Lethal accidents - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 5,825
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other years.

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 863	Beds or bedframes: 428
General home or room involvement in fires: 406	Swimming pools: 364
Bicycles or accessories: 325	Stairs or steps: 325
Exercise: 245	All-terrain vehicles: 239
Motor vehicles or parts: 209	Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 177
Tables: 160	Alcohol: 147
Bathtubs or showers: 134	Basketball: 132
Soccer: 119	Toilets: 102
Swimming: 102	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 80
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 80	Other unpowered garden tools: 80
Ladders: 74	Bunk beds: 71
Snow skiing: 71	Snow throwers/blowers: 71
Counters or countertops: 71	Rope or string: 59
Containers: 59	Foods: 59
Elevators or other lifts: 59	Lawn mowers: 45
Skateboards: 43	Sports and recreational activity: 30
Built-in swimming pools: 29	Pillows: 22
Cribs: 19	Knives: 15
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 15	Riding power lawn mowers: 15
Dancing: 15	Aerosol containers: 15
Track and field: 15	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 14
Lockers: 14	Car seats: 14
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 14	Medical equipment, general: 14
Weight lifting: 14	Greenhouse or gardening supplies: 14
Exercise equipment: 14	Football: 14
Tractors: 14	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 14
Doors: 6	Clothing accessories: 6
Bassinets or cradles: 6	Playpens: 6
Horseback riding: 6	Mattresses: 6
Riding toys: 6	Plastic bags: 6

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