Danger score versus ER volume
Danger score versus ER volume
According to CPSC NEISS 2005-2024, Buckets Or Pails ranks #213 of 838 by danger score (39/100) at ER-volume #162 of 838 (14,056/yr). They are not the same ranking.
- #213
- danger rank of 838
- #162
- ER-volume rank of 838
- 39/100
- danger score
- 14,056/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 (39/100) across 838 scored CPSC product categories
39 Around the middle lower than 25% 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: 54/100
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) | 6 | 53rd | 35% | CPSC NEISS 20-year severity index |
| Annual ER injury volume | 14,056 | 77th | 30% | CPSC NEISS estimated annual ER-treated injuries |
| 5-year injury trend | -13% | 46th | 15% | CPSC NEISS 5-year % change in ER-treated injuries |
| Consumer incident reports | 3 | 28th | 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 281,125 estimated ER injuries land on the body
Body-part shares from the same CPSC NEISS injury_types extract for product code 1143. Segments sum to 281,125 - 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 39/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for buckets or pails - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume 14,056 ER visits/yr High volume
- Severity (hospitalization rate) 6.1% Above median admission rate
- Fatality rate 0.01% Low fatality rate
- 5-year trend-13%
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 buckets or pails are declining by about 13% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2024 (16,564 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2005 (10,881 estimated visits). The single most common ER diagnosis is strain, sprain to the lower trunk, accounting for approximately 27,327 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by other to the lower trunk (19,559 cases). The 45-54 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 42,995 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 6.1% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer, and a small fraction (0.01%) result in fatality.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 3 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how buckets or pails 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 | 11,922 | 9,429 | |
| 5-14 | 12,942 | 8,708 | |
| 15-24 | 12,411 | 9,857 | |
| 25-34 | 17,361 | 15,300 | |
| 35-44 | 23,534 | 14,779 | |
| 45-54 | 24,565 | 18,430 | |
| 55-64 | 21,137 | 17,918 | |
| 65-74 | 15,296 | 16,153 | |
| 75+ | 16,156 | 15,117 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Trunk | Strain, Sprain | |
| Lower Trunk | Other | |
| Face | Laceration | |
| Shoulder | Strain, Sprain | |
| Head | Internal Injury | |
| Upper Trunk | Other | |
| Upper Trunk | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Upper Trunk | Fracture | |
| Upper Trunk | Strain, Sprain | |
| Head | Laceration | |
| Foot | Contusions, Abr. | |
| All Parts Body | Poisoning | |
| Finger | Laceration | |
| Face | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Lower Leg | Laceration |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
71YOF WAS WORKING OUT IN HER YARD WHEN SHE TRIPPED OVER A BUCKET AND FELL INJURING HER RIGHT WRIST DX: BRIGHT DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE
64YOM FELL OUT OF SKID LOADER ONTO BUCKET. DX: ACUTE LEFT-SIDED LOW BACK PAIN WITH LEFT-SIDED SCIATICA.
15YOF WAS MAKING ICE CREAM WITH HER FRIENDS AND STARTED MESSING AROUND AND SEEING WHO COULD HOLD THEIR HAND IN THE BUCKET OF SALTED ICE WATER THE LONGEST SHE DID THIS THE DAY PRIOR AND TODAY NOTICES RED PATCHES THAT ARE A LITTLE TENDER ON THE LATERAL ASPECT OF HER RIGHT HAND AND SIDES OF HER FINGERS AND ON HER WRIST DX: SUPERFICIAL FROSTBITE OF RIGHT HAND
18 YOM PRESENTS WITH LOWER LIP LACERATION AFTER BEING STRUCK BY THE RECOIL OF A MOP WRINGER BUCKET AT HOME. LACERATION REPAIR PERFORMED. DX: FACIAL LACERATION.
