Accidents - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 497,969
See also: Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Basketball: 28,603	Baseball: 23,510
Pens and pencils: 21,835	Other toys: 19,334
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 19,225	Adhesives: 17,890
Football: 13,337	Fireworks: 12,120
Swimming: 11,726	Paper products: 11,420
Soccer: 9,516	Bicycles or accessories: 8,237
Desk supplies: 7,459	BBs or pellets: 6,326
General purpose household cleaners: 6,302	Bleaches: 6,065
Ball sports: 5,555	Softball: 5,469
Tennis: 5,059	Welding equipment: 4,866
Swimming pools: 4,780	Gasoline: 4,180
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 3,849	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 3,783
All-terrain vehicles: 3,708	Other ball sports: 3,563
Chemicals: 3,360	Personal protection devices: 3,027
Trampolines: 3,020	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 2,928
Batteries: 2,915	Fishing: 2,891
Knives: 2,830	Swimming pool chemicals: 2,826
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 2,455	Clothing accessories: 2,418
Golf: 2,401	Hockey: 2,392
Lawn mowers: 2,349	Ceilings and walls: 2,316
Fences or fence posts: 2,285	Eyeglasses: 2,214
Aerosol containers: 2,206	Flying toys: 2,108
Tables: 2,107	Volleyball: 2,096
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 2,080	Flatware: 2,038
Other toy weapons: 1,992	Manual cleaning equipment: 1,961
Swings or swing sets: 1,914	Doors: 1,849
Balloons: 1,830	Floors or flooring materials: 1,808
Sports and recreational activity: 1,736	Exercise equipment: 1,723
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 1,675	Toy guns with projectiles: 1,647
Soaps: 1,624	Jewelry: 1,623
Hammers: 1,602	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 1,581
Cardboard products: 1,565	Drinking straws: 1,522
Windows or window glass: 1,497	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 1,490
Chairs: 1,488	Day wear: 1,482
Pillows: 1,464	Beds: 1,456
Beds or bedframes: 1,448	Computers: 1,447
Outerwear: 1,434	Stairs or steps: 1,424
Screwdrivers: 1,404	Go-carts: 1,392
Rope or string: 1,374	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 1,370
Poles: 1,359	Bathtubs or showers: 1,358
Scissors: 1,354	Footwear: 1,350
House repair or construction materials: 1,340	Pipes: 1,315
Power lawn mowers: 1,313	Exercise: 1,304
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 1,296	Combs or hairbrushes: 1,279
Built-in swimming pools: 1,255	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 1,252
Bunk beds: 1,219	Light bulbs: 1,137
Containers: 1,125	Tools: 1,122
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 1,112	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 1,091
Cabinet or door hardware: 1,082	Other playground equipment: 1,075
Televisions: 1,070	Other plastic products: 1,069
Darts: 1,062	Other unpowered garden tools: 1,060
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 1,050	Towels or cloths: 1,044
Toy sports equipment: 1,036	Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 1,034
Other toy guns: 1,031	Sleds: 1,018
Lacrosse: 1,011	Manual scissors: 1,007
Bottles or jars: 993	Eye protection devices: 963
Wire: 963	Wrestling: 957
Telephones or telephone accessories: 956	Saws: 945
Nonglass bottles or jars: 920	Tableware and accessories: 906
Umbrellas: 883	Keys, key rings or key chains: 882
Art supplies or equipment: 867	Fertilizers: 859
Book bags or back carriers: 849	Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 841
Crayons or chalk: 821	Skateboards: 816
Snow skiing: 792	Blankets: 772
Amusement attractions: 765	Toy guns: 747
Pet supplies: 695	Abrasive cleaners: 664
Coins: 663	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 636
Rugs or carpets: 634	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 629
Glass bottles or jars: 629	Balls: 625
Metal containers: 623	Billiards or pool: 623
Handrails, railings or banisters: 621	Scooters, unpowered: 608
Paint or varnish thinners: 603	Plants, trees and shrubs: 595
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 594	Camping equipment: 594
Toy bows or arrows: 586	Ammonia, household: 575
Bags: 564	Weight lifting: 559
Automotive chemicals: 553	Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 538
Kitchen gadgets: 537	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 536
Acids: 533	Other specified plastic products: 531
Lighting equipment: 527	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 527
Drinking glasses: 518	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 513
Martial arts: 501	Slides or sliding boards: 499
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 496	Playground equipment: 495
Manual filing or sanding tools: 494	Manicuring devices: 489
Oven cleaners: 487	Horseback riding: 475
Treehouses or playhouses: 473	Water polo: 473
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 469	In-line skating: 458
