Danger score versus ER volume
Danger score versus ER volume
According to CPSC NEISS 2005-2024, Furniture Polishes Or Waxes ranks #684 of 838 by danger score (29/100) at ER-volume #664 of 838 (317/yr). They are not the same ranking.
- #684
- danger rank of 838
- #664
- ER-volume rank of 838
- 29/100
- danger score
- 317/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 (29/100) across 838 scored CPSC product categories
29 Among the lowest lower than 82% 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: 34/100
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) | 6 | 47th | 35% | CPSC NEISS 20-year severity index |
| Annual ER injury volume | 317 | 19th | 30% | CPSC NEISS estimated annual ER-treated injuries |
| 5-year injury trend | -21% | 33rd | 15% | CPSC NEISS 5-year % change in ER-treated injuries |
| Consumer incident reports | 5 | 34th | 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 6,346 estimated ER injuries land on the body
Body-part shares from the same CPSC NEISS injury_types extract for product code 905. Segments sum to 6,346 - 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 29/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for furniture polishes or waxes - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume 317 ER visits/yr Low volume
- Severity (hospitalization rate) 5.5% Above median admission rate
- Fatality rate 0.00% No recorded fatalities
- 5-year trend-21%
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 furniture polishes or waxes are declining by about 21% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2008 (699 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2019 (71 estimated visits). The single most common ER diagnosis is poisoning to the all parts body, accounting for approximately 2,868 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by contusions, abr. to the lower trunk (238 cases). The 0-4 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 2,728 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 5.5% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 5 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how furniture polishes or waxes 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 | 1,773 | 955 | |
| 5-14 | 113 | 20 | |
| 15-24 | 276 | 198 | |
| 25-34 | 224 | 555 | |
| 35-44 | 97 | 305 | |
| 45-54 | 55 | 262 | |
| 55-64 | 196 | 266 | |
| 65-74 | 70 | 597 | |
| 75+ | 0 | 386 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| All Parts Body | Poisoning | |
| Lower Trunk | Contusions, Abr. | |
| All Parts Body | Derma/conjunct | |
| Eyeball | Other | |
| Finger | Foreign Body | |
| Foot | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Eyeball | Burn, Chemical | |
| Lower Trunk | Fracture | |
| Knee | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Lower Trunk | Nerve Damage | |
| Face | Other | |
| Eyeball | Foreign Body | |
| Head | Internal Injury | |
| Face | Burns, Thermal | |
| Ankle | Other |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
56 YOM WITH SPLINTER IN FINGER FROM FURNITURE DX: FB
25YOF C/O FALL. SWELLING, ECCHYMOSIS, AND TENDERNESS TO LEFT KNEE. SLIPPED AND FELL DUE TO FURNITURE POLISH ON THE FLOOR. PAINFUL TO BEAR WEIGHT. ABRASION AND CONTUSION TO LEFT LEG. RADIOGRAPH IS NORMAL EXAM. DX: PAIN IN LEFT KNEE
45YOF C/O HIP/THIGH PROBLEM. PATIENT REPORTS MOVING FURNITURE LAST NIGHT AND TODAY. RIGHT HIP/BACK HURTING. DX: LUMBAGO WITH SCIATICA
51YOM THUMB PAIN X 1 DAY. PATIENT REPORTS MOVING FURNITURE WHEN A PIECE DROPPED ON HIS THUMB. DX: INJURY OF RT THUMB
71YOM PRESENTING AFTER SYNCOPAL EPISODE. PER WIFE THE PATIENT OFTEN FEELS TIRED AND WILL HAVE EPISODES OF FEELING GENERALLY WEAK THEN SYNCOPIZE. HAS NEVER BEEN WORKED UP FOR THESE SYNCOPAL EPISODES BEFORE. TODAY HAD THE SAME WHERE HE FELT WEAK, PASSED OUT, AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A PIECE OF FURNITURE SUSTAINED A 2INCH LACERATION TO THE FOREHEAD.DX; LACERATION OF FOREHEAD
14MOM PRESENTS FOR EVALUATION AFTER INGESTING A SMALL AMOUNT OF *** WOOD CLEANER AT APROX. 12PM. PATIENT FATHER STATES PATIENT INGESTED ABOUT A CAP FULL OF THE CLEANER, SHORTLY AFTER HAD SOME VOMITING AND NOW HAS SOME DROOLING. DX;INGESTION OF CAUSTIC SUBSTANCE
69YOM PRESENTS AFTER A SYNCOPAL EPISODE WITH FALL AT HOME WITH HEAD STRIKE ON FURNITURE. COMPLAINS OF ABRASION TO HEAD AND ELBOW. DX: FALL, FRACTURE OF HIP
67YOF REPORTS SHE HAD A FALL IN KITCHEN THIS MORNING DUE TO LEGS GIVING OUT. STATES SHE FELL ON BUTTOCKS AND BUMPED HEAD ON FURNITURE. UPPER/ LOWER BACK AND NECK PAIN. DX: SYNCOPE
22MOM GOT AHOLD OF A BOTTLE OF *** WOOD STAIN. MOM NOTES THE CAP WAS ON THE BOTTLE BUT THERE WAS PRODUCT ON HIS MOUTH, UNKNOWN INGESTION AMOUNT DX: ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF SUBSTANCE
14MOF. PT WAS VISTING GRANDPARENTS HOME FOUND WITH BOTTLE OF *** WITH CONDITIONER CLEANER 99% MINERAL OIL PT WITH EPOSIDE OF CHOKING. DX: ACCIDENTAL HYDROCARBON INGESTION.
