CPSC NEISS · code 217

Electric Coffee Makers Or Teapots

Electric Coffee Makers Or Teapots: danger rank #622 of 838 is not ER-volume rank #601 of 838 (548 estimated ER visits a year; declining by about 29% over the last five years).

Kitchen Cooking Appliances CPSC NEISS through 2024

Danger score versus ER volume

Danger score versus ER volume

According to CPSC NEISS 2005-2024, Electric Coffee Makers Or Teapots ranks #622 of 838 by danger score (31/100) at ER-volume #601 of 838 (548/yr). They are not the same ranking.

#622
danger rank of 838
#601
ER-volume rank of 838
31/100
danger score
548/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 (31/100) across 838 scored CPSC product categories

31 Lower than most lower than 74% of 838 product categories

scored CPSC product categories, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more product categories. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CPSC NEISS, PlainSafety danger-score model · 2024

Composite verdict

Composite Safety Score: 56/100

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.

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Dimension Value National percentile Weight applied Source
Injury severity (hospitalization + fatality blend) 9 69th 35% CPSC NEISS 20-year severity index
Annual ER injury volume 548 26th 30% CPSC NEISS estimated annual ER-treated injuries
5-year injury trend -29% 23rd 15% CPSC NEISS 5-year % change in ER-treated injuries
Consumer incident reports 1,178 100th 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 10,956 estimated ER injuries land on the body

Body-part shares from the same CPSC NEISS injury_types extract for product code 217. Segments sum to 10,956 - 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 Kitchen Cooking Appliances 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.

Kitchen Cooking Appliances danger scores

1. Refrigerators43/1002. Ranges Or Ovens, Not Spec…42/1003. Gas Ranges Or Ovens41/1004. Microwave Ovens40/1005. Other Ranges Or Ovens39/1006. Electric Knife Sharpeners39/1007. Dishwashers39/1008. Electric Coffee Makers Or…31/100
Higher score = higher composite danger in this group. Peer set is other scored products sharing the same CPSC group.
0/100100/10031/100
PlainSafety danger score · Electric Coffee Makers Or Teapots

Source: CPSC NEISS danger-score model As of 2024

How this 31/100 score is built

The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for electric coffee makers or teapots - no opinion, no editorializing:

  • Injury volume 548 ER visits/yr Below median volume
  • Severity (hospitalization rate) 8.7% Above median admission rate
  • Fatality rate 0.00% No recorded fatalities
  • 5-year trend-29%

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 electric coffee makers or teapots are declining by about 29% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2019 (968 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2010 (214 estimated visits). The single most common ER diagnosis is burn, scald to the face, accounting for approximately 1,056 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by burn, scald to the upper trunk (914 cases). The 0-4 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 3,356 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 8.7% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.

Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 1,178 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how electric coffee makers or teapots 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)

02004006008001K1K 20052008201120142017202020232024 312
Estimated annual emergency-room visits for Electric Coffee Makers Or Teapots, CPSC NEISS

Source: CPSC NEISS national injury estimates As of 2024

Source: CPSC NEISS national estimates Injuries represent ER-treated cases only

Who Gets Injured?

Age Group Male Female Total
0-4 2,450 906 3,356
5-14 313 193 506
15-24 505 553 1,058
25-34 580 678 1,258
35-44 601 1,050 1,651
45-54 461 649 1,110
55-64 229 319 548
65-74 276 575 851
75+ 166 454 620

Most Common Injuries

Body Part Diagnosis Est. Injuries
Face Burn, Scald 1,056
Upper Trunk Burn, Scald 914
Finger Laceration 779
Lower Arm Burn, Scald 757
Hand Burn, Scald 696
Hand Burns, Thermal 514
Upper Leg Burn, Scald 457
Finger Burn, Scald 395
Foot Laceration 346
Foot Burn, Scald 342
Hand Laceration 335
Head Internal Injury 304
Eyeball Contusions, Abr. 303
All Parts Body Electric Shock 270
Lower Arm Burns, Thermal 254

Severity Breakdown

Treated/examined And Released 90.1% (9,868)
Treated And Admitted/hospitalized 4.9% (532)
Treated And Transferred 3.7% (408)
Left Without Being Seen 1.3% (142)
Held For Observation 0.1% (6)

ER Visit Narratives

Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.

