Accidents - 50+ years old - Year 2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 582,754
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 128,736	Stairs or steps: 64,679
Beds or bedframes: 50,484	Wheelchairs: 31,063
Chairs: 27,427	Bathtubs or showers: 23,205
Crutches, canes or walkers: 20,034	Ceilings and walls: 17,866
Tables: 16,101	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 12,018
Toilets: 11,560	Bicycles or accessories: 11,029
Doors: 10,678	Ladders: 10,666
Rugs or carpets: 7,824	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 7,475
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 7,311	Doorsills or frames: 5,481
Footwear: 5,056	Counters or countertops: 3,391
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 3,078	Horseback riding: 2,859
Exercise: 2,629	Fences or fence posts: 2,017
Sinks: 1,955	Benches: 1,889
Day wear: 1,885	Escalators: 1,763
Barstools or kitchen stools: 1,757	Stools: 1,753
Televisions: 1,735	Refrigerators: 1,636
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 1,553	Furniture: 1,460
Exercise equipment: 1,459	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 1,458
Garage doors: 1,441	Pet supplies: 1,439
Containers: 1,340	Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 1,248
Handrails, railings or banisters: 1,236	Golf: 1,235
Paper products: 1,207	Tools: 1,121
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 1,075	Cabinet or door hardware: 1,074
Pipes: 1,039	All-terrain vehicles: 1,037
Chair, recliner: 1,005	Stepladders: 963
Elevators or other lifts: 927	Poles: 918
Step stools: 916	Tennis: 913
Snow skiing: 891	Fans: 890
Motorized vehicles: 870	Grocery or shopping carts: 851
Baseball: 822	Dancing: 808
Telephones or telephone accessories: 765	Metal containers: 746
House repair or construction materials: 737	Tableware and accessories: 698
Ramps or landings: 696	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 691
Clothing: 682	Basketball: 681
Ice skating: 675	Other fireplaces: 668
Floor lamps or table lamps: 656	Other ranges or ovens: 654
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 652	Riding power lawn mowers: 645
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 641	Cords, electrical: 629
Luggage: 609	Radiators: 586
Lawn mowers: 585	Pruning or trimming equipment: 550
Golf carts: 548	Swimming pools: 539
Bags: 532	Computers: 528
Sheets or pillowcases: 521	Decorative yard equipment: 512
Eyeglasses: 506	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 497
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 489	Bowling: 487
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 484	Fishing: 481
Other unpowered garden tools: 478	Television tables or stands: 468
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 465	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 464
Softball: 459	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 454
Chair, rocking: 453	Public equipment: 445
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 434	Windowsills or frames: 431
Vacuum cleaners: 430	Cardboard products: 427
Heaters or heating systems: 423	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 413
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 387	Automatic doors: 387
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 380	Clothes dryers: 373
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 372	Power lawn mowers: 356
Bunk beds: 354	Lighting equipment: 353
Vending machines: 350	Scales: 339
Other toys: 332	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 331
Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 320	Dishwashers: 309
Bleachers: 308	Clothing accessories: 298
Nightwear: 293	Combs or hairbrushes: 287
Roller skating: 287	Freezers: 285
Ball sports: 284	Air conditioners: 278
Hammers: 269	Scooters, unpowered: 266
Weight lifting: 266	Beach chairs or folding chairs: 266
Towels or cloths: 261	Swings or swing sets: 260
Carts: 258	Camping equipment: 255
Mirrors or mirror glass: 255	Nonelectric toothbrushes: 251
Tractors: 251	Blankets: 245
Grills: 243	Bed rails: 242
Plastic containers: 229	Scaffolding: 224
Power tillers or cultivators: 218	Drinking glasses: 217
Games or game parts: 217	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 214
Light bulbs: 208	Log splitters: 206
Saws: 206	Thermostats: 204
Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 202	Manual cleaning equipment: 198
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 194	Pillows: 192
Magazine racks or book ends: 191	Swimming: 189
Laundry baskets: 185	Plastic bags: 184
Clocks: 184	Trays: 182
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 179	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 176
Radios: 173	Hammocks: 172
Christmas decorations: 165	Footlockers: 164
Tree stands: 160	Book bags or back carriers: 159
Buckets or pails: 157	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 156
Jewelry: 153	Extension or straight ladders: 153
