Accidents - 50+ years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,859,426
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups.

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 449,871	Stairs or steps: 315,371
Beds or bedframes: 168,815	Chairs: 106,452
Wheelchairs: 82,865	Bathtubs or showers: 75,666
Knives: 69,997	Crutches, canes or walkers: 63,347
Ladders: 58,833	Tables: 51,889
Doors: 50,995	Bicycles or accessories: 49,520
Toilets: 38,830	Ceilings and walls: 37,150
Rugs or carpets: 36,837	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 31,717
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 30,513	Footwear: 29,538
Exercise: 29,274	Containers: 25,148
Furniture: 21,632	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 21,004
Bench or table saws: 20,945	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 20,645
House repair or construction materials: 19,802	Fishing: 19,102
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 18,703	Fences or fence posts: 15,482
Metal containers: 15,208	Lawn mowers: 14,894
Golf: 14,481	Tableware and accessories: 13,499
Doorsills or frames: 13,365	Horseback riding: 12,315
Day wear: 11,965	Knives with replaceable blades: 11,897
Alcohol: 11,197	Exercise equipment: 10,746
Motor vehicles or parts: 10,667	Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 10,537
All-terrain vehicles: 10,271	Animal induced injury: 10,232
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 8,993	Stools: 8,911
Pet supplies: 8,891	Chain saws: 8,807
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 8,743	Bags: 8,122
Drinking glasses: 7,893	Counters or countertops: 7,638
Televisions: 7,602	Stepladders: 7,416
Pruning or trimming equipment: 7,382	Other unpowered garden tools: 7,169
Foods: 7,093	Hammers: 7,024
Chair, recliner: 6,963	Tennis: 6,536
Luggage: 6,522	Handrails, railings or banisters: 6,361
Vacuum cleaners: 6,314	First aid equipment: 6,191
Step stools: 6,153	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 6,105
Refrigerators: 6,078	Grocery or shopping carts: 6,037
Escalators: 5,801	Paper products: 5,788
Hot water: 5,783	Telephones or telephone accessories: 5,758
Power saws: 5,718	Saws: 5,692
Snow skiing: 5,662	Basketball: 5,534
Riding power lawn mowers: 5,440	Sinks: 5,429
Portable circular power saws: 5,402	Garage doors: 5,373
Benches: 5,323	Pipes: 5,287
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 5,246	Jewelry: 5,093
Swimming: 5,090	Elevators or other lifts: 4,977
Cardboard products: 4,909	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 4,899
Power lawn mowers: 4,809	Medical equipment, general: 4,729
Weight lifting: 4,703	Other toys: 4,634
Eyeglasses: 4,583	Dancing: 4,493
Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 4,438	Other ranges or ovens: 4,373
Ramps or landings: 4,350	Cookware: 4,314
Manual cleaning equipment: 4,305	Decorative yard equipment: 4,294
Cords, electrical: 3,980	Cabinet or door hardware: 3,968
Plants, trees and shrubs: 3,924	Tablet or capsule drugs: 3,877
Clothing: 3,782	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 3,735
Softball: 3,620	Baseball: 3,605
Motorized vehicles: 3,603	Barstools or kitchen stools: 3,554
Swimming pools: 3,512	Golf carts: 3,503
Bowling: 3,482	Fans: 3,450
Drills: 3,444	Slicers and choppers: 3,378
Tools: 3,284	Air conditioners: 3,215
Manicuring devices: 3,198	Washing machines: 3,124
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 3,112	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 3,092
Wire: 3,089	Manual scissors: 3,059
Poles: 3,056	Razors or shavers: 3,045
Bleaches: 2,999	Built-in swimming pools: 2,936
Scissors: 2,909	Dishwashers: 2,885
Computers: 2,868	Bottles or jars: 2,851
General home or room involvement in fires: 2,822	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 2,815
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 2,782	Log splitters: 2,777
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 2,714	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 2,598
Extension or straight ladders: 2,584	Tractors: 2,575
Buckets or pails: 2,573	Screwdrivers: 2,473
Insect induced injuries: 2,405	Mattresses: 2,369
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 2,337	Vending machines: 2,335
Rotary power lawn mowers: 2,328	Pins and needles: 2,253
Towels or cloths: 2,252	Carts: 2,250
Chair, rocking: 2,211	Hatchets or axes: 2,182
General purpose household cleaners: 2,116	Football: 2,111
Awls, chisels or planes: 2,084	Soccer: 2,081
Light bulbs: 2,046	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 2,036
