Accidents - Year 2002 - Upper Trunk

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 491,344
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 47,993	Bathtubs or showers: 25,050
Floors or flooring materials: 23,384	Bicycles or accessories: 20,091
Football: 16,757	Chairs: 16,124
Beds: 16,075	Ladders: 14,640
Basketball: 12,381	Tables: 11,480
All-terrain vehicles: 11,451	Exercise: 11,335
Furniture: 7,357	Weight lifting: 7,276
Containers: 7,117	Horseback riding: 6,740
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 5,900	Ceilings and walls: 5,648
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 5,526	House repair or construction materials: 4,677
Snow skiing: 4,654	Baseball: 4,598
Soccer: 4,597	Crutches, canes or walkers: 4,469
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 4,336	Toilets: 4,205
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 4,080	Rugs or carpets: 4,028
Hot water: 3,589	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 3,566
Televisions: 3,253	Doors: 3,249
Snow boarding: 3,042	Trampolines: 3,039
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 2,974	Softball: 2,968
Wheelchairs: 2,880	Exercise equipment: 2,679
Wrestling: 2,580	Day wear: 2,544
Fences or fence posts: 2,444	Skateboards: 2,364
Lawn mowers: 2,349	Martial arts: 2,305
Hockey: 2,224	Swimming pools: 1,859
Handrails, railings or banisters: 1,840	Fishing: 1,833
Tableware and accessories: 1,803	Counters or countertops: 1,751
Scaffolding: 1,692	Golf: 1,650
Swimming: 1,635	Cheerleading: 1,609
Snowmobiles: 1,593	Windows or window glass: 1,580
Other toys: 1,576	Stools: 1,571
Bags: 1,547	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 1,518
Poles: 1,505	Bedsprings or bedframes: 1,467
Refrigerators: 1,466	Swings or swing sets: 1,456
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 1,387	Stepladders: 1,355
Go-carts: 1,305	Volleyball: 1,252
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 1,247	Bunk beds: 1,232
In-line skating: 1,173	Sinks: 1,167
Doorsills or frames: 1,163	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 1,156
Other unpowered garden tools: 1,135	Dancing: 1,127
Footwear: 1,109	Slides or sliding boards: 1,063
Vacuum cleaners: 1,044	Benches: 1,043
Luggage: 1,009	Pipes: 979
Surfing: 966	Clothing: 952
Water skiing: 950	Book bags or back carriers: 902
Jewelry: 886	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 884
Manual cleaning equipment: 880	Amusement attractions: 875
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 861	Ice hockey: 857
Tennis: 855	Track and field: 852
Sports and recreational activity: 836	Knives: 825
Telephones or telephone accessories: 799	Computers: 795
Tractors: 790	Sleds: 786
Other ranges: 780	Roller skating: 765
Laundry soaps or detergents: 759	Riding power lawn mowers: 732
Ball sports: 729	Washing machines: 715
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 714	Skating: 713
Pet supplies: 702	Grocery or shopping carts: 696
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 686	Scooters, unpowered: 675
Hammers: 671	Air conditioners: 665
Ice skating: 661	Buckets or pails: 660
Pens and pencils: 634	Step stools: 630
Recliner chairs: 623	Other ball sports: 621
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 618	Bowling: 616
Hot tubs or home spas: 610	Barstools or kitchen stools: 599
Radiators: 589	Boxing: 584
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 563	Mattresses: 559
Metal containers: 542	Lacrosse: 541
Gasoline: 536	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 535
Escalators: 528	Toolboxes or tool kits: 512
Playground equipment: 494	Water slides: 493
Cabinet or door hardware: 481	Heaters or heating systems: 478
Rugby: 463	Pruning or trimming equipment: 448
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 445	Cookware: 443
Decorative yard equipment: 441	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 436
Golf carts: 432	Gymnastics: 425
Tools: 421	Rocking chairs: 420
Wood paneling and particleboard: 403	Laundry baskets: 395
Snow tubing: 390	Bottles or jars: 389
Carts: 388	Soaps: 384
Rope or string: 383	Other playground equipment: 381
Mirrors or mirror glass: 379	Coffee makers or teapots: 378
Cardboard products: 374	Chains: 373
Built-in swimming pools: 358	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 355
Bleachers: 343	Billiards or pool: 341
Freezers: 329	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 324
Electric heating pads: 321	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 314
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 312	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 309
Public equipment: 306	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 291
Fans: 284	Power tillers or cultivators: 282
Paper products: 281	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 271
Knives with replaceable blades: 270	Microwave ovens: 269
Bleaches: 267	Television tables or stands: 266
Outerwear: 264	Water tubing: 260
Blankets: 257	General home or room involvement in fires: 252
Ramps or landings: 251	Automatic doors: 251
Pressure cookers or canners: 250	Pillows: 247
Mobile/manufactured homes: 245	Elevators or other lifts: 244
Other Irons: 244	Treehouses or playhouses: 244
Vending machines: 243	Mountain climbing: 239
Lockers: 232	Diving or diving boards: 232
Power lawn mowers: 230	Clothes dryers: 229
Car seats: 228	Snow throwers or blowers: 228
Baby walkers or jumpers: 228	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 227
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 226	Bars and bar accessories: 223
Roller hockey: 221	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 221
Other ovens: 219	Water heaters: 219
Other clothing: 219	Cribs: 217
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 214	Camping equipment: 214
Tool sheds: 213	Portable food or beverage coolers: 208
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 207	Other stools: 206
Christmas tree lights: 205	Chain saws: 204
Extension ladders: 203	Wire: 199
Wallpaper: 199	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 192
