Accidents - 16-25 years old - Year 1998

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,944,196
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups.

Products:

Basketball: 251,257	Stairs or steps: 142,898
Football: 118,530	Knives: 86,861
Bicycles or accessories: 73,725	Soccer: 49,658
Floors or flooring materials: 46,209	Doors: 39,382
Softball: 35,651	Windows or window glass: 34,133
Ceilings and walls: 33,799	Baseball: 33,550
Exercise: 31,206	Volleyball: 22,854
All-terrain vehicles: 22,717	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 21,648
Drinking glasses: 21,009	Tableware and accessories: 20,288
Weight lifting: 18,995	Fences or fence posts: 18,237
Tables: 18,138	Snow boarding: 17,876
Wrestling: 17,800	Skateboards: 17,048
In-line skating: 16,876	Metal containers: 16,321
Bathtubs or showers: 16,273	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 15,968
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 15,649	Chairs: 13,493
Beds: 13,174	Snow skiing: 12,335
Dancing: 11,860	Hockey: 11,578
Ladders: 11,090	House repair or construction materials: 10,926
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 10,681	Jewelry: 10,574
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 10,296	Fishing: 9,884
Knives with replaceable blades: 9,692	Containers: 9,442
Footwear: 9,313	Horseback riding: 9,164
Trampolines: 8,997	Swimming: 8,717
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 8,698	Furniture: 8,199
Hammers: 7,577	First aid equipment: 7,363
Cheerleading: 6,637	Bottles or jars: 6,578
Razors or shavers: 6,324	Ice hockey: 6,307
Ball sports: 6,235	Martial arts: 6,071
Mirrors or mirror glass: 5,859	Swimming pools: 5,825
Roller skating: 5,792	Ice skating: 5,667
Rugby: 5,662	Lawn mowers: 5,604
Track and field: 5,308	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 5,081
Hot water: 5,058	Glass doors: 4,956
Bedsprings or bedframes: 4,737	Glass bottles or jars: 4,684
Chain saws: 4,648	Boxing: 4,616
Water skiing: 4,532	Poles: 4,472
Welding equipment: 4,351	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 4,328
Doorsills or frames: 4,263	Cookware: 4,134
Skating: 3,976	Bowling: 3,936
Sports and recreational activity: 3,801	Saws: 3,784
Surfing: 3,739	Other toys: 3,547
Rugs or carpets: 3,470	Refrigerators: 3,451
Golf: 3,426	Tennis: 3,358
Slicers and choppers: 3,229	Bunk beds: 3,157
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 3,149	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 3,123
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 3,082	Lacrosse: 3,076
Scissors: 3,061	Televisions: 3,046
Gymnastics: 3,036	Pipes: 3,034
Handrails, railings or banisters: 3,010	Exercise equipment: 2,890
Go-carts: 2,652	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 2,601
Fireworks: 2,564	Swings or swing sets: 2,537
Gasoline: 2,516	Diving or diving boards: 2,513
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 2,428	Bags: 2,427
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 2,386	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 2,329
Counters or countertops: 2,327	Fans: 2,325
Lockers: 2,252	Light bulbs: 2,250
Nail guns or stud drivers: 2,240	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 2,237
Aquariums or accessories: 2,233	Bench or table saws: 2,217
Day wear: 2,196	Other ranges: 2,174
Pruning or trimming equipment: 2,164	Amusement attractions: 2,151
Rope or string: 2,148	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 2,144
Other unpowered garden tools: 2,107	Toilets: 2,084
General home or room involvement in fires: 2,061	Flying toys: 2,045
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 2,040	Adhesives: 1,995
Sleds: 1,918	Snowmobiles: 1,858
Other ball sports: 1,845	Wheelchairs: 1,832
Cardboard products: 1,807	Garage doors: 1,767
Hatchets or axes: 1,708	Sinks: 1,694
Other windows or window glass: 1,613	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 1,604
Drills: 1,604	Ramps or landings: 1,597
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 1,527	Chemicals: 1,520
Field hockey: 1,507	Bleachers: 1,496
Other nonglass doors: 1,487	Mountain climbing: 1,471
Air conditioners: 1,450	Computers: 1,448
Other Irons: 1,447	Wire: 1,422
BBs or pellets: 1,390	Bleaches: 1,390
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 1,380	Screwdrivers: 1,362
Scaffolding: 1,359	Manual cleaning equipment: 1,359
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 1,359	Built-in swimming pools: 1,343
Sliding glass doors or panels: 1,332	Cabinet or door hardware: 1,327
Water tubing: 1,315	Street hockey: 1,313
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 1,295	Benches: 1,265
Desk supplies: 1,254	Batteries: 1,242
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 1,237	Portable circular power saws: 1,213
Telephones or telephone accessories: 1,196	Washing machines: 1,190
Hand saws: 1,176	Clothing: 1,154
Power lawn mowers: 1,140	Other manual workshop tools: 1,107
Golf carts: 1,101	Screen doors: 1,091
Roller hockey: 1,089	Lighting equipment: 1,087
Grills: 1,085	Toolboxes or tool kits: 1,078
Crutches, canes or walkers: 1,040	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 1,037
Other glass bottles or jars: 1,028	Glass soft drink bottles: 998
Nonglass doors: 983	Windowsills or frames: 967
Hot tubs or home spas: 960	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 949
Slides or sliding boards: 948	Power saws: 938
Grocery or shopping carts: 938	Manual scissors: 915
