Accidents - 0-5 years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,723,531
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups.

Products:

Beds or bedframes: 138,654	Tables: 110,651
Floors or flooring materials: 95,347	Stairs or steps: 93,167
Doors: 65,248	Chairs: 62,975
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 53,378	Other toys: 46,548
Bicycles or accessories: 43,918	Ceilings and walls: 33,413
Tablet or capsule drugs: 31,265	Bathtubs or showers: 29,845
Jewelry: 28,307	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 27,467
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 27,430	Coins: 25,062
Slides or sliding boards: 23,586	Trampolines: 22,970
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 22,441	Grocery or shopping carts: 22,176
Swings or swing sets: 19,495	Bunk beds: 14,697
Liquid drugs: 12,911	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 12,149
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 11,338	Aspirin substitutes: 11,136
Televisions: 10,361	Cribs: 9,647
Knives: 9,560	Counters or countertops: 9,528
Car seats: 9,467	Doorsills or frames: 9,271
Metal containers: 8,948	Scooters, unpowered: 8,659
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 8,546	Benches: 8,259
Baby strollers: 8,168	Tableware and accessories: 7,910
First aid equipment: 7,863	Swimming pools: 7,678
Rugs or carpets: 7,463	Fences or fence posts: 7,378
High chairs: 7,144	Other ranges or ovens: 7,128
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 7,088	Exercise equipment: 6,870
Furniture: 6,793	Baseball: 6,493
Playground equipment: 6,418	Paper products: 6,320
Other fireplaces: 6,037	Hot water: 5,855
Stools: 5,616	Pens and pencils: 5,519
Swimming: 5,470	Windowsills or frames: 5,448
Antihistamines: 5,446	All-terrain vehicles: 5,423
Clothing irons: 5,055	Toilets: 4,883
Footwear: 4,796	Cabinet or door hardware: 4,676
Tricycles: 4,619	Batteries: 4,535
Cosmetics: 4,531	Handrails, railings or banisters: 4,379
Barstools or kitchen stools: 4,182	Other playground equipment: 4,112
Drinking glasses: 3,974	Chair, rocking: 3,953
Bleaches: 3,921	Foods: 3,896
Built-in swimming pools: 3,734	Toy boxes or chests: 3,702
Containers: 3,701	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 3,661
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 3,620	Television tables or stands: 3,557
Poles: 3,523	Amusement attractions: 3,431
Other drugs or medications: 3,389	Radiators: 3,322
Bleachers: 3,319	Baby changing tables: 3,298
Wagons: 3,256	Weight lifting: 3,234
Animal induced injury: 3,232	Sleds: 3,134
General purpose household cleaners: 2,993	Manual cleaning equipment: 2,965
Skateboards: 2,960	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 2,918
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 2,884	Mirrors or mirror glass: 2,857
Golf: 2,823	Kitchen gadgets: 2,811
Baby walkers or jumpers: 2,802	Fans: 2,731
Fishing: 2,693	Grills: 2,583
Basketball: 2,564	Desk supplies: 2,503
Ladders: 2,499	Day wear: 2,485
Crayons or chalk: 2,417	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 2,334
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 2,317	Christmas decorations: 2,201
Sinks: 2,198	Bottles or jars: 2,176
Floor lamps or table lamps: 2,096	Scissors: 2,094
Light bulbs: 2,088	Football: 2,075
Soaps: 2,047	Chair, recliner: 2,019
Baby gates or barriers: 2,011	Manual scissors: 1,994
Heaters or heating systems: 1,980	Riding toys: 1,976
Liniments or rubbing compounds: 1,960	Laundry soaps or detergents: 1,946
Bowling: 1,937	Pet supplies: 1,923
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 1,920	Seesaws or teeterboards: 1,914
Glass bottles or jars: 1,892	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 1,882
Computers: 1,868	Cookware: 1,840
Pipes: 1,803	Baby bouncer seats: 1,765
Soccer: 1,759	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 1,756
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 1,719	Ball sports: 1,697
House repair or construction materials: 1,666	Refrigerators: 1,630
Gymnastics: 1,630	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 1,613
Horseback riding: 1,612	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 1,593
Chemicals: 1,584	Manicuring devices: 1,578
General home or room involvement in fires: 1,558	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 1,547
Golf carts: 1,545	Marbles: 1,544
BBs or pellets: 1,540	Built-in fireplaces: 1,527
Building sets: 1,526	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 1,492
