Accidents - Year 2009 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,883,437
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 241,997	Stairs or steps: 156,337
Beds or bedframes: 131,393	Bicycles or accessories: 81,442
Tables: 69,805	Ceilings and walls: 66,137
Chairs: 65,714	Football: 46,222
Bathtubs or showers: 45,787	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 37,850
Doors: 35,556	Basketball: 33,445
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 33,029	Wheelchairs: 27,376
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 25,055	Baseball: 24,475
Soccer: 24,032	All-terrain vehicles: 19,086
Ladders: 18,259	Crutches, canes or walkers: 17,735
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 16,864	Grocery or shopping carts: 16,171
Skateboards: 15,750	Toilets: 15,254
Horseback riding: 14,293	Swings or swing sets: 13,647
Doorsills or frames: 13,547	Softball: 13,437
Counters or countertops: 12,786	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 12,651
Rugs or carpets: 11,862	Other toys: 10,756
Bunk beds: 10,327	Poles: 10,263
Televisions: 9,958	Swimming pools: 9,946
Fences or fence posts: 9,297	Footwear: 8,073
Benches: 8,073	Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 7,632
Slides or sliding boards: 7,442	Car seats: 6,999
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 6,980	Exercise: 6,912
Scooters, unpowered: 6,859	Golf: 6,154
Baby strollers: 6,082	Handrails, railings or banisters: 5,979
Trampolines: 5,888	Cribs: 5,881
Snow boarding: 5,682	Sports and recreational activity: 5,576
Exercise equipment: 5,305	Sinks: 5,280
High chairs: 5,168	Snow skiing: 5,156
Barstools or kitchen stools: 4,996	Hockey: 4,875
Weight lifting: 4,834	Refrigerators: 4,812
Stools: 4,787	Bleachers: 4,716
Sleds: 4,636	Ice skating: 4,593
Pipes: 4,520	Fishing: 4,411
Other fireplaces: 4,210	Windowsills or frames: 4,103
Furniture: 4,021	Playground equipment: 3,956
Containers: 3,886	Cheerleading: 3,838
Golf carts: 3,634	Wrestling: 3,570
Other ball sports: 3,482	Cabinet or door hardware: 3,469
Roller skating: 3,465	Lacrosse: 3,459
Day wear: 3,361	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 3,350
Dancing: 3,245	Ice hockey: 3,193
Fans: 3,043	Volleyball: 3,022
Other playground equipment: 2,989	Hammers: 2,929
Television tables or stands: 2,854	Surfing: 2,801
Pet supplies: 2,776	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 2,773
Computers: 2,766	Baby changing tables: 2,752
Tools: 2,745	Garage doors: 2,717
Radiators: 2,588	Chair, rocking: 2,565
Water slides: 2,537	Telephones or telephone accessories: 2,459
Tableware and accessories: 2,443	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 2,365
Amusement attractions: 2,306	Rugby: 2,301
Built-in swimming pools: 2,284	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 2,263
Gymnastics: 2,239	Wagons: 2,131
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 2,055	Swimming: 2,016
House repair or construction materials: 1,979	Baby bouncer seats: 1,971
Bottles or jars: 1,955	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 1,894
Chair, recliner: 1,875	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 1,869
Tricycles: 1,826	Diving or diving boards: 1,781
Step stools: 1,762	Other unpowered garden tools: 1,734
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 1,725	Stepladders: 1,719
Escalators: 1,708	Public equipment: 1,693
Freezers: 1,687	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 1,663
Lockers: 1,626	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 1,601
Ball sports: 1,591	Track and field: 1,571
Metal containers: 1,556	Air conditioners: 1,542
Martial arts: 1,513	Carts: 1,510
Tennis: 1,487	Water skiing: 1,478
Hammocks: 1,437	Elevators or other lifts: 1,418
Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 1,411	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 1,379
Go-carts: 1,367	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 1,349
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 1,345	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 1,325
Mirrors or mirror glass: 1,317	Heaters or heating systems: 1,296
Floor lamps or table lamps: 1,271	Other ranges or ovens: 1,242
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 1,238	Manual cleaning equipment: 1,224
In-line skating: 1,214	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 1,214
Vending machines: 1,198	Vacuum cleaners: 1,184
Ramps or landings: 1,174	Baby gates or barriers: 1,162
Cords, electrical: 1,135	Boxing: 1,091
Riding power lawn mowers: 1,077	Built-in fireplaces: 1,072
Balls: 1,068	Luggage: 1,057
Bed rails: 1,043	Baby walkers or jumpers: 1,038
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 1,032	Clocks: 1,010
Billiards or pool: 996	Knives: 984
Attachable high chairs: 960	Decorative yard equipment: 952
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 947	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 942
Toy boxes or chests: 938	Automatic doors: 931
Water tubing: 893	Bags: 879
