Accidents - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 686,382
See also: Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Doors: 62,124	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 40,488
Knives: 27,182	Other ranges or ovens: 25,961
Other Irons: 24,777	Clothing irons: 23,492
Other ranges: 18,782	Drinking glasses: 16,042
Other ovens: 12,631	Grills: 12,012
Tableware and accessories: 11,753	Bicycles or accessories: 11,574
Windows or window glass: 11,347	Exercise equipment: 11,333
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 10,760	Floors or flooring materials: 10,230
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 10,064	Hot water: 9,588
Tables: 9,300	Fences or fence posts: 8,765
Metal containers: 8,036	Light bulbs: 7,936
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 7,887	Heaters or heating systems: 7,755
Chairs: 6,274	Cookware: 6,103
Other fireplaces: 6,097	Other toys: 5,788
Stairs or steps: 5,493	Power lawn mowers: 4,950
Kerosene or oil heaters: 4,710	Elevators or other lifts: 4,615
Beds or bedframes: 4,528	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 4,518
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 4,386	Vacuum cleaners: 4,350
Electric ranges or ovens: 4,124	Scissors: 3,816
Electric ranges: 3,742	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 3,394
Mirrors or mirror glass: 3,367	Glass bottles or jars: 3,129
Fishing: 3,036	Beds: 3,013
Radiators: 2,962	Televisions: 2,958
Slides or sliding boards: 2,850	Knives with replaceable blades: 2,729
Desk supplies: 2,658	Lawn mowers: 2,631
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 2,579	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 2,493
Ceilings and walls: 2,480	Swings or swing sets: 2,421
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 2,181	Bottles or jars: 2,152
Other grills or stoves: 2,116	Vaporizers: 2,092
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 2,085	Grocery or shopping carts: 2,068
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 2,056	Floor lamps or table lamps: 2,051
Gas-burning fireplaces: 2,021	Trampolines: 2,009
Escalators: 2,006	Manual scissors: 1,985
Fireplace equipment: 1,946	Bowling: 1,857
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 1,750	Counters or countertops: 1,655
Pens and pencils: 1,647	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 1,627
Pipes: 1,582	Other manual workshop tools: 1,541
Baby strollers: 1,537	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 1,518
Keys, key rings or key chains: 1,488	All-terrain vehicles: 1,463
Scooters, unpowered: 1,448	Bathtubs or showers: 1,428
Humidifiers: 1,418	Fireworks: 1,405
Handrails, railings or banisters: 1,363	Baseball: 1,350
Electric heaters: 1,311	Steam irons: 1,311
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 1,294	Fans: 1,292
Screen doors: 1,252	Doorsills or frames: 1,214
Range or oven accessories: 1,211	Glass doors: 1,195
Razors or shavers: 1,191	Rugs or carpets: 1,190
Cabinet or door hardware: 1,180	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 1,118
Weight lifting: 1,085	Riding power lawn mowers: 1,061
Charcoal: 1,022	Containers: 1,019
Coffee makers or teapots: 1,019	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 1,018
Lighting equipment: 1,001	Go-carts: 981
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 979	Gas or LP heaters: 978
Automatic doors: 971	Benches: 962
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 953	Toilets: 938
Foods: 937	Washing machines: 931
Manual cleaning equipment: 891	Other glass bottles or jars: 883
Basketball: 880	House repair or construction materials: 869
Wagons: 864	Microwave ovens: 862
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 849	Tricycles: 809
Football: 804	Bunk beds: 801
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 753	Outdoor patio heaters or firepits: 751
Sliding glass doors or panels: 735	Public equipment: 734
Electric baseboard heaters: 728	Other nonglass doors: 722
Christmas decorations: 719	Ball sports: 713
Pet supplies: 707	Storm windows: 705
Wire: 705	Other windows or window glass: 685
Power tillers or cultivators: 680	Garage doors: 680
Cribs: 679	Aquariums or accessories: 676
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 669	Metal cookware: 665
Toy boxes or chests: 665	Windowsills or frames: 654
Gymnastics: 649	Dry heat irons: 639
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 638	Portable electric heaters: 608
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 597	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 569
Skateboards: 564	Footwear: 556
Poles: 553	Clothes dryers: 544
Seesaws or teeterboards: 540	Kitchen gadgets: 538
Glass soft drink bottles: 528	Refrigerators: 525
Floor furnaces: 512	Nonglass doors: 499
Playground equipment: 497	Roller skating: 496
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 495	Swimming pools: 494
Car seats: 491	Furniture: 489
Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 483	Insect induced injuries: 478
Paper products: 478	Slow cookers: 475
Soccer: 474	Dishwashers: 464
Exercise: 462	Pins and needles: 453
Bedsprings or bedframes: 452	Swimming: 447
