Accidents - 50+ years old - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,714,392
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups.

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 435,284	Stairs or steps: 309,214
Beds or bedframes: 160,258	Chairs: 102,066
Wheelchairs: 77,754	Knives: 76,458
Bathtubs or showers: 69,339	Ladders: 60,235
Crutches, canes or walkers: 59,179	Doors: 50,825
Tables: 48,613	Bicycles or accessories: 42,234
Rugs or carpets: 37,463	Ceilings and walls: 37,099
Toilets: 35,395	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 34,107
Exercise: 29,647	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 26,532
Footwear: 26,055	Containers: 24,814
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 23,441	Bench or table saws: 21,738
House repair or construction materials: 21,350	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 19,249
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 18,940	Fishing: 18,375
Furniture: 17,749	Lawn mowers: 15,919
Metal containers: 14,799	Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 13,766
Golf: 12,816	Tableware and accessories: 12,625
Doorsills or frames: 12,348	Knives with replaceable blades: 12,335
Fences or fence posts: 12,325	Exercise equipment: 11,178
Horseback riding: 11,148	Day wear: 10,952
Chain saws: 10,855	Pet supplies: 9,144
Bags: 9,086	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 8,995
Stools: 8,430	Drinking glasses: 8,286
Televisions: 8,076	Hot water: 8,055
All-terrain vehicles: 7,871	Other unpowered garden tools: 7,552
First aid equipment: 7,451	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 7,308
Counters or countertops: 7,233	Pruning or trimming equipment: 7,167
Snow skiing: 6,822	Riding power lawn mowers: 6,392
Tennis: 6,329	Refrigerators: 6,294
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 6,222	Grocery or shopping carts: 6,213
Power saws: 6,168	Step stools: 6,120
Vacuum cleaners: 5,871	Tools: 5,857
Handrails, railings or banisters: 5,837	Saws: 5,729
Jewelry: 5,697	Garage doors: 5,559
Luggage: 5,400	Pipes: 5,278
Chair, recliner: 5,200	Sinks: 5,150
Escalators: 5,041	Weight lifting: 5,028
Portable circular power saws: 5,024	Stepladders: 5,012
Telephones or telephone accessories: 4,969	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 4,871
Hammers: 4,871	Swimming: 4,851
Razors or shavers: 4,839	Benches: 4,826
Basketball: 4,820	Power lawn mowers: 4,797
Paper products: 4,703	Other toys: 4,475
Dancing: 4,322	Eyeglasses: 4,309
Cookware: 4,294	Fans: 4,248
Softball: 4,225	Manual cleaning equipment: 3,986
Elevators or other lifts: 3,956	Scissors: 3,946
Barstools or kitchen stools: 3,931	Decorative yard equipment: 3,918
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 3,896	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 3,857
Motorized vehicles: 3,793	Baseball: 3,756
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 3,682	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 3,676
Slicers and choppers: 3,673	Ramps or landings: 3,634
Poles: 3,472	Other ranges or ovens: 3,457
Bleaches: 3,358	Clothing: 3,252
Bottles or jars: 3,164	Golf carts: 3,156
Bowling: 3,137	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 3,072
Cabinet or door hardware: 3,008	General home or room involvement in fires: 2,891
Drills: 2,869	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 2,863
Swimming pools: 2,849	Buckets or pails: 2,765
Wire: 2,691	Air conditioners: 2,681
Cardboard products: 2,648	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 2,641
Washing machines: 2,633	Other ranges: 2,506
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 2,468	Mirrors or mirror glass: 2,460
Manicuring devices: 2,443	Tractors: 2,421
Clothing accessories: 2,417	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 2,415
Automatic doors: 2,328	Gasoline: 2,248
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 2,229	Built-in swimming pools: 2,210
Hatchets or axes: 2,162	Carts: 2,161
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 2,147	Extension or straight ladders: 2,122
Manual scissors: 2,103	Freezers: 2,103
General purpose household cleaners: 2,048	Dishwashers: 2,048
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 1,986	Screwdrivers: 1,975
Computers: 1,973	Swings or swing sets: 1,965
Soaps: 1,961	Bed rails: 1,958
Welding equipment: 1,916	Nail guns or stud drivers: 1,914
Wood paneling and particleboard: 1,903	Laundry baskets: 1,888
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 1,874	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 1,833
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 1,830	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 1,787
Awls, chisels or planes: 1,770	Sheets or pillowcases: 1,756
Scaffolding: 1,753	Power hedge trimmers: 1,731
Pins and needles: 1,731	Mattresses: 1,722
Glass bottles or jars: 1,715	Other fireplaces: 1,709
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 1,706	Volleyball: 1,701
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 1,693	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 1,688
Cords, electrical: 1,680	Other manual workshop tools: 1,673
Football: 1,661	Heaters or heating systems: 1,634
Microwave ovens: 1,622	Vending machines: 1,620
Band saws: 1,571	Chair, rocking: 1,566
Nightwear: 1,551	Wooden containers: 1,513
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 1,513	Snow throwers/blowers: 1,483
Extension cords: 1,473	Log splitters: 1,442
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 1,430	Bleachers: 1,398
Rotary power lawn mowers: 1,393	Tree stands: 1,392
Desk supplies: 1,389	Floor lamps or table lamps: 1,366
Windowsills or frames: 1,355	Snowmobiles: 1,348