Clothing accessories: 2,014	Soaps: 1,996
Laundry baskets: 1,891	Electric heating pads: 1,888
Bleachers: 1,859	Mirrors or mirror glass: 1,852
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 1,793	Hot tubs or home spas: 1,779
Gasoline: 1,779	Other manual workshop tools: 1,776
Nail guns or stud drivers: 1,773	Bed rails: 1,734
Liquid drugs: 1,719	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 1,716
Kitchen gadgets: 1,659	Blankets: 1,659
Nightwear: 1,655	Volleyball: 1,630
Welding equipment: 1,599	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 1,594
Sewing machines or accessories: 1,586	Microwave ovens: 1,574
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 1,549	Sheets or pillowcases: 1,536
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 1,510	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 1,475
Public equipment: 1,462	Scooters, unpowered: 1,441
Clothes dryers: 1,437	Wooden containers: 1,432
Fuel storage tanks: 1,430	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 1,425
Automatic doors: 1,420	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 1,418
Windowsills or frames: 1,412	Swings or swing sets: 1,410
Carbon monoxide poisonings: 1,402	Other fireplaces: 1,354
Toolboxes or tool kits: 1,345	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 1,340
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 1,337	Hearing aids: 1,335
Desk supplies: 1,334	Christmas decorations: 1,325
Roller skating: 1,321	Rope or string: 1,317
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 1,308	Pillows: 1,305
Extension cords: 1,305	Scaffolding: 1,273
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 1,269	Batteries: 1,246
Heaters or heating systems: 1,245	Food processors: 1,233
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 1,233	Other glass bottles or jars: 1,224
Hand saws: 1,200	Television tables or stands: 1,199
Tree stands: 1,188	Freezers: 1,183
Floor lamps or table lamps: 1,176	Outerwear: 1,171
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 1,160	Adhesives: 1,159
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 1,158	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 1,150
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 1,137	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 1,120
Power drills or accessories: 1,087	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 1,067
Sprayers: 1,066	Skateboards: 1,060
Grills: 1,050	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 1,044
Glass bottles or jars: 1,040	Mobile/manufactured homes: 1,025
Baby gates or barriers: 1,017	Chemicals: 1,010
Ice skating: 998	Laundry soaps or detergents: 991
Portable food or beverage coolers: 987	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 966
Surfing: 965	Chains: 960
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 959	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 955
Nonglass bottles or jars: 954	Storm windows: 952
Plastic containers: 948	Sports and recreational activity: 935
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 928	Tool sheds: 927
Snowmobiles: 924	Garden tractors: 906
Snow throwers/blowers: 901	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 895
Boats and boating: 894	Power tillers or cultivators: 876
Trays: 875	Generators or power plants: 852
Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 850	Eye protection devices: 845
Other ball sports: 844	Towel racks or bars: 838
Coffee makers or teapots: 835	Other containers: 833
Trampolines: 830	Combs or hairbrushes: 830
Christmas tree lights: 808	Portable power drills and accessories: 800
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 790	Keys, key rings or key chains: 772
Lubricants: 765	Umbrellas: 763
Band saws: 761	Leaf blowers: 758
Plastic bags: 727	Radiators: 699
Manual push mowers: 694	Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 690
In-line skating: 686	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 678
Aquariums or accessories: 678	Metal cookware: 670
Amusement attractions: 663	Power sanders: 656
Other furnaces: 644	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 643
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 640	Martial arts: 635
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 626	Workshop furnishings: 624
Water heaters: 620	Wood paneling and particleboard: 616
Power routers: 613	Electric blenders: 612
Book bags or back carriers: 612	Artificial Christmas trees: 609
Scales: 593	Swimming pool equipment: 581
Manual filing or sanding tools: 578	Camping equipment: 575
