Accidents - 0-5 years old - Year 2001

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,827,781
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups.

Products:

Beds: 128,164	Tables: 118,291
Stairs or steps: 99,281	Floors or flooring materials: 97,112
Doors: 76,812	Chairs: 69,544
Bicycles or accessories: 53,638	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 50,928
Ceilings and walls: 42,010	Other toys: 40,548
Bathtubs or showers: 31,410	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 29,575
Jewelry: 26,427	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 25,932
Swings or swing sets: 23,725	Slides or sliding boards: 23,627
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 23,365	Coins: 23,178
Grocery or shopping carts: 19,685	Tablet or capsule drugs: 18,044
Bunk beds: 17,544	Trampolines: 15,011
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 14,708	Scooters, unpowered: 14,402
Knives: 14,260	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 13,062
Bedsprings or bedframes: 12,982	Metal containers: 12,250
First aid equipment: 11,906	Baby strollers: 11,601
Televisions: 11,156	Windows or window glass: 11,012
Counters or countertops: 10,765	Cribs: 10,413
Tableware and accessories: 9,884	Swimming pools: 9,572
Other drugs or medications: 9,231	Car seats: 9,204
Other fireplaces: 9,037	Baseball: 9,008
Benches: 8,686	Other Irons: 8,523
Playground equipment: 8,354	Fences or fence posts: 8,237
Doorsills or frames: 8,112	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 8,092
Drinking glasses: 7,730	Furniture: 7,217
Hot water: 7,198	Liquid drugs: 7,068
Rugs or carpets: 7,036	Footwear: 6,161
Pens and pencils: 6,135	Aspirin substitutes: 6,027
Paper products: 5,836	House repair or construction materials: 5,750
Exercise equipment: 5,719	High chairs: 5,684
Swimming: 5,594	Bleaches: 5,580
Other ranges: 5,385	Stools: 5,242
Tricycles: 5,242	Poles: 5,214
Handrails, railings or banisters: 4,863	Rocking chairs: 4,806
Golf: 4,789	Radiators: 4,413
Wagons: 4,208	General purpose household cleaners: 4,183
Baby walkers or jumpers: 4,153	Windowsills or frames: 3,951
Toilets: 3,917	Basketball: 3,904
Cabinet or door hardware: 3,747	Containers: 3,718
Scissors: 3,717	Screen doors: 3,694
All-terrain vehicles: 3,677	Ball sports: 3,494
Toy boxes or chests: 3,491	Fishing: 3,486
Sinks: 3,446	Weight lifting: 3,382
Pipes: 3,364	Chemicals: 3,333
Mirrors or mirror glass: 3,199	Cosmetics: 3,111
Desk supplies: 3,068	Bleachers: 3,065
Television tables or stands: 3,038	Bottles or jars: 3,009
Other playground equipment: 2,921	Day wear: 2,877
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 2,872	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 2,804
Liniments or rubbing compounds: 2,771	Built-in swimming pools: 2,721
Antihistamines: 2,696	Barstools or kitchen stools: 2,696
Drugs or medications: 2,680	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 2,597
Amusement attractions: 2,561	Grills: 2,530
Other baby carriers: 2,519	Crayons or chalk: 2,482
Cookware: 2,479	Other ovens: 2,415
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 2,407	Other unpowered garden tools: 2,399
Ladders: 2,332	Football: 2,265
Recliner chairs: 2,255	Christmas decorations: 2,250
Bowling: 2,207	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 2,200
Soaps: 2,184	Skateboards: 2,046
Fans: 2,018	Vacuum cleaners: 2,000
Manual cleaning equipment: 1,977	Heaters or heating systems: 1,952
Seesaws or teeterboards: 1,952	Pet supplies: 1,942
Sliding glass doors or panels: 1,927	Refrigerators: 1,920
Gasoline: 1,887	Horseback riding: 1,882
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 1,880	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 1,856
Manicuring devices: 1,822	Light bulbs: 1,800
Gymnastics: 1,791	Batteries: 1,778
Baby carriers: 1,771	Soccer: 1,764
Baby changing tables: 1,740	Glass bottles or jars: 1,739
Treehouses or playhouses: 1,733	Laundry soaps or detergents: 1,731
Floor lamps or table lamps: 1,718	Adhesives: 1,714
Buckets or pails: 1,699	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 1,656
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 1,632	Lamp oils: 1,620
Glass doors: 1,603	Kitchen gadgets: 1,590
Razors or shavers: 1,570	Carts: 1,568
Plastic products: 1,568	Playpens: 1,533
Washing machines: 1,526	Youth chairs: 1,515
Roller skating: 1,487	Clothing accessories: 1,484
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 1,474	Riding toys: 1,469
Aquariums or accessories: 1,462	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 1,445
Go-carts: 1,434	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 1,431
