Accidents - 50+ years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,428,933
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups.

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 359,265	Stairs or steps: 274,112
Beds: 141,837	Chairs: 91,244
Knives: 69,035	Wheelchairs: 68,777
Bathtubs or showers: 63,763	Crutches, canes or walkers: 54,939
Ladders: 50,905	Tables: 47,404
Doors: 44,977	Rugs or carpets: 36,798
Bicycles or accessories: 35,028	Toilets: 34,133
Ceilings and walls: 32,375	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 27,610
Exercise: 27,038	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 25,124
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 22,443	Footwear: 21,523
Containers: 20,375	House repair or construction materials: 18,886
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 18,604	Bench or table saws: 17,728
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 17,193	Metal containers: 17,059
Lawn mowers: 16,522	Fishing: 16,480
Snow skiing: 15,980	Furniture: 14,823
Golf: 13,252	Fences or fence posts: 13,084
Tableware and accessories: 12,639	Doorsills or frames: 11,570
Horseback riding: 10,060	Stools: 9,725
Windows or window glass: 9,722	Drinking glasses: 9,107
Knives with replaceable blades: 8,851	Day wear: 8,806
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 8,522	Pet supplies: 8,030
First aid equipment: 7,825	Bedsprings or bedframes: 7,577
Exercise equipment: 7,437	Saws: 7,256
Pruning or trimming equipment: 7,205	Tennis: 6,960
Chain saws: 6,871	Televisions: 6,849
Counters or countertops: 6,605	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 6,580
Other unpowered garden tools: 6,416	Basketball: 6,365
Bags: 6,358	Hot water: 6,174
Sinks: 5,954	Handrails, railings or banisters: 5,747
Pipes: 5,709	Vacuum cleaners: 5,703
Garage doors: 5,585	All-terrain vehicles: 5,533
Luggage: 5,449	Hammers: 5,305
Telephones or telephone accessories: 5,193	Softball: 5,166
Tools: 5,066	Refrigerators: 4,991
Cookware: 4,932	Step stools: 4,881
Stepladders: 4,811	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 4,750
Escalators: 4,731	Razors or shavers: 4,707
Swimming: 4,635	Eyeglasses: 4,551
Elevators or other lifts: 4,526	Benches: 4,448
Other ranges: 4,415	Portable circular power saws: 4,316
Recliner chairs: 4,237	Manual cleaning equipment: 4,225
Weight lifting: 4,202	Jewelry: 4,131
Cabinet or door hardware: 4,078	Bottles or jars: 3,993
Dancing: 3,926	Decorative yard equipment: 3,836
Grocery or shopping carts: 3,820	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 3,793
Clothing: 3,629	Paper products: 3,600
Baseball: 3,600	Bowling: 3,560
Riding power lawn mowers: 3,414	Poles: 3,201
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 3,190	Power saws: 3,095
Fans: 2,989	Wire: 2,961
Scissors: 2,932	Screen doors: 2,861
Manicuring devices: 2,847	Barstools or kitchen stools: 2,833
General home or room involvement in fires: 2,825	Power lawn mowers: 2,781
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 2,769	Other toys: 2,742
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 2,738	Golf carts: 2,735
Carts: 2,720	Cardboard products: 2,704
Tractors: 2,700	Ramps or landings: 2,631
Clothing accessories: 2,627	Swimming pools: 2,588
Slicers and choppers: 2,583	Buckets or pails: 2,565
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 2,427	Washing machines: 2,405
Drills: 2,391	Dishwashers: 2,346
Bleaches: 2,326	Built-in swimming pools: 2,222
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 2,221	Gasoline: 2,221
Air conditioners: 2,140	Power hedge trimmers: 2,119
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 2,119	Mattresses: 2,103
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 2,103	Light bulbs: 2,060
Chemicals: 1,971	Rocking chairs: 1,945
Scaffolding: 1,932	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 1,922
Ice skating: 1,901	Rope or string: 1,883
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 1,878	Log splitters: 1,849
Wood paneling and particleboard: 1,839	Mirrors or mirror glass: 1,839
Other ovens: 1,820	Other power saws: 1,813
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 1,808	Volleyball: 1,792
In-line skating: 1,755	Freezers: 1,755
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 1,747	Automatic doors: 1,719
Sliding glass doors or panels: 1,704	Awls, chisels or planes: 1,682
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 1,681	Glass bottles or jars: 1,680
General purpose household cleaners: 1,678	Laundry baskets: 1,671
Pins and needles: 1,664	Computers: 1,654
Screwdrivers: 1,635	Grills: 1,594
