Accidents - Year 2000 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 759,546
See also: Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Knives: 78,073	Ceilings and walls: 49,243
Doors: 31,848	Windows or window glass: 28,486
Drinking glasses: 23,782	Bicycles or accessories: 21,600
Football: 21,593	Tableware and accessories: 20,270
Basketball: 18,997	Stairs or steps: 18,013
Metal containers: 14,168	Floors or flooring materials: 13,724
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 12,806	Fences or fence posts: 12,220
Knives with replaceable blades: 9,507	Baseball: 8,587
Tables: 7,899	Fishing: 7,240
House repair or construction materials: 7,039	Hot water: 6,550
Cookware: 6,412	Other ranges: 6,029
Hammers: 5,831	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 5,608
Mirrors or mirror glass: 5,130	Other Irons: 5,048
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 4,966	Chairs: 4,751
Softball: 4,748	Ladders: 4,572
Beds: 4,566	Lawn mowers: 4,293
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 4,197	Screwdrivers: 3,945
Soccer: 3,595	Scissors: 3,393
All-terrain vehicles: 3,327	Bathtubs or showers: 3,255
Bottles or jars: 3,243	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 3,114
Glass doors: 3,109	Refrigerators: 3,074
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 3,018	In-line skating: 3,005
Boxing: 2,915	Razors or shavers: 2,906
Drills: 2,904	Chain saws: 2,865
Poles: 2,852	Containers: 2,809
Skateboards: 2,712	Other ovens: 2,622
Glass bottles or jars: 2,593	Exercise: 2,590
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 2,574	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 2,465
Handrails, railings or banisters: 2,445	Pens and pencils: 2,427
Grills: 2,405	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 2,382
Volleyball: 2,362	Saws: 2,349
Bench or table saws: 2,328	Nail guns or stud drivers: 2,322
Weight lifting: 2,239	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 2,163
Scooters, unpowered: 2,045	Wrestling: 2,042
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 2,041	Doorsills or frames: 2,007
Fireworks: 1,922	Lockers: 1,922
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 1,917	Counters or countertops: 1,916
Other nonglass doors: 1,886	Fans: 1,871
Rugs or carpets: 1,860	Pipes: 1,854
Awls, chisels or planes: 1,838	Pruning or trimming equipment: 1,807
Manual scissors: 1,722	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 1,719
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 1,717	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 1,716
Other windows or window glass: 1,703	Light bulbs: 1,690
Golf: 1,684	Footwear: 1,683
Furniture: 1,671	Garage doors: 1,653
Televisions: 1,629	Cabinet or door hardware: 1,628
Wheelchairs: 1,611	Trampolines: 1,594
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 1,579	Manual cleaning equipment: 1,548
Other unpowered garden tools: 1,541	Swimming: 1,521
Portable circular power saws: 1,457	Sleds: 1,448
Hockey: 1,434	Other glass bottles or jars: 1,428
Exercise equipment: 1,363	Hand saws: 1,346
Ball sports: 1,344	Swings or swing sets: 1,343
Other toys: 1,311	Snow skiing: 1,293
Horseback riding: 1,293	Aquariums or accessories: 1,251
Power lawn mowers: 1,239	Washing machines: 1,236
Air conditioners: 1,171	Storm doors with glass panels: 1,164
Gymnastics: 1,157	Elevators or other lifts: 1,155
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 1,127	Snow boarding: 1,123
Other glass doors: 1,120	Lighting equipment: 1,110
Wire: 1,107	Grocery or shopping carts: 1,067
Roller skating: 1,066	Martial arts: 1,061
Gasoline: 1,058	Heaters or heating systems: 1,055
Go-carts: 1,051	Rope or string: 1,040
Bedsprings or bedframes: 1,026	Pet supplies: 1,011
Public equipment: 1,006	Other manual workshop tools: 1,004
Hatchets or axes: 976	Toilets: 976
General home or room involvement in fires: 974	Screen doors: 970
Sliding glass doors or panels: 954	BBs or pellets: 935
Slides or sliding boards: 912	Bowling: 902
Desk supplies: 886	Bags: 883
Archery: 873	Dancing: 855
Crutches, canes or walkers: 839	Microwave ovens: 826
Keys, key rings or key chains: 812	Tools: 805
Power drills or accessories: 790	Floor lamps or table lamps: 786
Windowsills or frames: 750	Metal cookware: 732
Clothing accessories: 729	Power saws: 721
Skating: 720	Electric ranges: 719
Vacuum cleaners: 717	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 683
Water heaters: 674	Sinks: 667
Automatic doors: 663	Toolboxes or tool kits: 657
Field hockey: 655	Computers: 655
Storm windows: 651	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 641
Radiators: 628	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 622
Other fireplaces: 616	Cheerleading: 607
Kerosene or oil heaters: 601	Ice skating: 593
Other ball sports: 573	Nonglass doors: 571
Other power saws: 560	Paper products: 555
Day wear: 554	Tool sheds: 552
Sprayers: 517	Kitchen gadgets: 506
Tractors: 500	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 496
Golf carts: 491	Flatware: 490
Chemicals: 482	Snowmobiles: 462
