Accidents - 6-15 years old - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,926,833
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups.

Products:

Bicycles or accessories: 261,002	Basketball: 240,794
Football: 231,886	Stairs or steps: 96,497
Baseball: 91,617	Soccer: 89,536
Trampolines: 73,976	Skateboards: 68,876
Doors: 66,818	Floors or flooring materials: 64,692
Ceilings and walls: 55,613	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 52,706
Knives: 45,273	All-terrain vehicles: 43,609
Beds or bedframes: 42,397	Scooters, unpowered: 35,974
Swings or swing sets: 34,890	Swimming: 32,857
Softball: 32,748	Tables: 31,350
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 30,343	Fences or fence posts: 29,475
Chairs: 28,008	Exercise: 27,303
Snow boarding: 26,132	Gymnastics: 24,368
In-line skating: 23,626	Roller skating: 23,595
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 22,592	Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 22,112
Volleyball: 21,312	Other ball sports: 19,727
Jewelry: 19,646	Slides or sliding boards: 18,974
Wrestling: 18,687	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 18,545
Horseback riding: 17,808	Other toys: 17,684
Cheerleading: 17,185	Swimming pools: 15,955
Hockey: 15,814	Bathtubs or showers: 15,536
Ball sports: 15,315	Pens and pencils: 14,893
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 14,787	Bunk beds: 14,464
Poles: 14,440	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 14,122
Snow skiing: 13,446	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 13,290
Metal containers: 12,865	Sleds: 12,136
Fishing: 11,880	Footwear: 11,788
Track and field: 11,096	Ice skating: 10,919
Exercise equipment: 10,365	Playground equipment: 9,891
House repair or construction materials: 9,718	Bleachers: 9,480
Go-carts: 9,437	Tableware and accessories: 9,083
Weight lifting: 9,064	Skating: 9,050
Ice hockey: 8,569	Dancing: 8,341
Golf: 8,309	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 7,892
Martial arts: 7,826	Drinking glasses: 7,739
Built-in swimming pools: 7,717	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 7,107
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 6,771	Lockers: 6,691
Sports and recreational activity: 6,589	Amusement attractions: 6,397
Other playground equipment: 5,891	Surfing: 5,856
Coins: 5,847	Desk supplies: 5,842
Scissors: 5,679	Handrails, railings or banisters: 5,635
Pipes: 5,621	Knives with replaceable blades: 5,493
First aid equipment: 5,447	Benches: 5,197
Lacrosse: 5,094	Counters or countertops: 4,946
Containers: 4,822	Doorsills or frames: 4,798
Hot water: 4,680	Televisions: 4,492
Rugs or carpets: 4,478	Tennis: 4,220
Book bags or back carriers: 4,006	Ladders: 3,963
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 3,835	Water slides: 3,828
Mirrors or mirror glass: 3,788	Other unpowered garden tools: 3,681
Day wear: 3,677	Pet supplies: 3,634
Furniture: 3,533	Fireworks: 3,409
BBs or pellets: 3,351	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 3,330
Hammers: 3,290	Bags: 3,289
Paper products: 3,280	Rope or string: 3,055
Bottles or jars: 3,053	Cabinet or door hardware: 3,002
Pins and needles: 2,963	Golf carts: 2,961
Computers: 2,898	Manual cleaning equipment: 2,803
Seesaws or teeterboards: 2,717	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 2,592
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 2,539	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 2,504
Diving or diving boards: 2,459	Field hockey: 2,402
Bowling: 2,351	Glass bottles or jars: 2,328
Manual scissors: 2,316	Grocery or shopping carts: 2,292
Boxing: 2,249	Fans: 2,228
Lawn mowers: 2,221	Snow tubing: 2,213
Refrigerators: 2,202	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 2,171
Gasoline: 2,143	Wagons: 2,115
Kitchen gadgets: 1,963	Stools: 1,956
Hatchets or axes: 1,901	Flying toys: 1,884
Razors or shavers: 1,876	Windowsills or frames: 1,773
Cookware: 1,713	Toilets: 1,706
Wheelchairs: 1,694	Pogo sticks: 1,694
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 1,689	Carbon monoxide poisonings: 1,666
Batteries: 1,622	Decorative yard equipment: 1,622
Treehouses or playhouses: 1,614	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 1,593
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 1,587	Garage doors: 1,553
Public equipment: 1,552	Adhesives: 1,550
Nonglass bottles or jars: 1,528	Tetherball: 1,519
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 1,502	Clothing accessories: 1,494
Toy sports equipment: 1,493	Sinks: 1,443
Aquariums or accessories: 1,420	Billiards or pool: 1,407
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 1,397	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 1,343
Snowmobiles: 1,324	Pruning or trimming equipment: 1,319
Air conditioners: 1,308	Radiators: 1,294
Wire: 1,290	Other glass bottles or jars: 1,240
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 1,239	Other fireplaces: 1,183
Buckets or pails: 1,178	Light bulbs: 1,175
Eyeglasses: 1,174	Ramps or landings: 1,172
Power lawn mowers: 1,166	Street hockey: 1,152
Bleaches: 1,151	Other ranges: 1,148
Hammocks: 1,125	Soaps: 1,121
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 1,120	Water tubing: 1,101
Chair, recliner: 1,091	Clothing: 1,090
Drinking straws: 1,036	General home or room involvement in fires: 1,029
Clothing irons: 1,019	Fire extinguishers: 1,004
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 999	Mountain climbing: 991
Microwave ovens: 982	Minibikes, powered: 981
Riding power lawn mowers: 964	Elevators or other lifts: 948
Grills: 946	Aerosol containers: 943
Chains: 936	Marbles: 920
Bed rails: 920	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 918
Table tennis: 914	Floor lamps or table lamps: 913
