Accidents - 50+ years old - Year 1997

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,868,042
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups.

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 314,794	Stairs or steps: 218,865
Beds: 103,734	Chairs: 76,959
Knives: 56,458	Wheelchairs: 51,386
Bathtubs or showers: 44,758	Ladders: 41,273
Doors: 39,998	Crutches, canes or walkers: 36,219
Tables: 35,803	Rugs or carpets: 26,914
Bicycles or accessories: 25,771	Ceilings and walls: 24,594
Toilets: 23,293	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 21,628
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 19,195	Snow skiing: 18,251
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 18,245	Metal containers: 16,557
Fishing: 13,943	Exercise: 13,261
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 12,345	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 12,208
Footwear: 12,191	Bench or table saws: 12,149
Lawn mowers: 11,880	Golf: 11,769
Containers: 10,994	Fences or fence posts: 10,854
Tableware and accessories: 10,372	House repair or construction materials: 9,898
Chain saws: 9,159	Doorsills or frames: 9,076
Drinking glasses: 8,842	Furniture: 8,277
Tennis: 7,940	Bedsprings or bedframes: 7,688
Windows or window glass: 7,180	Horseback riding: 6,882
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 5,989	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 5,987
Step stools: 5,966	Stepladders: 5,658
Exercise equipment: 5,626	Garage doors: 5,554
Saws: 5,454	Telephones or telephone accessories: 5,428
Other unpowered garden tools: 5,399	Day wear: 4,915
Pruning or trimming equipment: 4,912	Hammers: 4,568
Knives with replaceable blades: 4,552	First aid equipment: 4,488
Counters or countertops: 4,392	Eyeglasses: 4,382
Refrigerators: 4,327	Sinks: 4,160
Bowling: 4,159	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 3,953
Basketball: 3,840	Scissors: 3,817
Grocery or shopping carts: 3,735	Televisions: 3,670
Vacuum cleaners: 3,659	Power saws: 3,630
Pipes: 3,611	Hot water: 3,562
Other ranges: 3,511	Handrails, railings or banisters: 3,503
Cardboard products: 3,499	Elevators or other lifts: 3,477
Riding power lawn mowers: 3,388	Slicers and choppers: 3,380
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 3,316	Fans: 3,194
Luggage: 3,181	Dancing: 3,164
Benches: 3,159	Cookware: 3,157
Razors or shavers: 3,142	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 3,007
All-terrain vehicles: 3,003	Portable circular power saws: 2,976
General home or room involvement in fires: 2,953	Softball: 2,923
Ramps or landings: 2,910	Escalators: 2,735
Power lawn mowers: 2,666	Bags: 2,594
Clothing: 2,563	Poles: 2,554
Screen doors: 2,531	Buckets or pails: 2,491
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 2,481	Air conditioners: 2,367
Built-in swimming pools: 2,340	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 2,337
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 2,284	Baseball: 2,266
Paper products: 2,230	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 2,215
Bottles or jars: 2,196	Manual cleaning equipment: 2,195
Other toys: 2,182	Cabinet or door hardware: 2,159
Drills: 2,154	Jewelry: 2,151
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 2,143	Other power saws: 2,079
Tractors: 2,078	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 2,054
Recliner chairs: 2,047	Wire: 2,033
Screwdrivers: 1,966	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 1,963
Dishwashers: 1,952	Automatic doors: 1,947
Mirrors or mirror glass: 1,908	Hatchets or axes: 1,872
Washing machines: 1,841	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 1,833
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 1,818	Hand saws: 1,817
Bleaches: 1,803	Weight lifting: 1,761
Roller skating: 1,752	Golf carts: 1,718
Freezers: 1,711	Rocking chairs: 1,689
In-line skating: 1,674	Glass bottles or jars: 1,665
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 1,658	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 1,578
Ice skating: 1,567	Other ovens: 1,547
Swimming pools: 1,545	Scaffolding: 1,541
Mattresses: 1,520	Awls, chisels or planes: 1,518
Volleyball: 1,511	Band saws: 1,509
Swings or swing sets: 1,422	Football: 1,377
Rope or string: 1,344	Adhesives: 1,327
Wood paneling and particleboard: 1,321	Sliding glass doors or panels: 1,303
Manual scissors: 1,281	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 1,268
Microwave ovens: 1,230	Glass doors: 1,228
Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 1,200	Sewing machines or accessories: 1,197
Other manual workshop tools: 1,191	Other nonglass doors: 1,190
Clothing accessories: 1,178	Blankets: 1,174
Chains: 1,166	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 1,148
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 1,148	Nightwear: 1,145
Swimming: 1,144	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 1,142
Log splitters: 1,137	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 1,128
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 1,124	Snow throwers or blowers: 1,101
Gasoline: 1,091	Clothes dryers: 1,089
Carts: 1,085	Canning jars or lids: 1,071
Toolboxes or tool kits: 1,034	Grills: 1,032
Tools: 1,032	Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 1,017
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 1,014	Windowsills or frames: 998
