Accidents - Year 2008 - Lower Trunk

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,325,781
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 175,452	Floors or flooring materials: 174,053
Beds or bedframes: 68,602	Furniture: 47,329
Chairs: 44,538	Bathtubs or showers: 42,505
Containers: 39,700	Ladders: 29,750
Bicycles or accessories: 28,304	Exercise: 25,099
Crutches, canes or walkers: 24,442	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 22,795
Football: 21,567	Wheelchairs: 21,353
Basketball: 18,356	Toilets: 15,731
All-terrain vehicles: 14,876	Weight lifting: 14,748
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 14,255	Horseback riding: 13,895
Footwear: 11,712	Tables: 11,483
Rugs or carpets: 10,963	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 9,064
Televisions: 9,061	Bags: 8,924
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 8,690	Day wear: 7,814
Motor vehicles or parts: 7,205	Doors: 7,196
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 7,161	Skateboards: 6,379
Soccer: 6,250	Refrigerators: 6,243
Ceilings and walls: 5,981	Trampolines: 5,501
Other unpowered garden tools: 5,439	Exercise equipment: 5,408
Lawn mowers: 5,112	Baseball: 5,044
Fences or fence posts: 4,850	Softball: 4,739
Clothing: 4,713	Animal induced injury: 4,494
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 4,437	Golf: 4,398
Snow boarding: 4,257	Luggage: 4,193
Other toys: 4,135	Manual cleaning equipment: 4,027
Chair, recliner: 3,927	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 3,875
Cardboard products: 3,868	Dancing: 3,632
Laundry baskets: 3,572	Swimming pools: 3,568
House repair or construction materials: 3,565	Hot water: 3,529
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 3,343	Snow skiing: 3,305
Washing machines: 3,227	Buckets or pails: 3,225
Bunk beds: 3,172	Swimming: 3,166
Sports and recreational activity: 3,161	Sleds: 2,971
Roller skating: 2,938	Vacuum cleaners: 2,930
Bowling: 2,882	Air conditioners: 2,830
Swings or swing sets: 2,775	Stepladders: 2,733
Mattresses: 2,691	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 2,664
Riding power lawn mowers: 2,568	Stools: 2,513
Pet supplies: 2,460	Paper products: 2,400
Computers: 2,363	Step stools: 2,312
Amusement attractions: 2,277	Benches: 2,117
Sinks: 2,092	Tableware and accessories: 2,048
Cheerleading: 2,041	Medical equipment, general: 1,999
Slides or sliding boards: 1,930	Track and field: 1,915
Foods: 1,912	Volleyball: 1,901
Grocery or shopping carts: 1,886	Counters or countertops: 1,873
Alcohol: 1,800	Christmas decorations: 1,742
Power lawn mowers: 1,739	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 1,623
Tools: 1,619	Fishing: 1,602
Other ranges or ovens: 1,583	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 1,560
Gymnastics: 1,558	Handrails, railings or banisters: 1,551
Plants, trees and shrubs: 1,535	Scooters, unpowered: 1,527
Barstools or kitchen stools: 1,527	Doorsills or frames: 1,525
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 1,510	Knives: 1,494
Ice skating: 1,488	Jewelry: 1,475
Ramps or landings: 1,463	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 1,462
Soaps: 1,450	Extension or straight ladders: 1,448
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 1,405	Snowmobiles: 1,371
Car seats: 1,327	Freezers: 1,324
Tree stands: 1,312	Elevators or other lifts: 1,306
Bottles or jars: 1,278	Martial arts: 1,274
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 1,261	Telephones or telephone accessories: 1,222
Metal containers: 1,204	Clothes dryers: 1,204
Poles: 1,197	Massage devices or vibrators: 1,193
Ice hockey: 1,171	Other ball sports: 1,077
Wrestling: 1,072	Laundry soaps or detergents: 1,060
Other containers: 1,050	Electric heating pads: 1,045
Garage doors: 1,024	Bleachers: 991
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 989	In-line skating: 983
Scaffolding: 978	Sheets or pillowcases: 978
Water skiing: 961	Grills: 955
Blankets: 940	Toolboxes or tool kits: 933
Pens and pencils: 933	Cookware: 931
Go-carts: 930	Nonbaby mattresses: 930
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 917	Water slides: 914
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 901	Golf carts: 890
Tennis: 877	Book bags or back carriers: 862
Cords, electrical: 858	Decorative yard equipment: 855
Plastic bags: 854	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 834
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 806	Portable food or beverage coolers: 797
Cribs: 783	Pruning or trimming equipment: 782
Rotary power lawn mowers: 777	Escalators: 770
Playground equipment: 766	Motorized vehicles: 755
Snow throwers/blowers: 737	Clothing accessories: 728
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 723	First aid equipment: 713
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 710	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 694
Razors or shavers: 661	Hockey: 660
