Coffee Makers Or Teapots, 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 452
Down 18% over 5 years
The verdict
Coffee Makers Or Teapots, Not Specified carry a danger score of 37/100 (low risk), driven by roughly 2,817 ER-treated injuries a year that are declining by about 18% over the last five years.
- 37/100
- danger score (low risk)
- 2,817
- ER visits per year (avg)
- 10.0%
- end in hospital admission
- 0-4
- most-injured age group
Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 452 - last data year 2024.
PlainSafety danger score
How this 37/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for coffee makers or teapots, not specified - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume2,817 ER visits/yr
- Severity (hospitalization rate)10.0%
- Fatality rate0.00%
- 5-year trend-18%
See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Coffee Makers Or Teapots, Not Specified (CPSC product code 452, in the Containers, Tableware & Packaging category) generate an estimated 2,817 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 56,347 ER-treated injuries across the 20-year span from 2005 to 2024. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 37/100 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 18% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2016 (3,604 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2021 (1,900 estimated visits).
The single most common ER diagnosis for coffee makers or teapots, not specified is laceration to the finger, accounting for approximately 8,921 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by laceration to the hand (5,473 cases). The 0-4 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 8,947 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 10.0% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 49 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how coffee makers or teapots, 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.
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 | 5,776 | 3,171 | |
| 5-14 | 1,461 | 1,719 | |
| 15-24 | 2,621 | 2,800 | |
| 25-34 | 3,340 | 4,467 | |
| 35-44 | 3,139 | 5,419 | |
| 45-54 | 3,295 | 3,902 | |
| 55-64 | 2,310 | 3,534 | |
| 65-74 | 2,034 | 2,328 | |
| 75+ | 1,990 | 3,034 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Finger | Laceration | |
| Hand | Laceration | |
| Hand | Burn, Scald | |
| Lower Arm | Burn, Scald | |
| Upper Trunk | Burn, Scald | |
| Lower Trunk | Burn, Scald | |
| Foot | Burn, Scald | |
| Hand | Burns, Thermal | |
| Face | Burn, Scald | |
| Upper Leg | Burn, Scald | |
| Wrist | Laceration | |
| Lower Leg | Burn, Scald | |
| Finger | Burns, Thermal | |
| Foot | Laceration | |
| Lower Arm | Laceration |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
22 YOF CHANGING COFFEE MAKER AND A PIECE GOT STUCK, SHE TRIED TO PULL IT APART AND HIT HER IN THE FACE. DX: LIP CONTUSION
24YOF WAS CLEANING A FRENCH PRESS COFFEE MAKER WHEN THE GLASS BROKE RESULTING IN AN AVULSION THE THE KNUCKLE OF HER RIGHT HAND. DX: SKIN AVULSION
32 YOF ACCIDENTALY TOUCHED COFFEE POT AND INJURED FINGERS DX THERMAL BURN TO FINGERS
81YOF CUT TO RIGHT HAND FROM GLASS ON A COFFEE POT. DX: HAND LACERATION
30YOF SECOND DEGREE BURN TO THE DORSAL ASPECT OF HER RIGHT FOREARM FROM A TEA KETTLE. DX: SUPERFICIAL SECONDARY BURN RIGHT FOREARM
62 YOM STATES THAT HE SPILLED HIS COFFEE MAKER ONTO HIMSELF, BURNED HIS CHEST AND UPPER ABDOMEN. DX: BURN
69YOM WAS CARRYING A CERAMIC COFFEE POT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL WHEN POT SHATTERED CUTTING HIS LEFT FOOT DX:FRACTURED LEFT ANKLE, LAC FOOT
4 YOF GRABBED A POT OF COFFEE WHICH THEN SPILLED ON HER CHEST WHEN SHE FOLLOWED MOM INTO THE KITCHEN DX: BURN IN PEDIATRIC PATIENT
36 YOF. BILATERAL FOOT BURN, REDNESS & BLISTERS AFTER AN ELECTRIC POT OF HOT WATER FELL TO HER FEET. DX: SUPERFICIAL BURN OF RT/LT FOOT
48YOM C/O LACERATION OF INDEX FINGER S/P PT STATES HE WAS CLEANING THE COFFEE POT AND IT SHATTERED CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. DX: LACERATION OF LEFT INDEX FINGER
39YOF PRESENTS FOR A BURN INJURY. SHE WAS AT HOME MAKING COFFEE IN AN ESPRESSO MAKER, SHE OPENED THE LID TO SEE IF IT WAS READY AND THE COFFEE CAME OUT WITH A LOT OF PRESSURE AND SPRAYED HER RIGHT ARM, NECK AND FACE. DX: BURN
23YOF DROPPED A KETTLE OF HOT WATER THAT SHE WAS MAKING FOR TEA ONTO HER LAP DX: SCALD BURN TO PERINEUM, SCALD BURN TO BOTH ANKLES
Consumer Incident Reports
Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.
