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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 216,650
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 26,658	Floors or flooring materials: 23,640
Bicycles or accessories: 11,205	Bathtubs or showers: 7,874
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 7,305	Ceilings and walls: 6,899
All-terrain vehicles: 5,967	Alcohol: 5,675
Ladders: 5,414	Beds or bedframes: 5,206
Tables: 4,924	Doors: 4,654
Chairs: 3,695	Baseball: 3,419
Horseback riding: 3,378	Motor vehicles or parts: 2,651
Softball: 2,631	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 2,384
Wheelchairs: 2,262	Basketball: 2,092
Toilets: 2,048	Soccer: 1,907
Counters or countertops: 1,742	Doorsills or frames: 1,697
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 1,404	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 1,359
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 1,282	Surfing: 1,151
Pipes: 1,150	Exercise: 1,141
Fences or fence posts: 1,118	Bunk beds: 1,087
Rugs or carpets: 1,083	Swimming pools: 1,064
Skateboards: 1,039	Footwear: 1,017
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 962	Football: 944
Weight lifting: 934	Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 928
Containers: 913	Poles: 889
Barstools or kitchen stools: 882	Sinks: 850
Snow skiing: 819	Cabinet or door hardware: 817
Garage doors: 759	Hammers: 754
Benches: 750	Exercise equipment: 724
Animal induced injury: 704	Plants, trees and shrubs: 701
Snow boarding: 696	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 687
Other toys: 677	Crutches, canes or walkers: 674
Roller skating: 641	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 632
Fishing: 623	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 601
Golf: 572	Ice skating: 562
Refrigerators: 542	Air conditioners: 533
Handrails, railings or banisters: 530	Tools: 525
Golf carts: 510	Other ranges or ovens: 504
Riding power lawn mowers: 490	Hot tubs or home spas: 483
Fans: 459	Bottles or jars: 452
Martial arts: 451	Extension or straight ladders: 446
Tree stands: 434	Telephones or telephone accessories: 430
Sleds: 428	Other unpowered garden tools: 419
Grocery or shopping carts: 419	Swimming: 410
Televisions: 397	Tableware and accessories: 394
Mirrors or mirror glass: 389	House repair or construction materials: 383
Boxing: 376	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 373
Metal containers: 369	Dancing: 366
Furniture: 364	Drinking glasses: 349
Snowmobiles: 341	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 333
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 333	Manual cleaning equipment: 328
Towel racks or bars: 325	Bleachers: 321
Water slides: 319	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 313
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 310	Foods: 293
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 291	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 283
Scaffolding: 280	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 277
Radiators: 269	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 264
Floor lamps or table lamps: 263	Day wear: 262
Elevators or other lifts: 256	Luggage: 254
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 254	Other manual workshop tools: 249
Other fireplaces: 246	Drills: 246
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 243	Public equipment: 242
Tennis: 227	Hammocks: 227
Windowsills or frames: 224	Lawn mowers: 222
Diving or diving boards: 221	Chain saws: 218
Computers: 217	Plastic containers: 207
Camping equipment: 206	Volleyball: 206
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 205	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 204
Automotive tools or accessories: 203	Illegal drugs: 195
Bags: 195	In-line skating: 194
Other ball sports: 193	Automatic doors: 192
Television tables or stands: 192	Kitchen gadgets: 191
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 191	Tool sheds: 189
Built-in swimming pools: 189	Christmas decorations: 182
Freezers: 182	Swings or swing sets: 179
Wrestling: 176	Sports and recreational activity: 173
Aquariums or accessories: 173	Umbrellas: 166
Trampolines: 166	Knives: 164
Buckets or pails: 164	Pet supplies: 163
Billiards or pool: 163	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 163
Rugby: 163	Mattresses: 158
Snow tubing: 158	Amusement attractions: 149
Hockey: 149	Mountain climbing: 149
Stepladders: 147	Ice hockey: 147
Extension cords: 146	Outdoor antennas: 143
Street hockey: 139	Glass bottles or jars: 134
Bed rails: 133	Ball sports: 133
Cardboard products: 131	Clothes dryers: 131
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 131	Wooden containers: 131
