Accidents - 6-15 years old - Year 2000 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 305,363
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Bicycles or accessories: 38,694	Football: 16,820
Floors or flooring materials: 14,860	Ceilings and walls: 13,840
Basketball: 12,344	Baseball: 9,834
Stairs or steps: 9,337	Tables: 8,803
Beds: 7,007	Soccer: 6,825
Doors: 5,690	Chairs: 5,684
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 5,427	Swings or swing sets: 5,141
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 4,868	Trampolines: 4,514
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 4,275	Poles: 4,003
All-terrain vehicles: 3,932	Skateboards: 3,715
Snow boarding: 3,598	Swimming pools: 3,334
Bathtubs or showers: 3,230	House repair or construction materials: 3,126
Fences or fence posts: 2,982	Horseback riding: 2,945
Bunk beds: 2,917	Slides or sliding boards: 2,823
In-line skating: 2,804	Sleds: 2,753
Scooters, unpowered: 2,489	Softball: 2,146
Golf: 2,109	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 2,055
Ice skating: 1,987	Playground equipment: 1,983
Built-in swimming pools: 1,902	Wrestling: 1,865
Snow skiing: 1,768	Bleachers: 1,649
Ball sports: 1,598	Hockey: 1,518
Handrails, railings or banisters: 1,453	Pipes: 1,426
Fishing: 1,396	Go-carts: 1,362
Other toys: 1,293	Televisions: 1,219
Gymnastics: 1,171	Windows or window glass: 1,149
Diving or diving boards: 1,079	Other playground equipment: 1,060
Roller skating: 1,055	Bedsprings or bedframes: 1,054
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 1,053	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 1,002
Skating: 965	Doorsills or frames: 956
Counters or countertops: 955	Hammers: 883
Metal containers: 865	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 855
Weight lifting: 839	Ice hockey: 825
Benches: 797	Lockers: 761
Exercise equipment: 724	Amusement attractions: 713
Cheerleading: 694	Other unpowered garden tools: 676
Footwear: 665	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 663
Ladders: 643	Swimming: 629
Windowsills or frames: 622	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 618
Other fireplaces: 582	Sports and recreational activity: 571
Containers: 562	Tableware and accessories: 539
Furniture: 538	Radiators: 535
Other ball sports: 530	Volleyball: 511
Public equipment: 510	Water skiing: 509
Treehouses or playhouses: 506	Hammocks: 502
Snow tubing: 475	Exercise: 470
Wheelchairs: 451	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 451
Rope or string: 429	Cabinet or door hardware: 427
Grocery or shopping carts: 416	Fans: 413
Pogo sticks: 410	Bottles or jars: 388
Track and field: 385	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 366
Rugs or carpets: 359	Tennis: 358
Telephones or telephone accessories: 335	Surfing: 321
Water slides: 305	Manual cleaning equipment: 305
Golf carts: 299	Television tables or stands: 299
Heaters or heating systems: 287	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 280
Air conditioners: 279	Seesaws or teeterboards: 269
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 266	Toilets: 266
Pet supplies: 260	Toy boxes or chests: 240
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 235	Refrigerators: 233
Cribs: 228	Swimming pool slides: 222
Martial arts: 219	Water tubing: 217
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 209	Toy sports equipment: 209
Chains: 209	Stools: 207
Lacrosse: 205	Snowmobiles: 197
Roller hockey: 197	Other nonglass doors: 194
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 193	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 191
Step stools: 190	Clothing accessories: 189
Dancing: 187	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 186
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 182	Cookware: 182
Bags: 181	Drinking glasses: 177
Vacuum cleaners: 177	Book bags or back carriers: 174
Rocking chairs: 167	Garage doors: 165
Crutches, canes or walkers: 165	Boxing: 165
Art supplies or equipment: 160	Microwave ovens: 160
Balloons: 157	Field hockey: 157
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 154	Scissors: 153
Grills: 151	Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 151
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 147	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 146
Swimming pool equipment: 143	Other toy guns: 143
Hatchets or axes: 142	Wagons: 142
Decorative yard equipment: 142	Horseshoes: 142
Recliner chairs: 141	Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 138
Camping equipment: 137	Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 135
Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 123	Mirrors or mirror glass: 122
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 117	Paper products: 115
School equipment: 113	Mattresses: 112
