Accidents - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,817,678
See also: Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Ceilings and walls: 448,352	Knives: 246,195
Doors: 136,244	Football: 100,114
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 99,756	Basketball: 95,635
Drinking glasses: 83,520	Tableware and accessories: 66,796
Stairs or steps: 64,542	Windows or window glass: 59,970
Bicycles or accessories: 50,629	Fences or fence posts: 44,394
Floors or flooring materials: 34,659	Tables: 32,703
Knives with replaceable blades: 32,382	Boxing: 30,902
Mirrors or mirror glass: 30,430	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 30,110
Baseball: 29,598	Metal containers: 29,185
Softball: 23,246	Skateboards: 22,412
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 21,581	All-terrain vehicles: 20,394
Cookware: 20,302	Refrigerators: 19,722
Hot water: 19,307	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 18,193
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 16,750	House repair or construction materials: 16,745
Fishing: 15,141	Soccer: 15,082
Hammers: 14,994	Poles: 14,925
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 14,017	Weight lifting: 13,819
Lockers: 13,527	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 13,496
Containers: 11,539	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 11,411
Glass bottles or jars: 11,019	Chairs: 10,710
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 10,490	Bottles or jars: 10,464
Televisions: 10,295	Volleyball: 9,889
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 9,620	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 9,594
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 9,092	Bathtubs or showers: 8,582
Beds or bedframes: 8,531	Screwdrivers: 8,498
Ladders: 8,379	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 8,363
Wrestling: 8,220	Furniture: 8,053
Razors or shavers: 7,782	Doorsills or frames: 7,501
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 7,495	Exercise: 7,443
Glass doors: 7,420	Fireworks: 7,239
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 7,201	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 7,190
Scissors: 6,856	Handrails, railings or banisters: 6,622
Hockey: 6,452	Martial arts: 6,347
In-line skating: 6,159	Pipes: 5,948
Other ranges or ovens: 5,703	Nail guns or stud drivers: 5,672
Counters or countertops: 5,664	Public equipment: 5,641
Aquariums or accessories: 5,538	Lawn mowers: 5,135
Snow boarding: 5,100	Other ranges: 5,076
Manual cleaning equipment: 4,969	BBs or pellets: 4,757
Chain saws: 4,448	Light bulbs: 4,446
Garage doors: 4,374	Saws: 4,280
Grills: 4,234	Decorative yard equipment: 4,218
Rugby: 4,160	Drills: 4,143
Computers: 4,108	Sports and recreational activity: 3,991
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 3,983	Fans: 3,911
Snow skiing: 3,910	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 3,845
Horseback riding: 3,824	Other windows or window glass: 3,785
Power lawn mowers: 3,701	Other toys: 3,625
Other glass bottles or jars: 3,607	Rope or string: 3,514
Air conditioners: 3,446	Washing machines: 3,438
Gasoline: 3,373	Manual scissors: 3,338
Tools: 3,311	Cabinet or door hardware: 3,250
Ice hockey: 3,250	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 3,232
Motor vehicles or parts: 3,195	Beds: 3,179
Other manual workshop tools: 3,161	Awls, chisels or planes: 3,159
Swimming: 3,148	Ball sports: 3,128
Cheerleading: 3,118	Footwear: 3,117
Pet supplies: 3,048	Bags: 3,019
Bench or table saws: 2,962	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 2,934
Hatchets or axes: 2,848	Golf: 2,832
Lacrosse: 2,789	Alcohol: 2,785
Other nonglass doors: 2,729	Rugs or carpets: 2,704
Bowling: 2,666	Clothing accessories: 2,615
Go-carts: 2,606	Bunk beds: 2,588
Gymnastics: 2,537	Keys, key rings or key chains: 2,531
Foods: 2,498	Metal cookware: 2,481
Field hockey: 2,474	Microwave ovens: 2,439
Dancing: 2,415	Lighting equipment: 2,409
Elevators or other lifts: 2,385	Telephones or telephone accessories: 2,331
Trampolines: 2,320	Toilets: 2,268
Sinks: 2,255	Portable circular power saws: 2,247
Sleds: 2,237	Other unpowered garden tools: 2,176
Flatware: 2,160	Desk supplies: 2,156
Pens and pencils: 2,150	Swimming pools: 2,127
Wire: 2,088	Floor lamps or table lamps: 2,080
Storm windows: 1,997	Archery: 1,994
Track and field: 1,958	Bedsprings or bedframes: 1,929
Flying toys: 1,924	Other glass doors: 1,896
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 1,879	General home or room involvement in fires: 1,866
Toolboxes or tool kits: 1,851	Roller skating: 1,845
Cardboard products: 1,842	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 1,676
Snowmobiles: 1,666	Exercise equipment: 1,626
Other ball sports: 1,616	Windowsills or frames: 1,615
Power saws: 1,601	Animal induced injury: 1,597
Skating: 1,563	Tool sheds: 1,560
Other ovens: 1,548	Billiards or pool: 1,545
