Accidents - Years 1997-2010 - Ear

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,304,280
See also: Other body parts.

Products:

First aid equipment: 572,482	Swimming: 413,157
Jewelry: 368,940	Tables: 54,544
Paper products: 51,435	Other toys: 37,006
Pens and pencils: 31,940	Beds or bedframes: 24,907
Swimming pools: 22,386	Bicycles or accessories: 21,620
Ear protection devices: 19,929	Floors or flooring materials: 19,365
Bathtubs or showers: 19,130	Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins: 18,791
Desk supplies: 18,095	Chairs: 18,045
Fishing: 17,424	Hearing aids: 16,903
Beds: 16,379	Stairs or steps: 16,079
Ceilings and walls: 15,405	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 15,130
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 14,032	Doors: 13,752
BBs or pellets: 12,551	Crayons or chalk: 12,399
Baseball: 10,995	Football: 10,666
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 10,483	Combs or hairbrushes: 9,920
Basketball: 9,918	Scuba diving: 8,259
Diving or diving boards: 8,189	Molding compounds: 8,094
Fences or fence posts: 7,336	Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks: 7,206
Water skiing: 7,158	Gasoline: 6,734
Built-in swimming pools: 6,626	Golf: 6,394
Wrestling: 5,865	Softball: 5,748
Scissors: 5,539	Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories: 5,239
Counters or countertops: 5,029	Swings or swing sets: 4,782
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks: 3,804	Batteries: 3,783
Manual scissors: 3,758	Water tubing: 3,647
Surfing: 3,647	Soccer: 3,608
Fireworks: 3,555	Eyeglasses: 3,475
Telephones or telephone accessories: 3,353	All-terrain vehicles: 3,275
Bunk beds: 3,189	Poles: 3,163
Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 2,893	House repair or construction materials: 2,838
Doorsills or frames: 2,833	Trampolines: 2,821
Ball sports: 2,752	Furniture: 2,704
Hot tubs or home spas: 2,690	Wheelchairs: 2,632
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 2,527	Bedsprings or bedframes: 2,521
Lawn mowers: 2,507	Razors or shavers: 2,477
Hockey: 2,466	Televisions: 2,417
Footwear: 2,398	Crutches, canes or walkers: 2,388
Exercise: 2,381	Ladders: 2,370
Benches: 2,255	Keys, key rings or key chains: 2,175
Slides or sliding boards: 2,158	Toilets: 2,130
Snow skiing: 2,027	Martial arts: 1,995
Rugby: 1,991	Soaps: 1,982
Kitchen gadgets: 1,966	Other fireplaces: 1,935
Drinking straws: 1,910	Other plastic products: 1,874
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 1,841	Welding equipment: 1,827
Plastic products: 1,787	Building sets: 1,770
Other ball sports: 1,736	Insect induced injuries: 1,703
Manual cleaning equipment: 1,689	Sewing basket articles: 1,652
Containers: 1,642	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 1,635
Television tables or stands: 1,624	Rugs or carpets: 1,607
Cabinet or door hardware: 1,601	Knives: 1,600
Tableware and accessories: 1,594	Wire: 1,559
Matches: 1,525	Paintbrushes or rollers, manual: 1,510
Bleachers: 1,490	Amusement attractions: 1,483
Hair clippers and trimmers: 1,474	Aluminum foil wrapping products: 1,470
Adhesives: 1,462	Pipes: 1,457
Volleyball: 1,450	Balls: 1,447
Sleds: 1,422	Handrails, railings or banisters: 1,396
Manicuring devices: 1,391	Scooters, unpowered: 1,364
Exercise equipment: 1,357	Bottles or jars: 1,351
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 1,351	Horseback riding: 1,350
Pins and needles: 1,333	Day wear: 1,327
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 1,316	Metal containers: 1,309
Windowsills or frames: 1,229	Drinking glasses: 1,229
Radiators: 1,222	Ice hockey: 1,190
Nonelectric razors or shavers: 1,186	Windows or window glass: 1,168
Art supplies or equipment: 1,139	Marbles: 1,138
Pillows: 1,136	Pet supplies: 1,125
Grocery or shopping carts: 1,123	Fans: 1,078
Sinks: 1,050	Balloons: 1,039
Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 1,026	Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns: 1,022
Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers: 1,022	Toy sports equipment: 1,012
Motor vehicles or parts: 1,004	Weight lifting: 993
Boxing: 985	Other unpowered garden tools: 962
Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 960	Skateboards: 948
Pruning or trimming equipment: 926	Cardboard products: 908
Screwdrivers: 904	Rope or string: 885
Sports and recreational activity: 880	Hot water: 870
Water slides: 848	Chemicals: 824
Cribs: 820	Other toy guns: 783
Stools: 780	Clothing accessories: 772
Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands: 766	Heaters or heating systems: 762
Other specified plastic products: 762	Computers: 760
Other toy weapons: 755	Christmas decorations: 752
Glass alcoholic beverage bottles: 745	Dancing: 735
Refrigerators: 731	Hair grooming equipment or accessories: 730
Floor lamps or table lamps: 729	Other antennas: 727
Playground equipment: 710	Tapes: 704
Go-carts: 699	Eye protection devices: 699
Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 695	Chain saws: 687
Lockers: 671	Aquariums or accessories: 667
Tools: 647	Other playground equipment: 643
Riding power lawn mowers: 636	Tennis: 628
In-line skating: 613	Wooden matches: 610
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 609	Artificial flowers or plants: 605
Toy guns with projectiles: 598	Stretch cords or stretch straps: 596
Roller skating: 591	Vacuum cleaners: 575
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 558	Safety pins: 556
Snow boarding: 555	Garage doors: 554
Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 544	Medical equipment, general: 541
Lacrosse: 539	Toy guns: 529
Mirrors or mirror glass: 522	Book bags or back carriers: 520
Baby strollers: 502	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 494
Art and ceramic supplies or equipment: 494	Lighting equipment: 491
Grills: 489	Towels or cloths: 478
Carts: 473	Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks: 472
Alcohol: 468	Chair, rocking: 466
Animal induced injury: 456	Golf carts: 436
Bags: 433	Hammers: 427
General home or room involvement in fires: 420	Power lawn mowers: 419
Rocking chairs: 416	Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures: 413
Air conditioners: 412	Tractors: 411
Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches: 409	Dolls, plush toys, and action figures: 408
Glass doors or doors with glass panels: 407	Public equipment: 406
Umbrellas: 403	Barstools or kitchen stools: 401
Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations: 397	Escalators: 390
Toy boxes or chests: 389	Fireplace equipment: 385
Luggage: 384	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 382
Clothing: 364	Decorative yard equipment: 356
Bed rails: 348	Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys: 336
Scaffolding: 331	High chairs: 328
Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment: 326	Cheerleading: 323
Towel racks or bars: 319	General purpose household cleaners: 316
Glass bottles or jars: 313	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 309
Drills: 309	Flying toys: 305
Cutting torches: 303	Light bulbs: 303
Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings: 302	Above-ground swimming pools: 302
Outerwear: 302	Cookware: 298
Padlocks, chain locks or other locks: 297	Saws: 297
Field hockey: 297	Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers: 296
Mattresses: 296	Built-in fireplaces: 295
Runners, throw rugs or doormats: 293	Darts: 292
Thermometers: 285	Buckets or pails: 285
Extension cords: 277	Fertilizers: 274
Chair, recliner: 271	Archery: 271
Bleaches: 270	Knives with replaceable blades: 264
Wagons: 263	Laundry baskets: 260
Electrical wire or wiring systems: 258	Billiards or pool: 257
Other portable or stationary power tools: 256	Hammocks: 255
Screen doors: 255	Solid room deodorizers or fresheners: 251
Recliner chairs: 251	Chains: 251
Plastic wrapping products: 248	Blankets: 248
Heavy-duty workshop staplers: 247	Bowling: 247
Other ranges: 245	Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 242
