Accidents - Year 2007 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,430,839
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 173,015	Stairs or steps: 115,039
Beds or bedframes: 93,748	Bicycles or accessories: 58,851
Tables: 52,497	Chairs: 49,265
Ceilings and walls: 46,818	Football: 36,095
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 30,785	Bathtubs or showers: 30,737
Doors: 26,236	Basketball: 23,847
All-terrain vehicles: 23,438	Wheelchairs: 23,119
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 20,972	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 20,332
Baseball: 18,238	Soccer: 16,856
Ladders: 15,185	Grocery or shopping carts: 14,718
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 12,813	Crutches, canes or walkers: 11,790
Horseback riding: 11,502	Skateboards: 11,376
Toilets: 11,267	Alcohol: 10,402
Other toys: 10,249	Swings or swing sets: 10,114
Doorsills or frames: 9,845	Bunk beds: 8,674
Motor vehicles or parts: 8,205	Counters or countertops: 8,162
Rugs or carpets: 8,004	Televisions: 7,775
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 7,543	Poles: 7,427
Fences or fence posts: 6,964	Trampolines: 6,780
Snow boarding: 6,659	Softball: 6,459
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 6,146	Swimming pools: 6,096
House repair or construction materials: 6,036	Slides or sliding boards: 5,574
Sleds: 5,539	Footwear: 5,471
Benches: 5,251	Handrails, railings or banisters: 5,011
Golf: 4,825	Car seats: 4,793
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 4,632	Scooters, unpowered: 4,516
Pipes: 4,164	Exercise: 4,124
Furniture: 4,101	Containers: 3,971
Windowsills or frames: 3,802	Ice skating: 3,687
Snow skiing: 3,646	Cabinet or door hardware: 3,643
Cribs: 3,636	High chairs: 3,606
Fishing: 3,560	Animal induced injury: 3,555
Baby strollers: 3,464	Weight lifting: 3,315
Refrigerators: 3,288	Sinks: 3,266
Sports and recreational activity: 3,216	Exercise equipment: 3,175
Barstools or kitchen stools: 3,102	Stools: 3,031
Fans: 3,018	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 3,014
Golf carts: 2,987	Hammers: 2,931
Hockey: 2,864	Playground equipment: 2,861
Bleachers: 2,856	Other fireplaces: 2,761
Built-in swimming pools: 2,658	Ice hockey: 2,508
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 2,419	Wrestling: 2,331
Cheerleading: 2,327	Volleyball: 2,223
Roller skating: 2,158	Wagons: 2,136
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 2,133	Surfing: 2,117
Radiators: 2,084	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 2,074
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 2,044	Tableware and accessories: 2,003
Other playground equipment: 1,965	Garage doors: 1,910
Other ball sports: 1,810	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 1,791
Bottles or jars: 1,772	Television tables or stands: 1,719
Lacrosse: 1,711	Tools: 1,695
Baby changing tables: 1,666	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 1,662
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 1,659	Chair, rocking: 1,653
Diving or diving boards: 1,643	Metal containers: 1,620
Swimming: 1,591	Telephones or telephone accessories: 1,570
Rugby: 1,570	Floor lamps or table lamps: 1,548
Day wear: 1,540	Pet supplies: 1,529
Decorative yard equipment: 1,487	Mirrors or mirror glass: 1,475
Computers: 1,459	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 1,423
Escalators: 1,419	Plants, trees and shrubs: 1,415
Carts: 1,395	Lockers: 1,385
Gymnastics: 1,378	Go-carts: 1,338
Tricycles: 1,337	Amusement attractions: 1,326
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 1,325	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 1,319
Dancing: 1,317	Chair, recliner: 1,301
Hammocks: 1,288	Other unpowered garden tools: 1,257
Martial arts: 1,240	Baby bouncer seats: 1,232
Medical equipment, general: 1,198	Manual cleaning equipment: 1,188
Bowling: 1,171	Other ranges or ovens: 1,148
Elevators or other lifts: 1,147	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 1,118
Water slides: 1,101	Tennis: 1,089
Drinking glasses: 1,023	Baby gates or barriers: 1,011
Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 987	Lawn mowers: 979
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 938	Baby walkers or jumpers: 925
In-line skating: 914	Heaters or heating systems: 913
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 906	Riding toys: 892
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 877	Bed rails: 875
Buckets or pails: 874	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 870
Step stools: 852	Ramps or landings: 849
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 843	Air conditioners: 843
Vending machines: 837	Seesaws or teeterboards: 820
Billiards or pool: 812	Clothing: 808
Motorized vehicles: 795	Attachable high chairs: 783
Riding power lawn mowers: 779	Tablet or capsule drugs: 763
Stepladders: 762	Boxing: 760
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 754	Water skiing: 752
Clothing irons: 747	Faucets or spigots: 742
Skating: 730	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 729
