Accidents - Year 2008 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,538,408
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 193,901	Stairs or steps: 126,030
Beds or bedframes: 103,844	Bicycles or accessories: 63,369
Tables: 56,467	Ceilings and walls: 52,532
Chairs: 51,248	Football: 40,309
Bathtubs or showers: 36,063	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 32,073
Doors: 29,067	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 26,668
Basketball: 26,622	Wheelchairs: 23,994
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 19,754	Soccer: 18,859
All-terrain vehicles: 18,756	Baseball: 18,334
Crutches, canes or walkers: 14,916	Ladders: 14,898
Grocery or shopping carts: 14,157	Toilets: 14,005
Skateboards: 12,837	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 11,984
Doorsills or frames: 11,884	Alcohol: 11,646
Horseback riding: 11,482	Counters or countertops: 11,318
Swings or swing sets: 11,265	Rugs or carpets: 9,236
Bunk beds: 9,119	Motor vehicles or parts: 8,715
Other toys: 8,546	Televisions: 8,141
Softball: 8,040	Poles: 7,917
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 7,639	Snow boarding: 6,763
Swimming pools: 6,714	Fences or fence posts: 6,635
Footwear: 6,423	Benches: 6,280
Trampolines: 5,941	Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 5,554
Exercise: 5,512	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 5,402
Slides or sliding boards: 5,359	Scooters, unpowered: 4,962
Baby strollers: 4,648	Golf: 4,633
Car seats: 4,626	Snow skiing: 4,555
Barstools or kitchen stools: 4,436	Handrails, railings or banisters: 4,300
Bleachers: 4,265	Furniture: 4,152
Pipes: 4,090	Cribs: 4,047
Exercise equipment: 4,017	Sinks: 3,992
High chairs: 3,986	Weight lifting: 3,711
Cabinet or door hardware: 3,706	Sports and recreational activity: 3,594
Containers: 3,578	Sleds: 3,551
Radiators: 3,509	Refrigerators: 3,380
Golf carts: 3,357	Animal induced injury: 3,346
Stools: 3,315	Windowsills or frames: 3,298
Ice skating: 3,114	Cheerleading: 3,050
Other fireplaces: 3,026	Ice hockey: 2,961
Other playground equipment: 2,866	Hammers: 2,798
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 2,772	Wrestling: 2,636
Surfing: 2,537	Other ball sports: 2,529
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 2,522	Fishing: 2,425
Other unpowered garden tools: 2,398	Playground equipment: 2,354
Television tables or stands: 2,305	Hockey: 2,249
Lacrosse: 2,247	Roller skating: 2,223
Swimming: 2,155	Rugby: 2,124
Fans: 2,121	Computers: 2,061
Day wear: 2,027	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 2,023
Garage doors: 1,974	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 1,972
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 1,952	Lockers: 1,916
Volleyball: 1,885	Amusement attractions: 1,868
Built-in swimming pools: 1,858	Wagons: 1,846
Telephones or telephone accessories: 1,828	Baby changing tables: 1,813
Dancing: 1,801	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 1,795
Floor lamps or table lamps: 1,767	Escalators: 1,752
Metal containers: 1,739	Pet supplies: 1,676
Chair, rocking: 1,636	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 1,607
Water slides: 1,572	Plants, trees and shrubs: 1,560
Tableware and accessories: 1,557	Mirrors or mirror glass: 1,527
Chair, recliner: 1,511	Drinking glasses: 1,455
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 1,369	Decorative yard equipment: 1,358
Go-carts: 1,353	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 1,347
Boxing: 1,336	Air conditioners: 1,331
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 1,331	Tennis: 1,326
Step stools: 1,258	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 1,245
Baby bouncer seats: 1,245	Bed rails: 1,244
Bottles or jars: 1,238	Tricycles: 1,237
Other ranges or ovens: 1,218	Martial arts: 1,200
Tools: 1,199	Elevators or other lifts: 1,189
Diving or diving boards: 1,164	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 1,157
Riding toys: 1,147	Medical equipment, general: 1,142
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 1,108	House repair or construction materials: 1,106
Manual cleaning equipment: 1,095	Baby walkers or jumpers: 1,085
Water skiing: 1,083	Riding power lawn mowers: 1,070
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 1,070	Hammocks: 1,052
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 1,044	Attachable high chairs: 1,038
Heaters or heating systems: 1,029	Ball sports: 1,013
Motorized vehicles: 1,006	Gymnastics: 1,003
Paper products: 983	In-line skating: 977
Track and field: 956	Scaffolding: 939
Public equipment: 933	Stepladders: 927
Extension or straight ladders: 903	Vending machines: 875
Clothing: 869	Hot tubs or home spas: 863
Vacuum cleaners: 863	Pillows: 834
Clocks: 831	Built-in fireplaces: 829
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 801	Mattresses: 790
Snowmobiles: 790	Ramps or landings: 784
Wooden containers: 767	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 763