General home or room involvement in fires: 1,410	Computers: 1,380
Step stools: 1,361	Hammers: 1,353
Baby bottles or nipples: 1,350	Toy sports equipment: 1,343
Sewing basket articles: 1,318	Portable baby swings: 1,308
Exercise: 1,307	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 1,306
Dancing: 1,289	Keys, key rings or key chains: 1,283
Sleds: 1,280	Flatware: 1,276
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 1,263	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 1,248
Marbles: 1,245	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 1,234
Other plastic products: 1,212	Lawn mowers: 1,208
Baby gates or barriers: 1,195	Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 1,187
Attachable high chairs: 1,182	Lighting equipment: 1,176
Aspirin or aspirin compounds: 1,167	Telephones or telephone accessories: 1,160
Hot tubs or home spas: 1,142	Knives with replaceable blades: 1,132
Futons: 1,127	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 1,122
In-line skating: 1,116	Nonglass doors: 1,114
Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 1,104	Mattresses: 1,099
Fireworks: 1,079	Wrestling: 1,043
Other nonglass doors: 1,031	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 1,020
Golf carts: 990	Balloons: 986
Coffee makers or teapots: 976	Ice skating: 972
Kerosene or oil heaters: 967	Public equipment: 952
Clothing: 936	Bags: 921
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 919	Manual scissors: 904
Christmas tree lights: 898	Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 897
Substance ingested or inhaled by a victim under age: 891	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 887
Other ball sports: 884	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 882
Combs or hairbrushes: 877	Drinking straws: 875
Tape recorders or players: 868	Other glass bottles or jars: 864
Microwave ovens: 863	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 851
Wheelchairs: 837	Electric ranges: 832
Hockey: 825	Skating: 825
Cardboard products: 822	Detergents: 814
Diapers: 811	Wading pools: 807
Other stools: 796	Decorative yard equipment: 795
Powered riding toys: 794	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 785
Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 784	Elevators or other lifts: 783
Clothes dryers: 781	Other manual workshop tools: 763
Aerosol containers: 752	Automatic doors: 741
Rope or string: 739	Waterbeds or water pillows: 718
Panel doors: 704	Softball: 702
Building sets: 701	Outerwear: 689
Pillows: 685	Automotive chemicals: 677
Laundry baskets: 659	Pacifiers or teething rings: 656
Faucets or spigots: 655	Fireplace equipment: 653
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 653	Baby bouncer seats: 651
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 648	Plastic containers: 646
Mobile/manufactured homes: 646	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 642
Baby carriages: 641	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 638
Radios: 637	Storm doors with glass panels: 631
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 626	Wire: 620
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 617	Air conditioners: 609
Lubricants: 600	Escalators: 596
Blankets: 586	Built-in fireplaces: 585
Riding power lawn mowers: 570	Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 556
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 550	Pins and needles: 535
Hammocks: 533	Personal protection devices: 523
Drinking fountains: 517	Water slides: 516
Snow skiing: 515	Paint or varnish thinners: 508
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 495	Slow cookers: 492
Saws: 491	Wooden containers: 491
Preparations containing iron salts: 489	Screwdrivers: 483
Clocks: 482	Other furnaces: 480
Toolboxes or tool kits: 478	Dishwashers: 458
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 455	Window screens: 454
Sports and recreational activity: 454	Umbrellas: 451
Tool sheds: 438	Charcoal: 426
Camping equipment: 423	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 421
Nonglass bottles or jars: 420	Fabric treatment products: 417
Freezers: 417	Tennis: 413
Other grills or stoves: 404	Vaporizers: 399
Other toy guns: 393	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 393
Tractors: 391	Vending machines: 390
Power lawn mowers: 390	Toy guns: 388
Nightwear: 387	Potty chairs or training seats: 382
Lighter fluids: 379	Garage doors: 378
Animal traps: 377	Electric heaters: 375
Furniture polishes or waxes: 371	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 366
Carbon monoxide poisonings: 360	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 356
Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 356	Bassinets or cradles: 355
