Accidents - 0-5 years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,757,328
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups.

Products:

Beds: 120,790	Tables: 118,150
Stairs or steps: 95,705	Floors or flooring materials: 93,618
Doors: 68,172	Chairs: 66,752
Bicycles or accessories: 51,370	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 51,248
Ceilings and walls: 40,933	Other toys: 38,114
Bathtubs or showers: 29,925	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 28,216
Jewelry: 27,571	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 25,764
Tablet or capsule drugs: 23,245	Slides or sliding boards: 23,216
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 23,071	Coins: 22,842
Swings or swing sets: 22,516	Grocery or shopping carts: 19,771
Bunk beds: 17,751	Trampolines: 15,865
Bedsprings or bedframes: 15,151	Metal containers: 13,033
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 12,385	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 12,129
Knives: 11,128	Windows or window glass: 10,571
Counters or countertops: 10,532	First aid equipment: 10,022
Baby strollers: 9,801	Scooters, unpowered: 9,726
Cribs: 9,670	Other fireplaces: 9,445
Baseball: 9,365	Televisions: 9,320
Car seats: 9,093	Tableware and accessories: 9,025
Fences or fence posts: 8,953	Other Irons: 8,606
Benches: 8,267	Doorsills or frames: 7,549
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 7,399	Swimming pools: 6,795
Aspirin substitutes: 6,646	Hot water: 6,634
Playground equipment: 6,524	Furniture: 6,465
Exercise equipment: 6,124	High chairs: 6,068
Liquid drugs: 6,025	Rugs or carpets: 5,888
Toilets: 5,811	Pens and pencils: 5,710
Windowsills or frames: 5,484	Other drugs or medications: 5,465
Drinking glasses: 5,313	Swimming: 5,234
Paper products: 5,140	Bleaches: 5,094
Handrails, railings or banisters: 5,063	Stools: 4,548
Footwear: 4,544	Cosmetics: 4,454
Poles: 4,407	Rocking chairs: 4,370
Other ranges: 4,213	Tricycles: 4,188
House repair or construction materials: 4,116	Wagons: 4,032
Radiators: 3,965	Containers: 3,851
Cabinet or door hardware: 3,792	Built-in swimming pools: 3,768
General purpose household cleaners: 3,758	Golf: 3,582
Desk supplies: 3,554	Television tables or stands: 3,545
Basketball: 3,432	Toy boxes or chests: 3,361
Scissors: 3,324	Fans: 3,318
Barstools or kitchen stools: 3,317	Antihistamines: 3,305
Pipes: 3,290	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 3,209
Weight lifting: 3,166	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 3,152
Fishing: 3,098	All-terrain vehicles: 3,094
Bleachers: 3,027	Skateboards: 3,005
Ball sports: 2,953	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 2,927
Screen doors: 2,920	Other playground equipment: 2,908
Sinks: 2,868	Baby walkers or jumpers: 2,804
Recliner chairs: 2,779	Heaters or heating systems: 2,756
Bottles or jars: 2,723	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 2,629
Amusement attractions: 2,567	Ladders: 2,522
Baby changing tables: 2,520	Chemicals: 2,461
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 2,408	Mirrors or mirror glass: 2,406
Drugs or medications: 2,393	Vacuum cleaners: 2,333
Cookware: 2,322	Bowling: 2,267
Soaps: 2,254	Manual cleaning equipment: 2,243
Seesaws or teeterboards: 2,198	Riding toys: 2,197
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 2,191	Crayons or chalk: 2,178
Light bulbs: 2,173	Liniments or rubbing compounds: 2,170
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 2,132	Sleds: 2,088
Dancing: 2,048	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 2,041
Grills: 2,036	Christmas decorations: 2,030
Baby bottles or nipples: 2,026	Other ovens: 2,014
Razors or shavers: 2,014	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 2,003
Football: 2,002	Pet supplies: 2,000
Gymnastics: 1,988	Day wear: 1,969
Refrigerators: 1,943	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 1,910
Toy sports equipment: 1,905	Sliding glass doors or panels: 1,891
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 1,880	Glass doors: 1,845
Other unpowered garden tools: 1,817	Adhesives: 1,813
Other baby carriers: 1,801	Baby carriers: 1,784
Nonglass doors: 1,771	Baby gates or barriers: 1,760
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 1,749	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 1,718
Batteries: 1,700	Baby bouncer seats: 1,695
Hammers: 1,691	Glass bottles or jars: 1,667
Manicuring devices: 1,661	Soccer: 1,613
Exercise: 1,601	Carbon monoxide poisonings: 1,545
General home or room involvement in fires: 1,526	Bags: 1,496
Computers: 1,493	Other nonglass doors: 1,429
