Accidents - Year 2001 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 803,304
See also: Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Knives: 81,879	Ceilings and walls: 62,890
Doors: 33,173	Windows or window glass: 29,574
Drinking glasses: 23,539	Tableware and accessories: 22,876
Football: 21,648	Bicycles or accessories: 20,365
Basketball: 19,674	Stairs or steps: 18,593
Fences or fence posts: 13,910	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 13,698
Metal containers: 11,520	Floors or flooring materials: 11,347
Knives with replaceable blades: 9,515	Tables: 9,174
House repair or construction materials: 8,701	Baseball: 8,041
Fishing: 8,024	Hot water: 7,591
Other ranges: 6,553	Softball: 6,515
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 6,212	Cookware: 5,897
Hammers: 5,726	Other Irons: 5,205
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 4,999	Beds: 4,774
Chairs: 4,734	Scissors: 4,520
Mirrors or mirror glass: 4,463	Lawn mowers: 4,315
All-terrain vehicles: 4,198	Screwdrivers: 4,026
Scooters, unpowered: 3,735	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 3,678
Glass doors: 3,623	Containers: 3,568
Skateboards: 3,513	Soccer: 3,468
Razors or shavers: 3,279	Pens and pencils: 3,249
Exercise: 3,123	Bathtubs or showers: 3,122
Bottles or jars: 3,112	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 3,101
Glass bottles or jars: 3,052	Refrigerators: 3,017
Ladders: 2,982	Other ovens: 2,933
Saws: 2,916	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 2,886
Chain saws: 2,794	Furniture: 2,751
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 2,706	Doorsills or frames: 2,704
Boxing: 2,666	Poles: 2,622
Weight lifting: 2,576	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 2,518
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 2,480	Handrails, railings or banisters: 2,428
Pet supplies: 2,317	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 2,273
Bench or table saws: 2,257	Other windows or window glass: 2,253
In-line skating: 2,191	Wrestling: 2,141
Grills: 2,123	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 2,110
Drills: 2,002	Pipes: 1,997
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 1,948	Fans: 1,942
Ball sports: 1,914	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 1,910
Nail guns or stud drivers: 1,907	Fireworks: 1,880
Bedsprings or bedframes: 1,844	Light bulbs: 1,843
Awls, chisels or planes: 1,817	Volleyball: 1,813
Exercise equipment: 1,799	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 1,787
Garage doors: 1,777	Televisions: 1,773
Lockers: 1,773	Pruning or trimming equipment: 1,727
Wheelchairs: 1,680	Other toys: 1,675
Other nonglass doors: 1,646	Manual cleaning equipment: 1,600
Manual scissors: 1,588	Wire: 1,579
Aquariums or accessories: 1,547	Air conditioners: 1,409
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 1,397	Cabinet or door hardware: 1,386
Hockey: 1,367	Counters or countertops: 1,349
Clothing accessories: 1,338	Elevators or other lifts: 1,319
Desk supplies: 1,305	Microwave ovens: 1,301
Bags: 1,294	Screen doors: 1,283
Power lawn mowers: 1,276	Toilets: 1,265
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 1,261	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 1,259
Horseback riding: 1,258	Hand saws: 1,250
Trampolines: 1,222	Other unpowered garden tools: 1,222
Rugs or carpets: 1,220	Bowling: 1,190
Portable circular power saws: 1,176	Crutches, canes or walkers: 1,163
Roller skating: 1,154	Electric ranges: 1,143
Washing machines: 1,125	Chemicals: 1,111
Sinks: 1,111	Power saws: 1,110
Martial arts: 1,096	Nonglass doors: 1,093
Golf: 1,071	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 1,069
Swimming pools: 1,055	Public equipment: 1,050
Go-carts: 1,044	Grocery or shopping carts: 1,035
Hatchets or axes: 1,018	Other manual workshop tools: 1,018
Vacuum cleaners: 1,015	Snow skiing: 1,013
Other ball sports: 988	Gasoline: 981
Gymnastics: 979	Flatware: 971
Water heaters: 967	Sliding glass doors or panels: 965
General home or room involvement in fires: 956	Kerosene or oil heaters: 952
Swings or swing sets: 942	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 940
Computers: 939	Other glass doors: 927
Radiators: 911	Other glass bottles or jars: 894
Bleaches: 891	Bunk beds: 847
Lighting equipment: 822	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 816
Footwear: 812	Tools: 800
Toolboxes or tool kits: 798	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 794
Slicers and choppers: 791	Archery: 784
Swimming: 779	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 752
Rope or string: 742	Power drills or accessories: 733
Slides or sliding boards: 697	BBs or pellets: 685
Floor lamps or table lamps: 682	Paper products: 669
Coffee makers or teapots: 666	Decorative yard equipment: 645
Keys, key rings or key chains: 644	Storm doors with glass panels: 633
General purpose household cleaners: 605	Cheerleading: 599
Telephones or telephone accessories: 592	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 587
Scaffolding: 586	Dancing: 583
Windowsills or frames: 577	Jewelry: 568
Electric blenders: 567	Other grills or stoves: 562
Benches: 559	Other power saws: 551
Clothes dryers: 548	Other fireplaces: 544
Tennis: 541	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 541
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 537	Sleds: 525
Tool sheds: 522	Heaters or heating systems: 521
