Danger score versus ER volume
Danger score versus ER volume
According to CPSC NEISS 2005-2024, Fuels For Chafing Dishes Or Fondue Pots ranks #482 of 838 by danger score (34/100) at ER-volume #762 of 838 (105/yr). They are not the same ranking.
- #482
- danger rank of 838
- #762
- ER-volume rank of 838
- 34/100
- danger score
- 105/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 (34/100) across 838 scored CPSC product categories
34 Lower than most lower than 57% 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: 39/100
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) | 5 | 45th | 35% | CPSC NEISS 20-year severity index |
| Annual ER injury volume | 105 | 8th | 30% | CPSC NEISS estimated annual ER-treated injuries |
| 5-year injury trend | +86% | 100th | 15% | CPSC NEISS 5-year % change in ER-treated injuries |
| Consumer incident reports | 4 | 31st | 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 1,993 estimated ER injuries land on the body
Body-part shares from the same CPSC NEISS injury_types extract for product code 941. Segments sum to 1,993 - 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 Workshop Tools & Equipment 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 Workshop Tools & Equipment danger scores
How this 34/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for fuels for chafing dishes or fondue pots - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume 105 ER visits/yr Low volume
- Severity (hospitalization rate) 5.2% Below median admission rate
- Fatality rate 0.00% No recorded fatalities
- 5-year trend+86%
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 fuels for chafing dishes or fondue pots are rising by about 86% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2023 (227 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2010 (17 estimated visits). The single most common ER diagnosis is poisoning to the all parts body, accounting for approximately 428 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by burns, thermal to the hand (290 cases). The 55-64 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 342 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 5.2% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 4 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how fuels for chafing dishes or fondue pots 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 | 240 | 68 | |
| 5-14 | 127 | 78 | |
| 15-24 | 91 | 75 | |
| 25-34 | 196 | 110 | |
| 35-44 | 135 | 108 | |
| 45-54 | 186 | 55 | |
| 55-64 | 184 | 158 | |
| 65-74 | 89 | 75 | |
| 75+ | 0 | 17 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| All Parts Body | Poisoning | |
| Hand | Burns, Thermal | |
| All Parts Body | Anoxia | |
| Lower Leg | Burns, Thermal | |
| Finger | Burns, Thermal | |
| Eyeball | Other | |
| Foot | Burn, Scald | |
| Lower Arm | Burns, Thermal | |
| Lower Trunk | Burns, Thermal | |
| Foot | Burns, Thermal | |
| Hand | Burn, Scald | |
| Face | Burns, Thermal | |
| Lower Arm | Burn, Scald | |
| Upper Trunk | Other | |
| Ear | Burns, Thermal |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
33 YOM LIT A CAN OF *** WHICH FELL ONTO HIS FOOT. DX: FULL THICKNESS BURN LEFT FOOT
41YOM, WAS PUTTING A CASE OF *** INTO THE TRUNK OF HIS TRUCK 3 NIGHTS AGO, WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL, LANDED ONTO RIGHT RIBS, NO HEAD STRIKE OR LOC, DX: RIB PAIN
71YOM WAS MAKING SOUP AND SPILLED THE POT ONTO HIS RIGHT ARM, LOWER ABDOMEN, AND RIGHT THIGH DX: SCALD BURNS
62 YOM C/O EYE PAIN/INJURY S/P ACCIDENTALLY SPLASHED *** FLUID IN EYE. DX: EYE PAIN; CHEMICAL INJURY OF EYE
3YOM PRESENTED TO ED C/O POSSIBLE TOXIC INGESTION, PT FATHER STATED HE WAS PLAYING WITH A UNLIT *** AT A WEDDING. DX; N/S
5YOM PRESENTED TO ED C/O POSSIBLE TOXIC INGESTION, PT FATHER STATED HE WAS PLAYING WITH A UNLIT ***S AT A WEDDING. DX; N/S
58YOF WAS AT A PICNIC, LIT A SOLID FUEL WAX TO HEAT UP FOOT, WAS UNAWARE WAX HAD LIT AND SPILLED IT DOWN HER LEG, THEN REACHED WITH RT HAND TO CLEAN UP WAX AND SUSTAINED BURNS TO HAND, DX THERMAL BURN TO HAND AND LEG, NO F.D. NOTED
55YOF BURN TO L PALM, R HAND, ABD AND THIGH WHEN A LIT *** FELL LANDING ON PT. AT FRIENDS HOUSEDX BURN PALM, BURN HAND 2ND DEGREE
