Accidents - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Upper Trunk

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 276,595
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Stairs or steps: 33,152	Floors or flooring materials: 27,881
Bathtubs or showers: 19,208	Beds or bedframes: 18,488
Chairs: 13,729	Ladders: 10,041
Exercise: 9,314	Bicycles or accessories: 7,479
Tables: 7,300	Crutches, canes or walkers: 6,179
Toilets: 5,147	Wheelchairs: 3,933
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 3,415	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 3,246
Horseback riding: 3,185	Containers: 3,103
Televisions: 3,052	Ceilings and walls: 2,905
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 2,834	Rugs or carpets: 2,829
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 2,738	Exercise equipment: 2,537
Golf: 2,402	All-terrain vehicles: 2,385
Counters or countertops: 2,327	Furniture: 2,307
Doors: 2,215	Footwear: 1,931
Day wear: 1,835	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 1,773
Lawn mowers: 1,741	Other unpowered garden tools: 1,617
Stools: 1,302	Bags: 1,251
Fences or fence posts: 1,108	Step stools: 1,107
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 1,078	Riding power lawn mowers: 1,051
Snow skiing: 1,023	Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 1,012
Stepladders: 1,008	Clothing: 976
Weight lifting: 968	Swimming: 934
Dancing: 932	Vacuum cleaners: 910
Handrails, railings or banisters: 880	Pet supplies: 871
Swimming pools: 837	Tennis: 830
Refrigerators: 810	Washing machines: 781
Bowling: 736	Computers: 726
Fishing: 703	Doorsills or frames: 696
Freezers: 695	Sinks: 644
Benches: 606	Tools: 606
Luggage: 604	Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 601
Buckets or pails: 596	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 595
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 593	Chair, recliner: 583
Other toys: 560	Baseball: 548
Paper products: 546	Cabinet or door hardware: 538
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 537	Escalators: 534
Tableware and accessories: 515	Motorized vehicles: 507
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 503	Ramps or landings: 496
Manual cleaning equipment: 479	Power lawn mowers: 467
Poles: 456	Extension or straight ladders: 411
Telephones or telephone accessories: 406	Hot water: 399
Golf carts: 393	Grocery or shopping carts: 382
Mattresses: 368	Vending machines: 354
Air conditioners: 350	Amusement attractions: 344
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 344	Rope or string: 343
Softball: 333	Volleyball: 316
Wire: 310	Decorative yard equipment: 294
Electric heating pads: 292	House repair or construction materials: 289
Clothing accessories: 288	Chair, rocking: 285
Fans: 285	Pruning or trimming equipment: 282
Microwave ovens: 281	Keys, key rings or key chains: 278
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 274	Hot tubs or home spas: 261
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 255	Laundry baskets: 250
Snowmobiles: 250	Cords, electrical: 248
Tree stands: 243	Camping equipment: 242
Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 241	Other furniture: 233
Carts: 232	Portable food or beverage coolers: 219
Soccer: 217	Sheets or pillowcases: 213
Cookware: 212	Basketball: 205
Other ranges or ovens: 202	Electric Christmas decorations: 202
Bunk beds: 201	Windowsills or frames: 186
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 183	Pillows: 182
Chain saws: 177	Television tables or stands: 175
Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 175	Wallpaper: 171
Tool sheds: 170	Radiators: 170
Tractors: 169	Swings or swing sets: 169
Batteries: 168	Elevators or other lifts: 168
Football: 166	Nonelectric blankets: 163
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 161	Plastic containers: 161
Heaters or heating systems: 159	Desk supplies: 159
Billiards or pool: 157	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 157
Toolboxes or tool kits: 157	Pipes: 156
Cardboard products: 155	Rotary power lawn mowers: 155
Blankets: 155	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 153
Dishwashers: 152	Other manual workshop tools: 150
Hockey: 148	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 148
Metal containers: 146	Sports and recreational activity: 146
Laundry hampers: 146	Futons: 146
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 146	Battery chargers: 146
Wooden containers: 146	Christmas decorations: 145
Faucets or spigots: 145	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 144
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 141	Other portable or stationary power tools: 139
