Accidents - Year 2007 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 785,730
See also: Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Ceilings and walls: 81,195	Knives: 70,558
Doors: 37,654	Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 27,589
Football: 21,446	Stairs or steps: 20,629
Drinking glasses: 19,542	Bicycles or accessories: 18,560
Tableware and accessories: 17,315	Basketball: 15,038
Floors or flooring materials: 14,920	Knives with replaceable blades: 11,506
Fences or fence posts: 11,191	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 10,833
Metal containers: 9,402	Baseball: 8,565
Tables: 7,966	Other ranges or ovens: 7,921
Fishing: 7,363	Beds or bedframes: 6,831
Softball: 5,978	Mirrors or mirror glass: 5,970
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 5,826	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 5,568
Cookware: 5,501	Chairs: 5,360
Skateboards: 5,253	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 5,225
Boxing: 5,183	Hot water: 5,033
Refrigerators: 4,688	All-terrain vehicles: 4,668
Soccer: 4,566	Foods: 4,478
Ladders: 4,310	Lockers: 4,308
Containers: 4,274	Poles: 4,245
Animal induced injury: 4,087	Motor vehicles or parts: 4,082
Screwdrivers: 4,054	Hammers: 3,970
House repair or construction materials: 3,780	Doorsills or frames: 3,693
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 3,562	Bathtubs or showers: 3,434
Furniture: 2,984	Televisions: 2,970
Chain saws: 2,968	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 2,919
Other toys: 2,913	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 2,857
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 2,699	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 2,665
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 2,660	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 2,660
Bench or table saws: 2,659	Pipes: 2,644
Drills: 2,570	Weight lifting: 2,523
Clothing irons: 2,468	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 2,457
Power lawn mowers: 2,409	Glass bottles or jars: 2,360
Grills: 2,331	Handrails, railings or banisters: 2,273
Pens and pencils: 2,258	Scissors: 2,257
Alcohol: 2,222	Lawn mowers: 2,200
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 2,094	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 2,084
Martial arts: 2,072	Light bulbs: 2,071
Wheelchairs: 2,060	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 2,050
Manual scissors: 2,041	Fireworks: 1,998
Counters or countertops: 1,994	Pet supplies: 1,954
Manual cleaning equipment: 1,922	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 1,906
Power saws: 1,895	Nail guns or stud drivers: 1,883
Hockey: 1,806	Exercise: 1,768
Garage doors: 1,730	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 1,681
Toilets: 1,652	Portable circular power saws: 1,614
Trampolines: 1,609	Sports and recreational activity: 1,538
Rugs or carpets: 1,506	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 1,491
Saws: 1,475	Bottles or jars: 1,460
Exercise equipment: 1,447	Awls, chisels or planes: 1,445
Scooters, unpowered: 1,407	Volleyball: 1,386
Decorative yard equipment: 1,380	Horseback riding: 1,352
Washing machines: 1,343	Pruning or trimming equipment: 1,329
Other unpowered garden tools: 1,322	Footwear: 1,310
Gasoline: 1,286	Air conditioners: 1,255
Sleds: 1,237	Computers: 1,210
Crutches, canes or walkers: 1,186	Tools: 1,125
Other ball sports: 1,105	In-line skating: 1,074
Fans: 1,053	Roller skating: 1,047
Power drills or accessories: 1,025	Other manual workshop tools: 1,009
Hatchets or axes: 978	Elevators or other lifts: 973
Electric ranges or ovens: 967	Heaters or heating systems: 966
Insect induced injuries: 951	Wrestling: 948
Floor lamps or table lamps: 938	Bags: 900
Cardboard products: 896	Golf: 882
Metal cookware: 877	Plants, trees and shrubs: 871
Wire: 855	Cabinet or door hardware: 854
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 851	Public equipment: 829
Cheerleading: 821	Rope or string: 816
Aquariums or accessories: 801	Grocery or shopping carts: 798
Swings or swing sets: 797	Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 784
Clothing accessories: 744	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 742
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 739	Other glass bottles or jars: 699
Clothes dryers: 694	Sprayers: 686
Dishwashers: 676	Benches: 658
General purpose household cleaners: 654	Dancing: 651
Keys, key rings or key chains: 646	Hand saws: 643
BBs or pellets: 639	Snow skiing: 638
Swimming pools: 634	Desk supplies: 631
Electric blenders: 620	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 615
Microwave ovens: 613	Day wear: 612
Lacrosse: 611	Snow boarding: 604
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 598	Bleachers: 585
Sinks: 584	Slides or sliding boards: 583
Bunk beds: 583	Snowmobiles: 578
Razors or shavers: 565	Other fireplaces: 563
Flatware: 559	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 545
Soaps: 541	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 539
Go-carts: 533	Billiards or pool: 526
Radiators: 523	Ball sports: 523
Kitchen gadgets: 522	Tennis: 520
Other grills or stoves: 507	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 504
Freezers: 503	Rugby: 500
