Accidents - 50+ years old - Year 2001

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,433,362
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups.

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 357,042	Stairs or steps: 270,408
Beds: 146,892	Chairs: 100,764
Wheelchairs: 66,478	Knives: 65,277
Bathtubs or showers: 58,665	Ladders: 54,924
Crutches, canes or walkers: 53,284	Tables: 45,958
Doors: 44,620	Bicycles or accessories: 34,696
Rugs or carpets: 34,087	Toilets: 33,862
Ceilings and walls: 31,425	Exercise: 30,185
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 28,113	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 23,804
House repair or construction materials: 22,153	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 21,761
Lawn mowers: 21,593	Footwear: 20,729
Snow skiing: 19,511	Containers: 17,986
Fishing: 17,689	Bench or table saws: 16,425
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 16,240	Metal containers: 15,824
Golf: 15,001	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 14,983
Furniture: 14,347	Fences or fence posts: 12,687
Tableware and accessories: 11,987	Horseback riding: 11,753
Doorsills or frames: 11,595	Day wear: 10,289
Stools: 9,819	Windows or window glass: 9,767
Pruning or trimming equipment: 9,584	Drinking glasses: 9,490
Chain saws: 9,232	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 8,496
Knives with replaceable blades: 7,945	Other unpowered garden tools: 7,869
First aid equipment: 7,737	Televisions: 7,485
Saws: 7,356	Tennis: 6,863
Exercise equipment: 6,681	Sinks: 6,481
Eyeglasses: 6,391	Bags: 6,391
Counters or countertops: 6,360	Hot water: 6,148
Hammers: 6,127	Stepladders: 6,032
Pet supplies: 5,995	Telephones or telephone accessories: 5,755
Step stools: 5,410	Dancing: 5,336
Handrails, railings or banisters: 5,272	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 5,222
Bedsprings or bedframes: 5,208	All-terrain vehicles: 5,201
Razors or shavers: 5,170	Recliner chairs: 5,123
Garage doors: 5,063	Luggage: 5,054
Riding power lawn mowers: 5,049	Bowling: 4,992
Refrigerators: 4,954	Basketball: 4,817
Swimming: 4,679	Vacuum cleaners: 4,617
Cookware: 4,561	Paper products: 4,550
Pipes: 4,521	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 4,521
Elevators or other lifts: 4,515	Grocery or shopping carts: 4,414
Other ranges: 4,266	Jewelry: 4,169
Escalators: 4,163	Cabinet or door hardware: 4,155
Weight lifting: 4,100	Power saws: 4,069
Manual cleaning equipment: 4,030	Poles: 3,878
Benches: 3,864	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 3,857
Portable circular power saws: 3,668	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 3,645
Scissors: 3,516	Bottles or jars: 3,487
Fans: 3,373	Scaffolding: 3,358
Softball: 3,347	General home or room involvement in fires: 3,330
Baseball: 3,323	Buckets or pails: 3,265
Decorative yard equipment: 3,242	Other toys: 3,118
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 3,101	Tractors: 2,999
Ramps or landings: 2,996	Washing machines: 2,898
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 2,893	Clothing: 2,831
Wire: 2,829	Slicers and choppers: 2,756
Air conditioners: 2,743	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 2,739
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 2,687	Cardboard products: 2,669
Bleaches: 2,649	Dishwashers: 2,610
Clothing accessories: 2,598	Power lawn mowers: 2,590
Computers: 2,558	Pins and needles: 2,446
Swimming pools: 2,440	Drills: 2,410
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 2,397	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 2,356
Screwdrivers: 2,278	Other fireplaces: 2,256
Automatic doors: 2,220	Barstools or kitchen stools: 2,214
Scooters, unpowered: 2,211	Snow throwers or blowers: 2,206
Golf carts: 2,198	Other power saws: 2,194
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 2,166	Manicuring devices: 2,134
Chains: 2,119	Mattresses: 2,116
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 2,073	Sliding glass doors or panels: 2,060
Carts: 2,056	Chemicals: 2,014
General purpose household cleaners: 2,013	Rope or string: 2,010
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 1,895	Power hedge trimmers: 1,895
Other ovens: 1,851	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 1,829
Football: 1,800	Rocking chairs: 1,760
Band saws: 1,741	Tools: 1,693
Hot tubs or home spas: 1,645	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 1,595
Electric heating pads: 1,586	Grills: 1,583
