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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 4,127,875
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Bicycles or accessories: 434,915	Football: 259,817
Floors or flooring materials: 200,026	Basketball: 189,795
Ceilings and walls: 173,013	Baseball: 139,629
Stairs or steps: 125,372	Soccer: 103,695
Tables: 101,911	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 79,823
Swings or swing sets: 79,235	Doors: 75,547
Chairs: 75,038	Skateboards: 69,690
All-terrain vehicles: 63,340	Beds or bedframes: 62,100
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 61,273	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 56,970
Poles: 54,704	Trampolines: 51,276
Swimming pools: 50,126	Beds: 41,717
Bunk beds: 40,573	Bathtubs or showers: 39,923
Horseback riding: 37,923	Scooters, unpowered: 37,489
Slides or sliding boards: 35,657	Snow boarding: 35,287
Softball: 34,642	Fences or fence posts: 34,354
Golf: 33,216	Sleds: 30,334
Other toys: 27,011	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 26,440
Snow skiing: 24,651	Ice skating: 24,328
Hockey: 23,076	Bleachers: 23,065
Playground equipment: 22,930	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 22,790
Built-in swimming pools: 22,666	In-line skating: 21,435
Wrestling: 19,782	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 18,885
Handrails, railings or banisters: 18,573	Sports and recreational activity: 18,505
Televisions: 18,169	Ice hockey: 18,128
Fishing: 17,710	Other playground equipment: 17,501
Cheerleading: 16,476	Other ball sports: 16,341
Roller skating: 16,338	Pipes: 15,261
Benches: 14,836	Doorsills or frames: 14,742
Counters or countertops: 14,638	House repair or construction materials: 14,550
Go-carts: 13,885	Gymnastics: 13,348
Ball sports: 12,690	Swimming: 12,629
Volleyball: 12,580	Diving or diving boards: 12,255
Weight lifting: 11,991	Windowsills or frames: 11,835
Exercise equipment: 11,592	Footwear: 11,312
Lockers: 11,218	Amusement attractions: 10,979
Exercise: 10,902	Hammers: 10,368
Golf carts: 10,042	Radiators: 9,263
Bedsprings or bedframes: 8,552	Lacrosse: 8,362
Ladders: 8,113	Track and field: 7,864
Metal containers: 7,541	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 7,491
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 7,294	Windows or window glass: 7,116
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 7,076	Water slides: 6,609
Other unpowered garden tools: 6,519	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 6,469
Cabinet or door hardware: 6,440	Furniture: 6,395
Rugs or carpets: 6,240	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 6,192
Other fireplaces: 6,101	Surfing: 5,970
Containers: 5,953	Computers: 5,857
Grocery or shopping carts: 5,837	Sinks: 5,819
Skating: 5,594	Tableware and accessories: 5,466
Tennis: 5,233	Fans: 5,152
Wagons: 5,008	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 4,825
Hammocks: 4,617	Book bags or back carriers: 4,574
Martial arts: 4,531	Public equipment: 4,511
Toilets: 4,487	Wheelchairs: 4,459
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 4,446	Rope or string: 4,421
Dancing: 4,358	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 4,277
Treehouses or playhouses: 4,183	Manual cleaning equipment: 4,083
Bottles or jars: 4,064	Motor vehicles or parts: 3,960
Air conditioners: 3,889	Snow tubing: 3,873
Television tables or stands: 3,850	Refrigerators: 3,803
Pogo sticks: 3,737	Water skiing: 3,575
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 3,495	Pet supplies: 3,226
Field hockey: 3,158	Floor lamps or table lamps: 3,088
Seesaws or teeterboards: 3,020	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 2,985
Stools: 2,924	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 2,792
Nonglass bottles or jars: 2,748	Clothing accessories: 2,737
Boxing: 2,688	Other toy guns: 2,682
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 2,658	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 2,635
BBs or pellets: 2,556	Toy sports equipment: 2,521
Decorative yard equipment: 2,391	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 2,390
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 2,303	Buckets or pails: 2,232
Mirrors or mirror glass: 2,152	Water tubing: 2,115
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 2,110	Horseshoes: 2,042
Heaters or heating systems: 2,027	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 2,006
Day wear: 1,997	Garage doors: 1,995
Pens and pencils: 1,994	Hatchets or axes: 1,983