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 499	Telephones or telephone accessories: 499
Ice hockey: 496	Amusement attractions: 492
Log splitters: 490	Flying toys: 489
General home or room involvement in fires: 484	Archery: 474
Slicers and choppers: 474	Air compressors: 472
Tetherball: 472	Swimming: 465
Storm windows: 459	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 453
Coffee makers or teapots: 452	Buckets or pails: 452
Vacuum cleaners: 444	Skating: 439
Plastic containers: 429	Bowling: 425
Gymnastics: 416	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 415
Vending machines: 414	Luggage: 411
Bleaches: 404	Pins and needles: 402
Tool sheds: 401	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 397
Golf carts: 396	Escalators: 394
Track and field: 389	Toolboxes or tool kits: 387
Built-in swimming pools: 387	Clothing: 381
Water heaters: 374	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 372
Rotary power lawn mowers: 370	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 362
Riding power lawn mowers: 346	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 339
Bed rails: 331	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 330
Manicuring devices: 329	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 329
Automatic doors: 327	Stools: 327
Jewelry: 326	Hot plates: 325
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 317	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 316
Portable power drills and accessories: 315	Outdoor patio heaters or firepits: 312
Generators or power plants: 310	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 309
Carts: 301	Band saws: 300
Ice picks: 299	Batteries: 291
Chemicals: 287	Nonglass bottles or jars: 286
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 285	Step stools: 280
Surfing: 274	Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 273
Ice skating: 273	Tractors: 272
Faucets or spigots: 272	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 271
Slow cookers: 268	Christmas decorations: 261
Street hockey: 260	Glue guns: 259
Field hockey: 257	Ramps or landings: 256
Chains: 256	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 256
Charcoal: 255	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 254
Adhesives: 253	Hacksaws: 252
Fireplace equipment: 251	Electric coffee makers or teapots: 250
Laundry baskets: 245	Paper products: 245
Portable electric heaters: 241	Umbrellas: 241
Trays: 240	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 240
Canning jars or lids: 239	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 238
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 234	Water slides: 228
Wooden containers: 225	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 224
Mobile/manufactured homes: 224	Plastic bags: 223
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 223	Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 220
Car seats: 220	Snow throwers/blowers: 218
Sewing basket articles: 215	Electric deep fryers: 214
Scaffolding: 211	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 211
Electric mixers: 209	Towel racks or bars: 207
Food processors: 207	Other furnaces: 200
Mattresses: 199	Electric lighting equipment: 195
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 194	Windowsills or frames: 191
Lighting equipment: 191	Range or oven accessories: 188
Clocks: 187	Dishwashing liquid: 187
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 185	Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 183
Watches: 181	Coaxial Cable: 180
Cutting torches: 179	Television tables or stands: 177
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 175	Kerosene or oil heaters: 174
Manual filing or sanding tools: 172	Nonmetal cookware: 171
Baby strollers: 171	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 170
Waterbeds or water pillows: 169	First aid equipment: 169
Lighter fluids: 168	Footlockers: 165
Pillows: 163	Pull-down or folding stairs: 163
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 161	Workshop furnishings: 160
Handball: 156	Combs or hairbrushes: 155
Gas-burning fireplaces: 155	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 155
Minibikes, powered: 154	Outerwear: 152
Cords, electrical: 151	Barstools or kitchen stools: 151
Can openers: 151	Garden tractors: 150
Electric fireplaces: 150	Nonbaby mattresses: 150
Extension cords: 149	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 148
Baby gates or barriers: 147	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 147
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 145	Futons: 145
Welding equipment: 142	Portable food or beverage coolers: 140
Aerosol containers: 140	Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 140
Jigsaws: 140	Boats and boating: 140
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 140	Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 140
Art supplies or equipment: 139	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 133
Built-in fireplaces: 131	Blankets: 131
Metal or plastic molding sets: 131	Tombstones or grave markers: 131
Boilers: 131	Book bags or back carriers: 127
Electric kettles or hot pots: 126	Power tillers or cultivators: 126
Tape recorders or players: 125	Fire extinguishers: 123
Cribs: 122	Darts: 118