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 457	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 456
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 450	Swimming pools: 448
Vending machines: 446	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 441
Sports and recreational activity: 439	Other grills or stoves: 438
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 433	Benches: 430
Amusement attractions: 425	Ice hockey: 423
Canning jars or lids: 423	Coffee makers or teapots: 423
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 421	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 415
Bleaches: 412	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 411
Riding power lawn mowers: 409	Lighter fluids: 401
Telephones or telephone accessories: 400	Lighters: 399
Electric frying pans and skillets: 389	Escalators: 387
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 386	Other containers: 382
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 378	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 377
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 376	Christmas decorations: 375
Log splitters: 372	Playground equipment: 371
Power tillers or cultivators: 370	Cardboard products: 367
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 367	Portable power drills and accessories: 364
Dishwashers: 363	Slicers and choppers: 362
Manual drills: 360	Carts: 358
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 358	Luggage: 353
Stationary power drills and accessories: 352	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 349
Tennis: 347	General purpose household cleaners: 342
Pillows: 341	Watches: 336
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 336	Decorative yard equipment: 332
Bunk beds: 328	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 323
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 319	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 316
Panel doors: 312	Other portable or stationary power tools: 312
Electric deep fryers: 307	Lubricants: 306
Freezers: 302	Toasters: 301
Business and office machines: 300	Range or oven accessories: 294
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 291	Snow throwers or blowers: 290
Mattresses: 287	Power hedge trimmers: 284
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 275	Chains: 274
Billiards or pool: 274	Extension ladders: 273
Glass soft drink bottles: 271	Scaffolding: 267
Jewelry: 267	Fire extinguishers: 266
Track and field: 260	Glue guns: 258
Flying toys: 258	Clothes dryers: 254
Paint or varnish thinners: 250	Band saws: 249
Nonmetal cookware: 249	Oven cleaners: 249
Bed rails, adult: 248	Food processors: 248
Book bags or back carriers: 247	Ramps or landings: 246
Electric mixers: 243	Leaf blowers: 241
Adhesives: 237	Other furnaces: 233
Power routers: 232	Mobile/manufactured homes: 231
Car seats: 229	Faucets or spigots: 227
Can openers: 225	Drain cleaners: 222
Radios: 221	Footlockers: 214
Pins and needles: 214	Step stools: 214
Lacrosse: 213	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 207
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 207	Welding equipment: 206
Vaporizers: 206	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 206
Bleachers: 204	Rugby: 202
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 199	Steam irons: 196
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 194	Stepladders: 191
Camping equipment: 187	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 187
Tetherball: 185	Charcoal: 184
Manual filing or sanding tools: 181	Wooden containers: 181
Gas or LP heaters: 180	Rocking chairs: 178
Umbrellas: 174	Electric blenders: 173
Wood paneling and particleboard: 172	Buckets or pails: 172
Jigsaws: 171	Air compressors: 171
Food warmers: 171	Workshop furnishings: 170
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 168	Hair clippers and trimmers: 164
Humidifiers: 164	Window or door security barriers: 163
Pressure cookers or canners: 163	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 163
Slow cookers: 160	Paper cutters: 160
Vises or workshop clamps: 158	Animal traps: 157
Stools: 156	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 156
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 155	Cutting torches: 155
Acids: 155	Electric ovens: 153
Balloons: 153	Plastic wrapping products: 153
Extension cords: 153	Power sanders: 152
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 152	Recliner chairs: 149
Soaps: 148	Rotary power lawn mowers: 145
Street hockey: 144	Matches: 142
Antifreeze: 140	Plastic bags: 138
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 137	Fuel oils: 137
Bars and bar accessories: 136	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 136
Electric motors: 136	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 135
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 128	Wagons: 126
Outerwear: 123	Lamp oils: 122
Mountain climbing: 122	Safes: 121
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 119	Sheets or pillowcases: 119
