Product category

Home Structures & Construction Materials

This category tracks 34 consumer products in the CPSC NEISS injury database, together accounting for roughly 155,337 emergency-room visits a year - the 15th-highest of 26 tracked categories by ER volume.

34
products tracked
155,337
ER visits / year
32
avg danger score
5.5%
avg hospitalization rate

What the CPSC data shows

Telephones Or Telephone Accessories is the most dangerous product in Home Structures & Construction Materials, scoring 45/100 with about 27,813 ER visits a year.

0
high-risk products (score 60+)
3
moderate-risk (40–59)
42,509/yr
Televisions (most ER visits)
9↑ / 16↓
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 Structures & Construction Materials

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

Televisions43K/yrComputers (equipment…29K/yrTelephones Or Teleph…28K/yrStereo Or Hi-fi Comp…14K/yrTelevision Tables Or…12K/yrMusical Instrmnts, N…9K/yrArt Or Ceramics Supp…4K/yrRemote Control, Univ…3K/yr
Top products in Home Structures & Construction Materials by annual ER visits

The Home Structures & Construction Materials safety profile

Average danger score across the 33 scored products, and how they split across the danger tiers.

Average danger score

0/100100/10032/100
Average danger score
High risk (60+): 0 Moderate (40–59): 3 Low (<40): 30

Every product in Home Structures & Construction Materials, by danger score

Score Product
45 Telephones Or Telephone Accessories
42 Computers (equipment And Electronic Games)
40 Televisions
39 Other Sound Recording, Reproducing Or Receiving Equip.
38 Television Tables Or Stands
38 Stereo Or Hi-fi Components Or Accessories
38 Record Players (self-contained Units)
37 Photographic Equipment
37 Musical Instrmnts, Not Elect. Or Battery Or Not Spec.
37 Remote Control, Universal Or Ns (excl. Remotes For Toys)
35 Art Or Ceramics Supplies And Equipment (excl. Paintbrushes)
33 Tape Recorders Or Players (self-contained Units)
33 Outdoor Antennas (separate)
33 Business And Office Machines
32 Phonograph Records
32 Coaxial Cable
31 Compact Discs (cds) And Dvds
30 Lapidary Equipment
30 Radios, Not Specified
30 Laser Pointers
30 Musical Instruments, Electric Or Battery Operated
29 Telescopes, Binoculars, Microscopes, Magnifying Glasses
29 Projectors
29 Radios (self-contained Units)
29 Art Supplies Or Equipment
29 Video Players And Recorders (excl. Cameras)
28 Antennas, Not Specified
26 Recording Tapes
26 Sound Recording Or Receiving Equipment, Not Specified
25 Ceramics Supplies Or Equipment
24 Amateur Two-way Radios
23 Indoor Antennas (separate)
18 Glass Bottle Cutting Equipment

What this means in Home Structures & Construction Materials

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

  • Pay closest attention to Telephones Or Telephone Accessories - 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.