Motorized vehicles: 118	Radios: 114
Playground equipment: 111	Dry ice: 110
Power hedge trimmers: 105	Chemistry sets or science kits: 104
Leaf blowers: 102	Window screens: 101
Paper cutters: 100	Skeet shooting: 100
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 99	School equipment: 99
Humidifiers: 97	Gas or LP heaters: 97
Other playground equipment: 96	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 96
Nightwear: 95	Acids: 95
Hair dryers: 95	Stepladders: 95
Fuel storage tanks: 95	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 92
Toasters: 92	Glass tubing or test tubes: 91
Chimneys: 90	Inflatable toys: 87
Electric frying pans and skillets: 87	Radial arm saws: 87
Pressurized containers: 87	Treehouses or playhouses: 87
Electric heaters: 86	Laundry soaps or detergents: 86
Wood paneling and particleboard: 85	Detergents: 85
Seasonal decorations: 85	Power sanders: 85
Balloons: 85	Diving or diving boards: 85
Unpowered models or parts: 85	Vises or workshop clamps: 85
Oven cleaners: 85	Wagons: 85
Stationary power drills and accessories: 85	Toy boxes or chests: 84
Baby bottles or nipples: 84	Other antennas: 84
Safes: 84	Christmas tree lights: 83
Flotation toys: 81	Electric heating pads: 80
Other portable or stationary power tools: 80	Table linens: 80
Badminton: 80	Electric griddles: 80
Garbage disposers: 80	Kerosene: 80
Above-ground swimming pools: 80	Food skewers: 80
Gasoline cans: 80	Hot tubs or home spas: 77
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 77	Cosmetics: 76
Pumps: 75	High chairs: 75
Eyeglasses: 71	Other drugs or medications: 71
Floor furnaces: 71	Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 71
Caulking or spackling compounds: 71	Automotive tools or accessories: 70
Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 70	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 70
Other toy guns: 70	Power lathes: 70
Laundry hampers: 70	Electric knife sharpeners: 70
Electric baseboard heaters: 70	Automotive chemicals: 70
Garden sprayers: 70	Outdoor antennas: 70
School laboratory chemicals: 70	Filters: 70
Other containers: 70	Horseshoes: 70
Seesaws or teeterboards: 70	Molding compounds: 70
Sabre saws: 70	Water polo: 70
Floor buffers or waxers: 69	Plastic panels for doors or windows: 69
Other specified plastic products: 69	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 69
Lubricants: 69	Other toy weapons: 69
Antifreeze: 69	Water softeners or conditioners: 69
Hammocks: 69	Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns: 66
Vaporizers: 63	Lye: 61
Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 61	Baby walkers or jumpers: 61
Food grinders: 61	Gas ranges or ovens: 61
Camping equipment: 59	Tree stands: 55
Chair, rocking: 50	Thermostats: 46
Sheets or pillowcases: 45	Internal combustion engines: 45
Scales: 43	Air purifiers: 43
Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 40	Batons: 40
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 40	Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 40
Water skiing: 34	Table tennis: 34
Other furniture: 34	Electric grills: 31
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 31	Towels or cloths: 31
Appliances: 31	Ice makers: 30
Manual push mowers: 30	Gas fumes or gas vapors of unknown origin: 30
Trash compactors: 30	Swimming pool chemicals: 30
Manual hedge trimmers: 30	Hypodermic needles or syringes: 30
Drinking fountains: 27	Soldering equipment: 21
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 20	Glass soft drink bottles: 20
Moving walks: 20	Extension or straight ladders: 20
Medical equipment, general: 17	Electric motors: 15
Animal traps: 15	Pogo sticks: 15
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 15	Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 15
Manual drills: 15	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 15
Brushcutters, powered: 15	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 15
Safety pins: 15	Fire sprinklers: 15
Painting equipment, powered: 15	Gas furnaces: 15
Photographic equipment: 15	Sewing machines or accessories: 15
Hair clippers and trimmers: 15	Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 15
Coins: 15	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 15
Lunch boxes or pails: 15	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 15
Music boxes or chimes: 15	Playpens: 15
Bottle warmers: 15	Chair, recliner: 15
Water tubing: 15	Floor waxes: 15
Wallpaper: 15	Drain cleaners: 15
Ammonia, household: 15	Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads: 15
Nonelectric can openers: 15	Fire or smoke alarms: 15
Wood burning fireplaces: 15	Self-contained openers: 15
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 15	Artificial turf: 15
Fencing: 15	Food warmers: 15
Paper bags: 15	Other electric lighting equipment: 15
Lamp oils: 15	Bottle openers: 15
Ironing boards or covers: 15	Trains: 15
Clothes steamers: 15	Toilet bowl products: 15
Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 15	Business and office machines: 15
Lighters: 11	Unicycles: 6
Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 5	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 5
Baby changing tables: 5	Wading pools: 5
Fire escape devices: 5

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