9YOM HAD AN INGESTION OF HYDROCARBON. PATIENT DRANK ABOUT HALF OF AN 8 OUNCE BOTTLE OF *** WOOD CLEANING SOLUTION.
87 YOF WAS PUTTING A POLISH ON FURNITURE WHEN SHE DEVELOPED INTRACTABLE COUGHING, MD SUSPECTS CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS. DX: INHALATION INJURY
Consumer Incident Reports
Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.
We bought Pledge's Moisturizing Oil (wood polish) to polish some furniture. We've used Pledge Lemon cleaner/polish over the years, but thought we'd try this product to protect our furniture. This product is in an aerosol spray can. The spray is so noxious that can make you gag and feel sick. I always used gloves with any cleaning or chemical product and that was a good thing. But I never thought I would need to wear a mask. But even a mask wouldn't stop to noxious odor. We had to move both pieces of furniture to the garage to dry and air out for two days. That helped some. But the solid wood stand (we use for our printers) here in our home office is now right next to me and the odor still lingers. It isn't a pleasant smell either. Very chemical smelling. I can only imagine what this chemical will do to lungs, nasal airways, throat. and eyes.
The submitter used the product on her cabinet and shortly after she noticed a strange odor. The following day she said the odor filled the room and she had a skin and eye irritation. She believes the product is not safe and should be recalled.
(04/02/2016) The consumer stated that she used the product in her bedroom on the furniture. Later on in the night , the smell was really bad. The consumer stated that her nose, chest and skin was burning. The consumer 911. They sent the fire department out who came in to check the smell. The consumer went in to see her doctor on 4/5. The consumer was advised not to use the product anymore. Injury information: Injury, Seen by Medical Professional yes more than once & EKG run also This product should not be allowed in our country. Sad when we have NO Real Protection for the greed of those that bring such TOXINS to our Country. Time for real change NOW! Since the first & only time the consume has ever used this product she has removed most furniture out of room, thrown out all her bedding & comforter, & pillows as they smelled awful - Chemical like threat burning scent that had taken control of the furniture & her cloth items (clothing). Awful experience. And so needless to happen - please stop these criminals from bring such harmful toxins in the USA. Thank you. P.S. All clothing the consumer has have been washed several times & yet - it still remains. P.S. In addition the consumer's hands have been red & hurtful & was at the doctors yesterday as it is not getting better - thus far. She has polished furniture since she was 5 years old & NEVER - has this, or anything like this taken place!
The purpose of this email is to advise you of a very serious condition for which I have become acquainted with as to violations of the US consumer product safety commission rules and regulations and I would kindly ask that you investigate the injury that I am giving the facts in the paragraphs below. Occupational Safety and Health Services Inc. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Injured: [REDACTED] Date of Purchase: 8/18/13 Date of Injury: 9/26/13 Sales Order No.: [REDACTED] [REDACTED] was supplied with the product identified as Crypton Furniture Care at the Levin furniture company, 5280 Route 30, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, 15601 at the time of her purchase of some furniture. Ms. [REDACTED] utilized the Crypton Furniture Care and suffered serious pulmonary injuries. The manufacturer, of the Crypton Furniture care product is who I understand to be RPM Wood Finishes Group, Inc. of Hickory, North Carolina. Please have someone from your staff please contact me to discuss this matter. Very truly yours, [REDACTED]
Unknown substances associated with polishing and cleaning collectible trading cards are being sold to consumers with no warnings, active ingredients, or net weight declared on the label of the product. Online product pictures and descriptions do not detail any consumer safety information, or regulated commerce required labeling pertaining to active ingredients, warnings, or net weight. No injuries have been reported yet.
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to furniture polishes or waxes on the CPSC website.
Compare beyond Home Workshop Tools & Equipment
Nationwide peers by danger score, ER volume & hospitalization
Three PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Furniture Polishes Or Waxes: cross-group products nearest on danger score (29/100), estimated annual ER visits (317/yr), and hospitalization share (5.5%). 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, Furniture Polishes Or Waxes ranks #684 of 838 scored CPSC product categories by PlainSafety danger score and #664 of 838 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does furniture polishes or waxes rank on danger score versus ER volume?
Among 838 scored CPSC product categories, furniture polishes or waxes ranks #684 by PlainSafety danger score (29/100) and #664 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume (317/yr). The two rankings come from the same NEISS extract and are not the same order.
What are the most common injuries from furniture polishes or waxes?
The most common injury is poisoning to the all parts body, accounting for approximately 2,868 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from furniture polishes or waxes increasing or decreasing?
Down 21% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for furniture polishes or waxes injuries?
The 0-4 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 2,728 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by furniture polishes or waxes?
Of all ER visits involving furniture polishes or waxes, approximately 5.5% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (94.5%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with furniture polishes or waxes?
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.