Accidents - Year 2003 - Upper Trunk

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 504,869
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 51,308	Floors or flooring materials: 25,508
Bathtubs or showers: 25,116	Bicycles or accessories: 21,102
Beds or bedframes: 19,697	Ladders: 16,356
Chairs: 15,958	Football: 15,636
Tables: 12,376	All-terrain vehicles: 11,792
Exercise: 10,266	Basketball: 9,935
Weight lifting: 7,727	Horseback riding: 7,556
Furniture: 7,539	Containers: 6,657
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 6,546	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 6,454
House repair or construction materials: 6,165	Ceilings and walls: 5,738
Crutches, canes or walkers: 5,176	Baseball: 4,936
Soccer: 4,854	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 4,841
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 4,291	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 4,216
Toilets: 4,101	Fences or fence posts: 3,609
Wheelchairs: 3,557	Snow boarding: 3,483
Trampolines: 3,444	Televisions: 3,257
Hot water: 3,227	Lawn mowers: 3,149
Doors: 3,007	Rugs or carpets: 2,974
Counters or countertops: 2,794	Exercise equipment: 2,577
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 2,568	Softball: 2,442
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 2,397	Swimming: 2,331
Wrestling: 2,127	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 2,087
Day wear: 1,985	Fishing: 1,971
Snow skiing: 1,965	Footwear: 1,954
Handrails, railings or banisters: 1,891	Swimming pools: 1,882
Hockey: 1,835	Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 1,774
Snowmobiles: 1,723	Skateboards: 1,710
Sleds: 1,702	Golf: 1,598
Tableware and accessories: 1,496	Bunk beds: 1,471
Sinks: 1,459	Amusement attractions: 1,421
Stools: 1,410	Martial arts: 1,398
Other unpowered garden tools: 1,325	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 1,309
Poles: 1,306	Cheerleading: 1,303
Dancing: 1,297	Bags: 1,282
Buckets or pails: 1,265	Stepladders: 1,242
Swings or swing sets: 1,231	Water skiing: 1,217
Bowling: 1,106	Other toys: 1,103
Ice hockey: 1,084	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 1,054
Air conditioners: 1,052	Knives: 1,000
Jewelry: 996	Vacuum cleaners: 991
Snow tubing: 988	Pet supplies: 975
Washing machines: 974	Metal containers: 970
Volleyball: 957	Luggage: 954
Refrigerators: 945	Sports and recreational activity: 942
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 938	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 935
Hot tubs or home spas: 933	Telephones or telephone accessories: 923
Riding power lawn mowers: 918	Golf carts: 918
Go-carts: 881	In-line skating: 876
Soaps: 846	Slides or sliding boards: 822
Other ranges: 822	Paper products: 803
Cookware: 782	Ball sports: 773
Pruning or trimming equipment: 771	Surfing: 746
Manual cleaning equipment: 718	Computers: 712
Tennis: 700	Grocery or shopping carts: 698
Benches: 694	Pipes: 683
Scooters, unpowered: 680	Track and field: 669
Scaffolding: 657	Extension or straight ladders: 655
Clothing: 650	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 629
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 623	Book bags or back carriers: 621
Step stools: 620	Doorsills or frames: 619
Chair, recliner: 602	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 599
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 597	Diving or diving boards: 583
Rope or string: 580	Chain saws: 579
Roller skating: 576	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 559
Built-in swimming pools: 556	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 551
Mattresses: 536	Tractors: 529
Chair, rocking: 526	Pens and pencils: 526
Lacrosse: 522	Boxing: 520
Gasoline: 496	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 491
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 480	Barstools or kitchen stools: 478
Laundry soaps or detergents: 473	Skating: 465
Playground equipment: 464	Other ball sports: 461
Garage doors: 454	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 453
Laundry baskets: 441	Fireworks: 439
Rugby: 433	Decorative yard equipment: 423
Heaters or heating systems: 422	Water tubing: 421
Cribs: 410	Electric heating pads: 403
Cabinet or door hardware: 400	Ramps or landings: 397
Pressure cookers or canners: 396	Bleaches: 396
Radiators: 393	Carts: 393
Bleachers: 388	Bottles or jars: 388
Grills: 374	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 371
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 362	Freezers: 359
Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 342	Power lawn mowers: 340
Car seats: 334	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 329
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 319	Gymnastics: 306
Clothes dryers: 302	Drills: 297
Other fireplaces: 283	Wood paneling and particleboard: 282
Nightwear: 279	Other ovens: 276
Hammers: 270	Kerosene or oil heaters: 259
Tools: 257	Billiards or pool: 255
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 251	Mountain climbing: 243
Microwave ovens: 242	Detergents: 241
Television tables or stands: 241	Ice skating: 240
Water slides: 239	Escalators: 234
Nonglass bottles or jars: 233	Portable food or beverage coolers: 232
Swimming pool equipment: 231	Wagons: 231
BBs or pellets: 231	Seesaws or teeterboards: 229
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 225	Chains: 224
Flying toys: 223	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 215
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 212	Elevators or other lifts: 209
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 209	Sprayers: 208
Clothing irons: 205	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 204
Blankets: 203	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 201
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 200	Plastic containers: 200
Screwdrivers: 199	Aquariums or accessories: 198
