Accidents - 50+ years old - Year 2007 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 118,804
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Knives: 13,825	Stairs or steps: 5,546
Floors or flooring materials: 4,851	Doors: 3,562
Metal containers: 3,010	Drinking glasses: 2,624
Fishing: 2,467	Tableware and accessories: 2,403
Knives with replaceable blades: 2,384	Ceilings and walls: 2,265
Beds or bedframes: 2,231	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 2,231
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 2,018	Bench or table saws: 1,692
Bicycles or accessories: 1,662	Wheelchairs: 1,568
Chairs: 1,551	Tables: 1,408
Fences or fence posts: 1,400	Chain saws: 1,314
Ladders: 1,302	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 1,281
Animal induced injury: 1,070	Screwdrivers: 1,050
Bathtubs or showers: 1,011	Doorsills or frames: 1,007
Hot water: 983	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 961
Crutches, canes or walkers: 934	Foods: 925
Power saws: 909	Cookware: 879
Drills: 839	House repair or construction materials: 833
Other ranges or ovens: 793	Rugs or carpets: 738
Motor vehicles or parts: 732	Pet supplies: 731
Containers: 703	Hammers: 701
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 689	Toilets: 671
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 659	Portable circular power saws: 629
Pruning or trimming equipment: 599	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 579
Lawn mowers: 574	Manual scissors: 521
Furniture: 510	Nail guns or stud drivers: 502
Saws: 493	Pipes: 467
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 453	Power drills or accessories: 452
Wire: 447	Handrails, railings or banisters: 441
Power lawn mowers: 437	Other toys: 436
Exercise: 424	Grocery or shopping carts: 422
Air conditioners: 419	Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 413
Footwear: 407	Awls, chisels or planes: 383
Hand saws: 380	Scissors: 379
Mirrors or mirror glass: 374	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 367
Manual cleaning equipment: 362	Garage doors: 359
Grills: 355	Light bulbs: 319
Counters or countertops: 318	Baseball: 317
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 310	Tools: 308
Other manual workshop tools: 307	Cardboard products: 307
Benches: 302	Glass bottles or jars: 298
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 295	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 290
Horseback riding: 290	All-terrain vehicles: 288
Fans: 281	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 280
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 269	Plants, trees and shrubs: 265
General home or room involvement in fires: 262	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 261
Tennis: 258	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 251
Dishwashers: 241	Other unpowered garden tools: 240
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 238	Day wear: 237
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 231	Keys, key rings or key chains: 226
Basketball: 226	Sprayers: 224
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 220	Clothing: 215
Bottles or jars: 215	Gasoline: 213
Rope or string: 212	Alcohol: 210
Rotary power lawn mowers: 209	Escalators: 201
Public equipment: 200	Luggage: 195
Washing machines: 190	Log splitters: 190
Golf: 187	Poles: 187
Slicers and choppers: 187	Vacuum cleaners: 186
Pens and pencils: 184	General purpose household cleaners: 181
Soaps: 180	Microwave ovens: 180
Cabinet or door hardware: 178	Snow throwers/blowers: 178
Clothes dryers: 176	Floor lamps or table lamps: 175
Decorative yard equipment: 173	Hacksaws: 172
Portable power drills and accessories: 172	Ramps or landings: 171
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 170	Sewing basket articles: 169
Softball: 169	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 169
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 166	Weight lifting: 166
Sinks: 160	Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 160
Refrigerators: 157	Bags: 145
Built-in swimming pools: 141	Band saws: 140
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 140	Wooden containers: 140
Flatware: 139	Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 139
Televisions: 137	Pull-down or folding stairs: 133
Carts: 131	Computers: 126
Motorized vehicles: 118	Pins and needles: 115
Stools: 115	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 114
Kitchen gadgets: 110	Toolboxes or tool kits: 110
Power tillers or cultivators: 110	Cutting torches: 104
Tractors: 102	Insect induced injuries: 101
Coffee makers or teapots: 101	Nonglass bottles or jars: 101
Adhesives: 99	Razors or shavers: 95
Nightwear: 95	Elevators or other lifts: 95
Lighting equipment: 95	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 95
Fuel storage tanks: 95	Bleaches: 94
Umbrellas: 87	Leaf blowers: 87
Football: 85	Window screens: 85
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 85	Electric coffee makers or teapots: 85
Hatchets or axes: 85	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 85
Vending machines: 85	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 85
Step stools: 85	Desk supplies: 85
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 85	Stationary power drills and accessories: 85
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 84	Nonbaby mattresses: 80
Automatic doors: 80	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 80
Golf carts: 80	Bed rails: 80
Ice picks: 80	Gasoline cans: 80
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 80	Laundry soaps or detergents: 80
Towel racks or bars: 80	Handball: 80
Swimming pools: 80	Acids: 80
Metal cookware: 80	Garbage disposers: 80
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 80	Extension cords: 80
Television tables or stands: 76	Caulking or spackling compounds: 71
Eyeglasses: 71	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 71
Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 71	Pillows: 71
Canning jars or lids: 70	Electric blenders: 70
Trampolines: 70	Dishwashing liquid: 70
Snowmobiles: 70	Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 70
Scaffolding: 70	Barstools or kitchen stools: 70
Plastic bags: 70	Garden tractors: 70
Garden sprayers: 70	Power sanders: 70
Laundry hampers: 70	Exercise equipment: 70
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 70	Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 70
Baby strollers: 70	Jigsaws: 70
Combs or hairbrushes: 70	Outdoor antennas: 70
Aerosol containers: 70	Riding power lawn mowers: 70
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 70	Electric knife sharpeners: 70
Floor buffers or waxers: 69	Safes: 69
Chimneys: 69	Other furnaces: 69
Trays: 69	Laundry baskets: 69
Nonmetal cookware: 69	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 69
Lubricants: 69	Plastic containers: 69
Generators or power plants: 69	Tombstones or grave markers: 61
Air compressors: 61	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 61
Baby walkers or jumpers: 61	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 61
Clothing accessories: 60	Telephones or telephone accessories: 56
Radiators: 55	Freezers: 49
Jewelry: 45	Air purifiers: 43
Camping equipment: 43	Dancing: 43
Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 40	Fireplace equipment: 40
Sheets or pillowcases: 40	Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 40
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 40	Slow cookers: 40
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 31	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 31
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 31	Skeet shooting: 30
Clothing irons: 30	Christmas decorations: 15
Faucets or spigots: 15	Archery: 15
Welding equipment: 15	Chemicals: 15
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 15	Sewing machines or accessories: 15
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 15	Food processors: 15
Wood paneling and particleboard: 15	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 15
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 15	Sports and recreational activity: 15
Lockers: 15	Gas or LP heaters: 15
Ice skating: 15	Storm windows: 15
Chains: 15	Manicuring devices: 15
Snow skiing: 15	Outerwear: 15
In-line skating: 15	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 15
Other fireplaces: 15	Built-in fireplaces: 15
Boxing: 15	Mattresses: 15
Soccer: 15	Wallpaper: 15
Ironing boards or covers: 15	Stepladders: 15
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 15	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 15
Volleyball: 15	Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 15
Aquariums or accessories: 15	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 15
BBs or pellets: 15	Fire or smoke alarms: 15
Paper products: 15	Bowling: 15
Other portable or stationary power tools: 15	Ceramics supplies or equipment: 15
Moving walks: 15	Trash compactors: 15
Cords, electrical: 15	Appliances: 15
Unpowered models or parts: 15	Gas fumes or gas vapors of unknown origin: 15
Electric grills: 15

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