Accidents - Year 1998

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 12,049,690
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 940,999	Floors or flooring materials: 716,718
Basketball: 625,627	Bicycles or accessories: 572,183
Knives: 391,638	Football: 352,347
Beds: 318,118	Doors: 296,238
Tables: 265,892	Chairs: 244,718
Ceilings and walls: 197,808	Baseball: 178,527
Soccer: 168,866	Bathtubs or showers: 165,227
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 162,472	Ladders: 136,414
Softball: 131,590	Windows or window glass: 122,986
Exercise: 119,400	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 117,489
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 114,415	In-line skating: 109,371
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 108,425	Fences or fence posts: 106,633
Metal containers: 100,420	Trampolines: 94,427
Tableware and accessories: 93,003	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 87,275
Drinking glasses: 86,599	Snow skiing: 81,270
Swings or swing sets: 80,587	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 77,860
Fishing: 75,824	All-terrain vehicles: 74,838
House repair or construction materials: 70,563	Containers: 70,537
Wheelchairs: 70,112	Other toys: 69,895
Volleyball: 65,303	Horseback riding: 64,255
Furniture: 61,977	Jewelry: 59,509
Footwear: 59,442	Rugs or carpets: 58,618
Weight lifting: 58,563	Skateboards: 53,942
Roller skating: 52,823	Crutches, canes or walkers: 50,646
Lawn mowers: 50,064	Swimming pools: 49,535
Slides or sliding boards: 48,744	Knives with replaceable blades: 46,322
Swimming: 46,016	Bedsprings or bedframes: 45,774
Golf: 45,133	First aid equipment: 42,952
Wrestling: 42,826	Toilets: 42,648
Hockey: 41,813	Bunk beds: 40,209
Snow boarding: 39,648	Ball sports: 39,378
Hammers: 39,203	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 38,851
Doorsills or frames: 36,461	Dancing: 35,866
Hot water: 34,276	Bench or table saws: 33,418
Ice skating: 33,385	Grocery or shopping carts: 33,290
Televisions: 32,949	Chain saws: 32,779
Exercise equipment: 31,481	Counters or countertops: 30,315
Gymnastics: 29,810	Poles: 29,658
Coins: 27,830	Skating: 26,899
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 26,775	Bottles or jars: 26,088
Handrails, railings or banisters: 25,779	Refrigerators: 25,551
Razors or shavers: 25,102	Pipes: 24,606
Benches: 23,662	Pruning or trimming equipment: 23,646
Saws: 23,373	Cookware: 23,004
Martial arts: 22,542	Bowling: 22,470
Other unpowered garden tools: 22,313	Tennis: 22,245
Ice hockey: 22,127	Scissors: 21,956
Mirrors or mirror glass: 21,016	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 19,662
Glass doors: 19,371	Go-carts: 19,219
Other ranges: 19,212	Bags: 19,042
Other ball sports: 18,622	Cheerleading: 18,556
Glass bottles or jars: 18,476	Built-in swimming pools: 17,285
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 17,263	Bleachers: 17,069
Sinks: 16,908	Playground equipment: 16,638
Day wear: 16,472	Step stools: 16,211
Fans: 16,084	Bleaches: 15,501
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 15,496	Garage doors: 15,248
Tablet or capsule drugs: 15,095	Track and field: 15,094
Other fireplaces: 15,054	Welding equipment: 14,926
Other Irons: 14,832	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 14,578
Manual cleaning equipment: 14,457	Water skiing: 14,328
Cabinet or door hardware: 14,184	Sleds: 14,128
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 13,822	Substance ingested or inhaled by a victim under age: 13,690
Baby strollers: 13,599	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 13,576
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 13,498	Slicers and choppers: 13,197
Amusement attractions: 13,169	Desk supplies: 13,149
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 13,133	Telephones or telephone accessories: 13,006
Portable circular power saws: 12,795	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 12,788
Windowsills or frames: 12,754	Gasoline: 12,730
Wire: 12,696	Cardboard products: 12,498
Vacuum cleaners: 12,481	Light bulbs: 12,382
General home or room involvement in fires: 12,221	Rope or string: 12,174
Air conditioners: 11,615	Adhesives: 11,510
Scaffolding: 11,502	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 11,427