Horseback riding: 1,426	Flatware: 1,411
Portable baby swings: 1,405	Aquariums or accessories: 1,401
Marbles: 1,357	Electric ranges: 1,336
Lawn mowers: 1,326	Floor lamps or table lamps: 1,308
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 1,301	Carts: 1,298
Sewing basket articles: 1,295	Laundry soaps or detergents: 1,283
Diapers: 1,270	Futons: 1,231
Drinking straws: 1,217	Treehouses or playhouses: 1,200
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 1,199	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 1,193
Other plastic products: 1,183	Gasoline: 1,145
Power lawn mowers: 1,144	Roller skating: 1,140
Plastic products: 1,125	Other stools: 1,115
Ice skating: 1,099	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 1,094
Fireworks: 1,077	Kerosene or oil heaters: 1,073
Buckets or pails: 1,068	Kitchen gadgets: 1,048
Go-carts: 1,018	Lighting equipment: 1,016
Lamp oils: 1,007	Playpens: 985
Other glass bottles or jars: 967	Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 957
Manual scissors: 956	Step stools: 954
Built-in fireplaces: 948	Telephones or telephone accessories: 942
Attachable high chairs: 933	Molding compounds: 928
In-line skating: 924	Rope or string: 920
Other ball sports: 919	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 919
Aspirin or aspirin compounds: 907	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 903
Mattresses: 896	Tape recorders or players: 894
Pins and needles: 888	Pillows: 884
Preparations containing iron salts: 883	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 879
Storm doors with glass panels: 863	Building sets: 850
Keys, key rings or key chains: 841	Escalators: 840
Knives with replaceable blades: 833	Golf carts: 831
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 825	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 800
Nonglass bottles or jars: 786	Clothing accessories: 783
Water slides: 775	Blankets: 772
Snow skiing: 768	Wheelchairs: 757
Softball: 749	Elevators or other lifts: 735
Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 729	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 725
Youth chairs: 722	Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 722
Coffee makers or teapots: 719	Hammocks: 704
Hockey: 693	Detergents: 693
Other manual workshop tools: 684	Safety pins: 674
Wire: 673	Art supplies or equipment: 666
Flying toys: 656	Decorative yard equipment: 653
Plastic containers: 647	Washing machines: 644
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 642	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 641
Air conditioners: 637	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 636
Faucets or spigots: 635	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 633
Microwave ovens: 625	Screwdrivers: 624
Laundry baskets: 614	Clocks: 610
Skating: 602	Garage doors: 595
Balloons: 594	Dishwashers: 592
Christmas tree lights: 588	BBs or pellets: 587
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 580	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 575
Trays: 575	Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 572
Lighter fluids: 568	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 564
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 563	Clothing: 562
Public equipment: 553	Vaporizers: 545
Other windows or window glass: 544	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 537
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 534	Outerwear: 532
Billiards or pool: 531	Horseshoes: 528
Towels or cloths: 514	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 514
Pruning or trimming equipment: 511	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 508
Wading pools: 506	Charcoal: 504
Freezers: 498	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 493
Window screens: 493	Hot tubs or home spas: 493
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 490	Martial arts: 483
Bassinets or cradles: 479	Combs or hairbrushes: 474
Pacifiers or teething rings: 470	Automatic doors: 465
Toolboxes or tool kits: 462	Swimming pool equipment: 456
Baby carriages: 455	Substance ingested or inhaled by a victim under age: 450
Ramps or landings: 449	Baby carriers or slings: 433
Business and office machines: 433	Swimming pool slides: 431
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 429	Eyeglasses: 427
Potty chairs or training seats: 423	Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 422
Dry heat irons: 417	Aerosol containers: 409
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 403	Chains: 398
Book bags or back carriers: 394	Recording tapes: 393
