Accidents - 26-50 years old - Year 1998

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,210,302
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 344,250	Knives: 174,605
Floors or flooring materials: 130,038	Basketball: 119,109
Bicycles or accessories: 97,198	Ladders: 68,375
Doors: 64,164	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 61,836
Softball: 59,205	Exercise: 49,852
Bathtubs or showers: 49,059	Ceilings and walls: 46,899
Chairs: 45,959	Tables: 44,339
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 41,023	Tableware and accessories: 40,219
Windows or window glass: 38,008	Containers: 37,873
House repair or construction materials: 37,398	Drinking glasses: 36,489
Football: 36,027	Beds: 35,977
Furniture: 35,690	Snow skiing: 35,369
Baseball: 33,955	Metal containers: 33,163
Horseback riding: 33,040	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 30,284
Fences or fence posts: 28,185	Fishing: 26,425
Knives with replaceable blades: 25,294	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 24,856
Lawn mowers: 24,779	Soccer: 24,489
Weight lifting: 23,017	All-terrain vehicles: 22,319
Hammers: 21,320	Footwear: 19,671
Volleyball: 18,837	Chain saws: 18,537
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 18,241	In-line skating: 18,062
First aid equipment: 14,560	Rugs or carpets: 13,683
Golf: 13,603	Bench or table saws: 13,042
Hot water: 12,420	Swimming: 12,111
Saws: 11,961	Refrigerators: 11,950
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 11,783	Roller skating: 11,460
Pruning or trimming equipment: 10,925	Cookware: 10,471
Razors or shavers: 10,459	Dancing: 10,013
Hockey: 9,960	Pipes: 9,780
Bedsprings or bedframes: 9,747	Swimming pools: 9,621
Martial arts: 9,458	Wheelchairs: 9,410
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 9,374	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 9,287
Televisions: 9,055	Bowling: 9,018
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 9,003	Bags: 8,851
Welding equipment: 8,819	Doorsills or frames: 8,558
Other unpowered garden tools: 8,434	Snow boarding: 8,284
Other toys: 8,271	Water skiing: 8,211
Bottles or jars: 8,025	Ice skating: 7,987
Exercise equipment: 7,803	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 7,307
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 7,259	Toilets: 7,247
Portable circular power saws: 6,819	Jewelry: 6,747
Scaffolding: 6,685	Drills: 6,588
Scissors: 6,576	Mirrors or mirror glass: 6,552
Counters or countertops: 6,550	Ball sports: 6,486
Handrails, railings or banisters: 6,418	Garage doors: 6,280
Slicers and choppers: 6,174	Other ranges: 5,939
Trampolines: 5,850	Fans: 5,728
Glass bottles or jars: 5,683	Cardboard products: 5,581
Tennis: 5,540	Poles: 5,537
Air conditioners: 5,505	Ice hockey: 5,414
Snowmobiles: 5,282	Vacuum cleaners: 5,119
Manual cleaning equipment: 5,070	Wire: 5,042
Bleaches: 5,016	Riding power lawn mowers: 4,903
Sinks: 4,877	Skating: 4,875
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 4,868	Screwdrivers: 4,825
Washing machines: 4,797	Gasoline: 4,776
Day wear: 4,765	Nail guns or stud drivers: 4,753
Cabinet or door hardware: 4,722	Glass doors: 4,707
Hatchets or axes: 4,679	Surfing: 4,578
Buckets or pails: 4,540	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 4,425
Toolboxes or tool kits: 4,332	General home or room involvement in fires: 4,323
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 4,160	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 4,127
Wrestling: 4,084	Bunk beds: 3,987
Luggage: 3,941	Other manual workshop tools: 3,925
Power lawn mowers: 3,897	Power saws: 3,877
Computers: 3,825	Crutches, canes or walkers: 3,813
Telephones or telephone accessories: 3,778	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 3,767
Go-carts: 3,658	Swings or swing sets: 3,613
Light bulbs: 3,574	Grocery or shopping carts: 3,573
Stepladders: 3,529	Amusement attractions: 3,517
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 3,496	Adhesives: 3,487
Rope or string: 3,454	Grills: 3,387
Hand saws: 3,364	Benches: 3,117
Lighting equipment: 3,040	Skateboards: 3,031
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 3,014	Ramps or landings: 2,964
Built-in swimming pools: 2,960	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 2,913
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 2,902	Boxing: 2,893
Clothes dryers: 2,883	Chains: 2,860
Elevators or other lifts: 2,806	Awls, chisels or planes: 2,770
Tools: 2,766	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 2,753
Other ovens: 2,744	Screen doors: 2,714
