Accidents - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,672,857
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Knives: 466,515	Ceilings and walls: 270,261
Doors: 143,888	Drinking glasses: 140,985
Tableware and accessories: 130,679	Stairs or steps: 105,166
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 74,655	Knives with replaceable blades: 70,175
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 69,843	Metal containers: 68,657
Bicycles or accessories: 55,760	Windows or window glass: 55,748
Floors or flooring materials: 53,717	Fences or fence posts: 45,071
Tables: 44,188	Hammers: 41,642
Fishing: 40,905	Cookware: 40,866
Basketball: 40,431	Hot water: 39,840
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 38,318	House repair or construction materials: 36,698
Ladders: 29,844	Softball: 29,751
Screwdrivers: 28,172	Mirrors or mirror glass: 26,113
Refrigerators: 24,311	Containers: 22,816
Lawn mowers: 21,127	Baseball: 20,757
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 20,467	Chain saws: 19,410
Drills: 19,016	All-terrain vehicles: 18,205
Boxing: 18,173	Bathtubs or showers: 18,169
Football: 17,910	Furniture: 17,825
Chairs: 17,485	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 17,344
Saws: 16,439	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 14,729
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 14,461	Nail guns or stud drivers: 14,442
Televisions: 14,389	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 14,347
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 14,297	Doorsills or frames: 14,221
Scissors: 13,934	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 13,742
Glass bottles or jars: 13,165	Pipes: 13,028
Beds or bedframes: 12,907	Bottles or jars: 12,870
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 12,739	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 12,164
Exercise: 12,120	Counters or countertops: 12,026
Bench or table saws: 11,884	Razors or shavers: 11,780
Garage doors: 11,691	Other ranges: 11,430
Awls, chisels or planes: 11,413	Other ranges or ovens: 11,395
Power lawn mowers: 11,288	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 11,267
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 10,708	Handrails, railings or banisters: 10,113
Pet supplies: 9,997	Martial arts: 9,845
Weight lifting: 9,698	Tools: 9,202
Fans: 9,092	Hatchets or axes: 9,027
Fireworks: 8,985	Portable circular power saws: 8,677
Grills: 8,676	Pruning or trimming equipment: 8,497
Washing machines: 8,479	Manual cleaning equipment: 8,416
Horseback riding: 8,341	Manual scissors: 8,310
Poles: 8,244	Other unpowered garden tools: 7,880
Power saws: 7,558	Cabinet or door hardware: 7,535
Air conditioners: 7,389	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 7,051
Toilets: 6,913	Gasoline: 6,879
Power drills or accessories: 6,858	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 6,723
Bags: 6,672	Other toys: 6,492
Soccer: 6,383	Volleyball: 6,316
Computers: 6,167	Foods: 6,125
Other glass bottles or jars: 6,046	Rugs or carpets: 5,882
Light bulbs: 5,839	Aquariums or accessories: 5,718
Rope or string: 5,689	Glass doors: 5,617
Microwave ovens: 5,489	Metal cookware: 5,478
Hand saws: 5,312	Wire: 5,264
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 5,220	Motor vehicles or parts: 5,188
Beds: 5,094	Other manual workshop tools: 5,029
General home or room involvement in fires: 4,994	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 4,896
Sinks: 4,793	Clothing accessories: 4,761
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 4,630	Bowling: 4,604
Toolboxes or tool kits: 4,461	Elevators or other lifts: 4,410
Animal induced injury: 4,365	Water heaters: 4,199
Footwear: 4,155	Skateboards: 4,146
Kitchen gadgets: 4,124	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 4,111
Snow skiing: 4,077	Coffee makers or teapots: 4,038
Desk supplies: 4,022	In-line skating: 3,970
Sprayers: 3,924	Slicers and choppers: 3,892
Dishwashers: 3,830	Clothes dryers: 3,823
Archery: 3,705	Cardboard products: 3,612
Golf: 3,533	Bleaches: 3,526
Other ovens: 3,513	Snowmobiles: 3,509
Hockey: 3,461	Decorative yard equipment: 3,446
Lighting equipment: 3,437	Roller skating: 3,433
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 3,395	Other windows or window glass: 3,364
Floor lamps or table lamps: 3,333	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 3,267
Swimming pools: 3,169	Keys, key rings or key chains: 3,165
Freezers: 3,132	Telephones or telephone accessories: 3,092
Portable power drills and accessories: 3,087	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 3,085
Wheelchairs: 3,082	Bedsprings or bedframes: 3,074
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 3,073	General purpose household cleaners: 3,071
Tool sheds: 2,998	Grocery or shopping carts: 2,971
Public equipment: 2,970	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 2,925
Exercise equipment: 2,877	Alcohol: 2,866
Other portable or stationary power tools: 2,832	Flatware: 2,803
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 2,800	Sleds: 2,791
Swimming: 2,782	Automatic doors: 2,773
Log splitters: 2,744	Go-carts: 2,732
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 2,676	Pins and needles: 2,648
