Accidents - Year 2000 - Lower Trunk

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,045,267
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 168,530	Stairs or steps: 117,933
Beds: 50,852	Chairs: 35,993
Furniture: 35,893	Bathtubs or showers: 30,170
Bicycles or accessories: 27,171	Containers: 26,393
Ladders: 22,579	Basketball: 20,154
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 16,865	Crutches, canes or walkers: 16,653
Football: 16,359	Wheelchairs: 15,969
Exercise: 14,169	Horseback riding: 13,765
Weight lifting: 11,381	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 11,095
Tables: 11,012	House repair or construction materials: 11,003
Rugs or carpets: 10,208	All-terrain vehicles: 9,623
Toilets: 9,413	Footwear: 7,442
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 6,636	Bags: 6,579
Snow skiing: 6,451	Ceilings and walls: 6,442
Refrigerators: 6,221	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 5,969
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 5,837	Lawn mowers: 5,682
Soccer: 5,569	Doors: 5,322
Baseball: 5,164	Televisions: 4,868
Diapers: 4,790	Luggage: 4,775
Golf: 4,629	Day wear: 4,495
Other unpowered garden tools: 4,493	Trampolines: 4,470
Snow boarding: 4,168	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 3,952
Sleds: 3,814	Fences or fence posts: 3,797
In-line skating: 3,794	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 3,712
Softball: 3,645	Cardboard products: 3,441
Swings or swing sets: 3,428	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 3,361
Vacuum cleaners: 3,194	Washing machines: 3,132
Windows or window glass: 2,993	Bowling: 2,938
Dancing: 2,854	Manual cleaning equipment: 2,704
Hot water: 2,627	Other toys: 2,626
Skateboards: 2,541	Air conditioners: 2,504
Clothing: 2,468	Snowmobiles: 2,432
Buckets or pails: 2,393	Bunk beds: 2,374
Jewelry: 2,279	Mattresses: 2,231
Fishing: 2,213	Exercise equipment: 2,213
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 2,161	Volleyball: 1,993
Roller skating: 1,930	Stools: 1,876
Benches: 1,858	Tableware and accessories: 1,839
Scaffolding: 1,782	Telephones or telephone accessories: 1,752
Swimming pools: 1,746	Laundry baskets: 1,733
Wrestling: 1,715	Swimming: 1,710
Grocery or shopping carts: 1,663	Ball sports: 1,659
Handrails, railings or banisters: 1,648	Amusement attractions: 1,647
Poles: 1,644	Knives: 1,634
Recliner chairs: 1,625	Riding power lawn mowers: 1,582
Counters or countertops: 1,544	Cheerleading: 1,538
Doorsills or frames: 1,485	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 1,484
Gymnastics: 1,481	Hockey: 1,480
Ramps or landings: 1,479	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 1,459
Sinks: 1,454	Skating: 1,453
Tennis: 1,430	Other ranges: 1,418
Step stools: 1,417	Slides or sliding boards: 1,403
Pipes: 1,378	Bleachers: 1,259
Water skiing: 1,218	Escalators: 1,202
Bedsprings or bedframes: 1,129	Martial arts: 1,128
Paper products: 1,078	Computers: 1,060
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 1,025	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 1,007
Carts: 989	Toolboxes or tool kits: 988
Ice skating: 969	Clothes dryers: 967
Track and field: 937	Tractors: 936
Scooters, unpowered: 921	Freezers: 902
Go-carts: 899	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 887
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 858	Other ball sports: 841
Stepladders: 827	Playground equipment: 802
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 797	Book bags or back carriers: 793
Clothing accessories: 784	Tools: 781
Garage doors: 776	Metal containers: 768
Built-in swimming pools: 763	Surfing: 751
Elevators or other lifts: 726	Car seats: 721
Cookware: 668	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 656
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 651	Billiards or pool: 649
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 646	Microwave ovens: 645
Towels or cloths: 634	Sports and recreational activity: 628
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 617	Portable food or beverage coolers: 612
Pet supplies: 605	Coins: 601
Christmas tree lights: 600	Public equipment: 600
Chain saws: 596	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 593
Power lawn mowers: 584	Wood paneling and particleboard: 572
Cribs: 563	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 562
Cabinet or door hardware: 554	Batteries: 548
Bottles or jars: 534	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 533
Radiators: 532	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 519
Water heaters: 517	Blankets: 516
Power tillers or cultivators: 501	Lubricants: 496
Knives with replaceable blades: 485	Snow tubing: 484
