5	Other bedding: 5
Toy weapons: 5

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