Accidents - Year 2005 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,307,881
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 166,227	Stairs or steps: 103,432
Beds or bedframes: 86,972	Bicycles or accessories: 61,177
Ceilings and walls: 52,824	Tables: 52,253
Chairs: 44,417	Football: 31,492
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 28,153	Bathtubs or showers: 27,333
Doors: 26,948	Basketball: 24,103
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 21,046	Wheelchairs: 18,063
All-terrain vehicles: 17,699	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 17,399
Ladders: 15,200	Baseball: 15,144
Soccer: 14,488	Grocery or shopping carts: 13,270
Horseback riding: 10,345	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 9,908
Crutches, canes or walkers: 9,273	Swings or swing sets: 9,056
Toilets: 8,756	Counters or countertops: 8,682
Bunk beds: 8,480	Doorsills or frames: 8,395
Other toys: 8,342	Skateboards: 8,318
Softball: 7,604	Rugs or carpets: 7,543
Televisions: 7,303	Poles: 7,214
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 7,198	House repair or construction materials: 7,083
Fences or fence posts: 6,994	Swimming pools: 5,980
Slides or sliding boards: 5,767	Snow boarding: 5,726
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 5,299	Trampolines: 5,181
Benches: 5,080	Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 5,078
Car seats: 4,970	Snow skiing: 4,844
Golf: 4,769	Footwear: 4,459
Sleds: 4,427	Handrails, railings or banisters: 4,389
Pipes: 4,198	Exercise: 4,061
Baby strollers: 3,779	Furniture: 3,774
Hockey: 3,467	Other fireplaces: 3,328
Playground equipment: 3,311	Cribs: 3,309
Windowsills or frames: 3,290	Scooters, unpowered: 3,290
Sinks: 3,192	Fishing: 3,169
Stools: 3,161	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 2,968
Surfing: 2,948	Exercise equipment: 2,947
Ice skating: 2,847	Golf carts: 2,838
Barstools or kitchen stools: 2,829	High chairs: 2,807
Weight lifting: 2,798	Bleachers: 2,797
Refrigerators: 2,765	Containers: 2,670
Sports and recreational activity: 2,595	Ice hockey: 2,594
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 2,449	Metal containers: 2,433
Cabinet or door hardware: 2,421	Hammers: 2,289
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 2,231	Garage doors: 2,189
Wrestling: 2,116	Fans: 2,102
Telephones or telephone accessories: 2,044	Radiators: 2,015
Built-in swimming pools: 2,003	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 1,961
Amusement attractions: 1,934	Other ball sports: 1,923
Chair, rocking: 1,835	Go-carts: 1,808
Tableware and accessories: 1,776	Other playground equipment: 1,677
Dancing: 1,665	Chair, recliner: 1,652
Roller skating: 1,620	Wagons: 1,587
Rugby: 1,584	Television tables or stands: 1,567
Cheerleading: 1,560	Lawn mowers: 1,548
Other unpowered garden tools: 1,519	Swimming: 1,506
Volleyball: 1,499	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 1,445
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 1,421	Diving or diving boards: 1,409
Computers: 1,395	Bottles or jars: 1,353
Mirrors or mirror glass: 1,345	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 1,344
Tricycles: 1,298	Escalators: 1,289
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 1,272	In-line skating: 1,251
Public equipment: 1,246	Lacrosse: 1,217
Pet supplies: 1,216	Decorative yard equipment: 1,185
Carts: 1,180	Baby changing tables: 1,172
Floor lamps or table lamps: 1,170	Day wear: 1,148
Martial arts: 1,129	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 1,125
Other ranges or ovens: 1,114	Lockers: 1,084
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 1,073	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 1,064
Gymnastics: 1,044	Air conditioners: 966
Water skiing: 959	Heaters or heating systems: 956
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 925	Baby carriers: 922
Lighting equipment: 914	Step stools: 894
Bed rails: 891	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 888
Hammocks: 873	Luggage: 872
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 864	Elevators or other lifts: 860
Ball sports: 860	Manual cleaning equipment: 851
Baby walkers or jumpers: 842	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 827
Riding toys: 824	Tools: 812
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 810	Towel racks or bars: 805
Water slides: 805	Toolboxes or tool kits: 804
Ramps or landings: 798	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 784
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 779	Boxing: 774
Portable baby swings: 763	Washing machines: 749
Stepladders: 745	Baby bouncer seats: 727
Tennis: 723	Billiards or pool: 721
Dishwashers: 719	Clocks: 706
Scaffolding: 706	Paper products: 702
Snow tubing: 701	Vacuum cleaners: 697