School equipment: 241	Ice skating: 236
Crib extender rails or youth bed rails: 235	Swimming pool equipment: 235
Christmas tree lights: 233	Ductwork for heating or cooling systems: 233
Step stools: 232	Youth chairs: 231
Hatchets or axes: 231	Car seats: 228
Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use: 224	Radios: 219
Recording tapes: 215	Clotheslines or clothes drying racks: 215
Rotary power lawn mowers: 215	Room deodorizers or fresheners: 214
Baby bottles or nipples: 213	Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes: 213
Caulking or spackling compounds: 212	Boats and boating: 211
Business and office machines: 207	Hair dryers: 207
Glass bathtub or shower enclosures: 204	Washing machines: 204
Thermal or sound insulation materials: 201	Other Irons: 199
Nonelectric toothbrushes: 198	Other manual workshop tools: 197
Waterbeds or water pillows: 197	Tricycles: 196
Beach chairs or folding chairs: 194	Plastic containers: 193
Lubricants: 193	Amateur two-way radios: 191
Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns: 191	Paint or varnish thinners: 190
Power saws: 189	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 187
Tape recorders or players: 187	Dishwashers: 186
Outdoor awnings or shutters: 185	Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers: 185
Vending machines: 184	Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories: 184
Water toys: 183	Aerosol containers: 181
Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers: 180	Nonwheeled riding toys, unpowered: 180
Toy vehicles: 179	Baby gates or barriers: 177
Gymnastics: 174	Bars and bar accessories: 174
Other nonglass doors: 173	Food skewers: 171
Other glass bottles or jars: 171	Other guns or firearms: 171
Toilet bowl products: 171	Garden tractors: 169
Baby walkers or jumpers: 168	Bathtub or shower enclosures: 168
Lunch boxes or pails: 167	Coins: 166
Toolboxes or tool kits: 166	Cords, electrical: 163
Ramps or landings: 162	Water polo: 162
Ceramics supplies or equipment: 162	Watches: 160
Seesaws or teeterboards: 157	Elevators or other lifts: 157
Electric razors or shavers: 156	Snowmobiles: 156
Electric baseboard heaters: 156	Flatware: 156
Nonglass bottles or jars: 153	Awls, chisels or planes: 151
Fuel-burning lighting equipment: 150	Nonelectric blankets: 149
Wading pools: 149	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 145
Air compressors: 143	Other ranges or ovens: 142
Gasoline cans: 142	Clothing irons: 141
Bench or table saws: 141	Plastic bags: 141
Playpens: 141	Antifreeze: 139
Electric toy racing cars or accessories: 138	Artificial Christmas trees: 137
Kites or kite string: 137	Automatic doors: 137
Coal or wood-burning stoves: 137	Treehouses or playhouses: 136
Power tillers or cultivators: 135	Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 134
Foods: 133	Plants, trees and shrubs: 130
Futons: 125	Skating: 124
Track and field: 122	Magazine racks or book ends: 121
Games or game parts: 120	Turpentine: 117
Tool sheds: 117	Glass doors: 116
Faucets or spigots: 116	Laundry hampers: 115
Costumes or masks: 113	Wooden containers: 111
Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters: 111	Footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 107
Toy weapons: 106	Swimming pool slides: 105
Personal protection devices: 105	Fire extinguishers: 105
Electric heating pads: 104	Ironing boards or covers: 103
Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners: 101	Automotive chemicals: 100
Sprayers: 100	Lighter fluids: 98
Wheeled riding toys, unpowered: 97	Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns: 97
Portable food or beverage coolers: 95	Indoor antennas: 94
Other furniture: 94	Matchbooks: 94
Motorized vehicles: 93	Seasonal decorations: 92
Workshop furnishings: 92	Nightwear: 91
Table tennis: 91	Microwave ovens: 91
Powered riding toys: 91	Trays: 91
Footlockers: 90	Tree stands: 90
Other furnaces: 89	Brushcutters, powered: 88
