Accidents - 0-5 years old - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,785,979
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups.

Products:

Beds or bedframes: 144,653	Tables: 112,911
Floors or flooring materials: 104,339	Stairs or steps: 100,979
Doors: 70,149	Chairs: 66,993
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 53,842	Bicycles or accessories: 50,446
Other toys: 42,683	Ceilings and walls: 38,621
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 31,305	Bathtubs or showers: 28,844
Tablet or capsule drugs: 27,948	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 25,996
Jewelry: 25,964	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 24,740
Coins: 24,272	Slides or sliding boards: 21,727
Swings or swing sets: 21,466	Trampolines: 21,112
Grocery or shopping carts: 18,598	Bunk beds: 15,543
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 13,393	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 12,510
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 12,033	Knives: 11,723
First aid equipment: 10,836	Metal containers: 10,701
Televisions: 10,623	Baby strollers: 10,593
Counters or countertops: 10,576	Liquid drugs: 10,486
Cribs: 9,832	Car seats: 9,489
Benches: 9,432	Tableware and accessories: 9,254
Fences or fence posts: 8,856	Doorsills or frames: 8,568
Rugs or carpets: 8,329	Clothing irons: 8,084
Aspirin substitutes: 8,048	Scooters, unpowered: 7,988
Other fireplaces: 7,547	Baseball: 7,525
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 7,286	High chairs: 7,260
Playground equipment: 7,207	Swimming pools: 6,770
Swimming: 6,623	Drinking glasses: 6,426
Hot water: 6,299	Pens and pencils: 6,292
Furniture: 6,061	Paper products: 5,946
Bleaches: 5,748	Exercise equipment: 5,720
Stools: 5,304	Windowsills or frames: 4,999
Built-in swimming pools: 4,685	Toilets: 4,681
Containers: 4,551	Footwear: 4,446
Antihistamines: 4,436	Poles: 4,394
All-terrain vehicles: 4,224	Chair, rocking: 4,098
General purpose household cleaners: 4,025	Handrails, railings or banisters: 4,017
Golf: 3,945	Other drugs or medications: 3,925
Cosmetics: 3,861	Cabinet or door hardware: 3,818
Other ranges or ovens: 3,636	Tricycles: 3,579
House repair or construction materials: 3,479	Bleachers: 3,476
Basketball: 3,412	Batteries: 3,332
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 3,330	Weight lifting: 3,323
Mirrors or mirror glass: 3,302	Chair, recliner: 3,300
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 3,267	Wagons: 3,254
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 3,229	Radiators: 3,189
Fishing: 3,099	Ladders: 3,087
Television tables or stands: 3,055	Barstools or kitchen stools: 3,038
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 3,015	Scissors: 2,982
Desk supplies: 2,977	Toy boxes or chests: 2,931
Other playground equipment: 2,911	Ball sports: 2,860
Christmas decorations: 2,838	Amusement attractions: 2,825
Baby walkers or jumpers: 2,810	Pipes: 2,706
Soaps: 2,663	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 2,645
Crayons or chalk: 2,597	Day wear: 2,566
Heaters or heating systems: 2,525	Skateboards: 2,521
Baby changing tables: 2,493	Riding toys: 2,364
Sinks: 2,353	Other unpowered garden tools: 2,335
Cookware: 2,329	Pet supplies: 2,261
Manual cleaning equipment: 2,260	Grills: 2,145
Soccer: 2,094	Bed rails: 2,092
Bottles or jars: 2,076	Computers: 2,053
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 2,033	Razors or shavers: 2,007
Hammers: 1,968	Liniments or rubbing compounds: 1,960
Chemicals: 1,953	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 1,914
Attachable high chairs: 1,886	Seesaws or teeterboards: 1,828
Football: 1,824	Aquariums or accessories: 1,806
Laundry soaps or detergents: 1,801	Gymnastics: 1,789
Floor lamps or table lamps: 1,769	Other ranges: 1,766
Marbles: 1,752	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 1,722
Sleds: 1,708	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 1,706
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 1,690	Portable baby swings: 1,680
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 1,678	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 1,665
Light bulbs: 1,659	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 1,644
Manicuring devices: 1,644	Glass bottles or jars: 1,636
Adhesives: 1,631	Fans: 1,622
Baby bouncer seats: 1,567	Vacuum cleaners: 1,563
Horseback riding: 1,538	Step stools: 1,524
Baby gates or barriers: 1,500	Playpens: 1,498
