Accidents - Year 2007 - Lower Trunk

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,285,532
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 180,410	Stairs or steps: 159,778
Beds or bedframes: 66,047	Furniture: 48,053
Bathtubs or showers: 42,728	Chairs: 41,884
Containers: 37,186	Bicycles or accessories: 26,580
Ladders: 24,956	Crutches, canes or walkers: 24,224
Exercise: 20,717	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 19,785
Wheelchairs: 19,589	Football: 19,145
All-terrain vehicles: 18,372	Basketball: 15,758
Horseback riding: 15,127	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 14,384
Weight lifting: 13,614	Toilets: 13,219
House repair or construction materials: 11,943	Rugs or carpets: 11,551
Tables: 11,328	Televisions: 10,919
Footwear: 10,619	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 10,490
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 8,475	Day wear: 7,679
Soccer: 7,373	Bags: 7,164
Motor vehicles or parts: 7,135	Refrigerators: 6,673
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 6,608	Other unpowered garden tools: 6,093
Lawn mowers: 5,875	Snow boarding: 5,409
Doors: 5,383	Trampolines: 5,325
Cardboard products: 5,281	Ceilings and walls: 5,160
Baseball: 5,129	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 5,038
Skateboards: 4,846	Dancing: 4,692
Clothing: 4,626	Sleds: 4,458
Manual cleaning equipment: 4,165	Golf: 4,113
Exercise equipment: 4,021	Softball: 3,975
Washing machines: 3,868	Vacuum cleaners: 3,785
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 3,721	Laundry baskets: 3,702
Fences or fence posts: 3,698	Luggage: 3,636
Other toys: 3,559	Hot water: 3,523
Air conditioners: 3,419	Animal induced injury: 3,418
Swimming pools: 3,293	Stools: 3,267
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 3,260	Snow skiing: 3,201
Bowling: 3,047	Buckets or pails: 3,035
Chair, recliner: 2,901	Swimming: 2,750
Track and field: 2,720	Fishing: 2,627
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 2,607	Swings or swing sets: 2,601
Stepladders: 2,577	Bunk beds: 2,518
Grocery or shopping carts: 2,505	Counters or countertops: 2,352
Foods: 2,252	Other ranges or ovens: 2,224
Riding power lawn mowers: 2,219	Pet supplies: 2,176
Cheerleading: 2,143	Paper products: 2,138
Volleyball: 2,123	Amusement attractions: 2,078
Alcohol: 2,064	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 2,038
Sports and recreational activity: 1,997	Handrails, railings or banisters: 1,935
Tableware and accessories: 1,908	Extension or straight ladders: 1,898
Slides or sliding boards: 1,829	Computers: 1,815
Roller skating: 1,815	Sinks: 1,786
Tree stands: 1,777	Power lawn mowers: 1,748
Knives: 1,743	Mattresses: 1,731
Gymnastics: 1,703	Built-in swimming pools: 1,620
Jewelry: 1,582	Tools: 1,557
Golf carts: 1,473	Clothing accessories: 1,462
Doorsills or frames: 1,459	Ramps or landings: 1,450
Hockey: 1,414	Step stools: 1,403
Medical equipment, general: 1,403	Other ball sports: 1,389
Cords, electrical: 1,385	Tennis: 1,361
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 1,353	Water skiing: 1,335
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 1,334	Poles: 1,293
Telephones or telephone accessories: 1,273	Barstools or kitchen stools: 1,253
Benches: 1,248	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 1,233
Plants, trees and shrubs: 1,228	Car seats: 1,204
Wrestling: 1,200	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 1,196
Decorative yard equipment: 1,195	Snowmobiles: 1,149
Scooters, unpowered: 1,116	Clothes dryers: 1,099
Book bags or back carriers: 1,082	Cookware: 1,061
Toolboxes or tool kits: 1,038	Martial arts: 1,035
Towels or cloths: 1,032	Hot tubs or home spas: 1,018
Massage devices or vibrators: 1,013	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 1,010
Bottles or jars: 1,009	Dishwashers: 967
Go-carts: 942	Bleachers: 942
In-line skating: 941	Escalators: 914
Ice skating: 901	Rotary power lawn mowers: 891
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 858	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 855
Elevators or other lifts: 840	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 837
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 818	Freezers: 817
Soaps: 807	Electric heating pads: 793
Scaffolding: 790	Garage doors: 788
Other containers: 787	Surfing: 781
Motorized vehicles: 767	Plastic bags: 754
Cabinet or door hardware: 739	Carts: 738
Pipes: 729	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 724
Pens and pencils: 717	Metal containers: 714
Portable food or beverage coolers: 700	Microwave ovens: 700
Snow tubing: 697	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 686
Ball sports: 681	Cribs: 674
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 666	Playground equipment: 652
