CPSC NEISS · code 219

Electric Deep Fryers

Electric Deep Fryers: danger rank #526 of 838 is not ER-volume rank #542 of 838 (850 estimated ER visits a year; declining by about 42% 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 Deep Fryers ranks #526 of 838 by danger score (33/100) at ER-volume #542 of 838 (850/yr). They are not the same ranking.

#526
danger rank of 838
#542
ER-volume rank of 838
33/100
danger score
850/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 (33/100) across 838 scored CPSC product categories

33 Lower than most lower than 63% 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: 54/100

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) 12 82nd 35% CPSC NEISS 20-year severity index
Annual ER injury volume 850 31st 30% CPSC NEISS estimated annual ER-treated injuries
5-year injury trend -42% 10th 15% CPSC NEISS 5-year % change in ER-treated injuries
Consumer incident reports 50 74th 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 16,999 estimated ER injuries land on the body

Body-part shares from the same CPSC NEISS injury_types extract for product code 219. Segments sum to 16,999 - 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 Deep Fryers33/100
Higher score = higher composite danger in this group. Peer set is other scored products sharing the same CPSC group.
0/100100/10033/100
PlainSafety danger score · Electric Deep Fryers

Source: CPSC NEISS danger-score model As of 2024

How this 33/100 score is built

The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for electric deep fryers - no opinion, no editorializing:

  • Injury volume 850 ER visits/yr Below median volume
  • Severity (hospitalization rate) 12.3% High admission rate
  • Fatality rate 0.00% No recorded fatalities
  • 5-year trend-42%

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 deep fryers are declining by about 42% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2014 (1,964 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2022 (366 estimated visits). The single most common ER diagnosis is burn, scald to the hand, accounting for approximately 3,205 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by burn, scald to the lower arm (2,708 cases). The 25-34 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 4,099 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 12.3% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.

Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 50 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how electric deep fryers 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)

05001K2K2K3K 20052008201120142017202020232024 727
Estimated annual emergency-room visits for Electric Deep Fryers, 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 1,178 262 1,440
5-14 675 271 946
15-24 1,514 1,235 2,749
25-34 2,499 1,600 4,099
35-44 1,754 1,753 3,507
45-54 1,092 821 1,913
55-64 513 871 1,384
65-74 322 525 847
75+ 123 0 123

Most Common Injuries

Body Part Diagnosis Est. Injuries
Hand Burn, Scald 3,205
Lower Arm Burn, Scald 2,708
Hand Burns, Thermal 1,644
Foot Burn, Scald 1,172
Face Burn, Scald 995
Finger Burn, Scald 926
Finger Laceration 658
Lower Leg Burn, Scald 469
Upper Trunk Burn, Scald 355
Lower Arm Burns, Thermal 347
Eyeball Burn, Scald 328
Face Laceration 263
Lower Trunk Strain, Sprain 261
Elbow Burns, Thermal 239
Face Burns, Thermal 237

Severity Breakdown

Treated/examined And Released 88.2% (14,996)
Treated And Transferred 6.2% (1,058)
Treated And Admitted/hospitalized 5.0% (852)
Left Without Being Seen 0.5% (93)

ER Visit Narratives

Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.

Age 31 · Male · Lower Leg · Burn, Scald · 2024

31YOM DEEP FRYER TURNED OVER AND OIL SPLAHED ON BACK OF BOTH LEGSDX BURN LEGS

Age 45 · Female · Hand · Burns, Thermal · 2024

45 YOF CLEANING HOT ELECTRIC DEEP FRYER BURNED HAND DX THERMAL BURN HAND

Age 51 · Male · Lower Arm · Burn, Scald · 2024

51YOM PRESENTS AFTER GETTING HOT GREASE FROM A FRYER ON HIS LEFT FOREARM CAUSING A SECOND DEGREE BURN TO HIS LEFT FOREARM DX: SUPERFICIAL SECOND DEGREE BURN OF LEFT FOREARM

Age 16 · Male · Finger · Burn, Scald · 2024

16YOM PRESENTS WITH A HAND INJURY. HE WAS CLEANING A DEEP FRYER WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED THE HOT OIL. DX: SECOND DEGREE BURN OF MULTIPLE FINGERS OF LEFT HAND NOT INCLUDING THUMB