Treehouses or playhouses: 762	Tree stands: 736
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 735	Plastic containers: 731
Cords, electrical: 716	Towel racks or bars: 714
Book bags or back carriers: 701	Luggage: 693
Christmas decorations: 687	Tool sheds: 672
Clothing irons: 658	Bags: 658
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 658	Flying toys: 657
Billiards or pool: 651	Rope or string: 647
Foods: 637	Lawn mowers: 632
Glass bottles or jars: 623	Tape recorders or players: 608
Cookware: 605	Tablet or capsule drugs: 587
Clothing accessories: 586	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 581
Power lawn mowers: 578	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 575
Freezers: 566	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 558
Baby gates or barriers: 554	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 550
Other manual workshop tools: 545	Portable baby swings: 543
Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 539	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 537
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 533	Water tubing: 523
Carts: 520	Swimming pool equipment: 514
Washing machines: 511	Automatic doors: 510
Seesaws or teeterboards: 508	Cardboard products: 504
Aquariums or accessories: 502	Light bulbs: 501
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 486	Toy sports equipment: 475
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 472	Faucets or spigots: 470
Chain saws: 465	Kitchen gadgets: 465
Futons: 461	Pogo sticks: 456
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 452	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 451
Illegal drugs: 448	Baby carriers: 448
Umbrellas: 444	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 443
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 441	Buckets or pails: 438
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 435	Toy boxes or chests: 429
Nightwear: 428	Bars and bar accessories: 423
Combs or hairbrushes: 418	Other toy weapons: 418
Drills: 416	Laundry baskets: 400
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 391	Clothes dryers: 387
Bowling: 379	Pruning or trimming equipment: 378
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 376	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 374
Street hockey: 372	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 366
Playpens: 361	Trays: 356
Camping equipment: 351	Nonglass bottles or jars: 349
Field hockey: 343	Knives: 339
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 334	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 326
Powered riding toys: 322	Snow tubing: 320
Doorstops: 314	Insect induced injuries: 306
Utility vehicles: 302	Horseshoes: 300
Nail guns or stud drivers: 297	Fire extinguishers: 293
Badminton: 292	Automotive tools or accessories: 275
Balloons: 269	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 266
Mountain climbing: 266	Extension cords: 263
Above-ground swimming pools: 260	Cosmetics: 258
Eyeglasses: 256	Skating: 250
Wire: 249	Sheets or pillowcases: 248
Keys, key rings or key chains: 244	Baby carriers or slings: 242
Scuba diving: 241	Window screens: 236
Toolboxes or tool kits: 234	Other toy guns: 234
Tractors: 233	Workshop furnishings: 231
Hair clippers and trimmers: 230	Air compressors: 228
Towels or cloths: 224	Portable food or beverage coolers: 223
Tombstones or grave markers: 218	Chains: 215
Slicers and choppers: 215	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 212
Hatchets or axes: 212	Pens and pencils: 211
Drinking fountains: 211	Microwave ovens: 211
Hot water: 208	Fireplace equipment: 207
Blankets: 203	Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 203
Aerosol containers: 200	Bassinets or cradles: 198
Jewelry: 193	Safes: 191
Diapers: 190	Inflatable furniture: 189
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 188	Eye protection devices: 182
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 179	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 179
Dishwashers: 178	Other containers: 177
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 177	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 177
Christmas tree lights: 175	Sprayers: 174
Sewing machines or accessories: 173	Swimming pool slides: 171
Electric baseboard heaters: 170	Storm windows: 170
Footlockers: 168	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 164
Electric Christmas decorations: 162	Fire or smoke alarms: 162
Toy guns: 161	Fuel storage tanks: 159
Mobile/manufactured homes: 159	Glass soft drink bottles: 159
Power tillers or cultivators: 159	Wood paneling and particleboard: 159
Scales: 156	Remote control, universal or not stated: 151
Photographic equipment: 150	Flatware: 148
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 148	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 147
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 147	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 147
