Accidents - 6-15 years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,779,102
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups.

Products:

Football: 260,769	Bicycles or accessories: 211,925
Basketball: 194,731	Soccer: 97,524
Baseball: 88,863	Stairs or steps: 84,326
Skateboards: 81,384	Trampolines: 67,418
Doors: 59,422	Floors or flooring materials: 58,345
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 48,307	Ceilings and walls: 44,073
Knives: 41,375	Sports and recreational activity: 39,725
Beds or bedframes: 38,573	All-terrain vehicles: 36,540
Scooters, unpowered: 32,912	Softball: 32,902
Swings or swing sets: 30,943	Chairs: 28,833
Tables: 28,279	Swimming: 28,134
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 27,528	Roller skating: 26,211
Fences or fence posts: 24,497	Volleyball: 22,802
Sleds: 22,173	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 22,038
Other toys: 21,674	Other ball sports: 21,124
Footwear: 21,033	Gymnastics: 20,855
Snow boarding: 20,743	Exercise: 19,746
Slides or sliding boards: 18,296	Wrestling: 18,163
Swimming pools: 17,967	Jewelry: 17,852
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 17,258	Horseback riding: 17,164
Cheerleading: 16,819	Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 15,286
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 15,180	In-line skating: 14,548
Bathtubs or showers: 14,501	Poles: 14,016
Fishing: 13,829	Hockey: 13,570
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 12,900	Ice skating: 12,782
Snow skiing: 12,396	Metal containers: 11,529
Pens and pencils: 11,500	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 11,336
Exercise equipment: 11,271	Track and field: 11,185
Dancing: 11,122	Bunk beds: 11,121
Weight lifting: 11,104	Playground equipment: 9,747
Bleachers: 8,188	Ball sports: 8,106
Motor vehicles or parts: 7,998	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 7,904
Golf: 7,818	Lacrosse: 7,658
Tableware and accessories: 7,626	Ice hockey: 7,228
Built-in swimming pools: 7,037	Martial arts: 6,770
Lockers: 6,646	Go-carts: 6,607
Skating: 6,584	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 6,550
Drinking glasses: 6,538	Amusement attractions: 5,964
First aid equipment: 5,881	Other playground equipment: 5,747
Coins: 5,647	Handrails, railings or banisters: 5,418
Counters or countertops: 5,247	Water slides: 5,128
Animal induced injury: 5,110	Pipes: 5,073
Doorsills or frames: 4,771	Tennis: 4,764
Televisions: 4,571	House repair or construction materials: 4,522
Day wear: 4,457	Golf carts: 4,435
Benches: 4,300	Surfing: 4,298
Desk supplies: 4,239	Hot water: 3,851
Bowling: 3,763	Knives with replaceable blades: 3,725
Rugs or carpets: 3,711	Ladders: 3,691
Furniture: 3,634	Other unpowered garden tools: 3,579
BBs or pellets: 3,537	Paper products: 3,402
Containers: 3,326	Seesaws or teeterboards: 3,293
Manual scissors: 3,237	Foods: 3,160
Scissors: 3,018	Fireworks: 2,979
Hammers: 2,939	Cabinet or door hardware: 2,899
Mirrors or mirror glass: 2,880	Computers: 2,853
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 2,812	Flying toys: 2,766
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 2,766	Glass bottles or jars: 2,761
Manual cleaning equipment: 2,757	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 2,747
Tetherball: 2,741	Bottles or jars: 2,737
Book bags or back carriers: 2,587	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 2,461
Pins and needles: 2,400	Bags: 2,346
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 2,324	Diving or diving boards: 2,322
Rope or string: 2,322	Pet supplies: 2,318
Carbon monoxide poisonings: 2,263	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 2,228
Soaps: 2,083	Sinks: 2,051
Boxing: 2,036	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 1,990
Pogo sticks: 1,960	Fans: 1,947
Kitchen gadgets: 1,931	Light bulbs: 1,931
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 1,900	Field hockey: 1,893
Insect induced injuries: 1,866	Floor lamps or table lamps: 1,851
Grocery or shopping carts: 1,835	Other ranges or ovens: 1,773
Decorative yard equipment: 1,762	Wagons: 1,697
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 1,671	Stools: 1,671
Windowsills or frames: 1,668	Plants, trees and shrubs: 1,662
Minibikes, powered: 1,618	Treehouses or playhouses: 1,612
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 1,565	Bed rails: 1,562
Refrigerators: 1,496	Radiators: 1,487
Toilets: 1,470	General home or room involvement in fires: 1,468
Lawn mowers: 1,448	Snow tubing: 1,409
