Accidents - 6-15 years old - Year 2001 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 157,194
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Football: 12,060	Ceilings and walls: 11,705
Knives: 10,452	Bicycles or accessories: 8,969
Basketball: 7,962	Doors: 6,805
Windows or window glass: 5,323	Baseball: 4,027
Fences or fence posts: 3,978	Scooters, unpowered: 2,948
Stairs or steps: 2,663	Tableware and accessories: 2,640
Drinking glasses: 2,314	Pens and pencils: 2,228
Soccer: 2,089	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 2,011
Skateboards: 1,965	Floors or flooring materials: 1,871
Metal containers: 1,622	Softball: 1,609
In-line skating: 1,557	Lockers: 1,385
Fishing: 1,328	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 1,326
Scissors: 1,320	Glass doors: 1,249
All-terrain vehicles: 1,186	Tables: 1,175
Roller skating: 1,154	Hot water: 1,121
Ball sports: 1,082	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 912
Knives with replaceable blades: 905	Chairs: 889
Trampolines: 886	House repair or construction materials: 839
Mirrors or mirror glass: 797	Volleyball: 795
Poles: 779	Beds: 773
Other ball sports: 738	Exercise: 714
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 696	Swings or swing sets: 689
Gymnastics: 680	Other ranges: 679
Glass bottles or jars: 673	Hockey: 652
Fireworks: 615	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 597
Swimming pools: 591	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 591
Bottles or jars: 554	Other toys: 530
Slides or sliding boards: 527	Handrails, railings or banisters: 510
Weight lifting: 506	Exercise equipment: 488
Razors or shavers: 478	Go-carts: 470
Wrestling: 470	Doorsills or frames: 465
Manual scissors: 461	Hammers: 444
Other glass doors: 406	BBs or pellets: 394
Pet supplies: 389	Cheerleading: 388
Other windows or window glass: 388	Refrigerators: 385
Other Irons: 364	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 362
Boxing: 362	Martial arts: 354
Bunk beds: 350	Cookware: 340
Grills: 339	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 339
Other nonglass doors: 334	Bedsprings or bedframes: 322
Storm doors with glass panels: 315	Pipes: 307
Desk supplies: 307	Other unpowered garden tools: 298
Bowling: 290	Golf: 286
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 270	Dancing: 265
Chemicals: 262	Kerosene or oil heaters: 254
Horseback riding: 250	Skating: 236
Wire: 235	Water slides: 233
Furniture: 228	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 224
Other manual workshop tools: 224	Ice skating: 222
Vises or workshop clamps: 221	Lawn mowers: 218
Snow boarding: 211	Archery: 209
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 208	Sports and recreational activity: 206
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 204	Drills: 202
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 199	Snow skiing: 198
Manual cleaning equipment: 192	Screen doors: 178
Sinks: 177	Public equipment: 174
Other glass bottles or jars: 173	Adhesives: 173
Benches: 171	Light bulbs: 167
Other toy guns: 164	Computers: 162
Umbrellas: 160	Glass soft drink bottles: 160
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 158	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 158
Lacrosse: 155	Eyeglasses: 154
Clothing accessories: 152	Other grills or stoves: 151
Table tennis: 150	Chain saws: 145
Handball: 145	Diving or diving boards: 143
Swimming: 143	Decorative yard equipment: 143
Hot tubs or home spas: 143	Cabinet or door hardware: 142
Track and field: 141	Book bags or back carriers: 137
Snowmobiles: 136	Tetherball: 136
Radios: 135	Washing machines: 133
Footwear: 130	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 128
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 128	Counters or countertops: 127
Radiators: 125	Microwave ovens: 124
Lighting equipment: 124	Sleds: 120
Elevators or other lifts: 119	Awls, chisels or planes: 119
Garage doors: 117	Pruning or trimming equipment: 115
Lighters: 112	Other ovens: 110
Aquariums or accessories: 108	Combs or hairbrushes: 107
Car seats: 105	School equipment: 102
Lubricants: 100	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 100
Bathtubs or showers: 96	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 96
Bags: 94	Television tables or stands: 94
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 94	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 94
Day wear: 93	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 93
Tennis: 92	Rope or string: 92
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 91	Bleachers: 90
Amusement attractions: 89	Surfing: 88
Glue guns: 88	Flatware: 88
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 88	Grocery or shopping carts: 85
Pillows: 85	Power lawn mowers: 84
Street hockey: 84	Hatchets or axes: 83
Tractors: 82	Electric blenders: 82
Cardboard products: 82	Electric ranges: 82
Rugby: 80	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 79
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 77	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 77
Electric mixers: 77	Outerwear: 77
School laboratory chemicals: 77	Futons: 77
Riding power lawn mowers: 77	Rugs or carpets: 76
Stationary power drills and accessories: 76	Recliner chairs: 76
Power hedge trimmers: 76	Tool sheds: 75
Bleaches: 75	Other playground equipment: 74
Fans: 73	Tools: 72
Windowsills or frames: 68	Canning jars or lids: 68
Log splitters: 68	Hair clippers and trimmers: 68
Animal traps: 68	Nonmetal cookware: 66
Portable food or beverage coolers: 66	Luggage: 66
Diesel fuels: 66	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 66
Toy guns: 66	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 66
Clothes dryers: 66	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 66
Multi-purpose lighters: 66	Power sanders: 66
Toilet bowl products: 66	Snow throwers or blowers: 66
Water tubing: 66	Containers: 63
Nonglass doors: 57	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 55
Jigsaws: 51	Slicers and choppers: 50
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 50	Floor lamps or table lamps: 50
Playground equipment: 46	Other electric lighting equipment: 45
Coffee makers or teapots: 44	Televisions: 40
Batteries: 38	Laundry baskets: 38
Towel racks or bars: 38	Unicycles: 38
Nightwear: 38	Paper products: 33
Field hockey: 33	Manual filing or sanding tools: 33
Metal cookware: 29	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 29
Built-in swimming pools: 29	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 23
Electric lighting equipment: 23	Watches: 23
Pins and needles: 23	General home or room involvement in fires: 18
Toilets: 16	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 16
Plastic bags: 16	Telephones or telephone accessories: 16
Ice picks: 16	Air conditioners: 16
Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 16	Other containers: 16
Heaters or heating systems: 16	Soaps: 16
Other furnaces: 16	Humidifiers: 16
Automatic doors: 16	Ice hockey: 16
Acids: 16	Matches: 16
Carts: 16	Ladders: 16
Baby strollers: 16	Sliding glass doors or panels: 16
Baby bottles or nipples: 16	Window screens: 16
Seesaws or teeterboards: 16	Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns: 16
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 16	Molding compounds: 16
Clocks: 16	Chimneys: 16
Blankets: 16	Portable circular power saws: 16
Wood paneling and particleboard: 16	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 13
Darts: 12	Baby gates or barriers: 7
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 7	Treehouses or playhouses: 7
Hand saws: 7	Drinking fountains: 7
Dishwashers: 6	Other heaters or heating systems: 6
Swimming pool equipment: 6	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 6
Garden sprayers: 6	Power saws: 6
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 6	Plastic products: 6
Cribs: 6	Mattresses: 6
Matchbooks: 6	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 6
Toy bows or arrows: 6	Screwdrivers: 6
Wagons: 6	Roller hockey: 6
Sprayers: 6	Other power saws: 6
Artificial turf: 6

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