Accidents - 26-50 years old - Year 1997

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,935,745
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 318,873	Knives: 168,484
Basketball: 121,305	Floors or flooring materials: 106,363
Bicycles or accessories: 88,993	Ladders: 65,619
Softball: 62,055	Doors: 61,498
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 53,251	Bathtubs or showers: 42,877
Exercise: 42,205	Ceilings and walls: 41,647
Drinking glasses: 41,119	Chairs: 40,001
Tables: 39,676	Baseball: 37,503
Windows or window glass: 35,459	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 35,190
House repair or construction materials: 35,175	Snow skiing: 35,143
Metal containers: 34,151	Tableware and accessories: 33,032
Containers: 32,334	Football: 32,001
Beds: 31,460	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 30,863
Horseback riding: 26,859	Furniture: 26,503
Fishing: 25,339	Fences or fence posts: 25,021
Knives with replaceable blades: 24,895	Weight lifting: 23,091
Soccer: 22,054	Hammers: 21,866
Volleyball: 21,405	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 20,689
Lawn mowers: 19,060	In-line skating: 16,861
All-terrain vehicles: 16,494	Chain saws: 15,654
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 15,274	Footwear: 12,928
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 11,170	Hot water: 10,623
Rugs or carpets: 10,480	Roller skating: 10,425
Golf: 10,073	Razors or shavers: 9,995
First aid equipment: 9,962	Pruning or trimming equipment: 9,892
Saws: 9,843	Martial arts: 9,792
Refrigerators: 9,783	Televisions: 9,155
Bench or table saws: 9,093	Cookware: 8,969
Dancing: 8,896	Bowling: 8,503
Wheelchairs: 8,323	Hockey: 8,302
Exercise equipment: 8,282	Welding equipment: 8,106
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 8,005	Pipes: 7,992
Other toys: 7,979	Counters or countertops: 7,960
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 7,619	Doorsills or frames: 7,452
Bedsprings or bedframes: 7,429	Swimming pools: 7,345
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 7,264	Slicers and choppers: 7,207
Other unpowered garden tools: 7,196	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 7,176
Jewelry: 7,130	Snow boarding: 6,994
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 6,893	Toilets: 6,856
Mirrors or mirror glass: 6,851	General home or room involvement in fires: 6,693
Water skiing: 6,601	Snowmobiles: 6,549
Tennis: 6,547	Garage doors: 6,464
Cardboard products: 6,312	Bags: 6,145
Vacuum cleaners: 6,144	Bottles or jars: 6,088
Ice skating: 5,910	Drills: 5,786
Scaffolding: 5,756	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 5,749
Portable circular power saws: 5,615	Scissors: 5,615
Poles: 5,508	Washing machines: 5,407
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 5,384	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 5,241
Fans: 5,170	Trampolines: 5,124
Ball sports: 5,100	Glass bottles or jars: 5,023
Hatchets or axes: 5,020	Handrails, railings or banisters: 4,872
Swimming: 4,872	Manual cleaning equipment: 4,599
Ice hockey: 4,540	Other ranges: 4,530
Sleds: 4,475	Bleaches: 4,462
Bunk beds: 4,454	Screwdrivers: 4,415
Air conditioners: 4,374	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 4,296
Sinks: 4,279	Stepladders: 4,234
Wire: 4,169	Gasoline: 4,105
Power lawn mowers: 3,981	Nail guns or stud drivers: 3,980
Power saws: 3,950	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 3,753
Awls, chisels or planes: 3,602	Other manual workshop tools: 3,560
Ramps or landings: 3,558	Crutches, canes or walkers: 3,540
Swings or swing sets: 3,526	Day wear: 3,496
Buckets or pails: 3,489	Luggage: 3,463
Cabinet or door hardware: 3,388	Toolboxes or tool kits: 3,388
Amusement attractions: 3,380	Wrestling: 3,354
Skating: 3,318	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 3,303
Light bulbs: 3,230	Grocery or shopping carts: 3,184
Step stools: 3,170	Batteries: 3,119
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 3,111	Riding power lawn mowers: 3,103
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 3,096	Chains: 3,062
Glass doors: 3,017	Grills: 3,014
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 3,009	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 2,961
Adhesives: 2,934	Tractors: 2,916
Benches: 2,896	Built-in swimming pools: 2,830
Clothes dryers: 2,829	Hand saws: 2,806
Telephones or telephone accessories: 2,752	Surfing: 2,718
Lighting equipment: 2,705	Rope or string: 2,676
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 2,656	Screen doors: 2,651