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 2,644	Riding power lawn mowers: 2,628
Cutting torches: 2,580	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 2,530
Chains: 2,510	Electric blenders: 2,450
Storm windows: 2,398	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 2,395
Windowsills or frames: 2,382	Other furnaces: 2,345
Chemicals: 2,343	Pens and pencils: 2,327
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 2,326	Day wear: 2,302
Ball sports: 2,300	Electric deep fryers: 2,287
Sliding glass doors or panels: 2,277	Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 2,260
Batteries: 2,225	Food processors: 2,190
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 2,159	Welding equipment: 2,133
Radiators: 2,087	Canning jars or lids: 2,081
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 2,045	Vacuum cleaners: 2,045
Tennis: 2,010	Crutches, canes or walkers: 1,989
Soaps: 1,982	Mattresses: 1,961
Jewelry: 1,945	Wrestling: 1,939
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 1,891	Snow boarding: 1,845
Amusement attractions: 1,832	Other power saws: 1,832
Nonglass doors: 1,789	Slow cookers: 1,760
Other nonglass doors: 1,661	Other Irons: 1,652
Screen doors: 1,645	Lighter fluids: 1,643
Benches: 1,615	Power tillers or cultivators: 1,612
Air compressors: 1,602	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 1,596
Vending machines: 1,582	Bunk beds: 1,572
Acids: 1,563	Electric ranges: 1,547
Trampolines: 1,544	Buckets or pails: 1,543
Nonmetal cookware: 1,523	Surfing: 1,514
Can openers: 1,508	Other fireplaces: 1,505
Luggage: 1,476	Scaffolding: 1,476
Automotive tools or accessories: 1,471	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 1,460
Clothing irons: 1,460	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 1,451
Mobile/manufactured homes: 1,421	Storm doors with glass panels: 1,405
Tractors: 1,404	Adhesives: 1,401
Wooden containers: 1,398	Power hedge trimmers: 1,381
Dancing: 1,373	Other glass doors: 1,369
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 1,365	Glue guns: 1,348
Ice hockey: 1,348	Electric frying pans and skillets: 1,344
Other ball sports: 1,337	Heaters or heating systems: 1,323
BBs or pellets: 1,317	Sports and recreational activity: 1,314
Carts: 1,310	Stools: 1,297
Ice skating: 1,291	Plastic containers: 1,286
Flying toys: 1,282	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 1,274
Paper products: 1,269	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 1,261
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 1,260	Faucets or spigots: 1,249
Scooters, unpowered: 1,247	Band saws: 1,243
Rotary power lawn mowers: 1,218	Vises or workshop clamps: 1,208
Stepladders: 1,197	Power routers: 1,196
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 1,193	Golf carts: 1,175
Manicuring devices: 1,175	Laundry baskets: 1,163
Portable food or beverage coolers: 1,162	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 1,161
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 1,160	Lighters: 1,134
Other grills or stoves: 1,118	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 1,118
Plastic products: 1,118	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 1,117
Nonglass bottles or jars: 1,114	Pressure cookers or canners: 1,110
Camping equipment: 1,108	Manual filing or sanding tools: 1,101
Electric ranges or ovens: 1,090	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 1,088
Plastic bags: 1,085	Extension or straight ladders: 1,082
Billiards or pool: 1,071	Lockers: 1,065
Sewing basket articles: 1,065	Jigsaws: 1,056
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 1,055	Ramps or landings: 1,053
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 1,038	Hacksaws: 1,035
Wood paneling and particleboard: 1,034	Escalators: 997
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 992	Skating: 988
Antifreeze: 979	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 976
Umbrellas: 970	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 970
Gas furnaces: 962	Snow throwers/blowers: 937
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 933	Christmas decorations: 925
Hot plates: 909	Oven cleaners: 900
Workshop furnishings: 898	Step stools: 895
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 894	Towels or cloths: 890
Blankets: 877	Electric mixers: 870
Radios: 869	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 864
Food grinders: 851	Rugby: 849
Manual drills: 848	Fire extinguishers: 846
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 834	Clothing: 833
Swings or swing sets: 830	Mountain climbing: 825
Outerwear: 815	Stationary power drills and accessories: 812
Built-in swimming pools: 804	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 797
Appliances: 788	Manual push mowers: 778
Barstools or kitchen stools: 778	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 775
Baby gates or barriers: 775	Power sanders: 771
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 766	Plastic wrapping products: 763
Insect induced injuries: 760	Drain cleaners: 748
Boilers: 742	Cords, electrical: 741
Glass soft drink bottles: 736	Kerosene or oil heaters: 735
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 733	Other antennas: 732
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 730	Other containers: 730