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 11,097	Drills: 10,946
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 10,939	Surfing: 10,892
Ramps or landings: 10,855	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 10,739
Buckets or pails: 10,628	Paper products: 10,609
Other playground equipment: 10,479	Washing machines: 10,429
Screen doors: 10,340	Hatchets or axes: 10,127
Power lawn mowers: 10,089	Riding power lawn mowers: 9,997
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 9,782	Cribs: 9,768
Aquariums or accessories: 9,745	Luggage: 9,744
Radiators: 9,528	Sports and recreational activity: 9,509
Stepladders: 9,500	Other drugs or medications: 9,449
Screwdrivers: 9,401	Sliding glass doors or panels: 9,347
Other nonglass doors: 9,186	Power saws: 8,993
Recliner chairs: 8,909	Boxing: 8,882
Computers: 8,861	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 8,787
Lockers: 8,784	Grills: 8,767
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 8,647	Elevators or other lifts: 8,632
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 8,517	Aspirin substitutes: 8,508
Chemicals: 8,494	Rugby: 8,354
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 8,339	Lighting equipment: 8,284
Rocking chairs: 8,252	Fireworks: 8,230
Diving or diving boards: 8,200	Snowmobiles: 8,189
General purpose household cleaners: 8,118	Other manual workshop tools: 7,916
Heaters or heating systems: 7,830	Nail guns or stud drivers: 7,829
Toolboxes or tool kits: 7,798	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 7,775
Baby walkers or jumpers: 7,726	Other ovens: 7,629
Batteries: 7,610	Chains: 7,576
High chairs: 7,569	Mattresses: 7,549
Car seats: 7,495	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 7,449
Eyeglasses: 7,432	Manual scissors: 7,357
Clothing accessories: 7,325	Golf carts: 7,052
Wagons: 6,952	Escalators: 6,790
Hand saws: 6,763	Flying toys: 6,683
Clothing: 6,628	Nonglass doors: 6,511
Automatic doors: 6,419	Dishwashers: 6,409
Carts: 6,322	Tricycles: 6,308
Tractors: 6,117	Microwave ovens: 5,946
Kitchen gadgets: 5,906	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 5,848
Awls, chisels or planes: 5,832	Other windows or window glass: 5,741
BBs or pellets: 5,697	Lacrosse: 5,694
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 5,664	Other glass doors: 5,623
Seesaws or teeterboards: 5,548	Clothes dryers: 5,543
Liquid drugs: 5,542	Water slides: 5,537
Tools: 5,420	Treehouses or playhouses: 5,400
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 5,374	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 5,263
Television tables or stands: 4,851	Other glass bottles or jars: 4,776
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 4,772	Hot tubs or home spas: 4,678
Power hedge trimmers: 4,676	Field hockey: 4,660
Billiards or pool: 4,658	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 4,642
Freezers: 4,611	Floor lamps or table lamps: 4,602
Roller hockey: 4,600	Book bags or back carriers: 4,593
Toy boxes or chests: 4,556	Street hockey: 4,505
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 4,449	Other portable or stationary power tools: 4,409
Public equipment: 4,398	Band saws: 4,386
Aerosol containers: 4,185	Camping equipment: 4,121
Flatware: 4,119	Plastic bags: 4,081
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 4,044	Storm doors with glass panels: 4,030
Swimming pool chemicals: 4,020	Soaps: 4,013
Blankets: 4,007	Other power saws: 3,958
Other furnaces: 3,943	Manicuring devices: 3,920
Log splitters: 3,850	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 3,844
Baby gates or barriers: 3,824	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 3,751
Keys, key rings or key chains: 3,749	Coffee makers or teapots: 3,744
Glass soft drink bottles: 3,731	Other baby carriers: 3,706
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 3,706	Scooters, unpowered: 3,621
Christmas decorations: 3,615	Wood paneling and particleboard: 3,569
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 3,540	Combs or hairbrushes: 3,467
Antihistamines: 3,435	Pillows: 3,361
Riding toys: 3,339	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 3,327
Storm windows: 3,297	Water tubing: 3,241
Plastic containers: 3,237	Waterbeds or water pillows: 3,193
Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 3,163	Carbon monoxide poisonings: 3,150
