Accidents - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 4,686,083
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 1,088,294	Stairs or steps: 495,290
Beds or bedframes: 263,711	Wheelchairs: 222,939
Chairs: 218,644	Bathtubs or showers: 175,730
Tables: 143,136	Ceilings and walls: 140,560
Crutches, canes or walkers: 134,246	Beds: 111,164
Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 109,148	Doors: 98,972
Ladders: 94,517	Toilets: 89,025
Bicycles or accessories: 82,675	Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 67,851
Rugs or carpets: 57,284	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 47,138
Doorsills or frames: 41,258	Footwear: 29,269
House repair or construction materials: 25,890	Counters or countertops: 23,602
Horseback riding: 22,951	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 19,092
Exercise: 18,665	Sinks: 17,419
Fences or fence posts: 15,626	Refrigerators: 15,576
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 15,181	Televisions: 14,934
Furniture: 13,941	Stools: 13,581
Escalators: 13,480	Containers: 13,450
Golf: 12,639	Handrails, railings or banisters: 11,714
Benches: 11,602	Snow skiing: 11,266
Day wear: 11,244	All-terrain vehicles: 10,821
Cabinet or door hardware: 10,712	Garage doors: 10,618
Poles: 10,530	Barstools or kitchen stools: 10,103
Pipes: 10,030	Alcohol: 10,024
Step stools: 9,925	Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 9,385
Elevators or other lifts: 9,241	Stepladders: 8,535
Exercise equipment: 8,523	Telephones or telephone accessories: 7,984
Lawn mowers: 7,339	Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 7,294
Pet supplies: 7,074	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 6,949
Grocery or shopping carts: 6,902	Tennis: 6,798
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 6,521	Ramps or landings: 6,204
Fans: 6,163	Golf carts: 6,014
Fishing: 5,990	Motor vehicles or parts: 5,978
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 5,931	Windowsills or frames: 5,826
Tableware and accessories: 5,714	Chair, recliner: 5,713
Baseball: 5,671	Metal containers: 5,590
Bedsprings or bedframes: 5,446	Paper products: 5,418
Clothing: 5,271	Other fireplaces: 5,270
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 5,202	Dancing: 5,164
Riding power lawn mowers: 5,117	Motorized vehicles: 4,978
Ice skating: 4,960	Other unpowered garden tools: 4,955
Decorative yard equipment: 4,656	Vacuum cleaners: 4,545
Public equipment: 4,536	Radiators: 4,536
Television tables or stands: 4,382	Luggage: 4,337
Air conditioners: 4,297	Automatic doors: 4,276
Tools: 4,192	Vending machines: 3,932
Softball: 3,924	Eyeglasses: 3,904
Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 3,901	Windows or window glass: 3,779
Bags: 3,773	Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 3,691
Hammers: 3,678	Basketball: 3,589
Other ranges or ovens: 3,552	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 3,480
Bathtub or shower enclosures: 3,391	Scaffolding: 3,365
Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 3,357	Outdoor awnings or shutters: 3,347
Swings or swing sets: 3,292	Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 3,248
Cords, electrical: 3,127	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 3,111
Carts: 3,109	Bowling: 3,108
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 3,060	Chair, rocking: 3,007
Pruning or trimming equipment: 3,002	Swimming pools: 2,983
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 2,961	Other toys: 2,960
Nightwear: 2,956	Animal induced injury: 2,913
Towel racks or bars: 2,879	Mirrors or mirror glass: 2,808
Computers: 2,802	Floor lamps or table lamps: 2,787
Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 2,688	Manual cleaning equipment: 2,679
Freezers: 2,613	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 2,590
Scooters, unpowered: 2,560	Clothing accessories: 2,537
Manual snow or ice removal tools: 2,426	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 2,412
Bed rails: 2,410	Bleachers: 2,399
Lighting equipment: 2,345	Tool sheds: 2,341
Medical equipment, general: 2,336	Clocks: 2,325
Tractors: 2,320	Other ranges: 2,298
Built-in swimming pools: 2,261	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 2,225
Dishwashers: 2,221	Buckets or pails: 2,213
