Accidents - Year 2006 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,379,458
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 172,720	Stairs or steps: 105,112
Beds or bedframes: 92,327	Bicycles or accessories: 59,027
Tables: 53,675	Ceilings and walls: 50,082
Chairs: 44,832	Football: 34,268
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 32,893	Bathtubs or showers: 31,884
Doors: 28,190	Basketball: 24,209
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 21,912	Wheelchairs: 20,516
All-terrain vehicles: 19,845	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 19,576
Baseball: 16,107	Ladders: 15,395
Soccer: 15,005	Grocery or shopping carts: 13,384
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 11,006	Skateboards: 10,622
Bunk beds: 10,171	Crutches, canes or walkers: 10,126
Swings or swing sets: 9,617	Other toys: 9,532
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 9,360	Counters or countertops: 8,962
Horseback riding: 8,940	Toilets: 8,848
House repair or construction materials: 8,528	Doorsills or frames: 7,835
Rugs or carpets: 7,580	Alcohol: 7,434
Poles: 7,259	Motor vehicles or parts: 7,126
Slides or sliding boards: 7,119	Trampolines: 7,076
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 6,717	Softball: 6,674
Fences or fence posts: 6,568	Televisions: 6,418
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 6,312	Snow boarding: 6,144
Swimming pools: 5,803	Golf: 5,337
Footwear: 5,257	Benches: 5,149
Car seats: 5,042	Pipes: 4,993
Snow skiing: 4,834	Scooters, unpowered: 4,246
Handrails, railings or banisters: 3,954	Playground equipment: 3,889
Furniture: 3,829	Exercise equipment: 3,798
High chairs: 3,583	Exercise: 3,534
Weight lifting: 3,445	Baby strollers: 3,425
Cribs: 3,402	Bleachers: 3,267
Wrestling: 3,148	Stools: 3,043
Ice hockey: 2,990	Sinks: 2,982
Fishing: 2,957	Ice skating: 2,918
Containers: 2,905	Windowsills or frames: 2,899
Built-in swimming pools: 2,842	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 2,806
Other fireplaces: 2,677	Sports and recreational activity: 2,658
Cabinet or door hardware: 2,621	Barstools or kitchen stools: 2,586
Cheerleading: 2,449	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 2,409
Refrigerators: 2,372	Golf carts: 2,359
Animal induced injury: 2,295	Radiators: 2,282
Garage doors: 2,268	Hockey: 2,256
Tableware and accessories: 2,215	Volleyball: 2,170
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 2,167	Other ball sports: 2,159
Sleds: 2,070	Surfing: 2,024
Hammers: 1,939	Pet supplies: 1,927
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 1,911	Other unpowered garden tools: 1,899
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 1,864	Escalators: 1,861
Fans: 1,738	Floor lamps or table lamps: 1,727
Metal containers: 1,721	Baby changing tables: 1,698
Chair, rocking: 1,675	Television tables or stands: 1,662
Other playground equipment: 1,652	Day wear: 1,645
Swimming: 1,636	Wagons: 1,622
Diving or diving boards: 1,610	Plants, trees and shrubs: 1,593
Ball sports: 1,583	Amusement attractions: 1,559
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 1,547	Roller skating: 1,540
Go-carts: 1,511	Baby walkers or jumpers: 1,507
Mirrors or mirror glass: 1,461	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 1,438
Water skiing: 1,429	Bottles or jars: 1,423
Air conditioners: 1,397	Chair, recliner: 1,385
Telephones or telephone accessories: 1,383	Gymnastics: 1,345
Computers: 1,279	Decorative yard equipment: 1,256
Lacrosse: 1,238	Tricycles: 1,232
Tennis: 1,218	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 1,205
Public equipment: 1,197	Baby bouncer seats: 1,192
Elevators or other lifts: 1,179	Stepladders: 1,178
In-line skating: 1,169	Tools: 1,163
Rugby: 1,092	Bed rails: 1,088
Drinking glasses: 1,052	Attachable high chairs: 1,033
Step stools: 1,027	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 1,024
Riding power lawn mowers: 1,023	Lockers: 1,019
Dancing: 1,004	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 997
Manual cleaning equipment: 989	Scaffolding: 968
Other ranges or ovens: 951	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 938
Cardboard products: 936	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 929
Heaters or heating systems: 914	Clocks: 903
Ramps or landings: 898	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 887
Baby carriers: 882	Hot tubs or home spas: 862
Extension or straight ladders: 860	Medical equipment, general: 828
Carts: 816	Tool sheds: 802
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 780	Water slides: 778
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 776	Other baby carriers: 769
Paper products: 764	Portable baby swings: 760
Clothing accessories: 755	Pillows: 739
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 735	Automatic doors: 732
