Accidents - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - All Of Body

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 340,089
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

General home or room involvement in fires: 19,337	Carbon monoxide poisonings: 16,049
Basketball: 13,198	Football: 12,987
Exercise: 12,630	Swimming: 12,519
Bicycles or accessories: 11,383	Floors or flooring materials: 10,713
Swimming pools: 9,416	Chemicals: 7,443
Soccer: 6,513	Bleaches: 5,662
Sports and recreational activity: 5,650	Bathtubs or showers: 5,447
Soaps: 5,110	Computers: 4,898
Other furnaces: 4,729	Swimming pool chemicals: 4,424
Track and field: 4,250	Baseball: 4,236
General purpose household cleaners: 3,963	Laundry soaps or detergents: 3,956
Carbon monoxide detectors: 3,395	Gasoline: 3,244
Softball: 3,034	Personal protection devices: 2,993
Chairs: 2,993	Built-in swimming pools: 2,885
Stairs or steps: 2,664	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 2,191
Gas furnaces: 2,190	All-terrain vehicles: 2,172
Cheerleading: 2,031	Volleyball: 1,968
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 1,962	Bottles or jars: 1,930
Ceilings and walls: 1,849	Generators or power plants: 1,829
Beds or bedframes: 1,700	Caulking or spackling compounds: 1,693
Boilers: 1,682	Fishing: 1,565
Aerosol containers: 1,527	Dancing: 1,473
Gas fumes or gas vapors of unknown origin: 1,432	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 1,417
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 1,368	Gas or LP heaters: 1,364
Adhesives: 1,328	Fences or fence posts: 1,258
Televisions: 1,226	Alcohol: 1,223
Amusement attractions: 1,209	Hot tubs or home spas: 1,176
Heaters or heating systems: 1,150	Oil furnaces: 1,120
Light bulbs: 1,114	First aid equipment: 1,079
Tablet or capsule drugs: 1,036	Water heaters: 1,024
Clothing accessories: 1,023	Beds: 1,016
Trampolines: 1,008	Acids: 974
Kerosene or oil heaters: 964	Fire extinguishers: 961
Other toys: 954	Tables: 931
Snow skiing: 931	Detergents: 895
School laboratory chemicals: 863	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 855
Lawn mowers: 852	Other ranges: 840
Tennis: 839	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 829
Paint or varnish thinners: 814	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 812
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 810	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 789
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 784	Gas ranges or ovens: 782
Pens and pencils: 767	Skateboards: 748
Other ball sports: 743	Martial arts: 728
Toilets: 726	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 713
Pipes: 694	Clothes dryers: 688
Other ranges or ovens: 682	Day wear: 678
Cookware: 674	Rugs or carpets: 652
Horseback riding: 645	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 621
Golf: 617	Rope or string: 616
Wrestling: 596	Clothing: 579
Tableware and accessories: 577	Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 573
Fabric treatment products: 561	House repair or construction materials: 559
Lacrosse: 549	Balloons: 546
Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 540	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 528
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 508	Telephones or telephone accessories: 506
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 502	Exercise equipment: 496
Gymnastics: 494	Swings or swing sets: 493
Floor lamps or table lamps: 488	Doors: 486
Knives: 480	Automotive chemicals: 474
Refrigerators: 473	Bleachers: 472
In-line skating: 469	Fuel oils: 469
Chimneys: 469	Slides or sliding boards: 465
Fireworks: 463	Desk supplies: 457
Extension cords: 449	Cords, electrical: 447
Poles: 439	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 438
Mobile/manufactured homes: 433	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 415
Cosmetics: 406	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 399
Foods: 396	Combs or hairbrushes: 388
Grills: 385	Footwear: 381
Bags: 379	Jewelry: 377
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 371	Ball sports: 368
Counters or countertops: 367	Containers: 364
Water slides: 363	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 362
Air conditioners: 359	Nonglass bottles or jars: 357
Motor vehicles or parts: 356	Ice skating: 351
Windows or window glass: 339	Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 334
Other ovens: 333	Playground equipment: 333
Fertilizers: 331	Lighting equipment: 323
Sinks: 323	Fire or smoke alarms: 321
