Accidents - 26-50 years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,494,095
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 403,548	Knives: 164,365
Floors or flooring materials: 148,244	Basketball: 101,440
Bicycles or accessories: 98,625	Ladders: 75,448
Doors: 72,775	Bathtubs or showers: 66,950
Ceilings and walls: 63,030	Beds or bedframes: 61,088
Furniture: 60,254	Exercise: 56,575
Containers: 50,168	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 49,952
Chairs: 47,959	House repair or construction materials: 46,462
Tables: 45,894	Softball: 45,549
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 44,992	All-terrain vehicles: 44,210
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 40,207	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 34,892
Football: 34,526	Horseback riding: 33,062
Tableware and accessories: 31,801	Footwear: 31,399
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 30,776	Weight lifting: 30,502
Fences or fence posts: 28,914	Knives with replaceable blades: 28,532
Metal containers: 26,818	Drinking glasses: 26,666
Baseball: 26,441	Lawn mowers: 26,075
Soccer: 25,278	Fishing: 24,828
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 22,351	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 21,683
Hammers: 19,704	Snow skiing: 18,609
Swimming: 17,018	Wheelchairs: 15,578
Volleyball: 15,100	Chain saws: 14,264
Rugs or carpets: 13,675	Bench or table saws: 13,554
Hot water: 13,422	First aid equipment: 13,404
Televisions: 13,249	Tools: 12,505
Bags: 12,315	Refrigerators: 12,273
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 11,860	Other toys: 11,833
Razors or shavers: 11,216	Pruning or trimming equipment: 11,138
Martial arts: 11,054	Jewelry: 10,865
Saws: 10,662	Toilets: 10,539
Pipes: 10,089	Roller skating: 10,008
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 9,936	Pet supplies: 9,932
Doorsills or frames: 9,925	Swimming pools: 9,885
Welding equipment: 9,741	Other unpowered garden tools: 9,636
Golf: 9,546	Snow boarding: 9,427
Exercise equipment: 9,381	Hockey: 9,265
Dancing: 9,147	Snowmobiles: 8,119
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 7,828	Day wear: 7,806
Mirrors or mirror glass: 7,759	Garage doors: 7,623
Surfing: 7,613	Counters or countertops: 7,558
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 7,485	Bowling: 7,441
Cookware: 7,392	Skateboards: 7,387
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 7,324	In-line skating: 6,999
Scissors: 6,973	Handrails, railings or banisters: 6,890
Trampolines: 6,888	Air conditioners: 6,837
Power saws: 6,749	Tennis: 6,636
Vacuum cleaners: 6,565	Drills: 6,508
Bottles or jars: 6,402	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 6,183
Manual cleaning equipment: 6,174	Washing machines: 6,156
Portable circular power saws: 6,114	Gasoline: 6,022
Computers: 6,013	Crutches, canes or walkers: 5,914
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 5,889	Scaffolding: 5,803
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 5,791	Bleaches: 5,720
Fans: 5,606	Poles: 5,593
Sleds: 5,582	Luggage: 5,498
Buckets or pails: 5,477	Nail guns or stud drivers: 5,472
Power lawn mowers: 5,384	Slicers and choppers: 5,382
Other ranges: 5,364	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 5,222
General home or room involvement in fires: 5,142	Water skiing: 5,130
Sinks: 5,116	Screwdrivers: 5,009
Bunk beds: 4,926	General purpose household cleaners: 4,875
Riding power lawn mowers: 4,695	Ice skating: 4,662
Toolboxes or tool kits: 4,660	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 4,618
Benches: 4,616	Grocery or shopping carts: 4,552
Amusement attractions: 4,540	Stools: 4,417
Paper products: 4,412	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 4,394
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 4,342	Wire: 4,338
Ball sports: 4,321	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 3,978
Glass bottles or jars: 3,951	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 3,897
Cabinet or door hardware: 3,845	Built-in swimming pools: 3,763
Other manual workshop tools: 3,756	Laundry baskets: 3,689
Soaps: 3,657	Telephones or telephone accessories: 3,623
Stepladders: 3,588	Clothing accessories: 3,461
Pins and needles: 3,441	Light bulbs: 3,423
Clothing: 3,392	Hatchets or axes: 3,293
Ramps or landings: 3,235	Scooters, unpowered: 3,159
Go-carts: 3,152	Swings or swing sets: 3,145
Mattresses: 3,142	Boxing: 3,134
Ice hockey: 3,122	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 3,110
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 3,044	Step stools: 3,032
Golf carts: 3,020	Grills: 3,018
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 2,966	Cardboard products: 2,962