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 717	Vacuum cleaners: 707
Toy boxes or chests: 704	Vending machines: 696
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 680	Bags: 672
Boxing: 671	Track and field: 663
Clothing: 661	Towel racks or bars: 650
Martial arts: 646	Cords, electrical: 634
Rope or string: 633	Buckets or pails: 625
Riding toys: 620	Wooden containers: 606
Freezers: 605	Lighting equipment: 604
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 603	Cookware: 586
Clothes dryers: 571	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 570
Tape recorders or players: 557	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 554
Treehouses or playhouses: 554	Radios: 552
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 549	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 549
Motorized vehicles: 544	Lawn mowers: 530
Futons: 527	Hammocks: 527
Foods: 523	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 521
Skating: 517	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 504
Water tubing: 485	Built-in fireplaces: 481
Bowling: 468	Combs or hairbrushes: 459
Clothing irons: 458	Book bags or back carriers: 454
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 453	Baby gates or barriers: 448
Other manual workshop tools: 445	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 442
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 429	Knives: 426
Hatchets or axes: 426	Luggage: 400
Toolboxes or tool kits: 389	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 378
Nightwear: 371	Pull-down or folding stairs: 369
Pruning or trimming equipment: 367	Playpens: 366
Tractors: 365	Billiards or pool: 364
Powered riding toys: 359	Trays: 358
Seesaws or teeterboards: 352	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 346
Faucets or spigots: 346	Eyeglasses: 340
Nonglass bottles or jars: 338	Tree stands: 336
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 336	Washing machines: 335
Keys, key rings or key chains: 334	Horseshoes: 330
Mobile/manufactured homes: 330	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 325
Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 324	School equipment: 323
Tablet or capsule drugs: 315	Towels or cloths: 310
Plastic containers: 309	Aquariums or accessories: 308
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 307	Grills: 306
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 302	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 300
Snowmobiles: 300	Laundry baskets: 299
Nonelectric blankets: 296	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 292
Wood paneling and particleboard: 286	Toy sports equipment: 280
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 278	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 276
Glass bottles or jars: 271	Other toy guns: 270
Chain saws: 265	Fire extinguishers: 262
Swimming pool equipment: 257	Drinking fountains: 257
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 247	Seasonal decorations: 241
Dishwashers: 241	Chains: 239
Field hockey: 238	Snow tubing: 237
Soaps: 236	Cosmetics: 234
Pens and pencils: 233	Window screens: 231
Portable food or beverage coolers: 231	Boats and boating: 231
Fireworks: 229	Light bulbs: 227
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 222	Automotive tools or accessories: 221
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 220	Baby carriers or slings: 219
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 218	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 217
Mountain climbing: 216	Batteries: 215
Diapers: 212	Camping equipment: 212
Flying toys: 209	Flatware: 209
Saws: 205	Microwave ovens: 204
Mattresses: 201	Plastic bags: 192
Laundry hampers: 187	Razors or shavers: 186
Electric lighting equipment: 186	Storm windows: 182
Christmas decorations: 182	Personal protection devices: 182
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 177	Jewelry: 177
Other furnaces: 172	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 169
Outerwear: 167	General home or room involvement in fires: 165
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 164	Power lawn mowers: 164
Liquid drugs: 163	Potty chairs or training seats: 163
Ironing boards or covers: 159	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 159
Desk supplies: 156	Eye protection devices: 152
Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 152	Minibikes, powered: 152
Hair clippers and trimmers: 148	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 144
Pogo sticks: 143	Photographic equipment: 142
Metal cookware: 141	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 140
Wire: 140	Footlockers: 140
Humidifiers: 139	Painting equipment, powered: 139
Electric heaters: 139	Kitchen gadgets: 139
Insect induced injuries: 139	Ice makers: 139
Street hockey: 135	Hot water: 134