Mattresses: 2,677	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 2,583
Step stools: 2,582	Paper products: 2,566
Rugby: 2,559	Desk supplies: 2,450
Other Irons: 2,447	Chemicals: 2,425
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 2,376	Aquariums or accessories: 2,327
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 2,311	Freezers: 2,307
Manual scissors: 2,286	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 2,282
Other portable or stationary power tools: 2,277	Clothing: 2,273
Other windows or window glass: 2,267	Other power saws: 2,244
Sliding glass doors or panels: 2,227	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 2,207
Batteries: 2,191	Bleachers: 2,176
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 2,171	Clothing accessories: 2,140
Band saws: 2,122	Tractors: 2,090
Coffee makers or teapots: 2,069	Dishwashers: 2,065
Other nonglass doors: 2,055	Sleds: 2,049
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 2,043	Automatic doors: 1,946
Combs or hairbrushes: 1,926	Nonglass doors: 1,926
Recliner chairs: 1,915	Wood paneling and particleboard: 1,898
Swimming pool chemicals: 1,876	Sports and recreational activity: 1,859
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 1,857	Other furnaces: 1,811
Carts: 1,804	Power hedge trimmers: 1,799
Other ball sports: 1,791	Windowsills or frames: 1,788
Diving or diving boards: 1,775	Kitchen gadgets: 1,774
Billiards or pool: 1,773	Flying toys: 1,760
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 1,688	Fireworks: 1,677
Water heaters: 1,669	Camping equipment: 1,669
Plastic bags: 1,666	Other glass doors: 1,654
Microwave ovens: 1,645	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 1,641
General purpose household cleaners: 1,635	Other glass bottles or jars: 1,608
Flatware: 1,596	Portable food or beverage coolers: 1,592
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 1,564	Floor lamps or table lamps: 1,558
Golf carts: 1,552	Roller hockey: 1,538
Water slides: 1,521	Power drills or accessories: 1,519
Eyeglasses: 1,509	Public equipment: 1,502
Radiators: 1,487	Food processors: 1,480
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 1,469	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 1,463
Swimming pool equipment: 1,454	Heaters or heating systems: 1,433
Water tubing: 1,398	Hot tubs or home spas: 1,370
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 1,354	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 1,343
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 1,337	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 1,331
Waterbeds or water pillows: 1,298	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 1,287
Baby gates or barriers: 1,274	Escalators: 1,252
Slides or sliding boards: 1,237	Log splitters: 1,229
Aerosol containers: 1,226	Wooden containers: 1,198
Storm windows: 1,195	Soaps: 1,161
Horseshoes: 1,144	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 1,140
Metal cookware: 1,129	Drain cleaners: 1,123
Manual hedge trimmers: 1,117	Towels or cloths: 1,111
Christmas tree lights: 1,097	Canning jars or lids: 1,092
Acids: 1,073	Power routers: 1,070
Archery: 1,065	Tool sheds: 1,061
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 1,058	Eye protection devices: 1,039
Baby strollers: 1,029	Keys, key rings or key chains: 1,019
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 1,001	Nonglass bottles or jars: 997
Glass soft drink bottles: 989	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 975
Scuba diving: 969	Power tillers or cultivators: 969
Mountain climbing: 968	Extension ladders: 954
Handball: 939	Other fireplaces: 938
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 935	Blankets: 915
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 898	Carbon monoxide poisonings: 885
Rotary power lawn mowers: 883	Ammonia, household: 869
Paint or varnish thinners: 859	Christmas decorations: 844
Plastic containers: 843	Ear protection devices: 838
Storm doors with glass panels: 824	BBs or pellets: 819
Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 815	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 814
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 813	Street hockey: 803
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 795	Rocking chairs: 794
Jigsaws: 791	Mobile/manufactured homes: 788
Portable power drills and accessories: 786	Garden tractors: 770
Gymnastics: 770	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 767
Electric or battery-powered knives: 766	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 763
Lockers: 761	Other antennas: 756
Fuel storage tanks: 754	Pressure cookers or canners: 752
