Accidents - Year 2006 - Upper Trunk

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 542,875
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 54,768	Floors or flooring materials: 31,491
Bathtubs or showers: 27,579	Bicycles or accessories: 22,163
Football: 18,776	Beds or bedframes: 18,573
Ladders: 17,073	Chairs: 16,143
All-terrain vehicles: 15,586	Tables: 11,015
Exercise: 10,040	Basketball: 10,002
Furniture: 9,647	Horseback riding: 8,604
Containers: 8,168	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 7,699
Weight lifting: 7,646	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 6,202
House repair or construction materials: 6,183	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 6,059
Soccer: 5,760	Toilets: 5,634
Crutches, canes or walkers: 4,980	Motor vehicles or parts: 4,644
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 4,450	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 4,090
Ceilings and walls: 3,951	Baseball: 3,903
Wheelchairs: 3,741	Fences or fence posts: 3,691
Trampolines: 3,667	Rugs or carpets: 3,533
Doors: 3,496	Exercise equipment: 3,456
Televisions: 3,394	Hot water: 3,204
Swimming: 2,913	Softball: 2,884
Snow skiing: 2,757	Wrestling: 2,630
Handrails, railings or banisters: 2,459	Counters or countertops: 2,283
Swimming pools: 2,232	Lawn mowers: 2,194
Day wear: 2,185	Skateboards: 2,039
Sports and recreational activity: 1,996	Snow boarding: 1,975
Footwear: 1,944	Animal induced injury: 1,882
Bags: 1,863	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 1,838
Martial arts: 1,760	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 1,760
Benches: 1,661	Alcohol: 1,625
Golf: 1,613	Other unpowered garden tools: 1,612
Stepladders: 1,606	Fishing: 1,509
Swings or swing sets: 1,498	Foods: 1,482
Tableware and accessories: 1,456	Refrigerators: 1,435
Sinks: 1,395	Amusement attractions: 1,392
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 1,361	Other toys: 1,316
Ice hockey: 1,307	Dancing: 1,261
Cheerleading: 1,250	Stools: 1,215
Poles: 1,181	Pet supplies: 1,175
Grocery or shopping carts: 1,171	Bunk beds: 1,162
Volleyball: 1,155	Laundry baskets: 1,111
Riding power lawn mowers: 1,076	Clothing: 1,058
Extension or straight ladders: 1,026	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 1,013
Water slides: 1,005	Chair, recliner: 997
Doorsills or frames: 991	Tree stands: 987
Sleds: 986	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 982
Slides or sliding boards: 967	Lacrosse: 956
Vacuum cleaners: 956	Washing machines: 936
Snowmobiles: 921	Buckets or pails: 907
Go-carts: 905	Rugby: 895
Soaps: 866	Bowling: 861
Bleachers: 847	Knives: 837
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 835	Golf carts: 827
Jewelry: 825	Water skiing: 788
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 768	Laundry soaps or detergents: 751
Step stools: 750	Barstools or kitchen stools: 740
Air conditioners: 732	Other ball sports: 726
Track and field: 725	Tennis: 725
Hot tubs or home spas: 725	Computers: 723
Hockey: 720	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 698
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 675	Chair, rocking: 669
Boxing: 665	Power lawn mowers: 663
Water tubing: 645	Medical equipment, general: 642
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 642	Gymnastics: 633
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 611	Manual cleaning equipment: 608
Luggage: 608	Other ranges or ovens: 591
Microwave ovens: 590	Surfing: 587
Scaffolding: 583	Freezers: 582
Ramps or landings: 578	Telephones or telephone accessories: 568
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 565	Paper products: 565
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 563	Roller skating: 545
Mattresses: 538	Plants, trees and shrubs: 536
Toolboxes or tool kits: 531	Cords, electrical: 528
Cardboard products: 525	Elevators or other lifts: 497
Pens and pencils: 491	Vending machines: 490
Built-in swimming pools: 490	Garage doors: 465
Pipes: 464	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 464
Electric heating pads: 459	Book bags or back carriers: 452
Diving or diving boards: 450	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 447
Scooters, unpowered: 441	Cabinet or door hardware: 428
Wire: 407	Tools: 407
Car seats: 401	Motorized vehicles: 397
Cribs: 395	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 380
Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 376	Portable food or beverage coolers: 375
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 365	Cookware: 358
Decorative yard equipment: 357	Manual push mowers: 349
In-line skating: 342	Rotary power lawn mowers: 341
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 336	Wooden containers: 336
Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 333	Metal containers: 322
Pillows: 322	Pressure cookers or canners: 311
Workshop furnishings: 308	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 304
Combs or hairbrushes: 297	Mobile/manufactured homes: 292
Minibikes, powered: 292	Saws: 289
Escalators: 287	Camping equipment: 283
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 280	Clothes dryers: 276
Electric Christmas decorations: 270	Clothing accessories: 266
Ball sports: 265	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 264
BBs or pellets: 260	Baby strollers: 253
Keys, key rings or key chains: 253	Coins: 251
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 251	Bleaches: 249
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 249	Chain saws: 248
Mountain climbing: 248	Floor lamps or table lamps: 238
Gasoline: 238	Insect induced injuries: 237
Bench or table saws: 237	Grills: 236
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 236	Rope or string: 235
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 231	Towels or cloths: 231
Playground equipment: 230	Razors or shavers: 225
Tricycles: 225	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 224
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 222	Boats and boating: 222
Tractors: 216	Fireworks: 214
Sprayers: 214	Bottles or jars: 212
Sheets or pillowcases: 206	Television tables or stands: 201
Billiards or pool: 196	Flying toys: 194
Other fireplaces: 193	Waterbeds or water pillows: 191
Windowsills or frames: 189	Fertilizers: 188