25YOF WITH ACCIDENTAL THERMAL BURN TO LEFT ANKLE, WAS LIGHTING A CAN OF CHAFING FUEL FOR FOOD WARMER AND IT SPILLED ONTO HER ANKLE. DX: SECOND DEGREE BURN OF LEFT ANKLE
58YOM PRESENTS WITH BURN WOUND TO THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BODY. PATIENT STATES HE WAS USING A *** BURNER TO KEEP WARM IN HIS CAR WHEN IT SLIPPED ON HIM. DX: 3RD DEGREE BURN, SECOND DEGREE BURN TO UPPER EXTREMITY
36 YOM AWOKE WITH PERIORBITAL SWELLING AND STATES HE MAY HAVE HIT HIS HEAD ON A FIRE CAN (SOURCE OF HEAT) WHICH WAS IN HIS TENT. DX: LEFT FACIAL SWELLING. PT LEFT AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE.
20MOF LICKED TOP OF A ***. UNKNOWN IF INGESTED, PT STUCK TONGUE OUT AND MOTHER WIPED GELL OFF TONGUE. PC CONTACTED AND RECOMMEND ED VISITDX POSSIBLE INGESTION OF *** GEL
Consumer Incident Reports
Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.
Members Mark 6Hr Safe Heat Chafing Fuel. The product fire does not go out when we place the cap back on and on one occasion blew out the side of the canister starting a table on fire. Not a major fire and was put out with no issues or injuries. We are a buisness so we discarded the lot that we purchased and purchase a different product to avoid issues again. only numbers available are 052224 0640 M3
The consumer says she opened the can and sat it on the floor. She lit it with a lighter and there was a loud pop sound, she dropped the lighter on the floor subconsciously. The contents exploded when she lit it. There were multiple fires on her kitchen floor. She suffered second degree burns to her upper right hand and foot and also first degree burns on her right leg. She said her house guests put out the fire, yet it was difficult to put out. The consumer says she was treated at Upstate University Hospital in New York. The consumer contacted the retailer and requested that they take this product off the shelves but they refused.
I ordered Swissmar Swiss Fire Gel fondue pot fuel. It arrived damaged and leaking flammable fuel due to poor internal packaging
While cooking a quiche the oven just shut off. Saw smoke from stove, pulled quiche out off oven than pulled stove away from the wall. When pulling stove away from wall saw sparks and flames unplugged from electrical outlet . When it cooled off I had my husband take the back metal panel off and notice many parts of the unit burned.
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to fuels for chafing dishes or fondue pots on the CPSC website.
Compare beyond Home Workshop Tools & Equipment
Nationwide peers by danger score, ER volume & hospitalization
Three PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Fuels For Chafing Dishes Or Fondue Pots: cross-group products nearest on danger score (34/100), estimated annual ER visits (105/yr), and hospitalization share (5.2%). 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, Fuels For Chafing Dishes Or Fondue Pots ranks #482 of 838 scored CPSC product categories by PlainSafety danger score and #762 of 838 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does fuels for chafing dishes or fondue pots rank on danger score versus ER volume?
Among 838 scored CPSC product categories, fuels for chafing dishes or fondue pots ranks #482 by PlainSafety danger score (34/100) and #762 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume (105/yr). The two rankings come from the same NEISS extract and are not the same order.
What are the most common injuries from fuels for chafing dishes or fondue pots?
The most common injury is poisoning to the all parts body, accounting for approximately 428 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from fuels for chafing dishes or fondue pots increasing or decreasing?
Up 86% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for fuels for chafing dishes or fondue pots injuries?
The 55-64 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 342 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by fuels for chafing dishes or fondue pots?
Of all ER visits involving fuels for chafing dishes or fondue pots, approximately 5.2% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (94.8%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with fuels for chafing dishes or fondue pots?
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.