Bed rails: 1,492	Carbon monoxide poisonings: 1,453
Attachable high chairs: 1,452	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 1,443
Adhesives: 1,420	Other unpowered garden tools: 1,405
Playpens: 1,359	Motor vehicles or parts: 1,349
Water slides: 1,337	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 1,293
Plastic containers: 1,253	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 1,236
Hammers: 1,231	Diapers: 1,215
Carts: 1,189	Drinking straws: 1,168
Gasoline: 1,165	Mattresses: 1,158
Power lawn mowers: 1,146	Dancing: 1,143
Clothing accessories: 1,135	Sewing basket articles: 1,116
Flatware: 1,115	Toy sports equipment: 1,092
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 1,087	Electric ranges or ovens: 1,078
Decorative yard equipment: 1,077	Vacuum cleaners: 1,067
Baby carriers: 1,063	Insect induced injuries: 1,062
Buckets or pails: 1,051	Roller skating: 1,019
Other specified plastic products: 1,010	Treehouses or playhouses: 1,010
Pins and needles: 999	Aspirin or aspirin compounds: 998
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 996	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 986
Clothing: 940	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 932
Outerwear: 924	Other ball sports: 898
Keys, key rings or key chains: 896	Knives with replaceable blades: 894
Blankets: 855	Sports and recreational activity: 846
Baby bottles or nipples: 846	Aquariums or accessories: 834
Portable baby swings: 830	Fireworks: 827
Escalators: 814	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 814
Step stools: 810	Ice skating: 795
Telephones or telephone accessories: 785	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 781
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 777	Art supplies or equipment: 773
Molding compounds: 761	Pillows: 755
Razors or shavers: 745	Public equipment: 743
Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 739	Elevators or other lifts: 738
Futons: 734	Other glass bottles or jars: 723
Other manual workshop tools: 720	Hammocks: 709
Dishwashers: 705	Wheelchairs: 700
Fireplace equipment: 680	Clocks: 679
Hot tubs or home spas: 678	Nonelectric blankets: 676
Nonglass bottles or jars: 675	Automatic doors: 670
Laundry baskets: 665	Rope or string: 661
Drugs or medications: 643	Above-ground swimming pools: 643
Softball: 639	Pesticides: 638
Preparations containing iron salts: 633	Go-carts: 622
Powered riding toys: 620	Riding power lawn mowers: 620
Wading pools: 602	Air conditioners: 602
Balloons: 596	Washing machines: 592
Fabric treatment products: 578	Snow skiing: 575
Garage doors: 573	Other baby carriers: 571
Other grills or stoves: 558	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 558
Trays: 557	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 555
Abrasive cleaners: 546	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 541
Tape recorders or players: 538	Electric baseboard heaters: 529
Inflatable toys: 523	Windshield wiper fluids: 521
Skating: 517	Flying toys: 512
Cardboard products: 510	Aerosol containers: 499
Exercise: 497	Combs or hairbrushes: 488
Swimming pool equipment: 487	Martial arts: 480
Coffee makers or teapots: 480	Veterinary medicines: 479
Lighting equipment: 479	Flotation toys: 476
Detergents: 476	Toolboxes or tool kits: 470
Bags: 467	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 459
Pacifiers or teething rings: 454	Laundry hampers: 451
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 450	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 441
Microwave ovens: 436	Clothes dryers: 433
Lighter fluids: 433	Billiards or pool: 427
Ramps or landings: 418	Window screens: 417
Umbrellas: 416	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 416
Electric heaters: 414	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 412
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 407	Oven cleaners: 405
Lamp oils: 396	Swimming pool chemicals: 393
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 393	Radios: 392
Screwdrivers: 391	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 387
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 386	Other toy guns: 384
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 384	Towels or cloths: 382
Diving or diving boards: 378	Bassinets or cradles: 376
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 371	Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 369
Faucets or spigots: 368	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 366
Eyeglasses: 366	Doorstops: 365