Other portable or stationary power tools: 575	Power hedge trimmers: 574
Lighting equipment: 564	Nonelectric blankets: 555
Manual hedge trimmers: 553	Massage devices or vibrators: 537
Other specified plastic products: 537	Archery: 536
Business and office machines: 534	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 534
Bunk beds: 531	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 523
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 518	Ironing boards or covers: 509
Flying toys: 498	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 495
Coins: 492	Ball sports: 464
Fertilizers: 464	Faucets or spigots: 459
Bedding: 456	Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 453
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 449	Laundry hampers: 439
Hockey: 437	Tricycles: 436
Safes: 436	Other furniture: 433
Clothing irons: 432	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 421
Pressure cookers or canners: 417	Can openers: 412
Paper cutters: 411	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 409
Clocks: 406	Gas ranges or ovens: 405
Carbon monoxide detectors: 405	Aerosol containers: 405
Electric heaters: 402	Radios: 401
Ear protection devices: 400	BBs or pellets: 392
Drain cleaners: 391	Electric ranges or ovens: 389
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 388	Snow boarding: 387
Self-contained openers: 384	Fireworks: 382
Personal protection devices: 381	Electric frying pans and skillets: 381
Slides or sliding boards: 379	Photographic equipment: 379
Food grinders: 376	Hair dryers: 368
Tapes: 363	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 363
Billiards or pool: 359	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 356
Sewing basket articles: 355	Drinking fountains: 353
Detergents: 348	Rug shampooers: 346
Power lathes: 345	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 339
Power jointers: 337	Jigsaws: 332
Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 325	Fabric treatment products: 324
Water skiing: 323	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 323
Pressurized containers: 320	Pens and pencils: 308
Seasonal decorations: 308	Air compressors: 308
Baby strollers: 303	Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 295
Floor waxes: 295	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 293
Other drugs or medications: 289	Stationary power drills and accessories: 289
Gas furnaces: 287	Acids: 284
Painting equipment, powered: 284	Pull-down or folding stairs: 283
Cribs: 278	Water slides: 277
Swimming pool chemicals: 276	Hacksaws: 272
Illegal drugs: 268	Flatware: 265
Hammocks: 262	Fire extinguishers: 260
Diving or diving boards: 260	Nonmetal cookware: 259
Cosmetics: 257	Car seats: 256
Automotive chemicals: 255	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 253
Mountain climbing: 249	Art supplies or equipment: 248
Footlockers: 248	Ice picks: 246
Unpowered models or parts: 246	Other bedding: 246
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 243	Radial arm saws: 243
Gas or LP heaters: 241	Knife sharpeners: 238
Go-carts: 238	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 232
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 226	Doorstops: 224
Toilet bowl products: 219	Cutting torches: 218
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 217	Magazine racks or book ends: 215
Bars and bar accessories: 215	Artificial flowers or plants: 210
Water tubing: 210	Other playground equipment: 210
Gas fumes or gas vapors of unknown origin: 209	Glass soft drink bottles: 207
Badminton: 205	Horseshoes: 202
Animal traps: 201	Matches: 195
Electric lighting equipment: 193	Above-ground swimming pools: 190
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 190	High chairs: 190
Tombstones or grave markers: 189	Lacrosse: 185
Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 182	Filters: 181
Other guns or firearms: 177	Lighter fluids: 177
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 177	Electric mixers: 177
Slow cookers: 177	Wallpaper: 176
Paint or varnish thinners: 175	Powered riding toys: 173
Shuffleboard: 173	Gasoline cans: 173
Pesticides: 173	Oven cleaners: 173
Support garments and stockings, medical: 167	Gymnastics: 166
Nonbaby mattresses: 165	Lockers: 163
Boxing: 162	Plastic wrapping products: 162
Sleds: 162	Futons: 161
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 161	Minibikes, powered: 159
Scuba diving: 159	Other grills or stoves: 159
Utility vehicles: 158	Canning jars or lids: 158
Water softeners or conditioners: 158	Appliances: 157