Snow throwers or blowers: 1,571	Windowsills or frames: 1,569
Chains: 1,564	Lighting equipment: 1,553
Adhesives: 1,523	Sewing machines or accessories: 1,517
Other stools: 1,507	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 1,482
Roller skating: 1,470	Clothes dryers: 1,467
Hot tubs or home spas: 1,461	Nail guns or stud drivers: 1,458
Football: 1,457	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 1,436
Other fireplaces: 1,433	Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 1,405
Other nonglass doors: 1,397	Swings or swing sets: 1,384
Pillows: 1,382	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 1,368
Hand saws: 1,352	Other manual workshop tools: 1,349
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 1,340	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 1,332
Soaps: 1,316	Sheets or pillowcases: 1,312
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 1,309	Baby gates or barriers: 1,276
Vending machines: 1,243	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 1,238
Power routers: 1,221	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 1,220
Toolboxes or tool kits: 1,214	Radiators: 1,209
Soccer: 1,193	Band saws: 1,192
Hatchets or axes: 1,176	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 1,131
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 1,118	Scooters, unpowered: 1,115
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 1,113	Nightwear: 1,100
Heaters or heating systems: 1,091	Skateboards: 1,087
Television tables or stands: 1,075	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 1,070
Blankets: 1,059	Electric heating pads: 1,049
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 1,040	Public equipment: 1,036
Microwave ovens: 1,033	Welding equipment: 1,032
Desk supplies: 1,023	Power tillers or cultivators: 1,021
Glass doors: 1,001	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 1,000
Sprayers: 983	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 982
Ball sports: 981	Kitchen gadgets: 964
Outerwear: 949	Plastic containers: 939
Other portable or stationary power tools: 922	Towel racks or bars: 879
Mobile/manufactured homes: 865	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 858
Floor lamps or table lamps: 855	Food processors: 844
Bleachers: 843	Laundry soaps or detergents: 838
Tool sheds: 822	Billiards or pool: 820
Carbon monoxide poisonings: 816	Manual scissors: 798
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 796	Storm windows: 793
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 785	Ironing boards or covers: 780
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 778	Snowmobiles: 771
Hearing aids: 770	Nonglass doors: 762
Other Irons: 756	Towels or cloths: 745
Power drills or accessories: 738	Other ball sports: 734
Other containers: 732	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 724
Scales: 723	Combs or hairbrushes: 719
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 709	Batteries: 708
Coffee makers or teapots: 706	Leaf blowers: 676
Other furnaces: 663	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 650
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 646	Portable power drills and accessories: 631
Plastic bags: 630	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 618
Trays: 617	Manual hedge trimmers: 612
Footlockers: 612	Bunk beds: 598
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 597	Amusement attractions: 597
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 587	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 583
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 571	Other glass doors: 570
Manual filing or sanding tools: 569	Pressure cookers or canners: 568
Camping equipment: 556	Sleds: 548
Keys, key rings or key chains: 547	Portable food or beverage coolers: 544
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 537	Pens and pencils: 535
Drain cleaners: 528	Automotive tools or accessories: 524
Martial arts: 520	Clocks: 513
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 512	Extension cords: 512
Animal traps: 511	Magazine racks or book ends: 507
Swimming pool equipment: 505	Skating: 505
Plastic products: 501	Snow boarding: 489
Sewing basket articles: 482	Garden tractors: 481
Aquariums or accessories: 481	Massage devices or vibrators: 476
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 467	Rotary power lawn mowers: 466
Other glass bottles or jars: 464	Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 464
Lubricants: 462	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 459
Swimming pool chemicals: 458	Extension ladders: 457