Extension or straight ladders: 2,946	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 2,942
Skating: 2,937	Barstools or kitchen stools: 2,918
Freezers: 2,856	Rope or string: 2,820
Rugby: 2,819	Snow throwers/blowers: 2,780
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 2,710	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 2,681
Manicuring devices: 2,673	Other glass bottles or jars: 2,672
Carts: 2,669	Chemicals: 2,669
Desk supplies: 2,609	Aquariums or accessories: 2,532
Other ball sports: 2,528	Other ovens: 2,488
Chains: 2,455	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 2,451
Decorative yard equipment: 2,436	Fireworks: 2,421
Elevators or other lifts: 2,405	Tractors: 2,339
Awls, chisels or planes: 2,331	Clothes dryers: 2,327
Manual scissors: 2,278	Chair, recliner: 2,273
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 2,246	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 2,243
Hot tubs or home spas: 2,240	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 2,239
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 2,238	Other furnaces: 2,169
Eyeglasses: 2,155	Adhesives: 2,151
Lighting equipment: 2,140	Laundry soaps or detergents: 2,104
Sports and recreational activity: 2,080	Dishwashers: 2,068
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 2,034	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 2,034
Wood paneling and particleboard: 2,025	Microwave ovens: 2,018
Mountain climbing: 2,012	Snow tubing: 1,989
Towels or cloths: 1,989	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 1,975
Power hedge trimmers: 1,968	Escalators: 1,958
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 1,917	Diving or diving boards: 1,914
Log splitters: 1,907	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 1,906
Power drills or accessories: 1,903	Batteries: 1,887
Hand saws: 1,887	Other fireplaces: 1,883
Water heaters: 1,861	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 1,801
Clothing irons: 1,773	Eye protection devices: 1,762
Portable food or beverage coolers: 1,715	Heaters or heating systems: 1,699
Pens and pencils: 1,698	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 1,672
Wrestling: 1,665	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 1,663
Gymnastics: 1,637	Swimming pool chemicals: 1,633
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 1,626	Book bags or back carriers: 1,616
Automatic doors: 1,614	Windowsills or frames: 1,611
Floor lamps or table lamps: 1,605	Billiards or pool: 1,580
Mobile/manufactured homes: 1,548	Pillows: 1,512
Bleachers: 1,509	Food processors: 1,508
Archery: 1,494	Plastic bags: 1,467
Flying toys: 1,460	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 1,453
Radiators: 1,443	Water tubing: 1,422
Combs or hairbrushes: 1,415	Tool sheds: 1,413
Car seats: 1,402	Kitchen gadgets: 1,393
Coffee makers or teapots: 1,387	Baby gates or barriers: 1,379
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 1,374	Public equipment: 1,369
Band saws: 1,359	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 1,318
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 1,296	Water slides: 1,294
Nonglass bottles or jars: 1,264	Plastic products: 1,229
Air compressors: 1,212	Metal cookware: 1,201
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 1,201	Carbon monoxide poisonings: 1,185
Christmas decorations: 1,151	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 1,142
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 1,131	Plastic containers: 1,131
Blankets: 1,127	Trays: 1,126
Other portable or stationary power tools: 1,116	Bed rails: 1,114
Wooden containers: 1,112	Automotive chemicals: 1,103
Electric heating pads: 1,081	Horseshoes: 1,060
Sprayers: 1,057	Vending machines: 1,051
Lubricants: 1,046	Canning jars or lids: 1,021
Pressure cookers or canners: 1,018	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 1,011
Keys, key rings or key chains: 1,010	Garden tractors: 999
Manual filing or sanding tools: 991	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 970
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 970	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 958
Flatware: 957	Sewing machines or accessories: 955
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 935	Umbrellas: 929
Swimming pool equipment: 927	Chair, rocking: 894
Scuba diving: 879	Slow cookers: 872
Personal protection devices: 839	Other containers: 832
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 827	Detergents: 824
Sewing basket articles: 822	Slides or sliding boards: 821
Electric blenders: 805	Outerwear: 803
Hacksaws: 803	Fuel storage tanks: 803
Tape recorders or players: 799	Storm windows: 797
Camping equipment: 794	Rotary power lawn mowers: 791