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 728	Flying toys: 724
Clothing accessories: 723	Hot tubs or home spas: 722
Towel racks or bars: 717	Tool sheds: 716
Toy boxes or chests: 694	Cords, electrical: 684
Built-in fireplaces: 680	Scaffolding: 680
Clocks: 672	Treehouses or playhouses: 671
Vacuum cleaners: 667	Ball sports: 665
Track and field: 663	Portable baby swings: 659
Automatic doors: 626	Bags: 605
Scales: 605	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 598
Fire extinguishers: 598	Extension or straight ladders: 596
Public equipment: 582	Glass bottles or jars: 578
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 571	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 567
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 564	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 563
Umbrellas: 563	Wire: 560
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 548	Mattresses: 545
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 537	Snow tubing: 536
Knives: 533	Freezers: 531
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 530	Paper products: 529
Cookware: 514	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 509
Snowmobiles: 507	Luggage: 506
Grills: 500	Cardboard products: 499
Blankets: 497	Baby carriers: 493
Inflatable toys: 485	Other manual workshop tools: 473
Laundry baskets: 469	Christmas decorations: 461
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 460	Swimming pool equipment: 453
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 453	Toy sports equipment: 452
Tree stands: 449	Eyeglasses: 449
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 445	Washing machines: 443
Tape recorders or players: 442	Book bags or back carriers: 439
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 435	Rope or string: 412
Photographic equipment: 411	Field hockey: 409
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 406	Pogo sticks: 399
Plastic containers: 391	Hatchets or axes: 391
Trays: 388	Dishwashers: 386
Tractors: 376	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 376
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 372	Combs or hairbrushes: 366
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 361	Foods: 360
Chains: 341	Powered riding toys: 340
Toolboxes or tool kits: 338	Water tubing: 337
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 331	Power lawn mowers: 324
Other baby carriers: 309	Kitchen gadgets: 308
Pruning or trimming equipment: 307	Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 303
Other toy weapons: 302	Wooden containers: 301
Nonglass bottles or jars: 299	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 295
Automotive tools or accessories: 292	Clothes dryers: 287
Minibikes, powered: 287	Pillows: 287
Outerwear: 281	Pens and pencils: 276
Laundry hampers: 271	Aquariums or accessories: 271
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 268	Hot water: 266
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 264	Window screens: 263
Mobile/manufactured homes: 261	Playpens: 258
Insect induced injuries: 254	Hair clippers and trimmers: 242
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 237	BBs or pellets: 236
Lighting equipment: 235	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 231
Business and office machines: 231	Garden tractors: 230
Sheets or pillowcases: 226	Fireworks: 224
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 219	Sewing machines or accessories: 219
Futons: 218	Roller hockey: 217
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 215	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 214
Wood paneling and particleboard: 213	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 211
Waterbeds or water pillows: 211	Towels or cloths: 211
Extension cords: 208	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 207
Camping equipment: 203	Horseshoes: 201
Radios: 201	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 200
Nightwear: 200	Aircraft: 199
Drinking fountains: 197	Jewelry: 196
Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 195	Other toy guns: 192
General home or room involvement in fires: 187	Portable food or beverage coolers: 185
Drills: 181	Flatware: 181
School equipment: 179	Cots: 174
Baby mattresses or pads: 171	Other furnaces: 171
Electric baseboard heaters: 171	Bars and bar accessories: 170
Bassinets or cradles: 170	Fencing: 167
Scissors: 166	Keys, key rings or key chains: 165
Toy guns: 165	Baby carriers or slings: 164
Other furniture: 164	Bleaches: 164
Industrial equipment: 163	Fireplace equipment: 162
Bench or table saws: 162	Nonelectric blankets: 159
Workshop furnishings: 157	Eye protection devices: 153
Illegal drugs: 153	Footlockers: 152
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 150	Swimming pool slides: 147
Air compressors: 145	Cosmetics: 144
Inflatable furniture: 143	Other glass bottles or jars: 141
Gas ranges or ovens: 140	Toy guns with projectiles: 140
Doorstops: 140	Fire escape devices: 140
Vises or workshop clamps: 139	Light bulbs: 137
