Accidents - 16-25 years old - Year 2001

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,256,408
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups.

Products:

Basketball: 261,092	Stairs or steps: 161,703
Football: 137,490	Knives: 91,700
Bicycles or accessories: 72,153	Ceilings and walls: 62,120
Floors or flooring materials: 52,107	Soccer: 51,736
Doors: 41,539	Exercise: 39,519
All-terrain vehicles: 39,258	Windows or window glass: 38,270
Baseball: 36,035	Softball: 33,387
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 28,526	Skateboards: 28,524
Weight lifting: 25,610	Snow boarding: 24,616
Beds: 22,933	Tables: 22,879
Wrestling: 21,945	Bathtubs or showers: 21,859
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 20,392	Drinking glasses: 20,147
House repair or construction materials: 20,010	Fences or fence posts: 19,660
Tableware and accessories: 18,480	Volleyball: 18,005
Furniture: 16,914	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 16,782
Chairs: 16,578	Containers: 15,646
Metal containers: 15,516	Snow skiing: 15,441
Dancing: 14,746	Jewelry: 14,426
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 13,705	Footwear: 13,416
Swimming: 13,364	Ladders: 13,192
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 12,657	Hockey: 12,438
Horseback riding: 12,437	Knives with replaceable blades: 11,529
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 11,406	In-line skating: 10,993
Cheerleading: 9,407	Fishing: 9,351
Rugby: 8,725	First aid equipment: 8,341
Trampolines: 8,275	Hot water: 6,721
Poles: 6,348	Lawn mowers: 6,347
Swimming pools: 6,321	Ball sports: 6,290
Hammers: 6,209	Ice hockey: 6,144
Bottles or jars: 6,024	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 5,968
Martial arts: 5,868	Mirrors or mirror glass: 5,516
Razors or shavers: 5,488	Roller skating: 5,453
Glass doors: 5,445	Bunk beds: 5,348
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 5,276	Boxing: 5,254
Bedsprings or bedframes: 5,096	Track and field: 5,022
Refrigerators: 4,984	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 4,714
Doorsills or frames: 4,707	Welding equipment: 4,681
Sports and recreational activity: 4,674	Tennis: 4,591
Lacrosse: 4,449	Chain saws: 4,427
Televisions: 4,377	Bowling: 4,362
Gymnastics: 4,300	Day wear: 4,249
Go-carts: 4,082	Glass bottles or jars: 4,042
Handrails, railings or banisters: 3,980	Ice skating: 3,947
Exercise equipment: 3,912	Other toys: 3,877
Scissors: 3,785	Water skiing: 3,728
Pipes: 3,657	Bags: 3,633
Surfing: 3,539	Scooters, unpowered: 3,538
Snowmobiles: 3,526	Sleds: 3,506
Golf: 3,428	Cookware: 3,404
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 3,384	Other windows or window glass: 3,149
Rugs or carpets: 2,945	Amusement attractions: 2,888
Computers: 2,870	Counters or countertops: 2,862
Saws: 2,857	Bleaches: 2,778
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 2,711	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 2,691
Flying toys: 2,688	Pruning or trimming equipment: 2,662
Diving or diving boards: 2,634	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 2,630
Bench or table saws: 2,608	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 2,575
General home or room involvement in fires: 2,547	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 2,514
Other ball sports: 2,474	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 2,466
Swings or swing sets: 2,449	Gasoline: 2,434
Aquariums or accessories: 2,427	Air conditioners: 2,371
Other ranges: 2,339	Skating: 2,333
Manual cleaning equipment: 2,301	Fans: 2,293
Wheelchairs: 2,283	Slicers and choppers: 2,267
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 2,226	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 2,205
Lighting equipment: 2,187	Paper products: 2,165
Nail guns or stud drivers: 2,165	Soaps: 2,137
Pet supplies: 2,088	Other unpowered garden tools: 2,081
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 2,016	Toilets: 2,011
Bleachers: 2,000	Wire: 1,988
Mountain climbing: 1,944	Hatchets or axes: 1,932
Cabinet or door hardware: 1,873	Field hockey: 1,872
Screwdrivers: 1,849	Lockers: 1,844
Public equipment: 1,828	Telephones or telephone accessories: 1,790
Chemicals: 1,784	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 1,775
Sinks: 1,774	Drills: 1,756
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 1,753	Washing machines: 1,750
Garage doors: 1,748	Benches: 1,743