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 1,396	Aquariums or accessories: 1,385
Inflatable toys: 1,356	Batteries: 1,346
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 1,329	Pruning or trimming equipment: 1,318
Snowmobiles: 1,306	Heaters or heating systems: 1,288
Wheelchairs: 1,270	Wire: 1,266
Billiards or pool: 1,258	Pillows: 1,245
Gasoline: 1,222	Water tubing: 1,219
Eyeglasses: 1,201	Hammocks: 1,198
Adhesives: 1,180	Hot tubs or home spas: 1,179
Hatchets or axes: 1,175	Clothing accessories: 1,157
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 1,155	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 1,131
Power lawn mowers: 1,125	Buckets or pails: 1,123
Nonglass bottles or jars: 1,113	Ramps or landings: 1,083
Laundry soaps or detergents: 1,082	Cardboard products: 1,033
Garage doors: 1,022	General purpose household cleaners: 1,022
Chain saws: 1,016	Other toy weapons: 1,003
Plastic bags: 989	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 986
Carts: 982	Street hockey: 968
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 968	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 963
Television tables or stands: 955	Swimming pool chemicals: 932
Chair, rocking: 921	Telephones or telephone accessories: 919
Aerosol containers: 917	Crutches, canes or walkers: 906
Tools: 891	Public equipment: 879
Camping equipment: 874	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 863
Outerwear: 858	Combs or hairbrushes: 857
Mattresses: 846	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 824
Chair, recliner: 811	Marbles: 810
Clothing irons: 805	Toy boxes or chests: 803
Cookware: 799	Balloons: 798
Toy sports equipment: 791	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 791
Blankets: 778	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 778
Baby gates or barriers: 773	Glass soft drink bottles: 769
Other fireplaces: 765	Barstools or kitchen stools: 765
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 756	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 755
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 722	Grills: 720
Water skiing: 716	Swimming pool equipment: 710
Vacuum cleaners: 700	Sewing basket articles: 697
Rugby: 678	Bleaches: 657
Personal protection devices: 655	Welding equipment: 655
Crayons or chalk: 646	Microwave ovens: 645
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 644	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 641
Air conditioners: 622	Band saws: 620
Saws: 614	Clothing: 611
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 604	Riding power lawn mowers: 603
Flatware: 602	Elevators or other lifts: 594
Electric blenders: 594	Power hedge trimmers: 593
Escalators: 592	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 584
Drinking fountains: 578	Handball: 576
Swimming pool slides: 572	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 570
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 567	Laundry baskets: 563
Cords, electrical: 561	Tool sheds: 550
Baby strollers: 546	Archery: 544
Faucets or spigots: 542	Slicers and choppers: 540
Luggage: 539	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 538
Wooden containers: 530	Step stools: 521
Tricycles: 518	Self-contained openers: 507
Other toy guns: 493	Above-ground swimming pools: 488
Fertilizers: 483	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 481
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 480	Cosmetics: 477
Plastic containers: 473	Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 470
School equipment: 463	Chains: 463
Horseshoes: 455	Toy guns: 454
Other glass bottles or jars: 447	Keys, key rings or key chains: 407
Clocks: 398	Manicuring devices: 398
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 397	Watches: 393
Glue guns: 390	Other specified plastic products: 388
Workshop furnishings: 385	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 385
Medical equipment, general: 384	Bench or table saws: 382
Drinking straws: 381	Radios: 381
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 380	Alcohol: 378
Christmas decorations: 375	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 374
Riding toys: 371	Drills: 369
Table tennis: 369	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 366
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 365	Vending machines: 361
Other manual workshop tools: 359	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 356
Screwdrivers: 353	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 353
Log splitters: 352	Built-in fireplaces: 351
Scaffolding: 347	Wading pools: 345
