Accidents - Year 1997

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 11,100,383
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 867,999	Basketball: 637,500
Floors or flooring materials: 600,274	Bicycles or accessories: 538,302
Knives: 378,148	Football: 332,052
Beds: 287,779	Doors: 278,034
Tables: 245,983	Chairs: 222,536
Ceilings and walls: 188,633	Baseball: 186,224
Soccer: 148,251	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 148,244
Bathtubs or showers: 144,251	Softball: 137,712
Ladders: 123,034	Windows or window glass: 108,044
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 103,790	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 99,348
In-line skating: 96,798	Metal containers: 96,655
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 96,150	Exercise: 95,633
Fences or fence posts: 95,529	Drinking glasses: 89,530
Snow skiing: 83,823	Trampolines: 82,223
Tableware and accessories: 80,264	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 79,056
Swings or swing sets: 72,787	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 71,461
Fishing: 70,715	Volleyball: 66,488
Wheelchairs: 63,611	House repair or construction materials: 63,354
Containers: 60,920	Other toys: 60,412
Horseback riding: 57,779	All-terrain vehicles: 57,625
Weight lifting: 54,735	Roller skating: 53,865
Jewelry: 52,849	Rugs or carpets: 50,616
Furniture: 48,456	Skateboards: 47,613
Hockey: 44,593	Slides or sliding boards: 44,339
Knives with replaceable blades: 44,271	Bedsprings or bedframes: 43,445
Footwear: 42,037	Crutches, canes or walkers: 41,394
Wrestling: 39,219	Lawn mowers: 39,208
Golf: 38,886	Hammers: 38,809
Bunk beds: 38,567	Toilets: 38,159
Snow boarding: 37,154	Swimming pools: 35,338
Doorsills or frames: 34,768	Ball sports: 33,539
Televisions: 32,311	Grocery or shopping carts: 32,200
Gymnastics: 31,853	First aid equipment: 31,092
Counters or countertops: 30,595	Chain saws: 29,417
Hot water: 29,129	Exercise equipment: 28,210
Dancing: 28,141	Poles: 26,886
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 26,282	Razors or shavers: 25,971
Ice skating: 25,372	Sleds: 25,370
Swimming: 25,038	Coins: 24,378
Martial arts: 23,820	Bench or table saws: 23,786
Pipes: 23,067	Bowling: 22,816
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 22,373	Handrails, railings or banisters: 22,136
Skating: 22,087	Refrigerators: 21,667
Tennis: 21,661	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 21,643
Bottles or jars: 21,583	Scissors: 21,216
Mirrors or mirror glass: 20,873	Other unpowered garden tools: 20,636
Cookware: 20,225	Benches: 19,655
Saws: 19,502	Pruning or trimming equipment: 18,805
Go-carts: 18,228	Tablet or capsule drugs: 18,030
Bleachers: 18,013	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 17,708
Cheerleading: 17,553	Glass bottles or jars: 17,528
General home or room involvement in fires: 17,367	Ice hockey: 17,236
Built-in swimming pools: 17,107	Other ball sports: 16,246
Garage doors: 16,011	Other ranges: 15,779
Sinks: 15,146	Glass doors: 15,050
Bleaches: 14,995	Playground equipment: 14,985
Fans: 14,594	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 14,416
Cabinet or door hardware: 13,955	Day wear: 13,851
Cardboard products: 13,651	Welding equipment: 13,579
Baby strollers: 13,561	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 13,549
Slicers and choppers: 13,473	Bags: 13,438
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 13,258	Step stools: 13,252
Other Irons: 13,228	Vacuum cleaners: 13,078
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 13,028	Track and field: 12,989
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 12,940	Other fireplaces: 12,930
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 12,800	Manual cleaning equipment: 12,555
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 12,347	Adhesives: 12,335
Snowmobiles: 12,256	Desk supplies: 11,823
Telephones or telephone accessories: 11,809	Amusement attractions: 11,686
Hatchets or axes: 11,633	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 11,597
Screen doors: 11,528	Gasoline: 11,395
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 11,311	Substance ingested or inhaled by a victim under age: 11,034