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 1,340	Towels or cloths: 1,334
Hot tubs or home spas: 1,324	Grills: 1,313
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 1,291	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 1,284
Lighting equipment: 1,273	Faucets or spigots: 1,260
Plastic bags: 1,249	Rope or string: 1,248
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 1,242	Carbon monoxide poisonings: 1,241
Batteries: 1,220	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 1,176
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 1,162	Clothes dryers: 1,156
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 1,144	Power drills or accessories: 1,141
Sewing machines or accessories: 1,141	Light bulbs: 1,137
Generators or power plants: 1,125	Blankets: 1,121
Soccer: 1,117	Tool sheds: 1,104
Radiators: 1,101	Scooters, unpowered: 1,077
Pillows: 1,070	Public equipment: 1,067
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 1,057	Food processors: 1,048
Adhesives: 1,040	Roller skating: 1,037
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 1,024	Kitchen gadgets: 1,015
Christmas decorations: 1,009	Chemicals: 1,004
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 988	Ball sports: 988
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 985	Sprayers: 964
In-line skating: 963	Toolboxes or tool kits: 942
Coffee makers or teapots: 937	Other furnaces: 936
Pens and pencils: 928	Electric blenders: 909
Power routers: 907	Amusement attractions: 903
Electric heating pads: 893	Other glass bottles or jars: 887
Chains: 885	Surfing: 884
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 878	Other ovens: 862
Water heaters: 860	Portable food or beverage coolers: 859
Television tables or stands: 856	Outerwear: 845
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 844	Baby gates or barriers: 843
Scales: 841	Ice skating: 837
Other portable or stationary power tools: 830	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 827
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 822	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 820
Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 816	Manual hedge trimmers: 777
Trays: 774	Hearing aids: 762
Manual filing or sanding tools: 758	Photographic equipment: 744
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 742	Garden tractors: 736
Clocks: 733	Power tillers or cultivators: 722
Air compressors: 722	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 718
Archery: 694	Camping equipment: 692
Laundry soaps or detergents: 678	Keys, key rings or key chains: 676
Portable power drills and accessories: 667	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 660
Fuel storage tanks: 656	Nonglass bottles or jars: 652
Hand saws: 648	Trampolines: 645
Cribs: 641	Hockey: 639
Bunk beds: 637	Clothing irons: 630
Mobile/manufactured homes: 614	Sleds: 598
Other ball sports: 598	Billiards or pool: 594
Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 594	Ammonia, household: 589
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 569	Metal cookware: 567
Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 564	Eye protection devices: 563
Other containers: 562	Plastic containers: 548
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 546	Leaf blowers: 536
Drain cleaners: 528	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 527
Storm windows: 515	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 514
Hammocks: 508	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 504
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 504	Seasonal decorations: 502
Umbrellas: 487	Lubricants: 482
Aerosol containers: 476	Combs or hairbrushes: 461
Christmas tree lights: 459	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 456
Detergents: 453	Book bags or back carriers: 449
Artificial Christmas trees: 449	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 443
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 439	Laundry hampers: 438
Other plastic products: 436	Footlockers: 434
Dishwashing liquid: 432	Acids: 429
Gas furnaces: 423	Watches: 420
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 411	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 410
Sports and recreational activity: 410	Electric or battery-powered knives: 409
Other furniture: 409	Skateboards: 404
Workshop furnishings: 402	Snow tubing: 400
Power jointers: 400	Manual push mowers: 399
Martial arts: 389	Ironing boards or covers: 376
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 375	Nonbaby mattresses: 367
Stationary power drills and accessories: 367	Electric heaters: 367
Plastic products: 364	Go-carts: 362
Magazine racks or book ends: 353	Hacksaws: 352
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 352	Plastic wrapping products: 349
Slow cookers: 346	Tapes: 343
Hair dryers: 340	Horseshoes: 331
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 331	Unpowered models or parts: 331
Electric ranges or ovens: 330	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 326
Safes: 321	Ice hockey: 318
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 318	Mountain climbing: 317
Other grills or stoves: 313	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 311
Tarpaulins: 310	Slides or sliding boards: 298
Flatware: 296	Animal traps: 296
Power lathes: 292	Electric Christmas decorations: 287
Baby strollers: 284	Radios: 278
Business and office machines: 275	Swimming pool chemicals: 274
Swimming pool equipment: 269	Toasters: 267
Water skiing: 263	Fireworks: 263
Towel racks or bars: 263	Nonmetal cookware: 262
Gasoline cans: 261	Aquariums or accessories: 261
Wagons: 259	Power pruning or trimming equipment: 258
Can openers: 257	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 257