Building sets: 345	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 344
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 343	Umbrellas: 341
Razors or shavers: 341	Christmas tree lights: 339
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 332	Badminton: 331
Mountain climbing: 329	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 328
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 326	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 325
Towel racks or bars: 320	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 316
Bars and bar accessories: 307	Lubricants: 303
Washing machines: 301	Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 300
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 300	Art supplies or equipment: 297
Tape recorders or players: 295	Nonbaby mattresses: 293
Other furnaces: 292	Tree stands: 291
Gas or LP heaters: 289	Towels or cloths: 286
Lighting equipment: 282	Hand saws: 280
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 280	Fire extinguishers: 277
Portable electric heaters: 277	Sewing machines or accessories: 275
Recording tapes: 274	Batons: 270
Metal cookware: 263	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 261
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 260	Awls, chisels or planes: 257
Outdoor patio heaters or firepits: 255	Air compressors: 254
Car seats: 248	Sleeping bags: 247
Water heaters: 246	Sprayers: 246
Nonelectric blankets: 245	Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 244
Manual filing or sanding tools: 243	Nonmetal cookware: 237
Automatic doors: 233	Hypodermic needles or syringes: 230
Cribs: 229	Mobile/manufactured homes: 227
Portable food or beverage coolers: 226	Charcoal: 224
Generators or power plants: 222	Extension cords: 221
Water polo: 220	Lighters: 211
Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 210	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 210
Ironing boards or covers: 208	Chemicals: 208
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 208	Fuel oils: 207
Dishwashers: 205	Inflatable furniture: 202
Photographic equipment: 199	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 197
Freezers: 190	Motorized vehicles: 189
Gas fumes or gas vapors of unknown origin: 188	Ice makers: 187
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 187	Plastic wrapping products: 184
Roller hockey: 184	Portable circular power saws: 183
Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 181	Sheets or pillowcases: 181
Clothes dryers: 181	Futons: 179
Tractors: 178	Fireplace equipment: 177
Ear protection devices: 176	Power saws: 176
Storm windows: 172	Powered riding toys: 172
Food processors: 172	Pressurized containers: 172
Shuffleboard: 172	Other portable or stationary power tools: 170
Boats and boating: 170	Extension or straight ladders: 169
Fencing: 167	Seasonal decorations: 167
Tablet or capsule drugs: 166	Hair clippers and trimmers: 164
Other containers: 163	Toolboxes or tool kits: 162
Paper cutters: 162	Power drills or accessories: 156
Footlockers: 156	Eye protection devices: 154
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 154	Electric heaters: 153
Electric mixers: 152	Tombstones or grave markers: 151
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 151	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 150
Dry ice: 146	Skeet shooting: 146
Other furniture: 145	Other drugs or medications: 144
Electric lighting equipment: 144	Laundry hampers: 143
Carbon monoxide detectors: 141	Paint or varnish thinners: 140
Windshield wiper fluids: 140	Oil furnaces: 139
Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 139	Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 139
Cots: 135	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 133
Toy guns with projectiles: 130	Liquid drugs: 127
Hot plates: 124	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 122
Manual hedge trimmers: 120	Lighter fluids: 120
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 119	Darts: 118
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 118	Nail guns or stud drivers: 118
Unicycles: 117	Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 113
Trays: 113	Baby walkers or jumpers: 113
Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns: 111	Artificial flowers or plants: 110
Tarpaulins: 110	Stationary power drills and accessories: 110
Thermostats: 106	Kerosene or oil heaters: 105
Costumes or masks: 104	Flotation toys: 102
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 102	Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 101