Vending machines: 683	Pruning or trimming equipment: 679
Clothing irons: 663	Futons: 661
Clothing accessories: 651	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 645
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 645	Track and field: 642
Mattresses: 640	Nonglass bottles or jars: 631
Motorized vehicles: 629	Minibikes, powered: 628
Aquariums or accessories: 626	Riding power lawn mowers: 623
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 617	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 608
Bags: 600	Freezers: 592
Bowling: 591	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 583
Swimming pool equipment: 579	Baby gates or barriers: 574
Drinking glasses: 574	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 560
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 545	Glass bottles or jars: 541
Snowmobiles: 539	Knives: 533
Automatic doors: 529	Buckets or pails: 522
Clothing: 512	Desk supplies: 505
BBs or pellets: 503	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 482
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 481	Plastic containers: 473
Clothes dryers: 472	Skating: 469
Toy boxes or chests: 467	Extension or straight ladders: 466
Rope or string: 463	Field hockey: 462
Hot tubs or home spas: 459	Tape recorders or players: 458
Hatchets or axes: 451	Tree stands: 449
Camping equipment: 443	Faucets or spigots: 440
Attachable high chairs: 434	Blankets: 421
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 417	Tool sheds: 415
Treehouses or playhouses: 414	Mobile/manufactured homes: 413
Tractors: 411	Other manual workshop tools: 409
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 404	Playpens: 404
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 399	Pull-down or folding stairs: 393
Book bags or back carriers: 385	Eyeglasses: 380
Pillows: 379	Built-in fireplaces: 377
Kitchen gadgets: 375	Wood paneling and particleboard: 370
Wooden containers: 368	Cords, electrical: 363
Pogo sticks: 362	Footlockers: 359
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 347	Fire extinguishers: 345
Other baby carriers: 336	Microwave ovens: 330
Powered riding toys: 324	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 322
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 317	Cookware: 315
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 309	Swimming pool slides: 306
Outerwear: 305	Other containers: 304
Water tubing: 303	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 303
Baby carriages: 299	Cardboard products: 293
Window screens: 292	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 291
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 284	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 278
Seesaws or teeterboards: 273	Bassinets or cradles: 272
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 270	Laundry baskets: 267
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 264	Christmas decorations: 262
Other toy weapons: 261	Flying toys: 259
Power lawn mowers: 257	Fireworks: 255
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 254	Street hockey: 254
Toy sports equipment: 253	School equipment: 253
Chains: 253	Radios: 249
Above-ground swimming pools: 248	Pens and pencils: 243
Umbrellas: 243	Recording tapes: 234
Gasoline: 234	Grills: 233
Photographic equipment: 231	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 228
Horseshoes: 225	Mountain climbing: 211
Table tennis: 211	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 210
Nonelectric blankets: 206	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 206
Sewing machines or accessories: 203	Drills: 201
Towels or cloths: 201	Screwdrivers: 195
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 184	Workshop furnishings: 183
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 182	Combs or hairbrushes: 177
Handball: 173	Toy guns: 173
Trays: 172	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 171
Chain saws: 167	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 166
Wading pools: 163	Doorstops: 161
Scales: 160	Glass soft drink bottles: 159
Inflatable furniture: 156	Other toy guns: 156
Wire: 153	Plastic products: 153
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 151	Safes: 150
Business and office machines: 148	Magazine racks or book ends: 148
Nail guns or stud drivers: 143	Power drills or accessories: 142
Other plastic products: 141	Other furnaces: 141
Portable food or beverage coolers: 140	Saws: 139
Plastic bags: 136	Unpowered models or parts: 135
Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 135	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 135
Hot water: 133	Art supplies or equipment: 133
Humidifiers: 131	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 128
