How dangerous are Home Communication & Entertainment products?

Products in the Home Communication & Entertainment category have an average danger score of 33 out of 100, with approximately 393,933 estimated ER visits per year according to CPSC NEISS data.

How many products are tracked in Home Communication & Entertainment?

PlainSafety tracks 76 individual products in the Home Communication & Entertainment category, each with danger scores, injury trends, and ER visit estimates from CPSC NEISS data spanning 2005-2024.

Where does the Home Communication & Entertainment 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

Home Communication & Entertainment

This category tracks 76 consumer products in the CPSC NEISS injury database, together accounting for roughly 393,933 emergency-room visits a year - the 10th-highest of 26 tracked categories by ER volume.

76
products tracked: 393,933
ER visits / year: 33
avg danger score: 4.7%
avg hospitalization rate

What the CPSC data shows

Tools, Not Specified is the most dangerous product in Home Communication & Entertainment, scoring 44/100 with about 27,922 ER visits a year.

0
high-risk products (score 60+): 8
moderate-risk (40–59): 48,104/yr
Knives With Replaceable Blades (most ER visits): 11↑ / 35↓
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 Home Communication & Entertainment

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

Top products in Home Communication & Entertainment by annual ER visits

The Home Communication & Entertainment safety profile

Average danger score across the 65 scored products, and how they split across the danger tiers.

Average danger score

High risk (60+): 0 Moderate (40–59): 8 Low (<40): 57

Every product in Home Communication & Entertainment, by danger score

Score	Product	Injuries/yr	Trend	Hosp. %
44	Tools, Not Specified	27,922	+25%	6.2%
43	Bench Or Table Saws	33,856	-2%	8.9%
43	Batteries	14,299	+15%	10.1%
42	Torches, Not Specified	607	+122%	11.5%
41	Battery Chargers/adapters	1,667	+108%	4.5%
40	Saws, Not Specified	15,435	+19%	3.3%
40	Rope Or String	10,628	-5%	7.5%
40	Power Saws, Other Or Not Specified	13,078	-6%	7.4%
39	Portable Circular Power Saws	11,861	-23%	9.1%
39	Knives With Replaceable Blades	48,104	-6%	0.8%
39	Wire, Not Specified	9,242	+4%	5.8%
39	Sprayers, Not Elsewhere Classified	6,730	-2%	9.0%
38	Vises Or Workshop Clamps	929	-8%	2.2%
38	Workshop Grinders, Buffers Or Polishers, N.s.	20,784	-1%	1.9%
37	Power Lathes	456	+74%	4.6%
37	Hammers	28,180	-28%	1.8%
37	Drills, Not Specified	10,930	+8%	1.7%
37	Nail Guns Or Stud Drivers	9,856	-13%	5.3%
37	Painting Equip., Powered (sprayers, Rollers, Brushes)	2,519	+2%	8.9%
36	Hoists, Lifts, Jacks Or Jack Stands	13,883	-57%	6.5%
36	Power Drills Or Accessories, Not Specified	4,530	+6%	2.5%
36	Welding Equipment	13,312	-16%	2.0%
36	Power Workshop Grinders, Buffers Or Polishers	8,401	-15%	3.1%
35	Air Compressors (separate)	2,521	-10%	6.0%
35	Screwdrivers	7,078	-22%	3.2%
35	Toolboxes Or Tool Kits	7,512	-20%	3.5%
35	Pliers, Wire Cutters Or Wrenches	11,372	-21%	1.9%
35	Other Manual Workshop Tools	7,359	-21%	2.4%
35	Manual Workshop Grinders, Buffers Or Polishers	807	+68%	1.1%
34	Power Routers	1,657	+6%	4.4%
34	Other Portable Or Stationary Power Tools	3,030	-14%	4.5%
34	Hand Saws	3,523	-5%	2.2%
34	Workshop Compounds Or Chemicals	473	+49%	3.9%
34	Band Saws	2,852	-17%	4.2%
34	Chains, Not Elsewhere Classified	3,726	-35%	5.9%
33	Automotive Tools Or Accessories	2,711	-33%	3.9%
33	Workshop Furnishings	1,816	-28%	6.5%
33	Portable Power Drills And Accessories	2,774	-18%	2.2%
33	Manual Filing Or Sanding Tools	2,132	-8%	2.3%
33	Awls, Chisels Or Planes	4,144	-18%	1.5%
33	Cutting Torches	939	-45%	12.7%
33	Stretch Cords Or Stretch Straps	3,099	-31%	4.6%
32	Power Sanders	1,417	-6%	2.8%
32	Internal Combustion Engines (nonvehicular)	349	+0%	7.6%
32	Heavy-duty Workshop Staplers	2,699	-27%	3.5%
32	Radial Arm Saws	341	-20%	12.1%
31	Electric Motors (separate)	444	+22%	2.4%
31	Trouble Lights Or Extension Work Lights	99	+30%	12.2%
30	Power Jointers	430	-20%	5.9%
29	Sabre Saws	894	-26%	2.4%
29	Glue Guns	1,067	-33%	0.9%
29	Drain Snakes	435	-48%	8.3%
28	Stationary Power Drills And Accessories	718	-38%	3.1%
28	Jigsaws	627	-23%	1.4%
27	Soldering Equipment, Not Specified	376	-24%	1.9%
27	Power Workshop Grinders, Buffers, Polishers, N.s.	3,355	-	2.0%
27	Levels	109	+10%	3.6%
26	Portable Power Workshop Grinders, Buffers, Polishers	2,607	-	0.0%
26	Hacksaws	689	-47%	0.8%
25	Electric Soldering Equipment	69	-31%	7.7%
24	Nonelectric Soldering Equipment	48	-88%	20.0%
23	Electrical Testing Equipment	78	-34%	6.3%
22	Manual Drills	192	-58%	0.0%
18	Power Shapers	68	-53%	0.0%
18	Stationary Power Workshop Grinders, Buffers, Polishers	88	-	0.0%

What this means in Home Communication & Entertainment

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

Pay closest attention to Tools, Not Specified - 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