Accidents - 50+ years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,968,476
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups.

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 460,755	Stairs or steps: 327,615
Beds or bedframes: 181,461	Chairs: 111,183
Wheelchairs: 86,449	Bathtubs or showers: 77,345
Knives: 73,525	Crutches, canes or walkers: 69,555
Ladders: 55,017	Doors: 49,877
Tables: 49,652	Bicycles or accessories: 49,121
Toilets: 41,613	Rugs or carpets: 39,661
Ceilings and walls: 35,271	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 34,176
Exercise: 33,813	Footwear: 33,354
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 29,226	Containers: 23,114
Furniture: 21,841	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 20,879
Bench or table saws: 20,547	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 20,287
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 20,154	Fishing: 18,856
Horseback riding: 15,868	Metal containers: 15,673
Doorsills or frames: 15,349	House repair or construction materials: 13,878
Fences or fence posts: 13,780	Golf: 13,720
Animal induced injury: 13,655	Lawn mowers: 13,413
Tableware and accessories: 13,302	Motor vehicles or parts: 12,671
Knives with replaceable blades: 12,259	Alcohol: 11,805
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 11,436	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 10,925
Exercise equipment: 10,668	Stools: 9,955
All-terrain vehicles: 9,574	Chain saws: 9,570
Day wear: 9,466	Pet supplies: 9,269
Televisions: 9,099	Drinking glasses: 8,694
Other unpowered garden tools: 8,309	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 8,264
Pruning or trimming equipment: 8,098	Bags: 7,756
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 7,485	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 7,425
Counters or countertops: 7,323	Hot water: 7,283
Foods: 7,043	Chair, recliner: 6,969
Refrigerators: 6,945	Vacuum cleaners: 6,802
Luggage: 6,743	Benches: 6,736
Tennis: 6,696	Power lawn mowers: 6,520
Tablet or capsule drugs: 6,193	First aid equipment: 6,155
Stepladders: 6,146	Dancing: 6,057
Garage doors: 6,015	Escalators: 6,013
Clothing: 6,012	Riding power lawn mowers: 5,907
Medical equipment, general: 5,900	Handrails, railings or banisters: 5,888
Portable circular power saws: 5,765	Hammers: 5,759
Snow skiing: 5,759	Pipes: 5,731
Basketball: 5,723	Other ranges or ovens: 5,708
Weight lifting: 5,642	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 5,513
Plants, trees and shrubs: 5,456	Saws: 5,451
Grocery or shopping carts: 5,446	Step stools: 5,438
Sinks: 5,386	Power saws: 5,291
Jewelry: 5,135	Manual cleaning equipment: 5,119
Paper products: 5,026	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 5,014
Bowling: 4,978	Swimming: 4,908
Ramps or landings: 4,797	Cardboard products: 4,697
Eyeglasses: 4,674	Other toys: 4,564
Barstools or kitchen stools: 4,496	Softball: 4,494
Telephones or telephone accessories: 4,352	Golf carts: 4,298
Decorative yard equipment: 4,282	Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 4,257
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 4,146	Baseball: 4,062
Tools: 4,024	Motorized vehicles: 4,023
Cords, electrical: 3,965	Swimming pools: 3,913
Drills: 3,899	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 3,895
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 3,892	Fans: 3,786
General home or room involvement in fires: 3,786	Slicers and choppers: 3,756
Poles: 3,686	Clothing accessories: 3,495
Manicuring devices: 3,330	Cabinet or door hardware: 3,323
Cookware: 3,231	Computers: 3,198
Scissors: 3,178	Buckets or pails: 3,161
Bottles or jars: 2,995	Snow throwers/blowers: 2,977
Wire: 2,968	Elevators or other lifts: 2,937
Extension or straight ladders: 2,866	Pins and needles: 2,839
Air conditioners: 2,839	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 2,730
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 2,663	Mirrors or mirror glass: 2,582
Manual scissors: 2,553	Insect induced injuries: 2,550
Carts: 2,522	Washing machines: 2,517
Laundry baskets: 2,501	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 2,467
Grills: 2,442	Football: 2,433
Scaffolding: 2,366	Rotary power lawn mowers: 2,359
Bleaches: 2,246	Tractors: 2,192
Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 2,182	Razors or shavers: 2,151
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 2,120	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 2,119
Log splitters: 2,063	Awls, chisels or planes: 2,023
Dishwashers: 2,022	Rope or string: 1,994
Bed rails: 1,987	Welding equipment: 1,949
Built-in swimming pools: 1,914	Kitchen gadgets: 1,882