Aquariums or accessories: 112	BBs or pellets: 112
Chimneys: 111	Doorstops: 110
Towel racks or bars: 110	Automatic doors: 108
Sinks: 106	Fire extinguishers: 105
Sliding glass doors or panels: 104	Tetherball: 104
Toy guns: 101	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 96
Billiards or pool: 95	Powered riding toys: 94
Fire escape devices: 93	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 93
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 90	Recording tapes: 90
Street hockey: 89	Freezers: 86
Built-in fireplaces: 86	Glass soft drink bottles: 86
Futons: 86	Mountain climbing: 85
Lighting equipment: 85	Screen doors: 85
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 85	Toolboxes or tool kits: 85
Glass doors: 84	Other ovens: 84
Darts: 84	Photographic equipment: 84
Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 83	Manicuring devices: 83
Pillows: 83	Glass bottles or jars: 83
Day wear: 81	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 79
Keys, key rings or key chains: 79	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 78
Aerosol containers: 78	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 78
Wooden containers: 77	Buckets or pails: 75
Jewelry: 75	Other containers: 73
Footlockers: 73	Kitchen gadgets: 73
Flatware: 73	Other manual workshop tools: 73
Cardboard products: 70	Escalators: 70
Self-contained openers: 70	Flying toys: 70
Window screens: 70	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 70
Business and office machines: 70	Elevators or other lifts: 70
Bed rails, adult: 69	Amateur two-way radios: 69
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 69	Electric mixers: 69
Baby carriers: 69	Other glass bottles or jars: 69
Artificial Christmas trees: 69	Nonglass doors: 69
Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 67	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 67
Chain saws: 67	Extension ladders: 67
Luggage: 67	Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 67
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 67	Carts: 67
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 67	Faucets or spigots: 64
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 62	Floor lamps or table lamps: 59
Other toy weapons: 59	Bowling: 59
Ramps or landings: 58	Lawn mowers: 56
Fireworks: 52	Light bulbs: 48
Wood paneling and particleboard: 45	Other heaters or heating systems: 42
Other glass doors: 42	Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 42
Eye protection devices: 41	Rugby: 41
Table tennis: 40	Eyeglasses: 38
Radios: 35	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 35
Band saws: 35	Mobile/manufactured homes: 34
Nonglass bottles or jars: 34	Batteries: 30
Blankets: 29	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 29
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 24	Computers: 24
Combs or hairbrushes: 24	Fireplace equipment: 24
Scaffolding: 24	Drinking fountains: 23
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 23	Minibikes, powered: 23
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 23	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 23
Water heaters: 23	Saws: 18
Knives with replaceable blades: 18	Plastic products: 18
Lunch boxes or pails: 18	Clothing: 18
Pens and pencils: 18	Workshop furnishings: 18
Clocks: 18	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 18
Bars and bar accessories: 17	Other ranges: 17
Sewing machines or accessories: 17	Fire sprinklers: 17
Wire: 17	Carbon monoxide poisonings: 17
Hair clippers and trimmers: 17	Snow throwers or blowers: 17
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 17	Drills: 17
Extension cords: 17	Tools: 17
Other windows or window glass: 17	Projectors: 17
Other stools: 17	Barstools or kitchen stools: 12
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 11	Tool sheds: 11
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 11	Riding toys: 11
Tractors: 11	Desk supplies: 11
Plastic containers: 11	Other Irons: 11
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 6	Other upholstered chairs: 6
Fire or smoke alarms: 6	Knives: 6
Laundry baskets: 5	Tape recorders or players: 5
Lubricants: 5	Window or door security barriers: 5
Above-ground swimming pools: 5	Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 5
Portable food or beverage coolers: 5	Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 5
Waterbeds or water pillows: 5	Rocketry sets: 5
Costumes or masks: 5	Baby strollers: 5
Kites or kite string: 5	Sleeping bags: 5
Handball: 5	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 5
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 5	Croquet: 5
High chairs: 5	Other baby carriers: 5
Pressurized containers: 5	Inflatable furniture: 5
Adhesives: 5	Youth chairs: 5
Trays: 5

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