School laboratory chemicals: 449	Hatchets or axes: 446
Pins and needles: 446	Archery: 443
Cheerleading: 441	Costumes or masks: 440
Badminton: 433	Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 430
Tetherball: 414	Water slides: 407
Microwave ovens: 403	Field hockey: 399
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 395	Dancing: 393
Snow boarding: 390	Fans: 390
Plastic containers: 389	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 388
Christmas decorations: 385	Radios: 382
Mirrors or mirror glass: 381	Drills: 378
Plastic bags: 377	Vacuum cleaners: 367
Lubricants: 355	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 353
Photographic equipment: 350	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 347
Toy weapons: 345	Street hockey: 336
Furniture: 334	Sinks: 331
Glass doors: 330	Nonelectric blankets: 329
Lockers: 328	Pruning or trimming equipment: 325
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 322	Track and field: 322
Surfing: 321	First aid equipment: 320
Portable circular power saws: 317	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 315
Seasonal decorations: 312	Drain cleaners: 311
Handball: 303	Matches: 302
Plastic products: 299	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 298
Ice hockey: 297	Laser pointers: 295
Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 291	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 289
Glass soft drink bottles: 289	Laundry soaps or detergents: 286
Floor lamps or table lamps: 283	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 282
Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 275	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 274
Other manual workshop tools: 273	Gymnastics: 272
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 272	Photographic chemicals: 271
Sprayers: 271	Leaf blowers: 271
Water toys: 270	Boxing: 263
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 261	Hand saws: 260
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 259	Tapes: 254
Molding compounds: 253	Other bedding: 250
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 247	Heating or cooling comfort packs: 247
Bench or table saws: 247	Sewing basket articles: 244
Buckets or pails: 243	Fire extinguishers: 239
Windshield wiper fluids: 237	Cookware: 235
Furniture polishes or waxes: 231	Roller hockey: 226
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 226	Fuel storage tanks: 226
Air conditioners: 225	Toy boxes or chests: 225
Mattresses: 224	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 221
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 217	Ironing boards or covers: 213
Toilet bowl products: 213	Toy vehicles: 212
Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 212	Lighters: 209
Painting equipment, powered: 208	Bedding: 208
Bowling: 208	Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns: 207
Electric welding equipment: 201	Other glass bottles or jars: 200
Party favors: 199	Cosmetics: 196
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 193	Batons: 192
Bleachers: 190	Foods: 189
Grills: 188	Other ranges: 183
Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 182	Chain saws: 181
Animal induced injury: 180	Ice skating: 179
Other antennas: 176	Golf carts: 176
Sun lamps: 176	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 175
Tractors: 174	Other containers: 172
Hot water: 172	Sheets or pillowcases: 171
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 168	Watches: 163
Paper bags: 161	Toy make-up kits or cosmetics: 161
Dishwasher detergents: 159	Diving or diving boards: 159
Recording tapes: 159	Building sets: 157
Methyl alcohol: 156	Power sanders: 153
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 153	Dyes: 152
Power saws: 151	Ear protection devices: 150
Swimming pool equipment: 148	Other fireplaces: 148
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 146	Extension cords: 145
Antifreeze: 145	Contact lenses: 142
Unpowered models or parts: 140	Fireplace equipment: 138
Rotary power lawn mowers: 136	Motor vehicles or parts: 136
Electric combs: 136	Water tubing: 135
Flotation toys: 134	Workshop furnishings: 133
Chains: 132	Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 132
Kites or kite string: 131	Benches: 130
Glue guns: 130	Dishwashing liquid: 130
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 129	Solvents: 127
Night-lights: 121	Other furnaces: 121
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 120	School equipment: 116
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 113	Dolls, plush toys, and action figures: 112
Decorative yard equipment: 109	Doorsills or frames: 108
Art and ceramic supplies or equipment: 107	Fabric treatment products: 106
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 104	Other Irons: 103
Wood paneling and particleboard: 102	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 102
Gasoline cans: 100	Refrigerators: 100
Rocketry sets: 99	Table tennis: 97
