Art Supplies Or Equipment
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 Structures & Construction Materials · CPSC Code 564
No trend data
The verdict
Art Supplies Or Equipment carry a danger score of 29/100 (low risk), driven by roughly 1,604 ER-treated injuries a year that are stable over the most recent five-year window.
- 29/100
- danger score (low risk)
- 1,604
- ER visits per year (avg)
- 4.7%
- end in hospital admission
- 0-4
- most-injured age group
Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 564 - last data year 2007.
PlainSafety danger score
How this 29/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for art supplies or equipment - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume1,604 ER visits/yr
- Severity (hospitalization rate)4.7%
- Fatality rate0.00%
- 5-year trendN/A
See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Art Supplies Or Equipment (CPSC product code 564, in the Home Structures & Construction Materials category) generate an estimated 1,604 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 4,812 ER-treated injuries across the 3-year span from 2005 to 2007. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 29/100 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 stable over the most recent five-year window, with the busiest year on record being 2007 (1,699 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2005 (1,469 estimated visits).
The single most common ER diagnosis for art supplies or equipment is laceration to the finger, accounting for approximately 764 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by foreign body to the face (410 cases). The 0-4 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 1,258 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 4.7% 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 art supplies or equipment 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 2007-12-31. For regulatory context, consult CPSC recall notices and the SaferProducts.gov public database linked below.
Annual Injury Estimates (2005–2007)
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 | 170 | 1,088 | |
| 5-14 | 840 | 342 | |
| 15-24 | 83 | 283 | |
| 25-34 | 116 | 213 | |
| 35-44 | 247 | 330 | |
| 45-54 | 261 | 184 | |
| 55-64 | 0 | 225 | |
| 65-74 | 0 | 209 | |
| 75+ | 153 | 67 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Finger | Laceration | |
| Face | Foreign Body | |
| Ear | Foreign Body | |
| All Parts Body | Poisoning | |
| Eyeball | Foreign Body | |
| Upper Trunk | Other | |
| Eyeball | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Eyeball | Derma/conjunct | |
| Hand | Laceration | |
| Head | Laceration | |
| Knee | Strain, Sprain | |
| Hand | Puncture | |
| Face | Laceration | |
| Lower Trunk | Strain, Sprain | |
| Finger | Crushing |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
PAIN TO EYE GOT PIECE OF GLITTER INTO EYE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
41 YO F- REACHED INTO POCKET HAND CRAFTING KNIFE IN THERE/HAND LAC.
L THUMB LACERATION WITH REPAIR: CUT LT THUMB ON CARVING TOOL IN ARTCLASS
FB REMOVED FROM L NOSTRIL/3YOF EVIDENTALY PUSHED PIECE OF SHESLL FROM CRAFT SET IN TO NOSE.
CUT FINGER WITH SCALPEL IN ART CLASS @ SCHOOLDX FINGER LACERATION
FACE LAC, PT TRIPPED OVER AN EASEL, FELL DOWN THE FLOOR IN THE SCHOOL.
LAST PM PUT SPONGE LETTER IN NOSE. DX. NASAL FB - REMOVED.
PT WITH A PLASTIC CRAFT OBJECT STUCK IN EAR
GOT LOOSE GLITTER INTO EYE/CORNEAL ABR
SOF CP WHILE DRAWING IN THE ART CLASSCOSTOCONDRITIS''
FELL @ SCHOOL CUTTING FACE ON A PIPE ?CLEANERLAC''
FINGER LAC-GOT CUT ON ART CHISEL-@ SCHOOL
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to art supplies or equipment on the CPSC website.
Frequently Asked Questions
How dangerous are art supplies or equipment?
Based on 20 years of CPSC data, art supplies or equipment have a danger score of 29/100 (low risk). An estimated 1,604 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.
What are the most common injuries from art supplies or equipment?
The most common injury is laceration to the finger, accounting for approximately 764 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from art supplies or equipment increasing or decreasing?
No trend data.
Who is most at risk for art supplies or equipment injuries?
The 0-4 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 1,258 cases recorded over 20 years. Females are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by art supplies or equipment?
Of all ER visits involving art supplies or equipment, approximately 4.7% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (95.3%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with art supplies or equipment?
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 29/100 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 0-4 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.
