Accidents - Year 2003 - Face

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,188,774
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 78,331	Tables: 74,677
Bicycles or accessories: 64,388	Stairs or steps: 63,498
Beds or bedframes: 59,496	Basketball: 46,716
Baseball: 34,998	Chairs: 34,843
Ceilings and walls: 34,013	Doors: 31,495
Bathtubs or showers: 25,960	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 23,141
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 18,800	Other toys: 17,712
Football: 17,133	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 15,403
Softball: 15,237	Wheelchairs: 15,129
Jewelry: 14,841	Soccer: 10,167
Hockey: 9,609	Fences or fence posts: 8,900
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 8,705	All-terrain vehicles: 8,657
Poles: 8,222	Golf: 7,671
Scooters, unpowered: 7,655	Counters or countertops: 7,623
Doorsills or frames: 7,383	Swings or swing sets: 7,345
Rugs or carpets: 6,713	Swimming pools: 6,138
Skateboards: 6,129	Bunk beds: 6,084
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 6,068	Eyeglasses: 5,655
Trampolines: 5,501	Furniture: 5,094
Ladders: 5,087	Slides or sliding boards: 4,904
House repair or construction materials: 4,882	Crutches, canes or walkers: 4,691
Toilets: 4,499	Benches: 4,435
Other fireplaces: 4,372	Cabinet or door hardware: 4,338
Footwear: 4,078	Handrails, railings or banisters: 4,074
Grocery or shopping carts: 4,066	Ice skating: 4,037
Televisions: 4,009	Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 3,957
Sleds: 3,950	Paper products: 3,779
Fishing: 3,757	Built-in swimming pools: 3,751
Exercise: 3,648	Exercise equipment: 3,614
Ball sports: 3,438	Pipes: 3,378
Containers: 3,295	Ice hockey: 3,167
Chair, rocking: 3,055	Sinks: 3,024
Tableware and accessories: 2,975	Surfing: 2,942
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 2,900	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 2,801
Playground equipment: 2,797	Rugby: 2,579
Hammers: 2,574	Fans: 2,556
Horseback riding: 2,519	Metal containers: 2,502
Windowsills or frames: 2,442	Weight lifting: 2,420
Roller skating: 2,417	Baby strollers: 2,411
Hot water: 2,365	Gasoline: 2,361
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 2,311	Car seats: 2,222
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 2,218	Bottles or jars: 2,148
Bleachers: 2,133	Pet supplies: 2,106
Pens and pencils: 2,094	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 2,083
In-line skating: 2,062	Stools: 2,007
Knives: 1,995	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 1,939
Crayons or chalk: 1,929	Computers: 1,928
Other unpowered garden tools: 1,912	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 1,903
Radiators: 1,896	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 1,890
Manual cleaning equipment: 1,886	Cheerleading: 1,846
High chairs: 1,823	Volleyball: 1,795
Lawn mowers: 1,752	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 1,704
Wrestling: 1,699	Razors or shavers: 1,694
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 1,687	Telephones or telephone accessories: 1,684
Other ball sports: 1,661	Cookware: 1,631
Other playground equipment: 1,631	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 1,599
Tennis: 1,592	Martial arts: 1,570
Other manual workshop tools: 1,550	Snow skiing: 1,545
Dancing: 1,534	Kitchen gadgets: 1,525
Soaps: 1,518	Drinking glasses: 1,491
Go-carts: 1,482	Refrigerators: 1,477
Amusement attractions: 1,471	Barstools or kitchen stools: 1,427
Swimming: 1,426	Lacrosse: 1,355
Bed rails: 1,349	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 1,346
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 1,342	Boxing: 1,333
Mirrors or mirror glass: 1,310	Wagons: 1,302
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 1,294	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 1,288
Seesaws or teeterboards: 1,255	Desk supplies: 1,225
Diving or diving boards: 1,222	Sports and recreational activity: 1,218
Snow boarding: 1,203	Cribs: 1,195
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 1,188	Water skiing: 1,185
Clothing irons: 1,180	Bowling: 1,161
Tricycles: 1,153	Vacuum cleaners: 1,149
Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 1,148	Lighting equipment: 1,131
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 1,122	Television tables or stands: 1,056
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 1,041	Clothing accessories: 1,032
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 1,030	Field hockey: 1,002
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 996	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 995
Floor lamps or table lamps: 994	Fireworks: 974
Public equipment: 972	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 960
Other ranges: 955	Air conditioners: 934
Pruning or trimming equipment: 931	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 923
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 921	Tools: 896
Baby walkers or jumpers: 891	Decorative yard equipment: 879
Flying toys: 877	Toy boxes or chests: 873
Buckets or pails: 860	Golf carts: 850
Ramps or landings: 817	Toy sports equipment: 798
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 776	Batteries: 766
Water slides: 737	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 734
Nonglass bottles or jars: 725	Garage doors: 724