Wallpaper: 131	Other containers: 131
Tarpaulins: 131	BBs or pellets: 129
Log splitters: 126	Other furniture: 121
Christmas tree stands or supports: 110	Waterbeds or water pillows: 109
Garden tractors: 108	Bars and bar accessories: 107
Bench or table saws: 105	Umbrellas: 104
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 102	Magazine racks or book ends: 102
Extension cords: 102	Doorstops: 102
Lubricants: 102	Glass soft drink bottles: 101
Chimneys: 101	Tetherball: 101
Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 100	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 97
Toddler beds: 97	Other specified plastic products: 97
Toy guns: 97	Fireplace equipment: 95
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 94	Cots: 94
Blankets: 93	Air compressors: 92
Coins: 92	Electric baseboard heaters: 92
Sheets or pillowcases: 90	Above-ground swimming pools: 90
Sprayers: 90	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 90
Roller hockey: 87	Fertilizers: 86
Pressure cookers or canners: 86	Saunas: 86
Shuffleboard: 86	Tombstones or grave markers: 86
Thermostats: 86	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 86
Darts: 86	Scales: 86
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 86	Christmas tree lights: 86
Wading pools: 83	Music boxes or chimes: 82
Water heaters: 81	Drills: 80
Flares: 79	Costumes or masks: 79
Bassinets or cradles: 78	Electric mixers: 77
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 76	Illegal drugs: 76
Flotation toys: 75	Table tennis: 75
Safes: 75	Night-lights: 75
Generators or power plants: 74	Trains: 74
Canning jars or lids: 73	Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 73
Industrial equipment: 73	Inflatable toys: 72
Baby bottles or nipples: 72	Other power garden tools: 71
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 71	Snow throwers/blowers: 71
Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 71	Other clothing: 71
Ice picks: 71	Power saws: 71
Fuel oils: 71	Manual hedge trimmers: 71
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 71	Lawn vacuums: 71
Coin-operated car washing equipment: 71	Soldering equipment: 71
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 71	Business and office machines: 70
Other glass bottles or jars: 67	Hair dryers: 67
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 66	Outdoor patio heaters or firepits: 65
Other toy weapons: 65	Balloons: 64
Badminton: 60	Plastic wrapping products: 59
Other guns or firearms: 59	Massage devices or vibrators: 59
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 59	Burglar alarms: 59
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 59	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 59
Gas furnaces: 59	Vises or workshop clamps: 59
Recording tapes: 59	Gasoline: 59
Wigs, falls or hairpieces: 51	Fire or smoke alarms: 51
Handball: 49	Art supplies or equipment: 45
Screwdrivers: 41	Air purifiers: 40
Projectors: 40	Guns: 37
Nonbaby mattresses: 36	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 35
Baby carriages: 30	Adhesives: 30
Portable power drills and accessories: 30	Lighters: 30
Gas fumes or gas vapors of unknown origin: 30	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 30
Fuel storage tanks: 30	Sewing machines or accessories: 30
Fire sprinklers: 30	Pressurized containers: 27
Swimming pool slides: 26	Nail guns or stud drivers: 21
Inflatable furniture: 20	Scissors: 20
Amateur two-way radios: 15	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 15
Lighter fluids: 15	Knives with replaceable blades: 15
Aircraft: 15	Rotary power lawn mowers: 15
Thermometers: 15	Curling: 15
Garbage disposers: 15	Can openers: 15
Metal or plastic molding sets: 15	Laser pointers: 15
Bleaches: 15	Sleeping bags: 15
Trash compactors: 15	Aerosol containers: 15
Manual scissors: 15	Toasters: 15
Scuba diving: 15	Outdoor antennas: 15
Power hedge trimmers: 15	Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 15
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 15	Power tillers or cultivators: 15
Floor waxes: 15	Other grills or stoves: 15
Caulking or spackling compounds: 15	Chemicals: 15
Heat pumps: 15	Water polo: 15
Pumps: 14	Other electric lighting equipment: 14
Artificial Christmas trees: 14	Record players: 14
Slow cookers: 14	Electric Christmas decorations: 14
Bedding: 10	Nonmetal cookware: 6
Fire escape devices: 6	Electric ranges or ovens: 6
Building sets: 6	Crayons or chalk: 6
Portable electric heaters: 6	Tapes: 6
Electric coffee makers or teapots: 6	Electric can openers: 6
Baby exercisers: 5	Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 5
Baby mattresses or pads: 5	Croquet: 5
Workshop furnishings: 5	Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 5
Other drugs or medications: 5	Utility vehicles: 5

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