Accidents - 26-50 years old - Year 1998 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 533,130
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Knives: 118,419	Doors: 20,854
Metal containers: 19,314	Drinking glasses: 18,687
Tableware and accessories: 18,236	Basketball: 15,647
Knives with replaceable blades: 14,225	Fishing: 11,733
Hammers: 10,887	Bench or table saws: 10,621
Windows or window glass: 8,643	Lawn mowers: 7,259
Pruning or trimming equipment: 6,798	Saws: 6,480
Softball: 6,420	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 6,203
Football: 5,941	Slicers and choppers: 5,817
Stairs or steps: 5,740	House repair or construction materials: 5,527
Razors or shavers: 5,384	Ceilings and walls: 5,294
Floors or flooring materials: 4,387	Scissors: 4,309
Tables: 4,019	Chain saws: 3,783
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 3,752	Fences or fence posts: 3,495
Jewelry: 3,436	Snow skiing: 3,318
Containers: 3,188	Portable circular power saws: 2,987
Bicycles or accessories: 2,922	Baseball: 2,889
Volleyball: 2,744	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 2,740
Weight lifting: 2,715	Garage doors: 2,668
Ladders: 2,268	Hand saws: 2,212
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 2,177	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 2,140
Pipes: 2,139	Drills: 2,118
Chairs: 2,055	Power saws: 1,968
Fans: 1,919	Glass bottles or jars: 1,854
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 1,805	Band saws: 1,791
Nail guns or stud drivers: 1,779	Refrigerators: 1,707
Mirrors or mirror glass: 1,702	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 1,693
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 1,557	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 1,544
Bathtubs or showers: 1,509	Power hedge trimmers: 1,506
Awls, chisels or planes: 1,456	Cookware: 1,382
Hatchets or axes: 1,377	Manual scissors: 1,326
Screwdrivers: 1,318	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 1,283
Bowling: 1,249	Soccer: 1,245
Washing machines: 1,204	Bottles or jars: 1,162
Other ranges: 1,140	Food processors: 1,124
Computers: 1,123	Horseback riding: 1,116
Power lawn mowers: 1,110	Martial arts: 1,099
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 1,097	Cabinet or door hardware: 1,060
Beds: 1,048	Light bulbs: 1,016
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 1,011	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 981
Wire: 921	Furniture: 921
Ball sports: 917	Toilets: 916
Log splitters: 887	Tools: 859
Clothes dryers: 859	Other power saws: 858
Power routers: 844	Rugs or carpets: 836
Other manual workshop tools: 836	Chains: 831
Handrails, railings or banisters: 828	Other windows or window glass: 825
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 820	Bags: 814
Lighting equipment: 790	Air conditioners: 780
Manual hedge trimmers: 779	Day wear: 753
Glass doors: 731	Desk supplies: 729
All-terrain vehicles: 718	Kitchen gadgets: 718
Tractors: 710	Sinks: 708
Sliding glass doors or panels: 707	Rope or string: 707
Electric or battery-powered knives: 691	Screen doors: 663
Automatic doors: 653	Doorsills or frames: 647
Other nonglass doors: 647	Other glass bottles or jars: 642
Dishwashers: 633	Bedsprings or bedframes: 623
Manual cleaning equipment: 621	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 621
Exercise: 614	Elevators or other lifts: 604
Nonglass doors: 603	Other unpowered garden tools: 598
Archery: 594	Canning jars or lids: 580
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 577	Other portable or stationary power tools: 558
Hot water: 553	Snow throwers or blowers: 541
Power drills or accessories: 538	Swings or swing sets: 520
Electric blenders: 519	Cardboard products: 501
Grocery or shopping carts: 500	Storm windows: 494
Tool sheds: 474	Flatware: 473
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 470	Jigsaws: 443
Power sanders: 439	Paper cutters: 426
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 417	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 415
Toolboxes or tool kits: 415	Other ovens: 415
Vacuum cleaners: 405	Counters or countertops: 400
Floor lamps or table lamps: 400	In-line skating: 397
Poles: 381	Exercise equipment: 379
Grills: 379	Food grinders: 378
Riding power lawn mowers: 376	Public equipment: 372
Water heaters: 369	Boxing: 359
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 351	Portable power drills and accessories: 349
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 349	Clothing accessories: 348
Televisions: 348	Power jointers: 341
Footwear: 340	Swimming pools: 339
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 338	Go-carts: 331
Other furnaces: 330	Portable food or beverage coolers: 322
Fireworks: 321	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 320
Wrestling: 320	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 312
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 304	Hockey: 303
Batteries: 302	Scaffolding: 292
Sleds: 288	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 287
Other toys: 286	Knife sharpeners: 285
Power tillers or cultivators: 285	Buckets or pails: 283
Plastic wrapping products: 275	Clothing: 274
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 274	Coffee makers or teapots: 274
Ice skating: 266	Water skiing: 263
Can openers: 263	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 254
Swimming: 254	Other containers: 254
Windowsills or frames: 246	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 244
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 244	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 243
Safes: 237	Golf: 236
Aquariums or accessories: 236	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 235
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 229	Wheelchairs: 227
Combs or hairbrushes: 226	Manicuring devices: 226
Stationary power drills and accessories: 218	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 216
Snowmobiles: 210	Crutches, canes or walkers: 208
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 208	Rugby: 206
Radial arm saws: 200	Other antennas: 200
Microwave ovens: 199	Recliner chairs: 199