Manual push mowers: 138	Magazine racks or book ends: 132
Barstools or kitchen stools: 131	Outerwear: 129
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 124	Clothes dryers: 123
Towels or cloths: 121	Sewing machines or accessories: 117
Bed rails: 116	Pressure cookers or canners: 116
Scooters, unpowered: 113	Towel racks or bars: 113
Ice skating: 113	Sewing basket articles: 112
Skateboards: 108	Painting equipment, powered: 106
Bottles or jars: 106	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 101
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 99	Clothing irons: 99
Nonglass bottles or jars: 99	Art and ceramic supplies or equipment: 98
Light bulbs: 90	Balls: 90
Garage doors: 90	Built-in swimming pools: 86
Snow throwers/blowers: 86	Water skiing: 86
Snow boarding: 86	Other specified plastic products: 86
Leaf blowers: 86	Public equipment: 86
Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 86	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 86
Automatic doors: 85	Baby gates or barriers: 85
Log splitters: 85	Laundry soaps or detergents: 84
Book bags or back carriers: 83	Above-ground swimming pools: 82
Electric mixers: 82	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 78
General home or room involvement in fires: 77	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 77
Trays: 77	Table tennis: 77
Gasoline: 77	Lighting equipment: 77
Gas ranges or ovens: 77	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 77
Saunas: 75	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 75
Band saws: 75	Electric trains or accessories: 75
Plastic bags: 75	Scales: 75
Track and field: 75	Other clothing: 75
Cots: 70	Floor lamps or table lamps: 70
Dehumidifiers: 70	Gas or LP heaters: 70
Kitchen gadgets: 70	Coffee makers or teapots: 70
Power tillers or cultivators: 70	Hatchets or axes: 70
Artificial Christmas trees: 70	Glass bottles or jars: 70
Paper bags: 70	Scaffolding: 70
Storm windows: 70	Toilet bowl products: 70
Floor waxes: 70	Support garments and stockings, medical: 70
Welding equipment: 70	Extension cords: 70
Utility vehicles: 70	Screwdrivers: 69
Cribs: 69	Water toys: 69
Hand saws: 69	Playground equipment: 69
Bench or table saws: 69	Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 69
Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 69	Air compressors: 69
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 69	Floor buffers or waxers: 62
Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 62	Saws: 62
Clocks: 62	Water slides: 62
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 62	Wrestling: 62
Pumps: 62	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 62
Chains: 62	Archery: 62
Night-lights: 62	Awls, chisels or planes: 62
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 62	Aerosol containers: 62
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 62	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 62
Go-carts: 61	Knives: 61
Nail guns or stud drivers: 56	Safes: 53
Sleds: 53	Bleachers: 53
Grills: 53	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 53
Martial arts: 46	Surfing: 46
Pull-down or folding stairs: 46	Potty chairs or training seats: 37
Other grills or stoves: 37	Nightwear: 30
Hair dryers: 30	Umbrellas: 30
Slides or sliding boards: 30	Mobile/manufactured homes: 30
Garden tractors: 30	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 30
Ball sports: 30	Generators or power plants: 30
Scissors: 16	Hammers: 16
Pins and needles: 16	Footlockers: 16
Ironing boards or covers: 16	Baby strollers: 15
Diapers: 15	Decorative water features: 15
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 15	Eyeglasses: 15
Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 15	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 15
Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 15	Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 15
Bars and bar accessories: 15	Other containers: 15
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 15	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 15
Ice hockey: 15	Jewelry: 15
Trampolines: 15	Soaps: 15
Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 15	Kites or kite string: 15
Coins: 15	Nonelectric razors or shavers: 15
Tapes: 15	Photographic equipment: 15
Manicuring devices: 15	Pens and pencils: 15
Power saws: 15	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 15
Combs or hairbrushes: 15	Built-in fireplaces: 15
Air purifiers: 15	Hot plates: 15
Fire escape devices: 15	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 15
Electric blenders: 15	Mountain climbing: 15

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