Accidents - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 123,463
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Knives: 13,910	Stairs or steps: 6,046
Doors: 4,893	Floors or flooring materials: 4,817
Drinking glasses: 3,887	Metal containers: 3,411
Tableware and accessories: 2,563	Fishing: 2,346
Ceilings and walls: 2,303	Knives with replaceable blades: 2,196
Fences or fence posts: 2,046	Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 2,021
Tables: 1,915	Bicycles or accessories: 1,822
Beds or bedframes: 1,807	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 1,699
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 1,635	Crutches, canes or walkers: 1,584
Chairs: 1,399	Ladders: 1,289
Bench or table saws: 1,279	Hot water: 1,196
Pet supplies: 1,189	Cookware: 1,098
Hammers: 1,067	Power saws: 962
Other ranges or ovens: 960	Power lawn mowers: 953
Chain saws: 890	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 849
Portable circular power saws: 832	Bathtubs or showers: 809
Containers: 759	Exercise: 749
Pipes: 732	Drills: 725
Pruning or trimming equipment: 724	Wheelchairs: 681
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 681	Lawn mowers: 681
Doorsills or frames: 641	Other unpowered garden tools: 636
Footwear: 602	Garage doors: 602
Handrails, railings or banisters: 581	Toilets: 578
Screwdrivers: 563	Rugs or carpets: 563
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 528	Nail guns or stud drivers: 522
Gasoline: 501	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 491
Saws: 481	Refrigerators: 478
Tools: 472	Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 467
Counters or countertops: 466	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 465
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 443	Poles: 431
Grocery or shopping carts: 416	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 409
Glass bottles or jars: 406	Mirrors or mirror glass: 404
Air conditioners: 401	Power drills or accessories: 397
Bottles or jars: 394	All-terrain vehicles: 379
Washing machines: 379	Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 377
Manual scissors: 370	Rope or string: 359
Televisions: 358	Escalators: 357
Hand saws: 357	Furniture: 337
Clothing accessories: 332	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 330
Dishwashers: 327	Other toys: 314
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 310	Weight lifting: 304
Sprayers: 299	Cabinet or door hardware: 297
Other glass bottles or jars: 284	Metal cookware: 279
Keys, key rings or key chains: 277	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 277
Wire: 272	Slicers and choppers: 256
Baseball: 255	Sinks: 255
Floor lamps or table lamps: 250	Exercise equipment: 249
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 247	Ramps or landings: 247
Other manual workshop tools: 245	Scissors: 244
Luggage: 243	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 241
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 238	Cardboard products: 237
Benches: 233	Freezers: 232
Awls, chisels or planes: 232	Computers: 218
Snow throwers/blowers: 214	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 213
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 213	Other containers: 212
Glue guns: 212	Softball: 210
House repair or construction materials: 208	Swimming pools: 208
Sewing machines or accessories: 207	Fans: 198
Light bulbs: 194	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 192
Vacuum cleaners: 188	Golf carts: 187
Stools: 186	Motorized vehicles: 178
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 177	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 169
Electric blenders: 168	Grills: 168
Chair, recliner: 168	Clothes dryers: 168
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 162	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 161
Ice picks: 161	First aid equipment: 159
Water heaters: 157	Automatic doors: 155
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 155	Elevators or other lifts: 154
Golf: 149	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 146
Power hedge trimmers: 146	Scooters, unpowered: 146
Electric ranges or ovens: 140	Power tillers or cultivators: 139
Desk supplies: 139	Basketball: 139
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 138	Canning jars or lids: 138
Bags: 132	Day wear: 132
Storm windows: 128	Snow skiing: 128
Ammonia, household: 124	Microwave ovens: 122
Paper products: 118	Horseback riding: 117
Nonmetal cookware: 117	Carts: 117
Martial arts: 116	Riding power lawn mowers: 115
