Accidents - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 12,720,946
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 1,042,250	Floors or flooring materials: 729,363
Basketball: 588,461	Bicycles or accessories: 519,049
Beds or bedframes: 411,293	Football: 386,803
Knives: 380,117	Doors: 293,729
Tables: 256,326	Ceilings and walls: 251,660
Chairs: 250,022	Bathtubs or showers: 202,123
Soccer: 165,857	Baseball: 162,757
Ladders: 152,476	Exercise: 139,983
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 136,495	All-terrain vehicles: 135,438
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 130,567	Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 119,182
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 118,149	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 116,896
Softball: 112,775	Furniture: 103,211
Fences or fence posts: 99,501	Trampolines: 97,767
Skateboards: 96,733	Containers: 95,305
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 94,600	Wheelchairs: 93,026
House repair or construction materials: 92,110	Footwear: 82,802
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 78,933	Swimming: 78,319
Metal containers: 77,386	Other toys: 76,553
Tableware and accessories: 75,895	Weight lifting: 72,457
Horseback riding: 71,181	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 69,105
Rugs or carpets: 67,565	Jewelry: 67,440
Drinking glasses: 64,439	Fishing: 64,058
Snow boarding: 64,027	Crutches, canes or walkers: 63,726
Swings or swing sets: 63,072	Knives with replaceable blades: 55,210
Volleyball: 54,793	Toilets: 53,054
Lawn mowers: 52,549	Scooters, unpowered: 51,129
Snow skiing: 48,610	In-line skating: 44,994
Roller skating: 44,690	First aid equipment: 44,113
Swimming pools: 42,946	Hockey: 42,642
Slides or sliding boards: 42,061	Televisions: 41,377
Doorsills or frames: 41,174	Bunk beds: 40,787
Exercise equipment: 38,439	Golf: 37,229
Bench or table saws: 36,635	Hammers: 36,560
Dancing: 36,439	Poles: 34,155
Grocery or shopping carts: 32,894	Hot water: 32,882
Ball sports: 32,120	Counters or countertops: 31,765
Sleds: 29,655	Wrestling: 29,563
Coins: 29,506	Gymnastics: 29,133
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 28,065	Pipes: 28,011
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 27,821	Chain saws: 27,353
Pet supplies: 26,389	Handrails, railings or banisters: 26,281
Day wear: 26,186	Cheerleading: 25,971
Razors or shavers: 25,969	Bags: 25,933
Other ball sports: 25,109	Refrigerators: 24,980
Martial arts: 24,532	Tools: 24,316
Pens and pencils: 24,124	Scissors: 23,810
Benches: 23,454	Pruning or trimming equipment: 23,444
Tablet or capsule drugs: 23,109	Tennis: 22,773
Other unpowered garden tools: 22,557	Mirrors or mirror glass: 22,159
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 21,680	Stools: 21,526
Paper products: 21,486	Saws: 21,386
Ice skating: 21,277	Cookware: 20,718
Bowling: 20,715	Built-in swimming pools: 19,510
Bottles or jars: 19,176	Surfing: 18,683
Ice hockey: 18,569	Other ranges: 18,435
Playground equipment: 18,118	Manual cleaning equipment: 17,440
Sinks: 17,332	Welding equipment: 17,216
Skating: 17,070	Go-carts: 16,902
Track and field: 16,698	Vacuum cleaners: 16,527
Bleaches: 16,523	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 16,388
Cabinet or door hardware: 16,274	Garage doors: 16,102
Computers: 16,049	Bleachers: 15,969
Amusement attractions: 15,951	Snowmobiles: 15,247
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 14,702	Gasoline: 13,989
General home or room involvement in fires: 13,928	General purpose household cleaners: 13,811
Telephones or telephone accessories: 13,660	Sports and recreational activity: 13,546
Fans: 13,291	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 13,275
Desk supplies: 13,266	Power saws: 13,233
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 12,977	Other fireplaces: 12,896
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 12,826	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 12,818
Rugby: 12,702	Air conditioners: 12,689
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 12,679	Chair, recliner: 12,625
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 12,620	Boxing: 12,619
Glass bottles or jars: 12,577	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 12,515
Power lawn mowers: 12,472	Riding power lawn mowers: 12,197
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 12,080	Golf carts: 12,063