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 875	Clothing accessories: 857
Light bulbs: 846	Eyeglasses: 845
Baby carriers: 835	Rope or string: 834
Other manual workshop tools: 800	Aquariums or accessories: 788
Faucets or spigots: 784	Cookware: 754
Bowling: 742	Powered riding toys: 737
Christmas decorations: 735	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 727
Clothing irons: 726	Portable baby swings: 720
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 714	Tree stands: 713
Lawn mowers: 702	Bars and bar accessories: 678
Book bags or back carriers: 675	Clothes dryers: 674
Wooden containers: 665	Paper products: 659
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 659	Towel racks or bars: 658
Scaffolding: 658	Laundry baskets: 656
Snowmobiles: 635	Clothing: 634
Buckets or pails: 630	Motorized vehicles: 630
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 628	Washing machines: 626
Tool sheds: 623	Drinking glasses: 620
Riding toys: 599	Mattresses: 585
Other furniture: 581	Flying toys: 580
Pull-down or folding stairs: 577	Pillows: 572
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 565	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 551
Toolboxes or tool kits: 547	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 547
Microwave ovens: 547	Fire extinguishers: 542
Dishwashers: 536	Treehouses or playhouses: 530
Plastic containers: 503	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 491
Trays: 488	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 487
Razors or shavers: 487	Playpens: 486
Blankets: 481	Glass bottles or jars: 479
Towels or cloths: 478	Futons: 474
Metal cookware: 456	Mountain climbing: 454
Hot tubs or home spas: 452	Drills: 449
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 436	Field hockey: 433
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 427	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 423
Nonglass bottles or jars: 423	Decorative water features: 421
Umbrellas: 417	Pruning or trimming equipment: 412
Swimming pool equipment: 412	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 409
Power lawn mowers: 409	Table tennis: 398
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 395	Tape recorders or players: 394
Footlockers: 389	Cardboard products: 387
Portable food or beverage coolers: 383	Snow tubing: 380
Remote control, universal or not stated: 376	Camping equipment: 373
Outerwear: 369	Toy sports equipment: 368
Hatchets or axes: 359	Chain saws: 355
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 353	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 344
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 343	Seesaws or teeterboards: 343
Jewelry: 336	Horseshoes: 332
Above-ground swimming pools: 328	Tractors: 327
Nonelectric blankets: 324	Sheets or pillowcases: 323
Other baby carriers: 323	Magazine racks or book ends: 320
Plastic bags: 318	BBs or pellets: 317
Wire: 317	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 307
Swimming pool slides: 307	Skating: 306
Street hockey: 306	Window screens: 305
Other glass bottles or jars: 305	Pens and pencils: 305
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 304	Grills: 299
Scales: 297	Extension cords: 290
Fireplace equipment: 288	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 287
Artificial Christmas trees: 286	Toddler beds: 284
Extension or straight ladders: 284	Desk supplies: 284
Hot water: 281	Garden tractors: 279
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 273	Baby exercisers: 273
Inflatable furniture: 271	Nightwear: 271
Nail guns or stud drivers: 268	Chains: 266
Minibikes, powered: 263	Combs or hairbrushes: 260
Slow cookers: 256	Other toy weapons: 252
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 251	Workshop furnishings: 249
Wigs, falls or hairpieces: 248	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 240
Art and ceramic supplies or equipment: 236	Sprayers: 232
School equipment: 227	Coffee makers or teapots: 225
Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 224	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 224
Eye protection devices: 223	Pogo sticks: 222
Utility vehicles: 220	Electric coffee makers or teapots: 216
Battery chargers: 214	Other toy guns: 210
Gasoline: 208	Kitchen gadgets: 207
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 204	Croquet: 197
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 193	Hair clippers and trimmers: 193
Other portable or stationary power tools: 188	Radios: 186
Other furnaces: 184	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 184
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 183	Electric baseboard heaters: 181
Other bedding: 179	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 178
Other containers: 176	Keys, key rings or key chains: 171
Pins and needles: 170	Drinking fountains: 170
Soaps: 166	Fuel storage tanks: 166
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 162	Electric Christmas decorations: 161
Hair dryers: 161	Business and office machines: 161