Golf carts: 199	Other glass doors: 197
Dancing: 196	Benches: 189
Snow boarding: 189	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 189
Pumps: 188	Stepladders: 188
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 187	Other Irons: 180
Fireplace equipment: 179	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 179
Plastic products: 179	Other ball sports: 179
Faucets or spigots: 179	Flying toys: 179
Brushcutters, powered: 178	Outerwear: 169
Matches: 168	Paper products: 161
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 160	Rocking chairs: 160
Lockers: 160	Mattresses: 160
Handball: 159	Nonmetal cookware: 159
Leaf blowers: 159	Juicers: 152
Manual drills: 152	Stationary power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 151
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 151	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 151
Freezers: 151	Glue guns: 151
Sewing machines or accessories: 150	Amusement attractions: 150
Other plastic products: 150	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 150
Luggage: 149	Business and office machines: 143
Self-contained openers: 143	Trampolines: 143
Nonglass bottles or jars: 143	Glass soft drink bottles: 142
Seasonal decorations: 141	Record players: 135
Slow cookers: 133	Electric deep fryers: 133
Garden tractors: 133	Camping equipment: 133
Plastic bags: 133	Manual filing or sanding tools: 132
Extension cords: 132	Wood paneling and particleboard: 132
Metal cookware: 132	Paint or varnish thinners: 131
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 123	Telephones or telephone accessories: 123
Fire extinguishers: 122	Keys, key rings or key chains: 121
Roller skating: 121	Animal traps: 114
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 113	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 113
Carts: 105	Bleachers: 105
BBs or pellets: 104	Wooden containers: 104
Unpowered models or parts: 104	Slides or sliding boards: 103
Adhesives: 103	Heaters or heating systems: 103
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 102	Baby strollers: 102
Electric razors or shavers: 102	Sprayers: 95
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 95	Fixed floor-length glass panels: 94
Power hack saws: 94	Air compressors: 94
Cots: 94	Tapes: 94
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 94	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 93
Car seats: 86	Step stools: 86
Towels or cloths: 85	Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 85
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 85	Food warmers: 84
Ice picks: 84	Rotary power lawn mowers: 84
Kerosene or oil heaters: 84	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 84
Bottle openers: 84	Hair dryers: 84
Recording tapes: 84	Incinerators: 84
Sports and recreational activity: 84	Acids: 84
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 84	Towel racks or bars: 84
Electric scissors: 84	Electric mixers: 75
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 75	Garbage disposers: 75
Workshop furnishings: 75	Portable baby swings: 75
Projectors: 75	Electric can openers: 75
Painting equipment, powered: 75	Field hockey: 75
Pillows: 75	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 75
Other furniture: 75	Storm doors with glass panels: 75
Fire or smoke alarms: 75	Rug shampooers: 75
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 75	Gas furnaces: 74
Other playground equipment: 74	Ice crushers: 74
Steam irons: 74	Darts: 74
Electric brooms: 74	Bars and bar accessories: 74
Ice hockey: 74	Toilet bowl products: 74
Chemicals: 74	Lighted make-up mirrors: 74
Roller hockey: 74	Radiators: 74
Storm doors without glass panels: 74	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 74
Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 67	Automotive chemicals: 67
Toboggans: 67	Footlockers: 67
First aid equipment: 67	Reel power lawn mowers: 67
Thermostats: 67	Surfing: 67
Electric grills: 67	Dehumidifiers: 67
Vises or workshop clamps: 67	School equipment: 67
Christmas tree stands or supports: 66	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 66
Electric motors: 66	Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 66
Toy boxes or chests: 66	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 66
Containers with key openers: 66	Electric heaters: 66
Toy sports equipment: 66	Soldering equipment: 66
Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 66	Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 66
Generators or power plants: 66	Night-lights: 66
Other grills or stoves: 66	Pull-down or folding stairs: 66
Other power garden tools: 66	Outdoor antennas: 66
Gas ranges: 66	Trash compactors: 66
Electric coffee makers or teapots: 66	Diving or diving boards: 66
Ramps or landings: 66	Billiards or pool: 57
Sabre saws: 57	Power lathes: 56
Mountain climbing: 56	Extension ladders: 55
Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 55	Horseshoes: 37
Other fireplaces: 37	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 37
Christmas decorations: 37	Lighters: 37
Sheets or pillowcases: 37	Tennis: 37
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 37	Bunk beds: 37
Drinking fountains: 19	Costumes or masks: 19
Plastic containers: 19	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 19
Welding equipment: 19	Christmas tree lights: 19
Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 19	General home or room involvement in fires: 19
Tape recorders or players: 19	Skateboards: 19
Snow plows: 18	Other electric lighting equipment: 18
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 18	Cutting torches: 18
Gas ovens: 18	Unicycles: 18
Gasoline: 18	Scuba diving: 18
Charcoal: 18	Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 18
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 18	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 18
Ice makers: 18	Baby walkers or jumpers: 18
Book bags or back carriers: 18	Vending machines: 18
Skating: 18	Water tubing: 18
Watches: 18	Electric baseboard heaters: 18
Nightwear: 18	Internal combustion engines: 18
Matchbooks: 18

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