How dangerous are Containers, Tableware & Packaging products?

Products in the Containers, Tableware & Packaging category have an average danger score of 35 out of 100, with approximately 728,438 estimated ER visits per year according to CPSC NEISS data.

How many products are tracked in Containers, Tableware & Packaging?

PlainSafety tracks 44 individual products in the Containers, Tableware & Packaging category, each with danger scores, injury trends, and ER visit estimates from CPSC NEISS data spanning 2005-2024.

Where does the Containers, Tableware & Packaging safety data come from?

All data comes from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) NEISS database, which projects national injury estimates from a probability sample of approximately 100 hospital emergency departments.

Product category

Containers, Tableware & Packaging

This category tracks 44 consumer products in the CPSC NEISS injury database, together accounting for roughly 728,438 emergency-room visits a year - the 7th-highest of 26 tracked categories by ER volume.

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products tracked: 728,438
ER visits / year: 35
avg danger score: 4.8%
avg hospitalization rate

What the CPSC data shows

Waste Containers, Trash Baskets Or Refuse Bins is the most dangerous product in Containers, Tableware & Packaging, scoring 45/100 with about 46,276 ER visits a year.

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high-risk products (score 60+): 8
moderate-risk (40–59): 336,545/yr
Knives, Not Elsewhere Classified (most ER visits): 7↑ / 18↓
worsening / improving (5-yr)

All figures come from the CPSC NEISS dataset (2005–2024); products are sorted by danger score so the highest-risk items surface first.

Where injuries concentrate in Containers, Tableware & Packaging

Estimated average annual ER visits for the highest-volume products in this category.

Top products in Containers, Tableware & Packaging by annual ER visits

The Containers, Tableware & Packaging safety profile

Average danger score across the 40 scored products, and how they split across the danger tiers.

Average danger score

High risk (60+): 0 Moderate (40–59): 8 Low (<40): 32

Every product in Containers, Tableware & Packaging, by danger score

Score	Product	Injuries/yr	Trend	Hosp. %
45	Waste Containers, Trash Baskets Or Refuse Bins	46,276	+6%	8.7%
44	Knives, Not Elsewhere Classified	336,545	-4%	1.2%
42	Cookware, Not Specified	24,791	-13%	9.8%
42	Drinking Glasses, Cups, And Mugs	71,312	+6%	2.5%
41	Unpowered Coffee Makers Or Teapots	325	+95%	11.4%
41	Kitchen Gadgets, Not Elsewhere Classified	13,500	+29%	3.9%
41	Manual Cleaning Equipment (excl. Buckets And Pails)	31,350	-13%	6.3%
40	Tableware & Accessories (excluding Drinking Glass,cups,mugs)	81,969	-36%	4.8%
39	Trays (excl. Food Warmers)	4,095	+11%	8.1%
39	Laundry Baskets	15,448	-18%	6.0%
39	Candles, Candlesticks And Other Candle Holders	9,476	-3%	8.0%
38	Pressure Cookers Or Canners	1,838	+14%	10.9%
38	Flatware (excl. Knives)	5,917	-2%	6.5%
38	Scissors, Not Specified	13,060	+9%	1.8%
38	Slicers And Choppers	20,882	+6%	0.3%
37	Coffee Makers Or Teapots, Not Specified	2,817	-18%	10.0%
36	Toothpicks Or Hors D'oeuvres Picks	7,283	-24%	5.5%
36	Drinking Straws	3,263	+6%	2.8%
36	Metal Cookware (nonelectric)	5,114	-6%	4.9%
36	Other Cookware	1,997	+8%	6.5%
35	Tie Racks, Belt Racks Or Other Clothes Hangers	4,921	-26%	6.1%
35	Manual Scissors	11,091	-27%	1.5%
35	Doorstops	1,030	+0%	8.3%
34	Ironing Boards Or Covers	1,256	-23%	9.2%
34	Kitchen Mixing Bowls, Canisters Or Similar Containers	2,429	+1%	2.7%
34	Food Grinders	827	+4%	6.6%
33	Food Skewers	655	+24%	3.8%
33	Can Openers, Not Specified	1,867	+19%	0.2%
33	Appliances, Other And Not Specified	1,642	-17%	4.4%
32	Knife Sharpeners, Not Specified	2,157	-10%	0.8%
32	Chafing Dishes Or Fondue Pots	62	+146%	2.4%
31	Nonmetal Cookware (nonelectric)	1,511	-16%	2.1%
29	Ice Picks	279	-28%	6.7%
28	Thermometers (excluding Medical Thermometers)	363	-20%	2.8%
27	Bottle Openers	224	-28%	3.9%
27	Potholders, Oven Mitts Or Hot Pads	230	-11%	2.7%
27	Bread Making Machines	84	+6%	5.2%
25	Nonelectric Can Openers	197	-21%	0.3%
22	Corkscrews	177	-57%	0.0%
22	Nonelectric Knife Sharpeners	178	-55%	0.6%

What this means in Containers, Tableware & Packaging

Use the danger score to triage, then open a product page for the full age, body-part, and severity breakdown.

Pay closest attention to Waste Containers, Trash Baskets Or Refuse Bins - the highest-scoring product in this category. See the data
Compare this category against the full danger rankings to see where it sits nationally. All rankings
Cross-check specific models against open CPSC recalls before you buy or keep one. CPSC recalls

NEISS injury estimates are nationally weighted projections from a sample of ER visits, they show relative risk between products, not exact counts.

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), 2005–2024.

Source: CPSC SaferProducts.gov consumer incident reports and CPSC recall announcements.

Disclaimer: This information is provided for general informational purposes only and does not constitute professional, medical, or safety advice. Data is sourced from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); PlainSafety is an independent project and is not affiliated with the CPSC. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, scored, and verified.

Compiled by PlainSafety Editorial, Consumer Product Safety Editorial Team · May 15, 2026