Accidents - Year 2003 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 761,924
See also: Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Knives: 78,335	Ceilings and walls: 66,658
Doors: 33,498	Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 30,472
Football: 20,355	Stairs or steps: 19,273
Drinking glasses: 18,381	Basketball: 18,233
Tableware and accessories: 18,173	Bicycles or accessories: 16,602
Fences or fence posts: 12,432	Knives with replaceable blades: 11,655
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 11,556	Metal containers: 11,315
Floors or flooring materials: 10,958	Tables: 9,466
Baseball: 8,400	House repair or construction materials: 7,024
Fishing: 6,465	Cookware: 6,427
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 6,401	Hot water: 6,277
Other ranges: 6,227	Beds or bedframes: 5,535
Hammers: 5,510	Softball: 5,376
Mirrors or mirror glass: 5,365	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 5,191
Chairs: 4,970	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 4,479
Ladders: 4,321	All-terrain vehicles: 4,196
Lawn mowers: 4,027	Scissors: 3,898
Clothing irons: 3,751	Boxing: 3,742
Skateboards: 3,589	Chain saws: 3,462
Razors or shavers: 3,211	Soccer: 3,209
Screwdrivers: 3,189	Pens and pencils: 3,161
Lockers: 3,138	Refrigerators: 3,119
Containers: 3,014	Furniture: 2,896
Tools: 2,858	Bathtubs or showers: 2,778
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 2,718	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 2,694
Glass bottles or jars: 2,686	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 2,647
Drills: 2,568	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 2,535
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 2,534	Garage doors: 2,490
Bottles or jars: 2,468	Weight lifting: 2,442
Exercise: 2,439	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 2,436
Poles: 2,383	Bench or table saws: 2,372
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 2,370	Handrails, railings or banisters: 2,348
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 2,347	Doorsills or frames: 2,297
Pet supplies: 2,222	Saws: 2,219
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 2,208	Other ovens: 2,164
Power saws: 2,064	Rugs or carpets: 2,061
Light bulbs: 2,039	Scooters, unpowered: 1,998
Televisions: 1,984	Grills: 1,961
Other toys: 1,949	Pipes: 1,947
Volleyball: 1,913	Cabinet or door hardware: 1,894
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 1,864	Nail guns or stud drivers: 1,854
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 1,769	Horseback riding: 1,753
Fireworks: 1,732	Pruning or trimming equipment: 1,708
Other unpowered garden tools: 1,693	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 1,613
Wheelchairs: 1,610	Power lawn mowers: 1,579
Trampolines: 1,562	Toilets: 1,534
Gasoline: 1,505	Roller skating: 1,491
Hockey: 1,471	Manual scissors: 1,462
Counters or countertops: 1,383	Exercise equipment: 1,376
Fans: 1,367	Manual cleaning equipment: 1,362
Hatchets or axes: 1,361	Golf: 1,343
Rope or string: 1,306	Decorative yard equipment: 1,300
Aquariums or accessories: 1,292	Portable circular power saws: 1,288
Martial arts: 1,287	Desk supplies: 1,239
Wire: 1,235	Awls, chisels or planes: 1,232
In-line skating: 1,207	Washing machines: 1,112
Other glass bottles or jars: 1,092	Go-carts: 1,062
Sleds: 1,060	Bags: 1,052
Microwave ovens: 1,028	Ball sports: 1,017
Chains: 1,002	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 994
Wrestling: 984	Public equipment: 979
Swings or swing sets: 957	Other manual workshop tools: 951
Power drills or accessories: 944	Snow skiing: 932
Elevators or other lifts: 928	Footwear: 924
Other ball sports: 914	Skating: 912
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 909	Other fireplaces: 889
General home or room involvement in fires: 863	Gymnastics: 858
Riding power lawn mowers: 852	Clothing accessories: 852
Heaters or heating systems: 849	Vacuum cleaners: 848
Swimming: 844	Radiators: 826
Computers: 811	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 802
BBs or pellets: 801	Grocery or shopping carts: 748
Electric ranges: 743	Ice hockey: 738
Storm windows: 738	Lighting equipment: 737
Cardboard products: 736	Tennis: 732
Air conditioners: 718	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 708
Snow boarding: 708	Bunk beds: 696
Dishwashers: 695	Crutches, canes or walkers: 673
Hand saws: 658	Snowmobiles: 644
Sinks: 626	Paper products: 613
Flatware: 605	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 598
Bowling: 592	Archery: 579
Water heaters: 576	Day wear: 575
Rugby: 569	Coffee makers or teapots: 564
Toolboxes or tool kits: 557	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 545
Windowsills or frames: 542	Keys, key rings or key chains: 542
Automatic doors: 534	Tractors: 529
Ice skating: 527	Other portable or stationary power tools: 523
Sprayers: 521	Benches: 500
General purpose household cleaners: 500	Sewing machines or accessories: 496
Cheerleading: 495	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 485
Floor lamps or table lamps: 482	Slicers and choppers: 481
Kitchen gadgets: 480	Range or oven accessories: 475
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 466	Bleachers: 458