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 1,879	General purpose household cleaners: 1,875
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 1,830	Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 1,828
Vending machines: 1,826	Roller skating: 1,819
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 1,769	Nail guns or stud drivers: 1,733
Nightwear: 1,726	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 1,700
Scooters, unpowered: 1,699	Chair, rocking: 1,699
Mattresses: 1,692	Light bulbs: 1,685
Hand saws: 1,677	Automatic doors: 1,656
Hatchets or axes: 1,656	Sheets or pillowcases: 1,654
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 1,637	Extension cords: 1,631
Other manual workshop tools: 1,625	Swings or swing sets: 1,613
Bleachers: 1,610	Toolboxes or tool kits: 1,606
Screwdrivers: 1,605	Carbon monoxide poisonings: 1,585
Tool sheds: 1,543	Power hedge trimmers: 1,536
Glass bottles or jars: 1,525	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 1,523
Desk supplies: 1,517	Heaters or heating systems: 1,495
Hearing aids: 1,489	Liquid drugs: 1,488
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 1,486	Volleyball: 1,459
Sprayers: 1,451	Plastic bags: 1,416
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 1,407	Tree stands: 1,404
Soccer: 1,390	Adhesives: 1,372
Public equipment: 1,371	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 1,365
Ice skating: 1,349	Floor lamps or table lamps: 1,349
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 1,347	Wooden containers: 1,337
Hot tubs or home spas: 1,331	Scales: 1,302
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 1,293	Clothes dryers: 1,285
Sewing machines or accessories: 1,272	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 1,267
Laundry soaps or detergents: 1,264	Pillows: 1,262
Freezers: 1,255	Other portable or stationary power tools: 1,250
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 1,249	Baby gates or barriers: 1,249
Blankets: 1,238	Christmas decorations: 1,237
Soaps: 1,227	Band saws: 1,214
Snowmobiles: 1,199	Sleds: 1,199
Garden tractors: 1,186	Towels or cloths: 1,180
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 1,171	Power drills or accessories: 1,167
Clothing irons: 1,165	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 1,151
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 1,147	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 1,132
Plastic containers: 1,117	Food processors: 1,116
Chains: 1,096	In-line skating: 1,088
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 1,073	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 1,069
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 1,068	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 1,065
Clocks: 1,061	Gasoline: 1,060
Generators or power plants: 1,054	Microwave ovens: 1,043
Pens and pencils: 1,040	Chemicals: 1,035
Other fireplaces: 1,032	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 1,027
Archery: 1,017	Leaf blowers: 1,009
Windowsills or frames: 1,008	Trays: 986
Towel racks or bars: 977	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 972
Television tables or stands: 971	Umbrellas: 950
Other glass bottles or jars: 944	Portable food or beverage coolers: 919
Other furnaces: 910	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 908
Batteries: 906	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 902
Portable power drills and accessories: 895	Amusement attractions: 890
Lighting equipment: 882	Flatware: 879
Power routers: 872	Mobile/manufactured homes: 862
Surfing: 860	Sports and recreational activity: 855
Power tillers or cultivators: 841	Coffee makers or teapots: 839
Electric heating pads: 836	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 831
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 822	Electric blenders: 817
Book bags or back carriers: 794	Other containers: 793
Martial arts: 779	Aerosol containers: 760
Radiators: 749	Manual push mowers: 734
Faucets or spigots: 733	Water skiing: 728
Christmas tree lights: 715	Nonglass bottles or jars: 712
Swimming pool equipment: 695	Camping equipment: 667
Fuel storage tanks: 666	Ear protection devices: 654
Manual filing or sanding tools: 647	Hockey: 640
Wood paneling and particleboard: 634	Bunk beds: 630
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 629	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 619
Lubricants: 617	Pull-down or folding stairs: 615
Cribs: 611	Laundry hampers: 606
Radios: 598	Eye protection devices: 597
Cutting torches: 596	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 582
Combs or hairbrushes: 573	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 572