General home or room involvement in fires: 185	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 181
Detergents: 177	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 177
Swimming pool equipment: 175	Hammers: 173
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 173	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 171
Fans: 169	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 168
Ice skating: 167	Treehouses or playhouses: 167
Other grills or stoves: 166	Christmas tree lights: 165
Metal cookware: 164	Pruning or trimming equipment: 162
Hair dryers: 162	Baby gates or barriers: 162
Lighting equipment: 159	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 158
Laundry hampers: 158	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 158
Christmas decorations: 154	Mirrors or mirror glass: 152
Other containers: 146	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 146
Seesaws or teeterboards: 146	Gasoline cans: 144
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 142	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 142
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 142	Automatic doors: 142
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 142	Carts: 141
Generators or power plants: 139	Flotation toys: 138
Cots: 135	Nonglass bottles or jars: 133
Inflatable toys: 132	Light bulbs: 132
Nightwear: 132	Plastic containers: 130
Screwdrivers: 127	Clothing irons: 124
Toy boxes or chests: 119	Bed rails: 117
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 117	Skating: 116
Drinking glasses: 116	Tetherball: 113
Leaf blowers: 113	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 109
Batteries: 108	Illegal drugs: 106
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 105	Garden tractors: 104
Safes: 103	Bedding: 103
Balloons: 102	Trays: 102
Scuba diving: 102	Art supplies or equipment: 101
Heaters or heating systems: 101	Cosmetics: 98
Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 95	First aid equipment: 94
Drills: 93	Other playground equipment: 93
Nail guns or stud drivers: 92	Pull-down or folding stairs: 90
Water heaters: 90	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 88
Eyeglasses: 88	Lockers: 86
Industrial equipment: 86	Pogo sticks: 86
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 86	Electric grills: 86
Slicers and choppers: 86	Croquet: 86
Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 86	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 86
General purpose household cleaners: 86	Power drills or accessories: 86
Artificial Christmas trees: 86	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 86
Other manual workshop tools: 86	Other portable or stationary power tools: 86
Snow throwers/blowers: 86	Glass bottles or jars: 86
Welding equipment: 86	Massage devices or vibrators: 86
Hatchets or axes: 86	Kerosene or oil heaters: 83
Crayons or chalk: 80	Ammonia, household: 79
Clocks: 79	Potty chairs or training seats: 79
Sewing machines or accessories: 79	Shuffleboard: 79
Self-contained openers: 79	Knives with replaceable blades: 78
Wading pools: 77	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 76
Fire escape devices: 75	Baby changing tables: 75
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 73	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 73
Other baby carriers: 73	Log splitters: 73
Tool sheds: 73	Nonbaby mattresses: 73
Power tillers or cultivators: 73	Diapers: 73
Radiators: 72	Pesticides: 71
Glass soft drink bottles: 71	Snow tubing: 71
Toilet bowl products: 71	Food grinders: 71
Portable power drills and accessories: 71	Ironing boards or covers: 71
Magazine racks or book ends: 71	Awls, chisels or planes: 71
Pins and needles: 71	Stationary power drills and accessories: 71
Other furniture: 71	Marbles: 71
Other specified plastic products: 71	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 71
Inflatable furniture: 71	Extension cords: 60
Hammocks: 59	Oil furnaces: 59
Liquid drugs: 59	Field hockey: 59
Power hedge trimmers: 59	Handball: 59
Matches: 59	Toy sports equipment: 59
Personal protection devices: 59	Other glass bottles or jars: 59
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 59	Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 59
Carbon monoxide detectors: 59	Coffee makers or teapots: 58
Dishwashers: 46	Aquariums or accessories: 45
Lighters: 43	Baby carriers: 43
Electric lighting equipment: 40	Towel racks or bars: 40
Amateur two-way radios: 40	Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 40
Chains: 36	High chairs: 35
Painting equipment, powered: 30	Umbrellas: 30
Above-ground swimming pools: 30	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 30
Outerwear: 30	Swimming pool chemicals: 30
Trains: 30	Blankets: 30
Table tennis: 30	Wallpaper: 30
Wood paneling and particleboard: 29	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 26
Guns: 21	Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 21
Gas ranges or ovens: 20	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 20
Baby carriages: 15	Footlockers: 15
Floor buffers or waxers: 15	Baby mattresses or pads: 15
Street hockey: 15	Window screens: 15
Tapes: 15	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 15
Chemicals: 15	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 15
Air compressors: 15	Caulking or spackling compounds: 15
Public equipment: 15	Water polo: 15
Tombstones or grave markers: 15	Futons: 15
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 15	Scales: 15
Drinking fountains: 15	Power jointers: 15
Tape recorders or players: 15	Radios: 15
Fabric treatment products: 15	Power sanders: 15
Garbage disposers: 15	Bars and bar accessories: 15
Kites or kite string: 15	Kitchen gadgets: 15
Sewing basket articles: 15	Electric ranges or ovens: 15
Lighter fluids: 15	Record players: 15
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 15	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 15
Drain cleaners: 15	Faucets or spigots: 15
Utility vehicles: 15	Oven cleaners: 14
Other clothing: 14	Antifreeze: 14
Slow cookers: 11	Table linens: 6
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 6	Manual scissors: 6
School equipment: 6	Electric kettles or hot pots: 6
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 5	Aerosol containers: 5
Roller hockey: 5	Swimming pool slides: 5
Riding toys: 5

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