Danger score versus ER volume
Danger score versus ER volume
According to CPSC NEISS 2005-2024, Aluminum Foil Wrapping Products ranks #482 of 838 by danger score (34/100) at ER-volume #476 of 838 (1,434/yr). They are not the same ranking.
- #482
- danger rank of 838
- #476
- ER-volume rank of 838
- 34/100
- danger score
- 1,434/yr
- estimated ER visits (avg)
Danger score combines injury volume, hospitalization, fatality, and five-year trend. ER volume is the average annual NEISS estimate alone. Rank 1 is highest on each list.
Where this category's danger score sits nationally
Danger score (34/100) across 838 scored CPSC product categories
34 Lower than most lower than 57% of 838 product categories
scored CPSC product categories, bucketed by value
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Source CPSC NEISS, PlainSafety danger-score model · 2024
Composite verdict
Composite Safety Score: 40/100
One verdict blending 4 independently-sourced dimensions from two separate CPSC systems, each benchmarked against all 838 scored product categories by percentile rather than raw value, so no single huge-volume category can dominate the scale.
| Dimension | Value | National percentile | Weight applied | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injury severity (hospitalization + fatality blend) | 3 | 28th | 35% | CPSC NEISS 20-year severity index |
| Annual ER injury volume | 1,434 | 39th | 30% | CPSC NEISS estimated annual ER-treated injuries |
| 5-year injury trend | +15% | 79th | 15% | CPSC NEISS 5-year % change in ER-treated injuries |
| Consumer incident reports | 4 | 31st | 20% | CPSC SaferProducts.gov public incident report count |
Methodology: each dimension is ranked against the full population's p10/p25/p50/p75/p90 breakpoints and interpolated to a 0-100 percentile; the composite is the weighted average of available percentiles. See methodology for the full benchmark table.
Where 28,677 estimated ER injuries land on the body
Body-part shares from the same CPSC NEISS injury_types extract for product code 1139. Segments sum to 28,677 - a body-map mix, not a danger score or ER-volume rank.
Two danger lenses
Same-group peer scores and this product's dial
The bars compare PlainSafety danger scores inside the Containers & Packaging group (same CPSC NEISS extract). The dial is this product's score alone on the Low/Moderate/High bands. Do not read a peer bar as an ER-visit count.
Containers & Packaging danger scores
How this 34/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for aluminum foil wrapping products - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume 1,434 ER visits/yr Below median volume
- Severity (hospitalization rate) 2.7% Low admission rate
- Fatality rate 0.06% Above-typical fatality rate
- 5-year trend+15%
Band labels compare this category against the corpus of 838 scored CPSC product categories, see the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Across the 20-year NEISS window from 2005 to 2024, injury counts for aluminum foil wrapping products are rising by about 15% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2024 (2,305 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2007 (758 estimated visits). The single most common ER diagnosis is laceration to the finger, accounting for approximately 5,927 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by ingestion to the internal (5,411 cases). The 0-4 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 7,633 cases over the NEISS window, and females appear slightly more often than the opposite sex in that cohort. Severity outcomes from the NEISS disposition field show that 2.7% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer, and a small fraction (0.06%) result in fatality.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 4 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how aluminum foil wrapping products fail in real households. Every figure on this page comes from CPSC-published data: NEISS projects national estimates from a probability sample of about 100 U.S. hospital emergency departments, while SaferProducts.gov collects voluntary reports from consumers, manufacturers, and clinicians. The danger score, trend indicators, and demographic breakdowns update automatically when CPSC releases a new yearly NEISS file, which is why this page is dated 2024-12-31. For regulatory context, consult CPSC recall notices and the SaferProducts.gov public database linked below.
