Danger score versus ER volume
Danger score versus ER volume
According to CPSC NEISS 2005-2024, Electric Motors (separate) ranks #622 of 838 by danger score (31/100) at ER-volume #623 of 838 (444/yr). They are not the same ranking.
- #622
- danger rank of 838
- #623
- ER-volume rank of 838
- 31/100
- danger score
- 444/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
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Source CPSC NEISS, PlainSafety danger-score model · 2024
Composite verdict
Composite Safety Score: 31/100
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.
| Dimension | Value | National percentile | Weight applied | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injury severity (hospitalization + fatality blend) | 2 | 18th | 35% | CPSC NEISS 20-year severity index |
| Annual ER injury volume | 444 | 25th | 30% | CPSC NEISS estimated annual ER-treated injuries |
| 5-year injury trend | +22% | 82nd | 15% | CPSC NEISS 5-year % change in ER-treated injuries |
| Consumer incident reports | 2 | 25th | 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 8,874 estimated ER injuries land on the body
Body-part shares from the same CPSC NEISS injury_types extract for product code 819. Segments sum to 8,874 - 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 Home Communication & Entertainment 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.
Home Communication & Entertainment danger scores
How this 31/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for electric motors (separate) - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume 444 ER visits/yr Low volume
- Severity (hospitalization rate) 2.4% Low admission rate
- Fatality rate 0.00% No recorded fatalities
- 5-year trend+22%
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 motors (separate) are rising by about 22% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2024 (936 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2020 (73 estimated visits). The single most common ER diagnosis is laceration to the finger, accounting for approximately 1,126 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by fracture to the finger (683 cases). The 25-34 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 1,884 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 2.4% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 2 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how electric motors (separate) 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 Injuries represent ER-treated cases only
Who Gets Injured?
| Age Group | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 0 | 98 | |
| 5-14 | 319 | 77 | |
| 15-24 | 1,196 | 0 | |
| 25-34 | 1,797 | 87 | |
| 35-44 | 1,317 | 153 | |
| 45-54 | 1,592 | 76 | |
| 55-64 | 381 | 31 | |
| 65-74 | 1,238 | 0 | |
| 75+ | 427 | 86 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Finger | Laceration | |
| Finger | Fracture | |
| Lower Trunk | Other | |
| Lower Trunk | Strain, Sprain | |
| Foot | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Hand | Laceration | |
| Toe | Fracture | |
| Face | Laceration | |
| Hand | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Hand | Crushing | |
| Wrist | Strain, Sprain | |
| Hand | Burns, Thermal | |
| Foot | Fracture | |
| Upper Trunk | Strain, Sprain | |
| Foot | Laceration |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
45YOM WAS LOADING UP AN 150 LB MOTOR DURING WHICH FELT A SHARP PAIN AND POPPING SENSATION. HE FELT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PAIN AND FELT LIGHTHEADED AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND. ABRASIONS NOTED ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AS PT STATES HE HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST AN UNKNOWN OBJECT. DX: PAIN BACK LUMBAR, RADICULOPATHY LUMBOSACRAL
17YOM WITH RIGHT SHOULDER PAIN. HE WAS HELPING LIFT A SMALL MOTOR WHEN HE FELT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER POP. STATES THAT IT FELT OUT OF PLACE SO HE PUSHED IT AGAINST THE CORNER OF THE WALL AND FELT IT POP BACK AGAIN. DX: RIGHT SHOULDER PAIN
12YOM WITH C/O BURN TO HIS LEFT HAND ABOUT AN HOUR AGO. STATES HE WAS WORKING IN THE GARAGE AND HE SAT HIS HAND DOWN ON A MOTOR AND REALIZED THAT HIS HAND WAS BURNING. DX: BURN OF HAND LEFT, SECOND DEGREE
40 YOM WORKING ON A MOTOR HIT HAND. DX HAND PUNCTURE WOUND
67YOM, C/O LACERATION, PT HERE FOR A LACERATION WHILE WORKING ON A MOTOR AND USING A WRENCH. DX:LACERATION OF RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WITHOUT FOREIGN BODY WITHOUT DAMAGE TO NAIL
32YOM STS DROPPED A MOTOR ON R GREAT TOE MONTH AGO C/O PAIN & INFECTION DX ACUTE CELLULITIS R GREAT TOE ACUTE INGROWN TOENAIL TO R MEDIAL GREAT TOE
59YOM STATES THAT HE ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED A MOTOR ONTO HIS RIGHT HAND DX: FRACTURED RIGHT THIRD FINGER; LACERATION OF RIGHT THIRD FINGER; CLAVICLE PAIN
68YOM WALKED IN TO ED FOR RIGHT FOOT PAIN X 2 DAYS. PATIENT REPORTS A MOTOR FELL ON FOOT. DX:NONDISPLACED FRACTURE OF FIRST METATARSAL BONE, LEFT FOOT.