Escalators: 897	Mattresses: 893
Heaters or heating systems: 890	Water skiing: 877
Lighting equipment: 869	Tool sheds: 866
Flatware: 856	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 854
Combs or hairbrushes: 850	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 845
Log splitters: 843	Bench or table saws: 841
Outerwear: 832	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 831
Handball: 824	General purpose household cleaners: 819
Pillows: 818	Chair, rocking: 813
Swimming pool chemicals: 808	Balloons: 808
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 800	Swimming pool equipment: 799
Saws: 782	Crutches, canes or walkers: 780
Camping equipment: 763	Tools: 760
Chemicals: 758	Chain saws: 753
Other manual workshop tools: 749	Other furnaces: 748
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 710	Vacuum cleaners: 710
Darts: 709	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 709
Telephones or telephone accessories: 706	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 706
Clothes dryers: 701	Archery: 697
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 682	Barstools or kitchen stools: 681
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 680	Badminton: 675
Laundry soaps or detergents: 664	Electric blenders: 656
Carts: 647	Hand saws: 643
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 643	Toy boxes or chests: 628
Umbrellas: 626	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 624
Welding equipment: 623	Blankets: 622
Slicers and choppers: 610	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 601
Swimming pool slides: 599	Other ranges or ovens: 595
Plastic products: 590	Roller hockey: 578
Above-ground swimming pools: 578	School laboratory chemicals: 575
Baby gates or barriers: 564	Other plastic products: 559
Cardboard products: 545	Screwdrivers: 539
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 535	Drills: 530
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 523	Plastic containers: 520
Band saws: 515	Futons: 514
Hot tubs or home spas: 512	Keys, key rings or key chains: 496
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 490	Plastic bags: 487
Washing machines: 486	Radios: 485
Tractors: 480	Television tables or stands: 478
Christmas decorations: 474	Other toy weapons: 470
Self-contained openers: 466	Other toy guns: 466
Rugby: 455	Manicuring devices: 455
Glass soft drink bottles: 455	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 454
School equipment: 454	Extension cords: 450
Faucets or spigots: 447	Crayons or chalk: 445
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 444	Tape recorders or players: 443
Scaffolding: 441	Sewing machines or accessories: 432
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 429	Freezers: 427
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 420	Inflatable toys: 418
Toolboxes or tool kits: 416	Automatic doors: 415
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 414	Generators or power plants: 413
Riding toys: 412	Sewing basket articles: 411
Horseshoes: 411	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 399
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 387	Portable food or beverage coolers: 387
Powered riding toys: 386	Portable circular power saws: 384
Personal protection devices: 384	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 382
Tree stands: 381	Laundry baskets: 375
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 372	Molding compounds: 362
Cords, electrical: 360	Clocks: 358
Nightwear: 357	Car seats: 357
Electric ranges or ovens: 354	Water polo: 353
Drinking fountains: 349	Luggage: 347
Tapes: 347	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 345
Towel racks or bars: 343	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 343
Nail guns or stud drivers: 338	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 336
Vending machines: 335	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 334
Batons: 331	Wading pools: 331
Power sanders: 324	Awls, chisels or planes: 324
Wooden containers: 314	Lighters: 313
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 312	Fireplace equipment: 312
Christmas tree lights: 311	Dishwashers: 311
Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 304	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 301
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 301	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 298
Art supplies or equipment: 296	Gas furnaces: 294
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 289	Gas ranges or ovens: 288
Watches: 286	Food processors: 282
Trays: 280	Kerosene or oil heaters: 270
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 267	Tricycles: 265
Baby strollers: 263	Fertilizers: 262
Other containers: 257	Flotation toys: 252
Water heaters: 252	Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 246
Ear protection devices: 246	Toy bows or arrows: 242
Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 242	Electric baseboard heaters: 241
Other ovens: 233	Cribs: 231
Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 231	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 230
Nonmetal cookware: 229	Carbon monoxide detectors: 227
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 226	Charcoal: 223
Metal cookware: 221	Manual filing or sanding tools: 211
Eye protection devices: 209	Night-lights: 209
Rotary power lawn mowers: 208	Nonbaby mattresses: 202
Power saws: 198	Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns: 196
Towels or cloths: 191	Motorized vehicles: 190
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 188	Waterbeds or water pillows: 185
Electric lighting equipment: 184	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 183