Age 36 · Female · Lower Arm · Burn, Scald · 2024

36YOF STEAM BURN TO FOREARM AND BACK OF HAND WHEN OPENING OWN ESPRESSO MACHINE. + BLISTERSDX BURN FOREARM

Age 3 · Female · Upper Trunk · Burn, Scald · 2024

3YOF CHILD PULLED THE COFFEE POT/MACHINE ONTO HERSELF, BURING HER CHEST, ESTIMATED BEING AT LEAST TOTAL BODY SURFACE AREA MIXTURE OF BEING 14% WITH 5-6% OF THE BEING CLEARLY SECOND DEGREE DX: BURN BY HOT LIQUID, PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN OF CHEST WALL

Age 21 · Female · Lower Arm · Avulsion · 2024

21 YOF COFFEE POT BROE AND CUT R FOREARM DX; AVULSION

Age 42 · Female · Finger · Laceration · 2024

42YOF CUT HER RIGHT THUMB ON THE BROKEN GLASS OF A FRENCH PRESS COFFEE MACHINE DX: LACERATION RIGHT THUMB

Age 71 · Female · Lower Trunk · Fracture · 2024

71YOF WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER AND A *** WATER PITCHER AND HAD A SLIP AND FALL LANDING ONTO RIGHT HIP DX: HIP FRACTURE

Age 218 · Female · Face · Burn, Scald · 2024

18MOF GRABBED A TEA POT OF BOILING WATER AT HOME AND IT SPILLED ON HER FACE AND CHEST. DX: BURN OF FACE, NECK, SHOULDER, AND CHEST.

Age 209 · Male · Face · Burn, Scald · 2024

9MOM PULLED CORD AND DROPPED A POT OF COFFEE OFF COUNTER LANDING ON PT. C/O BURN TO R CHEEK, ARM, AND BILAT THIGH

Age 76 · Male · Mouth · Laceration · 2023

76 YOM TRIPPED AND FELL WHIE CARRING A COFFEE MACHINE (FRENCH PRESS), SUSTAINED A LAC TO CHIN AND LIP. DX: LAC TO LIP AND CHIN

Age 69 · Female · Upper Leg · Burn, Scald · 2023

69 YOF INJURED UPPER LEG, CHEST, ABDOMEN, COFFEE POT EXPLODED, HOT LIQUID WENT ALL OVER, WEARING PANTS. DX-ACCIDENTAL HOT LIQUIDS AND STEAM, BILATERAL UPPER LEG BURN, CHEST BURN, ABDOMENAL BURN

Age 219 · Female · Face · Burn, Scald · 2023

19MOF c/o burned on face, child was in kitchen and she pulled a cup of hot *** water onto herself. The water went on the side of right face and neck at home. Dx: First degree burn

Age 31 · Female · Hand · Burn, Scald · 2023

31YOF C/O HAND INJURY, SHE BURNED HER RIGHT HAND WITH STEAM FROM ESPRESSO MACHINE, THERE IS REDNESS NOTED. DX;SUPERFICIAL BURN.

Age 28 · Female · Lower Arm · Burn, Scald · 2023

28YOF-PATIENT SAID STEAM CAME OUT OF HER ESPRESSO MACHINE AND BURNED HER LEFT FOREARM AT HOME. DX: SECOND DEGREE BURN OF FOREARM

Consumer Incident Reports

Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.

9/9/2012 · Incident, No Injury · Sunbeam Products, Inc. d/b/a Jarden Consumer Solutions · Colorado

I purchased a Mr. Coffee Espresso maker Model # BVMC-ECM 260 at Walmart. It exploded on its second use. The brew basket detached from its retainer clip while it was brewing coffee and exploded, splattering the walls, floor and countertop with coffee grounds and water. Abut a third of coffee had brewed into the carafe when this happened. I've been using an espresso maker for more than 15 years and this has never happened before. This is the second Mr. Coffee espresso maker that I have purchased in the past eight years.

9/9/2012 · Incident, No Injury · CONAIR CORPORATION · Unspecified

This morning, while brewing coffee in our Cuisinart DCC-1200 coffee maker, we heard a loud grinding, popping noise coming from the coffee maker. When we went over to the counter where the coffee maker was we saw smoke coming out of the bottom of it and it was producing a horrible electrical burning smell. We immediately unplugged the unit and took it outside. After the smoke subsided and the unit cooled down, we inspected it. The problem seemed to be in the heating element of the unit where the burner was causing the plastic base of the coffee maker to melt and subsequently smoke around the electrical cord of it. After this happened, we found on the Cuisinart website under Consumer Affairs that there are many reports indicating a similar problem with this model. This is very disappointing as it appears to be a somewhat common issue, and this coffee maker is also rather expensive. This is the second coffee maker by Cusinart (same model) that we've had within six years. The first one was the same version of this but stainless steel versus plastic. That one just stopped working after about 3 years. When looking to replace that one, it appeared that Cuisinart replaced it with this plastic version. Thankfully, we were nearby the kitchen when our coffee maker started burning and smoking so we could take care of it immediately and avoid a larger fire. We will no longer purchase Cuisinart, and hope that this specific make and model coffee maker will be recalled to protect other consumers.

