Accidents - 16-25 years old - Year 1998 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 164,197
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Knives: 16,783	Ceilings and walls: 11,541
Windows or window glass: 9,015	Basketball: 7,940
Football: 7,334	Drinking glasses: 6,842
Tableware and accessories: 6,608	Doors: 6,593
Bicycles or accessories: 4,097	Stairs or steps: 3,257
Fences or fence posts: 2,813	Metal containers: 2,531
Floors or flooring materials: 2,299	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 2,125
Tables: 2,103	Baseball: 2,101
Knives with replaceable blades: 1,922	Glass doors: 1,596
Softball: 1,498	Boxing: 1,449
In-line skating: 1,400	Cookware: 1,367
House repair or construction materials: 1,364	Mirrors or mirror glass: 1,357
Hot water: 1,295	Bottles or jars: 1,293
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 1,074	Hammers: 1,036
All-terrain vehicles: 1,032	Glass bottles or jars: 1,027
Volleyball: 1,015	Razors or shavers: 917
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 913	Skateboards: 805
Soccer: 777	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 767
Fireworks: 747	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 742
Weight lifting: 740	Screwdrivers: 719
Handrails, railings or banisters: 708	Refrigerators: 705
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 685	Fishing: 681
Other ranges: 609	Containers: 600
Aquariums or accessories: 586	Chairs: 571
Ladders: 546	Lawn mowers: 539
Lockers: 536	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 535
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 521	Saws: 520
Nail guns or stud drivers: 502	Bedsprings or bedframes: 491
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 457	Light bulbs: 444
Bathtubs or showers: 442	Other nonglass doors: 433
Rope or string: 432	Other Irons: 421
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 416	Scissors: 406
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 399	Poles: 399
Beds: 388	Other windows or window glass: 376
Ball sports: 376	Bench or table saws: 369
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 358	Gasoline: 358
Snow boarding: 350	Other toys: 349
Doorsills or frames: 348	Pipes: 346
Portable circular power saws: 344	Sliding glass doors or panels: 339
Fans: 330	Dancing: 329
Microwave ovens: 327	Hockey: 325
Swimming pools: 323	Grills: 320
Exercise: 320	Dishwashers: 320
Jewelry: 311	Exercise equipment: 310
Televisions: 310	Wrestling: 309
Snow skiing: 305	Furniture: 302
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 302	Swimming: 302
Horseback riding: 295	Drills: 293
Power saws: 278	Garage doors: 275
Go-carts: 273	Rugs or carpets: 262
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 259	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 258
Footwear: 256	Sinks: 246
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 244	Martial arts: 242
Storm doors with glass panels: 235	Cabinet or door hardware: 234
Archery: 230	Toolboxes or tool kits: 227
Bags: 226	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 225
Golf: 224	Power lawn mowers: 211
Other glass bottles or jars: 207	Other unpowered garden tools: 198
Other glass doors: 198	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 197
Other ovens: 196	Toilets: 196
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 188	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 187
Windowsills or frames: 180	Telephones or telephone accessories: 179
Chain saws: 179	Lighting equipment: 174
Bowling: 169	Pruning or trimming equipment: 169
Scaffolding: 169	Cardboard products: 169
Storm windows: 162	Washing machines: 159
Track and field: 158	Fixed floor-length glass panels: 152
Glass soft drink bottles: 151	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 151
Public equipment: 151	Surfing: 151
Automatic doors: 151	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 150
Glass tubing or test tubes: 150	Metal cookware: 149
Manual drills: 142	Flying toys: 142
Hand saws: 141	Oven cleaners: 141
Ice hockey: 141	Hatchets or axes: 141
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 141	Floor lamps or table lamps: 133
Awls, chisels or planes: 132	Desk supplies: 132
General home or room involvement in fires: 132	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 124
Nonglass bottles or jars: 124	Electric deep fryers: 124
Nonglass doors: 123	Fire extinguishers: 122
Coffee makers or teapots: 112	Manual cleaning equipment: 112
Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 112	Elevators or other lifts: 105
Air conditioners: 105	Sports and recreational activity: 105
Log splitters: 105	BBs or pellets: 104
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 104	Chains: 104
Radios: 104	Other furnaces: 102
Roller skating: 102	Clothing accessories: 102
Computers: 100	Field hockey: 95
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 95	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 94
Grocery or shopping carts: 94	Heaters or heating systems: 94
Slicers and choppers: 94	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 90
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 87	Bleachers: 87
Flatware: 86	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 86
Workshop furnishings: 86	Tape recorders or players: 85
Bunk beds: 85	Tennis: 84
Other portable or stationary power tools: 84	Mountain climbing: 84
Hair dryers: 84	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 84
Electric razors or shavers: 84	Soaps: 84
Portable power drills and accessories: 84	Electric blenders: 75
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 75	Trampolines: 75
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 75	Storm doors without glass panels: 75
Unpowered models or parts: 75	Scuba diving: 75
Floor buffers or waxers: 75	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 75
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 75	Screen doors: 75
Lighted make-up mirrors: 74	Ice picks: 74
Canning jars or lids: 74	Window screens: 74
Camping equipment: 74	Sprayers: 74
Rugby: 73	Plastic wrapping products: 73
Electric coffee makers or teapots: 67	Other ball sports: 67
General purpose household cleaners: 67	Air compressors: 67
Swimming pool slides: 67	Skating: 67
Power jointers: 67	Built-in fireplaces: 67
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 67	Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 67
Cribs: 67	Straight ladders: 67
Lacrosse: 67	Minibikes, powered: 67
Other fireplaces: 66	Power pruning or trimming equipment: 66
Keys, key rings or key chains: 66	Manicuring devices: 66
Scooters, unpowered: 66	Water polo: 66
Power lathes: 66	Wood paneling and particleboard: 66
Paint or varnish thinners: 66	Recliner chairs: 66
Freezers: 66	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 57
Juicers: 57	Lighter fluids: 56
Mattresses: 55	Wire: 38
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 38	Methyl alcohol: 38
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 38	Other toy weapons: 38
Fuel storage tanks: 38	Golf carts: 38
Chemistry sets or science kits: 38	Kerosene or oil heaters: 38
Power routers: 38	Extension cords: 38
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 38	Watches: 37
Counters or countertops: 37	Other grills or stoves: 37
Diving or diving boards: 37	Workshop compounds or chemicals: 37
Steam irons: 37	Manual filing or sanding tools: 37
Power drills or accessories: 37	Clothing: 37
Clothes dryers: 37	Drain cleaners: 37
Ice skating: 24	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 19
Other power saws: 19	Gas ranges: 19
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 19	Bleaches: 19
Power tillers or cultivators: 19	Waterbeds or water pillows: 19
Carts: 19	Electric ranges: 19
Batteries: 19	Radiators: 19
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 19	Manual scissors: 19
Can openers: 19	Electric mixers: 19
Pressurized containers: 19	Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 19
Upholstered recliner chairs: 19	Cheerleading: 19
Tools: 19	Welding equipment: 18
Flares: 18	Outerwear: 18
Wooden containers: 18	Power sanders: 18
Nonbaby mattresses: 18	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 18
Other electric lighting equipment: 18	Television tables or stands: 18
Electric waffle irons: 18	Band saws: 18
Vaporizers: 18	Other manual workshop tools: 18
Metal or plastic molding sets: 18	Leaf blowers: 18
Amusement attractions: 6	Gas ovens: 6
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 6	Futons: 6

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