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 10,964	Paper products: 10,897
Rope or string: 10,741	Stepladders: 10,514
Water skiing: 10,502	Washing machines: 10,493
Radiators: 10,457	Wire: 10,254
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 10,236	Other nonglass doors: 10,221
Windowsills or frames: 10,165	Drills: 10,064
Portable circular power saws: 10,006	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 9,925
Ramps or landings: 9,719	Air conditioners: 9,719
Baby walkers or jumpers: 9,707	Scaffolding: 9,594
Other playground equipment: 9,521	Buckets or pails: 9,458
Screwdrivers: 9,445	Other windows or window glass: 9,384
Elevators or other lifts: 9,278	Aspirin substitutes: 9,228
Light bulbs: 9,187	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 8,924
Lockers: 8,853	Power lawn mowers: 8,847
Power saws: 8,639	Grills: 8,515
Cribs: 8,502	Riding power lawn mowers: 8,487
Other drugs or medications: 8,420	Sports and recreational activity: 8,270
Fireworks: 8,219	Luggage: 8,195
Aquariums or accessories: 7,988	High chairs: 7,963
Manual scissors: 7,935	Golf carts: 7,877
General purpose household cleaners: 7,870	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 7,853
Other ovens: 7,831	Recliner chairs: 7,787
Batteries: 7,739	Sliding glass doors or panels: 7,701
Lighting equipment: 7,696	Rugby: 7,690
Rocking chairs: 7,649	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 7,632
Wagons: 7,325	Eyeglasses: 7,313
Seesaws or teeterboards: 7,267	Mattresses: 7,226
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 7,221	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 7,214
Boxing: 7,168	Nonglass doors: 7,131
Diving or diving boards: 7,114	Chains: 7,030
Car seats: 6,972	Other manual workshop tools: 6,957
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 6,916	Toolboxes or tool kits: 6,879
Tractors: 6,818	Heaters or heating systems: 6,651
Dishwashers: 6,534	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 6,504
Surfing: 6,480	Tricycles: 6,447
Awls, chisels or planes: 6,432	BBs or pellets: 6,424
Escalators: 6,271	Nail guns or stud drivers: 6,204
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 6,104	Clothing: 5,950
Computers: 5,806	Flying toys: 5,803
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 5,798	Hand saws: 5,695
Carts: 5,641	Clothing accessories: 5,462
Automatic doors: 5,444	Clothes dryers: 5,415
Roller hockey: 5,328	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 5,314
Chemicals: 5,246	Water slides: 5,158
Storm doors with glass panels: 5,137	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 5,103
Hot tubs or home spas: 5,093	Toy boxes or chests: 5,066
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 5,059	Lacrosse: 4,919
Other glass bottles or jars: 4,853	Field hockey: 4,830
Kitchen gadgets: 4,793	Microwave ovens: 4,614
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 4,582	Band saws: 4,502
Liquid drugs: 4,479	Tools: 4,447
Other power saws: 4,385	Other glass doors: 4,385
Street hockey: 4,360	Treehouses or playhouses: 4,343
Television tables or stands: 4,341	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 4,296
Wood paneling and particleboard: 4,261	Freezers: 4,260
Book bags or back carriers: 4,173	Baby gates or barriers: 4,164
Glass soft drink bottles: 4,151	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 4,128
Snow throwers or blowers: 4,064	Storm windows: 4,020
Combs or hairbrushes: 4,009	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 3,922
Mountain climbing: 3,917	Log splitters: 3,866
Other baby carriers: 3,808	Flatware: 3,746
Waterbeds or water pillows: 3,716	Scooters, unpowered: 3,672
Aerosol containers: 3,652	Public equipment: 3,651
Power hedge trimmers: 3,637	Antihistamines: 3,611
Floor lamps or table lamps: 3,588	Other furnaces: 3,578
Faucets or spigots: 3,537	Keys, key rings or key chains: 3,531
Nonglass bottles or jars: 3,510	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 3,437
Christmas decorations: 3,435	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 3,422
Billiards or pool: 3,392	Portable food or beverage coolers: 3,390
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 3,369	Metal cookware: 3,366
Outerwear: 3,316	Toy sports equipment: 3,236
Baby bottles or nipples: 3,234	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 3,183