Kerosene: 353	Drain cleaners: 350
Night-lights: 347	Billiards or pool: 343
Flying toys: 342	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 339
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 338	Chains: 338
Bars and bar accessories: 329	Other furniture: 329
Hatchets or axes: 328	Steam irons: 326
Room deodorizers or fresheners: 324	Other glass doors: 322
Other containers: 321	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 315
Trays: 314	Humidifiers: 314
Seasonal decorations: 313	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 313
Electric baseboard heaters: 309	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 304
Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 304	Swimming pool equipment: 303
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 295	Pruning or trimming equipment: 294
Photographic equipment: 293	Inflatable toys: 291
Ironing boards or covers: 291	Fire extinguishers: 290
Toilet bowl products: 290	Magazine racks or book ends: 289
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 286	Diving or diving boards: 286
Abrasive cleaners: 280	Footlockers: 278
Luggage: 275	Other toy weapons: 275
Ramps or landings: 272	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 271
Recording tapes: 270	Eyeglasses: 267
BBs or pellets: 262	Wood paneling and particleboard: 261
Dishwasher detergents: 259	Towels or cloths: 258
Metal cookware: 255	Dishwashing liquid: 252
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 251	Alcohol: 251
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 245	Darts: 244
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 243	Water heaters: 242
Snowmobiles: 238	Above-ground swimming pools: 238
Molding compounds: 238	Other windows or window glass: 237
Ammonia, household: 234	Slicers and choppers: 232
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 230	Glass soft drink bottles: 229
Other electric lighting equipment: 228	Gas or LP heaters: 227
Tools: 225	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 225
Oven cleaners: 225	Fertilizers: 224
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 223	Bedding: 221
Horseshoes: 219	Canning jars or lids: 218
Drills: 218	Thermometers: 217
Plastic bags: 214	Acids: 211
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 210	Hair dryers: 210
Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 208	Sewing machines or accessories: 207
Tapes: 206	Plant foods or fertilizers for potted plants: 206
Portable electric heaters: 205	Antifreeze: 203
Book bags or back carriers: 202	Food processors: 201
Self-contained openers: 198	Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 198
Floor furnaces: 195	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 195
Eye protection devices: 192	Gas-burning fireplaces: 189
Diesel fuels: 188	Art supplies or equipment: 188
Martial arts: 186	Baby carriers or slings: 185
Swimming pool slides: 184	Electric deep fryers: 184
Pogo sticks: 181	Artificial flowers or plants: 180
Lighters: 178	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 177
Artificial Christmas trees: 176	Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 176
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 175	Nonelectric blankets: 175
Air compressors: 174	Boilers: 172
Portable food or beverage coolers: 172	Toasters: 172
Can openers: 171	Veterinary medicines: 171
Nonbaby mattresses: 169	Cots: 169
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 169	Baby mattresses or pads: 166
Boxing: 165	Metal or plastic molding sets: 165
Storm windows: 165	Safety pins: 163
Swimming pool chemicals: 162	Workshop furnishings: 161
Storm doors without glass panels: 160	School equipment: 158
Watches: 157	Fuel storage tanks: 156
Mouthwashes or mouth rinses: 153	Gas ranges: 153
Paper cutters: 152	Safes: 152
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 151	Matches: 150
Caustics: 149	Extension cords: 147
Towel racks or bars: 147	Scaffolding: 146
Electric mixers: 145	Upholstered recliner chairs: 145
Upholstered rocking chairs: 143	Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 139
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 137	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 137
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 135	Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 135
Chain saws: 133	Sheets or pillowcases: 129
Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 129	Flotation toys: 125
Gas furnaces: 123	Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 121
Sprayers: 117	Electric frying pans and skillets: 117
Dyes: 111	Turpentine: 108
Shoe polishes: 105	Crutches, canes or walkers: 103