Air compressors: 572	Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 571
Business and office machines: 568	Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 563
Ironing boards or covers: 558	Artificial Christmas trees: 546
Water heaters: 540	Ball sports: 539
Other specified plastic products: 537	Car seats: 532
Outerwear: 528	Snow boarding: 526
Metal cookware: 511	Gas or LP heaters: 507
Hammocks: 501	Automotive tools or accessories: 498
Ammonia, household: 497	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 496
Power sanders: 492	Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 489
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 479	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 473
Nonmetal cookware: 470	Storm windows: 469
Trampolines: 462	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 460
Massage devices or vibrators: 450	Fertilizers: 447
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 447	Manual hedge trimmers: 446
Slow cookers: 437	Fireplace equipment: 435
Keys, key rings or key chains: 426	Cosmetics: 425
Painting equipment, powered: 423	Jigsaws: 420
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 419	Other ball sports: 419
Sewing basket articles: 413	Photographic equipment: 407
Electric ranges or ovens: 407	Go-carts: 406
Gas ranges or ovens: 403	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 402
Acids: 401	Skateboards: 401
Stationary power drills and accessories: 395	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 390
Nonbaby mattresses: 387	Heating or cooling comfort packs: 387
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 386	Inflatable furniture: 382
Nonelectric blankets: 381	Electric mixers: 378
Hacksaws: 375	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 369
Workshop furnishings: 368	Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 366
Watches: 359	Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 358
Aircraft: 352	Fireworks: 351
Canning jars or lids: 350	Magazine racks or book ends: 349
Tricycles: 347	Aquariums or accessories: 347
Radial arm saws: 343	Futons: 342
Built-in fireplaces: 338	Safes: 331
Baby strollers: 329	Table tennis: 328
Illegal drugs: 325	Water slides: 324
Scuba diving: 321	Horseshoes: 321
Boats and boating: 320	Can openers: 304
Footlockers: 300	Power pruning or trimming equipment: 296
Gas fumes or gas vapors of unknown origin: 294	Other power pruning or trimming equipment: 294
Track and field: 293	Fabric treatment products: 293
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 290	Doorstops: 286
Tape recorders or players: 282	Flying toys: 280
Badminton: 279	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 273
Other furniture: 272	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 271
Tombstones or grave markers: 269	Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 267
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 266	Self-contained openers: 265
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 263	Power jointers: 257
Kerosene or oil heaters: 255	Paper cutters: 255
Drain cleaners: 253	Boilers: 250
Fuel oils: 249	Electric blankets or sheets: 247
Dishwashing liquid: 243	Plastic wrapping products: 240
Antifreeze: 239	Food grinders: 237
Caulking or spackling compounds: 237	Seasonal decorations: 236
Garbage disposers: 233	Window screens: 231
Playpens: 228	Animal traps: 226
Outdoor antennas: 225	Other bedding: 224
Swimming pool chemicals: 224	Carbon monoxide detectors: 223
Billiards or pool: 220	Other drugs or medications: 219
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 216	Hair dryers: 214
Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 212	Electric Christmas decorations: 212
Detergents: 211	Moving walks: 207
Cots: 207	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 206
Mountain climbing: 200	Bars and bar accessories: 199
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 194	Wallpaper: 194
Tapes: 190	Cheerleading: 188
Pesticides: 187	Gasoline cans: 184
Skeet shooting: 184	Tarpaulins: 184
Toy boxes or chests: 181	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 180
Vises or workshop clamps: 180	Above-ground swimming pools: 179
Appliances: 179	Other clothing: 179
Hair clippers and trimmers: 175	Other antennas: 175
Internal combustion engines: 172	Pressure cookers or canners: 172
Drain snakes: 171	Electric lighting equipment: 171
Diapers: 171	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 171
Water tubing: 170	Lockers: 170
Coaxial Cable: 170	Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 166
Waterbeds or water pillows: 165	Electric razors or shavers: 165