Annual Injury Estimates (2005–2024)
Source: CPSC NEISS national estimates Injuries represent ER-treated cases only
Who Gets Injured?
| Age Group | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 3,398 | 4,235 | |
| 5-14 | 2,004 | 1,125 | |
| 15-24 | 1,617 | 1,549 | |
| 25-34 | 1,529 | 1,729 | |
| 35-44 | 1,235 | 1,444 | |
| 45-54 | 1,370 | 1,548 | |
| 55-64 | 661 | 1,548 | |
| 65-74 | 708 | 1,510 | |
| 75+ | 457 | 941 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Finger | Laceration | |
| Internal | Ingestion | |
| Face | Foreign Body | |
| Internal | Aspiration | |
| Ear | Foreign Body | |
| Hand | Laceration | |
| Eyeball | Contusions, Abr. | |
| All Parts Body | Poisoning | |
| Finger | Burns, Thermal | |
| Lower Arm | Laceration | |
| Finger | Burn, Scald | |
| Hand | Burns, Thermal | |
| Mouth | Foreign Body | |
| Face | Laceration | |
| Foot | Laceration |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
35YOM W/H/O PRIOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE FOR EVAL OF POSSIBLE DRUG EXPOSURE.PT HAPPENED TO PICK UP THE FOIL&STRAWS HIS GF WAS USING TO SMOKE W/&SHE WAS LIKE SLEEPING&TWITCHING&STUFF,&THEN I FELT LIKE I WAS TWITCHING&SLEEPING&MAYBE THERE WAS FENTANYL IN IT. LEFT AMA. DX: DRUG USE
27 YOF SWALLOWED A FOIL WITH 1-1.5 GRAMS OF FENTANYL PRIOR TO ARREST. DX: NO DX, PT ELOPED.
61 YOF WAS HANDLING HOT POTATOES WRAPPED IN FOIL OFF THE GRILL FOR 5 SECONDS ON MONDAY AND WAS BURNED. DX: FINGER INFECTION.
26 YOM WITH LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER. HE WAS OPENING A FREEZER WHEN A *** SIZE ALUMINUM FOIL FELL ON TOP FROM THE TOP OF THE FRIDGE AND WHEN HE TRIED TO CATCH IT, CUT HIS FINGER. DX LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
22 YOF REPORTS SWALLOWING 3 GRAMS OF FENTANYL, WRAPPED IN ALUMINUM FOIL. DX: PURPOSEFUL NON SUICIDAL DRUG INGESTION.
24 YOM SUSPECTED INTOXICATION AFTER BEING FOUND DOWN IN A ***'S BATHROOM. THEY REPORT THAT THERE WAS A PIPE IN FOIL IN THE ROOM. HE WAS GIVEN 2 MG OF INTRANASAL *** X 2 AT THE SCENE AND WOKE UP. NO UDS. DX DRUG INTOXICATION
3 YOM PLACED A SQUISHED-UP PIECE OF FOIL FROM A *** CANDY INTO HIS NOSE. DX: NASAL FOREIGN BODY
25YOF WAS AT FRIENDS HOUSE WHEN SHE ATE FOOD COVERED IN ALUMINUM FOIL. PT FEELS FOIL STUCK IN THROAT . PT ALSO C/O WHITISH VAGINAL DISCHARGE DX: VULVOVAGINAL CANDIDIASIS, SORE THROAT
56YOF PRESENTS WITH THROAT AND TOOTH PAIN. PATIENT STATES LAST MONDAY SHE WAS EATING PASTA AND WAS CONCERNED THAT A PIECE OF ALUMINUM FOIL FROM THE LINING OF THE BOX GOT LODGED IN HER THROAT. SHE NOTES EXPERIENCING A SENSATION OF SOMETHING BEING STUCK IN HER LEFT LOWER THROAT AND ONGOING DISCOMFORT WITH SWALLOWING. ED DX: PAIN; DENTAL AND THROAT
35YOM CUT LEFT HAND ON THE SERRATED BOTTOM EDGE OF ALUMINUM FOIL DX: LACERATION TO HAND
25YOF, REPORTS TWO WEEKS AGO ACCIDENTALLY ATE ALUMINUM FOIL THAT WAS STUCK TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PIZZA THAT SHE WAS EATING AND GRADUALLY DEVELOPED ALTERNATING BLOODY STOOL WITH FRANK BRIGHT RED BLEEDING PER RECTUM, DX: RECTAL BLEEDING, LAMA
25YOF, ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON THE METAL RIDGES ON ALUMINUM FOIL CONTAINER, DX: LACERATION OF RIGHT THUMB
Consumer Incident Reports
Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.
