Danger score versus ER volume
Danger score versus ER volume
According to CPSC NEISS 2005-2023, Manual Drills ranks #811 of 838 by danger score (22/100) at ER-volume #708 of 838 (192/yr). They are not the same ranking.
- #811
- danger rank of 838
- #708
- ER-volume rank of 838
- 22/100
- danger score
- 192/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 (22/100) across 838 scored CPSC product categories
22 Among the lowest lower than 97% of 838 product categories
scored CPSC product categories, bucketed by value
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more product categories. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CPSC NEISS, PlainSafety danger-score model · 2023
Composite verdict
Composite Safety Score: 6/100
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) | 0 | 0th | 35% | CPSC NEISS 20-year severity index |
| Annual ER injury volume | 192 | 13th | 30% | CPSC NEISS estimated annual ER-treated injuries |
| 5-year injury trend | -58% | 14th | 15% | CPSC NEISS 5-year % change in ER-treated injuries |
| Consumer incident reports | 0 | 0th | 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 3,638 estimated ER injuries land on the body
Body-part shares from the same CPSC NEISS injury_types extract for product code 829. Segments sum to 3,638 - 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 22/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for manual drills - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume 192 ER visits/yr Low volume
- Severity (hospitalization rate) 0.0% Low admission rate
- Fatality rate 0.00% No recorded fatalities
- 5-year trend-58%
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 19-year NEISS window from 2005 to 2023, injury counts for manual drills are declining by about 58% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2008 (524 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2023 (18 estimated visits). The single most common ER diagnosis is laceration to the finger, accounting for approximately 811 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by foreign body to the eyeball (310 cases). The 25-34 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 901 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 0.0% 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 manual drills 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 2023-12-31. For regulatory context, consult CPSC recall notices and the SaferProducts.gov public database linked below.
Annual Injury Estimates (2005–2023)
Source: CPSC NEISS national estimates Injuries represent ER-treated cases only
Who Gets Injured?
| Age Group | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 6 | 6 | |
| 5-14 | 5 | 0 | |
| 15-24 | 203 | 189 | |
| 25-34 | 769 | 132 | |
| 35-44 | 782 | 60 | |
| 45-54 | 331 | 0 | |
| 55-64 | 286 | 171 | |
| 65-74 | 299 | 0 | |
| 75+ | 383 | 16 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Finger | Laceration | |
| Eyeball | Foreign Body | |
| Hand | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Finger | Puncture | |
| Hand | Laceration | |
| Hand | Other | |
| Finger | Hematoma | |
| Hand | Puncture | |
| Finger | Fracture | |
| Wrist | Strain, Sprain | |
| Hand | Fracture | |
| Shoulder | Strain, Sprain | |
| Finger | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Shoulder | Other | |
| Toe | Fracture |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
42YOM PRESENTS AFTER HE WAS USING MANUAL DRILL AND CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER. DX: LACERATION OF FINGER
58YOF-PATIENT WAS WORKING TO HELP CLEAN UP THE GARAGE @ HOME AND AN ANTIQUE HAND DRILL FELL OFF OF A TOP SHELF AND STRUCK PATIENT ON TOP OF HER HEAD CUTTING SCALP. DX: SCALP LACERATION
82YOM REPORTS THAT YEST HE WS DRILLING A HOLE WITH A CORDLESS DRILL WHEN IT TWISTED OUT OF HIS HAND CAUSING HIM TO HAVE IMMDIATE WRIST PAIN ON THE RIGHT. OCCURRED AT HOME. DX: RIGHT HAND PAIN;RIGHT WRIST PAIN
78YOM, PRESENTING TO THE ED FOR INJURY OF FINGER. PT STATES ACCIDENTALLY DRILLED THROUGH FINGER. DX:PAIN OF LEFT HAND, INJURY OF FINGER OF LEFT HAND
12YOM WAS USING A HAND DRILL AND IT SLIPPED AND HIT PT IN HIS ELBOW. DX L ELBOW PAIN
26YOM PRESENTS TO ED W CO FB IN RT EYE STATES HE WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN HIS CEILING FOR ELECTRICAL TO GO THROUGH THAT AREA AND FEELS LIKE HE GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE DX: FB ON THE CORNEA RT EYE
25YOM EVAL OF L THUMB AFTER INJURING W/ A DRILL BIT 30 MIN PTA, PT R HANDED, DRILL BIT INTO THUMB & CUT EXTENSOR TENDON DX LACERATION L THUMB, LACERATION OF EXTENSOR TENDON W/ OPEN WOUND
90 YOM CUT FINGER ON A DRILL PRESS DX: LACERATION FINGER
24YOM REPORTS HE WAS DRILLING WHEN THE BIT SLIPPED AND LACERATED 4TH DIGIT. DX DIGIT LACERATION
51YOM USING A DRILL INJURED FINGER DX LACERATION FINGER
18MOM FATHER DROPPED A DRILL ON PT EYE, ABRASION TO CORNEA; DX LEFT EYE INJURY
45YOM EVAL OF LAC TO LIF, PT STS WAS DRILLIN INTO 2X4 WOOD W/HAND DRILL& WENT THRU WOOD ACCID WENT INTO FINGER DX LAC OF L INDEX FINGER
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to manual drills on the CPSC website.
Compare beyond Home Communication & Entertainment
Nationwide peers by danger score, ER volume & hospitalization
Three PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Manual Drills: cross-group products nearest on danger score (22/100), estimated annual ER visits (192/yr), and hospitalization share (0.0%). 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, Manual Drills ranks #811 of 838 scored CPSC product categories by PlainSafety danger score and #708 of 838 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does manual drills rank on danger score versus ER volume?
Among 838 scored CPSC product categories, manual drills ranks #811 by PlainSafety danger score (22/100) and #708 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume (192/yr). The two rankings come from the same NEISS extract and are not the same order.
What are the most common injuries from manual drills?
The most common injury is laceration to the finger, accounting for approximately 811 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from manual drills increasing or decreasing?
Down 58% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for manual drills injuries?
The 25-34 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 901 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by manual drills?
Of all ER visits involving manual drills, approximately 0.0% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (100.0%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with manual drills?
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.