Bowling: 1,495	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 1,443
Flatware: 1,441	Other ball sports: 1,435
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 1,432	Carbon monoxide poisonings: 1,429
Baby bottles or nipples: 1,417	Microwave ovens: 1,396
Dancing: 1,396	Treehouses or playhouses: 1,393
Manual scissors: 1,388	Pillows: 1,383
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 1,381	Escalators: 1,372
Sewing basket articles: 1,369	Mattresses: 1,368
Plastic products: 1,362	Refrigerators: 1,302
Gasoline: 1,293	Baby carriers: 1,280
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 1,273	Toy sports equipment: 1,264
Other plastic products: 1,250	Other ovens: 1,217
Lighting equipment: 1,216	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 1,205
Telephones or telephone accessories: 1,153	Knives with replaceable blades: 1,147
Decorative yard equipment: 1,130	Powered riding toys: 1,128
Fireworks: 1,127	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 1,105
Plastic containers: 1,104	Built-in fireplaces: 1,088
Diapers: 1,087	Go-carts: 1,068
Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 1,054	Kitchen gadgets: 1,052
Public equipment: 1,026	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 1,020
Pins and needles: 1,007	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 982
Other baby carriers: 971	Power lawn mowers: 970
General home or room involvement in fires: 965	Balloons: 950
Drinking straws: 946	Cardboard products: 923
Exercise: 922	Other manual workshop tools: 909
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 908	Drugs or medications: 894
Aspirin or aspirin compounds: 885	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 864
Rope or string: 817	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 811
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 791	Kerosene or oil heaters: 784
Tape recorders or players: 772	Water slides: 763
Molding compounds: 757	Outerwear: 755
Electric ranges or ovens: 750	Wooden containers: 749
Clothing: 719	Dishwashers: 719
Roller skating: 716	Nonglass bottles or jars: 713
Wire: 709	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 694
Wading pools: 692	Elevators or other lifts: 690
Futons: 687	Faucets or spigots: 683
Laundry baskets: 650	Toy guns: 647
Screwdrivers: 642	Abrasive cleaners: 640
Dishwashing liquid: 633	Clothing accessories: 628
Hockey: 628	Ramps or landings: 627
Plastic bags: 618	Keys, key rings or key chains: 616
Fabric treatment products: 616	Carts: 614
Riding power lawn mowers: 613	Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 610
Art supplies or equipment: 607	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 606
Bags: 606	Clocks: 602
Billiards or pool: 597	Air conditioners: 595
Oven cleaners: 593	Aerosol containers: 592
Flying toys: 578	Combs or hairbrushes: 577
Washing machines: 571	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 571
Automatic doors: 568	Tennis: 560
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 557	Preparations containing iron salts: 555
Window screens: 546	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 533
Blankets: 529	Substance ingested or inhaled by a victim under age: 525
Golf carts: 519	Wheelchairs: 515
In-line skating: 509	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 503
Gas furnaces: 502	Electric baseboard heaters: 501
Drain cleaners: 499	Detergents: 495
Buckets or pails: 495	Business and office machines: 494
Snow skiing: 491	Building sets: 490
Lighter fluids: 476	Pacifiers or teething rings: 475
Fireplace equipment: 473	Metal cookware: 469
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 468	Softball: 457
Above-ground swimming pools: 455	Gas ranges or ovens: 444
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 441	Chains: 438
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 436	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 434
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 432	Eyeglasses: 431
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 430	Garage doors: 428
Clothes dryers: 423	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 421
Generators or power plants: 415	Minibikes, powered: 409
Skating: 405	Portable food or beverage coolers: 405
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 402	Ice skating: 401
Towels or cloths: 398	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 396
BBs or pellets: 392	Electric ranges: 387
Swimming pool equipment: 386	Floor furnaces: 381
Luggage: 378	Laundry hampers: 376