Portable circular power saws: 12,010	Washing machines: 11,958
Clothing irons: 11,801	Luggage: 11,759
Buckets or pails: 11,692	Pins and needles: 11,640
Soaps: 11,565	Drills: 11,388
Baby strollers: 11,368	Barstools or kitchen stools: 11,069
Car seats: 10,989	Slicers and choppers: 10,974
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 10,878	Decorative yard equipment: 10,873
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 10,786	Cribs: 10,509
Other playground equipment: 10,411	Wire: 10,245
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 10,134	Lockers: 10,001
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 9,982	Scaffolding: 9,904
Water skiing: 9,886	Rope or string: 9,884
Light bulbs: 9,866	Step stools: 9,677
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 9,663	Stepladders: 9,628
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 9,583	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 9,572
Escalators: 9,513	Chair, rocking: 9,493
Clothing: 9,463	Lacrosse: 9,410
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 9,325	Fireworks: 9,313
Nail guns or stud drivers: 9,249	Windowsills or frames: 9,232
Elevators or other lifts: 9,104	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 8,999
Clothing accessories: 8,959	Eyeglasses: 8,938
Ramps or landings: 8,935	Radiators: 8,801
Screwdrivers: 8,783	Grills: 8,777
Mattresses: 8,416	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 8,319
Liquid drugs: 8,281	Manual scissors: 8,256
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 8,250	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 8,238
Chemicals: 8,226	Batteries: 8,207
Toolboxes or tool kits: 8,144	Manicuring devices: 8,048
Laundry baskets: 8,043	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 8,027
Other manual workshop tools: 8,010	Adhesives: 8,010
Cardboard products: 7,935	Aquariums or accessories: 7,924
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 7,913	High chairs: 7,888
Diving or diving boards: 7,861	Other ovens: 7,778
Hatchets or axes: 7,725	Carts: 7,687
Aspirin substitutes: 7,656	Wagons: 7,559
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 7,460	Bed rails: 7,281
Heaters or heating systems: 7,086	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 6,912
Floor lamps or table lamps: 6,845	Kitchen gadgets: 6,833
Lighting equipment: 6,812	Book bags or back carriers: 6,777
Tractors: 6,741	Other glass bottles or jars: 6,732
Flying toys: 6,432	Microwave ovens: 6,403
Snow throwers/blowers: 6,108	Dishwashers: 6,063
Water slides: 6,007	Laundry soaps or detergents: 5,983
Extension or straight ladders: 5,948	Freezers: 5,690
Public equipment: 5,468	Chains: 5,322
Automatic doors: 5,303	Snow tubing: 5,299
Clothes dryers: 5,281	Baby gates or barriers: 5,278
Hot tubs or home spas: 5,263	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 5,231
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 5,197	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 5,171
Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 5,094	Pillows: 5,092
Other drugs or medications: 5,051	Carbon monoxide poisonings: 5,017
Tricycles: 5,013	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 4,973
Seesaws or teeterboards: 4,948	Television tables or stands: 4,943
Awls, chisels or planes: 4,886	Mountain climbing: 4,807
Flatware: 4,759	Christmas decorations: 4,748
Towels or cloths: 4,735	Wood paneling and particleboard: 4,730
Other furnaces: 4,640	Toy boxes or chests: 4,567
Blankets: 4,548	Billiards or pool: 4,531
Cosmetics: 4,471	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 4,374
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 4,366	BBs or pellets: 4,305
Archery: 4,196	Water tubing: 4,101
Treehouses or playhouses: 4,057	Combs or hairbrushes: 4,045
Tool sheds: 3,991	Hand saws: 3,966
Power drills or accessories: 3,902	Nonglass bottles or jars: 3,896
Other plastic products: 3,863	Band saws: 3,822
Field hockey: 3,822	Keys, key rings or key chains: 3,774
Sewing basket articles: 3,766	Crayons or chalk: 3,749
Toy sports equipment: 3,704	Trays: 3,646
Log splitters: 3,637	Plastic products: 3,626
Swimming pool chemicals: 3,614	Plastic containers: 3,573
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 3,529	Power hedge trimmers: 3,488
Water heaters: 3,460	Mobile/manufactured homes: 3,368
Outerwear: 3,352	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 3,287
Wooden containers: 3,233	Plastic bags: 3,221