Other windows or window glass: 2,621	Paper products: 2,615
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 2,576	Skateboards: 2,518
Other ball sports: 2,511	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 2,411
Sliding glass doors or panels: 2,394	Go-carts: 2,375
Fireworks: 2,369	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 2,319
Desk supplies: 2,313	Golf carts: 2,290
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 2,289	Mattresses: 2,212
Snow throwers or blowers: 2,211	Elevators or other lifts: 2,181
Clothing: 2,178	Tools: 2,177
Other nonglass doors: 2,124	Computers: 2,120
General purpose household cleaners: 2,033	Aquariums or accessories: 2,007
Bleachers: 2,006	Wood paneling and particleboard: 1,996
Boxing: 1,995	Other Irons: 1,947
Manual scissors: 1,941	Coffee makers or teapots: 1,928
Dishwashers: 1,919	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 1,916
Radiators: 1,903	Other furnaces: 1,870
Other power saws: 1,865	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 1,820
Flying toys: 1,789	Clothing accessories: 1,786
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 1,769	Log splitters: 1,766
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 1,763	Water heaters: 1,762
Roller hockey: 1,754	Automatic doors: 1,749
Power hedge trimmers: 1,747	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 1,743
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 1,674	Rugby: 1,672
Chemicals: 1,605	Mountain climbing: 1,585
Other ovens: 1,581	Carts: 1,566
Other glass bottles or jars: 1,556	Combs or hairbrushes: 1,541
Waterbeds or water pillows: 1,521	Band saws: 1,521
Hot tubs or home spas: 1,515	Kitchen gadgets: 1,511
Portable food or beverage coolers: 1,497	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 1,473
Freezers: 1,463	Metal cookware: 1,456
Water slides: 1,454	Tool sheds: 1,444
Other portable or stationary power tools: 1,433	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 1,427
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 1,412	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 1,408
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 1,407	Storm doors with glass panels: 1,405
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 1,404	Diving or diving boards: 1,390
Archery: 1,370	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 1,367
Microwave ovens: 1,337	Nonglass doors: 1,336
Power routers: 1,334	Storm windows: 1,332
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 1,312	Food processors: 1,294
Escalators: 1,276	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 1,244
Windowsills or frames: 1,229	Recliner chairs: 1,229
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 1,199	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 1,190
Power drills or accessories: 1,158	Heaters or heating systems: 1,138
Electric blenders: 1,115	Manual filing or sanding tools: 1,114
Sports and recreational activity: 1,063	Other fireplaces: 1,060
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 1,057	Water tubing: 1,048
Baby gates or barriers: 1,030	Floor lamps or table lamps: 1,027
Lighter fluids: 1,014	Radios: 993
Swimming pool chemicals: 963	Faucets or spigots: 961
Scuba diving: 955	Safes: 946
Eyeglasses: 943	Glass soft drink bottles: 931
Plastic bags: 923	Garden tractors: 922
Flatware: 920	Nonglass bottles or jars: 918
Power tillers or cultivators: 910	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 899
Mobile/manufactured homes: 868	Automotive chemicals: 864
Acids: 863	Extension ladders: 858
Christmas tree lights: 853	Rocking chairs: 852
Camping equipment: 852	Pressure cookers or canners: 837
Canning jars or lids: 835	Keys, key rings or key chains: 832
Other glass doors: 831	Christmas decorations: 810
Baby strollers: 806	Ammonia, household: 806
Extension cords: 800	Billiards or pool: 799
Air compressors: 797	Oven cleaners: 791
Public equipment: 789	Manual hedge trimmers: 787
Drain cleaners: 787	Towel racks or bars: 766
Aerosol containers: 764	Power sanders: 763
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 754	Towels or cloths: 746
Slides or sliding boards: 745	Handball: 743
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 737	Soaps: 732
Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 728	Tape recorders or players: 728
Electric or battery-powered knives: 724	Rotary power lawn mowers: 721
Other containers: 707	Jigsaws: 691
Other plastic products: 687	Carbon monoxide poisonings: 684
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 675	Plastic products: 674
Portable power drills and accessories: 653	Business and office machines: 652