Baby bottles or nipples: 146	Boats and boating: 146
Snow throwers/blowers: 145	Grills: 145
Industrial equipment: 145	Scissors: 144
Outdoor antennas: 143	Minibikes, powered: 142
Outerwear: 141	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 141
Ironing boards or covers: 139	Razors or shavers: 134
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 132	Toddler beds: 131
Wigs, falls or hairpieces: 130	Outdoor patio heaters or firepits: 126
School equipment: 123	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 120
Screwdrivers: 119	Other grills or stoves: 119
Personal protection devices: 119	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 119
Lighting equipment: 118	Other specified plastic products: 115
Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 110	Desk supplies: 109
Electric mixers: 109	Other drugs or medications: 109
Artificial Christmas trees: 106	Chimneys: 103
Nonmetal cookware: 102	Magazine racks or book ends: 102
Pumps: 102	Plastic bags: 101
Fireworks: 101	Building sets: 101
Fertilizers: 99	Other baby carriers: 97
Nonelectric blankets: 96	Soaps: 96
Painting equipment, powered: 94	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 94
Business and office machines: 93	Tetherball: 93
Wading pools: 92	General home or room involvement in fires: 90
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 90	Saws: 90
Seasonal decorations: 90	Electric heaters: 89
Thermostats: 89	Manual scissors: 88
Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 88	Band saws: 87
Knife sharpeners: 87	Chemicals: 87
Respiratory protection devices: 87	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 87
Pins and needles: 86	Gas or LP heaters: 86
Electric ranges or ovens: 86	Batteries: 81
Vises or workshop clamps: 80	Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 80
Electric lighting equipment: 78	Music boxes or chimes: 78
Garden tractors: 78	Kerosene or oil heaters: 78
Waterbeds or water pillows: 78	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 76
Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 75	Floor furnaces: 75
Drugs or medications: 75	Drinking straws: 75
Trains: 74	Bleaches: 74
Art and ceramic supplies or equipment: 74	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 74
Knives with replaceable blades: 74	Electric multi-purpose lighters: 73
Lubricants: 73	Other bedding: 73
Gas fumes or gas vapors of unknown origin: 73	Electric brooms: 71
Cutting torches: 71	Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 71
Portable power drills and accessories: 71	Heat or infrared lamps: 71
Other guns or firearms: 71	Fuel oils: 71
Flotation toys: 71	Power pruning or trimming equipment: 71
Ear protection devices: 71	Gas furnaces: 71
Bench or table saws: 71	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 66
Other electric lighting equipment: 66	Chafing dishes or fondue pots: 59
Insect traps, powered: 59	Fire escape devices: 59
Battery chargers: 59	Handball: 59
Watches: 59	Boilers: 59
Pesticides: 59	Pull-down or folding stairs: 59
Table tennis: 58	Water polo: 57
Cots: 50	Baby carriages: 50
BBs or pellets: 49	Pressurized containers: 45
Water heaters: 45	Other glass bottles or jars: 44
Inflatable toys: 40	Butane or LP gas meters: 36
Laundry hampers: 35	Radios: 32
Detergents: 30	Fabric treatment products: 30
Christmas tree stands or supports: 30	Crib mobiles or crib gyms: 30
Coaxial Cable: 29	Coins: 29
Coffee makers or teapots: 29	Metal or plastic molding sets: 29
Moving walks: 29	Baby mattresses or pads: 22
Liquid drugs: 22	Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 21
First aid equipment: 21	Portable cribs: 19
Toasters: 15	Floor buffers or waxers: 15
Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 15	Baby scales: 15
Portable electric heaters: 15	Aspirin or aspirin compounds: 15
Diesel fuels: 14	Floor waxes: 14
Fire sprinklers: 14	Gasoline: 14
Costumes or masks: 14	Burglar alarms: 14
Recording tapes: 14	Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 14
Manual push mowers: 14	Water softeners or conditioners: 14
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 14	Vaporizers: 14
Rotary power lawn mowers: 14	Contact lenses: 14
Caulking or spackling compounds: 14	Can openers: 14
Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 14	Kites or kite string: 14
Toboggans: 14	Toy guns with projectiles: 14
Electric razors or shavers: 14	Kerosene grills or stoves: 14
Amateur two-way radios: 14	Hair dryers: 13
Baby exercisers: 13	Batons: 6
Workshop compounds or chemicals: 6	Marbles: 6
Slow cookers: 6	Manicuring devices: 6
Electric fireplaces: 6	Potty chairs or training seats: 6
Roller hockey: 6	Thermometers: 6
Pacifiers or teething rings: 6	Lunch boxes or pails: 6
Lighters: 6	Artificial turf: 6
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 6	Other furniture: 6
Projectors: 6

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