Coffee makers or teapots: 3,214	Food processors: 3,208
Vending machines: 3,153	Portable food or beverage coolers: 3,151
Aerosol containers: 3,140	Camping equipment: 3,114
Baby walkers or jumpers: 3,044	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 2,992
Swimming pool equipment: 2,988	Sheets or pillowcases: 2,946
Handball: 2,898	Drinking straws: 2,843
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 2,830	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 2,825
Balloons: 2,818	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 2,776
Hammocks: 2,736	Sewing machines or accessories: 2,708
Futons: 2,671	Pogo sticks: 2,665
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 2,622	Tape recorders or players: 2,601
Other portable or stationary power tools: 2,565	Sprayers: 2,553
Roller hockey: 2,547	Clocks: 2,511
Horseshoes: 2,505	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 2,473
Storm windows: 2,461	Riding toys: 2,448
Personal protection devices: 2,426	Air compressors: 2,424
Antihistamines: 2,416	Metal cookware: 2,409
Umbrellas: 2,403	Garden tractors: 2,383
Eye protection devices: 2,366	Nightwear: 2,348
Minibikes, powered: 2,344	Rotary power lawn mowers: 2,294
Detergents: 2,274	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 2,272
Power routers: 2,268	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 2,262
Street hockey: 2,214	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 2,213
Electric blenders: 2,182	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 2,179
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 2,129	Liniments or rubbing compounds: 2,122
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 2,080	Manual filing or sanding tools: 2,043
Motorized vehicles: 2,027	Self-contained openers: 2,018
Marbles: 2,013	Fire extinguishers: 2,010
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 1,983	Baby bottles or nipples: 1,983
Lubricants: 1,959	Glass soft drink bottles: 1,951
Kerosene or oil heaters: 1,944	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 1,940
Slow cookers: 1,933	Other containers: 1,927
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 1,871	Electric heating pads: 1,865
Playpens: 1,860	Diapers: 1,847
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 1,846	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 1,845
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 1,837	Drugs or medications: 1,830
Canning jars or lids: 1,823	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 1,807
Faucets or spigots: 1,801	Automotive chemicals: 1,774
Gas or LP heaters: 1,773	Extension cords: 1,759
Business and office machines: 1,751	Waterbeds or water pillows: 1,733
Power sanders: 1,718	Baby changing tables: 1,716
Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 1,706	Other baby carriers: 1,691
Tetherball: 1,687	Christmas tree lights: 1,685
Electric ranges: 1,673	Hair dryers: 1,671
Drain cleaners: 1,653	Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 1,646
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 1,628	Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 1,622
Portable power drills and accessories: 1,616	Radios: 1,616
Other furniture: 1,590	Footlockers: 1,577
Paint or varnish thinners: 1,562	Manual push mowers: 1,555
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 1,552	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 1,549
Hacksaws: 1,542	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 1,535
Fabric treatment products: 1,533	Badminton: 1,499
Laundry hampers: 1,494	Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 1,483
Portable baby swings: 1,477	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 1,475
Oven cleaners: 1,475	Electric lighting equipment: 1,464
Pressure cookers or canners: 1,454	Tapes: 1,447
Pumps: 1,441	Table tennis: 1,439
Fuel storage tanks: 1,439	Safes: 1,415
Nonbaby mattresses: 1,408	Attachable high chairs: 1,397
Built-in fireplaces: 1,381	Pressurized containers: 1,379
Other electric lighting equipment: 1,369	Automotive tools or accessories: 1,366
Art supplies or equipment: 1,350	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 1,343
Power tillers or cultivators: 1,325	Massage devices or vibrators: 1,313
Carbon monoxide detectors: 1,311	Baby carriers: 1,308
Boilers: 1,301	Molding compounds: 1,285
Manual hedge trimmers: 1,256	Powered riding toys: 1,253