Weight lifting: 2,205	Heaters or heating systems: 2,194
Hot tubs or home spas: 2,148	Cardboard products: 2,072
Sheets or pillowcases: 2,053	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 1,858
Scales: 1,840	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 1,830
Bunk beds: 1,793	Bottles or jars: 1,762
Cookware: 1,728	Extension or straight ladders: 1,722
Power lawn mowers: 1,674	Chain saws: 1,664
Drinking glasses: 1,627	Plants, trees and shrubs: 1,581
Light bulbs: 1,571	Washing machines: 1,556
Blankets: 1,546	Wire: 1,531
Mattresses: 1,503	Wood paneling and particleboard: 1,486
Recliner chairs: 1,482	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 1,478
In-line skating: 1,470	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 1,457
Soccer: 1,428	Swimming: 1,423
Clothes dryers: 1,414	Roller skating: 1,408
Plastic containers: 1,376	Trays: 1,329
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 1,325	Outerwear: 1,325
Pull-down or folding stairs: 1,309	Other manual workshop tools: 1,308
Hammocks: 1,283	Other nonglass doors: 1,275
Rocking chairs: 1,240	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 1,239
Towels or cloths: 1,224	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 1,217
Tablet or capsule drugs: 1,205	Glass doors: 1,189
Football: 1,157	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 1,132
Toolboxes or tool kits: 1,115	Combs or hairbrushes: 1,114
Plastic bags: 1,107	Pillows: 1,104
Faucets or spigots: 1,083	Christmas decorations: 1,074
Camping equipment: 1,068	Wooden containers: 1,055
Grills: 1,026	Sliding glass doors or panels: 1,023
Rope or string: 1,022	Laundry baskets: 977
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 966	Sewing machines or accessories: 946
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 945	Extension cords: 939
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 934	Billiards or pool: 926
Other furnaces: 924	Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 913
Bench or table saws: 907	Hatchets or axes: 894
Saws: 884	Surfing: 876
Umbrellas: 868	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 866
Footlockers: 859	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 844
Other furniture: 840	Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 838
Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 837	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 816
Bed rails, adult: 815	Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 795
Mobile/manufactured homes: 794	Microwave ovens: 779
Ball sports: 749	Radios: 744
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 722	Other ball sports: 720
Tree stands: 715	Nonglass doors: 703
Snowmobiles: 697	Workshop furnishings: 691
Chains: 688	Coal or wood-burning stoves: 685
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 682	Magazine racks or book ends: 677
Skateboards: 675	Fire extinguishers: 673
Bars and bar accessories: 665	Ironing boards or covers: 648
Built-in fireplaces: 644	Volleyball: 642
Razors or shavers: 624	Leaf blowers: 613
Book bags or back carriers: 612	Pedal-powered adult vehicles: 601
Screen doors: 576	Kitchen gadgets: 575
Knives: 559	Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 555
Garden tractors: 552	Business and office machines: 546
Lockers: 540	Other electric lighting equipment: 529
Swimming pool equipment: 528	Drills: 525
Stretch cords or stretch straps: 524	Portable food or beverage coolers: 523
Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures: 518	Tombstones or grave markers: 515
Electric lighting equipment: 515	Snow throwers/blowers: 511
Baby gates or barriers: 507	Keys, key rings or key chains: 498
Thermostats: 498	Photographic equipment: 492
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 491	Coins: 486
Fuel storage tanks: 485	General home or room involvement in fires: 477
Humidifiers: 475	Table tennis: 472
Window screens: 471	Gasoline: 465
Electric heaters: 464	Martial arts: 463
Foods: 459	Sports and recreational activity: 457
Hair dryers: 450	Metal cookware: 443
Hot water: 435	Doorstops: 434
Other ovens: 429	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 425
Drinking fountains: 421	Storm windows: 416
Diving or diving boards: 411	Water slides: 410
Clothing irons: 404	Sprayers: 397
Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 388	Other containers: 388
