Accidents - Year 2002 - Lower Trunk

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,072,843
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 145,032	Stairs or steps: 128,496
Beds: 55,143	Furniture: 41,873
Chairs: 36,634	Bathtubs or showers: 33,156
Containers: 32,347	Bicycles or accessories: 23,977
Ladders: 22,973	Basketball: 18,955
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 18,049	Wheelchairs: 17,509
Crutches, canes or walkers: 16,820	Exercise: 16,193
Horseback riding: 14,647	Football: 14,629
House repair or construction materials: 12,630	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 12,496
Weight lifting: 12,101	Toilets: 11,383
Rugs or carpets: 10,643	All-terrain vehicles: 10,519
Tables: 10,301	Footwear: 8,520
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 7,089	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 6,975
Bags: 6,951	Ceilings and walls: 6,462
Televisions: 6,394	Doors: 6,051
Soccer: 5,696	Refrigerators: 5,607
Lawn mowers: 5,444	Snow skiing: 5,302
Day wear: 5,216	Other unpowered garden tools: 4,668
Golf: 4,375	Luggage: 4,359
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 4,229	Snow boarding: 4,162
Baseball: 3,969	Softball: 3,960
Fences or fence posts: 3,806	Skateboards: 3,799
Laundry baskets: 3,638	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 3,567
Trampolines: 3,523	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 3,288
Clothing: 3,274	Sleds: 3,270
Swings or swing sets: 3,218	Windows or window glass: 3,215
Washing machines: 3,194	Buckets or pails: 3,190
Manual cleaning equipment: 3,087	Stools: 3,018
Bowling: 2,959	Other toys: 2,941
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 2,868	Vacuum cleaners: 2,807
Dancing: 2,787	In-line skating: 2,746
Exercise equipment: 2,695	Hot water: 2,636
Roller skating: 2,584	Air conditioners: 2,555
Scaffolding: 2,382	Recliner chairs: 2,363
Swimming pools: 2,287	Fishing: 2,134
Cheerleading: 2,046	Tableware and accessories: 2,045
Stepladders: 2,031	Bunk beds: 2,022
Riding power lawn mowers: 2,005	Benches: 1,979
Paper products: 1,972	Swimming: 1,917
Track and field: 1,882	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 1,832
Volleyball: 1,818	Pet supplies: 1,795
Mattresses: 1,780	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 1,777
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 1,755	Toolboxes or tool kits: 1,655
Slides or sliding boards: 1,618	Step stools: 1,617
Cookware: 1,602	Scooters, unpowered: 1,585
Amusement attractions: 1,562	Knives: 1,538
Sinks: 1,501	Cardboard products: 1,496
Jewelry: 1,479	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 1,435
Handrails, railings or banisters: 1,416	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 1,406
Ball sports: 1,404	Go-carts: 1,376
Wrestling: 1,352	Counters or countertops: 1,350
Car seats: 1,349	Skating: 1,327
Grocery or shopping carts: 1,304	Computers: 1,302
Metal containers: 1,291	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 1,288
Pipes: 1,275	Other ranges: 1,272
Snowmobiles: 1,190	Pens and pencils: 1,165
Freezers: 1,163	Other ball sports: 1,148
Gymnastics: 1,148	Garage doors: 1,105
Bleachers: 1,103	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 1,096
Barstools or kitchen stools: 1,063	Elevators or other lifts: 1,046
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 1,033	Carts: 1,012
Martial arts: 1,011	Bedsprings or bedframes: 997
Ramps or landings: 986	Tools: 974
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 968	Book bags or back carriers: 967
Portable food or beverage coolers: 967	Telephones or telephone accessories: 966
Cabinet or door hardware: 955	Doorsills or frames: 949
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 936	Sports and recreational activity: 933
Escalators: 931	Built-in swimming pools: 903
Ice skating: 892	Decorative yard equipment: 860
Hockey: 857	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 835
Bottles or jars: 834	Electric heating pads: 825
Tennis: 812	Billiards or pool: 806
Aquariums or accessories: 803	Tractors: 792
Rope or string: 771	Diving or diving boards: 771
Dishwashers: 759	Golf carts: 738
Power lawn mowers: 701	Snow tubing: 698
Clothes dryers: 669	Clothing accessories: 668
Water slides: 666	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 659
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 643	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 642
Pillows: 638	Water skiing: 629
Massage devices or vibrators: 627	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 621
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 616	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 594
Hot tubs or home spas: 589	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 574