Other playground equipment: 117	Towels or cloths: 113
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 113	Toy sports equipment: 112
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 108	Sewing basket articles: 107
Toy boxes or chests: 107	Soldering equipment: 104
Fireplace equipment: 104	Appliances: 103
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 103	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 103
Horseshoes: 103	Plastic products: 103
Chemistry sets or science kits: 102	Automotive chemicals: 102
Manual push mowers: 102	Corkscrews: 96
Recording tapes: 96	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 96
Electric kettles or hot pots: 96	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 95
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 94	Baby walkers or jumpers: 94
Baby bottles or nipples: 94	Photographic equipment: 93
Thermometers: 90	Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 90
Lye: 90	Baby changing tables: 90
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 89	Portable food or beverage coolers: 88
Generators or power plants: 88	Skeet shooting: 87
Water skiing: 87	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 87
Baby gates or barriers: 87	Minibikes, powered: 87
Batteries: 87	Other plastic products: 87
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 86	Pumps: 86
Fixed floor-length glass panels: 86	Juicers: 86
Tape recorders or players: 86	Electric coffee makers or teapots: 85
Manicuring devices: 85	Dry ice: 85
Electric heaters: 85	Sabre saws: 85
Swimming pool chemicals: 83	Other clothing: 83
Eyeglasses: 83	Glass tubing or test tubes: 83
Hot plates: 82	Seasonal decorations: 81
Built-in swimming pools: 81	Fire escape devices: 78
Vacuum containers: 78	Surfing: 77
Electric or battery-powered knives: 77	Electric waffle irons: 77
Internal combustion engines: 77	Trays: 76
Towel racks or bars: 75	Trouble lights or extension work lights: 75
Tricycles: 75	Electric baseboard heaters: 75
Detergents: 70	Nonelectric blankets: 70
Bassinets or cradles: 70	Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads: 70
Nonupholstered recliner chairs: 70	Other ladders: 70
School equipment: 70	Ice makers: 69
Nonglass bottles or jars: 69	Diesel fuels: 69
Other antennas: 69	Baby carriers or slings: 69
Rust removers: 69	Self-contained openers: 69
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 69	Drain snakes: 69
Other electric lighting equipment: 67	Gas furnaces: 67
Waterbeds or water pillows: 67	Nonelectric knife sharpeners: 67
Outdoor antennas: 67	Snow plows: 67
Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 67	Window screens: 67
Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 67	First aid equipment: 67
Kerosene: 67	Metal or plastic molding sets: 67
Water tubing: 67	Radial arm saws: 67
Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 67	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 56
Television tables or stands: 53	Nonbaby mattresses: 53
Sewing machines or accessories: 52	Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 52
Baby strollers: 46	Clothing: 42
Plastic containers: 41	Other furniture: 41
Gas ranges: 40	Fire sprinklers: 38
Christmas tree lights: 36	Food skewers: 36
Fuel multi-purpose lighters: 35	Darts: 35
Electric griddles: 34	Laundry soaps or detergents: 34
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 34	Food grinders: 34
Scales: 34	Diving or diving boards: 34
Baby carriages: 34	Combs or hairbrushes: 24
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 24	Aerosol containers: 23
Dry heat irons: 19	Gasoline cans: 18
Fire or smoke alarms: 18	Fuels for chafing dishes or fondue pots: 18
Reel power lawn mowers: 18	Power lathes: 18
Thermostats: 18	Blankets: 18
Garbage disposers: 18	Tapes: 18
Trash compactors: 18	Record players: 18
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 18	Pressurized containers: 18
Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 18	Toboggans: 17
Ice cream makers: 17	Artificial Christmas trees: 17
Safety pins: 17	Floor waxes: 17
Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 17	Manual hedge trimmers: 17
Abrasive cleaners: 17	Scuba diving: 17
Fuel storage tanks: 17	Electric heating pads: 17
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 17	Water toys: 17
Swimming pool equipment: 17	Clocks: 17
Ice picks: 17	Rocketry sets: 17
Youth chairs: 17	Other toy guns: 17
Heat pumps: 17	Other heaters or heating systems: 17
Hot tubs or home spas: 17	Power hack saws: 17
Portable electric heaters: 17	Gas-burning fireplaces: 17
Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 11	Water slides: 11
Kerosene grills or stoves: 11	High chairs: 11
Personal protection devices: 5	Burglar alarms: 5
Ironing boards or covers: 5	Unpowered models or parts: 5
Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 5	Night-lights: 5
Seesaws or teeterboards: 5	Fertilizers: 5
Hammocks: 5	Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 5
Wading pools: 5	Treehouses or playhouses: 5

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