Ceramics 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 514
No trend data
The verdict
Ceramics Supplies Or Equipment carry a danger score of 25/100 (low risk), driven by roughly 674 ER-treated injuries a year that are stable over the most recent five-year window.
- 25/100
- danger score (low risk)
- 674
- ER visits per year (avg)
- 0.3%
- end in hospital admission
- 25-34
- most-injured age group
Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 514 - last data year 2007.
PlainSafety danger score
How this 25/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for ceramics supplies or equipment - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume674 ER visits/yr
- Severity (hospitalization rate)0.3%
- Fatality rate0.00%
- 5-year trendN/A
See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Ceramics Supplies Or Equipment (CPSC product code 514, in the Home Structures & Construction Materials category) generate an estimated 674 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 2,021 ER-treated injuries across the 3-year span from 2005 to 2007. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 25/100 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 2006 (754 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2005 (544 estimated visits).
The single most common ER diagnosis for ceramics supplies or equipment is laceration to the finger, accounting for approximately 393 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by laceration to the foot (188 cases). The 25-34 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 417 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 0.3% 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 ceramics 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 | 87 | 81 | |
| 5-14 | 231 | 33 | |
| 15-24 | 16 | 183 | |
| 25-34 | 175 | 242 | |
| 35-44 | 118 | 148 | |
| 45-54 | 226 | 146 | |
| 55-64 | 16 | 38 | |
| 65-74 | 155 | 15 | |
| 75+ | 95 | 15 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Finger | Laceration | |
| Foot | Laceration | |
| Eyeball | Foreign Body | |
| Hand | Laceration | |
| Eyeball | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Knee | Laceration | |
| Face | Laceration | |
| Lower Leg | Laceration | |
| Toe | Fracture | |
| Finger | Burns, Thermal | |
| Face | Avulsion | |
| Lower Arm | Laceration | |
| Elbow | Laceration | |
| Head | Internal Injury | |
| Ankle | Laceration |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
TOUCHED HOT KILN WITH FINGER DX: FINGER BURN
AVULSION ON CERAMIC GLASSES
27YOM CERAMIC IN EYE FB IN EYE
27 YOM FB IN EYE CERAMICS FB REMOVED
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A KNEE FROM CERAMIC TILE DURING FLOOD CLEAN UP AT HOME.
LACERATED FINGER ON POTTERY AT HOME
PT GOT DUST IN EYE FROM CLAY HE WAS WORKING WITH AT HOMEDX// CORNEAL ABRASION RIGHT EYE
PT SUSTAINED FOREIGN BODY TO EYE AFTER CUTTING CERAMICS
CUT LOWER LEG ON A PIECE OF CERAMIC LAC LT LOWER LEG CH
ACC CUT HAND THROWING A PIECE OF POTTERYLAC''
PATIENT WAS UNLOADING A METAL KILN WHEN THE TOP OF IT FELL ONTO HERHEAD ONE HR AGO. DX-SCALP CONTUSION
CONCUSSION-HIT HEAD ON KILN IN ART CLASS-@ SCHOOL-NO LOC
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to ceramics supplies or equipment on the CPSC website.
Frequently Asked Questions
How dangerous are ceramics supplies or equipment?
Based on 20 years of CPSC data, ceramics supplies or equipment have a danger score of 25/100 (low risk). An estimated 674 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.
What are the most common injuries from ceramics supplies or equipment?
The most common injury is laceration to the finger, accounting for approximately 393 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from ceramics supplies or equipment increasing or decreasing?
No trend data.
Who is most at risk for ceramics supplies or equipment injuries?
The 25-34 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 417 cases recorded over 20 years. Females are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by ceramics supplies or equipment?
Of all ER visits involving ceramics supplies or equipment, approximately 0.3% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (99.7%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with ceramics 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 25/100 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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, scored, and verified.
