Product category

Home Structures & Construction Materials

This category tracks 33 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.

33
products tracked
155,337
ER visits / year
32
avg danger score
5.5%
avg hospitalization rate

CPSC NEISS escalation ladder

Category extract #15/33 Home Structures & Construction Materials

Home Structures & Construction Mat… · 33 scored · 155,337 ER/yr · avg 32/100

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  • PHOTO Home Workshop Tools & Equipment

ER-volume peers

Photo peer: Home Workshop Tools & Equipment (168,777/yr)

Home Workshop Tools & EquipmentHome Workshop Tools & Equipm…168,777Home Structures & Construction Materials (this)Home Structures & Constructi…155,337Kitchen Cooking AppliancesKitchen Cooking Appliances135,000Transportation & SubstancesTransportation & Substances127,014Kitchen Small Appliances & HousewaresKitchen Small Appliances & H…125,180
Nearest product categories by summed estimated annual ER visits

According to PlainSafety's CPSC NEISS corpus ranking, Home Structures & Construction Materials ranks #15 of 33 tracked product categories by summed average annual ER visits. How we place categories →

Danger score versus ER volume

Danger score versus ER volume

According to CPSC NEISS, Telephones Or Telephone Accessories leads this category's danger score at 45/100 (27,813/yr) while Televisions leads estimated ER volume at 42,509/yr (danger score 40/100). They are not the same ranking.

45/100
Telephones Or Telephone Accessories danger score #1 of 33
42,509/yr
Televisions ER volume #1 of 33
27,813/yr
Telephones Or Telephone Accessories ER volume (not #1)
40/100
Televisions danger score (not #1)

Ranks compare the 33 scored products in Home Structures & Construction Materials from the same CPSC NEISS extract. Danger score is not ER-visit volume.

Home Structures & Construction Materials vs all categories by estimated annual ER visits

Where this category's summed average annual ER volume sits among every tracked product category (exposure rank, not a danger score)

155,337 15th of 26 higher than 11 of 26 categories

Product categories, banded by estimated average annual ER visits

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Source CPSC NEISS · 2026-08-31

Where injuries concentrate in Home Structures & Construction Materials

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

TelevisionsTelevisions43K/yrComputers (equipment And Electronic Games)Computers (equipment And Ele…29K/yrTelephones Or Telephone AccessoriesTelephones Or Telephone Acce…28K/yrStereo Or Hi-fi Components Or AccessoriesStereo Or Hi-fi Components O…14K/yrTelevision Tables Or StandsTelevision Tables Or Stands12K/yrMusical Instrmnts, Not Elect. Or Battery Or Not Spec.Musical Instrmnts, Not Elect…9K/yrArt Or Ceramics Supplies And Equipment (excl. Paintbrushes)Art Or Ceramics Supplies And…4K/yrRemote Control, Universal Or Ns (excl. Remotes For Toys)Remote Control, Universal Or…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.

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

20 products are marked small sample: fewer than 1,000 estimated ER visits a year, so the danger score rests on few NEISS cases. They stay in this list but are left out of the national danger ranking.

Compare beyond volume rank

Nationwide peers by summed ER volume & peak danger score

Two PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Home Structures & Construction Materials: other NEISS product categories nearest on summed estimated annual ER visits (155,337/yr) and highest member danger score (45/100). Volume rank above/below stays on the adjacent-category ladder.

Similar summed ER volume

Nearest categories by total estimated annual ER visits across all member products.

4 peers

Similar peak danger score

Nearest categories by the highest PlainSafety danger score among member products.

4 peers

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.

PlainSafety is rendered directly from U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall and incident records, no number is typed in by an editor. Category risk tallies count CPSC recalls and related product records in this category. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.