Canning jars or lids: 515	Food processors: 514
Billiards or pool: 507	Kitchen gadgets: 505
Snowmobiles: 500	Power tillers or cultivators: 499
Metal cookware: 496	Escalators: 495
Automatic doors: 492	Storm windows: 484
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 484	Golf carts: 476
Amusement attractions: 465	Pins and needles: 460
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 450	Dishwashers: 450
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 448	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 445
Lighters: 444	Skating: 443
Plastic products: 442	Luggage: 438
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 432	Chains: 428
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 427	Cardboard products: 423
Snow boarding: 422	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 421
Welding equipment: 421	Riding power lawn mowers: 409
Lacrosse: 408	Surfing: 400
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 397	Stepladders: 396
Cutting torches: 394	Log splitters: 391
Recliner chairs: 388	Antifreeze: 383
Batteries: 374	Hot tubs or home spas: 371
Band saws: 370	Bleachers: 368
Electric frying pans and skillets: 368	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 368
Sprayers: 365	Glass soft drink bottles: 364
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 363	Pumps: 354
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 349	Stools: 346
Radios: 345	Water slides: 344
Tractors: 342	Day wear: 338
Other furnaces: 328	Sewing basket articles: 326
Sports and recreational activity: 323	Outerwear: 318
Freezers: 318	Electric deep fryers: 318
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 311	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 311
Wood paneling and particleboard: 309	Lighter fluids: 307
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 306	Power hedge trimmers: 303
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 302	Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 299
Vises or workshop clamps: 298	Glue guns: 298
Soaps: 296	Portable power drills and accessories: 295
Faucets or spigots: 289	Baby strollers: 283
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 281	Towel racks or bars: 277
Can openers: 277	Adhesives: 272
Acids: 269	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 260
Rugby: 258	Mountain climbing: 257
Umbrellas: 254	Vaporizers: 253
Plastic bags: 252	Fuel storage tanks: 247
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 247	Other portable or stationary power tools: 244
Street hockey: 244	Eyeglasses: 243
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 241	Ice skating: 239
Steam irons: 235	Camping equipment: 234
Diving or diving boards: 232	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 230
Pillows: 230	Air compressors: 225
Glass tubing or test tubes: 221	Reel power lawn mowers: 217
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 216	Other containers: 215
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 213	Power lathes: 212
Handball: 212	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 211
Barstools or kitchen stools: 210	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 209
Other electric lighting equipment: 206	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 201
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 201	Night-lights: 198
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 198	Christmas decorations: 193
Flying toys: 190	Rotary power lawn mowers: 188
Other playground equipment: 185	Jigsaws: 185
Fire extinguishers: 184	Snow throwers or blowers: 184
Gas-burning fireplaces: 183	Car seats: 182
Stationary power drills and accessories: 181	Fixed floor-length glass panels: 181
Trays: 179	Ice hockey: 179
Soldering equipment: 177	Nightwear: 173
Dishwashing liquid: 171	Radial arm saws: 169
Ice picks: 167	Slow cookers: 167
Other toy guns: 164	Fireplace equipment: 161
Window screens: 161	Artificial Christmas trees: 161
Carts: 161	Hot plates: 160
Ice makers: 160	Animal traps: 159
Darts: 157	Buckets or pails: 157
Caulking or spackling compounds: 156	Appliances: 155
Swimming pool chemicals: 154	Food skewers: 154
Combs or hairbrushes: 153	Waterbeds or water pillows: 153
Tetherball: 153	Electric motors: 152
Hair clippers and trimmers: 152	Electric heaters: 151
Portable food or beverage coolers: 150	Table tennis: 150
Television tables or stands: 149	Roller hockey: 149
Gas ranges: 149	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 147
Wagons: 145	Panel doors: 145
Humidifiers: 143	Electric waffle irons: 143
Track and field: 141	Book bags or back carriers: 137
Gas or LP heaters: 137	Rotisseries: 136
Storm doors without glass panels: 136	Kerosene: 135
Power sanders: 134	Trouble lights or extension work lights: 133
Clothing: 128	Clocks: 127
Pressure cookers or canners: 127	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 124
Built-in swimming pools: 122	Painting equipment, powered: 122
School equipment: 119	Lubricants: 117
Field hockey: 117	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 117
Paint or varnish thinners: 115	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 111
Electric mixers: 111	Food grinders: 110
Detergents: 110	Corkscrews: 107
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 105	Business and office machines: 105
Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 105	Kerosene grills or stoves: 102