Hammocks: 648	Baby strollers: 645
Drinking glasses: 640	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 634
Cabinet or door hardware: 612	Camping equipment: 610
Pipes: 606	Chair, rocking: 592
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 591	Built-in swimming pools: 586
Carts: 585	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 579
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 575	Hammers: 565
Nightwear: 565	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 564
Other playground equipment: 564	Surfing: 555
Other furniture: 553	Water heaters: 553
Dishwashers: 551	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 549
Hot tubs or home spas: 548	Water tubing: 524
Christmas tree lights: 521	Fans: 514
Aquariums or accessories: 510	Tractors: 510
Hatchets or axes: 505	Rugby: 504
Lacrosse: 483	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 482
Chains: 475	Billiards or pool: 473
Other furnaces: 467	Trays: 466
Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 465	Towels or cloths: 459
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 451	Heaters or heating systems: 450
Tool sheds: 446	Chain saws: 443
Insect induced injuries: 439	Light bulbs: 435
Futons: 434	BBs or pellets: 433
Coins: 432	Radiators: 429
Swimming pool equipment: 415	Mobile/manufactured homes: 406
Diving or diving boards: 400	Skating: 399
Generators or power plants: 398	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 396
Appliances: 392	Sprayers: 389
Batteries: 386	Wire: 384
Diapers: 371	Rope or string: 368
Extension cords: 368	Boxing: 367
Mirrors or mirror glass: 357	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 339
Power tillers or cultivators: 338	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 336
Outerwear: 332	Baby gates or barriers: 329
Safes: 326	Fertilizers: 321
Ball sports: 320	Electric Christmas decorations: 317
Bed rails: 314	Pillows: 313
Manicuring devices: 313	Tricycles: 313
Knives with replaceable blades: 309	Microwave ovens: 306
Painting equipment, powered: 306	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 301
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 301	Fireworks: 298
Coffee makers or teapots: 295	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 291
Pull-down or folding stairs: 290	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 289
Table tennis: 289	Inflatable furniture: 280
Bench or table saws: 279	Keys, key rings or key chains: 278
Electric motors: 274	Nail guns or stud drivers: 272
Field hockey: 272	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 266
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 263	Mountain climbing: 254
Flying toys: 253	Gasoline: 253
Utility vehicles: 251	Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 246
Handball: 246	Wood paneling and particleboard: 242
Artificial Christmas trees: 240	Vending machines: 240
Tarpaulins: 236	Nonglass bottles or jars: 235
Wooden containers: 233	Pressure cookers or canners: 233
General purpose household cleaners: 233	Garden tractors: 233
Treehouses or playhouses: 229	Badminton: 228
Street hockey: 227	Glass bottles or jars: 222
Other portable or stationary power tools: 221	Rug shampooers: 218
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 215	Electric ranges or ovens: 208
General home or room involvement in fires: 207	Snow tubing: 205
Power saws: 198	Lighting equipment: 193
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 192	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 191
Other fireplaces: 191	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 191
Air compressors: 191	Pressurized containers: 190
Pins and needles: 187	Toy boxes or chests: 185
Wagons: 183	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 183
Floor waxes: 183	Clothing irons: 182
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 182	Baby carriers: 180
Tablet or capsule drugs: 180	Automotive tools or accessories: 179
Cosmetics: 178	Clocks: 178
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 177	Fuel storage tanks: 176
Manual push mowers: 175	Other manual workshop tools: 174
Fabric treatment products: 173	Nonelectric blankets: 171
Crayons or chalk: 166	Footlockers: 165
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 163	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 162
Illegal drugs: 161	Electric baseboard heaters: 161
Gasoline cans: 161	Paper bags: 159
Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 156	Detergents: 153
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 152	Dehumidifiers: 151
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 151	Flatware: 150
Bedding: 150	Seasonal decorations: 147
Laundry hampers: 146	Log splitters: 145
Cots: 143	Plastic containers: 137
Ice makers: 133	Baby walkers or jumpers: 131
Lubricants: 131	Tetherball: 131
Business and office machines: 131	Fireplace equipment: 131
