Kerosene Grills Or Stoves
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.
Sports Protective Equipment & Gear · CPSC Code 3230
Down 37% over 5 years
The verdict
Kerosene Grills Or Stoves carry a danger score of 25/100 (low risk), driven by roughly 83 ER-treated injuries a year that are declining by about 37% over the last five years.
- 25/100
- danger score (low risk)
- 83
- ER visits per year (avg)
- 8.1%
- end in hospital admission
- 35-44
- most-injured age group
Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 3230 - last data year 2024.
PlainSafety danger score
How this 25/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for kerosene grills or stoves - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume83 ER visits/yr
- Severity (hospitalization rate)8.1%
- Fatality rate0.00%
- 5-year trend-37%
See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Kerosene Grills Or Stoves (CPSC product code 3230, in the Sports Protective Equipment & Gear category) generate an estimated 83 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 1,155 ER-treated injuries across the 18-year span from 2007 to 2024. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 25/100 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 declining by about 37% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2008 (182 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2016 (15 estimated visits).
The single most common ER diagnosis for kerosene grills or stoves is burns, thermal to the hand, accounting for approximately 579 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by burns, thermal to the face (276 cases). The 35-44 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 390 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 8.1% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 0 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how kerosene grills or stoves 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 (2007–2024)
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 | 163 | 87 | |
| 15-24 | 82 | 0 | |
| 25-34 | 110 | 16 | |
| 35-44 | 390 | 0 | |
| 45-54 | 108 | 80 | |
| 55-64 | 55 | 64 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Hand | Burns, Thermal | |
| Face | Burns, Thermal | |
| Lower Arm | Burns, Thermal | |
| All Parts Body | Anoxia | |
| Lower Trunk | Burns, Thermal | |
| Upper Trunk | Burns, Thermal | |
| Finger | Laceration | |
| Lower Arm | Burn, Scald | |
| Head | Other |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
47YOM WAS LIGHTING A GAS GRILL THAT HAD A GAS EXPLOSION. PT C/O BURNING TO THE FACE TO THE RIGHT UPPER EXTREMITY AS WELL AS RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY. BURN TO FOREHEAD, RIGHT LEG AND RIGHT ARM. UNKNOWN FIRE DEPT. DX: FIRST DEGREE BURNS OF THE FACE, FIRST DEGREE BURNS OF THE RIGHT ARM, FIRST DEGREE BURNS OF THE RIGHT LEG
9MOM TRIED TO PULL HIMSELF FROM SITTING TO STANDING POSITION USING THE HOT PROPANE STOVE DX: FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO L PALM
44 YOM WAS IN THE PARKING LOT OF STADIUM WHEN A KEROSENE GRILL CAUGHT FIRE. HE RAN UP, PUT THE LID DOWN AND KNOCKED THE GRILL OVER. ANOTHER BYSTANDER THREW WATER ON THE FIRE WHICH THEN HAD A LARGE FLASH. FD NSDX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN RIGHT HAND, FINGERS
32YOM PRESENTED TO ED C/O LACERATION TO 2ND DIGIT. PT STATED HE WAS LIFTING STOVE AND IT FELL ON L HAND. DX; LACERATION TO FINGER
3YOM WAS PLAYING AT GRANDMOTHERS HOUSE AND PUT HAND ON HOT STOVE DX BURN TO HAND
32YOM OPENED AN OIL BURNING STOVE AND GOT A FLASH BURN TO HIS FACE DX PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN OF FACE AND CORNEAL BURN
41 YOM WAS AT A CAMP FESTIVAL, THREW KEROSENE INTO HIS CAMP STOVE, BURNED HAND WHEN HE LIT STOVE. DX PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN HAND UNK FD
56 YO M FELL ON KEROSENE STOVE INJURED ARMBURN FOREARM
43 YO M PT WAS IGNITING A DIESEL HEATING STOVE WHEN IT COMBUSTED SUDDENLY FLASH BURN TO FACE. DX 1ST DEGREE FACE FD
35 YOM WAS TRYING TO LIGHT KEROSENE STOVE IN HIS TENT WHEN IT EXPLODED.FD NS. DX: PT BURNS BOTH HANDS.
23 YOM, PT WAS LIGHTING A KEROSENE STOVE. STOVE THREW KEROSENE BACK AT HIM CAUSING BURNS TO FACE AND FOREARM. NO FIRE SPREAD OR FIRE DEPT
37YOM WAS LIGHTING KEROSENE STOVE CAUSING BURN ON HAND UNKNOWN IF FD ATTENDED
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to kerosene grills or stoves on the CPSC website.
Frequently Asked Questions
How dangerous are kerosene grills or stoves?
Based on 20 years of CPSC data, kerosene grills or stoves have a danger score of 25/100 (low risk). An estimated 83 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.
What are the most common injuries from kerosene grills or stoves?
The most common injury is burns, thermal to the hand, accounting for approximately 579 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from kerosene grills or stoves increasing or decreasing?
Down 37% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for kerosene grills or stoves injuries?
The 35-44 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 390 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by kerosene grills or stoves?
Of all ER visits involving kerosene grills or stoves, approximately 8.1% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (91.9%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with kerosene grills or stoves?
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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Safety Guides
What this means for you
Treat the 25/100 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 35-44 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.