Track and field: 788	Clocks: 763
Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 763	Safes: 757
Pumps: 749	Wagons: 734
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 732	Sheets or pillowcases: 730
Electric ranges: 729	Nonbaby mattresses: 727
Portable power drills and accessories: 720	Drain cleaners: 717
Painting equipment, powered: 711	Hammocks: 694
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 689	Power routers: 675
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 664	Waterbeds or water pillows: 662
Boilers: 659	Cutting torches: 658
Cribs: 653	Manual push mowers: 649
Power sanders: 645	Pull-down or folding stairs: 644
Manual hedge trimmers: 641	Handball: 629
Christmas tree lights: 622	Self-contained openers: 620
Aerosol containers: 616	Television tables or stands: 610
Massage devices or vibrators: 605	Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 605
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 600	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 593
Footlockers: 587	Baby strollers: 584
Ear protection devices: 581	Workshop furnishings: 578
Minibikes, powered: 578	Gas furnaces: 574
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 567	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 566
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 554	Table tennis: 548
Appliances: 547	Paint or varnish thinners: 546
Gas or LP heaters: 543	Hair dryers: 542
Glass soft drink bottles: 535	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 531
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 530	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 527
Futons: 525	Leaf blowers: 524
Business and office machines: 523	Roller hockey: 517
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 508	Electric Christmas decorations: 507
Automotive tools or accessories: 500	Oven cleaners: 493
Vises or workshop clamps: 489	Other electric lighting equipment: 483
Lacrosse: 482	Pressurized containers: 474
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 474	Towel racks or bars: 471
Electric lighting equipment: 469	Coins: 465
Wallpaper: 462	Electric deep fryers: 461
Other grills or stoves: 460	Electric frying pans and skillets: 458
Other plastic products: 458	BBs or pellets: 453
Fire extinguishers: 447	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 447
Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 442	Acids: 439
Electric mixers: 437	Ammonia, household: 433
Power tillers or cultivators: 427	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 420
Extension cords: 415	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 408
Safety pins: 404	Paper cutters: 398
Dishwashing liquid: 397	Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 390
Artificial Christmas trees: 390	Kerosene or oil heaters: 389
Other furniture: 380	Gas ranges: 380
Chimneys: 374	Jigsaws: 369
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 365	Windows or window glass: 364
Fuel oils: 358	Paper bags: 358
Other playground equipment: 358	Stilts: 346
Antifreeze: 344	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 342
Power jointers: 335	Lockers: 333
Tapes: 333	Unpowered models or parts: 332
Toy boxes or chests: 329	Playground equipment: 325
Electric motors: 325	Motorized vehicles: 321
Faucets or spigots: 319	Generators or power plants: 313
Can openers: 311	Caulking or spackling compounds: 311
Manual drills: 310	Radios: 307
Power lathes: 304	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 303
Cheerleading: 302	Lighters: 302
Fire escape devices: 300	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 300
Nonmetal cookware: 299	Bars and bar accessories: 296
Toilet bowl products: 293	Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 293
Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 291	Charcoal: 291
Electric or battery-powered knives: 288	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 288
Cots: 286	Tarpaulins: 279
Oil furnaces: 278	Laundry hampers: 278
Lighter fluids: 278	Watches: 276
Playpens: 275	Darts: 274
Nightwear: 268	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 264
Stationary power drills and accessories: 264	Outdoor antennas: 264
Scales: 263	Tricycles: 257
Balloons: 257	Street hockey: 256
Crayons or chalk: 254	Other clothing: 248
Rug shampooers: 241	Diapers: 240
Brushcutters, powered: 240	Baby bottles or nipples: 240
Food grinders: 233	Range or oven accessories: 233
Fire or smoke alarms: 233	Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 233
Seasonal decorations: 230	Fabric treatment products: 226
Baby carriers: 224	Plastic wrapping products: 224
Badminton: 220	Electric heaters: 219
Toboggans: 215	Swimming pool slides: 215