Jewelry: 113	Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 108
Decorative yard equipment: 108	Tennis: 106
Bed rails: 106	Other furnaces: 101
Power routers: 100	Boilers: 99
Hatchets or axes: 99	Fireworks: 99
Soaps: 90	Other fireplaces: 90
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 90	Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 86
Vending machines: 86	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 86
Leaf blowers: 86	Step stools: 86
Food processors: 85	General home or room involvement in fires: 85
Archery: 85	Umbrellas: 84
Scaffolding: 84	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 84
Decorative water features: 84	Barstools or kitchen stools: 84
Safes: 82	Pins and needles: 82
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 82	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 78
Can openers: 78	Swings or swing sets: 78
Telephones or telephone accessories: 77	Other specified plastic products: 77
Manicuring devices: 77	Radiators: 77
Watches: 75	Faucets or spigots: 75
Battery chargers: 75	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 75
Roller skating: 75	Electric kettles or hot pots: 75
Workshop furnishings: 75	Other portable or stationary power tools: 75
Snowmobiles: 75	Self-contained openers: 75
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 70	Pressure cookers or canners: 70
Food skewers: 70	Lighting equipment: 70
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 70	Stepladders: 70
Power sanders: 70	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 70
Internal combustion engines: 70	Cutting torches: 70
Clocks: 70	Bleaches: 70
Chains: 70	Artificial Christmas trees: 70
Seasonal decorations: 70	Other furniture: 70
Clothing irons: 70	Soccer: 69
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 69	Other antennas: 69
Pens and pencils: 69	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 69
Wood paneling and particleboard: 69	Gasoline cans: 69
Knife sharpeners: 69	Tractors: 69
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 69	Garbage disposers: 69
Garden tractors: 69	Rust removers: 69
Extension or straight ladders: 69	Track and field: 69
Portable power drills and accessories: 68	Swimming: 62
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 62	Band saws: 62
Baby gates or barriers: 62	Welding equipment: 62
Tool sheds: 62	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 62
Electric deep fryers: 62	Built-in swimming pools: 62
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 62	Air compressors: 62
Cribs: 62	Other playground equipment: 62
Camping equipment: 62	Vises or workshop clamps: 62
Nonglass bottles or jars: 53	Wooden containers: 50
Toolboxes or tool kits: 46	Kitchen gadgets: 46
General purpose household cleaners: 46	Manual cleaning equipment: 46
Log splitters: 46	Generators or power plants: 46
Animal traps: 46	Dancing: 41
Plastic containers: 41	Thermometers: 37
Slow cookers: 37	Artificial flowers or plants: 37
Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 37	Sewing basket articles: 31
Coffee makers or teapots: 31	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 31
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 31	Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 31
Hacksaws: 30	Heaters or heating systems: 30
Flatware: 30	Torches: 30
Volleyball: 30	Plastic bags: 30
Doorstops: 30	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 30
Trays: 16	Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 16
Chemicals: 16	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 16
Batteries: 16	Aquariums or accessories: 15
Football: 15	Boxing: 15
Jigsaws: 15	Bowling: 15
Ice makers: 15	Built-in fireplaces: 15
Electric Christmas decorations: 15	Matches: 15
Christmas decorations: 15	Nonelectric knife sharpeners: 15
Buckets or pails: 15	Laundry baskets: 15
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 15	Razors or shavers: 15
Electric razors or shavers: 15	Other ball sports: 15
Hair dryers: 15	Cigarette or pipe lighters: 15
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 15	Acids: 15
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 15	Towels or cloths: 15
Bunk beds: 15	Swimming pool chemicals: 15
Nightwear: 15	Oven cleaners: 15
Outerwear: 15	Portable food or beverage coolers: 15
Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 15	Cords, electrical: 15
Book bags or back carriers: 15	Laundry soaps or detergents: 15
Detergents: 15	Billiards or pool: 15
BBs or pellets: 15	Coaxial Cable: 15
Skating: 15	Fencing: 15

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