Skating: 720	Baby gates or barriers: 715
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 712	Heaters or heating systems: 693
Built-in fireplaces: 692	First aid equipment: 675
Gymnastics: 671	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 670
Snowmobiles: 668	Drills: 655
Day wear: 654	Balloons: 646
Adhesives: 634	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 623
Chair, recliner: 618	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 613
Blankets: 613	Other plastic products: 607
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 580	Scissors: 574
Plastic containers: 573	Eye protection devices: 565
Scaffolding: 562	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 554
Pogo sticks: 544	Aerosol containers: 543
Bags: 540	Wire: 540
Christmas decorations: 532	Carts: 530
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 526	Toolboxes or tool kits: 523
Light bulbs: 520	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 514
Pressure cookers or canners: 509	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 504
Aquariums or accessories: 491	Automatic doors: 490
Power lawn mowers: 489	Riding toys: 487
Escalators: 485	Trays: 481
Glass bottles or jars: 479	Personal protection devices: 478
Umbrellas: 478	BBs or pellets: 477
Building sets: 469	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 467
General home or room involvement in fires: 465	Other toy guns: 457
Bench or table saws: 455	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 453
Step stools: 453	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 453
Screwdrivers: 451	Microwave ovens: 434
Coins: 434	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 431
Swimming pool equipment: 431	Snow tubing: 429
Laundry baskets: 426	Flatware: 424
Other furniture: 409	Lockers: 408
Track and field: 407	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 405
Water tubing: 403	Billiards or pool: 400
Chains: 396	Molding compounds: 393
General purpose household cleaners: 389	Luggage: 386
Roller hockey: 384	Elevators or other lifts: 384
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 383	Keys, key rings or key chains: 381
Faucets or spigots: 380	Sewing basket articles: 378
Knives with replaceable blades: 378	Archery: 365
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 362	Hot tubs or home spas: 361
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 358	Welding equipment: 354
Street hockey: 351	Clothing: 351
Other ovens: 351	Vending machines: 347
Other baby carriers: 342	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 340
Hammocks: 340	Mattresses: 340
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 336	Baby bottles or nipples: 334
Bleaches: 333	Futons: 327
Saws: 325	Outerwear: 325
Other furnaces: 322	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 321
Hatchets or axes: 321	Grills: 320
Tape recorders or players: 320	Plastic products: 318
Chemicals: 311	Chain saws: 307
Cardboard products: 306	Attachable high chairs: 305
Pillows: 305	Gas furnaces: 303
Wooden containers: 301	Drinking straws: 300
Rope or string: 297	Portable food or beverage coolers: 296
Vises or workshop clamps: 295	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 288
Washing machines: 286	Glass soft drink bottles: 280
School equipment: 278	Lighter fluids: 278
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 272	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 270
Manual scissors: 269	Portable baby swings: 269
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 267	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 264
Clocks: 262	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 262
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 257	Water heaters: 256
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 255	Fire extinguishers: 255
Towel racks or bars: 254	Radios: 254
Drinking fountains: 250	Potty chairs or training seats: 247
Horseshoes: 244	Snow throwers/blowers: 240
Other toy weapons: 240	Minibikes, powered: 239
Ironing boards or covers: 238	Tractors: 237
Baby changing tables: 235	Freezers: 232
Bars and bar accessories: 226	Nail guns or stud drivers: 224
Riding power lawn mowers: 224	Pull-down or folding stairs: 209
Lighters: 206	Hair dryers: 206
Waterbeds or water pillows: 204	Footlockers: 204
Oven cleaners: 203	Other glass bottles or jars: 201
Combs or hairbrushes: 199	Laundry hampers: 196
Dishwashers: 195	Clothes dryers: 193
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 192	Playpens: 191
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 191	Treehouses or playhouses: 180
Electric lighting equipment: 180	Mobile/manufactured homes: 180
Camping equipment: 179	Electric razors or shavers: 178
Towels or cloths: 176	Baby carriers: 175
Sheets or pillowcases: 172	Table tennis: 170
Business and office machines: 168	Doorstops: 168
Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 166	Diesel fuels: 164
Sewing machines or accessories: 164	Portable power drills and accessories: 162
Swimming pool slides: 162	Fuel storage tanks: 161
Wading pools: 160	Book bags or back carriers: 158
Cutting torches: 155	Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 153
Automotive tools or accessories: 153	Amateur two-way radios: 153
Detergents: 153	Other electric lighting equipment: 153