Photographic equipment: 214	Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 212
Flotation toys: 212	Furniture polishes or waxes: 209
Nonelectric blankets: 205	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 200
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 197	Ironing boards or covers: 196
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 193	Built-in fireplaces: 192
Seesaws or teeterboards: 188	Lye: 187
Carbon monoxide detectors: 180	Window screens: 180
Glass tubing or test tubes: 180	Diesel fuels: 179
Bath or facial brushes: 178	Garbage disposers: 178
Soldering equipment: 172	Toy sports equipment: 169
Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 168	Abrasive cleaners: 168
Treehouses or playhouses: 166	Water polo: 165
Toy guns: 163	Hearing aids: 162
Skeet shooting: 162	Ice makers: 162
Portable gas or LP heaters: 156	Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 155
Doorstops: 155	Thermostats: 155
Floor buffers or waxers: 155	Solvents: 155
Dishwasher detergents: 154	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 153
Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 152	Above-ground swimming pools: 152
Other antennas: 152	Heating or cooling comfort packs: 151
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 151	Hair clippers and trimmers: 150
Glue guns: 150	Hot plates: 147
Turpentine: 145	Filters: 145
Sleeping bags: 143	Radial arm saws: 142
Toasters: 139	Dry ice: 138
Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 134	Bassinets or cradles: 133
Dyes: 133	Drinking straws: 130
High chairs: 127	Unicycles: 123
Electric razors or shavers: 121	Ice picks: 121
Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 119	Kites or kite string: 119
Fireplace equipment: 119	Magazine racks or book ends: 119
Caustics: 117	Saunas: 117
Wading pools: 116	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 116
Matches: 116	Juicers: 111
Other bedding: 111	Powered riding toys: 108
Portable baby swings: 104	Music boxes or chimes: 104
Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 102	Art supplies or equipment: 101
Recording tapes: 101	Gas ovens: 101
Knife sharpeners: 101	Electrical testing equipment: 100
Electric baseboard heaters: 99	Field hockey: 94
Sabre saws: 94	Molding compounds: 94
Pogo sticks: 94	Clothes steamers: 94
Gasoline cans: 86	School equipment: 86
Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 86	Chafing dishes or fondue pots: 86
Record players: 86	Butane or LP gas meters: 86
Artificial flowers or plants: 86	Floor waxes: 85
Drinking fountains: 85	Inflatable toys: 84
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 84	Bedding: 84
Bread making machines: 84	Fertilizers: 84
Amateur two-way radios: 84	Clothespins: 84
Tombstones or grave markers: 84	Drain snakes: 78
Christmas tree stands or supports: 78	Internal combustion engines: 78
Ice crushers: 78	Workshop compounds or chemicals: 77
Lunch boxes or pails: 77	Kerosene: 72
Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 69	Coin-operated car washing equipment: 69
Electric scissors: 69	Plastic panels for doors or windows: 69
Coal furnaces: 69	Marbles: 69
Wigs, falls or hairpieces: 69	Heat tapes, electric: 69
Heat pumps: 69	Electric knife sharpeners: 69
Battery chargers: 69	Attachable high chairs: 69
Methyl alcohol: 68	Ice cream makers: 68
Water toys: 68	Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 68
Electric can openers: 68	Containers with key openers: 68
Garden sprayers: 68	Wood burning fireplaces: 61
Electric toothbrushes or oral irrigators: 61	Windshield wiper fluids: 61
Riding toys: 61	Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 51
Croquet: 51	Baby carriages: 49
Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 42	Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 39
Trash compactors: 39	Metal or plastic molding sets: 39
Lamp oils: 39	Gas-burning fireplaces: 34
Rust removers: 34	Tetherball: 34
Animal traps: 33	Baby changing tables: 33
Shoe polishes: 33	Building sets: 33
Burglar alarms: 33	Batons: 33
Inflatable furniture: 16	Electric coffee makers or teapots: 16
Fencing: 16	Electric waffle irons: 16
Other power garden tools: 16	Electric soldering equipment: 16
Levels: 16	Other toy guns: 16
Electric counter-mounted cooking surfaces: 16	Fuels for chafing dishes or fondue pots: 16
Air purifiers: 16	Baby walkers or jumpers: 16
Fuel multi-purpose lighters: 16	Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 16
Wooden matches: 16	Chemistry sets or science kits: 16
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 16	Shoelace fasteners: 16
Glass bottle cutting equipment: 16	Electric combs: 16
Shuffleboard: 16	Other baby carriers: 16

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