Cookware, 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 466
Down 13% over 5 years
The verdict
Cookware, Not Specified carry a danger score of 42/100 (moderate risk), driven by roughly 24,791 ER-treated injuries a year that are declining by about 13% over the last five years.
- 42/100
- danger score (moderate risk)
- 24,791
- ER visits per year (avg)
- 9.8%
- end in hospital admission
- 25-34
- most-injured age group
Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 466 - last data year 2024.
PlainSafety danger score
How this 42/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for cookware, not specified - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume24,791 ER visits/yr
- Severity (hospitalization rate)9.8%
- Fatality rate0.00%
- 5-year trend-13%
See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Cookware, Not Specified (CPSC product code 466, in the Containers, Tableware & Packaging category) generate an estimated 24,791 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 495,826 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 declining by about 13% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2017 (31,282 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2009 (20,145 estimated visits).
The single most common ER diagnosis for cookware, not specified is burns, thermal to the hand, accounting for approximately 86,605 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by burn, scald to the hand (46,819 cases). The 25-34 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 82,924 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 9.8% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 59 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how cookware, 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 | 30,002 | 21,536 | |
| 5-14 | 17,798 | 21,608 | |
| 15-24 | 31,409 | 42,219 | |
| 25-34 | 33,062 | 49,862 | |
| 35-44 | 25,060 | 48,921 | |
| 45-54 | 21,835 | 44,675 | |
| 55-64 | 16,288 | 31,834 | |
| 65-74 | 9,339 | 21,215 | |
| 75+ | 6,268 | 22,863 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Hand | Burns, Thermal | |
| Hand | Burn, Scald | |
| Lower Arm | Burn, Scald | |
| Finger | Burns, Thermal | |
| Foot | Burn, Scald | |
| Face | Burn, Scald | |
| Upper Trunk | Burn, Scald | |
| Lower Arm | Burns, Thermal | |
| Upper Leg | Burn, Scald | |
| Lower Trunk | Burn, Scald | |
| Lower Leg | Burn, Scald | |
| All Parts Body | Anoxia | |
| Foot | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Finger | Burn, Scald | |
| Lower Trunk | Strain, Sprain |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
22YOF BROUGHT IN FROM HOME WITH COMPLAINS OF BURN. REPORTS SHE WAS COOKING LAST NIGHT, THE HANDLE ON THE POT BROKE AND GREASE SPLASHED BURING HER THROUGH HER CLOTHES. PRESENTS WITH BLISTERED BURNS TO ABDOMEN. BURNS TO BILATERAL HANDS, ABDOMEN AND LEFT WRIST. DX: BURN
53 YOF WITH RIGHT HAND BURNT ON A HOT PAN AT HOME AT 2030. DX BURN FIRST DEGREE RIGHT HAND
68YOF WAS PASSED OUT IN KITCHEN AT CHURCH WAS BAKING COOKIES NEXT THING SHE REMEMBERS WAS ON FLOOR DX:CLOSED HEAD INJURY, LAC TO SCALP, ADMITTED FOR SYNCOPY
64YOM WAS IN HIS KITCHEN WHEN THE OIL IN THE PAN CAUGHT FIRE HE TRIED TO PUT IT OUR AND SUSTAINED THERMAL BURNS TO LEFT HAND AND FOREARM NOTHING STATED ABOUT FIRE DEPT. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS HAND AND FOREARM
46YOF LIFTED A HEAVY POT WHILE WORKING IN THE KITCHEN, DX ACUTE SHOULDER PAIN
37YOF WAS COOKING AND SPILLED A POT OF BOILING WATER ONTO CHEST DX SCALD BURN TO CHEST
42 YOF FOUND A POSSIBLY EMPTY POT ON STOVE ON FIRE, SUSTAINED BURNS TO LEFT HAND AND RIGHT THIGH WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PUT FIRE OUT HERSELF, WENT TO LOCAL FIRE DEPT FOR INITIAL TREATMENT, DX: SECOND DEGREE BURNS LEFT HAND, SECOND DEGREE BURNS RIGHT THIGH
33 YOF WAS AT HOME COOKING WONTON NOODLES AND THE GREASE IN THE PAN CAUGHT FIRE. SHE BURNED HER HAND PUTTING OUT THE FIRE. NO FD. DX RIGHT HAND BURN
68YOF PUT PALM ONTO HOT PAN AND HAS BURNS TO HAND AND FINGERS. DX: BURN
44YOM TO ER FOR SOB, PT SAYS WOKE AT 2PM TO HOUSE FULL OF SMOKE WHEN A PAIN OF GREASE WAS LEFT ON STOVE, EXPOSED TO SMOKE 2 HRS DX SOB
60YOF, REPORTS THAT SHE ACCIDENTALLY SLAPPED A POT THIS EVENING RESULTING IN HAND PAIN, DX: RIGHT HAND PAIN
55YOM WAS COOKING HAMBURGER WHILE POURING THE GREASE INTO A JAR IT BURNED THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND DX: SCALD BURN HAND
Consumer Incident Reports
Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.