Fire extinguishers: 1,980	Street hockey: 1,940
Drinking glasses: 1,891	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 1,883
Telephones or telephone accessories: 1,871	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 1,796
Glass bottles or jars: 1,790	Pillows: 1,788
School equipment: 1,781	Flying toys: 1,781
Lighting equipment: 1,776	Vacuum cleaners: 1,763
Chair, rocking: 1,755	Swimming pool equipment: 1,712
Billiards or pool: 1,711	Toy boxes or chests: 1,657
Snowmobiles: 1,635	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 1,634
Freezers: 1,617	Faucets or spigots: 1,595
Knives: 1,590	Mattresses: 1,550
Rocking chairs: 1,548	Minibikes, powered: 1,524
Hot tubs or home spas: 1,476	Carts: 1,437
Crutches, canes or walkers: 1,436	Bowling: 1,390
Swimming pool slides: 1,371	Roller hockey: 1,365
Built-in fireplaces: 1,362	Aerosol containers: 1,344
Other nonglass doors: 1,333	Bed rails: 1,286
Tetherball: 1,261	Bags: 1,258
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 1,252	Chains: 1,213
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 1,210	Aquariums or accessories: 1,198
Cookware: 1,186	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 1,176
Combs or hairbrushes: 1,176	Balls: 1,158
Ramps or landings: 1,157	Camping equipment: 1,147
Balloons: 1,143	Plastic containers: 1,137
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 1,136	Tricycles: 1,122
Toy guns: 1,116	Barstools or kitchen stools: 1,107
Cardboard products: 1,106	Riding toys: 1,094
Other toy weapons: 1,082	Wooden containers: 1,077
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 1,045	Outerwear: 1,033
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 1,028	Towel racks or bars: 1,020
Blankets: 1,020	Animal induced injury: 1,008
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 1,005	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 995
Bars and bar accessories: 990	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 978
Automatic doors: 960	Scaffolding: 956
Step stools: 938	Table tennis: 935
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 935	Eyeglasses: 925
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 917	Nonglass doors: 914
Rugby: 909	Drinking fountains: 907
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 897	Above-ground swimming pools: 893
Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 870	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 857
Tape recorders or players: 848	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 842
Clothing irons: 832	Washing machines: 823
Toolboxes or tool kits: 815	Batteries: 812
Clocks: 812	Desk supplies: 804
Tool sheds: 803	Grills: 790
Glass soft drink bottles: 787	Mountain climbing: 771
Powered riding toys: 758	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 742
Recliner chairs: 735	Jewelry: 710
Sliding glass doors or panels: 701	Other ranges: 700
Luggage: 693	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 680
Kitchen gadgets: 679	Riding power lawn mowers: 669
Flatware: 664	Plants, trees and shrubs: 658
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 644	Wire: 644
Paper products: 641	Baby strollers: 640
Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 627	Futons: 617
Inflatable toys: 613	Fire or smoke alarms: 603
Vending machines: 601	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 593
Lawn mowers: 578	Radios: 570
Waterbeds or water pillows: 567	Tractors: 553
Escalators: 541	Footlockers: 540
Light bulbs: 519	Fireworks: 503
Other containers: 501	Clothing: 500
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 495	Chair, recliner: 490
Microwave ovens: 481	Other manual workshop tools: 480
Workshop furnishings: 473	Keys, key rings or key chains: 468
Magazine racks or book ends: 462	Elevators or other lifts: 459
Dishwashers: 456	Tools: 451
Recording tapes: 450	Handball: 436
Umbrellas: 426	Thermostats: 423
Wading pools: 421	Cribs: 413
Towels or cloths: 412	Screwdrivers: 411
Electric baseboard heaters: 402	Baby walkers or jumpers: 400
Mobile/manufactured homes: 387	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 387
Dolls, plush toys, and action figures: 386	Window screens: 382
Other ranges or ovens: 381	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 381
Chimneys: 381	Photographic equipment: 381
Other Irons: 366	Portable food or beverage coolers: 366
Water polo: 361	Hot water: 359
Hair clippers and trimmers: 358	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 358
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 358	Baby gates or barriers: 357