Chemicals: 1,544	Storm doors with glass panels: 1,523
Slicers and choppers: 1,506	Hand saws: 1,506
General purpose household cleaners: 1,504	Soaps: 1,490
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 1,469	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 1,448
Pruning or trimming equipment: 1,448	Grocery or shopping carts: 1,434
Dishwashers: 1,423	Nonglass doors: 1,420
Surfing: 1,412	Sliding glass doors or panels: 1,401
Electric ranges or ovens: 1,383	Power drills or accessories: 1,346
Day wear: 1,311	Lighter fluids: 1,303
Kitchen gadgets: 1,285	Bleaches: 1,241
Other Irons: 1,235	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 1,234
Freezers: 1,231	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 1,214
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 1,211	Scooters, unpowered: 1,201
Ice skating: 1,190	Coffee makers or teapots: 1,164
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 1,159	Water heaters: 1,156
Tennis: 1,146	Watches: 1,133
Vending machines: 1,121	Amusement attractions: 1,102
Clothes dryers: 1,101	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 1,092
Built-in swimming pools: 1,088	Electric deep fryers: 1,083
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 1,077	Benches: 1,068
Scaffolding: 1,054	Clothing irons: 1,050
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 1,033	Jewelry: 1,030
Clocks: 1,030	Glass tubing or test tubes: 997
Portable power drills and accessories: 985	Vacuum cleaners: 944
Buckets or pails: 937	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 930
Bleachers: 929	Golf carts: 916
Glass soft drink bottles: 911	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 905
Other fireplaces: 900	Chains: 897
Swings or swing sets: 893	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 865
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 852	Lighters: 848
Handball: 845	Nonglass bottles or jars: 827
Fire extinguishers: 810	Radios: 798
Heaters or heating systems: 786	Electric frying pans and skillets: 785
Sprayers: 781	Tape recorders or players: 776
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 770	Wheelchairs: 747
Mattresses: 743	Diving or diving boards: 742
Cutting torches: 739	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 735
Can openers: 734	Pins and needles: 723
Crutches, canes or walkers: 715	Street hockey: 710
Paper products: 710	Water slides: 703
Plastic containers: 697	Log splitters: 686
Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 685	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 680
Mountain climbing: 679	Wood paneling and particleboard: 676
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 673	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 670
Bed rails: 666	Screen doors: 663
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 644	Tractors: 640
Wooden containers: 634	Acids: 627
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 619	Batteries: 618
Air compressors: 615	Pillows: 613
Faucets or spigots: 610	Band saws: 609
Minibikes, powered: 606	Automatic doors: 600
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 595	Car seats: 588
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 562	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 554
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 549	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 548
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 538	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 538
Laundry baskets: 536	Other portable or stationary power tools: 528
Glue guns: 525	Outdoor patio heaters or firepits: 518
Riding power lawn mowers: 516	Manual filing or sanding tools: 514
Radiators: 508	Outerwear: 508
Other playground equipment: 494	Slides or sliding boards: 494
Portable food or beverage coolers: 485	Other furnaces: 483
Fuel storage tanks: 481	Electric mixers: 474
Window screens: 471	Welding equipment: 470
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 469	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 463
Power hedge trimmers: 460	Other containers: 456
Darts: 454	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 452
Clothing: 449	Nonmetal cookware: 449
Electric lighting equipment: 441	Mobile/manufactured homes: 440
Power routers: 436	Umbrellas: 434
Electric blenders: 433	Automotive tools or accessories: 427
Workshop furnishings: 426	Aerosol containers: 425
Extension cords: 416	Food processors: 406
Carts: 405	Stationary power drills and accessories: 403
Adhesives: 398	Chemistry sets or science kits: 393
Pressurized containers: 389	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 387
Antifreeze: 386	Electric ranges: 384
Canning jars or lids: 383	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 383
Stools: 381	Insect induced injuries: 380
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 376	Oven cleaners: 372
Automotive chemicals: 369	Toy boxes or chests: 369