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 572	Water heaters: 571
Pruning or trimming equipment: 562	Poles: 551
Ice hockey: 540	Chains: 528
Cribs: 522	Other ovens: 520
Other stools: 513	Mobile/manufactured homes: 513
Heaters or heating systems: 510	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 497
Baby gates or barriers: 496	Microwave ovens: 472
Soaps: 463	Sprayers: 460
Drinking glasses: 455	Outerwear: 450
Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 449	Rugby: 447
Hammers: 445	Chain saws: 441
Other Irons: 439	Hammocks: 437
Boxing: 436	Laundry soaps or detergents: 425
Batteries: 424	Sheets or pillowcases: 424
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 420	Blankets: 416
Surfing: 399	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 398
Water tubing: 395	Baby strollers: 387
Towels or cloths: 381	Rocking chairs: 379
Gasoline: 375	Wood paneling and particleboard: 374
Saws: 373	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 368
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 367	Wire: 363
Playground equipment: 356	Other furniture: 356
First aid equipment: 355	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 352
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 346	BBs or pellets: 342
Tool sheds: 331	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 329
Snow throwers or blowers: 329	Grills: 321
Other fireplaces: 319	Leaf blowers: 316
Handball: 313	Other manual workshop tools: 312
Mountain climbing: 312	Other playground equipment: 311
Other clothing: 308	Scales: 307
Power tillers or cultivators: 299	Nonbaby mattresses: 291
Tricycles: 287	Other containers: 287
Christmas tree lights: 283	Sewing machines or accessories: 274
Appliances: 273	Scissors: 271
Plastic containers: 268	Electric Christmas decorations: 268
Fans: 267	Light bulbs: 261
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 260	Razors or shavers: 259
Plastic bags: 259	Vending machines: 257
Camping equipment: 252	Windowsills or frames: 251
Knives with replaceable blades: 251	Hatchets or axes: 244
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 243	Seesaws or teeterboards: 243
Towel racks or bars: 242	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 241
Christmas decorations: 236	Laundry hampers: 236
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 234	Lubricants: 232
Waterbeds or water pillows: 230	Painting equipment, powered: 230
Nonglass bottles or jars: 227	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 227
Futons: 226	Public equipment: 224
Radiators: 222	Coins: 221
Gasoline cans: 214	Wading pools: 214
Nightwear: 213	Screen doors: 211
Wallpaper: 207	Footlockers: 205
Lighting equipment: 204	Manual push mowers: 201
Other ladders: 196	Swimming pool equipment: 196
Fertilizers: 191	General purpose household cleaners: 191
Fuel storage tanks: 189	Treehouses or playhouses: 189
Lacrosse: 186	Clocks: 184
Pressure cookers or canners: 182	Air compressors: 180
Television tables or stands: 177	Rug shampooers: 176
Generators or power plants: 176	Workshop furnishings: 175
Boilers: 174	Street hockey: 174
Trays: 174	Automatic doors: 174
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 169	Artificial Christmas trees: 168
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 167	Pins and needles: 164
Other furnaces: 162	General home or room involvement in fires: 161
Other glass bottles or jars: 160	Tarpaulins: 160
Table tennis: 160	Chemicals: 160
Pogo sticks: 153	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 152
Ironing boards or covers: 152	Glass doors: 151
Window screens: 151	Swimming pool chemicals: 150
Wooden containers: 149	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 148
Pacifiers or teething rings: 146	Riding toys: 146
Diapers: 145	Bench or table saws: 145
Fireworks: 145	Paper bags: 145
Drain cleaners: 145	Other windows or window glass: 144
Storm windows: 141	Snow disks: 137
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 137	Trash compactors: 136
Flotation toys: 136	Log splitters: 134
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 129	Drills: 129
Youth chairs: 128	Washer-dryer combinations: 128
Coffee makers or teapots: 125	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 124
Automotive tools or accessories: 123	Cots: 122
Desk supplies: 119	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 117
Flying toys: 115	Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 115
Bleaches: 113	Fabric treatment products: 107
Sliding glass doors or panels: 106	Floor lamps or table lamps: 105
Detergents: 100	Tape recorders or players: 99
Keys, key rings or key chains: 99	Other portable or stationary power tools: 99
Gas-burning fireplaces: 99	Roller hockey: 99