Nightwear: 128	Rug shampooers: 119
Sheets or pillowcases: 119	Electric Christmas decorations: 114
Fireplace equipment: 113	Coins: 110
Other furniture: 110	Electric trains or accessories: 108
Heat pumps: 107	Metal cookware: 107
Baby carriers or slings: 105	Light bulbs: 105
Batteries: 102	Water polo: 99
Welding equipment: 99	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 99
Fuel storage tanks: 98	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 98
Water heaters: 97	Slow cookers: 96
Bars and bar accessories: 93	Scuba diving: 91
Other glass bottles or jars: 91	Baby mattresses or pads: 91
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 91	General home or room involvement in fires: 91
Tombstones or grave markers: 90	Balloons: 89
Scissors: 88	Waterbeds or water pillows: 88
Snow throwers/blowers: 83	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 83
Roller hockey: 83	Other clothing: 83
Bleaches: 82	Portable power drills and accessories: 82
Chimneys: 81	Night-lights: 80
Cots: 79	Can openers: 76
Kerosene: 76	Electric motors: 75
Electric lighting equipment: 75	Log splitters: 75
Artificial Christmas trees: 75	Kerosene or oil heaters: 75
Extension cords: 75	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 74
Automotive tools or accessories: 72	Utility vehicles: 68
Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 68	Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 68
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 68	Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 68
Amateur two-way radios: 68	First aid equipment: 68
Bench or table saws: 68	Drain cleaners: 68
Dishwashing liquid: 68	Range or oven accessories: 67
Power lathes: 66	Gas or LP heaters: 66
Battery chargers: 66	Garbage disposers: 66
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 66	Toboggans: 66
Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 66	Internal combustion engines: 66
Plastic wrapping products: 66	Butane or LP gas meters: 65
Drinking fountains: 64	Jewelry: 61
Portable circular power saws: 59	Fire or smoke alarms: 59
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 59	Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 59
Pacifiers or teething rings: 59	Wigs, falls or hairpieces: 58
Nonbaby mattresses: 57	Baby exercisers: 53
Razors or shavers: 53	Ironing boards or covers: 49
Aerosol containers: 46	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 45
Darts: 45	Electric baseboard heaters: 42
Oil furnaces: 41	Projectors: 38
Keys, key rings or key chains: 36	Building sets: 36
Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 33	Rocketry sets: 33
Tetherball: 33	Flatware: 32
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 31	Personal protection devices: 31
Knives with replaceable blades: 31	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 31
Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 31	Generators or power plants: 31
Tapes: 31	Metal or plastic molding sets: 31
Hair clippers and trimmers: 31	Tarpaulins: 31
Stilts: 31	Swimming pool chemicals: 31
Inflatable toys: 30	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 30
Croquet: 27	Hair dryers: 27
Electric heaters: 22	Music boxes or chimes: 21
Flotation toys: 21	Badminton: 21
Toddler beds: 21	Fertilizers: 21
Archery: 21	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 21
Cosmetics: 18	Gas ranges or ovens: 15
Trash compactors: 15	Sprayers: 15
Ice makers: 15	Unicycles: 15
Vises or workshop clamps: 15	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 15
Levels: 15	Christmas tree lights: 15
Power saws: 15	Batons: 15
Carbon monoxide poisonings: 15	Hand saws: 15
Pressurized containers: 15	Portable cribs: 15
Fire escape devices: 15	Other antennas: 15
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 15	Coffee makers or teapots: 15
Costumes or masks: 15	Massage devices or vibrators: 15
Saunas: 15	Food grinders: 15
Electric mixers: 15	Boilers: 15
Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 15	Canning jars or lids: 15
Soaps: 15	School laboratory chemicals: 15
Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 15	Fuel oils: 15
Dyes: 15	Pins and needles: 15
Sewing basket articles: 15	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 15
Adhesives: 15	Floor waxes: 15
Electric fireplaces: 14	Baby rattles: 12
Containers with key openers: 7	Lunch boxes or pails: 6
Food skewers: 6	Hacksaws: 5
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 5	Gasoline cans: 5
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 5	Baby baths or bathinettes: 5
Fabric treatment products: 5	Food processors: 5
Water toys: 5	Paint or varnish thinners: 5
Potty chairs or training seats: 5	Crayons or chalk: 5

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