Accidents - 26-50 years old - Year 2008 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 272,432
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Knives: 31,700	Ceilings and walls: 26,106
Doors: 10,762	Drinking glasses: 9,364
Stairs or steps: 8,144	Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 7,594
Tableware and accessories: 7,513	Knives with replaceable blades: 5,245
Bicycles or accessories: 5,007	Metal containers: 4,606
Floors or flooring materials: 4,394	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 4,336
Fishing: 3,585	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 3,079
Fences or fence posts: 2,951	Tables: 2,901
Hammers: 2,714	Hot water: 2,648
Cookware: 2,543	Boxing: 2,342
Foods: 2,291	Ladders: 2,188
Mirrors or mirror glass: 2,098	Basketball: 2,064
Football: 2,018	Refrigerators: 1,866
All-terrain vehicles: 1,864	Drills: 1,834
Animal induced injury: 1,758	Bathtubs or showers: 1,742
Chairs: 1,716	Screwdrivers: 1,714
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 1,681	Softball: 1,675
Other ranges or ovens: 1,642	Doorsills or frames: 1,620
Containers: 1,576	Motor vehicles or parts: 1,542
Beds or bedframes: 1,522	Furniture: 1,426
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 1,393	Televisions: 1,344
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 1,300	Handrails, railings or banisters: 1,224
Garage doors: 1,210	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 1,178
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 1,168	Fans: 1,168
Glass bottles or jars: 1,131	Weight lifting: 1,116
Baseball: 1,103	Exercise: 1,101
Chain saws: 1,083	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 1,028
Scissors: 1,007	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 1,003
Manual scissors: 986	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 986
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 918	Hatchets or axes: 913
Pipes: 908	Alcohol: 856
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 849	Power lawn mowers: 836
Awls, chisels or planes: 832	Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 786
Lawn mowers: 763	Computers: 738
Saws: 737	Washing machines: 723
Other unpowered garden tools: 718	Power saws: 717
Pet supplies: 710	Portable circular power saws: 707
House repair or construction materials: 701	Bottles or jars: 681
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 679	Nail guns or stud drivers: 662
Tools: 649	Pins and needles: 639
Martial arts: 623	Manual cleaning equipment: 622
Snow skiing: 596	Pruning or trimming equipment: 593
Roller skating: 591	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 588
Rugs or carpets: 588	Other toys: 565
Counters or countertops: 561	Cabinet or door hardware: 558
Other glass bottles or jars: 549	Bags: 534
Horseback riding: 532	Metal cookware: 527
Power drills or accessories: 523	Soccer: 513
Wheelchairs: 505	Toilets: 492
Bench or table saws: 465	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 450
Elevators or other lifts: 431	Gasoline: 428
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 426	Poles: 424
Sinks: 409	Swimming pools: 407
Freezers: 405	Sprayers: 403
Bowling: 400	Public equipment: 397
Clothes dryers: 395	Dishwashers: 392
Water heaters: 385	Archery: 376
Insect induced injuries: 370	Floor lamps or table lamps: 361
Aquariums or accessories: 348	Volleyball: 343
Fireworks: 342	Acids: 340
Riding power lawn mowers: 340	Grills: 337
Soaps: 336	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 329
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 317	Wire: 316
Rope or string: 315	General home or room involvement in fires: 312
Grocery or shopping carts: 311	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 309
Keys, key rings or key chains: 308	Air conditioners: 307
Laundry baskets: 306	Cardboard products: 300
Bleaches: 299	Footwear: 297
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 296	Wrestling: 275
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 268	Slicers and choppers: 265
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 264	Microwave ovens: 263
Coffee makers or teapots: 261	Hacksaws: 259
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 256	Trampolines: 251
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 249	Light bulbs: 241
Other manual workshop tools: 236	Vending machines: 235
Manual drills: 234	Automotive tools or accessories: 232
Pressure cookers or canners: 230	Glue guns: 230
Chair, rocking: 227	Nonmetal cookware: 227
Power routers: 226	Kitchen gadgets: 220
Desk supplies: 217	Toolboxes or tool kits: 214
Swings or swing sets: 213	Portable power drills and accessories: 213
Go-carts: 209	Electric blenders: 204
Automatic doors: 204	Exercise equipment: 203
Other furnaces: 203	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 200
Other portable or stationary power tools: 198	Ice hockey: 197
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 195	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 194
Tool sheds: 193	Flatware: 192
Log splitters: 192	Sports and recreational activity: 191
Cords, electrical: 191	Cutting torches: 190
Tennis: 184	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 182
Windowsills or frames: 182	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 181
Hot plates: 179	General purpose household cleaners: 179
Mattresses: 176	Hand saws: 175
Snow throwers/blowers: 175	Ramps or landings: 175
Leaf blowers: 174	Decorative yard equipment: 169
Rotary power lawn mowers: 166	Workshop furnishings: 165
Faucets or spigots: 165	Pens and pencils: 164
Plastic wrapping products: 162	Chemicals: 161
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 160	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 159
Television tables or stands: 159	Extension or straight ladders: 159
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 158	Fuel storage tanks: 151
Ball sports: 151	Slow cookers: 151
Skateboards: 149	Wooden containers: 146