Gas-burning fireplaces: 87	Manual hedge trimmers: 87
Other drugs or medications: 86	Pumps: 86
Thermostats: 86	Freezers: 86
Scooters/skateboards, powered: 85	Cosmetics: 84
Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners: 84	Leaf blowers: 84
Electrical outlets or receptacles: 83	Rug shampooers: 83
Portable power drills and accessories: 82	Heat or infrared lamps: 82
Kerosene: 82	Portable baby swings: 81
Christmas tree stands or supports: 80	Snow tubing: 80
Lighters: 80	Fabrics: 77
Baby changing tables: 77	Toy bows or arrows: 77
Acids: 76	Remote control, universal or not stated: 76
Storm doors with glass panels: 76	Projectors: 75
Dishwashing liquid: 75	Dry heat irons: 75
Manual filing or sanding tools: 75	Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 75
Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks: 74	Other windows or window glass: 74
Camping equipment: 72	Electric toothbrushes or oral irrigators: 72
Diapers: 72	Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 71
Stepladders: 70	Power lathes: 70
Flotation toys: 70	Ice or snow boating: 70
Sleeping bags: 70	Automotive tools or accessories: 69
Electric frying pans and skillets: 69	Electric motors: 69
Portable swimming pools: 69	Filters: 69
Doorstops: 68	Battery chargers: 68
Manual lawn trimmers or edgers: 68	Bed rails, adult: 68
Other upholstered chairs: 68	Other stools: 67
Panel doors: 67	Chimneys: 67
Swimming pool chemicals: 67	Humidifiers: 67
Manual pruning or trimming equipment: 66	Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 66
Nail guns or stud drivers: 66	Horseshoes: 66
Street hockey: 66	Painting equipment, powered: 66
Dune buggies/beach buggies: 66	Skeet shooting: 66
Spot removers or cleaning fluids: 65	Roller hockey: 59
Inflatable furniture: 59	Can openers: 58
Unpowered models or parts: 58	Ammonia, household: 58
Laundry soaps or detergents: 57	Riding toys: 51
Attachable high chairs: 48	Wheelbarrows or lawn carts: 47
Other baby carriers: 45	Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting: 45
Electric Christmas decorations: 39	Nonupholstered rocking chairs: 38
Power drills or accessories: 38	Shoe polishes: 38
Handball: 38	Potty chairs or training seats: 33
Cigarette or pipe lighters: 32	Gas or LP grills or stoves: 31
Fire or smoke alarms: 31	Draperies, curtains or shower curtains: 31
Inflatable toys: 30	Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers: 30
Electric heaters: 30	Aircraft: 29
Drinking fountains: 27	Storm windows: 23
Bassinets or cradles: 23	Clothes dryers: 22
Fuel storage tanks: 22	Tetherball: 21
Croquet: 21	Clocks: 21
Boilers: 18	Oven cleaners: 18
Drain cleaners: 18	Self-contained openers: 18
Electric coffee makers or teapots: 17	Slingshots or sling-propelled toys: 17
Gas ranges: 17	Sliding glass doors or panels: 17
Seed and fertilizer spreaders: 17	Soldering equipment: 16
Diaper fasteners: 16	Gas or LP heaters: 16
Clothespins: 16	Burglar alarms: 16
Baby rattles: 16	Slicers and choppers: 16
Portable circular power saws: 16	Toy musical instruments: 16
Flying discs and boomerangs: 15	Saunas: 15
Pogo sticks: 15	Photographic equipment: 15
Mountain climbing: 15	Unpowered coffee makers or teapots: 15
Other glass doors: 15	Internal combustion engines: 14
Badminton: 14	Water heaters: 14
Methyl alcohol: 14	Wood paneling and particleboard: 14
Gas fumes or gas vapors of unknown origin: 14	Metal cookware: 12
Other containers: 12	Pretend electronics, tools, housewares, and appliances: 10
Wallpaper: 6	Containers with key openers: 6
Nonglass doors: 6	Electric counter-top ovens, broilers or toaster ovens: 6
Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses: 6	Heat tapes, electric: 6
Diaper pails: 6	Snow disks: 6
Liquid drugs: 6	Upholstered footstools, ottomans or hassocks: 6
Massage devices or vibrators: 6	Bottle warmers: 6
Ashtrays, not electric or not battery operated: 6	Electric corn poppers: 6
Charcoal: 5	Paper bags: 5
Outdoor electric lighting equipment: 5

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