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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 5,028,198
See also: Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Basketball: 798,201	Football: 587,943
Doors: 410,950	Knives: 408,360
Bicycles or accessories: 186,204	Baseball: 162,199
Soccer: 113,806	Metal containers: 107,424
Softball: 79,097	Volleyball: 68,919
Other ball sports: 66,222	Ball sports: 63,909
Fishing: 59,756	Ceilings and walls: 58,717
Jewelry: 52,513	Trampolines: 48,740
Skateboards: 47,224	Floors or flooring materials: 44,542
Scissors: 41,250	Fences or fence posts: 40,004
Stairs or steps: 35,710	Drinking glasses: 35,105
Knives with replaceable blades: 34,319	Tableware and accessories: 33,686
Wrestling: 31,962	Weight lifting: 29,179
Chairs: 28,581	Lockers: 27,993
Windows or window glass: 27,966	Gymnastics: 27,427
Scooters, unpowered: 27,182	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 26,901
Sports and recreational activity: 25,493	Tables: 23,931
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 23,822	Other toys: 22,693
Manual scissors: 22,641	Desk supplies: 22,085
In-line skating: 21,734	Hockey: 19,674
Swings or swing sets: 19,664	Snow skiing: 18,175
Bowling: 17,810	Slides or sliding boards: 15,312
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 14,993	Tetherball: 14,980
Roller skating: 14,425	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 14,041
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 13,652	Razors or shavers: 13,270
Beds or bedframes: 13,177	Sleds: 13,046
Hammers: 12,506	Cheerleading: 12,397
All-terrain vehicles: 12,296	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 11,617
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 11,297	Pens and pencils: 11,072
Exercise equipment: 10,870	Exercise: 10,648
Doorsills or frames: 10,629	Ice skating: 10,591
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 10,117	Lacrosse: 9,895
Beds: 9,593	Slicers and choppers: 9,422
Pruning or trimming equipment: 9,324	Mirrors or mirror glass: 9,294
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 9,138	Poles: 9,021
Handrails, railings or banisters: 8,931	Band saws: 8,848
Swimming pools: 8,415	Martial arts: 8,268
Garage doors: 8,267	Glass bottles or jars: 8,218
House repair or construction materials: 8,205	Field hockey: 7,820
Hatchets or axes: 7,623	Skating: 7,534
Containers: 7,267	Footwear: 7,184
Cabinet or door hardware: 7,073	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 6,953
Dancing: 6,914	Go-carts: 6,898
Snow boarding: 6,882	Saws: 6,821
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 6,732	Ice hockey: 6,601
Lawn mowers: 6,574	Fans: 6,483
Other nonglass doors: 6,432	Kitchen gadgets: 6,343
Grocery or shopping carts: 6,324	Manual cleaning equipment: 6,285
Bottles or jars: 6,003	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 5,893
Day wear: 5,762	Bathtubs or showers: 5,458
Bench or table saws: 5,359	Pipes: 5,289
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 5,143	Swimming: 4,922
Horseback riding: 4,917	Bleachers: 4,913
Playground equipment: 4,907	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 4,868
Pet supplies: 4,863	BBs or pellets: 4,781
Rope or string: 4,759	Fireworks: 4,557
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 4,556	Amusement attractions: 4,484
Hand saws: 4,445	Electric blenders: 4,370
Computers: 4,264	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 4,256
Water slides: 4,003	Log splitters: 3,980
Light bulbs: 3,862	Track and field: 3,759
Nonglass doors: 3,750	Televisions: 3,615
Other unpowered garden tools: 3,606	Bunk beds: 3,586
Book bags or back carriers: 3,497	Other manual workshop tools: 3,409
Pins and needles: 3,377	Boxing: 3,302
Power hedge trimmers: 3,282	Aquariums or accessories: 3,275
Handball: 3,266	Benches: 3,261
Archery: 3,257	Ladders: 3,120
Screen doors: 3,119	Tools: 3,084
Tennis: 3,065	Other playground equipment: 3,065
Billiards or pool: 3,042	Cookware: 2,954
Sinks: 2,934	Rugs or carpets: 2,912
Other glass bottles or jars: 2,901	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 2,885
Foods: 2,847	Elevators or other lifts: 2,838
Paper products: 2,832	Awls, chisels or planes: 2,816
Sliding glass doors or panels: 2,798	Refrigerators: 2,792
Power lawn mowers: 2,789	Glass doors: 2,766
Street hockey: 2,676	Sewing machines or accessories: 2,611
Wire: 2,609	Counters or countertops: 2,542
Built-in swimming pools: 2,411	Chains: 2,391
Wagons: 2,368	Pillows: 2,309
Seesaws or teeterboards: 2,228	Public equipment: 2,172
Balls: 2,151	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 2,150
Washing machines: 2,141	Other ranges: 2,103
Power saws: 2,060	Bedsprings or bedframes: 1,997
Portable circular power saws: 1,968	Cardboard products: 1,907
Automatic doors: 1,878	Clothing accessories: 1,838
