Indoor Antennas (separate)
Twenty years of CPSC NEISS emergency-room records for this consumer product category, combined with demographic breakdowns, multi-year injury trends, and matching recall notices.
Home Structures & Construction Materials · CPSC Code 558
Stable over 5 years
The verdict
Indoor Antennas (separate) carry a danger score of 23/100 (low risk), driven by roughly 74 ER-treated injuries a year that are roughly flat over the last five years.
- 23/100
- danger score (low risk)
- 74
- ER visits per year (avg)
- 0.2%
- end in hospital admission
- 65-74
- most-injured age group
Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 558 - last data year 2021.
PlainSafety danger score
How this 23/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for indoor antennas (separate) - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume74 ER visits/yr
- Severity (hospitalization rate)0.2%
- Fatality rate0.00%
- 5-year trend-8%
See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Indoor Antennas (separate) (CPSC product code 558, in the Home Structures & Construction Materials category) generate an estimated 74 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 886 ER-treated injuries across the 16-year span from 2006 to 2021. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 23/100 for this category (low risk), combining raw injury volume, demographic reach, severity of outcome, and multi-year trend. The five-year trajectory shows that injury counts are roughly flat over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2012 (224 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2009 (15 estimated visits).
The single most common ER diagnosis for indoor antennas (separate) is puncture to the foot, accounting for approximately 95 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by laceration to the finger (87 cases). The 65-74 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 334 cases over the NEISS window, and females appear slightly more often than the opposite sex in that cohort. Severity outcomes from the NEISS disposition field show that 0.2% 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 13 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how indoor antennas (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 2021-12-31. For regulatory context, consult CPSC recall notices and the SaferProducts.gov public database linked below.
Annual Injury Estimates (2006–2021)
Source: CPSC NEISS national estimates CPSC NEISS national estimates Injuries represent ER-treated cases only
Who Gets Injured?
| Age Group | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 15 | 87 | |
| 5-14 | 21 | 0 | |
| 25-34 | 93 | 0 | |
| 45-54 | 72 | 119 | |
| 55-64 | 0 | 145 | |
| 65-74 | 63 | 271 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Foot | Puncture | |
| Finger | Laceration | |
| Lower Trunk | Other | |
| Eyeball | Laceration | |
| Head | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Face | Laceration | |
| Head | Concussion | |
| Upper Trunk | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Head | Internal Injury | |
| Eyeball | Other | |
| Lower Trunk | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Shoulder | Strain, Sprain | |
| Foot | Avulsion | |
| Mouth | Laceration | |
| Pubic Region | Foreign Body |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
56YOF HAD THE TELEVISION ANTENNA FALL ONTO HER HEAD DX: CONCUSSION
72 YOF INJURED FLANK,PUTTING TELEVSION ANTENNA UP AT HOME. DX-RIGHTFLANK PAIN,ACUTE RIGHT LOW BACK PAIN
PW LEFT FOOT. 30 YOM STEPPED ON AN ANTENNA.
25 YOM ACCIDENTALLY HIT HIMSELF IN RT. EYE BY A RADIO ANTENNA , LACERATION OF RT. EYE.
58YOF-STATES STRUCK SIDE OF HEAD ON A MATEL ANTENNE POLE IN ATTIC-C/O CONFUSION & BALANCE SINE HITTING HEAD DX CT HEAD
68 YOM HIT IN EYE BY ANTENNA. DX SUBCONJUNCTIVA HEMORRHAGE
11 YOM STUCK A 1.5 FT. PLASTIC COVERED RADIO ANTENNA INTO HIS URETHRA,4 DAYS AGO, PAIN WITH URINATION. DX:URETHRAL FB, EXTENDS INTO BLADDER
67YOF STRUCK BY TV TOWER SHE WAS HELPING TO PUT UP/ HEAD INJURY, SCALPHEMATOMA
45YOM LACERATION TO LEFT EYEBROW - HIT HEAD ABOVE EYE AREA ON SATELLITEBOX.
DX LWOBS: CUT FERNULUM. MON NOT SURE WHAT HAPPEN PLAY'G NEARCOMPUTER, HIT MOUTH ON PAPER SHREDDER OR SOMETHING
PT C/O CUT TO LEFT FOOT BY TELEVISION ANTENNA WHICH WAS BROKEN & PTSTEPPED ON IT, HAD NO SHOES ON. DX-LT CALCANEAL SKIN AVULSION
PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON BROKEN RADIO ANTENNA CUTTING FINGERDX: LACERATION RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER
Consumer Incident Reports
Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.
Electrical plug (for 110 volt outlet) on a powered indoor tv antenna pulled apart and shocked a 2 year old
I was unplugging the [REDACTED] and the plug to the 2024 Gesobyte Amplified HD Digital TV Antenna sold by Amazon had come apart and My hand made contact and the exposed prong burned my left ring finger and arched on my wedding ring melting part of the titatium ring. The plug had been apart as the best I could figure as the antenna was not working and I never noticed untill reaching back behind the tv to unplug the [REDACTED].
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to indoor antennas (separate) on the CPSC website.
Frequently Asked Questions
How dangerous are indoor antennas (separate)?
Based on 20 years of CPSC data, indoor antennas (separate) have a danger score of 23/100 (low risk). An estimated 74 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.
What are the most common injuries from indoor antennas (separate)?
The most common injury is puncture to the foot, accounting for approximately 95 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from indoor antennas (separate) increasing or decreasing?
Stable over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for indoor antennas (separate) injuries?
The 65-74 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 334 cases recorded over 20 years. Females are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by indoor antennas (separate)?
Of all ER visits involving indoor antennas (separate), approximately 0.2% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (99.8%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with indoor antennas (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.
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What this means for you
Treat the 23/100 score as relative risk between products, not your personal odds of injury.
- See where this category ranks against every other tracked product. Full rankings
- Injuries cluster in the 65-74 age group, take extra care if that describes your household.
- Check for active recalls on this product before you assume it is safe. CPSC recalls
NEISS estimates ER-treated injuries from a national probability sample of hospitals; they do not capture injuries treated elsewhere or not treated at all.
Data: CPSC National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) 2005–2024 and SaferProducts.gov consumer incident reports. Injury estimates are based on a nationally representative probability sample of U.S. hospital emergency departments. This page is for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with the CPSC.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, scored, and verified.