This involves an empty cardboard tube from aluminum foil roll. It became stuck on tongue of my 8 year old daughter when she was playing with it. She apparently wanted to see if her tongue would fit inside of it.The cardboard tube was unusually thick it looks like, and sucked the moisture out of her tongue. She panicked and twisted it to remove it and it completely sliced open the underside of her tongue causing a lingual frenectomy, very bad and very deep (we have pictures). This resulted in a traumatic visit to the Emergency room and multiple stitches. Please, please, alert Walgreen's and [REDACTED] and others to add a warning to their packages that the tubing's inner circumference is sharp. I never would have thought this would happen from something like this but it happened. Please protect others and warn the consumers that this has been known to happen.
After opening a box of Top Care Health, Extra Strength Gas Relief, 50 softgel package, I pulled one sleeve of green pills out. Upon pressing the green pill through the aluminum foil backing, the backing rolled over into a point puncturing my left forefinger causing a 1 centimeter gash in my finger.
After baking the Lasagna while pulling it from the oven the tinfoil tray collapsed and the hot Lasagna poured out onto my leg hand and foot causing me 3rd degree burns.
A piece of tin foil was removed from the roll, when wrapping it around the container the tin foil cut my pinky fairly deep. Following week same thing happened to my mother in law on her pointer finger, that's when I realized the product was in fact dangerous.
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to aluminum foil wrapping products on the CPSC website.
Compare beyond Containers & Packaging
Nationwide peers by danger score, ER volume & hospitalization
Three PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Aluminum Foil Wrapping Products: cross-group products nearest on danger score (34/100), estimated annual ER visits (1,434/yr), and hospitalization share (2.7%). Same-group neighbours stay in Related Products above.
Similar danger score
Nearest cross-group products by PlainSafety danger score (100-point scale).
Similar ER visit volume
Nearest cross-group products by NEISS estimated annual ER visits.
- Power Pruning Or Trimming Equipment, Not Specified Lawn & Garden Equipment 1,427/yr
- Doll Houses And Other Play Scenes Swimming, Water & Beach Equipment 1,425/yr
- Scuba Diving (activity, Apparel Or Equipment) Sports & Recreation Equipment 1,418/yr
- Power Sanders Home Communication & Entertainment 1,417/yr
Similar hospitalization rate
Nearest cross-group products by % of NEISS ER visits resulting in hospital admission.
- Mirrors Or Mirror Glass Floors, Walls & Ceilings 2.7%admitted
- Potholders, Oven Mitts Or Hot Pads Containers, Tableware & Packaging 2.7%admitted
- Hair Grooming Equipment Or Accessories, N.s. Personal Care & Safety Products 2.7%admitted
- Kitchen Mixing Bowls, Canisters Or Similar Containers Containers, Tableware & Packaging 2.7%admitted
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About this data
CPSC National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) 2005–2024 and SaferProducts.gov consumer incident reports form the basis of this page. Injury estimates are based on a nationally representative probability sample of U.S. hospital emergency departments.
According to PlainSafety's CPSC NEISS corpus ranking, Aluminum Foil Wrapping Products ranks #482 of 838 scored CPSC product categories by PlainSafety danger score and #476 of 838 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does aluminum foil wrapping products rank on danger score versus ER volume?
Among 838 scored CPSC product categories, aluminum foil wrapping products ranks #482 by PlainSafety danger score (34/100) and #476 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume (1,434/yr). The two rankings come from the same NEISS extract and are not the same order.
What are the most common injuries from aluminum foil wrapping products?
The most common injury is laceration to the finger, accounting for approximately 5,927 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from aluminum foil wrapping products increasing or decreasing?
Up 15% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for aluminum foil wrapping products injuries?
The 0-4 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 7,633 cases recorded over 20 years. Females are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by aluminum foil wrapping products?
Of all ER visits involving aluminum foil wrapping products, approximately 2.7% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (97.3%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with aluminum foil wrapping products?
You can file a consumer incident report at SaferProducts.gov, the official CPSC reporting portal. Reports help the CPSC identify emerging hazards and trigger investigations or recalls. You can also call the CPSC hotline at 1-800-638-2772.
PlainSafety is rendered directly from U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall and incident records, no number is typed in by an editor. Product recall timelines and hazard labels are drawn from CPSC recall records for this product. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.