Toy sports equipment: 1,834	Hot water: 1,822
Golf: 1,818	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 1,810
Bags: 1,724	Furniture: 1,719
Air conditioners: 1,690	Toilets: 1,681
Tractors: 1,649	Can openers: 1,644
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 1,619	Chair, recliner: 1,609
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 1,594	Outerwear: 1,571
Lighting equipment: 1,554	Golf carts: 1,538
Manicuring devices: 1,515	Flying toys: 1,498
Food processors: 1,491	Storm windows: 1,462
Microwave ovens: 1,451	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 1,444
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 1,437	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 1,434
Other ranges or ovens: 1,383	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 1,360
Floor lamps or table lamps: 1,341	Self-contained openers: 1,323
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 1,317	Canning jars or lids: 1,293
Windowsills or frames: 1,264	Vacuum cleaners: 1,245
Drills: 1,238	Glass soft drink bottles: 1,234
Telephones or telephone accessories: 1,201	Surfing: 1,189
Adhesives: 1,189	Manual filing or sanding tools: 1,184
Nail guns or stud drivers: 1,182	Roller hockey: 1,179
Decorative yard equipment: 1,162	Water polo: 1,156
Paper cutters: 1,150	Riding power lawn mowers: 1,136
Electric mixers: 1,120	Power sanders: 1,119
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 1,118	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 1,114
Manual hedge trimmers: 1,112	Keys, key rings or key chains: 1,112
Chain saws: 1,106	Screwdrivers: 1,102
Grills: 1,078	Flatware: 1,070
Animal induced injury: 1,067	School equipment: 1,063
Wheelchairs: 1,036	Water tubing: 1,031
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 1,023	Toolboxes or tool kits: 1,019
Motor vehicles or parts: 1,016	Glue guns: 1,007
Dishwashers: 1,006	Carts: 993
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 991	Rotary power lawn mowers: 990
Plastic products: 968	Clothing: 961
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 960	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 950
Metal cookware: 946	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 901
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 875	Treehouses or playhouses: 871
Balloons: 865	Lighters: 853
Plastic containers: 844	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 841
Glass tubing or test tubes: 829	Tool sheds: 822
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 821	Seasonal decorations: 819
Mattresses: 812	Stools: 810
Baby strollers: 801	Umbrellas: 788
Buckets or pails: 780	Business and office machines: 776
Rugby: 775	Crutches, canes or walkers: 767
Radiators: 764	Storm doors with glass panels: 763
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 756	Toy boxes or chests: 756
Badminton: 752	Panel doors: 751
Other windows or window glass: 751	Unpowered models or parts: 745
Nonglass bottles or jars: 744	Blankets: 739
Ramps or landings: 738	Car seats: 736
Clothes dryers: 717	Tapes: 712
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 712	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 710
Jigsaws: 703	Sewing basket articles: 702
Other glass doors: 697	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 688
Air compressors: 687	Appliances: 684
Freezers: 668	Other portable or stationary power tools: 665
Drinking fountains: 655	Watches: 642
Power drills or accessories: 640	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 639
Other containers: 634	Faucets or spigots: 634
Vises or workshop clamps: 632	Power pruning or trimming equipment: 631
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 629	Diving or diving boards: 625
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 617	Camping equipment: 616
Stationary power drills and accessories: 616	Animal traps: 614
Escalators: 611	Pumps: 608
Other power saws: 603	Power lathes: 602
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 602	Other toy guns: 599
Baby gates or barriers: 594	Ice makers: 593
Other plastic products: 579	Other fireplaces: 569
Other toy weapons: 566	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 554
Plastic wrapping products: 554	Heaters or heating systems: 546
Recliner chairs: 543	Snow throwers or blowers: 537
Trays: 534	Pogo sticks: 532
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 532	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 531
Step stools: 530	Swimming pool equipment: 526
Luggage: 522	Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 521
Food grinders: 520	Combs or hairbrushes: 516
Snowmobiles: 515	Bed rails: 504
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 494	Christmas decorations: 493
Tape recorders or players: 490	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 488
Vending machines: 486	Footlockers: 485