High chairs: 130	Hair dryers: 125
Leaf blowers: 121	Lighters: 120
Floor lamps or table lamps: 119	Seesaws or teeterboards: 118
Slow cookers: 118	Other bedding: 117
Automatic doors: 115	Trash compactors: 115
Playpens: 111	Bleaches: 110
Other grills or stoves: 110	Minibikes, powered: 110
Public equipment: 105	Outdoor antennas: 104
Baby bottles or nipples: 103	Electric lighting equipment: 102
Combs or hairbrushes: 102	Waterbeds or water pillows: 100
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 96	Television tables or stands: 96
Boats and boating: 95	Outdoor patio heaters or firepits: 94
Garbage disposers: 94	Scissors: 91
Kerosene or oil heaters: 90	Faucets or spigots: 90
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 90	Manual scissors: 90
Baby carriers or slings: 90	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 89
Coaxial Cable: 88	School equipment: 88
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 88	Humidifiers: 88
Burglar alarms: 87	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 87
Desk supplies: 86	Recording tapes: 86
Personal watercraft, powered: 86	Darts: 86
Sewing machines or accessories: 86	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 86
Scales: 86	Electric heaters: 81
Portable circular power saws: 81	Filters: 80
Cutting torches: 80	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 80
Glass tubing or test tubes: 80	Wading pools: 80
Windowsills or frames: 78	Portable electric heaters: 78
Balloons: 78	Workshop furnishings: 75
Fabrics: 75	Wallpaper: 75
Storm windows: 75	Saws: 75
Attachable high chairs: 75	Plastic panels for doors or windows: 75
Above-ground swimming pools: 75	Personal protection devices: 74
Window screens: 74	Boilers: 74
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 73	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 71
Other drugs or medications: 71	Christmas tree stands or supports: 71
Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 71	Diaper fasteners: 71
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 71	Electric blenders: 71
Pogo sticks: 71	Scuba diving: 71
Battery chargers: 71	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 71
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 71	Fire or smoke alarms: 71
Plastic wrapping products: 71	Drills: 59
Batons: 59	Workshop compounds or chemicals: 59
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 59	Manual filing or sanding tools: 59
Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 59	Manual hedge trimmers: 59
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 59	Roller hockey: 56
Baby changing tables: 55	Other baby carriers: 55
Lockers: 50	Ironing boards or covers: 45
Industrial equipment: 45	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 44
Power shapers: 43	Gas furnaces: 43
Awls, chisels or planes: 40	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 40
Baby carriages: 30	Chemicals: 30
Adhesives: 30	Building sets: 30
Eyeglasses: 29	Trains: 29
Umbrellas: 29	Other specified plastic products: 29
Liquid drugs: 29	Welding equipment: 29
Screwdrivers: 27	Inflatable toys: 27
Other toy weapons: 27	Swimming pool slides: 22
Kitchen gadgets: 21	Dishwasher detergents: 21
Archery: 21	Marbles: 19
Animal traps: 15	Aircraft: 15
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 15	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 15
Sewing basket articles: 15	Electric shoe polishers: 14
Fencing: 14	Electric deep fryers: 14
Glass soft drink bottles: 14	Tape recorders or players: 14
Tapes: 14	Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 14
Slicers and choppers: 14	Sleeping bags: 14
Stilts: 14	Gas ranges or ovens: 14
Flotation toys: 14	Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 14
Caulking or spackling compounds: 14	Saunas: 14
Portable baby swings: 14	Coin-operated car washing equipment: 14
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 14	Remote control, universal or not stated: 14
Baby exercisers: 14	Table linens: 14
Vises or workshop clamps: 14	Magazine racks or book ends: 14
Riding toys: 14	Water polo: 14
Abrasive cleaners: 14	Fuel oils: 14
Toy sports equipment: 14	Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 14
Other clothing: 14	Lighter fluids: 14
Powered riding toys: 13	Bottle warmers: 13
Aerosol containers: 6	Baby bouncer seats: 6
Tombstones or grave markers: 6	Heating or cooling comfort packs: 6
Bars and bar accessories: 6	Lunch boxes or pails: 6
Hypodermic needles or syringes: 6	Nonmetal cookware: 6
Baby baths or bathinettes: 6	Built-in fireplaces: 6
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 6	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 6
Portable gas or LP heaters: 6	Matches: 6
Electric kettles or hot pots: 6	Towel racks or bars: 6
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 6	Toboggans: 6
Pumps: 6

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