Manicuring devices: 995	Light bulbs: 974
Desk supplies: 951	Hot tubs or home spas: 945
Radiators: 944	Storm windows: 942
Snowmobiles: 938	Electric heating pads: 923
Other fireplaces: 915	Power hedge trimmers: 914
Welding equipment: 910	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 902
Track and field: 898	Storm doors with glass panels: 893
Power drills or accessories: 889	Power routers: 865
Bleachers: 851	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 851
Extension cords: 849	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 849
Nonglass doors: 836	General purpose household cleaners: 829
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 818	Plastic bags: 793
Ball sports: 782	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 769
Heaters or heating systems: 766	Towels or cloths: 742
Wooden containers: 723	Christmas decorations: 700
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 690	Combs or hairbrushes: 684
Outerwear: 683	Kitchen gadgets: 679
Sheets or pillowcases: 678	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 678
Aerosol containers: 675	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 667
Portable power drills and accessories: 667	Public equipment: 667
Other glass bottles or jars: 666	Plastic containers: 662
Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 645	Other windows or window glass: 635
Manual filing or sanding tools: 626	Baby gates or barriers: 607
Faucets or spigots: 601	Other portable or stationary power tools: 600
Soccer: 600	Lighting equipment: 597
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 585	Ironing boards or covers: 583
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 581	Food processors: 578
Panel doors: 558	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 556
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 552	Unpowered models or parts: 547
Television tables or stands: 545	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 544
Mobile/manufactured homes: 542	Workshop furnishings: 538
Garden tractors: 535	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 533
Glass soft drink bottles: 531	Other furnaces: 526
Footlockers: 517	Leaf blowers: 515
Can openers: 514	Air compressors: 496
Chemicals: 495	Portable food or beverage coolers: 487
Other Irons: 487	Water heaters: 485
Pressure cookers or canners: 483	Swimming pool chemicals: 465
Martial arts: 462	Tool sheds: 461
Nail guns or stud drivers: 460	Electric blenders: 457
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 452	Swimming pool equipment: 447
Batteries: 446	Flatware: 426
Power tillers or cultivators: 425	Bunk beds: 422
Nonglass bottles or jars: 415	Wagons: 405
Manual hedge trimmers: 402	Drain cleaners: 400
Stationary power drills and accessories: 385	Other containers: 385
Sports and recreational activity: 382	Hockey: 381
Soaps: 381	Metal cookware: 375
Pull-down or folding stairs: 375	Power jointers: 374
Cutting torches: 373	Pillows: 371
Sleds: 370	Range or oven accessories: 358
Clocks: 353	Radial arm saws: 350
Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 349	Ice hockey: 346
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 341	Billiards or pool: 339
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 338	Rotary power lawn mowers: 334
Slides or sliding boards: 334	Gas furnaces: 333
Eye protection devices: 331	Other glass doors: 330
Amusement attractions: 325	BBs or pellets: 324
Oven cleaners: 322	Aquariums or accessories: 321
Electric mixers: 321	Acids: 320
Keys, key rings or key chains: 317	Hearing aids: 317
Coffee makers or teapots: 316	Paint or varnish thinners: 315
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 312	Hammocks: 312
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 309	Extension ladders: 308
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 302	Window screens: 300
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 291	Antifreeze: 282
Other furniture: 281	Slow cookers: 280
Christmas tree lights: 276	Power sanders: 275
Garbage disposers: 275	Ammonia, household: 273
Computers: 271	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 271
Generators or power plants: 267	Toilet bowl products: 267
Towel racks or bars: 263	Self-contained openers: 259
Fireplace equipment: 256	Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 256
Lubricants: 249	Painting equipment, powered: 248
Horseshoes: 247	Bars and bar accessories: 245
Seasonal decorations: 244	Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 243
Photographic equipment: 243	Power lathes: 238
Plastic wrapping products: 237	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 235
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 230	Straight ladders: 226
Humidifiers: 226	Internal combustion engines: 226
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 224	Electric lighting equipment: 224
Go-carts: 223	Automotive chemicals: 222
Laundry soaps or detergents: 221	Drinking fountains: 220
Archery: 220	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 218
Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 218	Electric razors or shavers: 216
Other electric lighting equipment: 214	Scales: 214
Animal traps: 211	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 210
Nonbaby mattresses: 210	Doorstops: 208