Towel racks or bars: 97	Plastic wrapping products: 97
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 96	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 95
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 95	Riding power lawn mowers: 93
Charcoal: 93	Roller skating: 92
Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 89	Screen doors: 89
Faucets or spigots: 89	Air compressors: 88
Massage devices or vibrators: 88	Hair clippers and trimmers: 88
Flying discs and boomerangs: 88	Garage doors: 87
Tape recorders or players: 87	Remote control, universal or not stated: 87
Toilets: 87	Tarpaulins: 86
Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 84	Drinking fountains: 84
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 83	Juicers: 82
Kerosene: 81	Lunch boxes or pails: 81
Clothing irons: 80	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 78
Gas or LP heaters: 78	Chair, recliner: 77
Power drills or accessories: 77	Counters or countertops: 76
Gun powder or ammunition: 76	Scuba diving: 76
Table linens: 76	Fuel charcoal lighters: 76
Aquariums or accessories: 76	Tool sheds: 75
Hot tubs or home spas: 75	Log splitters: 75
Vacuum containers: 75	Clothespins: 75
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 75	Bath or facial brushes: 75
Knives with replaceable blades: 74	Trays: 71
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 71	Garden tractors: 70
Jigsaws: 69	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 69
Fire sprinklers: 68	Portable cribs: 68
Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 68	Rust removers: 68
Fabrics: 68	Diesel fuels: 68
Stools: 68	Amateur two-way radios: 67
Brushcutters, powered: 67	Cribs: 67
Car seats: 67	Indoor antennas: 66
Swimming pool slides: 66	Other furniture: 66
Other windows or window glass: 66	Stilts: 63
Sleeping bags: 63	Clothing: 62
Clocks: 62	Awls, chisels or planes: 62
Soldering equipment: 60	Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 59
Kerosene or oil heaters: 58	Window screens: 55
Public equipment: 54	Food skewers: 53
Glass tubing or test tubes: 47	Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 46
Bedsprings or bedframes: 46	Crutches, canes or walkers: 45
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 44	Luggage: 42
Lamp oils: 41	Pressurized containers: 41
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 40	Skating: 40
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 38	Croquet: 38
Caulking or spackling compounds: 38	Ladders: 38
Artificial flowers or plants: 38	Portable food or beverage coolers: 36
Dry ice: 36	Inflatable toys: 35
Windowsills or frames: 34	Christmas tree lights: 34
Elevators or other lifts: 33	Scaffolding: 31
Hair dryers: 28	Artificial Christmas trees: 28
Cords, electrical: 27	Marbles: 25
Heat or infrared lamps: 24	Metal cookware: 23
Detergents: 23	Pumps: 23
Cutting torches: 22	Matchbooks: 21
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 20	Chemistry sets or science kits: 19
Wading pools: 18	Laundry hampers: 18
Turpentine: 17	Skeet shooting: 17
Other nonglass doors: 17	Nonbaby mattresses: 16
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 16	Wigs, falls or hairpieces: 16
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 16	Nightwear: 16
Lye: 16	Wallpaper: 16
Wheelchairs: 16	Shoe polishes: 16
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 15	Wooden matches: 15
Riding toys: 15	Electrical testing equipment: 15
Other grills or stoves: 15	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 15
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 15	Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 15
Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 15	Electric frying pans and skillets: 15
Plant foods or fertilizers for potted plants: 15	Chimneys: 14
Lighter fluids: 12	Other electric lighting equipment: 12
Minibikes, powered: 12	Pogo sticks: 12
Phonograph records: 11	Rocking chairs: 11
Grocery or shopping carts: 11	Razors or shavers: 11
Caustics: 11	Battery chargers: 6
Hammocks: 6	Automatic doors: 6
Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 6	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 6
Vending machines: 6	Heaters or heating systems: 6
Pacifiers or teething rings: 6	Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 6
Baby carriages: 6	Electric trains or accessories: 6
Medical equipment, general: 6	Pesticides: 6
Horseshoes: 6	Doll houses and other play scenes: 6
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 6	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 6
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 6	Above-ground swimming pools: 5
Tricycles: 5	Cots: 5
Safety pins: 5	Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 5
General home or room involvement in fires: 5	Other clothing: 5
Games or game parts: 5	Pretend electronics, tools, housewares, and appliances: 5

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