Aquariums or accessories: 384	Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 383
Other bedding: 382	Sleds: 382
Hockey: 379	Lubricants: 379
Power tillers or cultivators: 375	Air compressors: 374
Water heaters: 367	Nonglass bottles or jars: 366
Glass bottles or jars: 363	Eye protection devices: 361
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 360	Nail guns or stud drivers: 358
Amusement attractions: 355	Log splitters: 352
Electric Christmas decorations: 343	Seasonal decorations: 340
Other windows or window glass: 339	Shuffleboard: 336
Diapers: 331	Electric baseboard heaters: 331
Slow cookers: 326	Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 325
Painting equipment, powered: 323	Wagons: 317
Christmas tree lights: 316	Nonelectric blankets: 315
Nonbaby mattresses: 315	Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 313
Ice hockey: 309	Other glass doors: 306
Snow tubing: 303	Fireplace equipment: 303
Electric heating pads: 300	Soaps: 293
Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 290	Skating: 288
Vises or workshop clamps: 288	Tricycles: 283
Gas or LP grills or stoves: 282	Night-lights: 279
Electric blankets or sheets: 276	Bedding: 273
Playground equipment: 272	Slides or sliding boards: 268
Jewelry: 267	Go-carts: 266
Other Irons: 265	Horseshoes: 262
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 261	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 258
Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 257	Other glass bottles or jars: 257
Laundry hampers: 250	Baby strollers: 245
Tarpaulins: 243	Treehouses or playhouses: 243
Other portable or stationary power tools: 243	Other manual pruning or trimming equipment: 241
Floor waxes: 238	Ice makers: 234
Other stools: 232	School equipment: 232
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 227	Flotation toys: 224
Scissors: 224	Automotive tools or accessories: 220
Games or game parts: 217	Industrial equipment: 215
Tape recorders or players: 214	Electric coffee makers or teapots: 212
Panel doors: 210	Gas or LP heaters: 207
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 206	Insect induced injuries: 206
Coffee makers or teapots: 206	Flatware: 203
Rotary power lawn mowers: 202	Extension ladders: 200
Track and field: 199	Aircraft: 199
Battery chargers: 196	Hair clippers and trimmers: 195
Chimneys: 190	Cots: 190
Batteries: 189	Safes: 188
Toilet bowl products: 188	Plastic wrapping products: 186
Other power garden tools: 186	Desk supplies: 185
Aerosol containers: 185	Artificial Christmas trees: 184
Moving walks: 182	Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 181
Fuel oils: 180	Trash compactors: 178
Screwdrivers: 177	Wading pools: 175
Boilers: 173	Car seats: 173
Portable power drills and accessories: 172	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 172
Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 170	Wigs, falls or hairpieces: 168
Pumps: 168	Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 163
Detergents: 163	Manual push mowers: 162
Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 158	Pressure cookers or canners: 158
Wallpaper: 157	Boats and boating: 157
Chemicals: 157	Decorative water features: 155
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 154	Manual scissors: 154
Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues: 153	Art and ceramic supplies or equipment: 153
Toy boxes or chests: 152	Unattached appliance or lamp cords: 151
Other ladders: 151	Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 151
Gymnastics: 149	Straps: 146
Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 145	Snow throwers or blowers: 144
High chairs: 144	Other heaters or heating systems: 143
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 141	Pens and pencils: 140
Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 139	Electric blenders: 138
Record players: 138	Coin-operated car washing equipment: 137
Bleaches: 136	Fire or smoke alarms: 134
Upholstered recliner chairs: 133	General purpose household cleaners: 132
Projectors: 131	Manicuring devices: 130
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 129	Snow boarding: 129
Fertilizers: 127	Waterbeds or water pillows: 123
Welding equipment: 116	Flying toys: 114
Outdoor antennas: 113	Garbage disposers: 111