Matches: 181	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 181
Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 178	Kites or kite string: 174
Glue guns: 169	Gas or LP heaters: 169
Building sets: 168	Business and office machines: 168
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 167	Costumes or masks: 165
Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 164	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 163
Recording tapes: 162	Skeet shooting: 162
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 160	Acids: 159
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 156	Seasonal decorations: 154
Slow cookers: 153	Sprayers: 152
Electric deep fryers: 152	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 152
Fuel storage tanks: 151	Electric heaters: 151
Other electric lighting equipment: 151	Scales: 151
Appliances: 150	Toy guns: 147
Stilts: 145	Wood paneling and particleboard: 145
Storm windows: 144	Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 144
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 143	Manual push mowers: 142
Sheets or pillowcases: 140	Toy guns with projectiles: 139
Ironing boards or covers: 135	Doorstops: 134
Croquet: 132	Sleeping bags: 130
Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 130	Unpowered models or parts: 128
Coffee makers or teapots: 125	Fire escape devices: 124
Lunch boxes or pails: 124	Safety pins: 120
Footlockers: 120	Built-in fireplaces: 118
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 118	Snow throwers/blowers: 117
Step stools: 117	Dry ice: 117
Room deodorizers or fresheners: 111	Air compressors: 110
Water toys: 107	Can openers: 106
Laundry hampers: 105	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 105
Rug shampooers: 103	Saunas: 103
Pumps: 103	Leaf blowers: 102
Vises or workshop clamps: 99	Fabric treatment products: 98
Other grills or stoves: 97	Plastic wrapping products: 97
Drain cleaners: 94	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 93
Pressure cookers or canners: 93	Extension or straight ladders: 93
Paper cutters: 92	High chairs: 91
Toboggans: 91	Other antennas: 90
Mobile/manufactured homes: 89	Painting equipment, powered: 87
Hacksaws: 87	Baby carriages: 86
Solvents: 86	Thermostats: 86
Photographic chemicals: 85	Inflatable furniture: 84
Hearing aids: 82	Filters: 80
Pressurized containers: 78	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 78
Baby changing tables: 78	Paint or varnish thinners: 77
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 77	Electric motors: 76
Toilet bowl products: 76	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 76
Electric ranges: 76	Jigsaws: 76
Power hedge trimmers: 75	Fire or smoke alarms: 74
Laser pointers: 71	Bars and bar accessories: 71
Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 71	Oil furnaces: 69
Humidifiers: 69	Tarpaulins: 69
Gas ovens: 69	Hot plates: 69
Snow disks: 69	Workshop compounds or chemicals: 69
Power jointers: 69	Power pruning or trimming equipment: 69
Butane or LP gas meters: 69	Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 69
Food grinders: 69	Electric razors or shavers: 69
Knife sharpeners: 69	Floor furnaces: 69
Diapers: 69	Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 69
Glass tubing or test tubes: 69	Thermometers: 65
Ice cream makers: 65	Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 61
Electric mixers: 60	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 59
Nonelectric can openers: 58	Toy weapons: 58
Garbage disposers: 58	Power lathes: 58
Safes: 58	Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 58
Outdoor antennas: 56	Lubricants: 56
Animal traps: 55	Gasoline cans: 53
Automotive chemicals: 48	Detergents: 48
Rotisseries: 47	Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 43
Stepladders: 40	Gas ranges: 39
Lighter fluids: 35	Battery chargers: 34
Boilers: 33	Scuba diving: 32
Magazine racks or book ends: 31	Portable baby swings: 29
Music boxes or chimes: 29	Tombstones or grave markers: 29
Vacuum containers: 28	Photographic equipment: 28
Wigs, falls or hairpieces: 25	Abrasive cleaners: 23
Gas-burning fireplaces: 23	Workshop furnishings: 23
Ice picks: 22	Dishwashing liquid: 22
Playpens: 22	Other portable or stationary power tools: 22
Fencing: 21	Artificial flowers or plants: 19
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 17	Multi-purpose lighters: 17
Range or oven accessories: 17	Ice makers: 17
Unicycles: 17	Plastic panels for doors or windows: 17
Projectors: 16	Food skewers: 16
Heat or infrared lamps: 16	Hair dryers: 16
Ammonia, household: 16	Toasters: 16
Paper bags: 16	Electric coffee makers or teapots: 16
Kerosene: 15	Nonelectric blankets: 15
Bassinets or cradles: 15	Hair clippers and trimmers: 15
Dehumidifiers: 15	Incinerators: 15
Stationary power drills and accessories: 15	Fuel oils: 12
Amateur two-way radios: 12	Cots: 12
Automotive tools or accessories: 12	Baby walkers or jumpers: 12
Portable electric heaters: 6	Electric brooms: 6
Furniture polishes or waxes: 6	Vaporizers: 6
Ice crushers: 6	Electric heating pads: 6
Caulking or spackling compounds: 6	Portable power drills and accessories: 6
Shuffleboard: 6	Indoor antennas: 6
Chemistry sets or science kits: 6	Other furniture: 6
Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 6	Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 6
Artificial Christmas trees: 6	Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 6
Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 6	Window or door security barriers: 6
Electrical testing equipment: 6	Wallpaper: 6
Electric or battery-powered knives: 6	Chimneys: 6
Baby bouncer seats: 6

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