Dishwashing liquid: 364	Wire: 359
Fire extinguishers: 355	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 355
Other toy weapons: 353	Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 353
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 353	Chains: 349
Tool sheds: 348	Carbon monoxide detectors: 342
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 342	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 335
Freezers: 333	Fertilizers: 332
Portable electric heaters: 327	Slicers and choppers: 318
Plastic bags: 316	Plastic wrapping products: 308
Humidifiers: 307	Camping equipment: 304
Gas ranges or ovens: 303	Toddler beds: 303
Portable food or beverage coolers: 303	In-line skating: 299
Automotive tools or accessories: 297	Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 294
Cords, electrical: 293	Mobile/manufactured homes: 293
Charcoal: 292	Floor furnaces: 292
Baby carriers or slings: 290	Toilet bowl products: 288
Food processors: 286	Crutches, canes or walkers: 284
Toy guns with projectiles: 280	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 278
Wooden containers: 278	Drinking fountains: 277
Kerosene or oil heaters: 274	Oral hygiene products: 270
Cheerleading: 260	Vaporizers: 256
Gas-burning fireplaces: 254	Eye protection devices: 240
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 240	Nonmetal cookware: 238
Automotive chemicals: 237	Inflatable furniture: 236
Slow cookers: 229	Medical equipment, general: 229
Night-lights: 228	Drain cleaners: 227
Book bags or back carriers: 224	Lubricants: 223
Electric griddles: 221	Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 221
Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 220	Luggage: 218
Hypodermic needles or syringes: 218	Diesel fuels: 216
Scales: 215	Oil furnaces: 210
Dishwasher detergents: 209	Tennis: 208
Potty chairs or training seats: 206	Furniture polishes or waxes: 205
Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 204	Thermometers: 204
Towel racks or bars: 203	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 202
Baby carriages: 199	Baby mattresses or pads: 198
Nightwear: 197	Business and office machines: 195
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 195	Hockey: 195
Ironing boards or covers: 194	Tractors: 191
Hatchets or axes: 190	Extension cords: 188
Self-contained openers: 188	Substance ingested or inhaled by a victim under age: 187
Tools: 187	Footlockers: 184
Personal protection devices: 183	Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 182
Antifreeze: 182	Air compressors: 182
Other furnaces: 180	Water heaters: 180
Garden tractors: 178	Kites or kite string: 178
Paint or varnish thinners: 174	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 170
Metal cookware: 170	Safes: 170
Plant foods or fertilizers for potted plants: 169	Seasonal decorations: 168
Horseshoes: 167	Food skewers: 167
Snow tubing: 162	Drills: 162
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 162	Storm windows: 161
Plants, trees and shrubs: 158	Music boxes or chimes: 158
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 156	Paper cutters: 155
Electric coffee makers or teapots: 155	Lye: 155
Minibikes, powered: 154	Metal or plastic molding sets: 152
Electric fireplaces: 150	School equipment: 144
Photographic equipment: 144	Baby baths or bathinettes: 143
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 143	Vending machines: 143
Portable cribs: 140	Snowmobiles: 140
Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 139	Pogo sticks: 137
Gas fumes or gas vapors of unknown origin: 135	Cots: 131
Outdoor patio heaters or firepits: 127	Magazine racks or book ends: 124
Generators or power plants: 120	Recording tapes: 118
Range or oven accessories: 113	Baby exercisers: 110
Bottle warmers: 110	Archery: 110
Hand saws: 110	Party favors: 108
Extension or straight ladders: 107	Motorized vehicles: 107
Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 106	Wrestling: 106
Other furniture: 105	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 104
Electric trains or accessories: 103	Lawn mowers: 103
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 102	Bars and bar accessories: 101
Electric mixers: 100	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 100
Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 98	Fuel oils: 97
Pruning or trimming equipment: 96	Kerosene: 96
Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 96	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 96