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 357	Drills: 355
Other glass bottles or jars: 353	Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 343
Glass doors: 342	Christmas decorations: 334
Tree stands: 331	Other windows or window glass: 330
Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 323	Clothes dryers: 321
Panel doors: 305	Kites or kite string: 303
Electric lighting equipment: 301	Garden tractors: 300
Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 297	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 296
Scissors: 292	Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 286
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 285	Fireplace equipment: 284
Sheets or pillowcases: 278	Sleeping bags: 272
Laundry hampers: 271	Chemicals: 266
Darts: 263	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 260
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 259	Art supplies or equipment: 258
Badminton: 257	Water heaters: 256
Plastic bags: 255	Other electric lighting equipment: 251
Other glass doors: 248	Baby changing tables: 247
Fuel storage tanks: 243	Alcohol: 238
Utility vehicles: 238	Building sets: 237
Other furniture: 237	Business and office machines: 232
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 230	Flotation toys: 228
Water toys: 227	Screen doors: 226
Other baby carriers: 224	Other furnaces: 222
Other ladders: 221	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 220
Pull-down or folding stairs: 219	Laundry baskets: 216
Nail guns or stud drivers: 215	Fixed floor-length glass panels: 213
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 211	Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 211
Croquet: 210	Projectors: 210
Cords, electrical: 208	Doorstops: 207
Ironing boards or covers: 205	Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 205
Razors or shavers: 203	Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 201
Pretend electronics, tools, housewares, and appliances: 200	Baby carriages: 194
Scales: 193	Eye protection devices: 191
Lunch boxes or pails: 191	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 190
Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 190	Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 186
Fire escape devices: 186	Toboggans: 184
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 181	Games or game parts: 180
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 179	Baby bottles or nipples: 176
Extension cords: 176	Christmas tree lights: 174
Swimming pool chemicals: 174	High chairs: 173
Fencing: 173	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 173
Other ovens: 168	Inflatable furniture: 166
Remote control, universal or not stated: 165	Window or door security barriers: 165
Tombstones or grave markers: 162	Trays: 160
Automotive tools or accessories: 158	Electric trains or accessories: 157
Other plastic products: 155	Toy vehicles: 155
Foods: 155	Archery: 154
Wood paneling and particleboard: 153	Nonmetal cookware: 152
Artificial Christmas trees: 151	Bed rails, adult: 149
Car seats: 147	Toy weapons: 145
Extension or straight ladders: 145	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 144
Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 143	Chain saws: 142
Ice picks: 142	Flying discs and boomerangs: 141
Watches: 139	Bleaches: 137
Safes: 136	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 134
Hair dryers: 133	Other guns or firearms: 131
Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 130	Other stools: 128
Decorative water features: 125	Snow disks: 125
Sewing machines or accessories: 124	Knives with replaceable blades: 124
Record players: 122	Snow throwers or blowers: 121
Outdoor antennas: 121	Cosmetics: 120
Vises or workshop clamps: 120	Ice makers: 119
Batons: 115	Power lawn mowers: 114
Butane or LP gas meters: 114	Drinking straws: 114
Saws: 112	Stepladders: 107
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 107	Slicers and choppers: 106
Gasoline: 106	Battery chargers: 102
Portable electric heaters: 102	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 100
Electric mixers: 99	Portable swimming pools: 99
Pruning or trimming equipment: 97	Manual scissors: 97
Coins: 97	Can openers: 96
Toy bows or arrows: 93	Extension ladders: 93
Slow cookers: 92	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 91
Amateur two-way radios: 91	Air compressors: 90
Illegal drugs: 89	Manicuring devices: 89
Tapes: 89	Log splitters: 88
Insect induced injuries: 87	Kerosene or oil heaters: 87
