Accidents - 16-25 years old - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,105,140
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups.

Products:

Basketball: 192,092	Stairs or steps: 162,927
Football: 131,030	Knives: 84,567
Ceilings and walls: 68,581	Bicycles or accessories: 65,446
Floors or flooring materials: 56,698	Soccer: 51,668
Doors: 45,565	All-terrain vehicles: 44,907
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 41,201	Baseball: 33,977
Skateboards: 31,034	Exercise: 29,475
Softball: 29,321	Beds or bedframes: 27,677
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 25,075	Snow boarding: 23,445
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 22,733	Bathtubs or showers: 21,636
Weight lifting: 21,536	Tables: 20,664
Fences or fence posts: 18,798	Volleyball: 17,886
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 17,536	Chairs: 15,850
Tableware and accessories: 15,537	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 15,377
Drinking glasses: 15,261	House repair or construction materials: 14,967
Wrestling: 14,823	Furniture: 14,144
Ladders: 14,057	Dancing: 13,974
Jewelry: 13,723	Containers: 13,706
Footwear: 13,314	Knives with replaceable blades: 13,160
Metal containers: 12,994	Hockey: 12,549
Horseback riding: 12,221	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 11,519
Swimming: 11,257	Snow skiing: 10,795
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 9,977	Trampolines: 9,639
Sports and recreational activity: 9,066	Cheerleading: 8,206
Rugby: 8,001	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 7,803
First aid equipment: 7,718	Fishing: 7,446
Swimming pools: 7,280	Ice hockey: 7,138
Televisions: 6,576	Track and field: 6,517
Lacrosse: 6,475	Surfing: 6,451
Martial arts: 6,376	Boxing: 6,158
Welding equipment: 5,855	Hammers: 5,795
Hot water: 5,792	Sleds: 5,597
Mirrors or mirror glass: 5,528	Other toys: 5,149
Refrigerators: 5,091	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 4,934
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 4,746	Poles: 4,728
Bunk beds: 4,679	Lawn mowers: 4,617
Tools: 4,470	Day wear: 4,444
In-line skating: 4,438	Bags: 4,417
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 4,359	Flying toys: 4,324
Other ball sports: 4,288	Doorsills or frames: 4,088
Bowling: 4,011	Saws: 3,915
Tennis: 3,786	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 3,626
Gymnastics: 3,589	Snowmobiles: 3,572
Go-carts: 3,545	Chain saws: 3,412
Bottles or jars: 3,395	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 3,390
Razors or shavers: 3,366	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 3,314
Exercise equipment: 3,312	Pipes: 3,259
Roller skating: 3,253	Cookware: 3,073
Counters or countertops: 3,061	Swings or swing sets: 3,035
Gasoline: 2,960	Glass bottles or jars: 2,901
Bench or table saws: 2,821	Handrails, railings or banisters: 2,706
Ice skating: 2,678	Golf: 2,666
Rugs or carpets: 2,655	Lockers: 2,616
Computers: 2,607	Amusement attractions: 2,591
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 2,584	Other ranges or ovens: 2,582
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 2,577	Scissors: 2,563
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 2,496	Ball sports: 2,406
Soaps: 2,404	Fireworks: 2,394
Water tubing: 2,371	Other unpowered garden tools: 2,362
Pet supplies: 2,321	Field hockey: 2,248
Toilets: 2,226	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 2,173
Water skiing: 2,171	Telephones or telephone accessories: 2,138
Manual cleaning equipment: 2,130	General home or room involvement in fires: 2,124
Bleachers: 2,104	Decorative yard equipment: 2,089
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 2,080	Nail guns or stud drivers: 2,053
Power lawn mowers: 2,036	Built-in swimming pools: 2,027
Bleaches: 2,010	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 1,961
Wheelchairs: 1,959	Air conditioners: 1,891
BBs or pellets: 1,877	Rope or string: 1,869
Manual scissors: 1,867	Pins and needles: 1,863
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 1,832	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 1,814
Drills: 1,784	Pens and pencils: 1,776
Portable circular power saws: 1,776	Benches: 1,757
Mountain climbing: 1,734	Diving or diving boards: 1,698
Golf carts: 1,684	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 1,675