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 95	Alcohol: 93
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 93	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 93
Nonbaby mattresses: 93	Animal traps: 93
Lockers: 92	Other containers: 91
Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 90	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 90
Electric blenders: 90	Saws: 89
Swimming pool slides: 88	Indoor antennas: 87
Caustics: 87	Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 87
Bench or table saws: 86	Vacuum containers: 86
Ice hockey: 86	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 86
Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 85	Toy bows or arrows: 85
Tombstones or grave markers: 85	Manual push mowers: 84
Tarpaulins: 84	Boxing: 82
Can openers: 81	Electric lighting equipment: 81
Lunch boxes or pails: 81	Glass soft drink bottles: 80
Waterbeds or water pillows: 80	Baby harnesses: 80
Electric waffle irons: 80	Toasters: 80
Outdoor antennas: 80	Chemistry sets or science kits: 80
Baby bathtub seats or rings: 79	Ammonia, household: 79
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 76	Workshop furnishings: 76
Other bedding: 76	Scaffolding: 70
Tree stands: 70	Canning jars or lids: 70
Caulking or spackling compounds: 70	Food grinders: 70
Insect traps, powered: 70	Water skiing: 70
Electric can openers: 70	Drain snakes: 69
Lighters: 68	Snow boarding: 61
Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns: 61	Electric blankets or sheets: 61
Christmas tree lights: 57	Electric deep fryers: 57
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 56	Artificial flowers or plants: 54
Hair clippers and trimmers: 52	Volleyball: 51
Electric grills: 45	Safety pins: 44
Toy guns: 42	Sewing machines or accessories: 40
Toboggans: 40	Awls, chisels or planes: 40
Wallpaper steamers: 40	Sleeping bags: 40
Soldering equipment: 39	Pressurized containers: 37
Clothespins: 36	Toy weapons: 35
Gas or LP heaters: 35	Painting equipment, powered: 34
Stationary power drills and accessories: 34	Juicers: 34
Tapes: 33	Bedding: 31
Ear protection devices: 31	Dehumidifiers: 30
Clothes steamers: 30	Stepladders: 28
Thermostats: 28	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 27
Costumes or masks: 27	Fabrics: 26
Wood burning fireplaces: 26	Pumps: 26
Sheets or pillowcases: 22	Track and field: 22
Chimneys: 21	Watches: 21
Hearing aids: 21	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 21
Log splitters: 21	Table tennis: 21
Nail guns or stud drivers: 21	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 21
Artificial Christmas trees: 21	Fire escape devices: 20
Unpowered models or parts: 20	Power tillers or cultivators: 20
Power hedge trimmers: 20	Engine fuels for models: 20
Shoe polishes: 18	Solvents: 17
Gas furnaces: 17	Rotary power lawn mowers: 16
Darts: 15	Matches: 15
Utility vehicles: 15	Boilers: 15
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 15	Power sanders: 15
Fuel storage tanks: 15	Other electric lighting equipment: 15
Power saws: 15	Fire or smoke alarms: 15
Filters: 15	Ice cream makers: 15
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 15	Electric razors or shavers: 15
Baby rattles: 15	Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 15
Glue guns: 15	Welding equipment: 15
Portable power drills and accessories: 15	Saunas: 15
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 15	Acids: 11
Trains: 11	Sprayers: 10
Dyes: 10	Wooden matches: 10
Other portable or stationary power tools: 6	Boats and boating: 6
Chain saws: 6	Mountain climbing: 6
Crib mobiles or crib gyms: 6	Battery chargers: 6
Guns: 6	Hacksaws: 6
Electric heating pads: 6	Electric Christmas decorations: 6
Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 6	Amateur two-way radios: 6
Air purifiers: 6	Electric frying pans and skillets: 6
Portable circular power saws: 6	Hair dryers: 5
Hot plates: 5	Faucet water heaters: 5
Floor waxes: 5	Toy make-up kits or cosmetics: 5
Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 5	Water toys: 5
Methyl alcohol: 5	Heat pumps: 5
Aircraft: 5	Diaper fasteners: 5
Rust removers: 5	Wood paneling and particleboard: 5
Moving walks: 5	Electric toothbrushes or oral irrigators: 5
Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 5	Internal combustion engines: 5
Lacrosse: 5

Back to the top

Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.  This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources.  Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.