Oven cleaners: 747	Vending machines: 741
Pillows: 736	Other containers: 731
Safes: 720	Television tables or stands: 712
Snow throwers or blowers: 712	Sewing machines or accessories: 706
Matches: 704	Cutting torches: 701
Automotive chemicals: 701	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 685
Personal protection devices: 681	Electric heating pads: 677
Lubricants: 668	Plastic products: 666
Slow cookers: 656	Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 643
Manicuring devices: 641	Hammocks: 640
Power sanders: 639	Manual filing or sanding tools: 635
Extension cords: 625	Snow tubing: 621
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 617	Fireplace equipment: 615
Other grills or stoves: 607	Electric blenders: 606
Outerwear: 595	Recording tapes: 593
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 584	Electric ranges: 580
Manual drills: 578	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 576
Toilet bowl products: 559	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 549
Faucets or spigots: 546	Air compressors: 545
Electric frying pans and skillets: 539	Track and field: 530
Charcoal: 528	Minibikes, powered: 527
Ironing boards or covers: 523	Stationary power drills and accessories: 520
Playpens: 518	Radios: 501
Can openers: 499	Wading pools: 499
Seasonal decorations: 498	Radial arm saws: 496
Tape recorders or players: 491	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 488
Hair dryers: 482	Electric lighting equipment: 470
Other ladders: 465	Food grinders: 463
Electric welding equipment: 454	Cribs: 453
Towel racks or bars: 453	Generators or power plants: 451
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 451	Kerosene or oil heaters: 448
Workshop furnishings: 445	Plastic wrapping products: 436
Other plastic products: 435	Business and office machines: 427
Paper cutters: 426	Brushcutters, powered: 424
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 422	Pumps: 416
Fabric treatment products: 414	Pull-down or folding stairs: 408
Steam irons: 399	Sprayers: 398
Other furniture: 396	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 389
Nonmetal cookware: 387	Nonbaby mattresses: 387
Antifreeze: 386	Laundry soaps or detergents: 384
Self-contained openers: 381	Electric deep fryers: 380
Outdoor antennas: 378	Cots: 377
Fire extinguishers: 376	Massage devices or vibrators: 368
Caulking or spackling compounds: 367	Book bags or back carriers: 362
Photographic equipment: 359	Treehouses or playhouses: 359
Other power garden tools: 358	Vises or workshop clamps: 350
Painting equipment, powered: 348	Fixed floor-length glass panels: 347
Toboggans: 347	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 343
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 343	Stationary power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 343
Gasoline cans: 342	Power jointers: 341
Other playground equipment: 339	Lacrosse: 334
Footlockers: 331	Artificial Christmas trees: 320
Car seats: 320	Balloons: 319
Glue guns: 315	Power pruning or trimming equipment: 315
Other electric lighting equipment: 311	Fire escape devices: 311
Lighter fluids: 311	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 306
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 304	Wagons: 304
Paper bags: 295	Toy boxes or chests: 294
Darts: 294	Boilers: 289
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 285	Knife sharpeners: 285
Fuel oils: 274	Playground equipment: 273
Watches: 272	Field hockey: 263
Reel power lawn mowers: 257	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 256
Metal or plastic molding sets: 256	Rug shampooers: 256
Dishwashing liquid: 255	Drinking fountains: 254
Clocks: 254	Kerosene: 246
Leaf blowers: 234	Sun lamps: 234
Chimneys: 229	Unpowered models or parts: 227
Gas furnaces: 227	Fertilizers: 226
Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 226	Sheets or pillowcases: 226
Soldering equipment: 218	Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 218
Floor waxes: 218	Bars and bar accessories: 218
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 217	Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 217
Other upholstered chairs: 217	Detergents: 217
Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 216	Flotation toys: 215
Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 208	Windshield wiper fluids: 208
Diesel fuels: 207	Electric motors: 207
Record players: 202	Animal traps: 201
Electric mixers: 198	Toasters: 197
Food warmers: 196	Stilts: 191
Baby carriers: 190	Ice makers: 189
Gas or LP heaters: 189	Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 188
