Accidents - Year 2001 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,599,516
See also: Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Knives: 260,083	Doors: 124,172
Basketball: 108,339	Football: 69,451
Metal containers: 51,835	Knives with replaceable blades: 31,245
Drinking glasses: 30,030	Fishing: 29,226
Tableware and accessories: 28,763	Bicycles or accessories: 27,296
Bench or table saws: 26,862	Windows or window glass: 25,539
Ceilings and walls: 19,014	Baseball: 18,794
Hammers: 18,245	Stairs or steps: 16,568
Softball: 16,003	Jewelry: 15,970
Scissors: 14,967	Pruning or trimming equipment: 14,427
House repair or construction materials: 13,548	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 13,518
Razors or shavers: 12,972	Saws: 12,439
Floors or flooring materials: 12,403	Lawn mowers: 12,158
Soccer: 11,502	Fences or fence posts: 11,336
Slicers and choppers: 10,897	Ball sports: 10,434
Tables: 10,428	Volleyball: 9,252
Weight lifting: 8,584	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 8,469
Chairs: 8,415	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 7,450
Containers: 7,195	Chain saws: 6,710
Power saws: 6,279	Garage doors: 6,243
Scooters, unpowered: 5,860	Drills: 5,822
Portable circular power saws: 5,747	Beds: 5,586
Snow skiing: 5,323	Skateboards: 5,292
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 5,254	Power hedge trimmers: 4,904
Wrestling: 4,771	Ladders: 4,769
Mirrors or mirror glass: 4,383	Manual scissors: 4,382
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 4,261	Fans: 4,259
Other ball sports: 4,205	Trampolines: 4,133
Nail guns or stud drivers: 4,119	Bowling: 4,010
Screen doors: 3,950	Hatchets or axes: 3,835
Desk supplies: 3,686	Cookware: 3,677
Bottles or jars: 3,602	Other power saws: 3,539
Other ranges: 3,537	Other toys: 3,529
Bathtubs or showers: 3,496	Glass bottles or jars: 3,424
Pet supplies: 3,387	Doorsills or frames: 3,321
Hockey: 3,262	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 3,220
Pipes: 3,192	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 3,144
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 3,143	Awls, chisels or planes: 3,128
Gymnastics: 3,090	Sliding glass doors or panels: 3,081
Screwdrivers: 3,042	Log splitters: 3,019
Cabinet or door hardware: 3,015	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 2,996
Band saws: 2,950	Hand saws: 2,950
In-line skating: 2,913	Manicuring devices: 2,878
Snow throwers or blowers: 2,865	All-terrain vehicles: 2,857
Furniture: 2,803	Rope or string: 2,786
Exercise: 2,783	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 2,691
Kitchen gadgets: 2,687	Air conditioners: 2,678
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 2,640	Horseback riding: 2,635
Lockers: 2,593	Wire: 2,583
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 2,573	Handrails, railings or banisters: 2,557
Tools: 2,502	Food processors: 2,484
Grocery or shopping carts: 2,483	Other manual workshop tools: 2,426
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 2,419	Slides or sliding boards: 2,407
Power lawn mowers: 2,398	Exercise equipment: 2,366
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 2,312	Poles: 2,292
Power routers: 2,266	Televisions: 2,259
Swings or swing sets: 2,231	Light bulbs: 2,219
Washing machines: 2,191	Refrigerators: 2,170
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 2,147	Other nonglass doors: 2,096
Pens and pencils: 2,054	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 2,051
Archery: 1,921	Glass doors: 1,862
Toolboxes or tool kits: 1,842	Martial arts: 1,840
Footwear: 1,826	Manual cleaning equipment: 1,821
Computers: 1,807	Sleds: 1,770
Golf: 1,758	Sinks: 1,734
Nonglass doors: 1,729	Pins and needles: 1,722
Sewing machines or accessories: 1,715	Bags: 1,713
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 1,706	Lighting equipment: 1,671
Aquariums or accessories: 1,655	Wheelchairs: 1,649
Chains: 1,607	Day wear: 1,600
Other unpowered garden tools: 1,565	Clothes dryers: 1,554
Elevators or other lifts: 1,539	Rugs or carpets: 1,535
Electric blenders: 1,462	Bedsprings or bedframes: 1,458
Other windows or window glass: 1,440	Toilets: 1,406
Other portable or stationary power tools: 1,396	Grills: 1,389
Tetherball: 1,349	Dishwashers: 1,325
Other glass bottles or jars: 1,311	Automatic doors: 1,284
Roller skating: 1,262	Boxing: 1,256
Vacuum cleaners: 1,236	Clothing accessories: 1,198
Cheerleading: 1,198	Fireworks: 1,198
Counters or countertops: 1,185	Wood paneling and particleboard: 1,172
Manual hedge trimmers: 1,169	Other ovens: 1,152
Dancing: 1,134	Power drills or accessories: 1,128
Public equipment: 1,124	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 1,121
Go-carts: 1,093	Manual filing or sanding tools: 1,084
Ice hockey: 1,041	Other Irons: 1,028
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 1,024	Coffee makers or teapots: 1,021
Skating: 1,020	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 1,019
Ice skating: 1,004	Cardboard products: 989
Snow boarding: 963	Lacrosse: 933
Animal traps: 881	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 878
Tractors: 865	Food grinders: 865
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 864	Recliner chairs: 853
Portable power drills and accessories: 849	Microwave ovens: 840
Windowsills or frames: 837	Buckets or pails: 830
Field hockey: 827	Flatware: 819
Baby strollers: 800	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 790
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 781	Tennis: 777
Rugby: 767	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 761
Bunk beds: 760	Hot water: 753
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 752	Wagons: 751
