Accidents - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 107,864
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Knives: 12,627	Floors or flooring materials: 3,969
Stairs or steps: 3,867	Metal containers: 3,759
Doors: 3,302	Tableware and accessories: 2,964
Fishing: 2,596	Drinking glasses: 2,451
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 2,405	Fences or fence posts: 2,029
Cookware: 1,634	Ceilings and walls: 1,589
Beds: 1,577	Windows or window glass: 1,430
Bench or table saws: 1,425	Wheelchairs: 1,351
Tables: 1,337	Lawn mowers: 1,266
Chairs: 1,242	House repair or construction materials: 1,224
Saws: 1,206	Knives with replaceable blades: 1,164
Pet supplies: 1,030	Bicycles or accessories: 1,030
Hot water: 1,018	Other ranges: 995
Crutches, canes or walkers: 993	Ladders: 886
Toilets: 817	Chain saws: 795
Bathtubs or showers: 781	Rugs or carpets: 760
Containers: 751	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 744
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 729	Other unpowered garden tools: 719
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 685	Hammers: 639
Pruning or trimming equipment: 637	Screwdrivers: 630
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 601	Decorative yard equipment: 594
Exercise: 547	Garage doors: 539
Drills: 537	Bottles or jars: 496
Hand saws: 487	Bags: 481
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 473	Handrails, railings or banisters: 465
Power lawn mowers: 455	Scissors: 448
Portable circular power saws: 442	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 430
Awls, chisels or planes: 391	Other ovens: 390
Footwear: 387	Tools: 387
Wire: 379	Golf: 370
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 363	Tennis: 355
Cabinet or door hardware: 353	Horseback riding: 333
Pipes: 330	Elevators or other lifts: 328
Screen doors: 325	Furniture: 322
Day wear: 311	Softball: 306
Sinks: 303	Telephones or telephone accessories: 298
Counters or countertops: 283	Poles: 282
Sprayers: 280	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 279
Refrigerators: 274	Sliding glass doors or panels: 273
Nail guns or stud drivers: 267	Mirrors or mirror glass: 267
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 261	Power saws: 261
Tractors: 258	Razors or shavers: 253
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 235	Clothing accessories: 230
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 230	Stepladders: 229
Desk supplies: 228	Washing machines: 228
Doorsills or frames: 222	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 221
Lighting equipment: 221	Log splitters: 220
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 214	Computers: 213
Hatchets or axes: 213	Microwave ovens: 213
Stationary power drills and accessories: 212	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 208
Wood paneling and particleboard: 206	Cardboard products: 205
Manual scissors: 198	Band saws: 190
Other power saws: 185	Light bulbs: 183
Other manual workshop tools: 176	Power routers: 170
Air conditioners: 168	All-terrain vehicles: 168
Other nonglass doors: 166	Drain cleaners: 160
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 160	Bedsprings or bedframes: 160
Baseball: 158	Vending machines: 154
Bowling: 153	Other Irons: 153
Animal traps: 153	Clothing: 152
In-line skating: 146	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 145
Heaters or heating systems: 145	Lockers: 145
Portable power drills and accessories: 145	Other glass doors: 145
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 145	Glass bottles or jars: 144
Combs or hairbrushes: 144	Power drills or accessories: 144
Grills: 139	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 137
Gasoline: 137	Exercise equipment: 137
Swimming pools: 137	Pens and pencils: 137
Other electric lighting equipment: 137	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 135
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 134	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 133
General home or room involvement in fires: 129	Jewelry: 129
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 128	Dishwashers: 128
Freezers: 128	Other windows or window glass: 128
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 126	Manual cleaning equipment: 123
Storm windows: 122	Power hedge trimmers: 122
Golf carts: 121	Coffee makers or teapots: 112
Slicers and choppers: 107	Sewing basket articles: 107
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 107	Air compressors: 106
Toasters: 106	Trays: 105
Metal cookware: 100	Bleaches: 100
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 98	Ice picks: 98
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 98	Paper products: 93
Power tillers or cultivators: 93	Rope or string: 92
Soccer: 92	Electric frying pans and skillets: 83
Floor lamps or table lamps: 83	Swimming: 83
Safety pins: 83	Snow throwers or blowers: 83
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 83	Vacuum cleaners: 83
Brushcutters, powered: 83	Scuba diving: 82
Power sanders: 82	Adhesives: 78
Vises or workshop clamps: 76	Abrasive cleaners: 76
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 76	Archery: 76
Ball sports: 76	Keys, key rings or key chains: 76
Outerwear: 76	Go-carts: 76
Weight lifting: 76	Portable food or beverage coolers: 76
Slow cookers: 76	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 76
Televisions: 76	Faucets or spigots: 76
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 76	Chemicals: 76
Clothes dryers: 76	Other toys: 75
Snow skiing: 75	Nonglass doors: 75
Carts: 73	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 68
Drain snakes: 68	Wagons: 68
Scaffolding: 68	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 68
Water heaters: 68	Knife sharpeners: 68
Scales: 68	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 68
Nonmetal cookware: 68	Toolboxes or tool kits: 68
Hair dryers: 68	Snow tubing: 68
Internal combustion engines: 68	Chains: 68
Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 68	Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 68
Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 68	Unpowered models or parts: 68
Cutting torches: 68	Luggage: 68
Christmas decorations: 68	Wooden containers: 68
Recliner chairs: 68	Built-in swimming pools: 68
Roller skating: 68	Upholstered recliner chairs: 67
Automotive tools or accessories: 67	Electric grills: 67
Nightwear: 67	Detergents: 67
Fireworks: 67	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 67
Swings or swing sets: 67	Pressure cookers or canners: 67
Steam irons: 67	Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 67
Paint or varnish thinners: 67	Snowmobiles: 67
Welding equipment: 67	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 67
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 67	Power pruning or trimming equipment: 67
Escalators: 62	Benches: 61
Plastic products: 61	Towels or cloths: 60
Automotive chemicals: 60	Mobile/manufactured homes: 60
Reel power lawn mowers: 60	Gas ranges: 60
Fireplace equipment: 60	Electric mixers: 60
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 54	Kitchen gadgets: 54
Soaps: 54	Riding power lawn mowers: 53
Glass doors: 46	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 45
Manual filing or sanding tools: 41	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 38
Other clothing: 38	Swimming pool equipment: 38
Rocking chairs: 38	Lubricants: 38
Food processors: 38	Self-contained openers: 38
Trampolines: 38	Christmas tree lights: 34
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 32	General purpose household cleaners: 32
Leaf blowers: 31	Boilers: 31
Flatware: 31	Grocery or shopping carts: 31
Tapes: 30	Scooters, unpowered: 30
Stools: 30	Radiators: 16
Other furnaces: 16	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 15
Artificial flowers or plants: 15	Boxing: 15
Footlockers: 15	Fire extinguishers: 15
Other power garden tools: 15	Workshop furnishings: 15
Soldering equipment: 15	Matchbooks: 15
Fuel storage tanks: 15	Fans: 15
Kerosene or oil heaters: 15	Football: 15
Camping equipment: 15	Public equipment: 15
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 15	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 15
Seesaws or teeterboards: 15	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 15
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 15	Electric griddles: 15
Plastic wrapping products: 15	Wood burning fireplaces: 15
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 15	Pins and needles: 15
Sheets or pillowcases: 15	Manicuring devices: 15
Garbage disposers: 15

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