Aspirin substitutes: 318	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 318
Gas ranges: 307	Benches: 306
Scooters, unpowered: 304	Other drugs or medications: 300
Fans: 297	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 295
Sprayers: 293	Hair dryers: 288
Toilet bowl products: 288	Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 287
Hockey: 287	Vacuum cleaners: 285
Power lawn mowers: 281	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 278
Liquid drugs: 277	Other playground equipment: 276
Snow boarding: 272	Sleds: 272
Other electric lighting equipment: 270	Ammonia, household: 263
Other fireplaces: 252	Above-ground swimming pools: 248
Mattresses: 248	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 248
Sheets or pillowcases: 247	Electric heaters: 246
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 246	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 246
Public equipment: 246	Go-carts: 244
Gas ovens: 238	Vending machines: 235
Batteries: 234	Drinking glasses: 229
Illegal drugs: 228	Nightwear: 227
Field hockey: 223	Diving or diving boards: 221
Blankets: 217	Charcoal: 215
Fuel storage tanks: 215	Book bags or back carriers: 214
Christmas tree lights: 208	Pillows: 205
Antifreeze: 204	Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 201
Drain cleaners: 198	Elevators or other lifts: 197
Microwave ovens: 196	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 192
Electric lighting equipment: 190	Kitchen gadgets: 178
Roller skating: 176	Boats and boating: 174
Street hockey: 171	Lighters: 169
Dishwashing liquid: 166	Lighter fluids: 166
Handrails, railings or banisters: 163	Windshield wiper fluids: 162
Hammers: 161	Keys, key rings or key chains: 160
Power saws: 160	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 158
Kerosene: 157	Nonbaby mattresses: 155
Towels or cloths: 153	Paper products: 151
Glass soft drink bottles: 150	Furniture: 149
Pins and needles: 148	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 147
Tool sheds: 146	Swimming pool equipment: 146
Battery chargers: 144	Chemistry sets or science kits: 143
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 143	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 140
Skating: 137	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 137
Metal containers: 137	Other unpowered garden tools: 135
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 134	Plastic bags: 132
Caustics: 130	Ice hockey: 130
Bunk beds: 129	Radiators: 128
Windowsills or frames: 122	Art supplies or equipment: 121
Turpentine: 119	Hot water: 118
Lockers: 117	Pet supplies: 116
Weight lifting: 114	Pumps: 113
Camping equipment: 112	Costumes or masks: 110
Glass bottles or jars: 109	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 109
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 108	Radios: 108
Bowling: 106	Coins: 104
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 104	Flotation toys: 104
Heating or cooling comfort packs: 103	Insect induced injuries: 102
Other containers: 101	Art and ceramic supplies or equipment: 101
Wheelchairs: 100	Nonelectric blankets: 97
Thermometers: 97	Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 97
Gas-burning fireplaces: 96	Golf carts: 95
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 94	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 92
Abrasive cleaners: 92	Hair clippers and trimmers: 92
Other heaters or heating systems: 92	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 90
Dishwashers: 90	Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 90
Plastic containers: 90	School equipment: 88
Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 88	Gasoline cans: 87
Plant foods or fertilizers for potted plants: 87	Soldering equipment: 86
Eyeglasses: 86	Freezers: 86
Chains: 85	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 84
Diesel fuels: 84	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 83
Cardboard products: 83	Grocery or shopping carts: 82
Appliances: 82	Oven cleaners: 81
Saunas: 81	Projectors: 81
Substance ingested or inhaled by a victim under age: 80	Electric ranges or ovens: 80
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 79	Mirrors or mirror glass: 79
Pesticides: 79	Medical equipment, general: 78
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 77	Wire: 77
Snowmobiles: 77	Power hedge trimmers: 76
Safety pins: 76	Barstools or kitchen stools: 76
Archery: 76	Window screens: 75
Furniture polishes or waxes: 75	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 75
Leaf blowers: 75	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 75
