Accidents - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - 25 - 50% Body

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 103,327
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 19,847	Stairs or steps: 18,311
Beds: 4,961	Wheelchairs: 3,305
Crutches, canes or walkers: 2,973	Chairs: 2,864
Bathtubs or showers: 2,768	Bicycles or accessories: 2,687
Ladders: 2,649	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 1,890
Rugs or carpets: 1,567	Toilets: 1,542
Doors: 1,355	General home or room involvement in fires: 1,276
Tables: 1,155	Ceilings and walls: 1,136
Escalators: 1,123	Gasoline: 1,087
Beds or bedframes: 1,044	Horseback riding: 851
Lawn mowers: 744	Hot water: 730
Soaps: 706	House repair or construction materials: 694
All-terrain vehicles: 671	Other unpowered garden tools: 659
Tractors: 594	Exercise: 578
Nightwear: 572	Furniture: 558
Riding power lawn mowers: 551	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 544
Laundry soaps or detergents: 494	Footwear: 492
Day wear: 482	Step stools: 437
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 426	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 418
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 351	Other ranges: 339
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 336	Clothing: 329
Kerosene or oil heaters: 324	Containers: 324
Bleaches: 315	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 314
Paper products: 309	Dancing: 288
Pruning or trimming equipment: 285	Doorsills or frames: 278
Fences or fence posts: 275	Chemicals: 270
Scaffolding: 266	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 246
Metal containers: 246	Telephones or telephone accessories: 245
Gasoline cans: 243	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 238
Gas or LP heaters: 235	In-line skating: 235
Elevators or other lifts: 234	Televisions: 217
Kerosene: 208	Snow skiing: 204
Exercise equipment: 203	Diesel fuels: 192
Clothing accessories: 181	Fuel storage tanks: 178
Golf: 173	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 173
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 173	Grocery or shopping carts: 170
Lubricants: 170	Hot tubs or home spas: 170
Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 164	Cookware: 163
Carts: 162	Scooters, unpowered: 158
Other fireplaces: 157	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 152
Fishing: 152	Portable gas or LP heaters: 151
Rocking chairs: 151	Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 146
Mobile/manufactured homes: 145	Counters or countertops: 143
Weight lifting: 140	Water heaters: 138
Pet supplies: 138	Refrigerators: 137
Gas furnaces: 136	Gas or LP floor or wall heaters: 136
Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 134	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 133
Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 133	Recliner chairs: 119
Heaters or heating systems: 114	Bags: 110
Swimming: 110	Stools: 109
Ramps or landings: 101	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 100
Welding equipment: 98	Air conditioners: 94
Floor lamps or table lamps: 94	Roller skating: 91
Sinks: 88	Screen doors: 88
Manual push mowers: 88	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 86
Cardboard products: 84	Sheets or pillowcases: 84
Other toys: 83	Mattresses: 82
Luggage: 81	Detergents: 81
Garage doors: 81	Benches: 81
Television tables or stands: 78	Electric trains or accessories: 77
Nonbaby mattresses: 76	Plastic products: 76
Bunk beds: 76	Razors or shavers: 76
Windows or window glass: 75	Drain cleaners: 75
Power lawn mowers: 75	Soccer: 74
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 74	Vacuum cleaners: 71
Windowsills or frames: 71	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 71
Portable circular power saws: 71	Window screens: 71
Straight ladders: 70	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 70
Support garments and stockings, medical: 70	Electric heaters: 69
Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 69	Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 69
Power hedge trimmers: 68	Power drills or accessories: 68
Art supplies or equipment: 68	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 68
Eyeglasses: 68	Wire: 68
General purpose household cleaners: 67	Canning jars or lids: 67
Decorative yard equipment: 67	Extension ladders: 67
Workshop furnishings: 67	Bleachers: 67
Freezers: 67	Aerosol containers: 67
Fireplace equipment: 67	Sliding glass doors or panels: 67
Acids: 66	Knives: 66
Scales: 66	Pressure cookers or canners: 66
Snowmobiles: 66	Hammocks: 66
Other ovens: 61	Chains: 60
Amusement attractions: 38	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 37
Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 36	Bedsprings or bedframes: 36
Gas ranges: 33	Lighter fluids: 33
Gas ranges or ovens: 32	Manual cleaning equipment: 31
Other ranges or ovens: 30	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 30
Outerwear: 23	Electric ranges: 22
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 21	Saunas: 18
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 18	Buckets or pails: 18
Swimming pools: 18	Clothes dryers: 18
Ammonia, household: 18	Other grills or stoves: 18
Saws: 17	Swings or swing sets: 17
Leaf blowers: 17	Tableware and accessories: 17
Pipes: 17	Moving walks: 17
Glass soft drink bottles: 17	Microwave ovens: 17
Stepladders: 17	Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 16
Wallpaper: 16	Tools: 16
Handrails, railings or banisters: 16	Thermal or sound insulation materials: 16
Towels or cloths: 16	Antifreeze: 16
Bowling: 16	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 16
Poles: 16	Golf carts: 16
Cutting torches: 16	Cabinet or door hardware: 16
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 16	Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 16
Extension or straight ladders: 16	Garden tractors: 16
Extension cords: 15	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 15
Marbles: 15	Cords, electrical: 15
Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 15	Gas-burning fireplaces: 15
Chair, recliner: 15	Automotive chemicals: 15
Heat or infrared lamps: 15	Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 14
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 14

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