Accidents - 16-25 years old - Year 2000

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,133,929
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups.

Products:

Basketball: 235,262	Stairs or steps: 163,657
Football: 130,878	Knives: 91,612
Bicycles or accessories: 75,016	Soccer: 51,929
Ceilings and walls: 51,372	Floors or flooring materials: 50,335
Doors: 43,479	Baseball: 39,747
Windows or window glass: 38,066	Exercise: 36,079
Softball: 35,484	All-terrain vehicles: 31,222
Snow boarding: 27,081	Weight lifting: 22,882
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 22,620	Drinking glasses: 22,174
Volleyball: 22,051	Skateboards: 20,840
Tables: 20,028	Wrestling: 19,915
Fences or fence posts: 19,389	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 19,041
Beds: 17,948	Tableware and accessories: 17,700
Bathtubs or showers: 17,537	Snow skiing: 17,260
House repair or construction materials: 16,859	Chairs: 15,602
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 15,352	Metal containers: 15,337
Jewelry: 14,089	Footwear: 13,907
Furniture: 13,364	Dancing: 13,226
Horseback riding: 12,543	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 12,361
Hockey: 12,301	Containers: 12,212
In-line skating: 11,969	Knives with replaceable blades: 10,690
Ladders: 10,640	Swimming: 10,228
Trampolines: 10,090	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 10,087
Poles: 9,894	Fishing: 9,193
First aid equipment: 8,811	Cheerleading: 8,714
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 8,040	Martial arts: 7,863
Rugby: 7,549	Hammers: 6,817
Razors or shavers: 6,792	Ice hockey: 6,650
Boxing: 6,537	Track and field: 6,384
Ball sports: 6,295	Hot water: 6,192
Mirrors or mirror glass: 6,151	Swimming pools: 5,833
Lawn mowers: 5,725	Bottles or jars: 5,644
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 5,573	Sleds: 5,569
Pipes: 5,308	Sports and recreational activity: 5,178
Doorsills or frames: 4,973	Gymnastics: 4,893
Televisions: 4,528	Surfing: 4,366
Glass doors: 4,221	Refrigerators: 4,221
Other toys: 4,098	Tennis: 4,053
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 4,047	Chain saws: 4,000
Golf: 3,975	Lacrosse: 3,905
Snowmobiles: 3,832	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 3,773
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 3,640	Welding equipment: 3,633
Bowling: 3,561	Roller skating: 3,503
Scissors: 3,475	Bunk beds: 3,434
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 3,411	Day wear: 3,391
Amusement attractions: 3,375	Cookware: 3,279
Water skiing: 3,210	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 3,195
Handrails, railings or banisters: 3,061	Glass bottles or jars: 3,048
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 3,015	Go-carts: 3,002
General home or room involvement in fires: 2,942	Bedsprings or bedframes: 2,940
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 2,922	Exercise equipment: 2,901
Ice skating: 2,883	Bags: 2,821
Skating: 2,811	Rugs or carpets: 2,809
Saws: 2,781	Field hockey: 2,759
Flying toys: 2,756	Counters or countertops: 2,729
Fireworks: 2,694	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 2,594
Public equipment: 2,587	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 2,524
Manual cleaning equipment: 2,498	Other windows or window glass: 2,479
Bench or table saws: 2,464	Lockers: 2,413
Telephones or telephone accessories: 2,393	Nail guns or stud drivers: 2,373
Diving or diving boards: 2,290	Other unpowered garden tools: 2,284
Other ball sports: 2,282	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 2,239
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 2,200	Pruning or trimming equipment: 2,134
Bleaches: 2,112	Screwdrivers: 2,079
Gasoline: 2,074	Light bulbs: 2,063
Wheelchairs: 2,028	Chemicals: 2,026
Slicers and choppers: 2,022	Built-in swimming pools: 2,018
Swings or swing sets: 2,005	Scooters, unpowered: 1,949
Fans: 1,944	Other ranges: 1,898
Rope or string: 1,862	BBs or pellets: 1,839
Drills: 1,824	Mountain climbing: 1,810
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 1,783	Air conditioners: 1,747
Cabinet or door hardware: 1,733	Cardboard products: 1,703
Hatchets or axes: 1,648	Other glass bottles or jars: 1,637
Scaffolding: 1,628	Sinks: 1,615
Bleachers: 1,612	Computers: 1,597
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 1,521	Other manual workshop tools: 1,515