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 744	Benches: 744
Air compressors: 740	Canning jars or lids: 737
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 736	Crutches, canes or walkers: 735
Keys, key rings or key chains: 727	Riding power lawn mowers: 726
Stationary power drills and accessories: 724	Paper products: 724
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 723	Power jointers: 722
Snowmobiles: 712	Tape recorders or players: 710
BBs or pellets: 708	Panel doors: 704
Other furnaces: 703	Can openers: 699
Sports and recreational activity: 694	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 690
Telephones or telephone accessories: 689	Billiards or pool: 682
Outerwear: 674	Paper cutters: 672
Power sanders: 668	Mattresses: 649
Storm doors with glass panels: 649	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 649
Swimming: 639	Floor lamps or table lamps: 635
Car seats: 633	Flying toys: 624
Electric mixers: 615	Storm windows: 608
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 600	Freezers: 592
Swimming pools: 591	Self-contained openers: 591
Tool sheds: 590	Christmas decorations: 577
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 573	Clothing: 565
Handball: 545	Plastic products: 544
Towels or cloths: 541	Toasters: 530
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 527	Luggage: 526
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 525	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 521
Electric or battery-powered knives: 518	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 516
Amusement attractions: 513	Other plastic products: 512
Escalators: 509	Manual drills: 500
Other containers: 492	Plastic wrapping products: 490
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 485	Sprayers: 477
Decorative yard equipment: 476	Toy sports equipment: 465
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 464	Track and field: 461
Jigsaws: 452	Vises or workshop clamps: 451
Laundry baskets: 449	Ramps or landings: 444
Batteries: 440	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 437
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 434	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 434
Sewing basket articles: 432	Book bags or back carriers: 430
Carts: 425	Step stools: 424
Toy boxes or chests: 415	Mountain climbing: 415
Barstools or kitchen stools: 404	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 400
Plastic bags: 395	Bleachers: 394
Playground equipment: 391	Other glass doors: 391
Wooden containers: 389	Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 387
Faucets or spigots: 386	Camping equipment: 382
Safes: 380	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 376
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 375	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 374
Stools: 369	Other playground equipment: 369
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 365	Rotary power lawn mowers: 364
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 362	Window screens: 361
Mobile/manufactured homes: 359	Portable food or beverage coolers: 357
Stepladders: 354	Water polo: 351
Power lathes: 348	Chemicals: 343
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 341	Heaters or heating systems: 338
Snow tubing: 337	Unpowered models or parts: 336
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 335	Other electric lighting equipment: 334
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 334	Pillows: 323
Blankets: 322	Glass soft drink bottles: 314
Radial arm saws: 302	First aid equipment: 300
Garbage disposers: 299	Lubricants: 296
Radios: 293	Power tillers or cultivators: 293
Slow cookers: 293	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 290
Sabre saws: 286	Seesaws or teeterboards: 279
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 277	Nonmetal cookware: 274
Vending machines: 273	Fireplace equipment: 271
Art supplies or equipment: 268	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 257
Ice picks: 253	Other fireplaces: 252
Adhesives: 252	Built-in swimming pools: 251
Street hockey: 244	Lighters: 243
Table tennis: 243	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 242
Fuel storage tanks: 238	Brushcutters, powered: 235
Filters: 235	Containers with key openers: 232
Clocks: 231	Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 226
Plastic containers: 226	Heat pumps: 220
Fencing: 220	Range or oven accessories: 211
Rocking chairs: 206	Water skiing: 205
Pumps: 200	Nonglass bottles or jars: 199
Painting equipment, powered: 197	General purpose household cleaners: 193
Glue guns: 192	Cribs: 191
Golf carts: 191	Radiators: 187
Business and office machines: 186	Tapes: 186
Glass tubing or test tubes: 184	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 183
Laundry hampers: 181	Water heaters: 181
Humidifiers: 180	Leaf blowers: 177
Stationary power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 173	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 172
Fire escape devices: 171	Futons: 171
Drinking fountains: 170	Christmas tree lights: 167
Welding equipment: 167	Roller hockey: 165
Electric ranges: 163	Other grills or stoves: 160
Extension ladders: 160	Soaps: 160
Workshop furnishings: 160	Metal cookware: 159
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 157	Footlockers: 157
Shuffleboard: 156	Outdoor antennas: 154
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 154	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 154
Swimming pool equipment: 153	Fire or smoke alarms: 152
Drain snakes: 152	Juicers: 152
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 152	Other ladders: 152