Water slides: 912	Mattresses: 904
Archery: 903	Billiards or pool: 894
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 877	Tools: 873
Paper products: 872	Plastic bags: 867
Elevators or other lifts: 859	Microwave ovens: 856
Soaps: 852	Storm doors with glass panels: 851
Clothing accessories: 849	Other portable or stationary power tools: 848
Other glass doors: 846	Luggage: 840
General purpose household cleaners: 828	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 814
Aerosol containers: 811	Vacuum cleaners: 809
Buckets or pails: 808	Kitchen gadgets: 783
Escalators: 779	Radiators: 763
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 744	Handball: 720
Tractors: 713	Book bags or back carriers: 706
Step stools: 697	Heaters or heating systems: 693
Carts: 692	Chains: 685
Floor lamps or table lamps: 683	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 683
Water polo: 651	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 644
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 642	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 633
Other ovens: 630	Other fireplaces: 625
Public equipment: 620	Dishwashers: 615
Manicuring devices: 575	Freezers: 569
Wood paneling and particleboard: 555	Self-contained openers: 544
Coffee makers or teapots: 540	Automatic doors: 539
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 520	Electric blenders: 520
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 520	Personal protection devices: 513
Waterbeds or water pillows: 503	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 492
Radios: 491	Automotive chemicals: 485
Power hedge trimmers: 480	Fire extinguishers: 473
Camping equipment: 471	Metal cookware: 468
Portable food or beverage coolers: 451	Snow tubing: 450
Riding power lawn mowers: 436	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 432
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 428	Keys, key rings or key chains: 422
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 405	Oven cleaners: 399
Nonglass bottles or jars: 398	Stepladders: 397
Blankets: 397	Band saws: 394
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 387	Fencing: 387
Power routers: 385	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 381
Clothes dryers: 378	Manual filing or sanding tools: 378
Baby gates or barriers: 377	Recliner chairs: 375
Swimming pool chemicals: 374	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 373
Wading pools: 371	Acids: 370
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 350	Sprayers: 349
Fixed floor-length glass panels: 340	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 340
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 339	Awls, chisels or planes: 339
Lubricants: 339	Television tables or stands: 338
Flotation toys: 338	Combs or hairbrushes: 331
Swimming pool equipment: 330	Recording tapes: 328
Scuba diving: 327	Workshop furnishings: 324
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 322	Water heaters: 322
Tool sheds: 321	Pillows: 314
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 312	Rotary power lawn mowers: 306
Electric deep fryers: 303	Cribs: 302
Manual drills: 302	Can openers: 301
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 300	Power drills or accessories: 300
Seesaws or teeterboards: 297	Tape recorders or players: 295
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 294	Power sanders: 294
Log splitters: 292	Minibikes, powered: 292
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 291	Extension ladders: 288
Fuel storage tanks: 285	Storm windows: 283
Other furnaces: 283	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 283
Hair dryers: 281	Laundry soaps or detergents: 279
Power tillers or cultivators: 265	Manual hedge trimmers: 264
Lighter fluids: 263	Eye protection devices: 263
Carbon monoxide poisonings: 263	Eyeglasses: 262
Other containers: 262	Ironing boards or covers: 261
Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 259	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 255
Other playground equipment: 255	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 255
Nonmetal cookware: 254	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 253
Electric lighting equipment: 253	Air compressors: 246
Pull-down or folding stairs: 246	Outerwear: 245
Rocking chairs: 244	Plastic wrapping products: 243
Glass tubing or test tubes: 241	Flatware: 239
Portable power drills and accessories: 237	Fire escape devices: 236
Electric welding equipment: 236	Kerosene or oil heaters: 226
Other power saws: 226	Ammonia, household: 226
School laboratory chemicals: 225	Watches: 223
Diesel fuels: 218	Painting equipment, powered: 218
Playground equipment: 217	Wooden containers: 211
Stationary power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 210	Extension cords: 209
Power lathes: 209	Toy guns: 207
Garden tractors: 207	Electric waffle irons: 206
Faucets or spigots: 205	Car seats: 205
Futons: 203	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 199
Paint or varnish thinners: 198	Sun lamps: 197
Nonbaby mattresses: 196	Other electric lighting equipment: 188
Food processors: 188	Antifreeze: 188
Detergents: 187	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 186
Christmas decorations: 181	Business and office machines: 180
Towel racks or bars: 177	Drain cleaners: 177
Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 171	Other antennas: 170