Electric frying pans and skillets: 444	Flatware: 440
Tape recorders or players: 437	Night-lights: 433
Hot plates: 430	Stools: 429
Sinks: 429	Bags: 419
General home or room involvement in fires: 419	Other playground equipment: 418
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 409	Storm doors with glass panels: 408
Jewelry: 408	Water slides: 403
Baby walkers or jumpers: 401	In-line skating: 398
Other glass doors: 385	Electric griddles: 384
Computers: 378	Water heaters: 369
Toasters: 366	Glue guns: 363
Hammers: 361	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 354
Horseback riding: 354	Ladders: 350
Electric coffee makers or teapots: 348	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 347
Martial arts: 342	Electric blenders: 332
Chair, rocking: 332	Soldering equipment: 329
Sleds: 328	Adhesives: 326
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 324	Chemicals: 322
Slicers and choppers: 320	Amusement attractions: 314
Chain saws: 312	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 310
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 310	Electric fireplaces: 306
Electric deep fryers: 304	Golf carts: 302
Gas ranges or ovens: 302	Clothing accessories: 302
Welding equipment: 301	Powered riding toys: 300
Step stools: 297	Wheelchairs: 297
Faucets or spigots: 295	Rotary power lawn mowers: 293
Golf: 292	Other unpowered garden tools: 287
Treehouses or playhouses: 285	Batteries: 285
High chairs: 282	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 281
Food processors: 274	Recliner chairs: 274
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 271	Other furnaces: 269
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 267	Built-in swimming pools: 262
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 256	Chains: 255
Built-in fireplaces: 255	Ironing boards or covers: 251
Telephones or telephone accessories: 251	Other ball sports: 249
Nonmetal cookware: 247	Air conditioners: 246
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 245	Pruning or trimming equipment: 240
Sprayers: 228	Awls, chisels or planes: 226
Animal traps: 224	Tools: 221
Canning jars or lids: 220	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 219
Ice skating: 218	Drills: 216
Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 214	Vending machines: 213
Baby bottles or nipples: 208	Kerosene grills or stoves: 208
Automotive tools or accessories: 203	Toy sports equipment: 202
Panel doors: 201	Manicuring devices: 200
Skating: 200	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 197
Swimming pool chemicals: 197	Electric ovens: 195
Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 194	Appliances: 191
Towel racks or bars: 186	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 186
Portable gas or LP heaters: 184	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 184
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 181	Clocks: 179
Soaps: 178	Buckets or pails: 177
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 174	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 173
Gas ranges: 168	Cardboard products: 168
Decorative yard equipment: 166	Lighters: 166
Christmas tree lights: 165	Footlockers: 165
Window screens: 162	Screwdrivers: 160
Animal induced injury: 160	Food grinders: 160
Playpens: 157	Snow skiing: 154
Baby gates or barriers: 154	Chair, recliner: 153
Hatchets or axes: 150	Plastic containers: 150
Riding toys: 149	Combs or hairbrushes: 148
Workshop furnishings: 146	Nail guns or stud drivers: 145
Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 144	Gas furnaces: 143
Bleachers: 142	Cords, electrical: 139
Clothing: 138	Carts: 137
Gasoline: 137	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 135
Radios: 132	Hand saws: 131
Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns: 130	Electric mixers: 130
Bed rails: 130	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 127
Baby carriages: 127	Matches: 125
Balloons: 125	Baby bouncer seats: 124
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 124	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 123
Tool sheds: 123	Leaf blowers: 119
Attachable high chairs: 118	First aid equipment: 117
Saws: 115	Swimming pool equipment: 111
Recording tapes: 111	Plastic products: 110
Outerwear: 109	Other electric lighting equipment: 108
Portable food or beverage coolers: 107	Softball: 107
Electric lighting equipment: 107	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 106
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 104	Archery: 102
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 101	Tractors: 101
Seasonal decorations: 101	Other baby carriers: 100
Darts: 99	Trays: 98
Toolboxes or tool kits: 98	Camping equipment: 98
Tapes: 98	Detergents: 97
Cutting torches: 97	BBs or pellets: 97
Vacuum containers: 97	Other heaters or heating systems: 96
Window or door security barriers: 94	Fire extinguishers: 93
Electric soldering equipment: 91	Billiards or pool: 90
Electric waffle irons: 89	Drinking straws: 86
Ramps or landings: 86	Baby rattles: 86
Youth chairs: 86	Chemistry sets or science kits: 84
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 84	Other clothing: 83
