Product category

Kitchen Cooking Appliances

This category tracks 39 consumer products in the CPSC NEISS injury database, together accounting for roughly 135,000 emergency-room visits a year - the 16th-highest of 26 tracked categories by ER volume.

39
products tracked
135,000
ER visits / year
32
avg danger score
5.1%
avg hospitalization rate

CPSC NEISS escalation ladder

Category extract #16/33 Kitchen Cooking Appliances

Kitchen Cooking Appliances · 39 scored · 135,000 ER/yr · avg 32/100

  • MEM #16
  • MEM 135,000
  • MEM 32
  • MEM 43
  • MEM 5.1%
  • MEM 0
  • MEM 39
  • MEM Transportation…

Photo peer: Transportation & Substances (127,014/yr)

Home Structure…155,337Kitchen Cook… (this)135,000Transportation…127,014Kitchen Small …125,180Nursery & Baby…109,904
Nearest product categories by summed estimated annual ER visits

According to PlainSafety's CPSC NEISS corpus ranking, Kitchen Cooking Appliances ranks #16 of 33 tracked product categories by summed average annual ER visits. How we place categories →

Danger score versus ER volume

What the CPSC data shows

Refrigerators is the most dangerous product in Kitchen Cooking Appliances, scoring 43/100 with about 40,695 ER visits a year.

0
high-risk products (score 60+)
4
moderate-risk (40–59)
40,695/yr
Refrigerators (most ER visits)
12↑ / 14↓
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.

Kitchen Cooking Appliances 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)

135,000 16th of 26 higher than 10 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 Kitchen Cooking Appliances

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

Refrigerators41K/yrRanges Or Ovens, Not…32K/yrMicrowave Ovens10K/yrDishwashers10K/yrFreezers (separate F…7K/yrElectric Blenders7K/yrClothing Irons7K/yrElectric Ranges Or O…3K/yr
Top products in Kitchen Cooking Appliances by annual ER visits

The Kitchen Cooking Appliances safety profile

Average danger score across the 39 scored products, and how they split across the danger tiers.

0/100100/10032/100
Average danger score
High risk (60+): 0 Moderate (40–59): 4 Low (<40): 35

Every product in Kitchen Cooking Appliances, by danger score

Score Product
43 Refrigerators
42 Ranges Or Ovens, Not Specified
41 Gas Ranges Or Ovens
40 Microwave Ovens
39 Other Ranges Or Ovens
39 Electric Knife Sharpeners
39 Dishwashers
37 Freezers (separate From Refrigerators)
36 Electric Ranges Or Ovens (excl Counter-top Ovens)
36 Slow Cookers
35 Electric Blenders
34 Clothing Irons
34 Toasters
34 Hot Plates
34 Electric Frying Pans And Skillets
33 Electric Griddles
33 Electric Deep Fryers
32 Trash Compactors
32 Garbage Disposers
32 Electric Waffle Irons
32 Ice Makers (separate From Refrigerators)
32 Electric Can Openers
31 Food Processors
31 Rotisseries
31 Electric Coffee Makers Or Teapots
30 Electric Kettles Or Hot Pots
30 Clothes Steamers
30 Electric Mixers
30 Food Warmers
30 Electric Counter-top Ovens, Broilers Or Toaster Ovens
27 Juicers
27 Ice Crushers
27 Electric Scissors
27 Electric Or Battery-powered Knives
26 Range Or Oven Accessories
24 Faucet Water Heaters
24 Electric Corn Poppers
20 Ice Cream Makers
14 Electric Immersion Water Heaters

Compare beyond volume rank

Nationwide peers by summed ER volume & peak danger score

Two PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Kitchen Cooking Appliances: other NEISS product categories nearest on summed estimated annual ER visits (135,000/yr) and highest member danger score (43/100). Volume rank above/below stays on the adjacent-category ladder.

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.

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.