Kerosene grills or stoves: 102	Electric ovens: 102
Ice hockey: 102	Pumps: 100
Minibikes, powered: 99	Tombstones or grave markers: 99
Sleeping bags: 99	Batons: 99
Business and office machines: 98	Archery: 97
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 97	Stepladders: 96
Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 96	Plastic wrapping products: 94
Carbon monoxide detectors: 94	Heat pumps: 93
Doorstops: 92	Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 91
Bench or table saws: 90	Gasoline cans: 89
Lockers: 89	Caulking or spackling compounds: 88
Rugby: 88	Soldering equipment: 85
Snow tubing: 85	Battery chargers: 85
Water tubing: 83	Hand saws: 83
Power tillers or cultivators: 83	Food grinders: 83
Electric grills: 83	Filters: 83
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 83	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 83
Electric kettles or hot pots: 83	Fire escape devices: 83
Lye: 82	Laundry hampers: 82
Faucet water heaters: 82	Other antennas: 80
Croquet: 79	Unpowered models or parts: 77
Ear protection devices: 76	Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 76
Baby scales: 76	Fire or smoke alarms: 75
Badminton: 74	Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 73
Log splitters: 72	Street hockey: 72
Rust removers: 68	Garden tractors: 68
Heat or infrared lamps: 68	Kites or kite string: 67
Rotary power lawn mowers: 66	Power drills or accessories: 66
Radial arm saws: 66	Burglar alarms: 66
Dry ice: 66	Outdoor antennas: 66
Indoor antennas: 66	Wigs, falls or hairpieces: 66
Air purifiers: 66	Glass tubing or test tubes: 66
Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns: 66	Wood burning fireplaces: 66
Range or oven accessories: 66	Nail guns or stud drivers: 63
Chimneys: 59	Electric Christmas decorations: 58
Methyl alcohol: 57	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 55
Baby exercisers: 53	Windshield wiper fluids: 53
Inflatable furniture: 52	Gas ovens: 52
Painting equipment, powered: 51	Fuel oils: 50
Floor buffers or waxers: 45	Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 44
Other heaters or heating systems: 42	Costumes or masks: 41
Toy bows or arrows: 40	Manual hedge trimmers: 40
Music boxes or chimes: 40	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 38
Hot plates: 37	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 35
Baby baths or bathinettes: 35	Toy weapons: 35
Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 33	Table linens: 33
Hair clippers and trimmers: 33	Engine fuels for models: 33
Electric lighting equipment: 31	Lunch boxes or pails: 31
Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 31	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 30
Other ladders: 29	Other upholstered chairs: 29
Table tennis: 29	Vacuum containers: 23
Fixed floor-length glass panels: 23	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 23
Manual push mowers: 23	Paper bags: 23
Electric blenders: 23	Baby bathtub seats or rings: 23
Dry heat irons: 23	Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 23
Window or door security barriers: 23	Diaper fasteners: 23
Workshop compounds or chemicals: 20	Clothespins: 19
Appliances: 18	Snow throwers or blowers: 16
Automotive tools or accessories: 16	Electric griddles: 16
Electric coffee makers or teapots: 16	Rug shampooers: 16
Rocketry sets: 16	Tetherball: 16
Volleyball: 16	Juicers: 16
Counter-mounted cooking surfaces: 16	Ice crushers: 16
Bath or facial brushes: 16	Thermostats: 16
Electric toothbrushes or oral irrigators: 16	Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 16
Other bedding: 16	Wooden matches: 16
Crib mobiles or crib gyms: 16	Chemistry sets or science kits: 16
Toy guns with projectiles: 16	Power saws: 16
Glue guns: 16	Ice cream makers: 13
Snow boarding: 13	Portable cribs: 12
Nonmetal cookware: 12	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 12
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 12	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 12
Electric waffle irons: 12	Cheerleading: 12
Other portable or stationary power tools: 12	Leaf blowers: 12
Reel power lawn mowers: 12	Matchbooks: 7
Bottle warmers: 7	Power hedge trimmers: 6
Massage devices or vibrators: 6	Tarpaulins: 6
Gasoline heaters: 6	Electric shoe polishers: 6
Electric brooms: 6	Upholstered chairs: 6
Wallpaper steamers: 6	Projectors: 6
Fuel multi-purpose lighters: 6	Floor waxes: 6
Mountain climbing: 6	Power sanders: 6
Electric razors or shavers: 6	Other clothing: 6
Grass and leaf catchers: 6	Lacrosse: 6
Other power saws: 6	Coin-operated car washing equipment: 6

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