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 649	Hair dryers: 648
Sewing machines or accessories: 648	Gas furnaces: 647
Electric deep fryers: 647	Swimming pool equipment: 640
Other antennas: 640	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 634
Manual drills: 624	Lockers: 620
Plastic containers: 615	Paint or varnish thinners: 601
Other ladders: 601	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 600
Nonmetal cookware: 586	Can openers: 585
Gas or LP heaters: 584	Fire extinguishers: 577
Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 571	Pumps: 570
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 560	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 544
Plastic wrapping products: 544	Ear protection devices: 529
BBs or pellets: 527	Electric ranges: 524
Snow plows: 523	Lubricants: 521
Self-contained openers: 519	Wooden containers: 517
Horseshoes: 517	Fixed floor-length glass panels: 502
Toy boxes or chests: 501	Outerwear: 498
Power lathes: 498	Vending machines: 494
Cribs: 485	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 484
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 480	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 478
Straight ladders: 476	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 476
Blankets: 472	Painting equipment, powered: 472
Minibikes, powered: 464	Gymnastics: 463
Clocks: 463	Other grills or stoves: 462
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 454	Ironing boards or covers: 448
Glue guns: 445	Book bags or back carriers: 440
Pull-down or folding stairs: 439	Vises or workshop clamps: 437
Panel doors: 437	Snow tubing: 431
Car seats: 431	Track and field: 425
Slow cookers: 421	Baby bottles or nipples: 416
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 415	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 413
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 402	Electric heating pads: 398
Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 396	Personal protection devices: 393
Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 392	Fuel storage tanks: 390
High chairs: 385	Cutting torches: 381
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 379	Pillows: 374
Fuel oils: 368	Television tables or stands: 366
Stationary power drills and accessories: 365	Kerosene or oil heaters: 362
Abrasive cleaners: 356	Bars and bar accessories: 355
Radial arm saws: 354	Photographic equipment: 353
Gas ovens: 350	Coins: 346
Artificial Christmas trees: 341	Paper bags: 340
Toilet bowl products: 337	Workshop furnishings: 336
Eye protection devices: 336	Charcoal: 333
Power jointers: 331	Generators or power plants: 329
Electric welding equipment: 326	Footlockers: 324
Carbon monoxide detectors: 323	Antifreeze: 319
Drinking fountains: 318	Unpowered models or parts: 317
Electric lighting equipment: 314	Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 313
Toy sports equipment: 312	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 312
Tapes: 311	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 310
Street hockey: 310	Recording tapes: 307
Window screens: 303	Leaf blowers: 296
Manual push mowers: 289	Fireplace equipment: 288
Range or oven accessories: 287	Reel power lawn mowers: 283
Paper cutters: 282	Gasoline cans: 276
Balloons: 276	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 273
Field hockey: 273	Sheets or pillowcases: 270
Ice makers: 262	Boilers: 262
Sleeping bags: 260	Baby carriers: 259
Hammocks: 258	Manicuring devices: 255
Internal combustion engines: 255	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 244
Laundry soaps or detergents: 241	Matches: 241
Tricycles: 236	Diapers: 236
Darts: 234	Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 234
Powered riding toys: 232	Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 231
Animal traps: 230	Electric scissors: 228
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 227	Art supplies or equipment: 227
Water toys: 223	Gas ranges: 214
Futons: 211	Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 210
Massage devices or vibrators: 209	Heat or infrared lamps: 209
Seasonal decorations: 207	Lacrosse: 207
Dishwashing liquid: 207	Nonbaby mattresses: 206
Food grinders: 204	Above-ground swimming pools: 201
Sprayers: 199	Rug shampooers: 199
Ice picks: 198	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 195
Humidifiers: 191	Wading pools: 190
Other electric lighting equipment: 189	Playpens: 188
Electric frying pans and skillets: 184	Lighters: 182
Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 181	Watches: 178