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 1,743	Billiards or pool: 1,718
Rope or string: 1,699	Fireworks: 1,653
Built-in swimming pools: 1,647	Pins and needles: 1,638
Pens and pencils: 1,633	General purpose household cleaners: 1,617
Scaffolding: 1,616	Golf carts: 1,585
Light bulbs: 1,566	Grills: 1,566
Adhesives: 1,564	Clothing accessories: 1,530
Grocery or shopping carts: 1,522	Clothing: 1,515
Other nonglass doors: 1,508	Laundry baskets: 1,408
Screen doors: 1,362	Portable circular power saws: 1,353
Laundry soaps or detergents: 1,346	Water tubing: 1,340
Tools: 1,329	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 1,326
Carts: 1,316	Book bags or back carriers: 1,291
Cardboard products: 1,287	Stools: 1,259
Other glass bottles or jars: 1,244	Manual scissors: 1,243
BBs or pellets: 1,234	Windowsills or frames: 1,226
Batteries: 1,183	Luggage: 1,165
Ramps or landings: 1,144	Sliding glass doors or panels: 1,110
Power lawn mowers: 1,104	Street hockey: 1,088
Microwave ovens: 1,087	Riding power lawn mowers: 1,086
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 1,085	Desk supplies: 1,075
Power saws: 1,053	Hot tubs or home spas: 1,048
Vacuum cleaners: 1,014	Other ovens: 1,013
Other manual workshop tools: 1,003	Tractors: 1,001
Buckets or pails: 983	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 973
Flatware: 967	Keys, key rings or key chains: 944
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 908	Mattresses: 907
Water slides: 901	Crutches, canes or walkers: 897
Personal protection devices: 895	Other glass doors: 883
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 867	Toolboxes or tool kits: 863
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 860	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 860
Camping equipment: 858	Water polo: 858
Paint or varnish thinners: 838	Awls, chisels or planes: 834
Floor lamps or table lamps: 810	Baby gates or barriers: 808
Handball: 802	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 799
Radiators: 795	Kitchen gadgets: 792
Slides or sliding boards: 789	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 781
Snow tubing: 780	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 774
Archery: 763	Elevators or other lifts: 760
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 755	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 748
Combs or hairbrushes: 740	Roller hockey: 738
Nonglass doors: 731	Manicuring devices: 722
Other Irons: 715	Band saws: 702
Tool sheds: 699	Recliner chairs: 695
Hand saws: 685	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 675
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 667	Chains: 658
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 656	Minibikes, powered: 654
Eyeglasses: 654	Power hedge trimmers: 653
Mobile/manufactured homes: 646	Decorative yard equipment: 644
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 644	Heaters or heating systems: 643
Log splitters: 639	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 638
Car seats: 628	Portable food or beverage coolers: 628
Outerwear: 624	Wood paneling and particleboard: 616
Fire extinguishers: 615	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 607
Plastic products: 598	Badminton: 597
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 592	Storm doors with glass panels: 589
Nonglass bottles or jars: 585	Carbon monoxide poisonings: 578
Air compressors: 572	Cribs: 537
Water heaters: 523	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 507
Freezers: 496	Food processors: 493
Antifreeze: 484	Aerosol containers: 483
Hair dryers: 479	Plastic containers: 476
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 472	Automatic doors: 466
Plastic bags: 460	Barstools or kitchen stools: 451
Other portable or stationary power tools: 450	Electric blenders: 447
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 444	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 440
Kerosene: 439	Horseshoes: 438
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 428	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 424
Radios: 423	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 423
Glass soft drink bottles: 419	Vending machines: 414
Blankets: 410	Metal cookware: 407
Escalators: 396	Eye protection devices: 395
Automotive chemicals: 386	Television tables or stands: 385
Tape recorders or players: 384	Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 382