Flying toys: 146	Snowmobiles: 143
Stools: 139	Radiators: 139
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 135	Hockey: 135
Jewelry: 135	Amusement attractions: 135
Crutches, canes or walkers: 134	Stepladders: 133
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 133	Lighters: 133
Boats and boating: 133	Towels or cloths: 133
Trays: 132	Other grills or stoves: 131
Manual push mowers: 131	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 124
Nonglass bottles or jars: 120	Clothing accessories: 119
Gas or LP heaters: 119	Other specified plastic products: 118
Day wear: 115	Plants, trees and shrubs: 110
Golf carts: 109	Clothing irons: 105
Bed rails: 104	Vacuum cleaners: 104
BBs or pellets: 103	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 103
Power sanders: 102	Surfing: 102
Manual filing or sanding tools: 102	Lacrosse: 102
Paper products: 101	Swimming: 101
Lighting equipment: 101	Electric frying pans and skillets: 101
Golf: 101	In-line skating: 101
Boilers: 100	Camping equipment: 95
Manual hedge trimmers: 94	Luggage: 94
Clothing: 94	Buckets or pails: 90
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 90	Bleachers: 90
Outerwear: 90	Safes: 90
Chair, recliner: 88	Scaffolding: 88
Lockers: 88	Pumps: 87
Hair dryers: 87	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 87
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 87	Sabre saws: 87
Electric kettles or hot pots: 87	Track and field: 87
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 87	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 87
Electric ranges or ovens: 87	Manicuring devices: 86
Extension cords: 86	Lighter fluids: 86
Other ball sports: 86	Mountain climbing: 86
Book bags or back carriers: 86	Chains: 86
Trash compactors: 80	Kerosene grills or stoves: 80
Swimming pool equipment: 80	Chimneys: 80
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 80	Watches: 80
Food processors: 80	Gas ranges or ovens: 75
Baby bottles or nipples: 75	Appliances: 75
Gas furnaces: 75	Electric deep fryers: 75
Other containers: 75	Power tillers or cultivators: 75
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 75	Electric motors: 75
Storm windows: 74	Hypodermic needles or syringes: 74
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 74	Sleds: 74
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 74	Can openers: 74
Tape recorders or players: 74	Built-in swimming pools: 74
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 73	Step stools: 73
Cribs: 73	Portable food or beverage coolers: 73
Workshop compounds or chemicals: 71	Matchbooks: 71
Bars and bar accessories: 71	Scooters, unpowered: 71
Baby gates or barriers: 71	Nightwear: 71
Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 71	Welding equipment: 71
Adhesives: 71	Self-contained openers: 71
Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 71	Barstools or kitchen stools: 71
Benches: 71	Electric lighting equipment: 71
Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 71	Guns: 71
Utility vehicles: 71	Kerosene or oil heaters: 61
Medical equipment, general: 59	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 59
Pillows: 59	Plastic bags: 59
Christmas decorations: 59	Dancing: 59
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 59	Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 59
Pull-down or folding stairs: 59	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 59
Electric coffee makers or teapots: 59	Electric or battery-powered knives: 59
Built-in fireplaces: 59	Outdoor patio heaters or firepits: 59
Cosmetics: 59	Drain snakes: 59
Ice picks: 59	Diving or diving boards: 59
Power hedge trimmers: 59	Fencing: 59
Baby carriers: 59	Razors or shavers: 59
Sewing basket articles: 44	Batteries: 44
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 44	Blankets: 44
Heaters or heating systems: 43	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 43
Ice makers: 40	Mobile/manufactured homes: 30
Jigsaws: 30	Swimming pool chemicals: 30
Telephones or telephone accessories: 30	Band saws: 30
Clocks: 30	Antifreeze: 30
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 30	Electric Christmas decorations: 30
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 30	Ironing boards or covers: 30
Oven cleaners: 30	Tractors: 29
Electric knife sharpeners: 29	Drain cleaners: 29
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 29	Electric grills: 29
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 29	Ice skating: 29
Plastic containers: 29	Business and office machines: 29
Aerosol containers: 29	Gasoline cans: 15
Electric mixers: 15	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 15
Fire extinguishers: 15	Bottle openers: 15
Other antennas: 15	Garbage disposers: 15
Escalators: 15	Carts: 15
Sheets or pillowcases: 15	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 15
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 15	Futons: 15
Wood paneling and particleboard: 15	Fire escape devices: 14
Hot tubs or home spas: 14	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 14
Radios: 14	Car seats: 14
Art and ceramic supplies or equipment: 14	Food grinders: 14
Combs or hairbrushes: 14	Other furniture: 14
Juicers: 14	Personal protection devices: 14
Toasters: 14	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 14
Paint or varnish thinners: 14	Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 14
Fabric treatment products: 14	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 14
Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 14	Battery chargers: 14
Glass soft drink bottles: 14	Fuels for chafing dishes or fondue pots: 14
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 14	Snow boarding: 14
Other fireplaces: 14	Liquid drugs: 14
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 14	Scuba diving: 14
Umbrellas: 14	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 14

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