Football: 149	Snowmobiles: 148
Straps: 146	Tombstones or grave markers: 146
Diapers: 146	Fuel storage tanks: 146
Aquariums or accessories: 144	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 143
Track and field: 143	Decorative water features: 140
Built-in fireplaces: 140	Electric baseboard heaters: 140
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 140	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 134
Fire extinguishers: 134	Kitchen gadgets: 132
Volleyball: 127	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 127
Electric lighting equipment: 127	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 127
Washing machines: 114	Rope or string: 114
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 114	Towel racks or bars: 112
Bars and bar accessories: 111	Cookware: 111
Pull-down or folding stairs: 110	Microwave ovens: 110
Electric Christmas decorations: 109	Clothing irons: 109
Billiards or pool: 109	Skating: 108
Skateboards: 108	Chain saws: 105
Outerwear: 104	Other manual workshop tools: 104
Mattresses: 100	Rotary power lawn mowers: 96
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 96	Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 96
Table tennis: 96	Tool sheds: 95
Other furnaces: 95	Nonelectric blankets: 95
Sewing machines or accessories: 93	Hockey: 93
Leaf blowers: 93	Electrical outlets or receptacles: 92
Portable food or beverage coolers: 88	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 88
Painting equipment, powered: 87	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 87
Ironing boards or covers: 86	Wire: 86
Wooden containers: 85	Razors or shavers: 84
Knives: 81	Aerosol containers: 81
Tape recorders or players: 80	Extension cords: 80
Floor waxes: 80	Built-in swimming pools: 79
In-line skating: 79	Mobile/manufactured homes: 79
Business and office machines: 79	Toolboxes or tool kits: 79
Doll houses and other play scenes: 79	Metal cookware: 76
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 76	Tetherball: 76
Flying discs and boomerangs: 76	School equipment: 76
Electric blankets or sheets: 76	Screwdrivers: 76
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 71	Curling: 71
Record players: 71	Manual scissors: 71
Snow tubing: 71	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 71
Wood paneling and particleboard: 71	Pins and needles: 71
Bassinets or cradles: 71	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 71
Gymnastics: 71	Portable swimming pools: 71
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 70	Photographic equipment: 70
Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 70	Treehouses or playhouses: 70
Electric heating pads: 70	Other grills or stoves: 70
Air compressors: 70	Dune buggies/beach buggies: 70
Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 70	Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 70
Other portable or stationary power tools: 70	Bedding: 70
Baby strollers: 70	Sprayers: 68
Bottles or jars: 66	Hot tubs or home spas: 64
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 63	Manicuring devices: 63
Boxing: 63	Sleds: 63
Scissors: 63	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 63
Water slides: 63	Tarpaulins: 63
Music boxes or chimes: 63	Toy vehicles: 63
Window screens: 63	Nonbaby mattresses: 63
Artificial Christmas trees: 63	Drinking fountains: 55
Soccer: 49	Coins: 48
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 48	Coffee makers or teapots: 47
Chains: 38	Ice crushers: 38
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 38	Doorstops: 33
General home or room involvement in fires: 33	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 33
Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 33	Lockers: 33
Christmas tree lights: 33	Martial arts: 32
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 32	Saunas: 31
Go-carts: 31	Toilet bowl products: 17
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 17	Bench or table saws: 17
Nail guns or stud drivers: 17	Laundry hampers: 16
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 16	Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 16
Seasonal decorations: 16	Matches: 16
Dolls, plush toys, and action figures: 16	Umbrellas: 16
Balls: 16	Wallpaper: 16
Playground equipment: 16	High chairs: 16
Futons: 16	Hair clippers and trimmers: 15
Slow cookers: 15	Moving walks: 15
Fireplace equipment: 15	Badminton: 15
Fireworks: 15	Keys, key rings or key chains: 15
Surfing: 15	Amusement attractions: 15
Other clothing: 15	Gasoline: 15
Swimming pool equipment: 15	Appliances: 15
General purpose household cleaners: 15	Fuel oils: 15
Outdoor antennas: 15	Fertilizers: 15
Welding equipment: 15	Nonglass bottles or jars: 15
Toasters: 15	Batteries: 15
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 15	Water skiing: 15
Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 15

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