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CPSC NEISS Data 2005–2024

Appliances, Other And Not Specified

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.

Containers, Tableware & Packaging · CPSC Code 482

Down 17% over 5 years

The verdict

Appliances, Other And Not Specified carry a danger score of 33/100 (low risk), driven by roughly 1,642 ER-treated injuries a year that are declining by about 17% over the last five years.

33/100
danger score (low risk)
1,642
ER visits per year (avg)
4.4%
end in hospital admission
25-34
most-injured age group

Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 482 - last data year 2024.

PlainSafety danger score

0/100100/10033/100
PlainSafety danger score

Source: CPSC NEISS danger-score model As of 2024

How this 33/100 score is built

The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for appliances, other and not specified - no opinion, no editorializing:

  • Injury volume1,642 ER visits/yr
  • Severity (hospitalization rate)4.4%
  • Fatality rate0.00%
  • 5-year trend-17%

See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.

What the CPSC Data Shows

Appliances, Other And Not Specified (CPSC product code 482, in the Containers, Tableware & Packaging category) generate an estimated 1,642 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 32,841 ER-treated injuries across the 20-year span from 2005 to 2024. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 33/100 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 17% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2017 (2,566 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2006 (885 estimated visits).

The single most common ER diagnosis for appliances, other and not specified is laceration to the finger, accounting for approximately 3,691 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by strain, sprain to the lower trunk (2,346 cases). The 25-34 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 5,813 cases over the NEISS window, and males appear slightly more often than the opposite sex in that cohort. Severity outcomes from the NEISS disposition field show that 4.4% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.

Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 217 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how appliances, other and not specified 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.

1,642
Injuries / Year
4.4%
Hospitalization Rate
0.00%
Fatality Rate

Annual Injury Estimates (2005–2024)

5001K2K2K3K3K 20052008201120142017202020232024 2K
Estimated annual emergency-room visits for Appliances, Other And Not Specified, CPSC NEISS

Source: CPSC NEISS national injury estimates As of 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 1,534 1,087 2,621
5-14 1,363 1,093 2,456
15-24 1,552 1,783 3,335
25-34 3,553 2,260 5,813
35-44 3,305 1,892 5,197
45-54 2,633 2,269 4,902
55-64 2,323 1,365 3,688
65-74 1,370 1,252 2,622
75+ 567 1,651 2,218

Most Common Injuries

Body Part Diagnosis Est. Injuries
Finger Laceration 3,691
Lower Trunk Strain, Sprain 2,346
Lower Trunk Other 1,587
Upper Trunk Other 1,237
Head Internal Injury 1,014
All Parts Body Electric Shock 919
All Parts Body Poisoning 728
Face Laceration 702
Lower Arm Burn, Scald 623
Upper Trunk Strain, Sprain 602
Hand Contusions, Abr. 601
Shoulder Strain, Sprain 580
Head Laceration 546
Foot Contusions, Abr. 542
Lower Trunk Nerve Damage 520

Severity Breakdown

Treated/examined And Released 94.1% (30,920)
Treated And Admitted/hospitalized 3.8% (1,237)
Left Without Being Seen 1.1% (376)
Treated And Transferred 0.6% (208)
Held For Observation 0.3% (112)

ER Visit Narratives

Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.

Age 57 · Male · Upper Trunk · Contusions, Abr. · 2024

57YOM STARTED TO HAVE SOME RIGHT LOWER ABDOMINAL PAIN AND ALSO HAS SOME BRUISING TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS CHEST WALL AFTER HELPING MOVE SOME HEAVY APPLIANCES A WEEK AGO. THE PATIENT IS CURRENTLY TAKING ***. DX: CONTUSION OF RIGHT CHEST WALL; LOWER RIGHT ABDOMINAL PAIN;

Age 33 · Female · Hand · Burn, Scald · 2024

33YOF PRESENTS WITH BURNS TO FINGERS/HAND FROM STEAM CLEANER, PRIMARILY FIRST-DEGREE BURNS OF THE RIGHT HAND IS 1 SMALL EARLY BULLA FORMATION AT THE BASE OF THE RIGHT FOURTH FINGER. DX: BURN OF HAND INCLUDING FINGERS