Snow tubing: 102	Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 102
Toasters: 100	Nonmetal cookware: 100
Mattresses: 95	School laboratory chemicals: 94
Baby bottles or nipples: 94	Water skiing: 94
Fire or smoke alarms: 94	Safes: 94
Manicuring devices: 94	Fuel oils: 93
Ammonia, household: 93	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 93
Electric lighting equipment: 90	Drinking fountains: 90
Cribs: 89	Fire escape devices: 88
Hammocks: 88	Step stools: 88
Sewing machines or accessories: 85	Ramps or landings: 85
Chimneys: 85	Christmas tree stands or supports: 85
Chafing dishes or fondue pots: 85	Manual filing or sanding tools: 84
Automotive chemicals: 84	Workshop furnishings: 83
Gas furnaces: 83	Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 83
Plastic wrapping products: 83	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 83
Photographic equipment: 82	Power hack saws: 77
Mobile/manufactured homes: 77	Thermometers: 77
Paper cutters: 77	Futons: 77
Portable electric heaters: 77	Chemistry sets or science kits: 77
Laundry hampers: 77	Heat pumps: 77
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 77	Rocking chairs: 76
Nonglass bottles or jars: 76	Swimming pool slides: 76
Leaf blowers: 76	Laundry soaps or detergents: 76
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 76	Faucet water heaters: 76
Toy sports equipment: 76	Diapers: 76
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 74	Christmas tree lights: 74
Playground equipment: 69	Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 68
Drain cleaners: 68	Nonbaby mattresses: 68
Skeet shooting: 68	Self-contained openers: 68
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 68	Outdoor antennas: 68
Food warmers: 68	Stilts: 68
Manual drills: 68	Vending machines: 67
Matches: 67	Upholstered recliner chairs: 66
Electric corn poppers: 66	Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 66
Art supplies or equipment: 66	Methyl alcohol: 66
Plastic panels for doors or windows: 66	Toilet bowl products: 66
Diesel fuels: 66	Other upholstered chairs: 66
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 66	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 66
Other power garden tools: 66	Electric ovens: 66
Water tubing: 66	Multi-purpose lighters: 66
Toy guns: 66	Range or oven accessories: 59
Footlockers: 57	Laundry baskets: 55
Minibikes, powered: 55	Unicycles: 55
Other antennas: 55	Seesaws or teeterboards: 55
Baby carriages: 55	Electric baseboard heaters: 51
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 50	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 50
Towels or cloths: 50	Electric coffee makers or teapots: 50
Gas ovens: 46	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 46
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 44	Sheets or pillowcases: 44
Charcoal: 40	Water softeners or conditioners: 38
Hair dryers: 38	Manual hedge trimmers: 38
Plastic containers: 33	Tapes: 33
Wooden containers: 33	Pull-down or folding stairs: 33
Floor buffers or waxers: 33	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 33
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 33	Aerosol containers: 33
Blankets: 33	Garbage disposers: 33
Ice cream makers: 30	Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 23
Swimming pool equipment: 23	Watches: 23
Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 16	Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 16
Safety pins: 16	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 16
Tape recorders or players: 16	Electric razors or shavers: 16
Amateur two-way radios: 16	Recording tapes: 16
Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 16	Gasoline cans: 16
Molding compounds: 16	Manual push mowers: 16
Electric toothbrushes or oral irrigators: 16	Sabre saws: 16
Bottle openers: 16	Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 16
Electric or battery-powered knives: 16	Baby walkers or jumpers: 16
Ironing boards or covers: 16	Floor furnaces: 16
Filters: 16	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 16
Electric griddles: 16	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 16
Electric blankets or sheets: 16	Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 16
Rust removers: 16	Other plastic products: 16
Thermostats: 16	Electric heating pads: 16
Pressurized containers: 16	Oven cleaners: 16
Boilers: 16	Electric kettles or hot pots: 16
Tricycles: 16	Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 16
Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 16	Window or door security barriers: 16
Electric Christmas decorations: 16	Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns: 16
Dry heat irons: 16	Badminton: 16
Flares: 16	Artificial flowers or plants: 16
Caustics: 16	Seasonal decorations: 16
Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 16	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 16
Baby gates or barriers: 13	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 12
Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 7	Treehouses or playhouses: 7
Powered riding toys: 7	High chairs: 7
Toy bows or arrows: 6	Gasoline heaters: 6
Garden sprayers: 6	Playpens: 6
Toy boxes or chests: 6	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 6
Artificial turf: 6	Other heaters or heating systems: 6
Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 6	Matchbooks: 6

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