Panel doors: 170	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 170
Pressure cookers or canners: 170	Food grinders: 170
Cutting torches: 170	Canning jars or lids: 169
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 169	Treehouses or playhouses: 161
Above-ground swimming pools: 160	Baby strollers: 160
Other toy guns: 159	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 159
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 154	Baby carriages: 151
Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 151	Horseshoes: 150
Matchbooks: 150	Lighted make-up mirrors: 149
Gas furnaces: 149	Electric mixers: 145
Storm doors without glass panels: 143	Battery chargers: 143
Christmas tree stands or supports: 142	Clocks: 141
Scooters, unpowered: 140	Doorstops: 135
Wagons: 135	Pumps: 133
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 133	Water toys: 133
Electric ranges: 133	Kerosene: 132
Floor furnaces: 132	Tricycles: 132
Slow cookers: 132	Ear protection devices: 132
Window screens: 131	Sewing machines or accessories: 124
Pressurized containers: 124	Baby bottles or nipples: 124
Safes: 123	Darts: 123
Other plastic products: 122	Electric heating pads: 121
Plastic containers: 119	Unpowered models or parts: 113
Other toy weapons: 113	High chairs: 113
Jigsaws: 112	Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 106
Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 105	Snow throwers or blowers: 105
Generators or power plants: 104	Lighters: 104
Other heaters or heating systems: 103	Massage devices or vibrators: 102
Matches: 99	Gas ranges: 95
Other ladders: 95	Electric frying pans and skillets: 94
Sheets or pillowcases: 94	Gas or LP heaters: 94
Fireplace equipment: 94	Lamp oils: 94
Floor buffers or waxers: 94	Filters: 94
Ice picks: 93	Towels or cloths: 93
Tarpaulins: 90	Upholstered recliner chairs: 87
Photographic equipment: 87	Soldering equipment: 87
Hammocks: 86	Fuel oils: 86
Power jointers: 86	Bars and bar accessories: 86
Internal combustion engines: 85	Electric kettles or hot pots: 85
Skeet shooting: 84	Caulking or spackling compounds: 84
Tapes: 84	Art supplies or equipment: 84
Electric razors or shavers: 84	Appliances: 84
Bedding: 84	Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 81
Methyl alcohol: 76	Vises or workshop clamps: 76
Toy sports equipment: 76	Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 75
Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 75	Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 75
Photographic chemicals: 75	Garbage disposers: 75
Stilts: 75	Reel power lawn mowers: 75
Knife sharpeners: 75	Pacifiers or teething rings: 75
Fire or smoke alarms: 75	Other power garden tools: 75
Balloons: 75	Artificial turf: 74
Toy make-up kits or cosmetics: 74	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 74
Humidifiers: 74	Toy weapons: 74
Steam irons: 74	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 73
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 72	Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 67
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 67	Straight ladders: 67
Electric coffee makers or teapots: 67	Radial arm saws: 67
Cots: 67	Ice cream makers: 67
Baby rattles: 67	Window or door security barriers: 67
Power hack saws: 67	Range or oven accessories: 67
Swimming pool slides: 67	Chafing dishes or fondue pots: 67
Water softeners or conditioners: 67	Fertilizers: 67
Gasoline cans: 67	Shuffleboard: 67
Built-in fireplaces: 67	Electric blankets or sheets: 66
Boilers: 66	Electric or battery-powered knives: 66
Food warmers: 66	Toilet bowl products: 66
Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 66	Coin-operated car washing equipment: 66
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 66	Carbon monoxide detectors: 66
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 66	Nonelectric blankets: 66
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 66	Plant foods or fertilizers for potted plants: 66
Other grills or stoves: 62	Footlockers: 62
Fabric treatment products: 57	Paper cutters: 57
Juicers: 57	Nightwear: 57
Plastic products: 56	Other furniture: 56
School equipment: 50	Coins: 44
Christmas tree lights: 38	Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 38
Chemistry sets or science kits: 38	Marbles: 38
Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 38	Dishwashing liquid: 38
Paper bags: 37	Trash compactors: 37
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 37	Drinking fountains: 37
Workshop compounds or chemicals: 37	Dishwasher detergents: 37
Safety pins: 37	Mobile/manufactured homes: 37
Gas-burning fireplaces: 37	Hot plates: 25
Other bedding: 19	Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 19
Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 19	Electric heaters: 19
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 19	Rocketry sets: 19
Artificial Christmas trees: 19	Bottle openers: 19
Vaporizers: 18	Food skewers: 18
Lye: 18	Flares: 18
Dry ice: 18	Scales: 18
Hair clippers and trimmers: 18	Bottle warmers: 18
Baby carriers: 18	Pogo sticks: 18
Containers with key openers: 18	Toasters: 18
Metal or plastic molding sets: 18	Ice makers: 18
Sleeping bags: 18	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 18
Leaf blowers: 18	Jalousie glass windows: 18
Toy guns with projectiles: 6	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 6
Gas ovens: 6

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