Blankets: 3,166	Sewing machines or accessories: 3,148
Archery: 3,145	Tool sheds: 3,131
Swimming pool chemicals: 3,118	Coffee makers or teapots: 3,115
Soaps: 3,067	Water heaters: 3,009
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 3,006	Other portable or stationary power tools: 2,944
Swimming pool equipment: 2,927	Manicuring devices: 2,868
Hammocks: 2,862	Plastic containers: 2,861
Riding toys: 2,842	Kerosene or oil heaters: 2,821
Canning jars or lids: 2,767	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 2,745
Lighter fluids: 2,730	Power drills or accessories: 2,717
Camping equipment: 2,696	Liniments or rubbing compounds: 2,676
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 2,664	Personal protection devices: 2,663
Plastic bags: 2,648	Food processors: 2,619
Tape recorders or players: 2,550	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 2,543
Snow tubing: 2,533	Tetherball: 2,532
Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 2,531	Handball: 2,517
Radios: 2,516	Electric blenders: 2,505
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 2,490	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 2,437
Acids: 2,433	Other toy guns: 2,422
Playpens: 2,411	Other plastic products: 2,406
Power routers: 2,388	Drugs or medications: 2,382
Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 2,372	Water tubing: 2,360
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 2,336	Automotive chemicals: 2,335
Wooden containers: 2,313	Mobile/manufactured homes: 2,299
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 2,299	Paint or varnish thinners: 2,290
Extension cords: 2,288	Gas furnaces: 2,259
Can openers: 2,236	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 2,214
Towels or cloths: 2,204	Minibikes, powered: 2,176
Preparations containing iron salts: 2,169	Oven cleaners: 2,144
Laundry soaps or detergents: 2,142	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 2,135
Drain cleaners: 2,119	Portable power drills and accessories: 2,113
Carbon monoxide poisonings: 2,110	Manual filing or sanding tools: 2,082
Christmas tree lights: 2,062	Balloons: 2,055
Pillows: 2,040	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 1,999
Electric ranges: 1,998	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 1,989
Power tillers or cultivators: 1,950	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 1,950
Ammonia, household: 1,941	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 1,925
Baby carriers: 1,904	Crayons or chalk: 1,876
Panel doors: 1,826	Garden tractors: 1,804
Horseshoes: 1,795	Footlockers: 1,793
Clocks: 1,722	Other containers: 1,689
Air compressors: 1,681	Marbles: 1,666
Pressure cookers or canners: 1,660	Other antennas: 1,641
Plastic products: 1,639	Nightwear: 1,631
Baby changing tables: 1,616	Art supplies or equipment: 1,596
Lamp oils: 1,580	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 1,577
Ironing boards or covers: 1,573	Bars and bar accessories: 1,556
Manual hedge trimmers: 1,555	Workshop furnishings: 1,553
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 1,550	Power sanders: 1,545
Drinking fountains: 1,539	Fireplace equipment: 1,537
Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 1,536	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 1,531
Towel racks or bars: 1,513	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 1,510
Aspirin or aspirin compounds: 1,509	Electric heating pads: 1,501
Slow cookers: 1,476	Sheets or pillowcases: 1,467
Fire extinguishers: 1,462	Vending machines: 1,457
Hair dryers: 1,450	Building sets: 1,447
Safes: 1,404	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 1,403
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 1,372	Gas or LP heaters: 1,355
Scuba diving: 1,315	Electric deep fryers: 1,306
Toilet bowl products: 1,302	Lubricants: 1,292
Electric lighting equipment: 1,290	Plastic wrapping products: 1,287
Self-contained openers: 1,278	Darts: 1,274
Other grills or stoves: 1,264	Powered riding toys: 1,264
Extension ladders: 1,260	Flotation toys: 1,249
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 1,247	Window screens: 1,234
Recording tapes: 1,233	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 1,227