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 457	Jewelry: 454
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 453	Built-in swimming pools: 447
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 446	Clothes dryers: 443
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 431	Swimming pools: 428
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 420	Batteries: 420
Metal cookware: 415	Power sanders: 410
Bleaches: 409	Telephones or telephone accessories: 408
Field hockey: 402	Tool sheds: 402
Bed rails: 401	Escalators: 398
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 380	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 370
Vending machines: 370	Baby strollers: 367
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 367	Vaporizers: 367
Flying toys: 362	Stools: 361
Hacksaws: 361	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 359
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 358	Glue guns: 354
Kerosene or oil heaters: 348	Sewing basket articles: 348
Portable power drills and accessories: 348	Manicuring devices: 342
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 340	Golf carts: 339
Slides or sliding boards: 336	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 333
Chemicals: 329	Electric deep fryers: 325
Charcoal: 324	Buckets or pails: 320
Food processors: 318	Mountain climbing: 318
Track and field: 316	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 314
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 311	Nonmetal cookware: 309
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 307	Electric frying pans and skillets: 304
Other furnaces: 301	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 300
Cutting torches: 296	Extension or straight ladders: 295
Clocks: 295	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 293
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 292	Automotive tools or accessories: 290
Freezers: 288	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 283
Faucets or spigots: 278	Automotive chemicals: 277
Fire extinguishers: 277	Towels or cloths: 276
Television tables or stands: 275	Nonglass bottles or jars: 275
Dancing: 274	Toy boxes or chests: 274
Gas ranges: 274	Windows or window glass: 273
Pins and needles: 273	Chair, recliner: 272
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 271	Lighters: 270
Soaps: 266	Wooden containers: 266
Water slides: 257	Luggage: 254
Pressure cookers or canners: 250	Amusement attractions: 249
Wood paneling and particleboard: 249	Playground equipment: 246
Carts: 243	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 243
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 239	Sports and recreational activity: 235
Oven cleaners: 233	Lacrosse: 230
Welding equipment: 228	Plastic containers: 228
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 227	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 226
Scaffolding: 225	Clothing: 224
Surfing: 223	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 222
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 222	Hot plates: 217
Car seats: 217	Umbrellas: 215
Other plastic products: 214	Snow throwers/blowers: 212
Tetherball: 209	Electric blenders: 209
Tapes: 207	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 205
Canning jars or lids: 204	Mattresses: 203
Boilers: 203	Gas furnaces: 203
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 202	Other grills or stoves: 199
Handball: 194	Lighter fluids: 190
Ramps or landings: 189	Radios: 189
Christmas decorations: 188	Billiards or pool: 185
Book bags or back carriers: 183	Glass soft drink bottles: 182
Plastic products: 180	Other playground equipment: 178
Step stools: 178	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 178
Chemistry sets or science kits: 176	Gas or LP heaters: 170
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 170	Seasonal decorations: 170
Manual filing or sanding tools: 164	Table tennis: 163
Fuel storage tanks: 162	Ironing boards or covers: 162
Blankets: 161	Futons: 161
Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 160	Wagons: 159
Gas-burning fireplaces: 156	Workshop compounds or chemicals: 155
Other antennas: 155	Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 155
Electric heaters: 153	Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 153
Trays: 153	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 153
Manual push mowers: 152	Barstools or kitchen stools: 148
Jigsaws: 147	Unpowered models or parts: 145
Dry ice: 144	Hot tubs or home spas: 141
Pressurized containers: 139	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 139
Electric ovens: 139	Electric kettles or hot pots: 138
Brushcutters, powered: 137	Vises or workshop clamps: 137
Stationary power drills and accessories: 137	Generators or power plants: 137
School equipment: 137	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 136
Pumps: 136	Leaf blowers: 135
Humidifiers: 131	Electric Christmas decorations: 131
Laundry hampers: 130	Electric motors: 130
Ice picks: 128	Matches: 127
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 124	Power lathes: 123
Laundry baskets: 121	Safes: 121
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 119	Band saws: 119