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 74	Bedsprings or bedframes: 74
Drinking fountains: 74	Surfing: 74
Riding power lawn mowers: 72	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 72
Methyl alcohol: 71	Drugs or medications: 71
Squeeze or squeaker toys: 70	Clothing irons: 70
Tools: 70	Coaxial Cable: 70
Workshop compounds or chemicals: 69	Christmas decorations: 69
Plants, trees and shrubs: 69	Manual push mowers: 68
Artificial Christmas trees: 68	Pressure cookers or canners: 67
Humidifiers: 67	Portable power drills and accessories: 67
Sewing basket articles: 66	Mountain climbing: 66
Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 66	Electric heating pads: 66
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 66	Electric welding equipment: 66
Other Irons: 66	Photographic equipment: 65
Rugby: 62	Minibikes, powered: 59
Marbles: 59	Electric deep fryers: 59
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 59	Engine fuels for models: 59
Toasters: 52	Antihistamines: 50
Night-lights: 50	Welding equipment: 49
Water tubing: 47	Manual cleaning equipment: 45
Metal cookware: 45	Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 45
Ladders: 41	Inflatable furniture: 40
Scissors: 39	Painting equipment, powered: 38
Pruning or trimming equipment: 38	Flatware: 35
Manicuring devices: 35	Doorsills or frames: 35
Crutches, canes or walkers: 35	Incinerators: 32
Buckets or pails: 32	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 32
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 32	Cots: 32
Portable electric heaters: 31	Aquariums or accessories: 31
Molding compounds: 31	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 31
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 30	Cabinet or door hardware: 29
Lamp oils: 28	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 28
Portable food or beverage coolers: 27	Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 27
Washing machines: 27	Lubricants: 27
Clocks: 26	Toolboxes or tool kits: 24
Dishwasher detergents: 23	BBs or pellets: 23
Flying toys: 22	Electric ranges: 22
Outerwear: 22	Matches: 21
Fire escape devices: 20	Garage doors: 20
Coffee makers or teapots: 19	Billiards or pool: 18
Sliding glass doors or panels: 17	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 17
Inflatable toys: 17	Other nonglass doors: 17
Other portable or stationary power tools: 17	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 17
Crayons or chalk: 16	Scuba diving: 16
Electric trains or accessories: 16	Faucets or spigots: 16
Manual filing or sanding tools: 16	Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 16
Baby bottles or nipples: 16	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 16
Workshop furnishings: 15	Water skiing: 15
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 15	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 15
Range or oven accessories: 15	Diapers: 15
Toy guns with projectiles: 15	Batons: 15
Pressurized containers: 15	Other specified plastic products: 15
Wigs, falls or hairpieces: 15	Flares: 15
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 14	Wading pools: 12
Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 12	Seasonal decorations: 12
Screwdrivers: 11	Air compressors: 11
Stools: 11	Boxing: 11
Other clothing: 7	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 6
Portable gas or LP heaters: 6	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 6
Glass tubing or test tubes: 6	Aspirin or aspirin compounds: 6
Baby walkers or jumpers: 6	Plastic wrapping products: 6
Electric ovens: 6	Matchbooks: 6
Dehumidifiers: 6	Other ladders: 6
Hypodermic needles or syringes: 6	Water toys: 6
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 6	Animal induced injury: 6
Plastic products: 6	Unpowered models or parts: 6
Razors or shavers: 6	Seesaws or teeterboards: 6
Safes: 6	Snow tubing: 6
Laundry baskets: 5	Business and office machines: 5
Solvents: 5	Dry ice: 5
Other windows or window glass: 5	Gasoline heaters: 5
Umbrellas: 5	Darts: 5
Other glass bottles or jars: 5	Cribs: 5
Glass doors: 5	Fuel charcoal lighters: 5
Towel racks or bars: 5	Footlockers: 5
Liniments or rubbing compounds: 5	Chair, recliner: 5
Wood burning fireplaces: 5	Storm windows: 5
Other grills or stoves: 5	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 5
Hammocks: 5	Baby gates or barriers: 5
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 5	Pogo sticks: 5
Tape recorders or players: 5

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