Swimming pool slides: 1,245	Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 1,245
Scales: 1,242	School equipment: 1,241
Towel racks or bars: 1,240	Gas furnaces: 1,239
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 1,237	Workshop furnishings: 1,221
Lamp oils: 1,208	Ammonia, household: 1,199
Wading pools: 1,187	Can openers: 1,178
Seasonal decorations: 1,153	Vises or workshop clamps: 1,152
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 1,139	Ironing boards or covers: 1,136
Scuba diving: 1,134	Ear protection devices: 1,120
Watches: 1,105	Cutting torches: 1,089
Lighters: 1,084	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 1,082
Dishwashing liquid: 1,082	Other toy guns: 1,072
Photographic equipment: 1,072	Aspirin or aspirin compounds: 1,039
Paper cutters: 1,019	Pull-down or folding stairs: 997
Nonelectric blankets: 995	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 982
Lighter fluids: 975	Safety pins: 972
Preparations containing iron salts: 972	Acids: 972
Building sets: 969	Electric Christmas decorations: 961
Gas ranges: 960	Windows or window glass: 955
Baby bouncer seats: 945	Toilet bowl products: 943
Charcoal: 941	Electric or battery-powered knives: 933
Bars and bar accessories: 928	Darts: 928
Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 927	Leaf blowers: 925
Electric heaters: 917	Nonmetal cookware: 913
Kerosene: 906	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 905
Window screens: 904	Other antennas: 883
Other grills or stoves: 865	Magazine racks or book ends: 854
Hearing aids: 852	Flotation toys: 833
Appliances: 831	Electric frying pans and skillets: 829
Antifreeze: 824	Electric deep fryers: 819
Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 813	Range or oven accessories: 801
Painting equipment, powered: 800	Manual drills: 799
Animal traps: 796	Chimneys: 793
Jigsaws: 792	Power pruning or trimming equipment: 789
Drinking fountains: 779	Fertilizers: 772
Electric razors or shavers: 768	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 763
Generators or power plants: 760	Fireplace equipment: 758
Portable electric heaters: 758	Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 757
Water polo: 755	Hair clippers and trimmers: 752
Power jointers: 746	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 744
Cots: 736	Glue guns: 736
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 736	Other toy weapons: 733
Electric mixers: 730	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 724
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 721	Toy guns: 719
Thermostats: 686	Paper bags: 684
Artificial Christmas trees: 677	Tarpaulins: 665
Gasoline cans: 661	Plastic wrapping products: 661
Electric coffee makers or teapots: 660	Unpowered models or parts: 660
Fire escape devices: 659	Bassinets or cradles: 633
Fire or smoke alarms: 630	Abrasive cleaners: 622
Recording tapes: 617	Furniture polishes or waxes: 615
Fuel oils: 613	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 610
Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 608	Baby carriages: 603
Inflatable toys: 597	Stationary power drills and accessories: 592
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 586	Power lathes: 583
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 582	Batons: 575
Oil furnaces: 572	Above-ground swimming pools: 571
Glass tubing or test tubes: 570	Outdoor antennas: 558
Other clothing: 557	Dishwasher detergents: 556
Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 550	Vaporizers: 549
Wallpaper: 535	Garbage disposers: 530
Diesel fuels: 527	Soldering equipment: 524
Hot plates: 522	Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 519
Doorstops: 515	Electric baseboard heaters: 512
Electric motors: 507	Thermometers: 507
Humidifiers: 506	Toasters: 482
Night-lights: 480	Food grinders: 479
Tombstones or grave markers: 475	Pacifiers or teething rings: 474
Portable gas or LP heaters: 469	Filters: 454
Lye: 446	Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 438
Radial arm saws: 433	Stilts: 433
School laboratory chemicals: 429	Caustics: 428
Matches: 420	Potty chairs or training seats: 417
Dry ice: 414	Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 408
Rug shampooers: 405	Water toys: 403
Sleeping bags: 398	Bath or facial brushes: 395
Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 395	Toboggans: 379
Caulking or spackling compounds: 379	Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 375
