Accidents - Year 1999 - Lower Trunk

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 946,926
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 160,914	Stairs or steps: 113,431
Beds: 45,494	Chairs: 35,707
Bathtubs or showers: 28,141	Bicycles or accessories: 27,885
Furniture: 26,523	Containers: 22,439
Ladders: 21,880	Basketball: 17,957
Crutches, canes or walkers: 16,127	Football: 15,383
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 14,831	Wheelchairs: 14,415
Exercise: 14,039	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 12,197
Horseback riding: 12,113	Weight lifting: 11,239
Tables: 10,001	Rugs or carpets: 9,632
Toilets: 8,872	Footwear: 7,733
All-terrain vehicles: 7,457	House repair or construction materials: 7,243
Soccer: 6,407	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 6,396
Televisions: 5,472	Ceilings and walls: 5,348
Snow skiing: 5,340	Bags: 5,220
Refrigerators: 5,037	Lawn mowers: 4,993
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 4,923	Baseball: 4,856
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 4,742	Doors: 4,362
Trampolines: 4,313	Softball: 4,134
Fences or fence posts: 4,025	In-line skating: 4,002
Golf: 4,001	Other unpowered garden tools: 3,689
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 3,069	Snow boarding: 3,057
Buckets or pails: 3,041	Day wear: 3,040
Windows or window glass: 3,027	Swings or swing sets: 2,861
Dancing: 2,826	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 2,727
Cardboard products: 2,640	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 2,619
Bowling: 2,487	Vacuum cleaners: 2,459
Slides or sliding boards: 2,446	Exercise equipment: 2,388
Grocery or shopping carts: 2,250	Luggage: 2,229
Sleds: 2,187	Toolboxes or tool kits: 2,147
Roller skating: 2,070	Volleyball: 2,055
Washing machines: 2,006	Hot water: 1,984
Manual cleaning equipment: 1,972	Bunk beds: 1,954
Scaffolding: 1,952	Other toys: 1,951
Amusement attractions: 1,938	Clothing: 1,905
Skateboards: 1,893	Fishing: 1,742
Swimming pools: 1,733	Riding power lawn mowers: 1,721
Tableware and accessories: 1,645	Handrails, railings or banisters: 1,639
Wrestling: 1,630	Step stools: 1,589
Snowmobiles: 1,585	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 1,574
Air conditioners: 1,570	Cheerleading: 1,518
Telephones or telephone accessories: 1,509	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 1,499
Mattresses: 1,479	Benches: 1,429
Gymnastics: 1,421	Ramps or landings: 1,407
Ball sports: 1,388	Martial arts: 1,357
Tennis: 1,322	Water skiing: 1,319
Track and field: 1,307	Knives: 1,301
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 1,276	Jewelry: 1,269
Other ranges: 1,269	Hockey: 1,244
Built-in swimming pools: 1,241	Doorsills or frames: 1,215
Bleachers: 1,180	Swimming: 1,175
Portable food or beverage coolers: 1,166	Paper products: 1,159
Go-carts: 1,134	Recliner chairs: 1,114
Sinks: 1,110	Elevators or other lifts: 1,049
Stepladders: 1,043	Skating: 1,042
Freezers: 1,008	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 988
Counters or countertops: 946	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 931
Cookware: 925	Computers: 921
Towels or cloths: 904	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 903
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 887	Pipes: 870
Escalators: 837	Ice skating: 825
Carts: 811	Sports and recreational activity: 806
Ice hockey: 792	Clothes dryers: 761
Golf carts: 702	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 702
Microwave ovens: 694	Electric heating pads: 681
Car seats: 671	Metal containers: 669
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 658	Chain saws: 642
Batteries: 639	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 628
Dishwashers: 624	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 611
Waterbeds or water pillows: 604	Rope or string: 603
Fans: 595	Heaters or heating systems: 595
Poles: 594	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 591
Diving or diving boards: 583	Garage doors: 581
Rocking chairs: 547	Tools: 545
Christmas tree lights: 539	Other ovens: 532
Drinking glasses: 516	Coins: 510
Camping equipment: 507	Mirrors or mirror glass: 503
Book bags or back carriers: 502	Grills: 492
Power lawn mowers: 483	Playground equipment: 482
Bottles or jars: 477	Water tubing: 465
Snow tubing: 464	Pruning or trimming equipment: 463
Other ball sports: 450	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 447
Hot tubs or home spas: 440	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 439
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 436	First aid equipment: 429
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 424	Chains: 416
Tractors: 410	Mountain climbing: 405
Hammocks: 402	Sewing machines or accessories: 401
Lighting equipment: 394	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 387
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 386	Billiards or pool: 378
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 378	Air compressors: 370
Nonbaby mattresses: 369	Surfing: 366
Radiators: 357	Hair dryers: 353
Hammers: 348	Windowsills or frames: 342
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 341	Cribs: 338
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 334	Sheets or pillowcases: 333
Desk supplies: 333	Hatchets or axes: 326
Garden tractors: 326	High chairs: 321
Diapers: 320	Other playground equipment: 317
General purpose household cleaners: 316	Faucets or spigots: 313
Wire: 308	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 307
Seesaws or teeterboards: 294	Saws: 292
Handball: 288	BBs or pellets: 287
Bedsprings or bedframes: 282	Baby strollers: 281
Aquariums or accessories: 281	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 276
Plastic products: 271	Power tillers or cultivators: 267
Other Irons: 264	Tool sheds: 262
Blankets: 262	Floor lamps or table lamps: 260
Electric Christmas decorations: 259	Nightwear: 255
Coffee makers or teapots: 255	Toboggans: 250
Water heaters: 250	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 245
Automatic doors: 244	Safes: 244
Snow throwers or blowers: 243	Extension cords: 242
Clothing accessories: 241	Keys, key rings or key chains: 241
Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 240	Rug shampooers: 240
Christmas decorations: 234	Fireworks: 230