49 YOF WAS CLEANING KITCHEN FLOOR INJURED BACK PICKING UP MOP BUCKET DX: PAIN
61YOM WAS WORKING AT HOME ON HIS BATHROOM WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER A BUCKET STRIKING HEAD ON TOILET PAPER HOLDER DX:CLOSED HEAD INJURY, ABRASION SCALLP
74YOF PATIENT REPORTS MOVING A BUCKET OF ROCK SALT WITH HER FOOT WHEN SHE FELT A POP AND THEN SOME PAIN IN THE MEDIAL LEFT KNEE DX: LEFT KNEE INJURY, INTRACTABLE PAIN
92YOF TRIPPED OVER A CLEANING BUCKET IN HER KITCHEN THIS MORNING FELL LANDING ON TO LEFT ARM DX: FRACTURED LEFT HUMERUS
29YOF HAD A FALL YESTERDAY OVER A MOP BUCKET AND FELL ONTO HER RIGHT SIDE CONTINUED PAIN IN LOWER BACK DX: ACUTE RIGHT SIDED LOWER BACK PAIN
69YOF C/O FALL AND HEAD INJURY. WENT OUTSIDE YESTERDAY TO CELEBRATE HER BIRTHDAY AND HAD A LITTLE BIT OF ALCOHOL ON BOARD. NO ETHANOL LEVEL NOTED. WENT HOME AND LEANED FORWARD TO PICK UP AN OBJECT AND LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL FACE FFORWARD HTTING A PLASTIC BUCKET WITH HER FOREHEAD. ON ***. ECCHYMOSIS TO FOREHEAD NOTED. DX: FALL, FACIAL INJURY
68YOF PRESENTS WITH RIGHT GROIN AND HIP PAIN AFTER CARRYING A BUCKET OF WATER THAT SPILLED AND THEN SHE SLIPPED IN THE WATER AND FELL TO FLOOR ONTO BUTTOCKS DX: PUBIC RAMUS FRACTURE
36YOF WITH FALL IN WHICH HER APARTMENT WAS FLOODING AND SHE WAS CARRYING A BUCKET OF WATER AND FELL WITH SHOULDER AND BACK PAIN DX: FALL
Consumer Incident Reports
Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.
The lip (edge around the top) cut my finger rather severely resulting in a trip to the urgent/emergency care. The pad of my ring finger was sliced and fell off - doctors were unable to sew/glue and had to use bonding "fake skin" to heal. Finger was in a cast for a week and may have little/no feeling for several weeks or months.
A child who had multiple out-of-range venous blood lead levels received an environmental home survey on 9/25/25. During the survey, the environmentalist identified a Disney Parks Vampire Stitch Halloween Popcorn Bucket, which the family reported they purchased while on a trip in Disney World in October 2024. The child had continued to consume popcorn served in this container occasionally while at home. The dust wipe from the bucket tested positive for lead dust at 11 mcg/sqft after testing positive using the Fluoro-Spec lead testing kit.
My partner bought a small bucket with 2 handles from the local Dollar Tree Store. When she got home should told me that there was a bucket in the trunk of the car. When I opened the trunk, I immediately noticed an strong odor unlike any smell that are common to cars. It caused me to have an immediate response, like my olfactory senses had been overwhelmed. I left the bucket on the front porch and went inside. I felt like I was getting a headache. After 5 minutes or so still feeling some discomfort from the encounter. The bucket was brought into the bathroom next to the bedroom. I again could smell the odor emanating from the bucket. My partner could not smell it. I went outside for fresh air while she used it. The bucket remained on porch outside, overnight. Today I checked her car trunk for the smell. None present. She had since moved the bucket to the side of the house for disposable but I have elected to report it. I went and got my phone to photograph label and scan the barcode. I moved bucket about 10' ft. to take pictures. When done, I moved bucket back to side of house. I then went and sat to use computer and I could smell an odor that was not in the room when I left. I immediately went and washed my hands. I feel currently as I type, that my taste buds and throat are having a reaction and start of headache. BP 134/87 P 103. I have a acute sense of smell so much so that I judge cooking times by smell among others.
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to buckets or pails on the CPSC website.
Compare beyond Containers & Packaging
Nationwide peers by danger score, ER volume & hospitalization
Three PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Buckets Or Pails: cross-group products nearest on danger score (39/100), estimated annual ER visits (14,056/yr), and hospitalization share (6.1%). 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.
Similar hospitalization rate
Nearest cross-group products by % of NEISS ER visits resulting in hospital admission.
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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, Buckets Or Pails ranks #213 of 838 scored CPSC product categories by PlainSafety danger score and #162 of 838 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does buckets or pails rank on danger score versus ER volume?
Among 838 scored CPSC product categories, buckets or pails ranks #213 by PlainSafety danger score (39/100) and #162 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume (14,056/yr). The two rankings come from the same NEISS extract and are not the same order.
What are the most common injuries from buckets or pails?
The most common injury is strain, sprain to the lower trunk, accounting for approximately 27,327 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from buckets or pails increasing or decreasing?
Down 13% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for buckets or pails injuries?
The 45-54 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 42,995 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by buckets or pails?
Of all ER visits involving buckets or pails, approximately 6.1% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (93.9%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with buckets or pails?
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.