Garden tractors: 99	Nonelectric blankets: 99
Fire escape devices: 99	Electric blankets or sheets: 98
Business and office machines: 98	Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 98
Plastic products: 98	Above-ground swimming pools: 98
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 98	Mirrors or mirror glass: 97
Stilts: 97	Horseshoes: 92
Bedding: 92	Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 91
Baby bottles or nipples: 91	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 91
Dry ice: 90	Other heaters or heating systems: 89
Radios: 84	Electric ranges: 84
Welding equipment: 83	Baby changing tables: 83
Electric lighting equipment: 83	Eyeglasses: 83
Building sets: 83	Bottle warmers: 83
Electric ovens: 83	Other toy weapons: 83
Rotary power lawn mowers: 83	School equipment: 82
Safes: 82	Electric motors: 82
Nonglass doors: 82	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 76
Baby carriers or slings: 76	Drain snakes: 76
Water polo: 76	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 76
Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 76	Seasonal decorations: 76
Fire extinguishers: 76	Reel power lawn mowers: 75
Ice or snow boating: 75	Electric heaters: 74
Other toy guns: 73	Portable electric heaters: 68
Glass soft drink bottles: 68	Outdoor antennas: 68
Food grinders: 68	Other plastic products: 68
Christmas tree stands or supports: 68	Gas furnaces: 68
Kites or kite string: 68	Ice makers: 68
Bars and bar accessories: 68	Snow plows: 68
Electric razors or shavers: 68	Dehumidifiers: 68
Thermometers: 68	Other antennas: 68
Fencing: 68	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 68
Lamp oils: 68	Baby baths or bathinettes: 68
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 68	Manicuring devices: 67
Baby carriers: 67	Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices: 67
Archery: 67	Balloons: 67
Attachable high chairs: 67	Magazine racks or book ends: 67
Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 67	Battery chargers: 67
High chairs: 63	Heat pumps: 60
Lunch boxes or pails: 60	Sleeping bags: 60
Other grills or stoves: 55	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 53
Pressurized containers: 53	Other glass doors: 53
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 45	Other baby carriers: 45
Floor waxes: 45	Fuel oils: 45
Internal combustion engines: 38	Heating or cooling comfort packs: 38
Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 38	Minibikes, powered: 35
Badminton: 32	Power saws: 31
Scuba diving: 31	Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 31
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 30	Metal cookware: 30
Nail guns or stud drivers: 30	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 30
Upholstered recliner chairs: 30	Fire or smoke alarms: 30
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 30	Darts: 30
Hair dryers: 30	Floor buffers or waxers: 30
Faucets or spigots: 30	Tapes: 30
Other nonglass doors: 27	Sewing basket articles: 26
Personal protection devices: 21	Lockers: 17
Hair clippers and trimmers: 16	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 16
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 16	Doorstops: 16
Safety pins: 16	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 16
Caulking or spackling compounds: 16	Manual scissors: 15
Curling: 15	Manual drills: 15
Manual filing or sanding tools: 15	Glass bottles or jars: 15
Recording tapes: 15	Lye: 15
Window or door security barriers: 15	Extension cords: 15
Ice cream makers: 15	Nonelectric can openers: 15
Range or oven accessories: 15	Inflatable toys: 15
Tombstones or grave markers: 15	Butane or LP gas meters: 15
Paint or varnish thinners: 15	Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 15
Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 15	Shuffleboard: 15
Crayons or chalk: 15	Inflatable furniture: 15
Slicers and choppers: 15	Wagons: 15
Combs or hairbrushes: 15	Gas or LP heaters: 15
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 15	Acids: 15
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 15	Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 15
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 15	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 11
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 5	Dishwashing liquid: 5
Potty chairs or training seats: 5	Liquid drugs: 5
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 5	Built-in fireplaces: 5
Tetherball: 5	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 5
Adhesives: 5	Night-lights: 5
Toy sports equipment: 5	Fixed floor-length glass panels: 5
Screwdrivers: 5	Toy boxes or chests: 5

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