Sinks: 1,672	Cabinet or door hardware: 1,669
Garage doors: 1,650	Other glass bottles or jars: 1,611
Aquariums or accessories: 1,610	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 1,589
Washing machines: 1,573	Fans: 1,554
Cardboard products: 1,537	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 1,513
Paper products: 1,512	Wire: 1,502
Slicers and choppers: 1,494	Billiards or pool: 1,485
Hatchets or axes: 1,469	Clothing accessories: 1,448
Skating: 1,436	Screwdrivers: 1,402
Luggage: 1,380	Laundry soaps or detergents: 1,375
Public equipment: 1,359	Book bags or back carriers: 1,338
Other manual workshop tools: 1,327	Pruning or trimming equipment: 1,308
Scooters, unpowered: 1,292	Light bulbs: 1,289
Clothing: 1,267	Windowsills or frames: 1,254
Manicuring devices: 1,254	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 1,252
Laundry baskets: 1,242	Adhesives: 1,229
Desk supplies: 1,226	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 1,215
Baby gates or barriers: 1,204	Slides or sliding boards: 1,196
Water slides: 1,194	Batteries: 1,154
General purpose household cleaners: 1,149	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 1,135
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 1,113	Lighting equipment: 1,101
Vacuum cleaners: 1,090	Stools: 1,059
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 1,059	Car seats: 1,042
Barstools or kitchen stools: 1,027	Microwave ovens: 1,017
Snow tubing: 1,014	Power saws: 1,009
Grocery or shopping carts: 995	Elevators or other lifts: 949
Chair, recliner: 934	Tree stands: 904
Kitchen gadgets: 903	Floor lamps or table lamps: 889
Ramps or landings: 874	Chemicals: 868
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 865	Riding power lawn mowers: 848
Awls, chisels or planes: 840	Archery: 832
Tool sheds: 802	Clothing irons: 797
Clothes dryers: 797	Dishwashers: 781
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 771	Buckets or pails: 770
Minibikes, powered: 767	Other fireplaces: 762
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 756	Grills: 750
Personal protection devices: 730	Plastic bags: 729
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 710	Combs or hairbrushes: 702
Crutches, canes or walkers: 700	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 699
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 698	Toolboxes or tool kits: 694
Flatware: 686	Sheets or pillowcases: 676
Carts: 669	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 667
Nonglass bottles or jars: 665	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 653
Street hockey: 644	Electric ranges or ovens: 643
Fire extinguishers: 643	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 642
Heaters or heating systems: 628	Tractors: 628
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 624	Stepladders: 621
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 620	Plastic containers: 610
Keys, key rings or key chains: 608	Cords, electrical: 599
Futons: 597	Escalators: 596
Other containers: 586	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 582
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 581	Carbon monoxide poisonings: 581
Hot tubs or home spas: 579	Power drills or accessories: 558
Towels or cloths: 555	Other furnaces: 547
Outerwear: 544	Bed rails: 537
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 537	Water polo: 533
Power hedge trimmers: 513	Horseshoes: 508
Step stools: 507	Mattresses: 502
Freezers: 495	Coins: 491
Cribs: 490	Badminton: 489
Detergents: 486	Scaffolding: 483
Sewing machines or accessories: 481	Wooden containers: 474
Handball: 459	Umbrellas: 455
Hammocks: 450	Glass soft drink bottles: 444
Water heaters: 443	Eyeglasses: 440
Roller hockey: 437	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 425
Rotary power lawn mowers: 423	Portable food or beverage coolers: 420
Gas ranges or ovens: 416	Metal cookware: 416
Aerosol containers: 416	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 414
Band saws: 412	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 407
Manual filing or sanding tools: 404	Plastic products: 399
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 389	Radios: 382
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 380	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 378