Age 65 · Male · Head · Laceration · 2024

65YOM C/O HEAD AND ELBOW PAIN, HE WAS ADJUSTING THE SWITCH TO THE WARMER HE TRIPPED AND FELL AND HIT HIS HEAD AND ELBOW ON THE SHARP EDGE OF THE FURNITURE, DX; SCALP LACERATION

Age 30 · Male · Face · Other · 2024

30 YOM WAS CLEANING WITH A SPIN SCRUBBER ABOUT ONE WEEK AGO, WHEN SOMETHING GOT INTO HIS EYE. DX: CHALAZION LEFT LOWER EYELID.

Age 35 · Female · Finger · Burn, Electrical · 2024

35 YOF PLUGGING APPLIANCE INTO WALL SOCKET WAS SHOCKED DX ELECTRICAL BURN FINGER

Age 38 · Female · Foot · Fracture · 2024

38YOF PATIENT WAS AT ***, SHE REPORTS THAT THE MACHINE THAT CLEANS THE FLOORS RAN OVER HER RIGHT FOOT. DX: METATARSAL FRACTURE

Age 85 · Male · Face · Laceration · 2024

85YOM PRESENTS WITH LACERATION TO FOREHEAD AND NASAL BRIDGE AFTER A MECHANICAL FALL WHERE HE WAS REACHING FOR A RINGING PHONE AND FELL HITTING HIS FACE ON THE CORNER OF AN APPLIANCE; PATIENT IS ON ***; PT/INR: 12.5/1.1 DX: FACIAL LACERATION, ANTICOAGULATED, FALL

Age 47 · Female · Upper Leg · Burn, Scald · 2024

47YOF C/O A SCALD BURN TO RIGHT THIGH S/P PT STATES SHE BURNED HERSELF ACCIDENTALLY ON STEAM FROM A STEAMER. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN OF RIGHT THIGH

Age 71 · Female · Upper Trunk · Burns, Thermal · 2024

71YOF, COMPLAINING OF WORSENING THERMAL BURN TO LEFT BREAST AFTER *** AND CONTACT WITH HOT APPLIANCE DX: CELLULITIS UNSPECIFIED

Age 64 · Female · Finger · Laceration · 2024

64YOF PRESENTS WITH LACERATION. PATIENT STATES 1 HOUR PTA SHE WAS USING A COTTON CANDY MACHINE AND SOMETHING GOT STUCK SO SHE PUT HER HAND INTO IT CAUSING THE BLADE TO CUT HER FINGER. DX: FINGER LACERATION

Age 67 · Male · Finger · Other · 2024

67YOM, REPORTS THAT WAS FIXING A COIL MONITOR APPLIANCE WHEN GOT HIS SECOND DIGIT OF RIGHT HAND CAUGHT AND DEVELOPED REDNESS AND SWELLING DX: INFECTION OF SKIN OF FINGER

Age 211 · Male · Face · Contusions, Abr. · 2024

11MOM WITH ABRASION TO RIGHT EYELID, WAS PLAYING AROUND A BASEBOARD AND AN ELECTRIC MOP. DX: ABRASION OF RIGHT EYELID

Consumer Incident Reports

Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.

9/9/2012 · Incident, No Injury · Euro-Pro Operating LLC · Georgia

I was mopping with my Shark Steam Mop. I had just started. The mop was not producing steam like it usually does at start up. I pushed the handle in a couple of times and it started to make the steam noise, but nothing came out. After about 5 seconds there was a loud pop and steam and hot black liquid came out. Had I not been wearing pants and shoes, I would have been burned by the steam and liquid. I immediately unplugged the mop and have not used it since.