Bed rails: 196	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 192
Hatchets or axes: 188	Kerosene: 186
Vending machines: 183	Camping equipment: 179
Coffee makers or teapots: 178	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 175
Trays: 172	Gas or LP heaters: 172
Eyeglasses: 172	Lockers: 172
Sheets or pillowcases: 172	Chemicals: 171
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 171	Toolboxes or tool kits: 170
Cardboard products: 169	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 164
Archery: 164	Nonbaby mattresses: 161
Treehouses or playhouses: 156	Pumps: 155
Snow throwers/blowers: 154	Nail guns or stud drivers: 154
Street hockey: 153	Roller hockey: 147
Plastic bags: 147	Baby carriers: 146
Windowsills or frames: 146	Floor lamps or table lamps: 146
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 146	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 144
Other grills or stoves: 138	Dishwashers: 138
Electric heaters: 137	Other furniture: 137
Antifreeze: 136	Workshop furnishings: 136
Outerwear: 134	Public equipment: 134
Automatic doors: 133	Christmas decorations: 131
General home or room involvement in fires: 129	General purpose household cleaners: 124
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 123	Radios: 123
Knives with replaceable blades: 119	Wire: 119
Towels or cloths: 117	Slow cookers: 117
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 113	Clothing accessories: 111
Extension cords: 111	Lighters: 108
Pins and needles: 105	Saws: 104
Electric razors or shavers: 103	Tool sheds: 103
Portable electric heaters: 102	Pressurized containers: 102
Balloons: 102	Air compressors: 101
Drinking glasses: 100	Fans: 99
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 99	Footlockers: 94
High chairs: 91	Baby gates or barriers: 91
Mirrors or mirror glass: 90	Light bulbs: 90
Personal protection devices: 88	Water heaters: 88
Electric ranges: 86	Leaf blowers: 86
Art supplies or equipment: 86	Bars and bar accessories: 86
Tarpaulins: 86	Combs or hairbrushes: 85
Other clothing: 85	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 85
Pillows: 85	Coins: 84
Badminton: 84	Photographic equipment: 84
Minibikes, powered: 84	Tapes: 84
Diapers: 84	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 84
Futons: 78	Christmas tree lights: 78
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 78	Bench or table saws: 78
Other bedding: 77	Metal or plastic molding sets: 77
Batteries: 77	Hair dryers: 77
Baby bottles or nipples: 74	Scissors: 74
Motorized vehicles: 72	Welding equipment: 71
Garden tractors: 71	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 69
Portable gas or LP heaters: 69	Cutting torches: 69
Electric corn poppers: 69	Hot plates: 69
Range or oven accessories: 69	Vises or workshop clamps: 69
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 69	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 69
Stilts: 69	Waterbeds or water pillows: 69
Baby bouncer seats: 69	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 69
Other electric lighting equipment: 69	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 69
Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 69	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 69
Multi-purpose lighters: 69	Horseshoes: 69
Power hedge trimmers: 69	Rug shampooers: 69
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 69	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 69
Dishwashing liquid: 69	Saunas: 69
Manual filing or sanding tools: 69	Canning jars or lids: 69
Hammocks: 69	Swimming pool slides: 69
Sewing machines or accessories: 68	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 68
Diesel fuels: 68	Automotive tools or accessories: 68
Other toy weapons: 68	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 68
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 68	Manicuring devices: 68
Scuba diving: 68	Chimneys: 68
Other containers: 66	Lighting equipment: 61
Laundry hampers: 61	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 61
Electric mixers: 61	Fire extinguishers: 61
Other portable or stationary power tools: 61	Furniture polishes or waxes: 61
Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 61	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 61
Wallpaper: 59	Razors or shavers: 56
Other playground equipment: 56	Glass bottles or jars: 56
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 55	Appliances: 55
Pull-down or folding stairs: 55	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 49
Cots: 47	Crayons or chalk: 47
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 47	Power tillers or cultivators: 39
Other furnaces: 39	Chafing dishes or fondue pots: 39
Handball: 34	Darts: 34
Window screens: 34	Kites or kite string: 33
First aid equipment: 33	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 33
Lubricants: 33	Electric Christmas decorations: 33
Towel racks or bars: 30	Tricycles: 22
Table linens: 22	Fire escape devices: 22
Storm windows: 16	Adhesives: 16
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 16	Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 16
Flotation toys: 16	Vacuum containers: 16
Power sanders: 16	Glass soft drink bottles: 16
Inflatable furniture: 16	Sewing basket articles: 16
Baby walkers or jumpers: 16	Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 16
Ammonia, household: 16	Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 16
Molding compounds: 16	Table tennis: 16
Other plastic products: 16	Humidifiers: 16
Mobile/manufactured homes: 16	Toy guns: 16
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 16	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 16
Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 16	Tetherball: 6
Riding toys: 6	Hand saws: 6
Metal cookware: 6	Built-in fireplaces: 6

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