Sewing machines or accessories: 3,113	Archery: 3,109
Swimming pool equipment: 3,073	Power routers: 3,072
Nonglass bottles or jars: 3,060	Portable food or beverage coolers: 3,008
Mountain climbing: 2,993	Handball: 2,982
Water heaters: 2,959	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 2,946
Drugs or medications: 2,944	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 2,927
Outerwear: 2,916	Food processors: 2,837
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 2,758	Liniments or rubbing compounds: 2,710
Radios: 2,701	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 2,662
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 2,646	Baby carriers: 2,632
Tool sheds: 2,632	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 2,592
Kerosene or oil heaters: 2,591	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 2,590
Power drills or accessories: 2,572	Canning jars or lids: 2,571
Towels or cloths: 2,570	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 2,559
Metal cookware: 2,500	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 2,497
Faucets or spigots: 2,465	Wooden containers: 2,458
Horseshoes: 2,455	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 2,453
Extension cords: 2,417	Personal protection devices: 2,412
Nightwear: 2,388	Other containers: 2,350
Crayons or chalk: 2,294	Drain cleaners: 2,294
Hammocks: 2,256	Toy sports equipment: 2,247
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 2,230	Acids: 2,220
Electric ranges: 2,192	Ammonia, household: 2,186
Other plastic products: 2,180	Power tillers or cultivators: 2,156
Oven cleaners: 2,154	Christmas tree lights: 2,147
Rotary power lawn mowers: 2,135	Minibikes, powered: 2,101
Baby changing tables: 2,063	Paint or varnish thinners: 2,054
Eye protection devices: 2,046	Electric blenders: 2,046
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 2,008	Manual hedge trimmers: 2,000
Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 1,990	Playpens: 1,989
Tape recorders or players: 1,986	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 1,957
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 1,903	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 1,890
Wading pools: 1,883	Other toy guns: 1,854
Extension ladders: 1,838	Ear protection devices: 1,829
Electric heating pads: 1,820	Ironing boards or covers: 1,795
Baby bottles or nipples: 1,793	Laundry soaps or detergents: 1,792
Can openers: 1,783	Garden tractors: 1,778
Marbles: 1,776	Manual filing or sanding tools: 1,761
Fire extinguishers: 1,759	Drinking fountains: 1,755
Automotive chemicals: 1,752	Self-contained openers: 1,752
Plastic products: 1,747	Tetherball: 1,706
Snow throwers or blowers: 1,689	Bars and bar accessories: 1,658
Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 1,635	Workshop furnishings: 1,634
Fireplace equipment: 1,625	Portable power drills and accessories: 1,610
Vending machines: 1,605	Plastic wrapping products: 1,590
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 1,588	Other ladders: 1,580
Towel racks or bars: 1,580	Recording tapes: 1,578
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 1,570	Matches: 1,508
Power sanders: 1,495	Balloons: 1,488
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 1,482	Other antennas: 1,476
Scuba diving: 1,457	Mobile/manufactured homes: 1,454
Toy guns: 1,449	Electric lighting equipment: 1,438
Hair dryers: 1,437	Snow tubing: 1,436
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 1,418	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 1,415
Jigsaws: 1,376	Lubricants: 1,367
Pressure cookers or canners: 1,364	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 1,339
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 1,317	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 1,315
Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 1,309	Footlockers: 1,304
Lighter fluids: 1,302	Kerosene: 1,301
Fuel storage tanks: 1,291	Manual drills: 1,289
Youth chairs: 1,276	Charcoal: 1,271
Business and office machines: 1,269	Food grinders: 1,249
Radial arm saws: 1,241	Portable baby swings: 1,241
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 1,240	Seasonal decorations: 1,232
Slow cookers: 1,218	Doorstops: 1,215
Sheets or pillowcases: 1,206	Pogo sticks: 1,189
