Ammonia, Household
Twenty years of CPSC NEISS emergency-room records for this consumer product category, combined with demographic breakdowns, multi-year injury trends, and matching recall notices.
Home Workshop Tools & Equipment · CPSC Code 930
Down 32% over 5 years
The verdict
Ammonia, Household carry a danger score of 32/100 (low risk), driven by roughly 1,827 ER-treated injuries a year that are declining by about 32% over the last five years.
- 32/100
- danger score (low risk)
- 1,827
- ER visits per year (avg)
- 5.5%
- end in hospital admission
- 35-44
- most-injured age group
Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 930 - last data year 2024.
PlainSafety danger score
How this 32/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for ammonia, household - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume1,827 ER visits/yr
- Severity (hospitalization rate)5.5%
- Fatality rate0.00%
- 5-year trend-32%
See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Ammonia, Household (CPSC product code 930, in the Home Workshop Tools & Equipment category) generate an estimated 1,827 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 36,549 ER-treated injuries across the 20-year span from 2005 to 2024. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 32/100 for this category (low risk), combining raw injury volume, demographic reach, severity of outcome, and multi-year trend. The five-year trajectory shows that injury counts are declining by about 32% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2013 (2,434 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2022 (1,061 estimated visits).
The single most common ER diagnosis for ammonia, household is poisoning to the all parts body, accounting for approximately 28,285 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by derma/conjunct to the eyeball (1,902 cases). The 35-44 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 6,487 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 5.5% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 0 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how ammonia, household 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 CPSC NEISS national estimates Injuries represent ER-treated cases only
Who Gets Injured?
| Age Group | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 1,306 | 972 | |
| 5-14 | 254 | 556 | |
| 15-24 | 2,014 | 3,162 | |
| 25-34 | 1,684 | 4,113 | |
| 35-44 | 1,896 | 4,591 | |
| 45-54 | 2,317 | 3,797 | |
| 55-64 | 1,787 | 3,486 | |
| 65-74 | 1,179 | 2,094 | |
| 75+ | 488 | 858 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| All Parts Body | Poisoning | |
| Eyeball | Derma/conjunct | |
| Eyeball | Burn, Chemical | |
| Upper Trunk | Other | |
| Eyeball | Other | |
| All Parts Body | Anoxia | |
| Eyeball | Contusions, Abr. | |
| All Parts Body | Other | |
| Hand | Derma/conjunct | |
| Hand | Burn, Chemical | |
| Mouth | Burn, Chemical | |
| Head | Internal Injury | |
| Face | Burn, Chemical | |
| Face | Derma/conjunct | |
| Not Stated/unk | Burn, Chemical |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
43YOF SOB WHEN EXPOSED TO AMMONIA CLEANING PRODUCTDX ASTHMA EXACERBATION
49 YOM WAS AT FRIEND'S HOUSE, SPILLED AMMONIA-BASED CHEMICAL ON HIM FROM BEHIND BURNING RIGHT UPPER EXTREMITY AND RIGHT TORSO. DX: BURN.
28YOF WAS CLEANING HER HOUSE WITH *** AND AMMONIA AND DEVELOPED IRRITATION IN THROAT WITH HEADACHE AND COUGH DX: CHEMICAL EXPOSURE
71YOM WAS MIXING AMMONIA AND BLEACH AND INHALED IT AND DEVELOPED A COUGH DX: EXPOSURE TO CHEMICAL INHALATION; COUGH
17YOF PATIENT WAS CLEANING AT HOME AND ACCIDENTALLY COMBINED AMMONIA AND BLEACH DX: CHEMICAL EXPOSURE
26YOF C/O CONTINUOUS DRY COUGH AFTER INHALED AMMONIA AND BLEACH DURING A CLEANING DETAIL AT HOME. DX: CHEMICAL INHALATION
3YOF PRESENTED TO ED S/P COUGHING BOUT. SHE WAS IN THE HOUSE HELPING HER MOTHER CLEAN AND THEIR LANDLORD WAS ALSO CLEANING AND HE USED AMMONIA AND SOME OTHER CLEANING AGENTS, THE SMELL OF WHICH ENTERED HER APARTMENT AND THEN EVERYONE IN THE HOUSE STARTED COUGHING DX: ACUTE COUGH
9YOF PRESENTED TO ED S/P COUGHING BOUT. SHE WAS IN THE HOUSE HELPING HER MOTHER CLEAN AND THEIR LANDLORD WAS ALSO CLEANING AND HE USED AMMONIA AND SOME OTHER CLEANING AGENTS, THE SMELL OF WHICH ENTERED HER APARTMENT AND THEN EVERYONE IN THE HOUSE STARTED COUGHING. DX: ACUTE COUGH
74 YOF WAS FOUND BY MEDICS WITH A STRONG AMMONIA SMELL THROUGHOUT HER HOUSE. DX: COPD EXACERBATION, TOXIC INHALATION INJURY ACCIDENTAL
56YOF WITH CHEST AND ABDOMINAL PAIN. PT STATES THAT SHE WAS CLEANING HER HOUSE, NOT LIFTING HEAVY THINGS, CLEANING WITH AMMONIA PRESENTING 40 MINUTES PRIOR TO ARRIVAL. PT C/O SEVERE CHEST PAIN THAT STARTS IN HER EPIGASTRIC REGION, RADIATES UPWARDS INTO HER CHEST AND LATERALLY BENEATH BOTH BREASTS. DX: TYPE 1 DISSECTION OF ASCENDING AORTA
39YOF MIXXED BLEACH & AMMONIA THAT CAUSED CHLORINE BLEACH AT HOME FOR CLEANING THAT CAUSED FUMES IN BATHROOM WHERE SHE WAS CLEANING, PT HAD SOB & BURNING TO PHARANX, CAME TO ER DX CHLORIN GAS EXPOSURE, ACCIDENTAL POISONING, HEADACHE, DEHYDRATION
36 YOM STATES SOME CHEMICALS GOT INTO MY L EYE, AND I CAN'T REALLY SEE X 1 HR; PATIENT BELIEVES IT WAS AMMONIA, OR ***. DX: IRRITATION OF LEFT EYE, FENTANYL USE DISORDER.
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to ammonia, household on the CPSC website.
Frequently Asked Questions
How dangerous are ammonia, household?
Based on 20 years of CPSC data, ammonia, household have a danger score of 32/100 (low risk). An estimated 1,827 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.
What are the most common injuries from ammonia, household?
The most common injury is poisoning to the all parts body, accounting for approximately 28,285 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from ammonia, household increasing or decreasing?
Down 32% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for ammonia, household injuries?
The 35-44 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 6,487 cases recorded over 20 years. Females are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by ammonia, household?
Of all ER visits involving ammonia, household, approximately 5.5% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (94.5%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with ammonia, household?
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.
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Safety Guides
What this means for you
Treat the 32/100 score as relative risk between products, not your personal odds of injury.
- See where this category ranks against every other tracked product. Full rankings
- Injuries cluster in the 35-44 age group, take extra care if that describes your household.
- Check for active recalls on this product before you assume it is safe. CPSC recalls
NEISS estimates ER-treated injuries from a national probability sample of hospitals; they do not capture injuries treated elsewhere or not treated at all.
Data: CPSC National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) 2005–2024 and SaferProducts.gov consumer incident reports. Injury estimates are based on a nationally representative probability sample of U.S. hospital emergency departments. This page is for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with the CPSC.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, scored, and verified.