Fixed floor-length glass panels: 1,223	Above-ground swimming pools: 1,212
Rotary power lawn mowers: 1,210	Carbon monoxide detectors: 1,203
Business and office machines: 1,196	Other ladders: 1,179
Unpowered models or parts: 1,173	Nonmetal cookware: 1,164
Wading pools: 1,159	School equipment: 1,155
Ear protection devices: 1,152	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 1,147
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 1,146	Eye protection devices: 1,143
Photographic equipment: 1,124	Built-in fireplaces: 1,118
Toy guns: 1,095	Cots: 1,093
Power lathes: 1,093	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 1,071
Paper cutters: 1,068	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 1,062
Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 1,057	Tapes: 1,052
Cutting torches: 1,044	Charcoal: 1,042
Watches: 1,031	Electric mixers: 1,018
Futons: 1,014	Jigsaws: 1,010
Glue guns: 1,009	Electric or battery-powered knives: 1,004
Manual drills: 986	Other electric lighting equipment: 985
Range or oven accessories: 982	Safety pins: 978
Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 974	Kerosene: 970
Attachable high chairs: 963	Portable baby swings: 953
Seasonal decorations: 949	Lighters: 947
Pumps: 940	Electric welding equipment: 933
Leaf blowers: 923	Electric table lamps, floor lamps or desk lamps: 920
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 915	Youth chairs: 907
Pull-down or folding stairs: 902	Fuel oils: 902
Baby carriages: 900	Fuel storage tanks: 884
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 880	Stationary power drills and accessories: 878
Nonbaby mattresses: 875	Pogo sticks: 846
Generators or power plants: 843	Electric heaters: 841
Snow plows: 829	Swimming pool slides: 823
Painting equipment, powered: 811	Other furniture: 804
Doorstops: 797	Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 795
Straight ladders: 791	Power jointers: 789
Humidifiers: 775	Vaporizers: 769
Antifreeze: 757	Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 754
Toasters: 748	Matches: 741
Radial arm saws: 731	Gas ovens: 729
Fire escape devices: 717	Abrasive cleaners: 714
Gas ranges: 704	Steam irons: 700
Animal traps: 695	Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 684
Glass tubing or test tubes: 657	Detergents: 653
Vises or workshop clamps: 645	Dishwashing liquid: 637
Electric baseboard heaters: 636	Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 633
School laboratory chemicals: 625	Sleeping bags: 615
Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 608	Water toys: 607
Molding compounds: 602	Floor furnaces: 578
Dry heat irons: 577	Chimneys: 570
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 568	Furniture polishes or waxes: 562
Ice makers: 551	Gasoline cans: 547
Bassinets or cradles: 547	Pacifiers or teething rings: 539
Other toy weapons: 535	Power pruning or trimming equipment: 532
Paper bags: 517	Windshield wiper fluids: 511
Boilers: 511	Toboggans: 497
Artificial Christmas trees: 493	Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 491
Manual push mowers: 490	Internal combustion engines: 487
Garbage disposers: 486	Diapers: 480
Nonelectric blankets: 472	Storm doors without glass panels: 471
Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 463	Fuel-burning welding equipment: 450
Water polo: 446	Massage devices or vibrators: 442
Electric coffee makers or teapots: 440	Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 428
Brushcutters, powered: 427	Ice picks: 425
Thermometers: 421	Floor waxes: 420
Food grinders: 419	Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 416
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 416	Food warmers: 415
Electric Christmas decorations: 415	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 414
Portable electric heaters: 411	Battery chargers: 411
Sun lamps: 408	Metal or plastic molding sets: 405
Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 401	Upholstered recliner chairs: 400
Diesel fuels: 400	Caulking or spackling compounds: 393
Methyl alcohol: 392	Baby carriers or slings: 389
Shuffleboard: 385	Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 383
Fabric treatment products: 381	Electric ovens: 377
Scales: 375	Upholstered chairs: 372