Batteries: 1,499	Wire: 1,493
Aquariums or accessories: 1,480	Toilets: 1,474
Garage doors: 1,459	Lighting equipment: 1,454
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 1,454	Grills: 1,449
Vacuum cleaners: 1,445	Other nonglass doors: 1,427
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 1,393	Sliding glass doors or panels: 1,389
Roller hockey: 1,386	Benches: 1,323
Desk supplies: 1,318	Adhesives: 1,297
Billiards or pool: 1,279	Clothing: 1,217
General purpose household cleaners: 1,196	Pet supplies: 1,191
Elevators or other lifts: 1,177	Other glass doors: 1,176
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 1,140	Pens and pencils: 1,135
Ramps or landings: 1,134	Washing machines: 1,125
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 1,111	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 1,094
Chains: 1,089	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 1,076
Golf carts: 1,057	Microwave ovens: 1,053
Water tubing: 1,032	Other Irons: 1,019
Camping equipment: 1,009	Soaps: 1,006
Water slides: 1,004	Grocery or shopping carts: 989
Fire extinguishers: 980	Nonglass doors: 974
Other power saws: 953	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 932
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 930	Screen doors: 924
Manual scissors: 921	Windowsills or frames: 914
Book bags or back carriers: 914	Mattresses: 913
Paper products: 877	Other ovens: 872
Power lawn mowers: 866	Pins and needles: 863
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 854	Floor lamps or table lamps: 847
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 841	Storm doors with glass panels: 836
Tractors: 835	Clothing accessories: 832
Awls, chisels or planes: 831	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 830
Archery: 826	Buckets or pails: 822
Tools: 806	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 778
Portable circular power saws: 765	Crutches, canes or walkers: 748
Street hockey: 736	Clothes dryers: 728
Decorative yard equipment: 726	Keys, key rings or key chains: 701
Wood paneling and particleboard: 699	Manicuring devices: 697
Automotive chemicals: 690	Hand saws: 659
Glass soft drink bottles: 658	Storm windows: 656
Handball: 648	Snow tubing: 642
Dishwashers: 625	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 618
Power saws: 611	Radiators: 603
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 602	Personal protection devices: 600
Mobile/manufactured homes: 600	Band saws: 597
Carbon monoxide poisonings: 597	Slides or sliding boards: 595
Pillows: 592	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 592
Escalators: 581	Water polo: 579
Stools: 576	Luggage: 568
Toolboxes or tool kits: 568	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 558
Power hedge trimmers: 553	Hot tubs or home spas: 549
Car seats: 533	Freezers: 527
Playground equipment: 519	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 514
Aerosol containers: 508	Nonglass bottles or jars: 508
Flatware: 504	Lighter fluids: 503
Can openers: 495	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 495
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 493	Tape recorders or players: 492
Metal cookware: 490	Carts: 480
Tool sheds: 477	Towel racks or bars: 476
Other plastic products: 466	Kitchen gadgets: 460
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 447	Coins: 444
Lubricants: 442	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 441
Outerwear: 438	Baby gates or barriers: 438
Laundry soaps or detergents: 437	Step stools: 436
Eyeglasses: 436	Riding power lawn mowers: 434
Heaters or heating systems: 432	Other fireplaces: 431
Barstools or kitchen stools: 427	Hair dryers: 424
Horseshoes: 421	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 413
Snow throwers or blowers: 412	Combs or hairbrushes: 411
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 409	Vending machines: 403
Cribs: 401	Blankets: 397
Self-contained openers: 390	Lighters: 386
Fireplace equipment: 386	Laundry baskets: 379
Waterbeds or water pillows: 377	Portable food or beverage coolers: 376
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 374	Log splitters: 374
Swimming pool chemicals: 371	Power drills or accessories: 367
Recliner chairs: 363	Futons: 361
Charcoal: 359	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 357
Business and office machines: 350	Toy sports equipment: 350