Camping equipment: 362	Fixed floor-length glass panels: 361
Other plastic products: 359	Slow cookers: 359
Hacksaws: 357	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 351
Hair dryers: 351	Trays: 349
Pumps: 347	Generators or power plants: 344
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 343	Ice makers: 339
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 337	Plastic bags: 334
Plastic products: 332	Manicuring devices: 332
Drain cleaners: 327	Other specified plastic products: 327
Water skiing: 324	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 322
Plants, trees and shrubs: 321	Soldering equipment: 317
Electric motors: 315	Other power saws: 315
Christmas decorations: 314	Cribs: 314
Christmas tree lights: 314	Paint or varnish thinners: 313
Business and office machines: 313	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 308
Other antennas: 305	Badminton: 304
Other toy guns: 301	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 299
Power tillers or cultivators: 297	Horseshoes: 297
Futons: 296	Hot tubs or home spas: 293
Other grills or stoves: 291	Towels or cloths: 290
Panel doors: 289	Ice picks: 288
Nonbaby mattresses: 286	Waterbeds or water pillows: 286
Gas or LP heaters: 280	Boilers: 276
Footlockers: 274	Plastic wrapping products: 274
Chimneys: 274	Safes: 273
Food warmers: 270	Lubricants: 269
Electric coffee makers or teapots: 268	Luggage: 267
Book bags or back carriers: 263	Electric kettles or hot pots: 257
Gas ranges: 257	Kerosene or oil heaters: 257
Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 255	Roller hockey: 253
Tree stands: 250	Food skewers: 250
Water polo: 246	Chair, recliner: 244
Snow throwers/blowers: 239	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 237
Batons: 237	Gasoline cans: 236
Toy sports equipment: 233	Rotary power lawn mowers: 230
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 229	Ramps or landings: 227
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 226	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 223
School equipment: 223	Fireplace equipment: 219
Garden tractors: 217	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 217
Hot plates: 215	Thermometers: 215
Manual push mowers: 213	Power lathes: 212
Outdoor antennas: 211	Boats and boating: 211
Swimming pool slides: 211	Manual drills: 210
Television tables or stands: 209	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 209
Dry ice: 209	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 208
Other electric lighting equipment: 208	Chair, rocking: 207
Abrasive cleaners: 206	Art supplies or equipment: 204
Gas ranges or ovens: 204	Flares: 204
Solvents: 203	Recliner chairs: 199
Cords, electrical: 198	Unpowered models or parts: 194
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 193	Sewing basket articles: 192
Corkscrews: 192	Fuel oils: 191
Escalators: 185	Paper cutters: 184
Range or oven accessories: 184	School laboratory chemicals: 184
Chafing dishes or fondue pots: 182	Barstools or kitchen stools: 182
Baby gates or barriers: 172	Plastic panels for doors or windows: 172
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 172	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 172
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 172	Baby bottles or nipples: 170
Electric heaters: 170	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 169
Internal combustion engines: 168	Trash compactors: 167
Artificial flowers or plants: 166	Seasonal decorations: 165
Playground equipment: 165	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 165
Charcoal: 165	Fire or smoke alarms: 164
Electric baseboard heaters: 162	Electric Christmas decorations: 161
Self-contained openers: 160	Fire escape devices: 158
Art and ceramic supplies or equipment: 156	Sheets or pillowcases: 154
Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads: 154	Built-in fireplaces: 151
Playpens: 150	Detergents: 149
Blankets: 149	Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 148
Step stools: 146	Scuba diving: 146
Portable electric heaters: 145	Power pruning or trimming equipment: 145
Motorized vehicles: 144	Matches: 144
Caulking or spackling compounds: 143	Combs or hairbrushes: 143
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 143	Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 142
Swimming pool equipment: 141	Snow throwers or blowers: 141
Steam irons: 140	Appliances: 140
Vises or workshop clamps: 140	Diesel fuels: 139
Swimming pool chemicals: 139	Extension or straight ladders: 139
Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 138	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 136
Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 135	Other clothing: 133
Pressure cookers or canners: 130	Baby changing tables: 130
Table tennis: 128	Wagons: 126
Floor buffers or waxers: 125	Ammonia, household: 123
Lye: 123	Food grinders: 121