Lubricants: 726	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 725
Snow throwers or blowers: 719	Clocks: 712
Trays: 705	Ice picks: 705
Electric lighting equipment: 703	Pillows: 682
Gas or LP heaters: 671	Hot tubs or home spas: 668
Electric kettles or hot pots: 666	Bleachers: 664
Business and office machines: 662	Towel racks or bars: 654
Automotive chemicals: 640	Leaf blowers: 637
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 636	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 613
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 598	Manual hedge trimmers: 590
Plants, trees and shrubs: 589	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 583
Slides or sliding boards: 579	Fuel storage tanks: 576
Tree stands: 575	Extension cords: 564
Safes: 551	Electric motors: 550
Bars and bar accessories: 543	Extension ladders: 534
Garden tractors: 533	Chair, recliner: 529
Food skewers: 526	Car seats: 510
Waterbeds or water pillows: 509	Dishwashing liquid: 505
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 496	Diving or diving boards: 494
Animal traps: 491	Footlockers: 486
Range or oven accessories: 483	Paint or varnish thinners: 482
Aerosol containers: 481	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 478
Matches: 477	Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 473
Hair dryers: 470	Pumps: 469
Water skiing: 467	Gymnastics: 467
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 461	Unpowered models or parts: 460
Sewing machines or accessories: 458	Gasoline cans: 456
Bed rails: 454	Electric coffee makers or teapots: 454
Horseshoes: 451	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 451
Nonbaby mattresses: 445	Toasters: 445
Other plastic products: 445	Laundry soaps or detergents: 434
Chair, rocking: 434	Combs or hairbrushes: 433
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 432	Television tables or stands: 430
Skeet shooting: 429	Outdoor patio heaters or firepits: 427
Tape recorders or players: 418	Sheets or pillowcases: 417
Metal or plastic molding sets: 409	Recliner chairs: 407
Tapes: 403	Reel power lawn mowers: 400
Handball: 396	Radial arm saws: 396
Pressurized containers: 395	Window screens: 394
Gas ranges or ovens: 389	Garbage disposers: 388
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 382	Pull-down or folding stairs: 382
Baby strollers: 381	Power lathes: 371
Charcoal: 371	Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 367
Baby bottles or nipples: 367	Roller hockey: 366
Drain snakes: 362	Outdoor antennas: 359
Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 359	Other electric lighting equipment: 357
First aid equipment: 355	Christmas tree lights: 353
Painting equipment, powered: 348	Seasonal decorations: 345
Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 345	Balloons: 336
Nightwear: 332	Paper cutters: 330
Caulking or spackling compounds: 326	Fuel oils: 325
Generators or power plants: 319	Soldering equipment: 319
Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads: 319	Panel doors: 314
Boats and boating: 308	Water slides: 303
Self-contained openers: 302	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 301
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 299	Steam irons: 297
Book bags or back carriers: 293	Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 291
Baby carriers: 290	Electric ovens: 289
Electric or battery-powered knives: 288	Other ladders: 287
Other playground equipment: 282	Fuel multi-purpose lighters: 282
Brushcutters, powered: 278	Artificial Christmas trees: 271
Futons: 270	Swimming pool chemicals: 268
Sabre saws: 268	Nonelectric can openers: 267
Watches: 262	Fireplace equipment: 259
Minibikes, powered: 257	Chafing dishes or fondue pots: 253
Eyeglasses: 253	Workshop compounds or chemicals: 253
Diesel fuels: 252	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 251
Street hockey: 249	Ice makers: 247
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 245	Other specified plastic products: 244
Lacrosse: 243	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 243
Cots: 238	School equipment: 234
Abrasive cleaners: 234	Cribs: 231
Fixed floor-length glass panels: 229	Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 229
Electric heaters: 228	Ironing boards or covers: 227
Scuba diving: 227	Chimneys: 226
Hair clippers and trimmers: 223	Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 221
Corkscrews: 221	Track and field: 220
Food warmers: 218	Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 216
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 215	Treehouses or playhouses: 214
Kerosene: 213	Storm doors without glass panels: 212
Flying discs and boomerangs: 212	Detergents: 211
Built-in fireplaces: 211	Toy vehicles: 208
Diapers: 207	Wagons: 206
Dry ice: 206	Snow plows: 206
Matchbooks: 205	Straps: 204
Plastic panels for doors or windows: 202	Trouble lights or extension work lights: 202
Torches: 197	Other furniture: 196
Nonelectric knife sharpeners: 194	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 185
Water tubing: 184	Swimming pool equipment: 183
Coaxial Cable: 180	Electric Christmas decorations: 179
Knife sharpeners: 176	Rotisseries: 172
Hammocks: 172	Internal combustion engines: 170