Projectors: 159	Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 157
Potty chairs or training seats: 156	Handball: 152
Bassinets or cradles: 151	Saws: 150
Detergents: 150	Tarpaulins: 148
Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 146	Roller hockey: 142
Photographic equipment: 140	Doorstops: 138
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 137	Baby carriages: 136
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 132	Tombstones or grave markers: 132
Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 130	Aerosol containers: 130
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 127	Electric blenders: 127
Fertilizers: 126	Fire or smoke alarms: 124
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 124	Baby bottles or nipples: 122
Coins: 122	Tetherball: 121
Portable swimming pools: 120	Personal protection devices: 116
Storm windows: 115	Fireworks: 115
Leaf blowers: 112	Cots: 108
Vacuum containers: 108	Thermostats: 106
Baby mattresses or pads: 102	Metal or plastic molding sets: 100
Batteries: 98	Water polo: 96
Ironing boards or covers: 96	Balloons: 95
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 93	Other power garden tools: 92
Baby carriers or slings: 92	Chimneys: 92
Rotary power lawn mowers: 90	Portable cribs: 88
Electric heaters: 86	Darts: 86
Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 84	Trash compactors: 84
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 84	Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 84
Lubricants: 84	Inflatable toys: 83
Power saws: 82	Record players: 82
Food processors: 81	General home or room involvement in fires: 78
Log splitters: 78	Baby bathtub seats or rings: 78
Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 78	Manual push mowers: 77
Sewing machines or accessories: 76	Night-lights: 75
Windshield wiper fluids: 75	Manual filing or sanding tools: 75
Fuel oils: 75	Water toys: 75
Floor furnaces: 75	Electric heating pads: 75
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 73	Artificial flowers or plants: 70
Skeet shooting: 70	Workshop compounds or chemicals: 70
Gasoline cans: 70	Archery: 70
Shuffleboard: 70	Nonmetal cookware: 70
Power drills or accessories: 70	Curling: 70
Residential alternative energy systems foron-site power generation: 69	Humidifiers: 69
Safes: 69	Toilet bowl products: 69
Party favors: 69	Manicuring devices: 69
Lighting equipment: 68	Recording tapes: 68
Fencing: 68	Scuba diving: 65
Power hedge trimmers: 62	Ice makers: 62
Toy weapons: 62	Chemicals: 62
General purpose household cleaners: 62	Knives with replaceable blades: 62
Pressurized containers: 62	Other grills or stoves: 62
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 62	Chafing dishes or fondue pots: 62
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 58	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 46
Laundry hampers: 46	Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 46
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 46	Floor waxes: 46
Water heaters: 46	Costumes or masks: 46
Electric mixers: 46	Diapers: 42
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 41	Christmas tree lights: 37
Artificial turf: 37	Portable electric heaters: 36
Lunch boxes or pails: 36	Flatware: 33
Kites or kite string: 32	Wood paneling and particleboard: 31
Plant foods or fertilizers for potted plants: 31	Saunas: 31
Toboggans: 30	Adhesives: 30
Laundry soaps or detergents: 30	Fire escape devices: 30
Swimming pool chemicals: 30	Flotation toys: 30
Toy guns with projectiles: 30	Building sets: 30
Electric fireplaces: 21	Seasonal decorations: 21
Pressure cookers or canners: 16	Slicers and choppers: 16
Mobile/manufactured homes: 16	Cosmetics: 16
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 15	Bench or table saws: 15
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 15	Drain cleaners: 15
Lighters: 15	Portable circular power saws: 15
Power shapers: 15	Other specified plastic products: 15
Fabric treatment products: 15	Brushcutters, powered: 15
Bleaches: 15	Electric blankets or sheets: 15
Other electric lighting equipment: 15	Toy guns: 15
Electric lighting equipment: 15	Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 15
Burglar alarms: 15	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 15
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 15	Gas ranges or ovens: 15
Air purifiers: 15	Appliances: 15
Food grinders: 15	Gas-burning fireplaces: 15
Heat pumps: 15	Watches: 15
Gas or LP heaters: 15	Outdoor antennas: 15
Paper cutters: 15	Scissors: 15
Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 15	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 12
Screwdrivers: 6	Floor buffers or waxers: 6
Manual scissors: 6	First aid equipment: 6
Wallpaper: 6	Table linens: 6
Clothespins: 6	Rocketry sets: 6
Canning jars or lids: 6	Baby harnesses: 6
Pumps: 6	Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 6
Baby baths or bathinettes: 6	Butane or LP gas meters: 6

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