The lid of my pot exploded int ten thousand pieces in my oven
product; Belgique 12" skillet with silicone handle 30889, i have had this pan for over a year. i just used it again as usual. this time i grabbed the handle and burned my hand it was SO HOT. this has never happened before. my hand is scalded. i went on the internet to research similar incidences as i Knew I must not be the only one, and i was not. i found a link to this site to file my complaint. Something is seriously wrong if a product does this. This product should be recalled. Thank you, [REDACTED]
I bought a frying pan from a local store in Toronto, Canada. Not even after 2 months, the handle of the pan broke while it was burning hot. I was cooking in the pan on my cooktop and while i was moving pan from the cook top to the table, the handle snapped off the the burning hot part of the pan landed on the table and shattered the table top. I was so terrified and shocked so I contacted the company and spoke to the CEO but he doesnt seem to care much about the issue. I waited one full month for the company to take responsible actions but nothing. The company is very new. I dont think they realize how dangerous their products can be. I feel extremely lucky that the hot pan didnt touch any of my family members but if it did, I would be so devastated right now. I just think all their products have to be recalled and ran through intensive quality check before it actually hurt someone really bad. I am bringing this issue to attention of as many people possible so something can be done by force since the company seems to want this can just slip. Hope this can be heard by right person. Thank you
The skillet can slide off of the stove. Some time in 8/2014, the skillet buckled approximately 1/4" in the middle of the pan. The consumer has a similar smaller skillet, which was purchased with this pan and it does not have the same problem. The consumer has to hold the skillet to prevent it from sliding off of the stove. She still uses the smaller skillet, but discontinued use of the larger problematic one. The consumer called the Charleston, WVA Attorney Generals Office and she was referred to the CPSC. The consumer has an electric stove. The consumer went back to store after skillet was defective and got what information she could from another skillet, exactly like the one she had.
Cooking Potstickers pan exploded inside lining popped out flipped over landed on the floor
Racheal Ray 15 piece cookware set. We got these pans as a wedding gift in 2020, we didnt open or use them till this year when getting our apartment April 2022! Today I put a pan on the stove to heat up some meat and I turned my back to grab something and the pan went up in flames. The pan was on the stove for less than a minute. I went to grab the pan to run outside and the pan was stuck to the stove, almost felt like it was glued. It had melted itself to the stove top and we couldnt remove the pan even with force. [REDACTED], my husband, ran in and grabbed the pan and yanked it off the stove. In the process of running out the pan then stuck to his leg and burnt him. He threw it into the grass away from the building and it was still so hot it melted the grass to itself! The pan should have NEVER melted in the first place! I tried to reach out to the company and they dont have a contact line. Just a list of what to do if where I found that the pan are designed for looks and low to medium heat only or they will melt, cause the paint isnt heat resistant. I had to DIG to find this information after one caught fire in my house. Dont buy this product!
Used Martha Stewart pan once and the handle started to bubble and turn brown.
When cooking with oil my pan made a load popping noise and upon later inspection it was made apparent that the sidewalls of the pan had been pushed outward all around the pan. Over the next hour or so as the pan cooled sections of the bowed out pan started popping back into their original placement. Had I been using more oil, it would have spilled out causing damage to me or my property.
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Product Recalls
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Frequently Asked Questions
How dangerous are cookware, not specified?
Based on 20 years of CPSC data, cookware, not specified have a danger score of 42/100 (moderate risk). An estimated 24,791 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.
What are the most common injuries from cookware, not specified?
The most common injury is burns, thermal to the hand, accounting for approximately 86,605 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from cookware, not specified increasing or decreasing?
Down 13% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for cookware, not specified injuries?
The 25-34 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 82,924 cases recorded over 20 years. Females are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by cookware, not specified?
Of all ER visits involving cookware, not specified, approximately 9.8% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (90.3%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with cookware, 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 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.