Lethal accidents - Years 1997-2010 - All Of Body

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 52,429
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other body parts.

Products:

Floors or flooring materials: 8,780	General home or room involvement in fires: 2,988
Swimming pools: 2,692	Beds or bedframes: 2,097
Built-in swimming pools: 2,017	Exercise: 1,950
Swimming: 1,869	Bathtubs or showers: 1,578
Golf: 1,466	Beds: 1,409
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches: 1,323	Stairs or steps: 1,280
Bicycles or accessories: 1,135	Lawn mowers: 1,002
Basketball: 853	Manual snow or ice removal tools: 829
Fishing: 701	Ceilings and walls: 618
Chairs: 605	Tables: 594
Toilets: 593	All-terrain vehicles: 571
Exercise equipment: 562	Cribs: 481
Snow skiing: 427	Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings: 418
Ladders: 395	Wheelchairs: 356
Hot tubs or home spas: 346	Softball: 345
Rope or string: 335	Riding power lawn mowers: 330
Tennis: 326	House repair or construction materials: 304
Dancing: 292	Clothing accessories: 267
Fences or fence posts: 261	Alcohol: 219
Recliner chairs: 214	Bowling: 213
Snow throwers/blowers: 210	Scuba diving: 210
Sheets or pillowcases: 209	Soccer: 208
Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball: 203	Plastic bags: 201
Bottles or jars: 190	Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles: 177
Pillows: 160	Furniture: 154
Telephones or telephone accessories: 151	Carbon monoxide poisonings: 147
Other unpowered garden tools: 146	Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco: 145
Benches: 142	Motor vehicles or parts: 142
Ball sports: 126	Electric heaters: 122
Swings or swing sets: 120	Chemicals: 115
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets: 110	Electrical wire or wiring systems: 106
Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins: 98	Wading pools: 98
Ice hockey: 98	Waterbeds or water pillows: 96
Buckets or pails: 88	Aerosol containers: 87
Playpens: 87	Scooters/skateboards, powered: 86
Heaters or heating systems: 85	Tablet or capsule drugs: 84
Martial arts: 84	Track and field: 82
Surfing: 82	Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated: 80
Refrigerators: 80	Tractors: 77
Horseback riding: 77	Other ranges: 76
Decorative water features: 76	Power lawn mowers: 76
Gasoline: 75	Computers: 75
Crutches, canes or walkers: 75	Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders: 72
Chair, recliner: 71	Day wear: 71
Barstools or kitchen stools: 71	Bunk beds: 71
Elevators or other lifts: 71	Cords, electrical: 71
Tools: 70	High chairs: 70
Clothing: 69	Gas furnaces: 69
Outerwear: 69	Volleyball: 69
Metal containers: 69	Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered: 69
Golf carts: 69	Medical equipment, general: 69
Ammonia, household: 68	Gas or LP heaters: 68
Tool sheds: 68	Weight lifting: 68
Light bulbs: 68	Mobile/manufactured homes: 67
Electric baseboard heaters: 67	Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations: 67
Pacifiers or teething rings: 67	Drinking glasses: 66
Room deodorizers or fresheners: 66	Pruning or trimming equipment: 66
Paints, varnishes or shellacs: 66	Battery chargers: 66
Drugs or medications: 61	Above-ground swimming pools: 60
Aspirin substitutes: 59	Gas, air or spring-operated guns: 59
Liquid drugs: 58	Bags: 55
Windows or window glass: 51	Windows and window glass, other than storm windows: 47
Baby strollers: 39	Badminton: 38
Saws: 38	Tombstones or grave markers: 37
Public equipment: 37	Billiards or pool: 36
Convertible beds, hideaway beds or sofa beds: 35	Diving or diving boards: 35
Football: 33	Personal protection devices: 33
Air conditioners: 32	Vending machines: 32
Towels or cloths: 32	Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters: 32
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles: 31	Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings: 31
Sports and recreational activity: 30	Bassinets or cradles: 24
Car seats: 24	Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers: 23
Go-carts: 22	Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves: 22
Mattresses: 21	Fireworks: 20
Chain saws: 19	Musical instruments, electric or battery operated: 19
Snow boarding: 19	Clothes dryers: 19
Mountain climbing: 18	Portable baby swings: 18
Blankets: 18	Manual cleaning equipment: 17
Pumps: 17	Reel power lawn mowers: 16
Flotation toys: 16	Jewelry: 16
Moving walks: 16	Nightwear: 15
Bedspreads, throws or comforters: 15	Hot water: 15
Doors: 15	Other windows or window glass: 15
Hatchets or axes: 15	Outdoor antennas: 15
Decorative yard equipment: 15	Power tillers or cultivators: 15
Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners: 15	Floor lamps or table lamps: 15
Fuel storage tanks: 15	Stools: 15
Bars and bar accessories: 15	Painting equipment, powered: 15
Table tennis: 15	Lighters: 15
Baby bottles or nipples: 12	Kerosene or oil heaters: 7
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus: 6	Generators or power plants: 6
Televisions: 6	Matches: 6
Baby bathtub seats or rings: 6	Portable swimming pools: 6
Portable food or beverage coolers: 5	Scooters, unpowered: 5
Baseball: 5	Portable cribs: 5
Nonelectric blankets: 5

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