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 476	Wood paneling and particleboard: 476
Snow tubing: 472	Power routers: 471
Art supplies or equipment: 470	Plants, trees and shrubs: 470
Batteries: 469	Coffee makers or teapots: 461
Hacksaws: 447	Scaffolding: 430
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 430	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 429
First aid equipment: 422	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 421
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 419	Stepladders: 417
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 416	Wooden containers: 416
Shuffleboard: 414	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 410
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 409	Power tillers or cultivators: 404
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 402	Knife sharpeners: 401
Darts: 399	Rocking chairs: 395
Chair, rocking: 393	Portable power drills and accessories: 382
Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns: 382	Minibikes, powered: 380
Mountain climbing: 379	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 376
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 374	Cots: 374
Laundry baskets: 367	Clothing irons: 361
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 352	Hair dryers: 349
Snow throwers/blowers: 347	Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 347
Thermometers: 346	Power jointers: 339
Matches: 332	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 330
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 330	Hammocks: 329
Radios: 327	Garden tractors: 327
Other ladders: 326	Extension cords: 326
Barstools or kitchen stools: 324	Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 323
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 321	Table tennis: 320
Toasters: 318	Plastic bags: 318
Coins: 318	Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 315
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 312	Ice cream makers: 309
Ice picks: 306	Fireplace equipment: 302
Wading pools: 299	Nonmetal cookware: 298
Bleaches: 293	Water skiing: 289
Clocks: 280	Radial arm saws: 276
Toy guns: 275	Electric ranges: 273
Other Irons: 273	Tricycles: 271
Other ovens: 258	Kites or kite string: 248
Fire extinguishers: 247	Riding toys: 241
Leaf blowers: 234	Baby carriages: 230
Ironing boards or covers: 230	Charcoal: 227
Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 226	Toy bows or arrows: 225
Outdoor patio heaters or firepits: 220	Batons: 219
Recording tapes: 218	Fencing: 217
Portable food or beverage coolers: 216	Other grills or stoves: 216
Other antennas: 215	Containers with key openers: 214
Manual push mowers: 214	Other furnaces: 213
Metal or plastic molding sets: 209	Nonelectric can openers: 208
Laundry hampers: 207	Water heaters: 201
Workshop furnishings: 195	Gasoline: 195
Photographic equipment: 192	Soldering equipment: 191
Marbles: 190	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 190
Games or game parts: 188	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 185
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 184	Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 182
Toy guns with projectiles: 180	Electric ranges or ovens: 179
Electric can openers: 178	Powered riding toys: 176
Futons: 175	Towel racks or bars: 174
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 173	Aerosol containers: 173
Sheets or pillowcases: 170	Extension or straight ladders: 170
Electric frying pans and skillets: 169	Fabrics: 168
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 168	Christmas tree lights: 168
Other specified plastic products: 167	Electric or battery-powered knives: 164
Welding equipment: 161	Window screens: 160
Flotation toys: 158	Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 158
Chemistry sets or science kits: 157	Toboggans: 157
Inflatable toys: 156	Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 156
Internal combustion engines: 154	Electric scissors: 153
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 153	Battery chargers: 152
Fire escape devices: 152	Electric razors or shavers: 151
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 151	General home or room involvement in fires: 150
Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 149	Insect induced injuries: 148
Towels or cloths: 148	Ice crushers: 147
Automotive tools or accessories: 147	Thermostats: 146
Safes: 143	Snow disks: 143
Utility vehicles: 142	Remote control, universal or not stated: 141
Electric coffee makers or teapots: 141	Soaps: 140
Tree stands: 139	Electric motors: 137
Electric lighting equipment: 137	Manual drills: 135
Garbage disposers: 135	Generators or power plants: 134
Boats and boating: 130	Storm doors without glass panels: 127
Drinking straws: 127	Chemicals: 126