^21YOM TO ER FOR PAIN W/ CONTUSION TO RIGHT HAND, PT SAYS A PART OF ELECTRIC MOTOR FELL ON IT DX PAIN RIGHT HAND, CONTUSION OF RIGHT HAND
42YOM PATIENT PRESENTS FOR A CRUSH INJURY TO FINGERS FROM A HEAVY METAL MOTOR/FAN, HE HAS LACERATIONS. DX: LACERATION OF FINGER
49YOM, ON ***, COMING IN WITH RIGHT MIDDLE TOE PAIN AFTER HE WAS MOVING HEAVY MACHINERY WHEN AN APPROXIMATELY 100LB METAL MOTOR FELL ONTO IT ON FRIDAY, DX: INJURY OF TOE ON RIGHT FOOT; ABRASION OF TOE OF RIGHT FOOT
66YOM HAD A MOTOR FALL ONTO HIS HEEL LAST NIGHT DX: LACERATION TO RIGHT HEEL; CELLULITIS
Consumer Incident Reports
Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.
I received a replacement motor, p/n F0512B2506 from Air Vent, Inc. to replace a motor for an Air Vent attic ventilator that failed during the warranty period. The motor shaft on the new motor was much more difficult to turn than I expected, so before I swapped the motors, I applied 120vac power to the new motor on my workbench to confirm that it worked. After less than 5 seconds, a big spark came out of the motor housing, the circuit breaker blew, and the motor no longer worked. I can see inside the motor housing where the line and neutral power wires are shorted together and melted. I can also see that the insulation on the cordset was stripped way back so that there was no insulation or separation between the uninsulated hot and neutral wires inside the motor housing. There was definitely a problem with the way this motor was manufactured, and it could have caused a fire.
The product, a general purpose motor, caught on fire. The motor was replaced by the same make and model and caught fire again roughly 4 weeks later. There were no injuries and the damage was limited due to a working fire alarm system. The product was being utilized in a car wash business to drive a pressure washer pump.
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to electric motors (separate) on the CPSC website.
Compare beyond Home Communication & Entertainment
Nationwide peers by danger score, ER volume & hospitalization
Three PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Electric Motors (separate): cross-group products nearest on danger score (31/100), estimated annual ER visits (444/yr), and hospitalization share (2.4%). Same-group neighbours stay in Related Products above.
Similar danger score
Nearest cross-group products by PlainSafety danger score (100-point scale).
Similar ER visit volume
Nearest cross-group products by NEISS estimated annual ER visits.
Similar hospitalization rate
Nearest cross-group products by % of NEISS ER visits resulting in hospital admission.
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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 Motors (separate) ranks #622 of 838 scored CPSC product categories by PlainSafety danger score and #623 of 838 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does electric motors (separate) rank on danger score versus ER volume?
Among 838 scored CPSC product categories, electric motors (separate) ranks #622 by PlainSafety danger score (31/100) and #623 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume (444/yr). The two rankings come from the same NEISS extract and are not the same order.
What are the most common injuries from electric motors (separate)?
The most common injury is laceration to the finger, accounting for approximately 1,126 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from electric motors (separate) increasing or decreasing?
Up 22% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for electric motors (separate) injuries?
The 25-34 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 1,884 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by electric motors (separate)?
Of all ER visits involving electric motors (separate), approximately 2.4% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (97.6%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with electric motors (separate)?
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.
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.