Electric mixers: 118	Electrical testing equipment: 117
Other electric lighting equipment: 117	Appliances: 116
Tape recorders or players: 116	Watches: 113
Power tillers or cultivators: 111	Power hedge trimmers: 111
Knife sharpeners: 109	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 108
Riding toys: 106	Electric or battery-powered knives: 103
Adhesives: 103	Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 102
Diving or diving boards: 102	Drain cleaners: 102
Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 102	Balloons: 101
Footlockers: 101	Detergents: 101
Plastic bags: 101	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 101
Roller hockey: 100	Portable electric heaters: 100
Chair, rocking: 98	Drinking fountains: 98
Electric lighting equipment: 95	Garbage disposers: 94
Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 94	Scuba diving: 94
Aerosol containers: 94	Air compressors: 91
Electric griddles: 90	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 89
Portable food or beverage coolers: 88	Towel racks or bars: 88
Chafing dishes or fondue pots: 86	Diesel fuels: 86
Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns: 85	Acids: 85
Swimming pool chemicals: 84	Fuel oils: 84
Gas ovens: 84	Ice makers: 84
Sheets or pillowcases: 84	Other containers: 84
Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 84	Pillows: 83
Manual hedge trimmers: 83	Can openers: 83
Pull-down or folding stairs: 78	Food skewers: 78
Art supplies or equipment: 77	Toy sports equipment: 77
Motorized vehicles: 77	Flotation toys: 77
Kites or kite string: 77	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 77
Animal traps: 77	Toasters: 77
Other furniture: 77	Playpens: 75
Pogo sticks: 75	Electric grills: 75
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 74	Laundry soaps or detergents: 74
Paper bags: 71	Dehumidifiers: 71
Electric coffee makers or teapots: 69	Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 69
Artificial flowers or plants: 69	Horseshoes: 69
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 69	Dishwashing liquid: 69
Bath or facial brushes: 69	Plastic wrapping products: 69
Sabre saws: 69	Hair dryers: 69
Wading pools: 68	Nonbaby mattresses: 68
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 68	Internal combustion engines: 68
Window screens: 68	Ice cream makers: 68
Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 68	Skeet shooting: 68
Dishwasher detergents: 68	Electric can openers: 68
Outdoor antennas: 68	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 64
Soldering equipment: 62	Baby gates or barriers: 61
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 61	Minibikes, powered: 61
Thermostats: 61	Electric razors or shavers: 61
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 61	Eyeglasses: 55
Portable gas or LP heaters: 55	Badminton: 55
Trash compactors: 55	Kerosene: 51
Lye: 49	Log splitters: 49
Lubricants: 49	Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 45
Food grinders: 39	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 39
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 39	Combs or hairbrushes: 39
Lamp oils: 39	Fireplace equipment: 34
Bars and bar accessories: 33	Power routers: 33
Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 33	Multi-purpose lighters: 33
Painting equipment, powered: 33	Snow tubing: 33
Camping equipment: 33	Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 33
Stepladders: 33	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 33
Radial arm saws: 30	Kerosene grills or stoves: 30
Outerwear: 28	Gasoline cans: 22
Baby changing tables: 22	First aid equipment: 22
Glass tubing or test tubes: 22	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 22
Wallpaper: 16	Bottle openers: 16
Recording tapes: 16	Tricycles: 16
Slow cookers: 16	Food warmers: 16
Electric blankets or sheets: 16	Extension cords: 16
Personal protection devices: 16	Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 16
Christmas tree lights: 16	Toilet bowl products: 16
Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 16	Floor buffers or waxers: 16
Garden tractors: 16	Caulking or spackling compounds: 16
Bread making machines: 16	Other clothing: 16
Heating or cooling comfort packs: 16	Fuel multi-purpose lighters: 16
Attachable high chairs: 16	Abrasive cleaners: 16
Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 16	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 16
Antifreeze: 16	Darts: 16
School laboratory chemicals: 16	Glass bottle cutting equipment: 16
Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 16	Baby bottles or nipples: 16
Night-lights: 16	Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 16
Electric baseboard heaters: 16	Built-in fireplaces: 12
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 12	Cribs: 12
Nonelectric can openers: 6	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 6
Water polo: 6	Other power garden tools: 6
Other baby carriers: 6	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 6
Massage devices or vibrators: 6	Fertilizers: 6
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 6	Cots: 6

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