Swings or swing sets: 1,576	Ice skating: 1,575
Light bulbs: 1,574	Adhesives: 1,519
Other stools: 1,514	Screen doors: 1,508
Hatchets or axes: 1,502	Laundry baskets: 1,488
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 1,484	Roller skating: 1,478
Tool sheds: 1,460	Batteries: 1,448
Mirrors or mirror glass: 1,425	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 1,425
Awls, chisels or planes: 1,419	Gasoline: 1,416
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 1,406	Wood paneling and particleboard: 1,404
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 1,361	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 1,360
Sewing machines or accessories: 1,333	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 1,333
Public equipment: 1,305	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 1,294
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 1,288	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 1,275
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 1,267	Toolboxes or tool kits: 1,264
Sheets or pillowcases: 1,249	Towels or cloths: 1,243
Heaters or heating systems: 1,239	Welding equipment: 1,234
Soaps: 1,226	Blankets: 1,219
Freezers: 1,210	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 1,207
Power routers: 1,206	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 1,195
Desk supplies: 1,191	Windowsills or frames: 1,184
Trays: 1,171	In-line skating: 1,163
Hand saws: 1,152	Microwave ovens: 1,151
Log splitters: 1,145	Radiators: 1,110
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 1,102	Food processors: 1,099
Snowmobiles: 1,095	Volleyball: 1,090
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 1,084	Bleachers: 1,083
Built-in swimming pools: 1,080	Manual scissors: 1,070
Glass bottles or jars: 1,067	Nightwear: 1,061
Other furnaces: 1,041	Combs or hairbrushes: 1,026
Carbon monoxide poisonings: 1,002	Other nonglass doors: 992
Plastic containers: 981	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 979
Lighting equipment: 971	Ball sports: 953
Other manual workshop tools: 947	Clothes dryers: 946
Other Irons: 939	Glass doors: 939
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 932	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 927
Power tillers or cultivators: 925	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 923
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 911	Outerwear: 897
Soccer: 892	Plastic products: 886
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 886	Nail guns or stud drivers: 861
Canning jars or lids: 853	Laundry soaps or detergents: 842
Christmas decorations: 835	Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 809
Flatware: 794	Archery: 792
Metal cookware: 789	Power drills or accessories: 784
Plastic bags: 775	Nonglass doors: 770
Aerosol containers: 758	Other glass bottles or jars: 750
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 743	Pillows: 739
Other portable or stationary power tools: 735	Amusement attractions: 715
Water heaters: 712	Vending machines: 711
Faucets or spigots: 708	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 688
Ironing boards or covers: 680	Rotary power lawn mowers: 669
Manual hedge trimmers: 667	Extension cords: 666
Portable food or beverage coolers: 663	Scales: 663
Garden tractors: 662	Swimming pool chemicals: 661
Other ladders: 661	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 658
Wooden containers: 650	Other windows or window glass: 649
Kitchen gadgets: 642	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 637
Pens and pencils: 622	Lubricants: 619
Mobile/manufactured homes: 617	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 616
Fuel storage tanks: 614	Towel racks or bars: 598
Floor lamps or table lamps: 590	Workshop furnishings: 578
Go-carts: 572	Bunk beds: 560
Portable power drills and accessories: 559	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 548
Leaf blowers: 548	Keys, key rings or key chains: 546
Laundry hampers: 540	Sewing basket articles: 538
Storm windows: 536	Artificial Christmas trees: 529
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 523	Book bags or back carriers: 519
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 514	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 512
Eye protection devices: 510	Hearing aids: 509
Wrestling: 509	Television tables or stands: 507
Air compressors: 507	Other glass doors: 502