Filters: 178	Flotation toys: 175
Shuffleboard: 174	Other toy weapons: 174
Detergents: 173	Electric mixers: 172
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 172	Glass tubing or test tubes: 170
Food warmers: 169	Electric motors: 168
Pogo sticks: 168	Floor waxes: 167
Other power garden tools: 166	Portable baby swings: 166
Kerosene: 165	Ice cream makers: 163
Wagons: 163	Amateur two-way radios: 163
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 163	Caulking or spackling compounds: 161
Playground equipment: 161	Chimneys: 159
Electric coffee makers or teapots: 159	Baby carriers or slings: 159
Soldering equipment: 159	Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads: 159
Caustics: 157	Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 150
Wooden matches: 150	Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 146
Windshield wiper fluids: 145	Floor furnaces: 144
Cheerleading: 143	Gas-burning fireplaces: 143
Brushcutters, powered: 143	Electric baseboard heaters: 142
Skeet shooting: 142	Power hack saws: 141
Kites or kite string: 141	Battery chargers: 141
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 133	Electric ovens: 133
Coin-operated car washing equipment: 132	Safety pins: 132
Garbage disposers: 131	Other playground equipment: 129
Cots: 126	Fire escape devices: 125
Floor buffers or waxers: 124	Hair clippers and trimmers: 124
Toasters: 122	Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 115
Oil furnaces: 113	Electric table lamps, floor lamps or desk lamps: 111
Other clothing: 111	Lye: 110
Other baby carriers: 108	Electric razors or shavers: 107
Sun lamps: 105	Tetherball: 105
Methyl alcohol: 104	Water polo: 103
Electric can openers: 103	Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 103
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 101	Counter-mounted cooking surfaces: 99
School equipment: 97	Fuel-burning welding equipment: 96
Food skewers: 96	Vacuum containers: 96
Christmas tree stands or supports: 95	Building sets: 94
Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 94	Electric Christmas decorations: 93
Fertilizers: 93	Baby rattles: 91
Party favors: 89	School laboratory chemicals: 89
Storm doors without glass panels: 88	Fabric treatment products: 88
Workshop compounds or chemicals: 87	Electric heaters: 87
Gasoline heaters: 86	Outdoor antennas: 85
Scooters, unpowered: 85	Thermostats: 85
Hot plates: 85	Toy make-up kits or cosmetics: 84
Indoor antennas: 81	Shoelace fasteners: 81
Trash compactors: 78	Seesaws or teeterboards: 75
Tarpaulins: 75	Baby walkers or jumpers: 75
Other heaters or heating systems: 75	Flares: 74
Metal or plastic molding sets: 74	Fencing: 74
Saunas: 74	Heat pumps: 74
Portable cribs: 74	Wood burning fireplaces: 74
Bassinets or cradles: 74	Furniture polishes or waxes: 74
Marbles: 74	Chafing dishes or fondue pots: 74
Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 70	Stationary power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 70
Snow disks: 70	Portable electric heaters: 69
Toboggans: 67	Dry heat irons: 67
Youth chairs: 67	Pressurized containers: 67
Scales: 67	Nonelectric knife sharpeners: 67
Nonelectric can openers: 67	Crib mobiles or crib gyms: 66
Fuel charcoal lighters: 66	Treehouses or playhouses: 66
Upholstered recliner chairs: 66	Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices: 66
Bedding: 66	Inflatable toys: 66
Drain snakes: 66	Costumes or masks: 66
Other bedding: 66	Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 66
Faucet water heaters: 66	Knife sharpeners: 66
Nightwear: 64	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 59
Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 59	Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 57
Baby carriages: 44	Dishwasher detergents: 41
Stilts: 40	Electric kettles or hot pots: 39
Kerosene grills or stoves: 23	Unicycles: 22
Fire or smoke alarms: 21	Containers with key openers: 21
Matchbooks: 21	Other toy guns: 21
Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 21	Attachable high chairs: 21
Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 19	Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 19
Steam irons: 19	Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 19
Electric combs: 19	Electric grills: 19
Washer-dryer combinations: 19	Vaporizers: 19
Inflatable furniture: 19	Other upholstered chairs: 19
Squeeze or squeaker toys: 18	Built-in fireplaces: 18
Nonelectric blankets: 18	Shoe polishes: 18
Other furniture: 18	Toy guns: 18

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