A new study shows that 30% of people who celebrate holiday-related activities end up injured somehow.
1. 13% have cut themselves while wrapping or opening presents.
2. 11% have slipped or tripped outdoors.
3. 10% have been hurt cooking during the holidays.
4. 6% have been burned by a candle.
5. Another 6% have tripped or slipped over a holiday-related object.
6. 4% have fallen from a ladder . . . another 4% were hurt while standing on furniture while putting up décor. And 3% have been injured while putting decorations or lights on the roof.
7. 3% have been injured by “a new toy.”
One of the biggest contributing factors to those injuries include the following 12% of those who say they were intoxicated at the time of their injury.
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