Storm windows: 86	Tablet or capsule drugs: 85
Party favors: 84	Molding compounds: 84
Stilts: 84	Unpowered models or parts: 84
Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 83	Leaf blowers: 83
Metal cookware: 82	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 80
First aid equipment: 79	Christmas tree stands or supports: 79
Industrial equipment: 78	Solvents: 77
Nonelectric blankets: 77	Gas or LP heaters: 76
Liquid drugs: 76	Cutting torches: 76
Night-lights: 76	Self-contained openers: 76
Skeet shooting: 75	Generators or power plants: 74
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 74	Incinerators: 74
Food processors: 74	Seasonal decorations: 73
Bassinets or cradles: 73	Lubricants: 73
Soaps: 73	Bench or table saws: 72
Heat or infrared lamps: 71	Pumps: 71
Massage devices or vibrators: 71	Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 71
Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 70	Baby carriers: 69
Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 69	Manual filing or sanding tools: 68
Portable baby swings: 68	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 68
Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 68	Kerosene: 68
Upholstered chairs: 68	Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 67
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 67	Metal or plastic molding sets: 67
Electric frying pans and skillets: 67	Internal combustion engines: 66
Portable power drills and accessories: 66	Thermometers: 66
Snow throwers/blowers: 63	Fertilizers: 60
Medical equipment, general: 60	Other antennas: 60
Costumes or masks: 60	Rug shampooers: 59
Pesticides: 59	Portable cribs: 56
Furniture polishes or waxes: 53	Vacuum containers: 52
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 52	Other heaters or heating systems: 48
Pressurized containers: 44	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 44
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 43	Playpens: 43
Storm doors without glass panels: 41	Toy guns with projectiles: 41
Plastic products: 40	Personal protection devices: 39
Wigs, falls or hairpieces: 38	Baby exercisers: 38
Fire sprinklers: 37	Band saws: 35
General home or room involvement in fires: 33	Other specified plastic products: 31
Unicycles: 30	Music boxes or chimes: 29
Electric table lamps, floor lamps or desk lamps: 28	Lighters: 27
Adhesives: 27	Electric heaters: 26
Matches: 25	Youth chairs: 24
Fuel oils: 21	Potty chairs or training seats: 21
Coin-operated car washing equipment: 21	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 21
Artificial turf: 21	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 20
Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 20	Coaxial Cable: 20
Storm doors with glass panels: 18	Dry heat irons: 18
Food warmers: 18	Electric Christmas decorations: 18
Carbon monoxide poisonings: 17	Crayons or chalk: 16
Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 15	Shuffleboard: 15
School laboratory chemicals: 15	Gas ranges or ovens: 15
Garbage disposers: 15	Other grills or stoves: 15
Drain cleaners: 15	Burglar alarms: 15
Scuba diving: 14	Art and ceramic supplies or equipment: 14
Water softeners or conditioners: 14	Other upholstered chairs: 12
Rocketry sets: 11	Electric ranges or ovens: 11
Cots: 6	Food skewers: 6
Marbles: 6	Safety pins: 6
Baby bouncer seats: 6	Artificial flowers or plants: 6
Electric razors or shavers: 6	Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 6
Electric toy ovens: 6	Electric blenders: 6
Diesel fuels: 6	Other portable or stationary power tools: 6
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 6	Nonbaby mattresses: 6
Other power garden tools: 6	Electric ranges: 6
Plastic wrapping products: 6	Power drills or accessories: 6
Electric waffle irons: 6	Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 6
Guns: 6	Sewing basket articles: 6
Tarpaulins: 6	Doll houses and other play scenes: 6
Electric deep fryers: 6	Wallpaper: 6
Clothespins: 6	Detergents: 6
Floor buffers or waxers: 6	Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 5
Fabric treatment products: 5	Attachable high chairs: 5
Gasoline cans: 5	Hacksaws: 5
Paint or varnish thinners: 5	Electric motors: 5
Portable circular power saws: 5	Coffee makers or teapots: 5
Trash compactors: 5	Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 5
Paper bags: 5	Paper cutters: 5
Toddler beds: 5	Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 5
Bedding: 5	Other drugs or medications: 5

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