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 150	Watches: 149
Batons: 149	Umbrellas: 148
Battery chargers: 144	General home or room involvement in fires: 144
Christmas tree stands or supports: 143	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 143
Trash compactors: 143	Baby walkers or jumpers: 141
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 140	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 136
Caulking or spackling compounds: 135	Trays: 134
Food skewers: 133	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 131
Treehouses or playhouses: 128	Power hack saws: 128
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 128	Photographic equipment: 123
Other toy guns: 122	Hair clippers and trimmers: 122
Incinerators: 122	Baby gates or barriers: 120
Sheets or pillowcases: 117	Ironing boards or covers: 117
Water slides: 113	Aerosol containers: 110
Minibikes, powered: 108	Nightwear: 108
Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 107	Diving or diving boards: 107
Corkscrews: 106	Other furniture: 105
Coins: 100	Surfing: 99
Playpens: 99	Internal combustion engines: 99
Knife sharpeners: 95	Scaffolding: 94
Artificial Christmas trees: 94	Storm doors without glass panels: 94
Electric frying pans and skillets: 93	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 93
Baby carriages: 93	Automotive tools or accessories: 93
Pogo sticks: 91	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 89
Water toys: 88	Darts: 88
Crayons or chalk: 88	Other upholstered chairs: 88
Toilet bowl products: 88	Electric can openers: 85
Electric ovens: 85	Electric Christmas decorations: 85
Extension cords: 85	High chairs: 84
Safety pins: 83	Gasoline: 83
Matches: 83	Cutting torches: 83
Water tubing: 83	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 83
Electric baseboard heaters: 83	Appliances: 83
Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 83	Seasonal decorations: 80
Fire extinguishers: 79	Unicycles: 77
Recording tapes: 77	Eye protection devices: 77
Antifreeze: 77	Eyeglasses: 77
Drain cleaners: 77	Oven cleaners: 76
Sleeping bags: 76	Lawn vacuums: 76
Diapers: 76	Wallpaper: 76
Swimming pool chemicals: 76	Pressurized containers: 76
Flotation toys: 76	Pressure cookers or canners: 76
Marbles: 76	Nonbaby mattresses: 76
Electric griddles: 76	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 76
Upholstered recliner chairs: 74	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 73
Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 72	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 72
School equipment: 68	Tricycles: 68
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 68	Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 68
Nonelectric can openers: 68	Electric deep fryers: 68
Scales: 68	Metal or plastic molding sets: 68
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 68	Other power garden tools: 68
Boilers: 68	Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 68
Kerosene or oil heaters: 68	Laundry soaps or detergents: 68
Tombstones or grave markers: 66	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 66
Tarpaulins: 66	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 66
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 66	Washer-dryer combinations: 66
Electric scissors: 66	Glass bottle cutting equipment: 66
Dishwashing liquid: 66	Dehumidifiers: 66
Skeet shooting: 66	Bleaches: 66
Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 66	Food warmers: 66
Charcoal: 66	Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 66
Paint or varnish thinners: 66	Bassinets or cradles: 66
Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 66	Horseshoes: 66
Portable baby swings: 66	Combs or hairbrushes: 66
Electric motors: 66	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 62
Thermostats: 62	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 55
Fixed floor-length glass panels: 46	Hot tubs or home spas: 40
Toboggans: 38	Soldering equipment: 38
Ice makers: 38	Fabrics: 38
Bars and bar accessories: 38	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 38
Electric razors or shavers: 38	Thermometers: 38
Hair dryers: 33	Towel racks or bars: 33
Bread making machines: 33	Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 33
Electric coffee makers or teapots: 33	Electric lighting equipment: 33
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 29	Cots: 29
Artificial flowers or plants: 29	Vaporizers: 23
Night-lights: 23	Manual push mowers: 23
Television tables or stands: 23	Waterbeds or water pillows: 23
Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 16	Lighter fluids: 16
Baby carriers: 16	Electric toothbrushes or oral irrigators: 16
Costumes or masks: 16	Steam irons: 16
Powered riding toys: 16	Inflatable toys: 16
Paper bags: 16	Croquet: 16
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 16	Gas or LP heaters: 16
Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 16	Electric blankets or sheets: 16
Baby bouncer seats: 16	Portable electric heaters: 16
Swimming pool slides: 16	Floor buffers or waxers: 16
Electric grills: 16	Badminton: 16
Youth chairs: 16	Magazine racks or book ends: 16
Other stools: 16	Balloons: 16
Ice cream makers: 16	Ice crushers: 16
Hammocks: 12	Other baby carriers: 7
Stilts: 7	Gas ranges: 6
Window or door security barriers: 6	Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 6
Toy guns: 6	Massage devices or vibrators: 6
Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 6	Riding toys: 6
Electric heaters: 6	Wading pools: 6
Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 6	Music boxes or chimes: 6

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