Accidents - Year 2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,999,079
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other body parts.

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 249,272	Stairs or steps: 171,069
Beds or bedframes: 145,149	Bicycles or accessories: 78,962
Ceilings and walls: 74,948	Tables: 71,237
Chairs: 70,392	Football: 58,506
Bathtubs or showers: 52,339	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 42,016
Basketball: 39,308	Doors: 35,948
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 35,350	Wheelchairs: 34,514
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 25,629	Soccer: 24,119
Baseball: 22,795	Crutches, canes or walkers: 21,161
Ladders: 18,967	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 18,449
Toilets: 17,809	All-terrain vehicles: 17,273
Grocery or shopping carts: 16,591	Counters or countertops: 15,192
Swings or swing sets: 14,169	Doorsills or frames: 13,865
Skateboards: 13,790	Rugs or carpets: 12,819
Horseback riding: 11,943	Bunk beds: 11,101
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 11,100	Poles: 10,834
Swimming pools: 10,800	Softball: 10,499
Fences or fence posts: 9,980	Televisions: 9,656
Trampolines: 8,895	Footwear: 8,845
Snow boarding: 8,831	Slides or sliding boards: 8,329
Exercise: 8,153	Car seats: 7,944
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 7,573	Other toys: 7,086
Benches: 6,933	Exercise equipment: 6,705
Handrails, railings or banisters: 6,419	Snow skiing: 6,292
Sports and recreational activity: 6,034	Sleds: 5,874
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 5,817	Pipes: 5,651
Scooters, unpowered: 5,571	Barstools or kitchen stools: 5,378
Furniture: 5,313	Hockey: 5,256
Sinks: 5,251	Cribs: 5,180
Weight lifting: 5,085	Baby strollers: 5,040
High chairs: 4,931	Wrestling: 4,930
Stools: 4,761	Golf: 4,570
Refrigerators: 4,551	Containers: 4,339
Cheerleading: 4,247	Other playground equipment: 4,233
Lacrosse: 4,229	Ice hockey: 4,136
Ice skating: 4,096	Bleachers: 4,036
Cabinet or door hardware: 3,953	Other fireplaces: 3,808
Playground equipment: 3,806	Windowsills or frames: 3,636
Fans: 3,509	Volleyball: 3,303
Garage doors: 3,283	Other ball sports: 3,260
Golf carts: 3,255	Day wear: 3,224
Dancing: 3,173	Television tables or stands: 3,156
Swimming: 3,151	Computers: 3,027
Rugby: 2,933	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 2,885
Tableware and accessories: 2,880	Roller skating: 2,801
Baby changing tables: 2,789	Pet supplies: 2,756
Metal containers: 2,717	Fishing: 2,709
Radiators: 2,690	Water slides: 2,689
Amusement attractions: 2,673	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 2,640
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 2,639	Chair, recliner: 2,568
Escalators: 2,433	Tools: 2,368
Telephones or telephone accessories: 2,347	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 2,335
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 2,327	Hammers: 2,321
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 2,309	Other unpowered garden tools: 2,223
Chair, rocking: 2,209	Tennis: 2,148
Martial arts: 2,141	Floor lamps or table lamps: 2,099
Diving or diving boards: 2,048	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 2,023
Boxing: 1,980	Public equipment: 1,957
Gymnastics: 1,942	Toy vehicles: 1,925
Mirrors or mirror glass: 1,924	Other ranges or ovens: 1,875
Surfing: 1,865	Wagons: 1,808
Built-in swimming pools: 1,805	Tricycles: 1,795
Balls: 1,746	Step stools: 1,729
Decorative yard equipment: 1,652	Baby bouncer seats: 1,636
Track and field: 1,605	Lockers: 1,596
Portable baby swings: 1,524	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 1,508
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 1,499	Ball sports: 1,450
Elevators or other lifts: 1,447	Ramps or landings: 1,420
Baby walkers or jumpers: 1,414	Riding power lawn mowers: 1,402
Manual cleaning equipment: 1,369	House repair or construction materials: 1,352
Air conditioners: 1,339	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 1,336
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 1,331	Paper products: 1,317
Bottles or jars: 1,295	Hammocks: 1,267
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 1,266	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 1,246
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 1,239	Go-carts: 1,217
In-line skating: 1,214	Bowling: 1,205
Stepladders: 1,187	Lawn mowers: 1,157
Mattresses: 1,149	Baby gates or barriers: 1,145
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 1,134	Flying discs and boomerangs: 1,085
Water skiing: 1,078	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 1,071
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 1,071	Cords, electrical: 1,063
Toy boxes or chests: 1,058	Clothing accessories: 1,034
Treehouses or playhouses: 1,026	Motorized vehicles: 1,022
Riding toys: 1,021	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 1,012