Escalators: 119	Vending machines: 119
Microwave ovens: 119	Eyeglasses: 117
Water skiing: 116	Christmas tree lights: 115
Stools: 111	Cookware: 105
Light bulbs: 105	Slides or sliding boards: 104
Bowling: 102	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 102
Baby strollers: 102	Decorative yard equipment: 102
Hair clippers and trimmers: 102	Laundry baskets: 102
Clothing accessories: 102	Clothing irons: 90
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 90	Chair, rocking: 90
Carts: 89	Tablet or capsule drugs: 89
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 89	Step stools: 89
Sheets or pillowcases: 88	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 88
Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 88	Bars and bar accessories: 88
Washing machines: 88	Power lawn mowers: 88
Combs or hairbrushes: 87	Portable food or beverage coolers: 87
Power tillers or cultivators: 87	Electric Christmas decorations: 87
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 87	Band saws: 87
Futons: 87	Wigs, falls or hairpieces: 86
Pruning or trimming equipment: 86	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 86
Toolboxes or tool kits: 86	Balloons: 80
Other toy weapons: 80	Pins and needles: 80
Clocks: 80	Slicers and choppers: 80
Medical equipment, general: 80	Pogo sticks: 80
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 75	Paper products: 75
Clothing: 75	Motorized vehicles: 75
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 75	Floor furnaces: 75
Tape recorders or players: 75	Drugs or medications: 75
Baby gates or barriers: 75	Cosmetics: 74
Aerosol containers: 74	Lighting equipment: 74
Pillows: 73	Lubricants: 73
Footlockers: 73	Gas fumes or gas vapors of unknown origin: 73
Portable power drills and accessories: 71	Insect induced injuries: 71
Industrial equipment: 71	Electric lighting equipment: 71
Vacuum cleaners: 69	Ramps or landings: 61
Chair, recliner: 59	Trays: 59
Scissors: 59	Insect traps, powered: 59
Trains: 59	Field hockey: 59
Horseshoes: 59	Safes: 59
Keys, key rings or key chains: 59	Boats and boating: 59
Desk supplies: 59	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 59
Pens and pencils: 59	Nail guns or stud drivers: 59
Chains: 59	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 45
Scooters, unpowered: 45	Razors or shavers: 45
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 44	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 44
Rope or string: 44	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 43
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 40	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 40
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 30	Flying toys: 30
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 30	Lockers: 30
Plastic bags: 30	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 30
Scuba diving: 29	Pull-down or folding stairs: 29
Go-carts: 29	Fire extinguishers: 29
Tractors: 29	Water heaters: 29
Heaters or heating systems: 29	Track and field: 29
Snow throwers/blowers: 15	Air compressors: 15
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 15	Minibikes, powered: 15
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 15	Business and office machines: 15
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 15	Kerosene grills or stoves: 14
Tricycles: 14	Playground equipment: 14
Outerwear: 14	Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 14
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 14	Water tubing: 14
Other glass bottles or jars: 14	Storm windows: 14
Other drugs or medications: 14	Contact lenses: 14
General home or room involvement in fires: 14	Lacrosse: 14
Photographic equipment: 14	Coffee makers or teapots: 14
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 14	Faucets or spigots: 14
Personal protection devices: 14	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 14
Caulking or spackling compounds: 14	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 14
Ironing boards or covers: 14	Jewelry: 14
Floor waxes: 14	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 14
Pumps: 14	Table tennis: 14
Painting equipment, powered: 14	Fuel storage tanks: 14
Gasoline: 14	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 14
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 14	First aid equipment: 14
Towels or cloths: 14	Hatchets or axes: 14
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 14	Metal or plastic molding sets: 14
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 14	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 14

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