Storm windows: 372	Blankets: 368
Cutting torches: 367	Other playground equipment: 367
Radiators: 365	Pillows: 361
Wood paneling and particleboard: 354	Can openers: 353
Hand saws: 349	Log splitters: 344
Camping equipment: 342	Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 338
Chair, rocking: 332	Lubricants: 331
Vises or workshop clamps: 328	Acids: 326
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 320	Trays: 313
Chains: 311	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 311
Darts: 309	Faucets or spigots: 305
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 305	Portable power drills and accessories: 305
Swimming pool chemicals: 304	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 304
Food processors: 303	Baby bottles or nipples: 292
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 290	Vending machines: 290
Mobile/manufactured homes: 286	Nonbaby mattresses: 286
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 284	Automotive chemicals: 284
Antifreeze: 281	Eye protection devices: 280
Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 276	Other plastic products: 273
Safes: 272	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 271
Television tables or stands: 271	Paper cutters: 267
Pressurized containers: 265	Snow throwers/blowers: 265
Playground equipment: 260	Table tennis: 258
Costumes or masks: 256	Gas furnaces: 250
Toilet bowl products: 249	Fabric treatment products: 245
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 242	Other antennas: 241
Air compressors: 232	Sprayers: 232
Ear protection devices: 223	Generators or power plants: 222
Extension cords: 221	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 218
Hair clippers and trimmers: 218	Diapers: 217
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 216	Clocks: 214
Swimming pool equipment: 212	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 212
Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 212	Range or oven accessories: 209
Scuba diving: 206	Self-contained openers: 205
Manual push mowers: 204	Bars and bar accessories: 204
Balloons: 204	Power tillers or cultivators: 204
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 203	Coffee makers or teapots: 201
Other toy weapons: 197	Seesaws or teeterboards: 196
Nonmetal cookware: 196	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 196
Gas fumes or gas vapors of unknown origin: 190	Watches: 190
Massage devices or vibrators: 189	Christmas tree lights: 189
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 187	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 183
Drinking fountains: 183	Leaf blowers: 182
Manual hedge trimmers: 181	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 180
Christmas decorations: 174	Sewing basket articles: 174
Other portable or stationary power tools: 174	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 173
Waterbeds or water pillows: 173	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 173
Electric lighting equipment: 171	Business and office machines: 170
Lighter fluids: 169	School laboratory chemicals: 168
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 168	Fuel storage tanks: 167
Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 166	Slow cookers: 164
Fuel oils: 160	Workshop compounds or chemicals: 160
Toy guns: 159	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 159
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 158	Fencing: 157
Drain cleaners: 157	Oven cleaners: 155
Extension or straight ladders: 152	Plastic wrapping products: 151
Kerosene: 151	Power jointers: 151
Laundry hampers: 151	Windshield wiper fluids: 143
Magazine racks or book ends: 143	Solvents: 143
Electric heating pads: 142	Footlockers: 142
Paint or varnish thinners: 142	Boilers: 142
Painting equipment, powered: 137	Other grills or stoves: 136
Baby walkers or jumpers: 135	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 135
Unpowered models or parts: 135	Built-in fireplaces: 135
Internal combustion engines: 134	Art supplies or equipment: 134
Other clothing: 133	Saunas: 130
Drinking straws: 130	Jigsaws: 129
Power lathes: 128	Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 128
Garbage disposers: 128	Stationary power drills and accessories: 128
Wagons: 126	Power sanders: 126
