Tools ranked by injuries
All 45 tool types. Click a column to sort.
| # | 2016–2025 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ladders (extension & unspecified) Ladders | 174,512 | 0% | 22% | 30% | |
| 2 | Lawn mowers (walk-behind & unspecified) Lawn & garden | 68,019 | -12% | 14% | 34% | |
| 3 | Other hand tools Hand tools | 51,775 | +34% | 8.3% | 24% | |
| 4 | Utility knives Hand tools | 46,903 | +6% | 1.4% | 12% | |
| 5 | Grinders, buffers & polishers Power tools | 40,246 | +25% | 3.3% | 18% | |
| 6 | Other power saws (miter, tile, unspecified) Power saws | 33,665 | +33% | 6.9% | 23% | |
| 7 | Table saws Power saws | 31,444 | -5% | 7.7% | 39% | |
| 8 | Batteries & chargers (all types) Power & cords | 30,033 | +65% | 13% | 12% | |
| 9 | Snow shovels Lawn & garden | 29,763 | -5% | 11% | 35% | |
| 10 | Chain saws Lawn & garden | 29,535 | +7% | 7.7% | 22% | |
| 11 | Shovels, rakes & garden hand tools Lawn & garden | 27,539 | +4% | 8.1% | 35% | |
| 12 | Pruning tools (powered & manual) Lawn & garden | 25,357 | -23% | 11% | 39% | |
| 13 | Hammers Hand tools | 25,331 | -11% | 2.5% | 11% | |
| 14 | Power drills Power tools | 24,129 | +28% | 3.4% | 16% | |
| 15 | Riding mowers & garden tractors Lawn & garden | 16,479 | -1% | 19% | 48% | |
| 16 | String trimmers & brushcutters Lawn & garden | 16,067 | +1% | 7.2% | 30% | |
| 17 | Stepladders Ladders | 15,446 | +8% | 17% | 50% | |
| 18 | Paint sprayers Power tools | 14,511 | +33% | 12% | 25% | |
| 19 | Welding equipment Power tools | 14,509 | +9% | 3.0% | 6% | |
| 20 | Pliers, wire cutters & wrenches Hand tools | 11,533 | -4% | 2.7% | 13% | |
| 21 | Circular saws Power saws | 10,961 | -27% | 10% | 20% | |
| 22 | Nail guns Power tools | 10,860 | +19% | 8.2% | 9% | |
| 23 | Axes & hatchets Lawn & garden | 10,120 | -19% | 2.5% | 8% | |
| 24 | Hedge trimmers Lawn & garden | 10,021 | +50% | 1.6% | 26% | |
| 25 | Jacks, hoists & jack stands Garage & shop | 8,654 | -46% | 8.3% | 21% | |
| 26 | Log splitters Lawn & garden | 7,482 | -8% | 5.9% | 36% | |
| 27 | Leaf blowers Lawn & garden | 7,366 | +66% | 11% | 44% | |
| 28 | Snow blowers Lawn & garden | 6,577 | +15% | 13% | 40% | |
| 29 | Screwdrivers Hand tools | 5,921 | -9% | 4.7% | 12% | |
| 30 | Extension cords Power & cords | 5,056 | +2% | 13% | 44% | |
| 31 | Portable generators Power & cords | 4,834 | +90% | 16% | 21% | |
| 32 | Wheelbarrows & spreaders Lawn & garden | 4,483 | +15% | 8.1% | 46% | |
| 33 | Chisels, awls & planes Hand tools | 4,090 | -18% | 1.9% | 11% | |
| 34 | Files & manual grinders Hand tools | 3,465 | +47% | 3.4% | 21% | |
| 35 | Other power tools Power tools | 3,409 | -6% | 7.3% | 18% | |
| 36 | Hand saws & hacksaws Hand tools | 3,379 | -20% | 3.3% | 21% | |
| 37 | Air compressors Power tools | 2,896 | +50% | 11% | 27% | |
| 38 | Jigsaws & sabre saws Power saws | 2,645 | +23% | 5.3% | 23% | |
| 39 | Band saws Power saws | 2,141 | -18% | 5.3% | 19% | |
| 40 | Power sanders Power tools | 2,047 | +27% | 3.6% | 22% | |
| 41 | Torches Power tools | 1,961 | +34% | 19% | 13% | |
| 42 | Routers Power tools | 1,812 | -25% | 3.5% | 27% | |
| 43 | Heavy-duty staplers Power tools | 1,555 | -57% | 4.2% | 12% | |
| 44 | Tillers & cultivators Lawn & garden | 1,462 | -26% | 5.2% | 42% | |
| 45 | Soldering equipment & glue guns Power tools | 1,111 | -3% | 1.5% | 3% |
Source: CPSC NEISS. Download CSV.