Gas or LP heaters: 152	Kerosene or oil heaters: 152
Nonelectric blankets: 151	Croquet: 149
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 149	Pressurized containers: 147
Baby bouncer seats: 147	Pumps: 145
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 145	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 145
Slow cookers: 144	Powered riding toys: 144
Nonbaby mattresses: 143	Nightwear: 143
Workshop furnishings: 139	Automotive chemicals: 139
Kerosene: 138	Manual push mowers: 137
Rotary power lawn mowers: 137	Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 137
Lubricants: 137	Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 137
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 135	Wood burning fireplaces: 131
Can openers: 129	Mountain climbing: 129
Electric ranges: 129	Marbles: 129
Music boxes or chimes: 128	Toy guns: 123
Batons: 123	Window screens: 120
Watches: 117	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 116
Photographic equipment: 115	Air compressors: 115
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 112	Sprayers: 112
Extension cords: 111	Extension or straight ladders: 111
Hair clippers and trimmers: 111	Flotation toys: 111
Power drills or accessories: 108	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 108
Scales: 106	Fireplace equipment: 106
Room deodorizers or fresheners: 106	Electric deep fryers: 102
Dishwasher detergents: 99	Metal cookware: 98
Lunch boxes or pails: 96	Recording tapes: 96
Electric frying pans and skillets: 94	Clothes steamers: 94
Power saws: 94	Handball: 94
Portable electric heaters: 90	Gas ranges: 89
Pins and needles: 89	Badminton: 86
Water polo: 86	Plastic wrapping products: 86
Unpowered models or parts: 86	Tool sheds: 85
Other containers: 85	Seasonal decorations: 85
Floor buffers or waxers: 85	Bassinets or cradles: 84
Other grills or stoves: 84	Painting equipment, powered: 84
Fire escape devices: 84	Other antennas: 84
Multi-purpose lighters: 83	Wigs, falls or hairpieces: 83
Sleeping bags: 83	Night-lights: 83
Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 81	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 81
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 81	Skeet shooting: 78
Motorized vehicles: 77	Costumes or masks: 77
Baby carriages: 77	Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 77
Garbage disposers: 77	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 77
Safes: 77	Other clothing: 77
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 77	Bottle openers: 77
Acids: 77	Appliances: 77
Fabrics: 77	Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 75
Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 74	Gasoline cans: 74
Clothespins: 71	Food processors: 69
Lye: 69	Sun lamps: 69
Thermostats: 69	Hand saws: 69
Outdoor antennas: 69	Chafing dishes or fondue pots: 69
Toboggans: 69	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 69
Saunas: 69	Baby exercisers: 69
Storm windows: 69	Baby carriers or slings: 69
Rug shampooers: 69	Levels: 69
Caustics: 69	Filters: 68
Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 68	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 68
Paint or varnish thinners: 68	Hacksaws: 68
Stepladders: 68	Laundry soaps or detergents: 68
Artificial Christmas trees: 61	Electric Christmas decorations: 61
Table linens: 61	Pacifiers or teething rings: 61
Cosmetics: 56	Wood paneling and particleboard: 55
Tapes: 51	Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 42
Cots: 39	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 39
Fuel oils: 39	Thermometers: 39
Antifreeze: 39	Crib mobiles or crib gyms: 34
Glass tubing or test tubes: 33	Diapers: 33
Darts: 33	Log splitters: 33
Tetherball: 28	Art supplies or equipment: 24
Toilet bowl products: 22	Magazine racks or book ends: 18
Awls, chisels or planes: 16	Food skewers: 16
Plastic bags: 16	Shuffleboard: 16
Electric fireplaces: 16	Diaper pails: 16
Battery chargers: 16	Electric baseboard heaters: 16
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 16	Humidifiers: 16
Electric heaters: 16	Gas ovens: 16
Electric toothbrushes or oral irrigators: 16	Electric blenders: 16
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 16	Garden tractors: 16
Fire or smoke alarms: 16	Drain cleaners: 16
Matches: 16	Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 16
Shoe polishes: 16	Other portable or stationary power tools: 16
Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 16	Portable circular power saws: 16
Band saws: 16	Manual filing or sanding tools: 16
Fertilizers: 12	Coffee makers or teapots: 12
Artificial flowers or plants: 12	Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 12
Toy guns with projectiles: 6	Toasters: 6
Electric trains or accessories: 6	Fuel multi-purpose lighters: 6
Glue guns: 6	Manicuring devices: 6
Dehumidifiers: 6	Vaporizers: 6
Phonograph records: 6	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 6
Other drugs or medications: 6	Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns: 6
Indoor antennas: 6	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 6
Above-ground swimming pools: 6	Swimming pool chemicals: 6
Canning jars or lids: 6	Christmas tree lights: 6
Metal or plastic molding sets: 6	Charcoal: 6
Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 6

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