Cardboard products: 389	Automotive chemicals: 384
Radios: 383	Wooden containers: 375
Diving or diving boards: 362	Fabric treatment products: 361
Powered riding toys: 360	Night-lights: 358
Fireplace equipment: 358	Nightwear: 357
Dishwashing liquid: 357	Portable food or beverage coolers: 345
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 345	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 344
Other furnaces: 343	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 339
Lubricants: 332	Oven cleaners: 328
Other furniture: 327	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 325
Dishwasher detergents: 322	Steam irons: 320
Nonelectric blankets: 312	Paint or varnish thinners: 311
Humidifiers: 308	Canning jars or lids: 306
Riding power lawn mowers: 306	Sheets or pillowcases: 303
Electric blenders: 301	Plastic bags: 299
Pogo sticks: 298	Vending machines: 297
Abrasive cleaners: 290	Gas-burning fireplaces: 289
Tools: 286	Drinking fountains: 281
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 281	Electric baseboard heaters: 279
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 279	Other glass doors: 275
Towel racks or bars: 270	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 269
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 264	Wood paneling and particleboard: 264
Acids: 260	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 259
Ammonia, household: 257	Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 253
Umbrellas: 252	Swimming pool chemicals: 251
Watches: 251	Table tennis: 251
Generators or power plants: 247	Bars and bar accessories: 241
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 240	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 236
Kerosene: 232	Floor furnaces: 229
Wrestling: 227	Sewing machines or accessories: 226
Waterbeds or water pillows: 224	Hatchets or axes: 223
Toilet bowl products: 219	Fuel oils: 218
Luggage: 218	Drills: 218
Ironing boards or covers: 217	Range or oven accessories: 216
Metal cookware: 213	Snowmobiles: 212
Water toys: 211	Furniture polishes or waxes: 211
Inflatable furniture: 210	Baby baths or bathinettes: 209
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 209	Clothes dryers: 207
Lockers: 203	Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 202
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 200	Toy guns: 199
Sports and recreational activity: 197	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 196
Garden tractors: 194	Drain cleaners: 190
Tennis: 188	Tractors: 187
Tool sheds: 185	Animal traps: 184
Clothespins: 181	Veterinary medicines: 179
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 178	Other containers: 178
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 177	Camping equipment: 177
Electric coffee makers or teapots: 175	Other electric lighting equipment: 175
Personal protection devices: 174	Power tillers or cultivators: 173
Safes: 172	Storm doors without glass panels: 167
Doorstops: 166	Surfing: 165
Baby mattresses or pads: 165	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 161
Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 161	Snow boarding: 160
Toy weapons: 159	Scaffolding: 159
Gas furnaces: 157	Kerosene grills or stoves: 157
Pumps: 155	Seasonal decorations: 154
Soldering equipment: 152	Glass soft drink bottles: 152
Antifreeze: 151	Tombstones or grave markers: 150
Other antennas: 150	Fertilizers: 150
Laundry hampers: 146	Flotation toys: 145
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 144	Snow tubing: 144
Bottle warmers: 144	Cots: 142
Table linens: 142	Fire extinguishers: 142
Cheerleading: 140	Other grills or stoves: 139
Fuel storage tanks: 138	Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 137
Boilers: 137	Caustics: 136
Water tubing: 134	Snow throwers or blowers: 134
Methyl alcohol: 129	Hair clippers and trimmers: 129
Tetherball: 128	Magazine racks or book ends: 127
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 127	Photographic equipment: 126
Boxing: 126	Electric heaters: 123
Other toy guns: 120	Matches: 116
Electric trains or accessories: 115	Workshop furnishings: 115
Inflatable toys: 114	Costumes or masks: 112
Electric motors: 112	Automotive tools or accessories: 110
Self-contained openers: 109	Other heaters or heating systems: 109
Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 107	Hair dryers: 107
Stepladders: 107	Lye: 107
Food skewers: 106	Tapes: 104
Saws: 104	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 104
Archery: 103	Street hockey: 99
Volleyball: 98	Plastic wrapping products: 97
Glass tubing or test tubes: 97	Food processors: 96