Nightwear: 372	Dishwasher detergents: 372
Lamp oils: 372	Radios: 368
Drinking fountains: 364	Swimming pool slides: 359
Potty chairs or training seats: 355	Electric heaters: 355
Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 350	Gas or LP heaters: 345
Other containers: 342	Hot tubs or home spas: 340
Safety pins: 338	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 336
Other glass bottles or jars: 335	Hammocks: 332
Charcoal: 331	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 329
Night-lights: 324	Umbrellas: 319
Automotive chemicals: 318	Toilet bowl products: 315
Camping equipment: 311	Recording tapes: 311
Vaporizers: 307	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 305
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 301	Cheerleading: 300
Coffee makers or teapots: 296	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 295
Humidifiers: 294	Other toy weapons: 294
Ammonia, household: 290	Horseshoes: 289
Tapes: 287	Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 287
Pruning or trimming equipment: 285	Lubricants: 284
Baby carriers or slings: 283	School equipment: 283
Christmas tree lights: 282	Diving or diving boards: 282
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 281	Plastic wrapping products: 281
Lawn mowers: 276	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 273
Food processors: 270	Waterbeds or water pillows: 268
Electric coffee makers or teapots: 261	Range or oven accessories: 258
Freezers: 258	Book bags or back carriers: 257
Oral hygiene products: 255	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 253
Bassinets or cradles: 250	Baby rattles: 249
Tools: 247	Toolboxes or tool kits: 247
Personal protection devices: 243	Windshield wiper fluids: 242
Water heaters: 240	Baby mattresses or pads: 239
Archery: 235	Animal traps: 233
Veterinary medicines: 233	Crutches, canes or walkers: 232
Wood paneling and particleboard: 227	Baby carriages: 225
Seasonal decorations: 218	Stepladders: 216
Darts: 211	Electric frying pans and skillets: 211
Kerosene: 209	Martial arts: 209
Sheets or pillowcases: 208	Welding equipment: 207
Cots: 205	Electric blenders: 204
Automotive tools or accessories: 201	Lockers: 200
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 199	Volleyball: 198
Snow boarding: 196	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 193
Drills: 192	Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 191
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 188	Slow cookers: 187
Furniture polishes or waxes: 186	Other electric lighting equipment: 186
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 185	Inflatable toys: 183
Scaffolding: 182	Other furnaces: 177
Trays: 176	Flotation toys: 174
Canning jars or lids: 173	Gas ranges: 172
Fuel oils: 169	Other furniture: 168
Other toy guns: 168	Inflatable furniture: 168
Vending machines: 167	Swimming pool chemicals: 167
Lighters: 167	Tool sheds: 166
Towel racks or bars: 164	Electric kettles or hot pots: 164
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 163	Nonelectric blankets: 163
Dehumidifiers: 162	Nonmetal cookware: 154
Hot plates: 154	Slicers and choppers: 153
Music boxes or chimes: 152	Footlockers: 152
Saws: 150	Paint or varnish thinners: 146
Food skewers: 146	Ironing boards or covers: 145
Costumes or masks: 145	Fertilizers: 144
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 143	Alcohol: 142
Safes: 141	Toy guns with projectiles: 141
Tractors: 141	Doorstops: 140
Hatchets or axes: 139	Hair clippers and trimmers: 139
Snowmobiles: 139	Sports and recreational activity: 139
Carbon monoxide detectors: 139	Electric deep fryers: 139
Antifreeze: 138	Self-contained openers: 137
Toy weapons: 136	Baby baths or bathinettes: 134
Lunch boxes or pails: 133	Eye protection devices: 129
Fuel storage tanks: 129	Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns: 128
Electric lighting equipment: 128	Paper cutters: 128
Mobile/manufactured homes: 128	Food grinders: 124
Watches: 120	Photographic equipment: 119
Artificial Christmas trees: 119	Fire extinguishers: 117
Extension cords: 116	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 116
Chimneys: 116	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 112
Portable electric heaters: 111	Nail guns or stud drivers: 110
Chain saws: 110	Fire or smoke alarms: 110
Artificial flowers or plants: 107	Cords, electrical: 107
Garbage disposers: 103	Power tillers or cultivators: 102
