Accidents - 26-50 years old - Year 2002 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 266,905
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Knives: 33,448	Ceilings and walls: 18,863
Drinking glasses: 10,421	Tableware and accessories: 9,738
Windows or window glass: 9,732	Doors: 9,440
Stairs or steps: 7,752	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 5,233
Knives with replaceable blades: 4,951	Metal containers: 4,728
Bicycles or accessories: 4,063	Hot water: 4,011
House repair or construction materials: 3,920	Basketball: 3,853
Floors or flooring materials: 3,590	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 3,201
Fences or fence posts: 3,100	Cookware: 3,088
Hammers: 3,046	Tables: 2,868
Fishing: 2,334	Softball: 2,198
Lawn mowers: 2,089	Screwdrivers: 2,060
Ladders: 1,945	Refrigerators: 1,847
Other ranges: 1,626	Drills: 1,621
Baseball: 1,593	Nail guns or stud drivers: 1,524
Saws: 1,480	Bathtubs or showers: 1,464
Mirrors or mirror glass: 1,391	Chairs: 1,367
All-terrain vehicles: 1,301	Containers: 1,295
Glass doors: 1,276	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 1,176
Scissors: 1,159	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 1,157
Glass bottles or jars: 1,157	Chain saws: 1,127
Razors or shavers: 1,115	Bottles or jars: 1,109
Tools: 1,060	Pet supplies: 1,053
Bench or table saws: 1,029	Televisions: 990
Doorsills or frames: 989	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 975
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 960	Football: 959
Exercise: 956	Air conditioners: 919
Pipes: 915	Poles: 914
Awls, chisels or planes: 902	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 902
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 885	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 876
Boxing: 861	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 851
Counters or countertops: 839	Volleyball: 804
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 801	Furniture: 768
Martial arts: 757	Manual cleaning equipment: 745
Power lawn mowers: 724	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 724
Rope or string: 719	Garage doors: 708
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 693	Pruning or trimming equipment: 690
Fans: 679	Grills: 659
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 648	Horseback riding: 646
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 639	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 635
Gasoline: 634	Elevators or other lifts: 621
Wire: 618	Beds: 616
Archery: 601	Bedsprings or bedframes: 592
Hatchets or axes: 569	Other ovens: 564
Light bulbs: 523	Handrails, railings or banisters: 516
Other windows or window glass: 513	Decorative yard equipment: 501
Washing machines: 497	Microwave ovens: 480
Other unpowered garden tools: 472	Aquariums or accessories: 443
Other power saws: 427	Batteries: 424
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 411	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 405
Bags: 397	Canning jars or lids: 397
In-line skating: 395	Cabinet or door hardware: 392
Metal cookware: 388	Other toys: 386
Public equipment: 385	Hand saws: 370
Lighting equipment: 368	Soccer: 362
Freezers: 352	Other nonglass doors: 352
Clothing accessories: 352	Toilets: 350
Cutting torches: 350	Other glass bottles or jars: 343
Other fireplaces: 339	Dishwashers: 338
Snow skiing: 337	Power hedge trimmers: 334
Bowling: 334	Other Irons: 330
Ball sports: 328	Other furnaces: 328
Welding equipment: 326	Footwear: 321
Electric blenders: 320	Sliding glass doors or panels: 314
Crutches, canes or walkers: 314	Hockey: 314
Keys, key rings or key chains: 306	Screen doors: 304
Scaffolding: 301	Swimming: 300
Desk supplies: 294	Go-carts: 289
Nonglass doors: 287	Manual scissors: 285
Electric deep fryers: 282	General home or room involvement in fires: 274
Rugs or carpets: 269	Swimming pools: 266
Fireworks: 264	Portable circular power saws: 262
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 260	Sinks: 254
Weight lifting: 252	Other manual workshop tools: 252
Lighter fluids: 250	Power drills or accessories: 249
Radiators: 245	Sprayers: 244
Stools: 238	Flying toys: 237
Water heaters: 237	Portable power drills and accessories: 237
Kitchen gadgets: 234	Automatic doors: 228
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 227	Roller skating: 223
Lighters: 222	Vacuum cleaners: 220
Electric kettles or hot pots: 220	Manicuring devices: 219
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 219	Log splitters: 218
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 218	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 216
Slicers and choppers: 213	Grocery or shopping carts: 213
Billiards or pool: 213	Metal or plastic molding sets: 212
Telephones or telephone accessories: 212	Nonmetal cookware: 205
Golf: 205	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 202
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 200	Other glass doors: 199
Blankets: 194	Heaters or heating systems: 188
Bunk beds: 188	Pens and pencils: 182
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 181	Storm doors with glass panels: 175
Cardboard products: 175	Power saws: 171
Floor lamps or table lamps: 170	Amusement attractions: 169
Clothes dryers: 168	Snowmobiles: 168
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 168	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 167
Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 166	Windowsills or frames: 166
Tool sheds: 161	Computers: 161
Lubricants: 160	Food grinders: 160
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 159	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 154
Extension ladders: 153	Other grills or stoves: 153
Other portable or stationary power tools: 152	Toolboxes or tool kits: 152
Ice skating: 152	Chains: 151
Slow cookers: 148	Trampolines: 146
Gymnastics: 145	Mobile/manufactured homes: 145
Workshop furnishings: 145	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 143
Glass soft drink bottles: 137	Power routers: 137
Other ladders: 137	Oven cleaners: 136
Band saws: 135	Recliner chairs: 135
Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 134	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 134
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 128	Flatware: 125
Mattresses: 122	Escalators: 121
Laundry baskets: 121	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 116
General purpose household cleaners: 115	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 115
Benches: 114	Coffee makers or teapots: 114
Acids: 114	Nightwear: 110
Adhesives: 110	Plastic products: 108
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 108	Skateboards: 107
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 107	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 100
Chafing dishes or fondue pots: 99	Can openers: 98
Rugby: 98	Day wear: 98
Reel power lawn mowers: 98	Electric ranges: 94
Sheets or pillowcases: 93	Brushcutters, powered: 93
Wheelchairs: 93	Garbage disposers: 92
Trays: 92	Scooters, unpowered: 92
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 92	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 91
Charcoal: 91	Bleachers: 91
Automotive tools or accessories: 91	Range or oven accessories: 84
Gas furnaces: 84	Food processors: 83
Chemicals: 83	Christmas decorations: 83
Plastic containers: 83	Golf carts: 83
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 83	Pillows: 82
Aerosol containers: 82	Toasters: 82
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 82	Playground equipment: 78
Solvents: 77	Treehouses or playhouses: 76
Floor furnaces: 76	Snow tubing: 76
Electric ovens: 76	Surfing: 76
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 76	Lacrosse: 76
First aid equipment: 76	Storm doors without glass panels: 76
Sabre saws: 76	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 76
Art supplies or equipment: 76	Other antennas: 76
Electric or battery-powered knives: 76	Stepladders: 76
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 76	Paint or varnish thinners: 76
Baby carriers: 76	Detergents: 76
Pressurized containers: 75	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 75
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 75	Seasonal decorations: 70
Nonglass bottles or jars: 69	Washer-dryer combinations: 68
Rocking chairs: 68	Snow throwers or blowers: 68
Snow boarding: 68	Plastic wrapping products: 68
Record players: 68	Skeet shooting: 68
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 68	Sleds: 68
Camping equipment: 68	Clocks: 68
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 68	Towel racks or bars: 68
Electric lighting equipment: 68	Riding power lawn mowers: 68
Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 68	Tractors: 68
High chairs: 68	Workshop compounds or chemicals: 68
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 68	Personal protection devices: 68
Dyes: 68	Manual drills: 67
Fixed floor-length glass panels: 67	Portable food or beverage coolers: 67
Gas or LP heaters: 67	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 67
Sports and recreational activity: 67	Water skiing: 67
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 67	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 67
Built-in swimming pools: 67	Street hockey: 67
Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices: 67	Outerwear: 67
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 67	Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 67
Fire escape devices: 67	Pins and needles: 62
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 62	Carts: 61
Tennis: 61	Vending machines: 61
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 60	Marbles: 60
Other power garden tools: 60	Storm windows: 60
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 60	Antifreeze: 60
Electric heaters: 60	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 60
Nonelectric can openers: 60	Ironing boards or covers: 60
Wrestling: 60	Cribs: 60
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 60	Radios: 60
Plastic bags: 60	Manual push mowers: 60
Air compressors: 54	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 54
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 45	Pressure cookers or canners: 45
Combs or hairbrushes: 45	Jigsaws: 45
Dancing: 45	Soaps: 45
Kerosene: 38	Vises or workshop clamps: 38
Manual filing or sanding tools: 31	Christmas tree lights: 30
Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 30	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 30
Watches: 30	Skating: 30
Luggage: 30	Automotive chemicals: 30
Nonbaby mattresses: 30	Unpowered models or parts: 30
Other plastic products: 30	Tapes: 30
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 30	BBs or pellets: 30
Swings or swing sets: 30	Manual hedge trimmers: 30
Ice picks: 16	Book bags or back carriers: 16
Paper cutters: 16	Lunch boxes or pails: 16
Incinerators: 16	Steam irons: 15
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 15	Gas ranges: 15
Heat pumps: 15	Diving or diving boards: 15
Animal traps: 15	Other ball sports: 15
Baby strollers: 15	Bassinets or cradles: 15
Hot plates: 15	Scuba diving: 15
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 15	School laboratory chemicals: 15
Wallpaper: 15	Gasoline cans: 15
Lye: 15	Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 15
Ramps or landings: 15	Electrical testing equipment: 15
Sewing basket articles: 15	Exercise equipment: 15
Paper products: 15	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 15
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 15	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 15
Garden tractors: 15	Lockers: 15
Tarpaulins: 15	Clothes steamers: 15
Kerosene or oil heaters: 15	Buckets or pails: 15
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 15	Diapers: 15
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 15	Swimming pool chemicals: 15
Matches: 15	Step stools: 15
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 15	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 15
Hair clippers and trimmers: 15	Faucets or spigots: 15
Outdoor antennas: 15	Hot tubs or home spas: 15

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