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 190	Other glass doors: 187
Bedding: 174	Other windows or window glass: 169
Garage doors: 160	Power saws: 160
Fireworks: 158	Other fireplaces: 157
Hammocks: 154	Tarpaulins: 153
Drinking glasses: 152	Tapes: 152
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 152	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 146
Grills: 144	Workshop furnishings: 144
Automotive tools or accessories: 144	Aquariums or accessories: 143
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 143	Razors or shavers: 141
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 137	Fuel storage tanks: 137
Radios: 137	Fuel oils: 137
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 136	Batteries: 136
Minibikes, powered: 136	Badminton: 135
Paper bags: 134	Furniture polishes or waxes: 129
Nonglass bottles or jars: 128	Other nonglass doors: 128
Manual drills: 128	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 128
Floor lamps or table lamps: 125	Pacifiers or teething rings: 121
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 118	Dishwashers: 115
Light bulbs: 115	Footlockers: 115
Clothing accessories: 114	Glass doors: 111
Nightwear: 108	Manual push mowers: 107
Scuba diving: 107	Humidifiers: 106
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 106	Plastic containers: 106
First aid equipment: 105	Flying toys: 102
Fabric treatment products: 100	Plastic bags: 99
Faucets or spigots: 99	Other plastic products: 99
Coins: 98	Pull-down or folding stairs: 98
Appliances: 98	Lubricants: 97
Extension cords: 97	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 97
Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 92	Garden tractors: 92
Photographic equipment: 91	BBs or pellets: 91
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 90	Scissors: 90
Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 85	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 84
Christmas decorations: 84	Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 84
Massage devices or vibrators: 84	Drain cleaners: 84
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 84	Hatchets or axes: 84
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 83	Seasonal decorations: 83
Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 83	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 83
Baby gates or barriers: 83	Chemicals: 83
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 83	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 83
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 83	Swimming pool equipment: 82
Seesaws or teeterboards: 82	Tricycles: 82
Other containers: 82	Electric deep fryers: 80
General purpose household cleaners: 79	Swimming pool chemicals: 78
Ironing boards or covers: 77	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 76
Combs or hairbrushes: 76	Chimneys: 76
Pressurized containers: 76	Tetherball: 76
Nonglass doors: 76	Inflatable furniture: 76
Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 76	Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 76
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 76	Food processors: 76
Horseshoes: 76	Recording tapes: 76
Towels or cloths: 76	Desk supplies: 73
Range or oven accessories: 73	Straight ladders: 68
Field hockey: 68	Waterbeds or water pillows: 68
Vises or workshop clamps: 68	Brushcutters, powered: 68
Kerosene: 68	Dyes: 68
Upholstered chairs: 68	Toboggans: 68
Manual filing or sanding tools: 68	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 68
Steam irons: 68	Artificial Christmas trees: 68
Baby strollers: 68	Scales: 68
Playpens: 68	Other furniture: 68
Other furnaces: 67	Storm doors with glass panels: 67
Portable power drills and accessories: 67	Fertilizers: 67
Log splitters: 67	Drills: 67
Sprayers: 67	Futons: 65
Saws: 61	Eyeglasses: 60
Above-ground swimming pools: 60	Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 60
Clocks: 60	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 60
Antifreeze: 60	Unpowered models or parts: 60
Towel racks or bars: 60	Window screens: 53
Bench or table saws: 53	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 52
Archery: 50	Wagons: 47
Cots: 46	Tape recorders or players: 46
Fire or smoke alarms: 38	Welding equipment: 38
School equipment: 38	Portable baby swings: 38
Hair dryers: 36	Storm windows: 31
Detergents: 30	Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 30
Windowsills or frames: 30	Wooden containers: 30
Fencing: 30	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 30
Electric coffee makers or teapots: 30	Sheets or pillowcases: 30
Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 30	Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 30
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 22	Wading pools: 21
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 20	Doorstops: 20
Toy sports equipment: 20	Other antennas: 16
Laundry hampers: 16	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 16
Metal cookware: 15	Toilet bowl products: 15
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 15	Food skewers: 15
Rug shampooers: 15	Other ladders: 15
Gas ranges: 15	Air compressors: 15
Other portable or stationary power tools: 15	Safes: 15
Floor buffers or waxers: 15	Generators or power plants: 15
Safety pins: 15	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 15
Other power saws: 15	Balloons: 15
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 15	Nail guns or stud drivers: 15
Can openers: 15	Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 15
Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 15	Drinking fountains: 15
Band saws: 15	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 15
Toy boxes or chests: 15	Matches: 15
Gasoline cans: 15	Eye protection devices: 15
Table linens: 11	Pogo sticks: 11
Charcoal: 5	Cosmetics: 5
Heating or cooling comfort packs: 5	Electric blenders: 5
Carbon monoxide poisonings: 5	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 5
Flatware: 5	Trash compactors: 5
Pins and needles: 5

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