Rugby: 165	Swimming pool slides: 157
Sabre saws: 157	Lighter fluids: 155
Range or oven accessories: 154	Diving or diving boards: 154
Slides or sliding boards: 153	Matches: 152
Coal furnaces: 150	Bedding: 150
Clothespins: 150	Knife sharpeners: 149
Snow tubing: 147	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 146
Abrasive cleaners: 141	Industrial equipment: 141
Gymnastics: 141	Artificial flowers or plants: 140
Ice or snow boating: 140	Coins: 139
Electric motors: 139	Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 139
Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 139	Window or door security barriers: 137
Other guns or firearms: 137	Ice hockey: 135
Saunas: 134	Potty chairs or training seats: 131
Other power garden tools: 126	Handball: 126
Pumps: 125	Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 125
Fire extinguishers: 123	Power lathes: 117
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 117	Sleeping bags: 116
Air purifiers: 115	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 115
Electric coffee makers or teapots: 115	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 115
Costumes or masks: 111	Electric heaters: 110
Vacuum containers: 110	Automotive chemicals: 109
Solvents: 103	Shuffleboard: 102
Electric baseboard heaters: 101	Fire or smoke alarms: 100
Baby carriages: 100	Aspirin or aspirin compounds: 100
Paint or varnish thinners: 100	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 100
Wagons: 100	Drinking fountains: 99
Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 99	Floor waxes: 96
Ice picks: 95	Dry ice: 95
Boxing: 93	Skating: 93
Personal protection devices: 91	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 87
Minibikes, powered: 87	Riding toys: 87
Soldering equipment: 86	Safety pins: 85
Contact lenses: 85	Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 85
Utility vehicles: 85	Charcoal: 85
Night-lights: 85	Treehouses or playhouses: 85
Playground equipment: 85	Garden sprayers: 85
Wrestling: 84	Floor buffers or waxers: 84
Furniture polishes or waxes: 84	Manual drills: 80
Building sets: 80	Wading pools: 80
Christmas tree stands or supports: 80	Dehumidifiers: 80
Filters: 80	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 80
Respiratory protection devices: 80	Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 75
Toboggans: 71	Other playground equipment: 71
Electric griddles: 71	Fuel multi-purpose lighters: 71
Rug shampooers: 70	Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 70
Toy sports equipment: 70	Trouble lights or extension work lights: 70
Workshop compounds or chemicals: 70	Bath or facial brushes: 70
Portable gas or LP heaters: 70	Toasters: 70
Art supplies or equipment: 70	Nonelectric can openers: 70
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 70	Containers with key openers: 70
Wallpaper cleaners: 70	Dishwasher detergents: 70
Electric frying pans and skillets: 70	Electric knife sharpeners: 70
Lighters: 70	Metal or plastic molding sets: 70
Thermostats: 69	Chimneys: 69
Fabrics: 69	Baby carriers: 69
Seesaws or teeterboards: 69	Powered riding toys: 69
Humidifiers: 69	Other grills or stoves: 61
Food warmers: 61	Baby walkers or jumpers: 61
Portable electric heaters: 61	Wood burning fireplaces: 61
Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 55	Glue guns: 55
Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 49	Gas furnaces: 46
Diesel fuels: 46	Ice makers: 45
Lacrosse: 45	BBs or pellets: 45
Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 34	Electric or battery-powered knives: 34
Field hockey: 31	Trash compactors: 31
Fire escape devices: 31	Trains: 30
Table linens: 30	Gas-burning fireplaces: 15
Wigs, falls or hairpieces: 15	Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads: 15
Drugs or medications: 15	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 15
Oil furnaces: 15	Hypodermic needles or syringes: 15
Balloons: 15	Baby carriers or slings: 15
Baby bottles or nipples: 15	Electric grills: 15
Bottle openers: 15	Lye: 15
Pressurized containers: 15	Drinking straws: 15
Ice cream makers: 15	Juicers: 15
Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 15	Support garments and stockings, medical: 15
Electric corn poppers: 15	Glass soft drink bottles: 15
Heat pumps: 15	Unpowered models or parts: 15
Fire sprinklers: 15	Electric deep fryers: 15
Clothes brushes: 15	Insect traps, powered: 15
Hot plates: 15	Oven cleaners: 15
High chairs: 15	Bassinets or cradles: 15
Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 15	Record players: 15
Paper bags: 15

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