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 126	Other electric lighting equipment: 125
Cosmetics: 124	Art and ceramic supplies or equipment: 122
Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 119	Flying discs and boomerangs: 113
Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 111	Nonelectric knife sharpeners: 108
Cords, electrical: 108	Swimming pool slides: 108
Hair clippers and trimmers: 106	Horseshoes: 105
Artificial flowers or plants: 105	Croquet: 104
Nonbaby mattresses: 102	Range or oven accessories: 101
Safety pins: 101	Eyeglasses: 101
Building sets: 101	Lunch boxes or pails: 97
Gasoline cans: 97	Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 96
Night-lights: 96	Trash compactors: 95
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 95	Crayons or chalk: 94
Water toys: 94	Electric baseboard heaters: 94
Floor buffers or waxers: 94	Above-ground swimming pools: 90
Artificial Christmas trees: 90	Bars and bar accessories: 89
Hypodermic needles or syringes: 89	Kerosene or oil heaters: 89
Electric table lamps, floor lamps or desk lamps: 89	Hot plates: 88
Other upholstered chairs: 88	Costumes or masks: 87
Toy weapons: 87	Mobile/manufactured homes: 85
Other furniture: 85	Detergents: 83
Power hack saws: 83	Stilts: 83
Eye protection devices: 82	Vacuum containers: 82
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 81	Heat tapes, electric: 80
Hot tubs or home spas: 80	Nonelectric blankets: 80
Cutting torches: 78	Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 77
Toy vehicles: 76	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 76
Gas fumes or gas vapors of unknown origin: 76	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 76
Toilet bowl products: 76	Rug shampooers: 75
Portable baby swings: 75	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 75
Electric Christmas decorations: 74	Tombstones or grave markers: 74
Decorative water features: 73	Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 73
Bedding: 73	Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 73
Nightwear: 73	Alcohol: 73
Electric grills: 72	Pretend electronics, tools, housewares, and appliances: 71
Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 71	Other power garden tools: 70
Fuel multi-purpose lighters: 70	School laboratory chemicals: 70
Electric deep fryers: 70	Gas furnaces: 69
Bath or facial brushes: 69	Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 69
High chairs: 69	Massage devices or vibrators: 68
Rocketry sets: 67	Floor furnaces: 67
Snow plows: 67	Portable electric heaters: 66
Extension ladders: 66	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 66
Dry ice: 63	Juicers: 61
Fuels for chafing dishes or fondue pots: 60	Chimneys: 60
Rust removers: 59	Gas or LP heaters: 54
Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 53	Waterbeds or water pillows: 52
Gas ranges or ovens: 47	Baby walkers or jumpers: 47
Unicycles: 45	Drain snakes: 41
Television tables or stands: 41	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 38
Food skewers: 37	Brushcutters, powered: 34
Record players: 31	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 31
Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 31	Clothespins: 31
Medical equipment, general: 30	Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 30
Pressurized containers: 28	Doorstops: 23
Lawn vacuums: 22	Scales: 22
Bottle openers: 21	Fertilizers: 20
Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 19	Shoelace fasteners: 19
Fuel storage tanks: 19	Gas ranges: 19
Electric heaters: 18	Multi-purpose lighters: 17
Electric waffle irons: 17	Scuba diving: 17
Incinerators: 17	Lighted make-up mirrors: 17
Youth chairs: 16	Turpentine: 16
Skeet shooting: 16	Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 16
Lighter fluids: 16	Levels: 16
Butane or LP gas meters: 16	Built-in fireplaces: 15
Pull-down or folding stairs: 15	Electric kettles or hot pots: 15
Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 15	Liquid drugs: 15
Molding compounds: 15	Food warmers: 15
Painting equipment, powered: 15	Respiratory protection devices: 14
Window or door security barriers: 12	Projectors: 12
Filters: 11	Upholstered recliner chairs: 11
Magazine racks or book ends: 10	Music boxes or chimes: 10
Sabre saws: 6	Amateur two-way radios: 6
Other clothing: 6	Party favors: 6
Ice or snow boating: 6	Personal protection devices: 6
Vaporizers: 6	Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 6
Fixed floor-length glass panels: 6	Humidifiers: 6
Baby changing tables: 5	Shoe polishes: 5
Baby mattresses or pads: 5	Cribs: 5
Electric griddles: 5	Caulking or spackling compounds: 5
Plastic panels for doors or windows: 5	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 5
Other guns or firearms: 5	Bread making machines: 5
Portable swimming pools: 5

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