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 101	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 97
Electric ovens: 94	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 94
Bench or table saws: 94	Power hedge trimmers: 94
Toy bows or arrows: 93	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 89
Extension or straight ladders: 89	Solvents: 89
Glue guns: 88	Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 88
Sleeping bags: 88	Bottle warmers: 86
Room deodorizers or fresheners: 85	Christmas tree stands or supports: 85
Bars and bar accessories: 85	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 84
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 83	Table tennis: 82
Storm windows: 82	Glass soft drink bottles: 81
Water toys: 77	Workshop compounds or chemicals: 77
Methyl alcohol: 76	Other grills or stoves: 76
Projectors: 76	Ear protection devices: 76
Fabrics: 76	Hand saws: 76
Wrestling: 76	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 76
Power saws: 76	Wooden matches: 74
Electric Christmas decorations: 74	Electric razors or shavers: 74
Snow tubing: 73	Can openers: 71
Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 71	Heating or cooling comfort packs: 71
Awls, chisels or planes: 71	Water tubing: 71
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 71	Wallpaper steamers: 71
Caustics: 69	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 69
Nonbaby mattresses: 69	Portable gas or LP heaters: 69
Plastic panels for doors or windows: 69	Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 69
Tombstones or grave markers: 69	Batons: 69
Manual hedge trimmers: 69	Shoe polishes: 69
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 69	Water skiing: 69
Metal or plastic molding sets: 69	Soldering equipment: 65
Acids: 65	Gas-burning fireplaces: 63
Insect traps, powered: 58	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 58
Electric blankets or sheets: 58	Corkscrews: 58
Lacrosse: 58	Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 58
Fire escape devices: 58	Faucet water heaters: 58
Magazine racks or book ends: 55	Pogo sticks: 51
Electric trains or accessories: 49	Other antennas: 47
Toasters: 47	Ice cream makers: 43
Ice hockey: 40	Baby exercisers: 40
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 38	Air compressors: 36
Boxing: 35	Mountain climbing: 34
Boilers: 32	Scales: 32
Pressurized containers: 31	Croquet: 29
Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 29	Electric toothbrushes or oral irrigators: 29
Matches: 29	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 29
Sprayers: 28	Food warmers: 28
Pressure cookers or canners: 28	Amateur two-way radios: 24
Electric grills: 24	Portable power drills and accessories: 23
Rust removers: 23	Leaf blowers: 23
Track and field: 22	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 21
Ice crushers: 21	Baby bathtub seats or rings: 21
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 19	Garden tractors: 17
Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 17	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 17
Window or door security barriers: 16	Appliances: 16
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 16	Pull-down or folding stairs: 16
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 16	Electric corn poppers: 15
Skeet shooting: 15	Manual drills: 15
Moving walks: 15	Cutting torches: 15
Electric griddles: 15	Massage devices or vibrators: 12
Gasoline cans: 12	Table linens: 12
Pumps: 12	Motorized vehicles: 12
Badminton: 12	Portable cribs: 12
Electric mixers: 12	Wigs, falls or hairpieces: 6
Coin-operated car washing equipment: 6	Kites or kite string: 6
Street hockey: 6	Plant foods or fertilizers for potted plants: 6
Electric fireplaces: 6	Power drills or accessories: 6
Glass tubing or test tubes: 6	Wood burning fireplaces: 6
Dyes: 6	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 6
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 6	Floor waxes: 6
Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 6	Sewing machines or accessories: 6
Crib mobiles or crib gyms: 6	Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 6
Toboggans: 6	Vacuum containers: 6
Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 6	Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 6
Electric waffle irons: 6	Heat or infrared lamps: 6
Hair dryers: 6	Unpowered models or parts: 6
Party favors: 6	Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 6
Turpentine: 6

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