Bags: 1,010	Pillows: 984
Clothing: 984	Vacuum cleaners: 983
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 974	Heaters or heating systems: 971
Rope or string: 971	Freezers: 962
Hot tubs or home spas: 945	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 943
Field hockey: 942	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 938
Bed rails: 933	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 927
Dolls, plush toys, and action figures: 923	Buckets or pails: 920
Laundry baskets: 907	Book bags or back carriers: 907
Water tubing: 856	Built-in fireplaces: 832
Automatic doors: 828	Clothing irons: 822
Clothes dryers: 820	Luggage: 810
Footlockers: 804	Eyeglasses: 799
Futons: 798	Wooden containers: 797
Baby carriers: 776	Clocks: 754
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 754	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 749
Vending machines: 743	Pruning or trimming equipment: 742
Lighting equipment: 718	Snow tubing: 716
Camping equipment: 708	Carts: 702
Tractors: 699	Sheets or pillowcases: 693
Drinking glasses: 691	Playpens: 684
Seesaws or teeterboards: 676	Attachable high chairs: 657
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 655	Snowmobiles: 652
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 644	Cardboard products: 643
Other toy guns: 639	Powered riding toys: 626
Nonglass bottles or jars: 612	Grills: 611
Towel racks or bars: 610	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 606
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 601	Tape recorders or players: 601
Blankets: 595	Cookware: 591
Bars and bar accessories: 588	Pens and pencils: 586
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 576	Light bulbs: 563
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 561	Faucets or spigots: 556
Plastic containers: 555	Scaffolding: 548
Tree stands: 543	Toy sports equipment: 534
Games or game parts: 526	Christmas decorations: 525
Glass bottles or jars: 513	Billiards or pool: 512
Scales: 509	Decorative water features: 508
Dishwashers: 505	Aquariums or accessories: 502
Toolboxes or tool kits: 501	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 495
Swimming pool equipment: 492	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 483
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 475	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 470
Doll houses and other play scenes: 465	Umbrellas: 464
Mountain climbing: 442	Combs or hairbrushes: 440
Pull-down or folding stairs: 440	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 432
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 423	Washing machines: 421
Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 420	Outerwear: 410
Towels or cloths: 409	Tetherball: 405
Skating: 400	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 396
Knives: 389	Tool sheds: 377
Table tennis: 373	Power lawn mowers: 372
Portable food or beverage coolers: 372	Saws: 372
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 365	Kitchen gadgets: 358
Drinking fountains: 351	Minibikes, powered: 342
Bassinets or cradles: 340	Batteries: 338
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 327	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 324
Razors or shavers: 323	Other baby carriers: 322
Fire extinguishers: 321	Hair clippers and trimmers: 320
Wire: 316	Log splitters: 316
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 315	Laundry hampers: 313
Swimming pool slides: 312	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 312
Nightwear: 309	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 308
Electric baseboard heaters: 304	Pretend electronics, tools, housewares, and appliances: 295
Water heaters: 293	Jewelry: 278
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 277	Thermostats: 276
Toy guns: 276	Horseshoes: 274
Other toy weapons: 273	Pogo sticks: 272
Radios: 270	Other manual workshop tools: 268
Trays: 265	School equipment: 263
Portable swimming pools: 258	Magazine racks or book ends: 255
Street hockey: 253	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 252
Handball: 245	Mobile/manufactured homes: 240
Chains: 239	Rotary power lawn mowers: 237
Extension or straight ladders: 235	Outdoor patio heaters or firepits: 235
Photographic equipment: 231	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 230
Roller hockey: 227	Nonbaby mattresses: 227
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 221	Window screens: 218
Power tillers or cultivators: 218	Artificial Christmas trees: 217
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 216	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 212
Bleaches: 210	Above-ground swimming pools: 210
Drills: 207	Diapers: 206
Hatchets or axes: 206	Plastic bags: 205
Screwdrivers: 205	Electric Christmas decorations: 203
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 203	Electric lighting equipment: 197