Television tables or stands: 229	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 225
Other portable or stationary power tools: 223	Plastic bags: 214
Other fireplaces: 209	Wood paneling and particleboard: 208
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 206	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 204
Fertilizers: 204	Wooden containers: 204
Light bulbs: 199	Knives with replaceable blades: 196
Mobile/manufactured homes: 191	Kerosene or oil heaters: 189
Pillows: 185	Gasoline: 184
Soaps: 184	Painting equipment, powered: 183
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 173	Radios: 173
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 173	Artificial Christmas trees: 170
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 169	Boxing: 168
Clocks: 165	Rugby: 163
Public equipment: 161	Baby gates or barriers: 161
Screwdrivers: 161	Water slides: 160
Bench or table saws: 160	Welding equipment: 156
Nonglass bottles or jars: 155	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 155
Wagons: 155	Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 153
Cabinet or door hardware: 153	Gasoline cans: 152
Electric heaters: 151	Eyeglasses: 147
Glass bottles or jars: 146	Scissors: 146
Ironing boards or covers: 144	Horseshoes: 142
Screen doors: 142	Thermostats: 142
Bed rails, adult: 139	Baby walkers or jumpers: 139
Plastic containers: 137	Rotary power lawn mowers: 134
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 133	Generators or power plants: 133
Fuel storage tanks: 133	Other furnaces: 133
Other power saws: 133	Balloons: 133
Tarpaulins: 133	Bars and bar accessories: 133
Lockers: 125	Baby changing tables: 125
Other manual workshop tools: 118	Washer-dryer combinations: 114
Other glass bottles or jars: 112	Toy boxes or chests: 111
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 110	Other upholstered chairs: 109
Flatware: 108	Other windows or window glass: 108
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 107	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 106
Shuffleboard: 103	Workshop furnishings: 101
Massage devices or vibrators: 101	Sliding glass doors or panels: 100
Nonelectric blankets: 97	Business and office machines: 97
Lacrosse: 95	Slow cookers: 93
Reel power lawn mowers: 93	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 91
Footlockers: 90	General home or room involvement in fires: 89
Wading pools: 88	Pogo sticks: 87
Power saws: 85	Other baby carriers: 85
Cots: 85	Paint or varnish thinners: 85
Baby baths or bathinettes: 85	Towel racks or bars: 84
Pressure cookers or canners: 84	Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 84
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 84	Other ladders: 84
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 84	Extension ladders: 84
Cutting torches: 82	Other furniture: 82
Heating or cooling comfort packs: 80	Bedding: 80
Bleaches: 80	Air purifiers: 80
Swimming pool equipment: 79	Futons: 78
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 77	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 77
Street hockey: 76	Above-ground swimming pools: 76
Awls, chisels or planes: 76	Drinking fountains: 74
Window screens: 73	School equipment: 73
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 72	Oven cleaners: 72
Outerwear: 71	Heat pumps: 71
Antifreeze: 71	Humidifiers: 71
Unicycles: 71	Tetherball: 71
Sterilizers: 71	Pumps: 71
Snow plows: 71	Electric coffee makers or teapots: 71
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 71	Roller hockey: 71
Tape recorders or players: 71	Art supplies or equipment: 71
Seasonal decorations: 68	Gas or LP heaters: 68
Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 68	Tapes: 68
Ice or snow boating: 68	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 68
Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 66	Flotation toys: 66
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 66	Marbles: 66
Baby carriers: 66	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 66
Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 66	Electric brooms: 66
Fabric treatment products: 66	Hair clippers and trimmers: 66
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 66	Manual filing or sanding tools: 57
Other nonglass doors: 55	Portable circular power saws: 53
Flying toys: 52	Scooters, unpowered: 52
Upholstered chairs: 41	Laundry soaps or detergents: 41
Leaf blowers: 41	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 41
Storm windows: 41	Field hockey: 41
Treehouses or playhouses: 40	Chemicals: 38
Sprayers: 38	Vises or workshop clamps: 38
Electric frying pans and skillets: 38	Acids: 36
Baby carriages: 36	Pull-down or folding stairs: 36
Drills: 36	Archery: 36
Other containers: 36	Photographic equipment: 35
Combs or hairbrushes: 35	Detergents: 35
Razors or shavers: 28	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 23
Other toy guns: 23	Playpens: 23
Swimming pool slides: 23	Log splitters: 18
Other plastic products: 18	Garbage disposers: 18
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 18	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 18
Other glass doors: 18	Sleeping bags: 17
Kitchen gadgets: 17	Lamp oils: 17
Scuba diving: 17	Ammonia, household: 17
Electric welding equipment: 17	Metal cookware: 17
Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices: 17	Fire extinguishers: 17
Glass doors: 17	Power hedge trimmers: 17
Stationary power drills and accessories: 17	Range or oven accessories: 17
Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 17	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 17
Paper bags: 17	Darts: 17
Other antennas: 17	Projectors: 17
Nail guns or stud drivers: 17	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 17
Appliances: 17	Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 17
Doorstops: 17	Fuel oils: 17
Dry ice: 5	Electric lighting equipment: 5
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 5	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 5
Matches: 5	Riding toys: 5
Minibikes, powered: 5	Electric razors or shavers: 5
Electric kettles or hot pots: 5	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 5
Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 5	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 5

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