Fuel storage tanks: 83	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 83
Baby changing tables: 82	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 82
Television tables or stands: 80	Rocking chairs: 80
Can openers: 80	Outdoor antennas: 80
Above-ground swimming pools: 80	Wading pools: 79
Crutches, canes or walkers: 78	Rope or string: 78
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 78	Kites or kite string: 77
Indoor antennas: 76	Generators or power plants: 76
Flying toys: 76	Metal or plastic molding sets: 76
Artificial Christmas trees: 76	Faucet water heaters: 76
Other ladders: 76	Baby carriers or slings: 75
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 75	Hockey: 75
Volleyball: 75	Nonglass bottles or jars: 74
Plastic bags: 74	Wood paneling and particleboard: 73
Portable baby swings: 73	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 73
Acids: 72	Counter-mounted cooking surfaces: 72
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 71	Other toy weapons: 71
Wallpaper steamers: 71	Electric can openers: 71
Plastic wrapping products: 71	Surfing: 70
Molding compounds: 70	Scaffolding: 70
Flotation toys: 70	Bassinets or cradles: 70
Towels or cloths: 69	Umbrellas: 69
Safes: 69	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 68
Business and office machines: 68	Dancing: 68
Sports and recreational activity: 67	Garden tractors: 67
Electric brooms: 67	Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 66
Glass tubing or test tubes: 66	Insect traps, powered: 66
Stepladders: 66	Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 66
Manual drills: 66	Electric toy ovens: 66
Barstools or kitchen stools: 58	Hair dryers: 58
Lockers: 58	Mattresses: 56
Drinking fountains: 48	Electric grills: 47
Air compressors: 47	Day wear: 47
Fertilizers: 44	Extension cords: 44
Safety pins: 44	Drain cleaners: 43
Food warmers: 43	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 39
Gas ovens: 39	Tennis: 39
Electric motors: 38	Electric or battery-powered knives: 38
Pumps: 36	Other furniture: 35
Laundry hampers: 32	Wooden containers: 31
Futons: 30	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 30
Alcohol: 30	Ice cream makers: 30
Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 29	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 29
Tetherball: 29	Wood burning fireplaces: 27
Cots: 27	Laundry soaps or detergents: 27
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 24	Other containers: 23
Luggage: 23	Pressure cookers or canners: 23
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 22	Decorative water features: 21
Bottle warmers: 21	Freezers: 21
Pogo sticks: 21	Cosmetics: 21
Electric combs: 21	Moving walks: 21
Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 21	Motor vehicles or parts: 21
Building sets: 20	Ice crushers: 20
Manual hedge trimmers: 20	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 19
Art supplies or equipment: 18	Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 18
Lamp oils: 18	Food skewers: 18
Bleaches: 17	Fuel charcoal lighters: 17
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 17	Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 17
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 17	Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 17
Snow tubing: 16	Pretend electronics, tools, housewares, and appliances: 16
Dolls, plush toys, and action figures: 16	Electric corn poppers: 15
Bread making machines: 15	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 15
Matchbooks: 15	Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 15
Table linens: 15	Plants, trees and shrubs: 15
Hot tubs or home spas: 15	Scales: 15
Oven cleaners: 15	Sewing basket articles: 15
Clothes steamers: 15	Doorstops: 14
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 14	Other specified plastic products: 14
Eyeglasses: 13	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 12
Gasoline heaters: 12	Boxing: 12
Coins: 11	Fire escape devices: 10
Diapers: 6	Power drills or accessories: 6
Power saws: 6	General purpose household cleaners: 6
Gasoline cans: 6	Other antennas: 6
Self-contained openers: 6	Liniments or rubbing compounds: 6
Thermostats: 6	Paint or varnish thinners: 6
Chimneys: 6	Portable circular power saws: 6
Photographic equipment: 6	Other guns or firearms: 6
Blankets: 6	Artificial flowers or plants: 6
Other power garden tools: 6	Massage devices or vibrators: 6
Other toy guns: 6	Bottle openers: 6
Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 6	Inflatable furniture: 6
Bench or table saws: 6	Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 5
Trouble lights or extension work lights: 5	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 5
Other power saws: 5	Hammocks: 5
Vises or workshop clamps: 5	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 5
Lacrosse: 5	Carbon monoxide poisonings: 5
Dry ice: 5	Wrestling: 5
Pillows: 5	Sheets or pillowcases: 5
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 5	Electric kettles or hot pots: 5
Doll houses and other play scenes: 5	Battery chargers: 5
Baby exercisers: 5

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