Futons: 479	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 479
Ice hockey: 475	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 469
Golf carts: 464	Electric heating pads: 463
Grills: 462	First aid equipment: 461
Dishwashers: 449	Chains: 437
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 432	Hatchets or axes: 430
Aquariums or accessories: 424	Snow throwers or blowers: 418
Rope or string: 415	Sheets or pillowcases: 415
Hammocks: 414	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 411
Plastic bags: 410	Diving or diving boards: 410
Barstools or kitchen stools: 407	Waterbeds or water pillows: 402
Gasoline cans: 401	Boxing: 395
Hammers: 393	Pens and pencils: 382
Hot tubs or home spas: 378	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 364
Welding equipment: 364	Camping equipment: 361
Other containers: 358	Drinking glasses: 346
Rocking chairs: 346	Soaps: 343
Mountain climbing: 343	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 340
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 340	Decorative yard equipment: 339
Massage devices or vibrators: 338	Flying toys: 337
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 328	Treehouses or playhouses: 328
Saws: 326	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 325
Tricycles: 325	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 320
Pruning or trimming equipment: 315	Fans: 315
BBs or pellets: 311	General home or room involvement in fires: 310
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 309	Baby strollers: 303
Floor buffers or waxers: 300	Wire: 300
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 294	Water tubing: 292
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 284	Nightwear: 282
General purpose household cleaners: 274	Other Irons: 273
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 273	Lighting equipment: 272
Manual scissors: 267	Workshop furnishings: 255
Outerwear: 249	Windowsills or frames: 247
Other ovens: 243	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 242
Pillows: 238	Heaters or heating systems: 235
Other clothing: 234	Rotary power lawn mowers: 232
Nonbaby mattresses: 231	Seesaws or teeterboards: 229
Lacrosse: 227	Other playground equipment: 224
Kerosene or oil heaters: 223	Toy boxes or chests: 222
Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 215	Razors or shavers: 215
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 212	Leaf blowers: 208
Extension cords: 205	Water slides: 202
Wading pools: 199	Gasoline: 196
Light bulbs: 193	Mobile/manufactured homes: 189
Flatware: 186	Electric Christmas decorations: 184
Window screens: 184	Baby gates or barriers: 183
Combs or hairbrushes: 178	Appliances: 175
Other glass bottles or jars: 174	Bars and bar accessories: 173
Paint or varnish thinners: 168	Other portable or stationary power tools: 165
Bench or table saws: 165	Photographic equipment: 161
Keys, key rings or key chains: 160	Badminton: 160
Other glass doors: 155	Other furniture: 154
Roller hockey: 154	Magazine racks or book ends: 154
Nonglass doors: 153	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 152
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 151	Television tables or stands: 148
Horseshoes: 147	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 142
Generators or power plants: 139	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 138
Plastic wrapping products: 138	Painting equipment, powered: 136
Fireworks: 135	Swimming pool equipment: 135
Garden tractors: 135	Log splitters: 131
Eyeglasses: 128	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 127
Bed rails, adult: 127	Other stools: 126
Riding toys: 126	Automatic doors: 125
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 119	Detergents: 118
Sliding glass doors or panels: 117	Glass bottles or jars: 112
Playpens: 110	Footlockers: 109
Washer-dryer combinations: 109	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 109
Plastic containers: 108	Extension ladders: 107
Screwdrivers: 107	Lockers: 106
Mirrors or mirror glass: 105	Baby walkers or jumpers: 104
Fire extinguishers: 104	Trays: 104
Safes: 104	Power saws: 104
Pressure cookers or canners: 103	Other ladders: 103
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 102	High chairs: 102
Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 101	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 101
Tool sheds: 98	Faucets or spigots: 98
Other windows or window glass: 96	Nail guns or stud drivers: 96
Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 94	Field hockey: 94
Fertilizers: 92	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 91