Food skewers: 101	Can openers: 100
Wigs, falls or hairpieces: 100	Magazine racks or book ends: 98
Fabric treatment products: 97	Chimneys: 95
Leaf blowers: 95	Snow throwers/blowers: 95
Trash compactors: 95	Toy bows or arrows: 93
Rotary power lawn mowers: 92	Aspirin substitutes: 92
Fire or smoke alarms: 91	Automotive chemicals: 91
Electric baseboard heaters: 91	Nightwear: 90
Garden tractors: 90	Music boxes or chimes: 90
Detergents: 89	Lunch boxes or pails: 87
Electric grills: 87	Coffee makers or teapots: 87
Safes: 86	Pumps: 85
Kerosene: 85	Toboggans: 85
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 85	Gasoline cans: 85
Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 85	Stepladders: 85
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 85	Guns: 84
Electric deep fryers: 84	Gas ranges or ovens: 83
High chairs: 81	Laser pointers: 80
Electric scissors: 80	Abrasive cleaners: 75
Automotive tools or accessories: 75	Coaxial Cable: 75
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 75	Cutting torches: 75
Fuel multi-purpose lighters: 75	Other guns or firearms: 72
Other grills or stoves: 71	Other bedding: 70
Gun powder or ammunition: 70	Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 70
Electric combs: 70	Other power garden tools: 70
Crib mobiles or crib gyms: 70	Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 70
Electric frying pans and skillets: 70	Electric waffle irons: 70
Utility vehicles: 70	Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 70
Ice picks: 70	Outdoor antennas: 70
Butane or LP gas meters: 70	Fire escape devices: 70
Jigsaws: 70	Filters: 70
Water toys: 69	Business and office machines: 68
Chemistry sets or science kits: 67	Contact lenses: 66
Nonelectric can openers: 61	Caustics: 61
Molding compounds: 60	Other clothing: 51
Vises or workshop clamps: 50	Humidifiers: 46
Other antennas: 41	Food grinders: 40
Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 40	Snow disks: 40
Internal combustion engines: 36	Painting equipment, powered: 36
Wood paneling and particleboard: 35	Thermometers: 35
Power lathes: 34	Power jointers: 34
Artificial Christmas trees: 31	Boilers: 31
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 31	Waterbeds or water pillows: 31
Playpens: 31	Window or door security barriers: 30
Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 30	Antihistamines: 27
Drain cleaners: 27	Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 26
Illegal drugs: 26	Trains: 26
Unpowered models or parts: 21	Bread making machines: 21
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 20	Hair dryers: 20
Dishwashing liquid: 20	Toilet bowl products: 20
Matches: 20	Safety pins: 17
Diapers: 17	Power tillers or cultivators: 15
Faucet water heaters: 15	Shoelace fasteners: 15
Electric Christmas decorations: 15	Oven cleaners: 15
Bath or facial brushes: 15	Electric ranges or ovens: 15
Artificial turf: 15	Canning jars or lids: 15
Scales: 15	Burglar alarms: 15
Massage devices or vibrators: 15	Fuel storage tanks: 15
Plant foods or fertilizers for potted plants: 15	Electric heating pads: 15
Knife sharpeners: 15	Animal traps: 15
Fabrics: 15	Heating or cooling comfort packs: 15
Turpentine: 15	Baby bouncer seats: 15
Food warmers: 15	Gas-burning fireplaces: 15
Other electric lighting equipment: 15	Furniture polishes or waxes: 15
Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 15	Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 15
Baby changing tables: 12	Gas furnaces: 11
Pressure cookers or canners: 11	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 11
Vaporizers: 11	Bedding: 11
Toy weapons: 10	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 10
Projectors: 6	Chafing dishes or fondue pots: 6
Paper bags: 6	Amateur two-way radios: 6
Dyes: 6	Attachable high chairs: 6
Pacifiers or teething rings: 6	Heat tapes, electric: 6
Juicers: 6	Other baby carriers: 6
Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 6	Pesticides: 6
Portable baby swings: 6	Party favors: 6
Workshop compounds or chemicals: 5	School laboratory chemicals: 5
Battery chargers: 5	Night-lights: 5
Slow cookers: 5	Liniments or rubbing compounds: 5
Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 5	Toasters: 5
Croquet: 5	Doorstops: 5
Wood burning fireplaces: 5	Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 5
Industrial equipment: 5	Wooden matches: 5
Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 5	Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 5
Stilts: 5	Pull-down or folding stairs: 5

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