Leaf blowers: 131	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 125
Sleeping bags: 120	Building sets: 117
Soaps: 117	Chain saws: 115
Other portable or stationary power tools: 115	Desk supplies: 113
Other specified plastic products: 111	Chimneys: 110
Fire or smoke alarms: 106	Handball: 106
Darts: 105	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 104
Toddler beds: 103	Mountain climbing: 103
Utility vehicles: 101	Hair dryers: 101
Pull-down or folding stairs: 100	Magazine racks or book ends: 96
Gasoline: 95	Music boxes or chimes: 95
Nonbaby mattresses: 93	Street hockey: 92
Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 90	Flotation toys: 90
Razors or shavers: 88	Saws: 85
Liquid drugs: 85	Nail guns or stud drivers: 85
Snow throwers/blowers: 85	Power saws: 85
Water polo: 84	Trains: 84
Wading pools: 84	Portable electric heaters: 83
Boilers: 80	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 80
Electric waffle irons: 80	Fuel storage tanks: 80
Balloons: 78	Christmas tree lights: 77
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 76	Table tennis: 76
Lubricants: 76	Toilet bowl products: 76
Above-ground swimming pools: 75	Thermostats: 74
Pressure cookers or canners: 71	Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 71
Electric Christmas decorations: 71	Toy bows or arrows: 71
Air purifiers: 71	Boats and boating: 70
Room deodorizers or fresheners: 70	Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 70
Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 70	Chemicals: 70
Sprayers: 70	Trouble lights or extension work lights: 70
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 70	Manual filing or sanding tools: 70
Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 70	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 70
Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices: 70	Animal traps: 70
Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 70	Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 70
Night-lights: 70	Electric heating pads: 70
Vacuum containers: 70	Moving walks: 69
Power lathes: 69	Appliances: 69
Stilts: 69	Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 69
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 69	Power tillers or cultivators: 69
Tarpaulins: 69	Antihistamines: 69
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 66	Batteries: 66
Hypodermic needles or syringes: 61	Wood burning fireplaces: 61
Pressurized containers: 61	Dishwashing liquid: 61
Pacifiers or teething rings: 61	Baby exercisers: 57
Toboggans: 55	Tetherball: 54
Microwave ovens: 52	Recording tapes: 49
Fertilizers: 49	Aerosol containers: 48
Metal cookware: 46	Wigs, falls or hairpieces: 46
Other containers: 42	Seasonal decorations: 40
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 40	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 36
Turpentine: 34	Fire sprinklers: 31
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 31	Caulking or spackling compounds: 31
Window or door security barriers: 31	Lunch boxes or pails: 30
Ice makers: 30	Glass soft drink bottles: 30
General purpose household cleaners: 30	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 30
Fuel oils: 30	Baby carriages: 30
Metal or plastic molding sets: 30	Screwdrivers: 26
Ironing boards or covers: 22	Potty chairs or training seats: 21
Battery chargers: 20	Painting equipment, powered: 20
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 20	Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 16
Personal protection devices: 15	Other guns or firearms: 15
Shuffleboard: 15	Humidifiers: 15
Other grills or stoves: 15	Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads: 15
Skeet shooting: 15	Paper bags: 15
Saunas: 15	Insect traps, powered: 15
Coffee makers or teapots: 15	Gas or LP heaters: 15
Electric heaters: 15	Costumes or masks: 15
Other electric lighting equipment: 15	Baby bottles or nipples: 15
Other power garden tools: 15	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 15
Portable cribs: 15	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 15
Furniture polishes or waxes: 15	Gas-burning fireplaces: 15
Ammonia, household: 15	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 15
Glue guns: 15	Badminton: 15
Swimming pool chemicals: 15	Burglar alarms: 15
Electric coffee makers or teapots: 15	Gun powder or ammunition: 15
Contact lenses: 15	Laundry soaps or detergents: 15
Toy weapons: 15	Pumps: 15
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 15	Hearing aids: 15
Adhesives: 15	Coins: 11
Electric blenders: 11	Other drugs or medications: 6
Crib mobiles or crib gyms: 6	Guns: 6
Electric lighting equipment: 6	Plastic wrapping products: 6
Projectors: 6	Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 6
Diesel fuels: 6	Power drills or accessories: 6
Coaxial Cable: 5	Water toys: 5
Baby bathtub seats or rings: 5	Paper cutters: 5
Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 5	Storm windows: 5
Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 5	Electric deep fryers: 5

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