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 493	Other ball sports: 485
Coffee makers or teapots: 484	Detergents: 483
Other electric lighting equipment: 478	Sports and recreational activity: 477
Skating: 475	Oven cleaners: 471
Nonglass bottles or jars: 461	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 456
Clocks: 454	Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 439
Stationary power drills and accessories: 433	Acids: 433
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 430	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 428
Painting equipment, powered: 426	Other containers: 414
Extension ladders: 414	Baby gates or barriers: 406
Electric blenders: 397	Diapers: 397
Camping equipment: 397	Umbrellas: 394
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 391	Martial arts: 390
Skateboards: 386	Jigsaws: 384
Reel power lawn mowers: 377	Manual push mowers: 376
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 374	Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 373
Pumps: 370	Slides or sliding boards: 370
Pressure cookers or canners: 368	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 368
Nonbaby mattresses: 368	Ice picks: 364
Panel doors: 356	Water skiing: 355
Sleds: 347	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 342
Sprayers: 341	Magazine racks or book ends: 340
Manual filing or sanding tools: 340	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 338
Food grinders: 334	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 332
Power lathes: 331	Wagons: 330
Power sanders: 330	Electric Christmas decorations: 328
Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 327	Horseshoes: 324
Animal traps: 323	Automotive chemicals: 320
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 320	Kerosene: 316
Fireworks: 315	Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 312
Flying toys: 312	Upholstered recliner chairs: 312
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 311	Toilet bowl products: 310
Gasoline cans: 309	Radial arm saws: 304
Pull-down or folding stairs: 301	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 299
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 298	Drain cleaners: 297
Slow cookers: 296	Vises or workshop clamps: 293
Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 289	Footlockers: 287
Business and office machines: 286	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 285
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 282	Safes: 278
Hockey: 275	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 273
Personal protection devices: 272	Power jointers: 271
BBs or pellets: 270	Plastic wrapping products: 267
Other plastic products: 266	Other grills or stoves: 265
Aquariums or accessories: 263	Lockers: 262
Other heaters or heating systems: 262	Snow boarding: 258
Paint or varnish thinners: 250	Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 248
Tapes: 246	Cutting torches: 244
Generators or power plants: 238	Brushcutters, powered: 235
Self-contained openers: 232	Range or oven accessories: 229
Trampolines: 226	Glass soft drink bottles: 222
Other clothing: 221	Surfing: 220
Carbon monoxide detectors: 220	Hammocks: 218
Ear protection devices: 218	Baby strollers: 211
Swimming pool equipment: 210	Wading pools: 209
Trash compactors: 209	Garbage disposers: 206
Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 204	Fireplace equipment: 203
Ice makers: 200	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 195
Other furniture: 193	Electric blankets or sheets: 192
Floor waxes: 190	Radios: 188
Wallpaper: 188	Tricycles: 187
Table tennis: 186	Billiards or pool: 186
Doorstops: 184	Window screens: 181
Photographic equipment: 181	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 179
Tarpaulins: 177	Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 177
Snow plows: 175	Manual drills: 173
Futons: 171	Storm doors with glass panels: 170
Christmas tree lights: 170	Gymnastics: 170
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 170	Pressurized containers: 169
Shuffleboard: 169	Fixed floor-length glass panels: 165
Track and field: 165	Kerosene or oil heaters: 164
Can openers: 162	Storm doors without glass panels: 161
Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 161	Safety pins: 160
Nonelectric blankets: 160	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 160
Rug shampooers: 160	Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 156
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 154	Ice hockey: 153