Towels or cloths: 350	Seesaws or teeterboards: 344
Rocking chairs: 344	Plastic bags: 341
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 341	Food processors: 338
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 335	Watches: 332
Paint or varnish thinners: 331	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 330
Swimming pool equipment: 329	Electric mixers: 329
Matches: 328	Art supplies or equipment: 319
Bed rails, adult: 317	Baby strollers: 315
Other portable or stationary power tools: 312	School laboratory chemicals: 311
Electric frying pans and skillets: 310	Other containers: 309
Kerosene: 309	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 308
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 305	Manual hedge trimmers: 302
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 301	Electric blenders: 300
Antifreeze: 298	Other furnaces: 295
Faucets or spigots: 293	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 292
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 291	Drain cleaners: 291
Power tillers or cultivators: 289	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 285
Manual drills: 284	Other grills or stoves: 281
Stepladders: 279	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 278
Footlockers: 277	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 273
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 273	Canning jars or lids: 271
Pressure cookers or canners: 269	Radios: 268
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 264	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 258
Safes: 251	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 250
Panel doors: 246	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 241
Umbrellas: 240	Sewing machines or accessories: 240
Fabric treatment products: 238	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 236
Other electric lighting equipment: 235	Coffee makers or teapots: 234
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 230	Trays: 229
Gasoline cans: 226	Plastic products: 223
Acids: 220	Detergents: 219
Darts: 219	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 218
Oven cleaners: 217	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 216
Nonbaby mattresses: 213	Ironing boards or covers: 210
Ammonia, household: 209	Water heaters: 209
Power routers: 206	Electric deep fryers: 205
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 200	Bars and bar accessories: 193
Automatic doors: 187	Badminton: 187
Tapes: 186	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 185
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 183	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 182
Electric lighting equipment: 181	Fixed floor-length glass panels: 181
Sprayers: 179	Power lathes: 177
Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 176	Slow cookers: 175
Recording tapes: 171	Cots: 171
Glass tubing or test tubes: 171	Fire or smoke alarms: 171
Electric razors or shavers: 170	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 170
Christmas decorations: 167	Stationary power drills and accessories: 164
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 164	Drinking fountains: 163
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 160	Eye protection devices: 159
Minibikes, powered: 159	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 157
Sleeping bags: 156	Clocks: 156
Rotary power lawn mowers: 155	Garden tractors: 155
Christmas tree stands or supports: 154	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 153
Painting equipment, powered: 153	Power jointers: 153
Other stools: 151	Electric motors: 151
Range or oven accessories: 148	Gas or LP heaters: 148
Reel power lawn mowers: 146	Outdoor antennas: 146
Hammocks: 145	Balloons: 143
Sewing basket articles: 143	Wooden containers: 142
Electric heating pads: 140	Fuel storage tanks: 139
Nonelectric blankets: 138	Music boxes or chimes: 138
Portable power drills and accessories: 137	Scuba diving: 137
Other playground equipment: 136	Thermometers: 136
Plastic wrapping products: 131	Baby bottles or nipples: 130
Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 127	Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 127
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 125	Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 123
Playpens: 122	Electric welding equipment: 121
Television tables or stands: 121	Pacifiers or teething rings: 119
