Clothing Accessories
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.
Personal Care & Safety Products · CPSC Code 1647
Stable over 5 years
The verdict
Clothing Accessories carry a danger score of 42/100 (moderate risk), driven by roughly 19,771 ER-treated injuries a year that are roughly flat over the last five years.
- 42/100
- danger score (moderate risk)
- 19,771
- ER visits per year (avg)
- 8.2%
- end in hospital admission
- 25-34
- most-injured age group
Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 1647 - last data year 2024.
PlainSafety danger score
How this 42/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for clothing accessories - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume19,771 ER visits/yr
- Severity (hospitalization rate)8.2%
- Fatality rate0.13%
- 5-year trend-3%
See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Clothing Accessories (CPSC product code 1647, in the Personal Care & Safety Products category) generate an estimated 19,771 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 395,415 ER-treated injuries across the 20-year span from 2005 to 2024. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 42/100 for this category (moderate risk), combining raw injury volume, demographic reach, severity of outcome, and multi-year trend. The five-year trajectory shows that injury counts are roughly flat over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2024 (27,994 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2005 (11,527 estimated visits).
The single most common ER diagnosis for clothing accessories is laceration to the finger, accounting for approximately 43,128 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by poisoning to the all parts body (26,177 cases). The 25-34 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 51,644 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 8.2% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer, and a small fraction (0.13%) result in fatality.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 88 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how clothing accessories 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 | 20,822 | 19,135 | |
| 5-14 | 21,501 | 14,994 | |
| 15-24 | 28,173 | 21,475 | |
| 25-34 | 29,788 | 21,856 | |
| 35-44 | 27,477 | 19,113 | |
| 45-54 | 25,108 | 21,251 | |
| 55-64 | 22,796 | 24,243 | |
| 65-74 | 16,133 | 22,084 | |
| 75+ | 12,343 | 27,044 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Finger | Laceration | |
| All Parts Body | Poisoning | |
| Head | Internal Injury | |
| Finger | Fracture | |
| Hand | Laceration | |
| Eyeball | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Lower Trunk | Other | |
| Face | Laceration | |
| Hand | Other | |
| Hand | Derma/conjunct | |
| Finger | Other | |
| Shoulder | Strain, Sprain | |
| Lower Trunk | Derma/conjunct | |
| Lower Trunk | Strain, Sprain | |
| Head | Laceration |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
79YOM PRESENTS TO ED W/ HAND PAIN. PT PRESENTS TO ED FROM PCP BECAUSE CONCERNED FOR ISCHEMIA TO FINGER. PT HAS BEEN DOING YARD WORK WITH GLOVES ON A FEW DAYS AGO AND MAY HAVE HYPEREXTENDED HIS FINGER. DX: DISCOLORATION OF SKIN OF FINGER
49 YOF WAS REACHING INTO HER PURSE AND UNINTENTIONALLY SET OFF THE TRIGGER OF HER .45 CAL PISTOL THINKING IT WAS LOCKED. DX: GUNSHOT WOUND, HAND INJURY LEFT.
44 YOM WAS REACHING FOR A HAT THAT WAS FALLING OFF OF HIS HEAD WHEN HE CRANKED THE HANDLEBARS SIDEWAYS AND WAS THROWN OFF HIS BIKE ONTO HIS LEFT SIDE. HELMET NS. DX: DISPLACED FRACTURE SHAFT OF LEFT HUMERUS, DISPLACED FRACTURE HEAD OF LEFT RADIUS.