Treehouses or playhouses: 153	Food warmers: 152
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 152	Saunas: 152
Heat pumps: 152	Ammonia, household: 151
Dishwashing liquid: 150	Tombstones or grave markers: 150
Hair dryers: 149	Toy sports equipment: 148
Art supplies or equipment: 145	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 144
Paper bags: 143	Sleeping bags: 143
Skeet shooting: 143	Gas or LP heaters: 140
Coins: 139	Water slides: 139
Straight ladders: 135	Stationary power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 135
Watches: 134	Windshield wiper fluids: 133
Unpowered models or parts: 132	Mountain climbing: 132
Croquet: 122	Humidifiers: 122
Diesel fuels: 122	Cribs: 115
Fabrics: 114	Fabric treatment products: 111
Dyes: 110	Bedding: 110
Electric heaters: 105	Seesaws or teeterboards: 105
Matches: 105	Electric mixers: 102
Diving or diving boards: 100	Pogo sticks: 94
Moving walks: 94	Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 94
Recording tapes: 93	Electric coffee makers or teapots: 93
Playpens: 93	Outdoor antennas: 88
Filters: 85	Cots: 85
Christmas tree stands or supports: 85	Toy boxes or chests: 85
Antifreeze: 85	Toasters: 85
Drain snakes: 85	Lighter fluids: 83
Drinking fountains: 83	Balloons: 83
Support garments and stockings, medical: 83	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 83
Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 83	Badminton: 83
Electric ranges: 83	Bars and bar accessories: 83
Electric trains or accessories: 77	Fire or smoke alarms: 77
Lighters: 77	Seasonal decorations: 77
Electric scissors: 77	High chairs: 77
Containers with key openers: 77	Waterbeds or water pillows: 77
Darts: 77	Other playground equipment: 77
Caustics: 77	Fencing: 76
Garden sprayers: 76	Upholstered chairs: 76
Electric motors: 76	Electric waffle irons: 76
Appliances: 76	Matchbooks: 76
Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 76	Other toy weapons: 76
Cheerleading: 76	Marbles: 76
Chimneys: 68	Other power garden tools: 68
Rotisseries: 68	Levels: 68
Electric baseboard heaters: 68	Other bedding: 68
Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 68	Nonupholstered recliner chairs: 68
Electric welding equipment: 68	Nonmetal cookware: 67
Massage devices or vibrators: 67	Tape recorders or players: 67
Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 66	Washer-dryer combinations: 66
Stilts: 66	Baby mattresses or pads: 66
Night-lights: 66	Youth chairs: 66
Charcoal: 66	Water tubing: 66
Snow tubing: 66	Electric lighting equipment: 66
Drinking straws: 66	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 66
Sabre saws: 66	Juicers: 66
Ice crushers: 66	Gas ovens: 66
Clothespins: 66	Dehumidifiers: 55
Paper cutters: 55	Gas ranges: 50
Scuba diving: 50	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 50
Electric or battery-powered knives: 50	Water softeners or conditioners: 38
Street hockey: 38	Playground equipment: 38
Corkscrews: 38	Floor buffers or waxers: 33
Power hack saws: 33	Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 33
Soldering equipment: 33	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 33
Rust removers: 33	Car seats: 33
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 33	Electric deep fryers: 33
Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 33	Boxing: 33
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 16	Upholstered rocking chairs: 16
Portable electric heaters: 16	Thermostats: 16
Rugby: 16	Boilers: 16
Fire escape devices: 16	Methyl alcohol: 16
Kites or kite string: 16	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 16
Other upholstered chairs: 16	Turpentine: 16
Baby carriages: 16	Electric brooms: 16
Baby bottles or nipples: 16	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 16
Baby carriers: 16	Electric razors or shavers: 16
Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 16	Portable baby swings: 16
Music boxes or chimes: 16	Internal combustion engines: 16
Electric frying pans and skillets: 16	Vacuum containers: 16
Hair clippers and trimmers: 16	Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 16
Fire extinguishers: 16	Inflatable toys: 16
Electric griddles: 16	School equipment: 16
Ice or snow boating: 16	Lamp oils: 16
Building sets: 16	Fuel oils: 16
Workshop compounds or chemicals: 16	Other antennas: 16
Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 7

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