| Product Groupings | Estimated
Number |
CV* | No. of
Cases* |
All Ages | 00-04 | 05-14 | 15-24 | 25-64 | 65+ | Male | Female | Treated
&Rel. |
Hosp.
&DOA |
| Hoists, Lifts, Jacks, etc. | 14,254 | .10 | 294 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 9.4 | 1.4 | 5.0 | 0.3 |
| Power Home Tools (excl.Saws) | 32,030 | .08 | 611 | 12.0 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 15.5 | 15.8 | 8.8 | 22.2 | 2.2 | 11.6 | 0.3 |
| Power Home Workshop Saws | 74,005 | .08 | 1,500 | 27.7 | 0.7 | 6.8 | 20.8 | 34.7 | 44.7 | 53.5 | 2.8 | 26.0 | 1.7 |
| Welding, Soldering, Cutting Tools | 16,944 | .12 | 333 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 13.3 | 7.9 | 1.2 | 12.4 | 0.5 | 6.3 | 0.1 |
| Wires, Cords, Not Specified | 13,188 | .10 | 295 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 7.1 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 0.1 |
| Workshop Manual Tools | 107,385 | .07 | 2,191 | 40.1 | 16.0 | 21.5 | 47.0 | 51.2 | 22.0 | 70.3 | 11.2 | 39.6 | 0.5 |
| Chain Saws | 29,684 | .09 | 561 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 10.4 | 15.2 | 12.4 | 21.8 | 0.8 | 10.6 | 0.4 |
| Hand Garden Tools | 32,197 | .10 | 637 | 12.0 | 7.2 | 14.0 | 9.1 | 11.8 | 16.4 | 15.4 | 8.8 | 11.4 | 0.5 |
| Hatchets, Axes | 11,875 | .12 | 216 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 8.1 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| Lawn & Garden Equipment | 53,411 | .09 | 1,119 | 20.0 | 22.6 | 18.3 | 13.7 | 20.0 | 26.9 | 24.8 | 15.3 | 19.3 | 0.7 |
| Lawn Mowers | 61,088 | .09 | 1,274 | 22.8 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 18.6 | 27.8 | 28.5 | 35.4 | 10.8 | 21.3 | 1.5 |
| Other Power Lawn Equipment | 18,462 | .13 | 350 | 6.9 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 7.9 | 9.2 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 6.3 | 0.6 |
| Dollies, Carts | 43,929 | .08 | 1,149 | 16.4 | 121.6 | 13.1 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 11.8 | 16.0 | 16.8 | 15.8 | 0.4 |
| Elevators, Other Lifts | 16,794 | .20 | 397 | 6.3 | 10.8 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 15.1 | 5.1 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 0.3 |
| Gasoline, Diesel Fuels | 12,739 | .11 | 303 | 4.8 | 11.3 | 4.9 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 7.6 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 0.8 |
* Estimated Number of Cases: Since NEISS is a probability
sample, each injury case has a statistical weight. National estimates of
product-related injury incidents are derived by summing the statistical
weights for the appropriate injury cases.
* CV (Coefficient of Variation): The CV, the standard
error of the estimate divided by the estimate, is a measure of sampling
variability (errors that occur by chance because observations are made
only on a population sample).
* Number of Cases: This is the actual number of injury
cases collected from the hospitals sampled. Since injury cases have different
statistical weights, these “raw” numbers should not be used for comparative
purposes.
* Product-Related Injuries: These are national estimates
of the number of persons treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments
with consumer product-related injuries during the given time period. The
data system allows for reporting of up to two products for each person’s
injury. Therefore, a person’s injury may be counted in two product groups.
From Consumer Product Safety Review 1998
Copyright The Disaster Center