Gas furnaces: 120	Water tubing: 120
Toasters: 118	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 118
Drinking fountains: 116	Workshop compounds or chemicals: 115
Electric or battery-powered knives: 114	Baby strollers: 112
Snow tubing: 111	Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 111
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 110	Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 110
Electric grills: 110	Balls: 107
Bars and bar accessories: 102	Electric razors or shavers: 101
Fencing: 98	Tombstones or grave markers: 97
Skeet shooting: 97	Leaf blowers: 94
Power hack saws: 94	Dishwashing liquid: 94
Balloons: 92	Heat or infrared lamps: 92
Bottle openers: 90	Kerosene: 90
Metal or plastic molding sets: 88	Window or door security barriers: 86
Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns: 86	Electric ovens: 86
Painting equipment, powered: 86	Reel power lawn mowers: 85
Electric waffle irons: 85	First aid equipment: 84
Bottle warmers: 83	Treehouses or playhouses: 82
Fabrics: 81	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 78
Electric corn poppers: 77	Rocking chairs: 77
Medical equipment, general: 77	Safety pins: 75
Storm doors without glass panels: 75	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 75
Vacuum containers: 75	Fuel-burning welding equipment: 74
Lighted make-up mirrors: 74	Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 74
Fuels for chafing dishes or fondue pots: 74	Recording tapes: 74
Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 71	Baby walkers or jumpers: 71
Other drugs or medications: 71	Containers with key openers: 71
Flotation toys: 71	Other baby carriers: 71
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 71	Ice cream makers: 71
Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 71	Snow plows: 71
Toboggans: 70	Straps: 70
Toy guns: 70	Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices: 70
Artificial turf: 70	Laundry soaps or detergents: 69
Electric soldering equipment: 69	Rust removers: 69
Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 69	Laundry hampers: 69
Extension ladders: 68	Wallpaper: 68
Sewing machines or accessories: 68	Stilts: 68
Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 68	Cosmetics: 67
Bed rails, adult: 67	Nonelectric knife sharpeners: 67
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 67	Power jointers: 67
Straight ladders: 67	Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 67
Other upholstered chairs: 66	Other power garden tools: 66
Night-lights: 66	Tetherball: 66
Brushcutters, powered: 66	Nonelectric blankets: 66
Manual hedge trimmers: 66	Hammocks: 66
Ironing boards or covers: 65	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 63
Towel racks or bars: 62	Jigsaws: 62
Incinerators: 60	Other stools: 60
Fabric treatment products: 60	Nonelectric can openers: 58
Power sanders: 57	Juicers: 57
Lamp oils: 54	Garbage disposers: 46
Stepladders: 46	Scales: 43
Seesaws or teeterboards: 41	Other toy weapons: 38
Methyl alcohol: 38	Pacifiers or teething rings: 37
Pull-down or folding stairs: 35	Thermostats: 35
Personal protection devices: 33	Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 32
Washer-dryer combinations: 32	Kites or kite string: 32
Gas-burning fireplaces: 30	Baby carriers: 30
Costumes or masks: 30	Portable gas or LP heaters: 30
Woodburning kits: 30	Electric griddles: 24
Gas ovens: 23	Electric blankets or sheets: 22
Tapes: 21	Clothes steamers: 21
Fuel charcoal lighters: 21	Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 19
Upholstered recliner chairs: 19	Vaporizers: 18
Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 18	Table linens: 17
Kerosene grills or stoves: 17	Bread making machines: 17
Other heaters or heating systems: 17	Hair clippers and trimmers: 17
Photographic chemicals: 17	Toy guns with projectiles: 17
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 16	Caustics: 16
Amateur two-way radios: 16	Radial arm saws: 16
Knife sharpeners: 16	Multi-purpose lighters: 16
Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 16	Electrical testing equipment: 16
Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 15	Animal traps: 15
Molding compounds: 15	Unicycles: 15
Remote control, universal or not stated: 15	Flying discs and boomerangs: 15
Toy vehicles: 15	Matchbooks: 15
Powered riding toys: 15	Personal watercraft, powered: 15
Fertilizers: 15	Aircraft: 15
Electric knife sharpeners: 15	Ear protection devices: 15
Coins: 15	Filters: 15
Floor waxes: 15	Trains: 15
Hypodermic needles or syringes: 15	Eyeglasses: 15
Tarpaulins: 15	Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 15
Tricycles: 14	Wallpaper steamers: 14
Liniments or rubbing compounds: 14	Dry heat irons: 6
High chairs: 6	Photographic equipment: 5
Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 5	Burglar alarms: 5
Rocketry sets: 5

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