54YOM WALKED TO THE STORE AND HAD PAPER THIN GLOVES AND DEVELOPED SOME BURNING SENSATION IN HIS HANDS DX: SUPERFICIAL FROSTBITE
41 YOM C/O RASH TO HANDS S/P WEARING NEW GLOVES. DX: URTICARIA TO HANDS
17YOF WAS BENDING DOWN TO PICK UP HER PURSE AND FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK DX: LUMBAR MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN
30 YOF PRESENTS FOR SYNCOPE VERSUS SEIZURE. +COCAINE USE TODAY. SHE TRIPPED OVER HER PURSE AND FELL DOWN. BYSTANDERS NOTICED SHAKING. MILDLY CONFUSED ON ED ARRIVAL. C/O DIFFUSE HEADACHE. UDS +BUPRENORPHINE, AMPHETAMINES, COCAINE, OPIATES, FENTANYL DX SYNCOPE
36 YOM. BACK PAIN AFTER WEARING A HEAVY BELT. DX: BACK PAIN
81 YOM ON ***, WAS REACHING OVER FOR A HANDKERCHIEF, AT ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY, WHEN HE FELL HITTING HIS HEAD. DX: GROUND LEVEL FALL, ANTICOAGULATED, CONTUSION OF FOREHEAD
73 YOF SLIPPED ON HAT AND FELL TO FLOOR DX HUMERUS FX
79YOF C/O HEAD CONTUSION S/P PT STATES SHE FELL YESTERDAY AFTER SHE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAR AND HER PURSE GOT STUCK AND SHE FELL AND HIT THE BACK OF HER HEAD. DX: HEAD CONTUSION
33YOM WAS WEARING GLOVES AND A THORN GOT STUCK IN MIDDLE FINGER. PT HAS PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER NO FB NOTED DX: GENERAL MEDICAL EXAM
Consumer Incident Reports
Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.
My newborn son was wearing a Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature Milk Feeding Bib when I had him sitting on my lap and leaned him forward over my left hand to burp him. This is something that I have done with my two elder children when they were babies without incident. I was distracted and when I looked down at my son his head was purple and he was struggling to breathe. When his head leaned forward over the wide cushioned neck of the bib, it put pressure in his airway and made it impossible for him to breathe. Once I was aware of what was going on I was able to reposition his head and he started breathing frantically. We have not used the bib since. In this situation I was the consumer but I am also a healthcare worker with ten years experience as a respiratory therapist in a pediatric ICU. With lots of pediatric airway experience, I should have noticed what was happening sooner. I can't help but wonder how long the common consumer would continue to occlude the airway before noticing that the child is not breathing.
My child was using a Dare-u-go bib. It has an included utensil. When my child was trying to use the utensil to get food out of the bib compartment and bent it slightly, it shattered. It created sharp edges and choking hazards. He is 20 months old, so not very strong. He was not injured because we reacted quickly and removed it.
Infinity (circular) scarves are being sold at the following website: .https://www.groopdealz.com/deal/infinity-scarves-all-ages-53-options/26350 for INFANTS and CHILDREN. They present a strangulation hazard. I have emailed the host website, as well as the individual seller and neither of them have responded.
The website http://tinysuperheroes.com/ is an unofficial nonprofit that is making capes for children with medical needs. While I appreciate the outreach, it seems that the product she is creating and distributing is unsafe for children according to the most recent CPSC and CPSIA guidelines. The capes appear to have a [fastener] strap that is enclosed around the throat. The intended audience is children as young as infant. I worry that this charitable act will have unintended consequences.
Purchased a new sun hat, wore it in the sun, and subsequently my hair started falling out quite a lot.
Target's (the store) Full Figure Gel Petals apparently has a new manufacturer. Previously the product was fine. Now, the glue adheres to the skin in a thick layer and does not come off, even in the shower, and causes skin peeling and red spots and irritation on the breast.
House fire
Charged and plugged the batteries in to gloves my hands were completely numb from cold so I turned them on and within a minute or two I had to take them off as they were burning my hands like really hot I had used them before & never washed them yet. However I had blisters on my hands from how hot they had gotten.
Showing 8 of 88 reports.
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to clothing accessories on the CPSC website.
Frequently Asked Questions
How dangerous are clothing accessories?
Based on 20 years of CPSC data, clothing accessories have a danger score of 42/100 (moderate risk). An estimated 19,771 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.
What are the most common injuries from clothing accessories?
The most common injury is laceration to the finger, accounting for approximately 43,128 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from clothing accessories increasing or decreasing?
Stable over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for clothing accessories injuries?
The 25-34 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 51,644 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by clothing accessories?
Of all ER visits involving clothing accessories, approximately 8.2% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (91.8%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with clothing accessories?
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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What this means for you
Treat the 42/100 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.