Saunas: 375	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 374
Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 362	Heating or cooling comfort packs: 360
Artificial flowers or plants: 360	Floor buffers or waxers: 360
Croquet: 355	Baby carriers or slings: 354
Unicycles: 335	Bedding: 328
Costumes or masks: 328	Brushcutters, powered: 326
Ice makers: 325	Sabre saws: 318
Turpentine: 305	Table linens: 304
Kites or kite string: 304	Clothespins: 294
Veterinary medicines: 288	Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 281
Toy guns with projectiles: 281	Substance ingested or inhaled by a victim under age: 276
Internal combustion engines: 274	Solvents: 273
Snow disks: 268	Ice picks: 266
Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 264	Battery chargers: 260
Window or door security barriers: 252	Electric grills: 237
Clothes steamers: 232	Workshop compounds or chemicals: 231
Chemistry sets or science kits: 230	Chafing dishes or fondue pots: 228
Other bedding: 225	Gas-burning fireplaces: 224
Electric ovens: 224	Lunch boxes or pails: 221
Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 221	Dyes: 219
Plastic panels for doors or windows: 206	Music boxes or chimes: 202
Party favors: 199	Knife sharpeners: 193
Multi-purpose lighters: 193	Food skewers: 192
Juicers: 188	Amateur two-way radios: 187
Christmas tree stands or supports: 187	Electric can openers: 186
Fencing: 184	Oral hygiene products: 184
Windshield wiper fluids: 183	Drain snakes: 180
Levels: 180	Skeet shooting: 179
Bottle openers: 178	Toy bows or arrows: 178
Containers with key openers: 177	Photographic chemicals: 172
Wigs, falls or hairpieces: 169	Bread making machines: 169
Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 167	Record players: 164
Floor waxes: 160	Electric griddles: 159
Electric kettles or hot pots: 155	Ice cream makers: 154
Alcohol: 154	Floor furnaces: 154
Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 153	Garden sprayers: 145
Coal furnaces: 141	Metal or plastic molding sets: 139
Ice crushers: 139	Heat pumps: 138
Wood burning fireplaces: 137	Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 136
Rust removers: 128	Trash compactors: 124
Gas ovens: 124	Shuffleboard: 121
Inflatable furniture: 121	Other power garden tools: 119
Electrical testing equipment: 117	Electric corn poppers: 114
Projectors: 109	Wooden matches: 108
Portable cribs: 107	Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns: 104
Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 103	Methyl alcohol: 101
Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 100	Electric toothbrushes or oral irrigators: 94
Fabrics: 94	Vacuum containers: 91
Electric trains or accessories: 91	Butane or LP gas meters: 86
Baby exercisers: 85	Electric combs: 85
Support garments and stockings, medical: 84	Dehumidifiers: 77
Coin-operated car washing equipment: 75	Plant foods or fertilizers for potted plants: 72
Other windows or window glass: 71	Woodburning kits: 69
Electric scissors: 69	Corkscrews: 69
Water softeners or conditioners: 69	Sun lamps: 69
Electric knife sharpeners: 69	Heat tapes, electric: 69
Moving walks: 56	Shoe polishes: 56
Stationary power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 55	Toy weapons: 55
Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 51	Electric blankets or sheets: 49
Rocketry sets: 47	Bottle warmers: 45
Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads: 39	Crib mobiles or crib gyms: 34
Food warmers: 33	Fuels for chafing dishes or fondue pots: 33
Burglar alarms: 33	Slipcovers: 33
Kerosene grills or stoves: 30	Engine fuels for models: 28
Baby harnesses: 22	Fuel multi-purpose lighters: 22
Electric waffle irons: 22	Lawn vacuums: 22
Phonograph records: 22	Baby bathtub seats or rings: 18
Baby rattles: 16	Insect traps, powered: 16
Laser pointers: 16	Incinerators: 16
Wallpaper steamers: 16	Matchbooks: 16
Electric counter-mounted cooking surfaces: 16	Trouble lights or extension work lights: 16
Respiratory protection devices: 16	Fire sprinklers: 16
Electric fireplaces: 16	Electric soldering equipment: 16
Shoelace fasteners: 16	Glass bottle cutting equipment: 16
Air purifiers: 16	Diaper pails: 16
Nonelectric can openers: 12	Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 12
Electric brooms: 6	Toy make-up kits or cosmetics: 6
Baby mattresses or pads: 6	Baby baths or bathinettes: 6
Indoor antennas: 6

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