Electric razors or shavers: 366	Vacuum containers: 361
Christmas tree stands or supports: 360	Stilts: 351
Toy bows or arrows: 350	Reel power lawn mowers: 343
Food skewers: 342	Soldering equipment: 340
Hearing aids: 337	Caustics: 334
Counter-mounted cooking surfaces: 333	Electric frying pans and skillets: 331
Oil furnaces: 330	Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 326
Other upholstered chairs: 319	Wood burning fireplaces: 318
Kites or kite string: 316	Costumes or masks: 312
Tarpaulins: 304	Electric scissors: 303
Saunas: 303	Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 303
Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 301	Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 295
Coin-operated car washing equipment: 290	Baby rattles: 288
Rug shampooers: 287	Electric motors: 286
Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 278	Hair clippers and trimmers: 276
Filters: 271	Fencing: 270
Sprayers: 268	Clothespins: 268
Night-lights: 268	Plant foods or fertilizers for potted plants: 263
Workshop compounds or chemicals: 261	Floor buffers or waxers: 254
Portable cribs: 251	Electric kettles or hot pots: 241
Other clothing: 237	Outdoor antennas: 237
Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads: 234	Potty chairs or training seats: 233
Upholstered rocking chairs: 231	Ice cream makers: 230
Amateur two-way radios: 228	Heat or infrared lamps: 228
Inflatable toys: 222	Hot plates: 221
Nonelectric can openers: 213	Fuel charcoal lighters: 213
Snow disks: 211	Other bedding: 207
Toy weapons: 198	Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 198
Wooden matches: 197	Baby mattresses or pads: 192
Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 190	Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 190
Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns: 186	Window or door security barriers: 184
Lye: 180	Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 176
Party favors: 174	Pressurized containers: 172
Gas-burning fireplaces: 168	Toy make-up kits or cosmetics: 168
Knife sharpeners: 167	Other power garden tools: 166
Incinerators: 162	Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 160
Thermostats: 158	Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 157
Chafing dishes or fondue pots: 156	Bedding: 155
Gasoline heaters: 153	Dishwasher detergents: 153
Clothes steamers: 147	Rust removers: 147
Baby bathtub seats or rings: 144	Skeet shooting: 142
Flares: 141	Veterinary medicines: 141
Power hack saws: 141	Electric can openers: 131
Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 127	Turpentine: 126
Sabre saws: 125	Electric blankets or sheets: 125
Fire or smoke alarms: 124	Dyes: 122
Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 117	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 116
Fertilizers: 115	Matchbooks: 115
Electric brooms: 113	Crib mobiles or crib gyms: 111
Electric trains or accessories: 109	Nonelectric knife sharpeners: 108
Inflatable furniture: 108	Toy guns with projectiles: 107
Electric corn poppers: 107	Shoelace fasteners: 101
Trash compactors: 97	Engine fuels for models: 93
Stationary power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 91	Dry ice: 91
Fabrics: 89	Jalousie glass windows: 89
Dehumidifiers: 88	Drain snakes: 85
Electric grills: 85	Electric griddles: 84
Record players: 81	Indoor antennas: 81
Water softeners or conditioners: 81	Wallpaper steamers: 81
Chemistry sets or science kits: 78	Other heaters or heating systems: 75
Slipcovers: 74	Diaper pails: 74
Heat pumps: 74	Air purifiers: 74
Lawn vacuums: 66	Electrical testing equipment: 66
Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices: 66	Faucet water heaters: 66
Clacker balls: 66	Glass bottle cutting equipment: 61
Unicycles: 52	Kerosene grills or stoves: 48
Shoe polishes: 37	Baby baths or bathinettes: 33
Bottle warmers: 27	Electric waffle irons: 22
Containers with key openers: 21	Juicers: 21
Washer-dryer combinations: 19	Electric combs: 19
Bottle openers: 18	Squeeze or squeaker toys: 18
Car beds: 12	Projectors: 6
Ice crushers: 6	Mouthwashes or mouth rinses: 6
Fuels for chafing dishes or fondue pots: 6	Catalytic heaters: 6
Rocketry sets: 6	Artificial turf: 6

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