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 109	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 106
Floor furnaces: 105	Christmas tree stands or supports: 104
Liquid drugs: 104	Range or oven accessories: 103
Other antennas: 102	Plastic products: 101
Other plastic products: 101	Carbon monoxide poisonings: 100
Gas ranges or ovens: 100	Appliances: 100
Mountain climbing: 97	Handball: 95
Heat pumps: 94	Trampolines: 92
Fireworks: 92	Toasters: 91
Gas furnaces: 91	Scuba diving: 91
Gasoline heaters: 90	Utility vehicles: 88
Balls: 88	BBs or pellets: 88
Cribs: 87	Pins and needles: 87
Riding toys: 87	Respiratory protection devices: 87
Other clothing: 87	Air purifiers: 87
Rugby: 86	Powered riding toys: 86
Animal traps: 86	Other grills or stoves: 86
Storm doors with glass panels: 85	Upholstered chairs: 85
Windshield wiper fluids: 85	Sewing basket articles: 84
Gas-burning fireplaces: 84	Portable circular power saws: 81
Doll houses and other play scenes: 79	Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 77
Drain cleaners: 76	Flying discs and boomerangs: 76
Tetherball: 76	Can openers: 76
Kerosene: 76	Levels: 75
Electric scissors: 75	Cosmetics: 75
Remote control, universal or not stated: 75	Bassinets or cradles: 71
Curling: 71	Portable swimming pools: 71
Gasoline or other fuel-powered models: 71	Ear protection devices: 71
Power pruning or trimming equipment: 71	Cutting torches: 71
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 71	Ice picks: 71
Shoelace fasteners: 71	Skeet shooting: 70
Artificial flowers or plants: 70	Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles: 70
Trouble lights or extension work lights: 70	Charcoal or wood-burning grills: 70
Vacuum containers: 70	Electric ranges or ovens: 69
Residential alternative energy systems foron-site power generation: 69	Manual drills: 69
Ice or snow boating: 69	Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 68
Marbles: 68	Above-ground swimming pools: 67
Hand saws: 67	Oven cleaners: 67
Kerosene grills or stoves: 67	Brushcutters, powered: 66
Art supplies or equipment: 66	Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 66
Workshop compounds or chemicals: 66	Clothespins: 66
Electric fireplaces: 66	Saunas: 65
Toy vehicles: 63	Music boxes or chimes: 63
Boxing: 63	Fire sprinklers: 63
Dishwashing liquid: 61	Wood burning fireplaces: 61
Solvents: 60	Other toy weapons: 59
Burglar alarms: 59	Baby bottles or nipples: 59
Watches: 59	Table linens: 58
Toy sports equipment: 56	Power leaf mulchers and grinders: 53
Water skiing: 50	Pogo sticks: 46
Portable electric heaters: 46	Baby carriers: 43
Oil furnaces: 41	Other upholstered chairs: 38
Stationary power drills and accessories: 38	Ice crushers: 38
Pressurized containers: 37	Baby carriers or slings: 35
Brick, stone or masonry chimneys: 34	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 34
Adhesives: 32	Knives with replaceable blades: 31
Window or door security barriers: 30	Fire escape devices: 30
Field hockey: 30	Water tubing: 29
Power saws: 19	Ashtrays, electric or battery operated: 19
Paint or varnish thinners: 19	Balloons: 18
Charcoal: 17	Croquet: 17
Electric frying pans and skillets: 17	Recording tapes: 16
Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 16	Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 16
Gasoline cans: 16	Dolls, plush toys, and action figures: 16
Futons: 16	Matches: 16
Baby walkers or jumpers: 16	Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 16
Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads: 15	Badminton: 15
Gas ranges: 15	Dyes: 15
Baby carriages: 15	Tapes: 15
Electric motors: 15	Generators or power plants: 15
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 15	Sleeping bags: 15
Power hedge trimmers: 15	Metal or plastic molding sets: 15
Guns: 15	Aspirin or aspirin compounds: 15
Floor buffers or waxers: 15	Illegal drugs: 15
Wrestling: 15	Power shapers: 15
Ammonia, household: 15	Costumes or masks: 15
Hearing aids: 15	Caulking or spackling compounds: 15
Trains: 15	Laundry soaps or detergents: 15
Insect traps, powered: 15	Paper bags: 15
Glue guns: 15	Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 15
Gas ovens: 15	Vaporizers: 14
Amateur two-way radios: 14	Electric mixers: 14

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