Christmas decorations: 450	Go-carts: 450
Car seats: 449	Nonglass bottles or jars: 449
Stationary power drills and accessories: 449	Other ladders: 442
Nonbaby mattresses: 440	Wagons: 440
Vises or workshop clamps: 437	Manual push mowers: 432
Doorstops: 423	Ammonia, household: 420
Water heaters: 419	Boxing: 414
Canning jars or lids: 413	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 412
Book bags or back carriers: 406	Eye protection devices: 405
Fertilizers: 404	Surfing: 391
Trampolines: 390	Baby strollers: 390
Other windows or window glass: 389	Water skiing: 383
Flatware: 375	Faucets or spigots: 374
Sports and recreational activity: 374	Self-contained openers: 374
Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 374	Power jointers: 373
Humidifiers: 373	Detergents: 373
Hockey: 367	Scuba diving: 363
Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 353	Christmas tree lights: 351
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 347	Air compressors: 343
Umbrellas: 341	Archery: 337
Horseshoes: 334	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 330
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 329	Radial arm saws: 328
Nonmetal cookware: 326	Fireworks: 318
Other furniture: 314	Other plastic products: 314
Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 313	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 311
Hammocks: 309	Pull-down or folding stairs: 306
Coins: 304	Gasoline cans: 302
Slow cookers: 299	Fuel storage tanks: 298
Storm doors with glass panels: 298	Wallpaper: 297
Food grinders: 289	Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 289
Ear protection devices: 288	Artificial Christmas trees: 288
Boilers: 286	Power lathes: 283
Laundry hampers: 282	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 280
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 280	Mountain climbing: 279
Bedding: 279	Gas or LP heaters: 277
Workshop furnishings: 273	Automotive chemicals: 272
Cutting torches: 270	Electric razors or shavers: 267
Flying toys: 266	Brushcutters, powered: 265
Electric blenders: 265	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 260
Unpowered models or parts: 259	Electric mixers: 257
Slides or sliding boards: 257	Business and office machines: 254
Tapes: 252	Tricycles: 252
Paint or varnish thinners: 251	Power sanders: 251
Appliances: 250	Abrasive cleaners: 246
Electric or battery-powered knives: 245	Oven cleaners: 244
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 243	Plastic wrapping products: 242
Lockers: 237	Table tennis: 237
Metal cookware: 237	Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 237
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 235	Hair dryers: 229
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 229	Fire extinguishers: 229
Paper bags: 226	Other clothing: 221
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 220	Pumps: 219
Electric motors: 219	Toilet bowl products: 218
Other upholstered chairs: 216	Toasters: 213
Acids: 213	Electric lighting equipment: 212
Other bedding: 212	Wading pools: 205
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 199	Electric blankets or sheets: 196
Upholstered recliner chairs: 195	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 192
Can openers: 191	Painting equipment, powered: 191
Ice picks: 190	Toy boxes or chests: 190
Fireplace equipment: 190	Wooden containers: 182
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 182	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 180
Fire escape devices: 174	Glass soft drink bottles: 174
Turpentine: 168	Diving or diving boards: 168
Electric frying pans and skillets: 167	Fixed floor-length glass panels: 167
Tape recorders or players: 166	Window screens: 162
Radios: 161	Matches: 160
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 160	Gas ranges: 160
Playground equipment: 160	Water tubing: 160
Other grills or stoves: 156	Photographic equipment: 154
Electric heaters: 154	Cribs: 154
Tombstones or grave markers: 153	Manual drills: 153
Reel power lawn mowers: 153	Other electric lighting equipment: 152
Artificial flowers or plants: 152	Other power garden tools: 151
Bars and bar accessories: 151	Track and field: 151
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 150	Aerosol containers: 150
Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 145	Other antennas: 145
Steam irons: 145	Antifreeze: 145
Diesel fuels: 144	Drinking fountains: 144
Garbage disposers: 143	Wrestling: 143
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 141	Snow tubing: 137
Thermometers: 137	Drain snakes: 137
Internal combustion engines: 137	Jigsaws: 136