Nonbaby mattresses: 1,188	Cutting torches: 1,187
Fixed floor-length glass panels: 1,179	Flotation toys: 1,169
Pumps: 1,157	Electric or battery-powered knives: 1,153
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 1,149	Other grills or stoves: 1,131
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 1,130	Air compressors: 1,125
Panel doors: 1,117	Safes: 1,113
Other toy weapons: 1,101	Nonmetal cookware: 1,069
Vises or workshop clamps: 1,066	Attachable high chairs: 1,055
Sprayers: 1,053	Paper cutters: 1,037
Detergents: 1,030	Art supplies or equipment: 1,030
Toilet bowl products: 1,028	Lamp oils: 1,026
Other furniture: 1,023	Unpowered models or parts: 1,020
Pull-down or folding stairs: 1,013	Aspirin or aspirin compounds: 1,009
Electric baseboard heaters: 997	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 992
Darts: 989	Building sets: 981
Boilers: 974	Molding compounds: 964
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 959	Clocks: 957
Baby carriages: 955	Electric mixers: 954
Fire escape devices: 951	Swimming pool slides: 949
Electric frying pans and skillets: 933	Built-in fireplaces: 933
Stationary power drills and accessories: 927	Photographic equipment: 925
Electric deep fryers: 900	Antifreeze: 898
Above-ground swimming pools: 893	Nonelectric blankets: 892
Power jointers: 892	Water polo: 888
Futons: 884	Carbon monoxide detectors: 881
Preparations containing iron salts: 844	Electric welding equipment: 842
Garbage disposers: 835	Window screens: 829
Other heaters or heating systems: 824	Other electric lighting equipment: 823
Cots: 811	Powered riding toys: 811
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 803	Animal traps: 800
Gasoline cans: 784	Glue guns: 784
Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 779	Lighters: 778
Gas furnaces: 768	Fabric treatment products: 767
Gas or LP heaters: 767	Generators or power plants: 766
Electric heaters: 766	Steam irons: 765
Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 763	School equipment: 763
Food warmers: 748	Outdoor antennas: 744
Watches: 736	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 728
Toasters: 713	Safety pins: 712
Dishwashing liquid: 711	Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 695
Upholstered recliner chairs: 684	Painting equipment, powered: 680
Pacifiers or teething rings: 673	Vaporizers: 671
Paper bags: 655	Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 639
Storm doors without glass panels: 630	Other power garden tools: 630
Stationary power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 621	Shuffleboard: 619
Artificial Christmas trees: 617	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 617
Kites or kite string: 616	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 605
Tapes: 601	Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 600
Furniture polishes or waxes: 592	Fuel oils: 586
Abrasive cleaners: 585	Caulking or spackling compounds: 576
Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 562	Power pruning or trimming equipment: 552
Toy weapons: 547	Leaf blowers: 539
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 538	Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 537
Knife sharpeners: 536	Lighted make-up mirrors: 533
Electric coffee makers or teapots: 531	Fertilizers: 529
Other upholstered chairs: 527	Dry heat irons: 519
Sun lamps: 519	Manual push mowers: 512
Brushcutters, powered: 511	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 507
Range or oven accessories: 505	Night-lights: 503
Humidifiers: 501	Sabre saws: 495
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 489	Glass tubing or test tubes: 487
Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 485	Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 484
Diapers: 484	Bassinets or cradles: 483
Fencing: 482	Water toys: 479
Soldering equipment: 478	Massage devices or vibrators: 477
Ice picks: 471	Diesel fuels: 462
Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 461	Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 448
Battery chargers: 444	School laboratory chemicals: 441
Windshield wiper fluids: 437	Appliances: 417
Coin-operated car washing equipment: 415	Electric Christmas decorations: 409
Chimneys: 408	Power lathes: 406
Reel power lawn mowers: 400	Methyl alcohol: 400
Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 399	Floor waxes: 398
Window or door security barriers: 384	Gas ranges: 380
Stilts: 378	Baby carriers or slings: 375
Metal or plastic molding sets: 361	Rug shampooers: 357
Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 357	Toboggans: 353
Snow plows: 351	Bedding: 349
Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 348	Pressurized containers: 347
Electric razors or shavers: 346	Record players: 343
Electric motors: 341	Toy guns with projectiles: 341
Costumes or masks: 337	Tarpaulins: 335
Sleeping bags: 334	Toy bows or arrows: 334
Floor furnaces: 322	Rocketry sets: 321
Skeet shooting: 312	Moving walks: 309
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 308	Garden sprayers: 303
Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 303	Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns: 296
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 296	Power hack saws: 295
Ice makers: 295	Electric waffle irons: 292
Fire or smoke alarms: 292	Gas ovens: 291
Hot plates: 288	Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 284
Floor buffers or waxers: 282	Clothespins: 281
Filters: 281	Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 280
Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 277	Levels: 277
Straight ladders: 270	Other bedding: 267
Electric blankets or sheets: 256	Trash compactors: 254
Thermostats: 254	Dry ice: 253
Hearing aids: 251	Juicers: 248
Christmas tree stands or supports: 239	Electric grills: 237
Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 236	Electric can openers: 230
Fabrics: 226	Gas-burning fireplaces: 226
Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 225	Saunas: 221
Thermometers: 218	Electric brooms: 208
Potty chairs or training seats: 208	Portable electric heaters: 203
Electric kettles or hot pots: 196	Chemistry sets or science kits: 195
Matchbooks: 194	Toy make-up kits or cosmetics: 189
Veterinary medicines: 188	Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 181
Turpentine: 176	Dishwasher detergents: 175
Vacuum containers: 174	Internal combustion engines: 170
Baby rattles: 160	Electric trains or accessories: 159
Mouthwashes or mouth rinses: 159	Containers with key openers: 159
Inflatable toys: 158	Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 157
Other clothing: 157	Baby scales: 156
Electric scissors: 151	Plant foods or fertilizers for potted plants: 150
Incinerators: 150	Artificial turf: 149
Photographic chemicals: 143	Upholstered chairs: 143
Amateur two-way radios: 142	Dehumidifiers: 142
Electric corn poppers: 141	Ice crushers: 141
Projectors: 139	Nonelectric knife sharpeners: 135
Gasoline heaters: 133	Rust removers: 133
Trouble lights or extension work lights: 133	Bread making machines: 133
Electric fireplaces: 132	Scales: 121
Baby baths or bathinettes: 121	Caustics: 119
Upholstered rocking chairs: 118	Workshop compounds or chemicals: 113
Indoor antennas: 112	Bottle openers: 109
Lawn vacuums: 106	Unicycles: 103
Baby bathtub seats or rings: 100	Baby exercisers: 99
Drain snakes: 94	Bottle warmers: 94
Fire sprinklers: 90	Water softeners or conditioners: 87
Fuel charcoal lighters: 86	Hair clippers and trimmers: 86
Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 86	Air purifiers: 85
Crib mobiles or crib gyms: 81	Dyes: 78
Snow disks: 75	Food skewers: 74
Electric toothbrushes or oral irrigators: 74	Heat tapes, electric: 74
Clothes brushes: 74	Electric toy ovens: 72
Ice cream makers: 67	Chafing dishes or fondue pots: 67
Clothes steamers: 67	Charcoal lighters: 66
Respiratory protection devices: 66	Electric soldering equipment: 66
Electric combs: 66	Wooden matches: 62
Party favors: 56	Lye: 55
Inflatable furniture: 44	Kerosene grills or stoves: 38
Rotisseries: 37	Power shapers: 37
Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads: 19	Wood burning fireplaces: 19
Clacker balls: 19	Electric ovens: 19
Portable cribs: 19	Shoe polishes: 19
Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices: 18	Woodburning kits: 18
Jalousie glass windows: 18	Flares: 18
Nonelectric can openers: 18	Fuel-burning welding equipment: 18
Heat pumps: 18	Nonupholstered recliner chairs: 18
Baby mattresses or pads: 6	Diaper pails: 6
Heat or infrared lamps: 6	Ice or snow boating: 6

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