Age 46 · Female · Finger · Burn, Scald · 2024

46YOF BURNED MULTIPLE FINGERS ON GREASE WHILE DEEP FRYING FOOD, DX BURN FINGERS

Age 43 · Male · Hand · Burn, Scald · 2024

43 YOM WAS USING A DEEP FRYER WITH A BASKET WHEN THE OIL CAUGHT FIRE AND THE BASKET DROPPED SPLASHING HIS RIGHT HAND, LEFT LOWER LEG AND FOOT. FD NS. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN BACK OF RIGHT HAND, PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN OF RIGHT ANKLE, FULL THICKNESS BURN OF LEFT ANKLE

Age 51 · Male · Lower Arm · Burn, Scald · 2024

51YOM PT HAD HOT OIL SPLASH ON RT FOREARM, FROM A DEEP FRYER WHILE COOKING TURKEY DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO ARM

Age 17 · Male · Hand · Burn, Scald · 2024

17YOM TO ER FOR EVAL OF BURNS ON RIGHT HAND 7 DAYS AGO, PARENTS SERVE AS HX, HOT OIL FROM A DEEP FRYER SPLASHED ON PTS RIGHT HAND, PARENTS SAY BURNS DIDNT LOOK BAD UNTIL A FEW DAYS AGO DX BURN

Age 78 · Male · Shoulder · Burn, Scald · 2024

78YOM PRESENTS WITH BURNS TO HIS SHOULDER, HANDS, AND KNEES AFTER OIL FROM A FRYER EXPLODED WHILE HE WAS GROCERY SHOPPING. DX: BURNS TO SHOULDER, HANDS, KNEES

Age 17 · Female · Hand · Burn, Scald · 2024

17 YOF WAS DROPPING FRIES INTO A FRYER AND HOT GREASE SPLATTERED ON HER. DX: LEFT HAND BURN

Age 64 · Male · Hand · Burn, Scald · 2024

64 YOM SPLASHED HOT GREASE FROM A FRYER ON HIS ARM AND HAND. DX: RIGHT HAND BURN, RIGHT FOREARM BURN.

Age 215 · Female · Foot · Burn, Scald · 2024

15MOF WAS AT HOME WHILE DAD WAS COOKING FRIED CHICKEN IN HOT OIL. THE OIL WAS COOLING BUT STILL HOT WHEN PT PULLED ON THE CORD OF DEEP FRYER AND THE OIL DROPPED ON HER FEET. DX: SUPERFICIAL PARTIAL THICKNESS SCALD BURN TO BILATERAL TOP OF FEET AND R ANKLE

Consumer Incident Reports

Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.

9/6/2024 · Incident, No Injury · Clark Associates, Inc. · Ohio

On Monday, September 2, 2024 a business in my city posted a picture on [REDACTED] of a fire they had. The business did not call the fire dept. We found out about the fire because the next day, Tuesday, September 3, 2024 we witnessed their semi-annual kitchen hood test & inspection. Our Battalion Chief that witnessed the inspection looked up the business on [REDACTED] and found the picture. The Battalion Chief reported the fire to me. On Wednesday, September 4, 2024 I spoke with the business owner about their fire. [REDACTED], owner of [REDACTED], told me that the oil in the electric fryer started to boil. The fryer was set at 300 degrees Fahrenheit. [REDACTED] stated that her husband [REDACTED] reached over the fryer to turn the knob to off. [REDACTED] stated that the temperature and off knob just spun and did not turn off the fryer. [REDACTED] stated that her husband then unplugged the fryer and that is when the oil caught fire. [REDACTED] used an ABC fire extinguisher to put the fire out.

9/3/2016 · Incident, No Injury · QVC, Inc. · Ohio

I was cooking french fries in my air fryer. It was set at 370 degrees. Left the room for a moment came back in and smoke was coming from the bottom and back. I had previously cooked chicken nuggets in it with no problem. Unplugged it and took it outside.

9/18/2015 · Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional · CONAIR CORPORATION · Virginia

On September 7th, 2015 I purchased a Waring Pro electric deep fryer, model # DF280, through Amazon. After using the fryer twice over the past few days I decided to clean it yesterday. Following the manufacturers instructions I took it apart, drained the oil into a used oil container, and placed the lid, oil tank, and large frying basket with attached handle into my dishwasher. The basket and handle went on the top rack, the other parts went on the bottom rack. The dishwasher was then run on a regular cycle. Later that evening, in preparation for making chicken cutlets for dinner, I reassembled the fryer, filled it with oil and set it to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. When the oil was ready I took the large fryer basket from the top rack of the dishwasher and placed it into the hot oil. Immediately water started pouring out of the handle (which later examination showed to be two-pieces screwed together and hollow) with much of it going directly into the hot oil. This caused an oil explosion, splattering me and my kitchen with hot oil. Fortunately I had the lid handy, and was able to use it as a shield to approach and then cover the spattering oil, then get the unit unplugged. I received several 1st and 2nd degree burns to my arms and hands when this happened, my counter tops were a mess and dinner was ruined.