Flotation toys: 136	Battery chargers: 136
Upholstered chairs: 135	Hair clippers and trimmers: 135
Art supplies or equipment: 131	Trash compactors: 130
Nonelectric blankets: 130	Electric toothbrushes or oral irrigators: 129
Night-lights: 125	Drinking straws: 123
Watches: 121	Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 121
Diapers: 121	High chairs: 116
Thermostats: 115	Electric Christmas decorations: 115
Ice hockey: 113	Fuel oils: 113
Floor waxes: 108	Caulking or spackling compounds: 108
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 107	Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 107
Gas furnaces: 100	Floor furnaces: 99
Safety pins: 99	Seasonal decorations: 98
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 98	Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 92
Gymnastics: 92	Water slides: 92
Molding compounds: 92	Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 92
Waterbeds or water pillows: 92	Safes: 91
Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 90	Dry ice: 90
Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 84	Badminton: 84
Electric welding equipment: 83	Tarpaulins: 83
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 83	Other heaters or heating systems: 83
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 83	Nonelectric can openers: 83
Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 83	Plastic panels for doors or windows: 82
Playpens: 78	Baby walkers or jumpers: 77
Other polishes: 76	Rug shampooers: 76
Treehouses or playhouses: 76	Kites or kite string: 76
Wigs, falls or hairpieces: 76	Electric baseboard heaters: 76
Washer-dryer combinations: 76	Record players: 76
Above-ground swimming pools: 76	Counter-mounted cooking surfaces: 76
Roller hockey: 76	Fire or smoke alarms: 69
Heat pumps: 68	Storm doors without glass panels: 68
Filters: 68	Knife sharpeners: 68
Electric brooms: 68	Projectors: 68
Furniture polishes or waxes: 68	School equipment: 68
Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 68	Bath or facial brushes: 68
Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 68	Pogo sticks: 68
Chimneys: 68	Electric deep fryers: 68
Dehumidifiers: 68	Vaporizers: 68
Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 68	Carbon monoxide detectors: 68
Dyes: 68	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 68
Caustics: 68	Snow plows: 68
Fencing: 68	Lamp oils: 68
Youth chairs: 68	Containers with key openers: 67
Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives: 67	Nonupholstered recliner chairs: 67
Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures: 67	Dishwashing liquid: 67
Kerosene grills or stoves: 67	Stationary power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 67
Electric scissors: 67	Electric grills: 67
Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 67	Fuel-burning welding equipment: 67
Kerosene or oil heaters: 60	Toy sports equipment: 60
Sleeping bags: 60	Balloons: 60
Building sets: 60	Support garments and stockings, medical: 60
Lacrosse: 60	Workshop compounds or chemicals: 60
Rust removers: 60	Solvents: 60
Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 60	Kerosene: 57
Seesaws or teeterboards: 53	Rugby: 47
Power hack saws: 46	Personal protection devices: 45
Fuel multi-purpose lighters: 39	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 38
Coal furnaces: 38	Heating or cooling comfort packs: 38
Nonelectric knife sharpeners: 38	Food skewers: 34
Fabric treatment products: 32	Portable electric heaters: 32
Cots: 32	Saunas: 32
Generators or power plants: 31	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 31
Darts: 30	Window or door security barriers: 30
Pressurized containers: 30	Shuffleboard: 30
Ice makers: 30	Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 30
Futons: 30	Sabre saws: 30
Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 30	Food warmers: 16
Glue guns: 16	Lighters: 16
Fire sprinklers: 15	Wallpaper steamers: 15
Squeeze or squeaker toys: 15	Toboggans: 15
Glass tubing or test tubes: 15	Lighter fluids: 15
Vacuum containers: 15	Matchbooks: 15
Christmas tree stands or supports: 15	Soldering equipment: 15
Lye: 15	Recording tapes: 15
Moving walks: 15	Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 15
Butane or LP gas meters: 15	Other baby carriers: 15
Electric waffle irons: 15	Electric can openers: 15
Heat or infrared lamps: 15	Marbles: 15
Juicers: 15	Wood burning fireplaces: 15
Garden sprayers: 15	Minibikes, powered: 15
Panel doors: 15	Floor buffers or waxers: 15
Gas ovens: 15	Electric griddles: 15
Cheerleading: 15

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