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 191	Remote control, universal or not stated: 191
Extension cords: 190	Baby carriers or slings: 189
Water polo: 187	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 187
Chain saws: 187	Balloons: 184
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 181	Aerosol containers: 177
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 173	Manicuring devices: 168
Baby bottles or nipples: 166	Hot water: 166
Ironing boards or covers: 165	Tombstones or grave markers: 163
Straps: 162	Batons: 158
Leaf blowers: 156	Wigs, falls or hairpieces: 154
Power saws: 153	Fuel storage tanks: 152
Baby baths or bathinettes: 151	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 151
Fireplace equipment: 149	Metal cookware: 148
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 145	Desk supplies: 141
Other portable or stationary power tools: 140	Snow throwers/blowers: 135
Sprayers: 132	Nonelectric blankets: 132
Keys, key rings or key chains: 132	Other glass bottles or jars: 131
BBs or pellets: 130	Nonmetal cookware: 127
Microwave ovens: 126	Baby exercisers: 121
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 119	Coins: 117
Potty chairs or training seats: 114	Waterbeds or water pillows: 114
Baby carriages: 111	Other furnaces: 111
Slow cookers: 110	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 109
Soaps: 108	Business and office machines: 107
Safes: 103	Hair dryers: 97
Gasoline: 96	Cots: 96
Ice makers: 96	Fire escape devices: 96
Inflatable furniture: 95	Sewing machines or accessories: 93
Seasonal decorations: 93	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 93
Power drills or accessories: 93	Croquet: 93
Other specified plastic products: 89	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 88
Painting equipment, powered: 87	Party favors: 87
Artificial flowers or plants: 86	Toy musical instruments: 86
Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 86	Other grills or stoves: 86
Other electric lighting equipment: 84	Electric heaters: 84
Glass soft drink bottles: 82	Other containers: 81
Floor waxes: 80	Laundry soaps or detergents: 80
Saunas: 79	Scissors: 79
Darts: 79	General purpose household cleaners: 79
Flotation toys: 79	Scuba diving: 79
Other furniture: 79	Toy guns with projectiles: 77
Electric blankets or sheets: 76	Night-lights: 76
Ammonia, household: 76	Watches: 76
Cutting torches: 76	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 76
Dyes: 76	Generators or power plants: 76
Room deodorizers or fresheners: 76	Containers with key openers: 76
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 76	Gas ranges or ovens: 75
Art and ceramic supplies or equipment: 75	Toddler beds: 75
Diesel fuels: 71	Manual scissors: 71
Portable power drills and accessories: 71	Record players: 71
Curling: 71	Wood paneling and particleboard: 71
Pins and needles: 71	Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 70
Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 70	Vises or workshop clamps: 70
Bedding: 70	Portable cribs: 70
Air compressors: 70	Electric heating pads: 70
Automotive tools or accessories: 69	Inflatable toys: 69
First aid equipment: 69	Lunch boxes or pails: 69
Manual filing or sanding tools: 68	Recording tapes: 63
Baby mattresses or pads: 63	Pressurized containers: 63
Self-contained openers: 63	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 63
Tarpaulins: 63	Music boxes or chimes: 63
Fireworks: 58	Flatware: 58
Appliances: 58	Projectors: 57
Christmas tree lights: 50	Doorstops: 50
General home or room involvement in fires: 49	Electric blenders: 47
Coffee makers or teapots: 47	Fire or smoke alarms: 42
Nail guns or stud drivers: 39	Ice crushers: 38
Band saws: 38	Outdoor antennas: 37
Pressure cookers or canners: 33	Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 32
Fertilizers: 32	Sleeping bags: 32
Welding equipment: 31	Baby bathtub seats or rings: 27
Building sets: 26	Portable electric heaters: 22
Bench or table saws: 22	Electric fireplaces: 21
Cosmetics: 21	Metal or plastic molding sets: 17
Toilet bowl products: 17	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 17
Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 16	Can openers: 16
Costumes or masks: 16	Matches: 16
Wallpaper: 16	Paper bags: 15
Fencing: 15	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 15
Infant and toddler play centers: 15	Fuel oils: 15
Toy bows or arrows: 15	Badminton: 15
Other clothing: 15	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 15
Toasters: 15	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 15
Marbles: 15	Slicers and choppers: 15
Moving walks: 15	Battery chargers: 15
Utility vehicles: 10	Lighters: 6
Electric deep fryers: 6	Air purifiers: 5
Humidifiers: 5	Electric ranges or ovens: 5
Baby rattles: 5	Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 5
Snow disks: 5

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