Carbon monoxide detectors: 188	Electric coffee makers or teapots: 188
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 187	Doorstops: 181
Gas ranges: 180	Nightwear: 180
Pogo sticks: 178	Baby walkers or jumpers: 172
Costumes or masks: 170	Tapes: 169
Abrasive cleaners: 162	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 161
Storm doors without glass panels: 161	High chairs: 160
Saunas: 159	Above-ground swimming pools: 159
Baby carriers or slings: 159	Panel doors: 154
School equipment: 153	Electric grills: 152
Juicers: 152	Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 152
Clothespins: 151	Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 151
Electric can openers: 151	Garbage disposers: 151
Swimming pool slides: 151	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 150
Filters: 150	Lighted make-up mirrors: 149
Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 149	Baby bottles or nipples: 148
Safety pins: 143	Appliances: 143
Thermostats: 143	Dehumidifiers: 142
Toy sports equipment: 142	Snow plows: 140
Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 133	Levels: 133
Thermometers: 132	Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 132
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 132	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 132
Electric baseboard heaters: 131	Coins: 131
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 124	Electric razors or shavers: 122
Sleeping bags: 121	Manual push mowers: 121
Sabre saws: 113	Fire or smoke alarms: 113
Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 112	Seesaws or teeterboards: 105
Trash compactors: 104	Other heaters or heating systems: 104
Furniture polishes or waxes: 103	Unicycles: 103
Other toy guns: 103	Water toys: 102
Scooters, unpowered: 102	Projectors: 95
Other baby carriers: 94	Power hack saws: 94
Fencing: 94	Battery chargers: 94
Other clothing: 94	Hot plates: 93
Nonelectric blankets: 87	Range or oven accessories: 87
Window screens: 86	Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 86
Riding toys: 86	Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 85
Other bedding: 85	Night-lights: 84
Ice picks: 84	Methyl alcohol: 84
Internal combustion engines: 84	Incinerators: 84
Bottle openers: 84	Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 84
Garden sprayers: 84	Kites or kite string: 84
Electric scissors: 84	Caustics: 75
Diapers: 75	Fabrics: 75
School laboratory chemicals: 75	Electric corn poppers: 75
Drain snakes: 75	Futons: 75
Cheerleading: 75	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 75
Portable baby swings: 75	Snow disks: 75
Gas ovens: 74	Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 74
Electric toothbrushes or oral irrigators: 74	Coin-operated car washing equipment: 74
Humidifiers: 74	Electric brooms: 74
Dry heat irons: 74	Ice crushers: 74
Moving walks: 74	Crib mobiles or crib gyms: 74
Tarpaulins: 74	Hearing aids: 67
Tetherball: 67	Clothes steamers: 67
Upholstered recliner chairs: 67	Straight ladders: 67
Youth chairs: 67	Fuel charcoal lighters: 67
Electric soldering equipment: 66	Containers with key openers: 66
Bread making machines: 66	Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 66
Electric heaters: 66	Electric kettles or hot pots: 66
Charcoal lighters: 66	Christmas tree stands or supports: 66
Floor furnaces: 66	Toy guns: 66
Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 57	Gas-burning fireplaces: 57
Power lathes: 56	Toy make-up kits or cosmetics: 38
Electric Christmas decorations: 38	Skeet shooting: 38
Matchbooks: 37	Toy weapons: 37
Water polo: 37	Rotisseries: 37
Molding compounds: 37	Marbles: 37
Lighters: 37	Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads: 19
Wooden matches: 19	Dishwasher detergents: 19
Water softeners or conditioners: 19	Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 19
Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 19	Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 19
Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 19	Lamp oils: 19
Dry ice: 19	Vacuum containers: 18
Fuel-burning welding equipment: 18	Toy guns with projectiles: 18
Power shapers: 18	Floor buffers or waxers: 18
Art supplies or equipment: 18	Electric waffle irons: 18
Built-in fireplaces: 18	Turpentine: 18
Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 18	Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 18
Lye: 18	Portable electric heaters: 18
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 18	Indoor antennas: 18
Fire sprinklers: 6

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