Note: Failure to de-burr (ragged edge) Caller stated that metal on the interior of the percolator is extremely sharp causing laceration while he was cleaning it. He stated that he administered first aid to his right middle finger. Caller stated that he tried to contact the retailer but he could not. He stated that may have to return the product by going to the store. Caller stated that the design is flawed which is a safety hazard and should be reported. Please note: The cut to my finger was deep and is still not fully healed. This occurred during normal cleaning of a new product with a small sponge. The distance between the rime and tube makes this have a high probability of hurting someone without exception if the tube is not finished (de-burred) properly.
I was using a 12 cup Cuisinart brand percolator in which the top is made of a plastic substance. Connair's Cuisinart after becoming old this plastic perking top breaks with no knowing of when and where it may break. One morning as my wife was making coffee it busted free and went over our countertops. If we where standing there we would of been severely scorched and burnt from this happening. I've written to the company and they said they would not replace and the plastic substance is on endless backorder. They didn't seem to care. Product # PRC 12 Model 60509B Serial number. This in my opinion should taken off the shelves immediately.
When I went to clean my percolator I found that the glass top had chips and cracks in it
Caller is reporting that the percolator caught fire while in use, she stated that she had just turned it on when immediately the plastic melted and flames erupted from the unit. She stated that she removed it and contained the flames. Caller stated that incident occurred a few months ago she is not sure of the when. The manufacturer was not contacted as yet. Caller feels that this product is a fire hazard and should investigated.
I placed water in selective kitchen coffee maker noticed a orange plastic piece floating in the water. I emptied the water and found it to be one of the little pieces under the lid. If I hadn't noticed it I would have had it in my coffee not sure if it would've melted.
Hamilton Beach Flex Brew brewing center Mod 49954 series D 2281CE, UPC 0 40094 49954 0 This coffee maker leaked water from inside the the machine to the counter top and into the electric outlet on the island that the coffee machine sits. It shorted out the ground fault interrupter device, requiring replacement. This was an electric safety and fire hazard.
A Kaffe coffee grinder exploded in my husband's face. The power cord wires separated where the meet the unit.
Cuisinart coffee maker bought from Costco Jan 2017 for $59.99 plus tax. On 7/5/20, while routinely cleaning the glass carafe with a scratch free sponge and dish soap, the bottom piece of glass broke and my husband's hand went through and got cut in multiple places, causing a lot of bleeding that was difficult to stop and required many [REDACTED] changes.
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Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to coffee makers or teapots, not specified on the CPSC website.
Frequently Asked Questions
How dangerous are coffee makers or teapots, not specified?
Based on 20 years of CPSC data, coffee makers or teapots, not specified have a danger score of 37/100 (low risk). An estimated 2,817 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.
What are the most common injuries from coffee makers or teapots, not specified?
The most common injury is laceration to the finger, accounting for approximately 8,921 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from coffee makers or teapots, not specified increasing or decreasing?
Down 18% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for coffee makers or teapots, not specified injuries?
The 0-4 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 8,947 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by coffee makers or teapots, not specified?
Of all ER visits involving coffee makers or teapots, not specified, approximately 10.0% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (90.0%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with coffee makers or teapots, 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.
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What this means for you
Treat the 37/100 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.