Waterbeds or water pillows: 381	Safes: 381
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 378	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 374
Manual filing or sanding tools: 373	Other fireplaces: 369
Power drills or accessories: 363	Oven cleaners: 361
Dishwashers: 358	Pillows: 355
Darts: 354	Balloons: 348
Baby walkers or jumpers: 346	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 345
Sprayers: 337	Fire escape devices: 337
Faucets or spigots: 336	Trays: 336
Other electric lighting equipment: 335	Baby strollers: 332
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 331	Fuel storage tanks: 329
Coins: 329	Other power saws: 328
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 327	Sewing machines or accessories: 321
Coffee makers or teapots: 315	Other furnaces: 309
Lighter fluids: 309	Matches: 307
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 304	Toy sports equipment: 296
Electric frying pans and skillets: 295	Christmas decorations: 294
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 291	Self-contained openers: 291
Fuel oils: 288	Portable power drills and accessories: 285
Slow cookers: 282	Rocking chairs: 277
Clothes dryers: 277	Detergents: 270
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 266	Futons: 266
Glass tubing or test tubes: 265	Pressure cookers or canners: 261
Wooden containers: 260	Electric welding equipment: 259
Drain cleaners: 258	Tricycles: 255
Swimming pool chemicals: 251	Towel racks or bars: 250
Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 246	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 245
Sheets or pillowcases: 244	Towels or cloths: 243
Lubricants: 243	Generators or power plants: 241
Other plastic products: 240	Step stools: 240
Ammonia, household: 237	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 237
Power routers: 237	Storm windows: 236
Ear protection devices: 232	Baby bottles or nipples: 230
Business and office machines: 230	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 229
Nonbaby mattresses: 229	Unpowered models or parts: 228
Pumps: 228	Acids: 227
Electric motors: 226	Stepladders: 222
Swimming pool slides: 219	Electric lighting equipment: 218
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 217	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 215
Gas or LP heaters: 213	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 210
Treehouses or playhouses: 206	Fire or smoke alarms: 204
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 204	Footlockers: 202
Art supplies or equipment: 198	Gasoline cans: 194
Bars and bar accessories: 194	Other antennas: 190
Electric deep fryers: 188	Heat pumps: 187
Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 186	Baby carriers: 184
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 182	Pressurized containers: 182
Dishwashing liquid: 177	Lighters: 177
Doorstops: 177	Corkscrews: 175
Watches: 172	Wagons: 169
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 169	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 167
Charcoal: 167	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 166
Power hack saws: 165	Other containers: 162
Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 161	Other toy guns: 161
Toasters: 160	Abrasive cleaners: 160
Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 160	Recording tapes: 156
Snow throwers or blowers: 156	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 155
Workshop furnishings: 154	Seasonal decorations: 153
Manual drills: 153	Ice makers: 153
Carbon monoxide detectors: 153	Water toys: 152
Electric or battery-powered knives: 152	Paper cutters: 152
Power sanders: 152	Gas ranges: 151
Electric ranges: 150	Nonmetal cookware: 150
Other playground equipment: 145	Window screens: 144
Umbrellas: 144	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 143
Nonelectric blankets: 143	Reel power lawn mowers: 143
Diapers: 143	Sleeping bags: 143
Automotive tools or accessories: 143	Panel doors: 143
Can openers: 142	Playground equipment: 139
Stationary power drills and accessories: 136	Other ladders: 135
Extension ladders: 135	Stationary power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 133
Tarpaulins: 133	Rotary power lawn mowers: 133
Paper bags: 131	Drinking straws: 127
Photographic equipment: 123	Power lathes: 123
Safety pins: 122	High chairs: 122
Appliances: 119	Painting equipment, powered: 119
