Product category

Transportation & Substances

This category tracks 25 consumer products in the CPSC NEISS injury database, together accounting for roughly 127,014 emergency-room visits a year - the 17th-highest of 26 tracked categories by ER volume.

25
products tracked
127,014
ER visits / year
37
avg danger score
9.4%
avg hospitalization rate

What the CPSC data shows

Tablet Or Capsule Drugs is the most dangerous product in Transportation & Substances, scoring 46/100 with about 30,253 ER visits a year.

0
high-risk products (score 60+)
5
moderate-risk (40–59)
42,798/yr
Hot Water (most ER visits)
3↑ / 9↓
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 Transportation & Substances

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

Hot Water43K/yrTablet Or Capsule Dr…30K/yrBbs Or Pellets11K/yrCigarettes, Cigars, …10K/yrAspirin Substitutes10K/yrLiquid Drugs5K/yrAntihistamines5K/yrCosmetics, Incl Faci…4K/yr
Top products in Transportation & Substances by annual ER visits

The Transportation & Substances safety profile

Average danger score across the 16 scored products, and how they split across the danger tiers.

Average danger score

0/100100/10037/100
Average danger score
High risk (60+): 0 Moderate (40–59): 5 Low (<40): 11

Every product in Transportation & Substances, by danger score

Score Product
46 Tablet Or Capsule Drugs
44 Hot Water
42 Drugs Or Medications, Not Specified
42 Other Drugs Or Medications
41 Cigarettes, Cigars, Pipes Or Tobacco
39 Alcohol (beverage)
38 Liquid Drugs
37 Preparations Containing Iron Salts
37 Aspirin Substitutes
36 Antihistamines
35 Aspirin Or Aspirin Compounds
35 Bbs Or Pellets
34 Cosmetics, Incl Facial & Eye Make-up, Deodorants, Etc.
33 Liniments Or Rubbing Compounds
31 Veterinary Medicines
19 Pesticides

What this means in Transportation & Substances

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

  • Pay closest attention to Tablet Or Capsule Drugs - 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.