Gas or LP heaters: 207	Water tubing: 207
Personal protection devices: 207	Radios: 206
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 202	Manual push mowers: 201
Upholstered recliner chairs: 200	Camping equipment: 199
Mountain climbing: 196	Cribs: 195
Vending machines: 195	Floor lamps or table lamps: 194
Watches: 194	Carbon monoxide poisonings: 193
Book bags or back carriers: 193	Electric ranges: 190
Toasters: 185	Electric or battery-powered knives: 184
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 183	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 181
Water skiing: 180	Skating: 177
Business and office machines: 176	Tapes: 173
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 173	Coins: 171
Scooters, unpowered: 169	Lockers: 168
Diesel fuels: 168	Safes: 165
Waterbeds or water pillows: 165	Surfing: 163
Trampolines: 163	Upholstered rocking chairs: 162
Nonmetal cookware: 162	Plastic products: 161
Floor waxes: 161	Fuel oils: 160
Oil furnaces: 159	Hair dryers: 156
Storm doors without glass panels: 156	Charcoal: 155
Cots: 155	Paper cutters: 153
Upholstered chairs: 152	Other grills or stoves: 151
Electric deep fryers: 151	Skateboards: 151
Caulking or spackling compounds: 150	Nonelectric blankets: 150
Other ball sports: 147	Snow plows: 146
Shuffleboard: 144	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 143
Food skewers: 141	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 141
Safety pins: 141	Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 141
Other upholstered chairs: 141	Other plastic products: 139
Electric baseboard heaters: 138	Other bedding: 135
Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 135	Chimneys: 135
Electric heaters: 134	Fixed floor-length glass panels: 133
Lighter fluids: 132	Electric table lamps, floor lamps or desk lamps: 130
Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 129	Sabre saws: 125
Kerosene: 125	Detergents: 119
Flying toys: 118	Electric welding equipment: 115
Electric brooms: 113	High chairs: 110
Gas ovens: 108	Window or door security barriers: 105
Electric Christmas decorations: 104	Christmas tree stands or supports: 102
Car seats: 102	Electric blankets or sheets: 102
Toy sports equipment: 101	Other ladders: 96
Electric coffee makers or teapots: 96	Wading pools: 96
Snow boarding: 94	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 91
Fabrics: 89	Bedding: 89
Jalousie glass windows: 89	Tape recorders or players: 88
Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 88	Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 86
Fire extinguishers: 85	Food grinders: 85
Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 84	Toy boxes or chests: 84
Baby bottles or nipples: 84	Methyl alcohol: 84
Kerosene or oil heaters: 84	Carbon monoxide detectors: 84
Dehumidifiers: 81	Fireworks: 81
Scuba diving: 81	Pumps: 81
Water softeners or conditioners: 81	Baby strollers: 80
Fuel storage tanks: 80	Toboggans: 75
Recording tapes: 75	Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 75
Electric scissors: 75	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 75
Nonelectric can openers: 75	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 75
Slipcovers: 74	Steam irons: 74
Air purifiers: 74	Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads: 74
Other toy guns: 74	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 74
Fire or smoke alarms: 74	Playpens: 74
Glass tubing or test tubes: 74	Roller hockey: 74
Electric motors: 74	Caustics: 74
Diaper pails: 74	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 72
Built-in fireplaces: 70	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 70
Dishwasher detergents: 70	Darts: 70
Snow disks: 70	Sprayers: 69
Other clothing: 69	Thermometers: 67
Manual drills: 67	Food warmers: 67
Sleeping bags: 67	Electric kettles or hot pots: 67
Portable electric heaters: 67	Vises or workshop clamps: 67
Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 66	Workshop compounds or chemicals: 66
Tarpaulins: 66	Vacuum containers: 66
Minibikes, powered: 66	Lawn vacuums: 66
Outdoor antennas: 66	Power pruning or trimming equipment: 66
Incinerators: 66	Jigsaws: 66
Electric ovens: 66	Massage devices or vibrators: 66
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 66	Brushcutters, powered: 66
Water slides: 66	Clothespins: 66
Seesaws or teeterboards: 66	Boilers: 62
Ice makers: 61	Tricycles: 61
Pressurized containers: 58	Gasoline cans: 44
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 41	Fabric treatment products: 41
Reel power lawn mowers: 41	Floor furnaces: 40
Glass bottle cutting equipment: 40	Filters: 40
Artificial Christmas trees: 39	Baby walkers or jumpers: 38
Fencing: 23	Hot plates: 23
Gas ranges: 23	Lye: 22
Other antennas: 22	Wooden matches: 22
Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 21	Ice picks: 21
Above-ground swimming pools: 21	Electric frying pans and skillets: 21
Saunas: 21	Pogo sticks: 21
Diving or diving boards: 21	Costumes or masks: 21
Night-lights: 21	Other playground equipment: 19
Crayons or chalk: 19	Matches: 19
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 19	Baby carriers: 19
Clothes steamers: 19	Bottle openers: 18
Street hockey: 18	Wood burning fireplaces: 18
Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 18

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