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 94	Window or door security barriers: 93
Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 92	Slow cookers: 92
Caulking or spackling compounds: 89	Other ladders: 86
Bread making machines: 86	Sleeping bags: 85
Sprayers: 85	Artificial Christmas trees: 84
Christmas tree stands or supports: 84	School equipment: 84
Storm windows: 83	Appliances: 83
Plant foods or fertilizers for potted plants: 83	Stationary power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 83
Upholstered chairs: 83	Baby rattles: 83
Mountain climbing: 82	Chain saws: 82
Mobile/manufactured homes: 82	Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 82
Music boxes or chimes: 81	Other upholstered chairs: 80
Toasters: 80	Above-ground swimming pools: 79
Crutches, canes or walkers: 79	Water skiing: 79
Eye protection devices: 78	Darts: 77
Amateur two-way radios: 76	Minibikes, powered: 76
Fire or smoke alarms: 76	Indoor antennas: 76
Bath or facial brushes: 76	Scales: 75
Portable cribs: 75	Electric mixers: 74
Chemistry sets or science kits: 74	Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 74
Massage devices or vibrators: 73	Other portable or stationary power tools: 73
Shuffleboard: 68	Oil furnaces: 68
Electric can openers: 68	Nail guns or stud drivers: 68
Juicers: 68	Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 68
Battery chargers: 68	Panel doors: 67
Snow plows: 67	Hand saws: 67
Fire escape devices: 67	Electric ovens: 67
Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns: 67	Heat or infrared lamps: 67
Kites or kite string: 67	Pressurized containers: 66
Electric Christmas decorations: 65	Footlockers: 64
Batons: 61	Slicers and choppers: 61
Ice makers: 60	Record players: 60
Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 60	Lunch boxes or pails: 60
Upholstered recliner chairs: 60	Trash compactors: 60
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 56	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 55
Electric lighting equipment: 53	Portable electric heaters: 52
Floor waxes: 51	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 51
Other toy weapons: 51	Ice hockey: 47
Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 47	Pressure cookers or canners: 47
Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 44	Electric deep fryers: 41
Gas or LP heaters: 38	Log splitters: 38
Artificial flowers or plants: 36	Baby exercisers: 36
Painting equipment, powered: 36	Party favors: 35
Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 34	Water heaters: 33
Air compressors: 33	Lighters: 32
Manual hedge trimmers: 30	Ice cream makers: 30
Clothes steamers: 30	Fixed floor-length glass panels: 30
Paper cutters: 27	Windshield wiper fluids: 27
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 27	Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 27
Nonbaby mattresses: 27	Thermometers: 26
Chimneys: 21	Vises or workshop clamps: 21
Food warmers: 20	Rug shampooers: 20
Baby bathtub seats or rings: 20	Gas ranges: 17
Vacuum containers: 16	Saunas: 15
Jalousie glass windows: 15	Bedding: 15
Food grinders: 15	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 15
Incinerators: 15	Electric frying pans and skillets: 15
Unpowered models or parts: 15	Can openers: 15
Filters: 15	Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 15
Heating or cooling comfort packs: 15	Flares: 15
Electric heating pads: 15	Shoe polishes: 15
Baby harnesses: 15	Projectors: 15
Water softeners or conditioners: 15	Electric waffle irons: 11
Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 11	Extension cords: 11
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 11	Roller hockey: 11
Diesel fuels: 5	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 5
Hot plates: 5	Bottle openers: 5
Electric griddles: 5	Floor buffers or waxers: 5
Ear protection devices: 5	Fuels for chafing dishes or fondue pots: 5
Other clothing: 5	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 5
Turpentine: 5	Ice crushers: 5
Electric welding equipment: 5	Diaper pails: 5
Fuel-burning welding equipment: 5	Gas ovens: 5
Oral hygiene products: 5	Awls, chisels or planes: 5
Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 5	Paper bags: 5
Gasoline cans: 5	Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 5
Solvents: 5	Croquet: 5
Toy bows or arrows: 5	Electric combs: 5
Counter-mounted cooking surfaces: 5	Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 5
Nonmetal cookware: 5	Butane or LP gas meters: 5
Containers with key openers: 5	Badminton: 5
Gasoline heaters: 5

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