10 Leading Causes of Nonfatal Unintentional Injury, United States
2006, All Races, Both Sexes, Disposition: All Cases
 

Age Groups

          
Rank
<1
1-4
5-9
10-14
15-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+
All Ages

1
Unintentional
Fall
124,747
Unintentional
Fall
860,281
Unintentional
Fall
635,912
Unintentional
Struck by/
Against
608,658
Unintentional
Struck by/
Against
1,071,586
Unintentional
Fall
748,064
Unintentional
Fall
784,154
Unintentional
Fall
817,043
Unintentional
Fall
633,428
Unintentional
Fall
1,840,117
Unintentional
Fall
7,934,840

2
Unintentional
Struck by/
Against
30,872
Unintentional
Struck by/
Against
390,563
Unintentional
Struck by/
Against
420,693
Unintentional
Fall
602,415
Unintentional
Fall
888,138
Unintentional
Overexertion
726,511
Unintentional
Overexertion
656,632
Unintentional
Overexertion
468,164
Unintentional
Struck by/
Against
223,447
Unintentional
Struck by/
Against
225,785
Unintentional
Struck by/
Against
4,663,517

3
Unintentional
Other Bite/
Sting
12,456
Unintentional
Other Bite/
Sting
153,552
Unintentional
Cut/Pierce
116,918
Unintentional
Overexertion
279,148
Unintentional
MV-Occupant
833,189
Unintentional
Struck by/
Against
693,006
Unintentional
Struck by/
Against
570,882
Unintentional
Struck by/
Against
427,588
Unintentional
Overexertion
214,793
Unintentional
Overexertion
178,808
Unintentional
Overexertion
3,474,597

4
Unintentional
Foreign Body
10,903
Unintentional
Foreign Body
125,543
Unintentional
Other Bite/
Sting
99,452
Unintentional
Cut/Pierce
144,366
Unintentional
Overexertion
782,425
Unintentional
MV-Occupant
551,875
Unintentional
MV-Occupant
436,807
Unintentional
MV-Occupant
338,731
Unintentional
MV-Occupant
196,080
Unintentional
MV-Occupant
175,219
Unintentional
MV-Occupant
2,723,465

5
Unintentional
Fire/Burn
10,378
Unintentional
Overexertion
81,923
Unintentional
Pedal Cyclist
88,734
Unintentional
Pedal Cyclist
110,506
Unintentional
Cut/Pierce
500,646
Unintentional
Cut/Pierce
437,328
Unintentional
Cut/Pierce
366,926
Unintentional
Cut/Pierce
286,432
Unintentional
Cut/Pierce
157,098
Unintentional
Cut/Pierce
118,967
Unintentional
Cut/Pierce
2,215,211

6
Unintentional
Other Specified
7,965
Unintentional
Cut/Pierce
79,713
Unintentional
Overexertion
78,518
Unintentional
Unknown/
Unspecified
108,550
Unintentional
Other Specified
198,544
Unintentional
Other Specified
166,785
Unintentional
Other Specified
184,888
Unintentional
Other Specified
155,317
Unintentional
Other Bite/
Sting
66,296
Unintentional
Other Bite/
Sting
69,703
Unintentional
Other Bite/
Sting
1,095,521

7
Unintentional
Overexertion
7,531
Unintentional
Other Specified
55,535
Unintentional
MV-Occupant
60,008
Unintentional
MV-Occupant
85,151
Unintentional
Other Bite/
Sting
190,130
Unintentional
Other Bite/
Sting
162,741
Unintentional
Other Bite/
Sting
154,357
Unintentional
Poisoning
137,855
Unintentional
Other Specified
61,633
Unintentional
Poisoning
65,292
Unintentional
Other Specified
922,208

8
Unintentional
MV-Occupant
6,885
Unintentional
Fire/Burn
53,359
Unintentional
Foreign Body
57,440
Unintentional
Other Bite/
Sting
66,784
Unintentional
Unknown/
Unspecified
155,712
Unintentional
Poisoning
104,095
Unintentional
Poisoning
146,210
Unintentional
Other Bite/
Sting
119,980
Unintentional
Poisoning
60,990
Unintentional
Other
Transport
58,823
Unintentional
Poisoning
703,702

9
Unintentional
Poisoning
6,877
Unintentional
Poisoning
43,206
Unintentional
Other
Transport
45,981
Unintentional
Other
Transport
58,433
Unintentional
Other
Transport
144,488
Unintentional
Other
Transport
102,180
Unintentional
Other
Transport
84,513
Unintentional
Other
Transport
69,723
Unintentional
Other
Transport
39,316
Unintentional
Unknown/
Unspecified
47,405
Unintentional
Unknown/
Unspecified
652,130

10
Unintentional
Cut/Pierce
6,479
Unintentional
Unknown/
Unspecified
41,573
Unintentional
Dog Bite
44,239
Unintentional
Other Specified
33,085
Unintentional
Poisoning
117,015
Unintentional
Foreign Body
94,044
Unintentional
Foreign Body
79,684
Unintentional
Foreign Body
64,270
Unintentional
Foreign Body
35,123
Unintentional
Other Specified
42,923
Unintentional
Other
Transport
635,018
Produced By: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC
Data Source: NEISS All Injury Program operated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission  (CPSC).