9/18/2014 · Incident, No Injury · Sunbeam Products, Inc. d/b/a Jarden Consumer Solutions · Virginia

(08/31/2014) The consumer stated that he was preparing to use the deep fryer . He picked up the basket and the handle to the basket fell into two pieces. There was hot oil in the fryer but no one was injured. The consumer stated that he rarely uses the deep fryer. (09/5/2014) The consumer sent an email to the manufacturer. He received a response on 9/6 apologizing for the inconvenience.

8/20/2025 · Incident, No Injury · J.C.Penney Company, Inc · Tennessee

Base falls off/comes unglued without warning. It's happen on 2 so far. Only used a couple times. Exposing wiring and element. Was full of grease. No one injured.

8/19/2024 · Incident, No Injury · Fujian Zongteng Network Co., Ltd · Kentucky

Wiring on deep fryer burned

8/18/2021 · Incident, No Injury · BASS PRO SHOPS · Wisconsin

The consumer has owned two 6-1/2 quarts, fish fryers that were made by this same manufacturer, which also had the same exact malfunction. The manufacturer replaced those two, but the consumer did not have model/serial information on them. 12/2020: The consumer got the first 6-1/2 quart fish fryer. 7/2021: The first time he used the fryer, the regulator began to show signs of frost. Within 5 minutes a large amount gas came though the regulator and fire balls shot out the burners. This happen several times within a few seconds. The consumer quickly turned off the gas. 7/2021: The consumer called the firm and their rep. advised him to return it to the dealer for a replacement. He took it back to the dealer and they provided him with an identical fryer. 7/2021: The very first time he used the 2nd fryer, the exact same problem occurred. The regulator became frosted within 5 minutes and fire balls started shooting from the burner within seconds. There was no property damage with the first 2 fryers. 8/2021: The consumer called the manufacturer and reported the issue with this 2nd fryer. Their rep. advised him to take it back to the dealer for an exchange or a refund. The consumer took it back to the dealer and paid a little over $20 for a larger fryer (10-1/2 quart). The very first time he used this 3rd fryer, the regulator began to frost up within 1 minute and fire balls began shooting from the burner. The consumer quickly turned it off. He said that the compressed air pipe, next to the ceiling in my shop, is made of PVC and it blew up, as it got heated. However, he also took pictures and made a video of the incident. The consumer was using all 3 fryers indoors, but they are recommended to be used outdoors. 8/2020: The consumer called the firm about this 3rd fryer. 8/17/2021: The firm’s rep. returned the consumer’s call and offered to send a replacement regulator, which had been tested. The rep. also requested hi

7/26/2016 · Injury, Seen by Medical Professional · ALDI, Inc. · North Carolina

Iba a usar el producto adecuadamente por primera vez segun el manual de instrucciones. Causo explosiones botando el ingrediente anadido (aceite de cocina), lo cual es peligroso en cualquier lugar, ya que recibi quemaduras en mi cuerpo. CPSC Translation: I was going to use the product for the first time, in an appropriate manner and following the instructions manual. It exploded several times releasing the ingredient added (cooking oil). This is dangerous anywhere as it burned my body.

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Nationwide peers by danger score, ER volume & hospitalization

Three PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Electric Deep Fryers: cross-group products nearest on danger score (33/100), estimated annual ER visits (850/yr), and hospitalization share (12.3%). 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 Deep Fryers ranks #526 of 838 scored CPSC product categories by PlainSafety danger score and #542 of 838 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does electric deep fryers rank on danger score versus ER volume?

Among 838 scored CPSC product categories, electric deep fryers ranks #526 by PlainSafety danger score (33/100) and #542 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume (850/yr). The two rankings come from the same NEISS extract and are not the same order.

What are the most common injuries from electric deep fryers?

The most common injury is burn, scald to the hand, accounting for approximately 3,205 injuries over 20 years.

Are injuries from electric deep fryers increasing or decreasing?

Down 42% over 5 years.

Who is most at risk for electric deep fryers injuries?

The 25-34 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 4,099 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.

What happens when someone is injured by electric deep fryers?

Of all ER visits involving electric deep fryers, approximately 12.3% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (87.7%) are treated and released from the emergency department.

How can I report a safety problem with electric deep fryers?

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 Deep Fryers 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.