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 257	Power sanders: 257
Automotive tools or accessories: 257	Coins: 251
Ear protection devices: 251	Electric ranges: 250
Canning jars or lids: 246	Table linens: 237
Pull-down or folding stairs: 235	Automotive chemicals: 233
Rug shampooers: 232	Electric razors or shavers: 227
Sabre saws: 226	Manual drills: 226
Diving or diving boards: 225	Badminton: 224
Electric mixers: 222	Toy boxes or chests: 222
Tape recorders or players: 222	Radial arm saws: 220
Car seats: 219	Kerosene: 215
Scuba diving: 215	Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 214
Tricycles: 213	Water slides: 210
Tombstones or grave markers: 209	Lighters: 209
Skating: 206	Pumps: 203
Kerosene or oil heaters: 200	Support garments and stockings, medical: 198
Painting equipment, powered: 194	Gas ranges or ovens: 193
Gas ranges: 190	Snow boarding: 183
Paper bags: 178	Pressurized containers: 178
Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 177	Matches: 176
Food grinders: 174	Toy sports equipment: 174
Artificial flowers or plants: 172	Cutting torches: 172
Massage devices or vibrators: 166	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 164
Electric scissors: 164	Ice makers: 162
Heating or cooling comfort packs: 162	High chairs: 161
Diapers: 161	Inflatable furniture: 161
Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 161	Diesel fuels: 160
Fireplace equipment: 160	Brushcutters, powered: 159
Bars and bar accessories: 157	Portable gas or LP heaters: 156
Gas or LP heaters: 156	Shuffleboard: 156
Portable electric heaters: 156	School equipment: 155
Track and field: 155	Paint or varnish thinners: 152
Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 151	Lighter fluids: 145
Recording tapes: 145	Safety pins: 145
Pressure cookers or canners: 144	Glass soft drink bottles: 144
Playpens: 144	Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 144
Cots: 141	Waterbeds or water pillows: 141
Other power garden tools: 141	Fertilizers: 140
Vises or workshop clamps: 139	Hair clippers and trimmers: 139
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 139	Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 133
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 132	Fabric treatment products: 129
Built-in fireplaces: 128	Battery chargers: 128
Drain snakes: 128	Carbon monoxide detectors: 128
Treehouses or playhouses: 128	Water softeners or conditioners: 127
Lockers: 125	Floor waxes: 123
Fuel oils: 122	Wading pools: 121
Self-contained openers: 120	Wallpaper: 119
Hot plates: 117	Baby bottles or nipples: 117
Trash compactors: 117	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 117
Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads: 111	Boxing: 108
Minibikes, powered: 107	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 104
Darts: 103	Fabrics: 103
Electric blankets or sheets: 103	Toilet bowl products: 102
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 102	Drinking fountains: 100
Electric kettles or hot pots: 95	Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 94
Handball: 92	Sewing basket articles: 92
Balloons: 90	Window screens: 90
Matchbooks: 86	Garbage disposers: 86
Floor buffers or waxers: 86	Electric toothbrushes or oral irrigators: 86
Crayons or chalk: 86	Saunas: 86
Kerosene grills or stoves: 86	Attachable high chairs: 86
Ice or snow boating: 86	Art supplies or equipment: 86
Paper cutters: 86	Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 86
Sleeping bags: 85	Jigsaws: 85
BBs or pellets: 85	Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 85
Table tennis: 81	Bedding: 81
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 75	Clothes steamers: 74
Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 74	Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 71
Lye: 71	Range or oven accessories: 71
Caustics: 69	Electric motors: 69
Plant foods or fertilizers for potted plants: 69	Portable baby swings: 69
Electric lighting equipment: 69	Oven cleaners: 69
Dishwasher detergents: 69	Containers with key openers: 69
Artificial turf: 69	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 69
Garden sprayers: 69	Kites or kite string: 69
Croquet: 67	Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 67
Other bedding: 67	Personal protection devices: 65
Doorstops: 63	Marbles: 59
Electric deep fryers: 58	Thermostats: 58
Baby mattresses or pads: 58	Burglar alarms: 58
Glue guns: 58	Costumes or masks: 58
Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 58	Christmas tree stands or supports: 58
Soldering equipment: 58	Toy guns: 58
Oil furnaces: 58	Drinking straws: 58
Moving walks: 48	Other playground equipment: 47
Floor furnaces: 47	Baby carriers: 43
Antifreeze: 43	Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 35
Fire escape devices: 34	Food skewers: 34
Ice picks: 33	Rugby: 33
Electric frying pans and skillets: 32	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 32
Rotisseries: 31	Turpentine: 17
Amateur two-way radios: 17	Fire or smoke alarms: 17
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 17	Chafing dishes or fondue pots: 17
Boilers: 17	Abrasive cleaners: 17
Water tubing: 17	Multi-purpose lighters: 17
Window or door security barriers: 17	Nonelectric can openers: 16
Workshop compounds or chemicals: 16	Squeeze or squeaker toys: 16
Cheerleading: 16	Other baby carriers: 16
Pogo sticks: 16	Appliances: 16
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 16	Electric ovens: 16
Electric baseboard heaters: 16	Gymnastics: 16
Filters: 15	Vacuum containers: 15
Night-lights: 15	Wooden matches: 15
Other polishes: 15	Baby carriages: 15
Unicycles: 15	Baby walkers or jumpers: 15
Gas-burning fireplaces: 15	Electric grills: 15

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