Sprayers: 642	Clothing irons: 639
Christmas decorations: 635	Laundry soaps or detergents: 594
Chain saws: 592	Water slides: 587
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 583	Billiards or pool: 580
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 575	Snow throwers/blowers: 570
Batteries: 567	Nightwear: 556
Ice hockey: 554	Water tubing: 553
Wooden containers: 542	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 542
Nonglass bottles or jars: 539	Diving or diving boards: 537
Nonbaby mattresses: 533	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 530
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 507	Tool sheds: 499
Skating: 493	Rope or string: 492
Air compressors: 491	Pruning or trimming equipment: 490
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 486	Insect induced injuries: 481
Water heaters: 481	Hatchets or axes: 475
Laundry hampers: 474	Drinking glasses: 473
Heaters or heating systems: 470	Other playground equipment: 462
Fans: 434	Chair, rocking: 432
First aid equipment: 428	Mirrors or mirror glass: 423
Camping equipment: 421	Other portable or stationary power tools: 420
Diapers: 419	Pillows: 419
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 416	Aquariums or accessories: 407
Lacrosse: 393	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 386
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 384	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 373
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 373	Flying toys: 368
Christmas tree lights: 367	Wire: 367
Extension cords: 363	Artificial Christmas trees: 362
Hammocks: 351	Saws: 351
Sewing machines or accessories: 349	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 348
Grills: 347	Seesaws or teeterboards: 341
Other furnaces: 327	Baby strollers: 327
Radiators: 320	Generators or power plants: 320
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 320	Floor lamps or table lamps: 318
Fireworks: 315	Sheets or pillowcases: 313
Futons: 313	Baby gates or barriers: 310
Wood paneling and particleboard: 307	Gasoline: 304
Lubricants: 289	Tractors: 287
Other fireplaces: 287	Garden tractors: 286
Footlockers: 283	Plastic containers: 279
Razors or shavers: 278	Leaf blowers: 278
Outerwear: 272	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 272
Pins and needles: 269	Lighting equipment: 267
Bench or table saws: 267	Scissors: 266
Seasonal decorations: 266	Manual scissors: 265
Blankets: 262	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 261
Appliances: 260	Kerosene or oil heaters: 257
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 256	Hammers: 255
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 244	Chains: 243
Manual push mowers: 241	Coins: 239
Other clothing: 239	BBs or pellets: 237
Inflatable furniture: 237	Treehouses or playhouses: 236
Nonelectric blankets: 235	Television tables or stands: 231
Tablet or capsule drugs: 226	Built-in fireplaces: 226
Tape recorders or players: 225	Tricycles: 224
Vending machines: 223	Other guns or firearms: 220
Painting equipment, powered: 218	Mobile/manufactured homes: 214
Scales: 214	Swimming pool slides: 213
Pressurized containers: 212	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 209
Umbrellas: 204	Above-ground swimming pools: 194
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 190	Pull-down or folding stairs: 184
Automatic doors: 182	Kitchen gadgets: 181
Windowsills or frames: 179	Detergents: 178
Desk supplies: 178	Cots: 176
Bed rails: 172	Minibikes, powered: 171
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 170	Safes: 170
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 165	Electric Christmas decorations: 164
Handball: 164	Table tennis: 161
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 159	Manual filing or sanding tools: 156
Electric lighting equipment: 155	Power tillers or cultivators: 155
Welding equipment: 155	Swimming pool equipment: 155
Wading pools: 154	Other glass bottles or jars: 148
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 147	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 147
Trays: 146	Illegal drugs: 146
Towel racks or bars: 146	Heating or cooling comfort packs: 146
Other manual workshop tools: 141	Self-contained openers: 141
Knives with replaceable blades: 140	Toy boxes or chests: 140
Electric brooms: 140	Bleaches: 140
Doorstops: 140	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 139
Automotive tools or accessories: 139	Log splitters: 139
Boats and boating: 139	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 139
Rugby: 136	Other specified plastic products: 132
Faucets or spigots: 132	Ironing boards or covers: 130
Fuel storage tanks: 124	Gasoline cans: 120