9/8/2011 · Incident, No Injury · Sunbeam Products, Inc. d/b/a Jarden Consumer Solutions · Connecticut

Consumer stated that whenever the Coffee pot was in use it immediately overheats and she is unable to power it off, it has to be unplug. 9/2/11 Consumer stated that she contacted the manufacturer who advised her to discard the product and that the product and that it would be replaced. Consumer feels that this product is a fire hazard and should be reported.

9/7/2017 · Incident, No Injury · GE Appliances, a Haier company · Indiana

I put a k cup into the keurig dispenser. I put it into the cradle, after it heated up I turned the button to dispense the coffee. It was taking a little longer than normal and not really dispensing liquid. It started making an odd noise and then I heard a loud pop and hot water exploded everywhere, including on me. Luckily I had pants on, but I could easily have been burned if my skin was exposed. If there was a small child or pet standing in front of it, it would have been a really bad situation. GE Cafe Series Caf with Keurig K-CUP Brewing System 22.2-cu ft Counter-Depth French Door Refrigerator with Ice Maker (Stainless Steel) ENERGY STAR MODEL: CYE22USHISS

9/7/2016 · Incident, No Injury · CONAIR CORPORATION · Florida

The consumer states that she was cleaning and noticed that the base of the coffeemaker had burn damages. The consumer indicated that she does not know when the base melted but she noticed it today, 9/7/16. The consumer then contacted the firm (800-726-0190) to express her safety concerns. The consumer was advised that the coffeemaker has a 3 year warranty and they could not provide any repairs since it was purchased approximately 5 years ago. The consumer indicated that the Rep. (name unknown) refused to allow the consumer to send a picture of the damages or send the coffeemaker so it could be examined by the firm. The consumer told the Rep. that the coffeemaker could have caught on fire and the Rep. advised her that there is a safety feature that would have prevented it from catching on fire. The consumer indicated that she received the coffee maker as a gift about 5 years ago. The consumer states that she uses the coffeemaker daily. The consumer indicated that the coffeemaker cost approximately $200.

9/7/2012 · Incident, No Injury · CONAIR CORPORATION · New Jersey

Cuisinart DCC-1200 Coffee Maker: Turned on "Brew" setting in the morning. Approximately five minutes later, the unit began smoking and the smell of burning plastic filled the house. The On/Off light was off, but the coffee in the carafe was boiling and the metal plate beneath was bright red. I quickly unplugged the unit and removed it outdoors where it continued to smoke for several seconds.

9/6/2024 · Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional · Nespresso USA · Texas

The nespresso machine started to overheat and produced a smoke smell. My husband burned his hand in the process of trying to remove the unit. The unit was plugged in but was not in use during the time of the incident

9/6/2013 · Incident, No Injury · Groupe SEB USA · Massachusetts

bought a krups electric tea kettle. it heat water to boiling and then leaks water.

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Product Recalls

Search for active and past recalls related to electric coffee makers or teapots on the CPSC website.

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Nationwide peers by danger score, ER volume & hospitalization

Three PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Electric Coffee Makers Or Teapots: cross-group products nearest on danger score (31/100), estimated annual ER visits (548/yr), and hospitalization share (8.7%). Same-group neighbours stay in Related Products above.

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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, Electric Coffee Makers Or Teapots ranks #622 of 838 scored CPSC product categories by PlainSafety danger score and #601 of 838 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does electric coffee makers or teapots rank on danger score versus ER volume?

Among 838 scored CPSC product categories, electric coffee makers or teapots ranks #622 by PlainSafety danger score (31/100) and #601 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume (548/yr). The two rankings come from the same NEISS extract and are not the same order.

What are the most common injuries from electric coffee makers or teapots?

The most common injury is burn, scald to the face, accounting for approximately 1,056 injuries over 20 years.

Are injuries from electric coffee makers or teapots increasing or decreasing?

Down 29% over 5 years.

Who is most at risk for electric coffee makers or teapots injuries?

The 0-4 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 3,356 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.

What happens when someone is injured by electric coffee makers or teapots?

Of all ER visits involving electric coffee makers or teapots, approximately 8.7% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (91.3%) are treated and released from the emergency department.

How can I report a safety problem with electric coffee makers or teapots?

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.

Data on Electric Coffee Makers Or Teapots is compiled directly from CPSC NEISS and SaferProducts.gov records, current through 2024. See our methodology for details.

Disclaimer: This page is for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with the CPSC.

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.