Toy boxes or chests: 155	Watches: 150
Track and field: 150	Trains: 150
Vises or workshop clamps: 148	Cots: 148
Wagons: 148	Humidifiers: 146
Boilers: 146	Tape recorders or players: 146
Electric or battery-powered knives: 142	Fireplace equipment: 142
Electric Christmas decorations: 141	Automotive tools or accessories: 139
Aluminum foil wrapping products: 136	Toasters: 133
Tarpaulins: 133	Fire or smoke alarms: 131
Waterbeds or water pillows: 131	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 126
Containers with key openers: 122	Diapers: 121
Thermostats: 117	Electric coffee makers or teapots: 117
Window screens: 117	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 117
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 117	Thermometers: 115
Kerosene or oil heaters: 114	Hypodermic needles or syringes: 106
Skating: 105	Fuel oils: 103
Field hockey: 102	Ice hockey: 102
Drinking straws: 102	Treehouses or playhouses: 97
Range or oven accessories: 95	Skeet shooting: 95
Grass and leaf catchers: 95	Lye: 95
Drain snakes: 90	Electric deep fryers: 90
Table tennis: 90	Corkscrews: 90
Dishwasher detergents: 88	Balloons: 88
Stilts: 88	Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 86
Sabre saws: 86	School equipment: 86
Other antennas: 86	Engine fuels for models: 86
Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 86	Croquet: 86
Electric knife sharpeners: 86	Other power garden tools: 86
Dehumidifiers: 86	Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 86
Built-in fireplaces: 86	Wading pools: 86
Moving walks: 86	Christmas tree stands or supports: 86
Aspirin substitutes: 86	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 86
Aspirin or aspirin compounds: 86	Electric toothbrushes or oral irrigators: 79
Toy sports equipment: 79	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 79
Portable electric heaters: 79	Outdoor patio heaters or firepits: 79
Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 75	Electric blankets or sheets: 75
Flotation toys: 75	Baby carriages: 75
Lunch boxes or pails: 75	Handball: 75
Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 73	Wrestling: 73
Workshop compounds or chemicals: 73	Ice makers: 73
Other baby carriers: 73	Electrical testing equipment: 73
Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 73	Antifreeze: 71
Soldering equipment: 71	Multi-purpose lighters: 71
Juicers: 71	Electric kettles or hot pots: 71
Darts: 71	Costumes or masks: 71
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 71	Fabrics: 71
Lamp oils: 71	Outdoor antennas: 71
Toy guns with projectiles: 71	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 71
Electric razors or shavers: 71	Chimneys: 71
Other clothing: 71	Gun powder or ammunition: 71
Coin-operated car washing equipment: 71	Levels: 67
Flares: 59	Oral hygiene products: 59
Fire escape devices: 59	Liniments or rubbing compounds: 59
Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 59	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 59
Burglar alarms: 59	Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 59
Drugs or medications: 59	Hair clippers and trimmers: 46
Ammonia, household: 46	Floor buffers or waxers: 46
Electric baseboard heaters: 46	Guns: 45
Abrasive cleaners: 45	Pumps: 45
Hot plates: 45	Charcoal: 44
Indoor antennas: 40	Electric combs: 40
Ice cream makers: 40	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 30
Dry ice: 30	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 30
Safety pins: 30	Paper bags: 30
Dishwashing liquid: 30	Recording tapes: 30
Bath or facial brushes: 30	Music boxes or chimes: 30
Furniture polishes or waxes: 30	Portable gas or LP heaters: 30
Sleeping bags: 30	Toddler beds: 30
Saunas: 30	Kerosene: 29
Electric scissors: 15	Windshield wiper fluids: 15
Caulking or spackling compounds: 15	Tetherball: 15
Battery chargers: 15	Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 15
Electric brooms: 15	Fencing: 15
Fire sprinklers: 15	Playground equipment: 15
Rocketry sets: 15	Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices: 15
Crayons or chalk: 15	Record players: 15
Baby bouncer seats: 15	Heating or cooling comfort packs: 15
Window or door security barriers: 15	Pogo sticks: 15
Metal or plastic molding sets: 15	Vacuum containers: 15
Lighters: 15	Kites or kite string: 15
Trash compactors: 15	Garbage disposers: 15
Food warmers: 15	Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 14
Table linens: 14	Lawn vacuums: 14
Aircraft: 14	Roller hockey: 14

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