Coffee makers or teapots: 119	Baby changing tables: 118
Chemicals: 117	Badminton: 115
Public equipment: 115	Boilers: 114
Mountain climbing: 114	Manicuring devices: 110
Light bulbs: 107	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 106
Sewing basket articles: 102	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 100
Darts: 100	Cosmetics: 96
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 95	Lockers: 95
Liquid drugs: 92	Electric ranges or ovens: 92
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 90	Wagons: 90
Field hockey: 90	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 89
Tapes: 88	Glass bottles or jars: 88
High chairs: 87	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 87
Baby bottles or nipples: 87	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 86
Other bedding: 86	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 86
Waterbeds or water pillows: 86	Saunas: 85
Baby carriers: 85	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 85
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 85	Balloons: 85
Flatware: 85	Paint or varnish thinners: 85
Bars and bar accessories: 85	Portable circular power saws: 85
Slow cookers: 85	Combs or hairbrushes: 85
Metal cookware: 84	Marbles: 84
Eyeglasses: 84	Range or oven accessories: 84
Tombstones or grave markers: 84	Screwdrivers: 80
Electric deep fryers: 80	Magazine racks or book ends: 80
Caulking or spackling compounds: 80	Clocks: 80
Animal traps: 80	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 80
Vaporizers: 80	Pogo sticks: 80
Electric heaters: 80	Playpens: 76
Keys, key rings or key chains: 76	Potty chairs or training seats: 76
Portable baby swings: 76	Aircraft: 74
Electric coffee makers or teapots: 71	Drinking straws: 71
Wallpaper: 70	Gas-burning fireplaces: 70
Other baby carriers: 70	Automotive chemicals: 70
Electric baseboard heaters: 70	Fabric treatment products: 70
Bassinets or cradles: 70	Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 70
Radial arm saws: 70	Manual hedge trimmers: 70
Shuffleboard: 70	Archery: 70
Tarpaulins: 70	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 70
Hair dryers: 70	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 70
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 70	Other grills or stoves: 70
Business and office machines: 69	Baby baths or bathinettes: 69
Rug shampooers: 69	Ice makers: 69
Roller hockey: 69	General purpose household cleaners: 68
Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 61	Fertilizers: 61
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 61	Street hockey: 61
Oil furnaces: 61	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 61
Power sanders: 61	Pumps: 55
Riding toys: 54	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 40
Wallpaper steamers: 40	Inflatable toys: 40
Boxing: 35	Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 34
Drills: 34	Floor waxes: 34
Toy guns with projectiles: 34	Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 31
Electric blankets or sheets: 31	Croquet: 30
Glass soft drink bottles: 30	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 30
Photographic equipment: 30	Personal protection devices: 30
Moving walks: 30	Nail guns or stud drivers: 30
Lighters: 22	Baby carriers or slings: 21
Guns: 21	Shoelace fasteners: 15
Dishwashing liquid: 15	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 15
Gas or LP heaters: 15	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 15
Faucet water heaters: 15	Other toy weapons: 15
Building sets: 15	Attachable high chairs: 15
Coaxial Cable: 15	General home or room involvement in fires: 15
Bath or facial brushes: 15	Baby carriages: 15
Electric razors or shavers: 15	Fireplace equipment: 15
Horseshoes: 15	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 15
Pressure cookers or canners: 15	Jigsaws: 15
Fencing: 15	Outdoor patio heaters or firepits: 15
Utility vehicles: 15	Electric mixers: 15
Toy weapons: 15	Electric frying pans and skillets: 15
Other furniture: 15	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 15
Workshop furnishings: 15	Clothes brushes: 15
Drinking fountains: 15	Water softeners or conditioners: 15
Crayons or chalk: 11	Gas ranges or ovens: 6
Lighter fluids: 6	Other drugs or medications: 6
Baby walkers or jumpers: 6	Hypodermic needles or syringes: 6
Nonmetal cookware: 6	Toddler beds: 6
Swimming pool chemicals: 5	Toy sports equipment: 5
Diaper fasteners: 5	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 5
Baby bouncer seats: 5	Plastic wrapping products: 5
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 5	Fuel multi-purpose lighters: 5
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 5

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