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 117	Steam irons: 117
School laboratory chemicals: 117	Cutting torches: 117
Artificial Christmas trees: 111	Animal traps: 111
Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 111	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 111
Other furniture: 111	Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 110
Table tennis: 105	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 105
School equipment: 105	Toy boxes or chests: 102
Caulking or spackling compounds: 102	Electric Christmas decorations: 102
Stilts: 102	Seesaws or teeterboards: 100
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 100	Workshop compounds or chemicals: 95
Plastic wrapping products: 94	Electric mixers: 94
Turpentine: 94	Canning jars or lids: 93
Food grinders: 93	Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 93
Extension cords: 91	Sewing basket articles: 89
Clocks: 89	Gas furnaces: 89
Glue guns: 88	Window or door security barriers: 88
Containers with key openers: 88	Christmas tree lights: 85
Amateur two-way radios: 85	Fertilizers: 83
Power tillers or cultivators: 83	Swimming pool equipment: 83
Caustics: 83	Fabric treatment products: 83
Fuel-burning welding equipment: 83	Power pruning or trimming equipment: 83
Jigsaws: 83	Vises or workshop clamps: 83
Ice picks: 83	Manual push mowers: 83
Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 82	Costumes or masks: 77
Dishwasher detergents: 77	Wallpaper: 77
Thermometers: 77	Dyes: 77
Attachable high chairs: 77	Sabre saws: 76
Soldering equipment: 76	Leaf blowers: 76
Internal combustion engines: 76	Toy weapons: 76
Flotation toys: 76	Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 76
Food skewers: 76	Kerosene or oil heaters: 75
Scuba diving: 73	Fixed floor-length glass panels: 72
Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 72	Electric razors or shavers: 72
Other clothing: 68	Portable baby swings: 68
Chimneys: 68	Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 68
Crayons or chalk: 68	Snow disks: 68
Toboggans: 68	Floor buffers or waxers: 67
Furniture polishes or waxes: 66	Above-ground swimming pools: 66
Dry ice: 66	Batons: 66
Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 66	Curling: 66
Humidifiers: 66	Electric ovens: 66
Brushcutters, powered: 66	Electric waffle irons: 66
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 66	Other upholstered chairs: 66
Other power garden tools: 66	Fencing: 66
Diesel fuels: 66	Inflatable toys: 66
Building sets: 66	Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 66
Levels: 66	Drain snakes: 66
Sun lamps: 66	Hot plates: 61
Gas-burning fireplaces: 61	Windshield wiper fluids: 55
Toy guns: 55	Tapes: 50
Gas ovens: 50	Massage devices or vibrators: 40
Other grills or stoves: 38	Rug shampooers: 38
Boilers: 38	Inflatable furniture: 33
Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 33	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 33
Drinking fountains: 33	Ironing boards or covers: 33
Other heaters or heating systems: 33	Radial arm saws: 33
Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 33	Manual hedge trimmers: 33
Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 33	Thermostats: 33
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 33	Hammocks: 33
Nightwear: 23	Tetherball: 23
Garbage disposers: 16	Fireplace equipment: 16
Other baby carriers: 16	Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 16
Electric scissors: 16	Pull-down or folding stairs: 16
Power jointers: 16	Plastic panels for doors or windows: 16
Fire sprinklers: 16	Electric can openers: 16
Electric blankets or sheets: 16	Electric grills: 16
Electric coffee makers or teapots: 16	Lye: 16
Methyl alcohol: 16	Garden tractors: 16
Floor waxes: 16	Scales: 16
Cots: 16	Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 16
Bread making machines: 16	Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 16
Saunas: 16	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 16
Chemistry sets or science kits: 16	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 16
Trash compactors: 16	Riding toys: 16
Bedding: 16	Baby carriages: 16
Molding compounds: 16	Range or oven accessories: 16
Artificial flowers or plants: 16	Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 16
Skeet shooting: 16	Other stools: 16
Pogo sticks: 6	Party favors: 6
Polishes: 6	Laundry hampers: 6

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