Toboggans: 126	Hair dryers: 120
Pressure cookers or canners: 114	Doorstops: 114
School equipment: 114	Automatic doors: 113
Powered riding toys: 113	Tombstones or grave markers: 112
Lamp oils: 110	Electric baseboard heaters: 110
Pumps: 110	Floor furnaces: 110
Towel racks or bars: 105	Safety pins: 104
Automotive tools or accessories: 103	Electric heaters: 102
Recording tapes: 101	Electric deep fryers: 99
Photographic equipment: 99	Heat pumps: 98
Lighters: 96	Electric blenders: 96
Tape recorders or players: 94	Toy boxes or chests: 91
Ice makers: 91	Kites or kite string: 91
Carbon monoxide detectors: 91	Playpens: 91
Bottle openers: 91	Crayons or chalk: 91
Motorized vehicles: 89	Glass tubing or test tubes: 88
Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 83	Scales: 83
Above-ground swimming pools: 83	Baby carriers: 83
Artificial Christmas trees: 83	Toasters: 83
Nonelectric blankets: 83	Inflatable furniture: 83
Bassinets or cradles: 82	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 82
Electric mixers: 82	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 82
Gasoline cans: 82	Ice picks: 82
Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 82	Tetherball: 81
Inflatable toys: 81	Power routers: 81
Workshop furnishings: 76	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 76
Fertilizers: 76	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 75
Flotation toys: 75	Matches: 75
Fire escape devices: 75	Wading pools: 74
Toy sports equipment: 74	Humidifiers: 72
Electric motors: 68	Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 68
Electric razors or shavers: 68	Tapes: 68
Riding toys: 68	Chimneys: 68
Batons: 68	Swimming pool slides: 68
Drain snakes: 68	Coal furnaces: 68
Hacksaws: 68	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 68
Other power garden tools: 68	Baby carriages: 68
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 68	Power pruning or trimming equipment: 68
Grass and leaf catchers: 68	Party favors: 68
Lunch boxes or pails: 68	Seasonal decorations: 68
Artificial flowers or plants: 68	Baby strollers: 67
Shoe polishes: 67	Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 66
Trouble lights or extension work lights: 66	Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 66
Night-lights: 66	Tarpaulins: 66
Electric brooms: 66	Thermometers: 66
Toy weapons: 66	Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 66
Dishwashing liquid: 66	Animal traps: 66
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 66	Ammonia, household: 62
Corkscrews: 59	Paper bags: 59
Other toy guns: 59	Kerosene or oil heaters: 59
Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 59	Thermostats: 59
Charcoal: 59	Fire or smoke alarms: 59
Fuels for chafing dishes or fondue pots: 59	Dry ice: 59
Food skewers: 59	Chemistry sets or science kits: 59
Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 59	High chairs: 53
Ironing boards or covers: 52	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 46
Pull-down or folding stairs: 46	Glue guns: 46
Wallpaper: 45	Music boxes or chimes: 45
Food grinders: 45	Snow disks: 41
Hearing aids: 39	Gas or LP heaters: 31
Floor waxes: 31	Radial arm saws: 31
Electric toothbrushes or oral irrigators: 31	Stilts: 31
Abrasive cleaners: 31	Soldering equipment: 31
Nightwear: 31	Appliances: 31
Flares: 30	Fuel multi-purpose lighters: 30
Rug shampooers: 30	Hot plates: 30
Electric coffee makers or teapots: 15	Electric kettles or hot pots: 15
Ice or snow boating: 15	Bedding: 15
Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 15	Cots: 15
Vacuum containers: 15	Matchbooks: 15
Lye: 15	Attachable high chairs: 15
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 15	Diesel fuels: 15
Methyl alcohol: 15	Shuffleboard: 15
Nonelectric can openers: 15	Stationary power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 15
Other bedding: 15	Ice cream makers: 15
Amateur two-way radios: 15	Clothes steamers: 15
Croquet: 15	Electric griddles: 15
Rust removers: 15	Treehouses or playhouses: 15
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 15	Knife sharpeners: 15
Building sets: 15	Electric or battery-powered knives: 15
Rocketry sets: 11	Other electric lighting equipment: 5
Electric waffle irons: 5	Air purifiers: 5

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