Cots: 88	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 88
Pacifiers or teething rings: 88	Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 88
Coffee makers or teapots: 88	Unpowered models or parts: 87
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 87	Other plastic products: 87
Artificial Christmas trees: 87	Glass soft drink bottles: 87
Sewing machines or accessories: 86	Storm doors with glass panels: 86
Towel racks or bars: 86	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 86
Caulking or spackling compounds: 86	Handball: 86
Tapes: 86	Sewing basket articles: 85
Screen doors: 85	Power jointers: 85
Desk supplies: 85	Pogo sticks: 84
School equipment: 83	Other baby carriers: 83
Art supplies or equipment: 83	Wallpaper: 83
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 83	Shuffleboard: 83
Hand saws: 83	Range or oven accessories: 83
Scuba diving: 83	Other furnaces: 83
Street hockey: 78	Baby carriers: 78
Humidifiers: 78	Tarpaulins: 78
Ironing boards or covers: 78	Wooden containers: 78
Laundry soaps or detergents: 77	Christmas tree stands or supports: 77
Manual hedge trimmers: 77	Potty chairs or training seats: 77
Marbles: 75	Baby carriages: 75
Portable baby swings: 75	Toy guns: 75
Other grills or stoves: 74	Other manual workshop tools: 73
Fuel oils: 70	Manual push mowers: 70
Water toys: 70	Other electric lighting equipment: 70
Electric baseboard heaters: 70	Hair dryers: 70
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 70	Upholstered recliner chairs: 69
Floor furnaces: 69	Nonelectric blankets: 69
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 69	Inflatable furniture: 69
Snow disks: 69	Upholstered rocking chairs: 69
Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 69	Slow cookers: 69
Gas-burning fireplaces: 69	Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 67
Self-contained openers: 67	Dry heat irons: 67
Inflatable toys: 67	Fireplace equipment: 67
Drills: 67	Electric coffee makers or teapots: 67
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 67	Electric brooms: 67
Gasoline heaters: 67	Other power saws: 67
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 67	Brushcutters, powered: 67
Business and office machines: 67	Internal combustion engines: 67
Minibikes, powered: 56	Rugby: 53
Pins and needles: 53	Air compressors: 52
Portable circular power saws: 52	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 52
Scissors: 51	Floor lamps or table lamps: 50
Bleaches: 48	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 45
Plastic products: 42	Costumes or masks: 42
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 41	Dishwashing liquid: 41
Gas or LP heaters: 39	Rug shampooers: 38
Boilers: 36	Christmas decorations: 35
Electric motors: 35	Electric grills: 35
Chemicals: 35	Outdoor antennas: 35
Other fireplaces: 35	Animal traps: 35
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 35	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 35
Radios: 34	Floor waxes: 34
Personal protection devices: 34	Tape recorders or players: 34
Glass doors: 34	Kitchen gadgets: 34
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 34	Fuel storage tanks: 34
Drinking fountains: 34	Baby changing tables: 34
Reel power lawn mowers: 34	Crayons or chalk: 24
Drain cleaners: 23	Metal cookware: 23
Laundry hampers: 23	Electric lighting equipment: 18
Chimneys: 18	Sprayers: 18
Thermostats: 18	Seasonal decorations: 18
Upholstered chairs: 18	Croquet: 18
Slicers and choppers: 18	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 18
Charcoal lighters: 17	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 17
Manual drills: 17	Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 17
Doorstops: 17	Table tennis: 17
Lighters: 17	Trash compactors: 17
Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 17	Fabrics: 17
Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 17	Clothespins: 17
Electric mixers: 17	Safety pins: 17
Fire escape devices: 17	Ice makers: 17
Hot plates: 17	Flotation toys: 17
Electric deep fryers: 17	Manual filing or sanding tools: 17
Electric blankets or sheets: 17	Diaper pails: 17
Above-ground swimming pools: 17	Acids: 17
Fixed floor-length glass panels: 17	Mangle irons: 17
Dry ice: 17	Canning jars or lids: 17
Wagons: 6	Electric ranges: 5
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 5	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 5
Tetherball: 5	Electric charcoal lighters: 5
Nonglass bottles or jars: 5	Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 5
Baby bottles or nipples: 5	Other nonglass doors: 5
Toy sports equipment: 5

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