9/8/2017 · Incident, No Injury · SharkNinja Operating LLC · Michigan

i purchased 2 shark steam mops last xmas, one for me, one for my mom, i loved this product until i noticed the purple container that holds steam started to expand, then about 2 mo ago, i was using it, it blew out the bottom , releasing a bunch of hot steam and water, ,just yesterday, 9-7-17, i was at my moms, cleaning her floor, and decided, to use her mop since she hardly ever used it, and no more than 5 min passed, and a loud bang, steam blew out the bottom, ,had i not had shoes on, id have gotten burned, there are similar complaints about this product online, i bought them at lowes, how do i get a refund? i really dont trust this product to get a replacement,

9/7/2012 · Incident, No Injury · Euro-Pro Operating LLC · Washington

Shark Steam Mop Model S3501 While using the product their was an explosion. Steam started to come out of the body of the product. No one was injured fortunately. But hot steam could cause serious burns. An inspection showed that a steam hose failed. It blew apart send a spring that was inside the hose into the unit near electrical connections. Internet research show this is a common failure for these units. Contact with Sharp determined this is a common failure and they will not sell repair products for this failure.

9/3/2012 · Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received · Euro-Pro Operating LLC · Unspecified

I was using my Shark Pocket Steam Mop model S3501-N as I normally do when I clean my floor when it stopped producing steam, I lifted the mop head off the floor to see what was going off and it exploded off, shooting about 5 feet across the room with a rush of hot steam and water, all over my hand and right at my dog. I got the beginning stages of a burn on my palm and pinkie, but nothing that would need an ER visit. Had my kids been in the room or my dog literally 6 inches to the right, we would have been in big trouble. Once it was cooler, I looked closer at the head, none of the holes were clogged. I reattached the head, plugged it in with a new and tried it again, same thing happened. I immediately looked online and saw many reports of the exact same problem with this particular model. I called Shark and they're sending out a replacement, but I'm afraid of the same problem occurring again with no warning.

9/26/2024 · Incident, No Injury · SHENZHEN AIWENYU TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. · North Dakota

The Spin Mop made by VAMI was plugged in, in our laundry room. We have charged and used this mop several times. The batteries in the mop exploded without any indication causing the mop to burst into flames along with 2 additional fires from the batteries ejecting to separate areas. This couldve burned our whole house down and required emergency services. This is not the first reported incident of this products batteries starting a house fire.

9/26/2013 · Unspecified · Euro-Pro Operating LLC · New York

While using my steam mop a loud popping sound occurred and hot steam poured out at a rapid pace from the joint of the handle of the mop and the mop attachment. After this stopped and the mop would no longer steam or heat. This is the second mop I have owned and is only about 6 months old, but is only about its 3rd use. The 1st mop that I had, also a Shark, did the same thing after about 2 years of use.

9/21/2012 · Incident, No Injury · CONAIR CORPORATION · California

I was cleaning my bathroom with the Lysol Steam Cleaning Mop. It was steaming as usual and then the unit exploded launching water and parts all over myself and the bathroom. I wasn't physically hurt but really shocked. I was hit by some plastic bits but no damage.

9/2/2017 · Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional · Little Kids, Inc. · New York

at a party today september 2nd 2017 candylicious bubbles were used . all children at party broke out within minuets of catching these bubbles in there mouths . these are edible bubbles . the children all had red spots all over there checks under there eyes after eating the bubbles. parents were horrified and all began trying to wash the bubble solution off. my daugter had the spots all over her checks and she has never had an alergic reaction to anything before . she is 7 . the bubbles were purchased at a target in new york .

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Product Recalls

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Frequently Asked Questions

How dangerous are appliances, other and not specified?

Based on 20 years of CPSC data, appliances, other and not specified have a danger score of 33/100 (low risk). An estimated 1,642 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.

What are the most common injuries from appliances, other and not specified?

The most common injury is laceration to the finger, accounting for approximately 3,691 injuries over 20 years.

Are injuries from appliances, other and not specified increasing or decreasing?

Down 17% over 5 years.

Who is most at risk for appliances, other and not specified injuries?

The 25-34 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 5,813 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.

What happens when someone is injured by appliances, other and not specified?

Of all ER visits involving appliances, other and not specified, approximately 4.4% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (95.6%) are treated and released from the emergency department.

How can I report a safety problem with appliances, other and not specified?

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.

Safety Guides

What this means for you

Treat the 33/100 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 25-34 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.