Plastic containers: 114	Radial arm saws: 113
Soldering equipment: 112	Rocketry sets: 112
Wagons: 110	Other antennas: 110
Electric ranges: 107	Projectors: 104
Fencing: 104	Massage devices or vibrators: 104
Toilet bowl products: 104	Artificial Christmas trees: 103
Trash compactors: 103	Gas furnaces: 103
Dishwashing liquid: 102	Toasters: 102
Swimming pool slides: 102	Nightwear: 102
Extension cords: 101	Costumes or masks: 101
Floor waxes: 101	Built-in fireplaces: 100
Paper bags: 96	Ice makers: 96
Baby changing tables: 96	Leaf blowers: 96
Ice or snow boating: 96	Hearing aids: 96
Tarpaulins: 96	Internal combustion engines: 94
Photographic equipment: 93	Lamp oils: 91
Sun lamps: 90	Pumps: 90
Methyl alcohol: 90	Lye: 90
Turpentine: 90	Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 90
Caulking or spackling compounds: 88	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 87
Food warmers: 87	Fuel oils: 87
High chairs: 86	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 86
Window or door security barriers: 86	Animal traps: 85
Table tennis: 85	Electric heaters: 85
Power sanders: 85	Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 85
Power hack saws: 85	Treehouses or playhouses: 85
Fuel-burning welding equipment: 85	Cutting torches: 85
Laser pointers: 84	Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 78
Metal or plastic molding sets: 78	Diesel fuels: 78
Boilers: 78	Sabre saws: 77
Electric or battery-powered knives: 77	Chemistry sets or science kits: 74
Kites or kite string: 70	Other furniture: 70
Garbage disposers: 70	Electric brooms: 70
Unicycles: 70	Ear protection devices: 70
Record players: 70	Manual filing or sanding tools: 70
Kerosene or oil heaters: 69	Knife sharpeners: 69
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 69	Fuel multi-purpose lighters: 69
Insect traps, powered: 69	Electric blankets or sheets: 69
Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 69	Oil furnaces: 69
Portable baby swings: 69	Riding toys: 69
Food skewers: 69	Unpowered models or parts: 69
Other baby carriers: 69	Wallpaper: 67
Workshop furnishings: 67	Electric can openers: 67
Stilts: 67	Nonelectric knife sharpeners: 67
Generators or power plants: 67	Brushcutters, powered: 67
Containers with key openers: 67	Gas ovens: 67
Crayons or chalk: 67	Lunch boxes or pails: 67
Dry ice: 67	Glue guns: 67
Storm doors without glass panels: 67	Other upholstered chairs: 67
Window screens: 63	Sheets or pillowcases: 59
Other clothing: 59	Drinking straws: 52
Other ladders: 51	Engine fuels for models: 45
Safety pins: 40	Christmas tree lights: 39
Building sets: 39	Jigsaws: 39
Dishwasher detergents: 38	Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 38
Snow plows: 38	Rug shampooers: 35
Gas ranges: 35	Nonmetal cookware: 35
Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 35	Power pruning or trimming equipment: 35
Other toy guns: 35	Laundry hampers: 35
Paper cutters: 35	Vises or workshop clamps: 35
Electric baseboard heaters: 35	Diapers: 35
Electric Christmas decorations: 34	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 34
Baby walkers or jumpers: 34	Toy boxes or chests: 34
Hair clippers and trimmers: 34	Phonograph records: 34
Other toy weapons: 24	Burglar alarms: 24
Molding compounds: 23	Thermostats: 18
Floor buffers or waxers: 18	Juicers: 18
Electric coffee makers or teapots: 18	Pogo sticks: 18
Air compressors: 18	Seasonal decorations: 18
Batons: 18	Pressurized containers: 18
Electric scissors: 17	Clothespins: 17
Manual push mowers: 17	Baby carriages: 17
Battery chargers: 17	Pull-down or folding stairs: 17
Diaper pails: 17	Magazine racks or book ends: 17
Artificial flowers or plants: 17	Bassinets or cradles: 17
Toboggans: 17	Humidifiers: 17
Party favors: 17	Inflatable furniture: 17
Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 17	Chimneys: 17
Fire escape devices: 17	Extension ladders: 17
Saunas: 17	Tricycles: 17
Carbon monoxide detectors: 17	School equipment: 17
Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 17	Doorstops: 17
Corkscrews: 17	Counter-mounted cooking surfaces: 17
Other heaters or heating systems: 17	Ice cream makers: 5
Tetherball: 5	Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 5
Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 5	Photographic chemicals: 5
Amateur two-way radios: 5

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