Playground equipment: 169	Glass tubing or test tubes: 168
Ice cream makers: 167	Art and ceramic supplies or equipment: 166
Lamp oils: 165	Snow tubing: 165
Trash compactors: 165	Floor furnaces: 164
Floor buffers or waxers: 163	Hypodermic needles or syringes: 162
Fire escape devices: 160	Personal protection devices: 160
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 158	Record players: 154
Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 152	Gas ranges: 149
Art supplies or equipment: 147	Balls: 146
Eye protection devices: 146	Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 146
Portable gas or LP heaters: 146	Electric can openers: 143
Bottle openers: 143	Caustics: 142
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 142	Photographic equipment: 142
Other toy weapons: 141	Other power garden tools: 140
Above-ground swimming pools: 139	Pogo sticks: 134
Upholstered recliner chairs: 133	Electric heating pads: 131
Cosmetics: 131	Electric grills: 129
Field hockey: 125	Gas ovens: 123
Bread making machines: 122	Ammonia, household: 122
School laboratory chemicals: 119	Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 119
Table tennis: 116	Electrical testing equipment: 116
Heat pumps: 110	Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 109
Motorized vehicles: 109	Flares: 107
Electric razors or shavers: 107	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 106
Vacuum containers: 106	Battery chargers: 105
Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 103	Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 102
Recording tapes: 101	Wallpaper: 101
Juicers: 101	Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 101
Portable electric heaters: 99	Table linens: 96
Fuels for chafing dishes or fondue pots: 94	Solvents: 93
Lye: 93	Floor waxes: 92
Toboggans: 92	Filters: 92
Other toy guns: 92	Shuffleboard: 89
Electric table lamps, floor lamps or desk lamps: 89	Electric waffle irons: 89
High chairs: 87	Artificial flowers or plants: 86
Paper bags: 86	Rocking chairs: 86
Gas-burning fireplaces: 85	Toy boxes or chests: 85
Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 84	Methyl alcohol: 84
Tetherball: 84	Drinking fountains: 83
Dishwasher detergents: 83	Nonelectric blankets: 80
Badminton: 80	Kerosene grills or stoves: 80
Industrial equipment: 79	Stilts: 78
Flotation toys: 77	Chemistry sets or science kits: 77
Remote control, universal or not stated: 76	Kites or kite string: 76
Baby walkers or jumpers: 75	Fencing: 75
Furniture polishes or waxes: 74	Electric scissors: 74
Window or door security barriers: 71	Utility vehicles: 71
Guns: 71	Water polo: 71
Coal furnaces: 70	Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 70
Tombstones or grave markers: 70	Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 69
Baby rattles: 69	Water softeners or conditioners: 69
Washer-dryer combinations: 68	Woodburning kits: 68
Dyes: 68	Fuel charcoal lighters: 68
Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices: 67	Electric corn poppers: 66
Humidifiers: 66	Fuel-burning welding equipment: 66
Darts: 66	Toy guns: 66
Coin-operated car washing equipment: 66	Thermometers: 66
Pretend electronics, tools, housewares, and appliances: 63	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 63
Safety pins: 63	Cheerleading: 62
Riding toys: 61	Marbles: 60
Other guns or firearms: 59	Illegal drugs: 59
Medical equipment, general: 59	Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 56
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 54	Fire sprinklers: 54
Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 50	Power jointers: 50
Toilet bowl products: 47	Shoe polishes: 40
Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 38	Other heaters or heating systems: 38
Stationary power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 34	Rocketry sets: 33
Fire or smoke alarms: 33	Baby carriages: 33
Unicycles: 32	Electric fireplaces: 32
Decorative water features: 30	Fabric treatment products: 30
Electric knife sharpeners: 29	Containers with key openers: 21
Toy sports equipment: 19	Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 18
Water toys: 17	Scales: 17
Bed rails, adult: 17	Doll houses and other play scenes: 17
Electric blankets or sheets: 16	Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 16
Electric toothbrushes or oral irrigators: 16	Building sets: 16
Glass bottle cutting equipment: 16	Baby changing tables: 16
Other clothing: 16	Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 16
Costumes or masks: 16	Incinerators: 16
Lunch boxes or pails: 16	Thermostats: 15
Faucet water heaters: 15	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 15
Tarpaulins: 15	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 15
Bassinets or cradles: 15	Coins: 15
Electric soldering equipment: 15	Electric griddles: 15
Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 15	Inflatable furniture: 15
Wading pools: 15	Wigs, falls or hairpieces: 15
Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 15	Toy weapons: 15
Playpens: 15	Artificial turf: 15
Gas fumes or gas vapors of unknown origin: 15	Wood burning fireplaces: 15
Clothes steamers: 15	Liquid drugs: 14

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