CPSC NEISS · code 460

Metal Cookware (nonelectric)

Metal Cookware (nonelectric): danger rank #370 of 838 is not ER-volume rank #283 of 838 (5,114 estimated ER visits a year; roughly flat over the last five years).

Containers, Tableware & Packaging CPSC NEISS through 2024

Danger score versus ER volume

Danger score versus ER volume

According to CPSC NEISS 2005-2024, Metal Cookware (nonelectric) ranks #370 of 838 by danger score (36/100) at ER-volume #283 of 838 (5,114/yr). They are not the same ranking.

#370
danger rank of 838
#283
ER-volume rank of 838
36/100
danger score
5,114/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 (36/100) across 838 scored CPSC product categories

36 Around the middle lower than 44% 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 · 2024

Composite verdict

Composite Safety Score: 61/100

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.

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Dimension Value National percentile Weight applied Source
Injury severity (hospitalization + fatality blend) 5 42nd 35% CPSC NEISS 20-year severity index
Annual ER injury volume 5,114 59th 30% CPSC NEISS estimated annual ER-treated injuries
5-year injury trend -6% 57th 15% CPSC NEISS 5-year % change in ER-treated injuries
Consumer incident reports 313 100th 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 102,298 estimated ER injuries land on the body

Body-part shares from the same CPSC NEISS injury_types extract for product code 460. Segments sum to 102,298 - 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 Containers, Tableware & Packaging 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.

Containers, Tableware & Packaging danger scores

1. Waste Containers, Trash B…45/1002. Knives, Not Elsewhere Cla…44/1003. Drinking Glasses, Cups, A…42/1004. Cookware, Not Specified42/1005. Manual Cleaning Equipment…41/1006. Kitchen Gadgets, Not Else…41/1007. Unpowered Coffee Makers O…41/1008. Metal Cookware (nonelectr…36/100
Higher score = higher composite danger in this group. Peer set is other scored products sharing the same CPSC group.
0/100100/10036/100
PlainSafety danger score · Metal Cookware (nonelectric)

Source: CPSC NEISS danger-score model As of 2024

How this 36/100 score is built

The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for metal cookware (nonelectric) - no opinion, no editorializing:

  • Injury volume 5,114 ER visits/yr Above median volume
  • Severity (hospitalization rate) 4.9% Below median admission rate
  • Fatality rate 0.00% No recorded fatalities
  • 5-year trend-6%

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 metal cookware (nonelectric) are roughly flat over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2019 (7,262 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2008 (2,664 estimated visits). The single most common ER diagnosis is burns, thermal to the hand, accounting for approximately 20,829 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by burns, thermal to the finger (6,608 cases). The 25-34 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 18,321 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 4.9% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.

Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 313 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how metal cookware (nonelectric) 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)

2K4K6K8K 20052008201120142017202020232024 7K
Estimated annual emergency-room visits for Metal Cookware (nonelectric), CPSC NEISS

Source: CPSC NEISS national injury estimates As of 2024

Source: CPSC NEISS national estimates Injuries represent ER-treated cases only

Who Gets Injured?

Age Group Male Female Total
0-4 3,972 4,783 8,755
5-14 3,733 3,602 7,335
15-24 6,165 7,944 14,109
25-34 6,186 12,135 18,321
35-44 5,422 10,297 15,719
45-54 3,966 9,994 13,960
55-64 4,148 7,905 12,053
65-74 1,052 4,573 5,625
75+ 1,258 5,135 6,393

Most Common Injuries

Body Part Diagnosis Est. Injuries
Hand Burns, Thermal 20,829
Finger Burns, Thermal 6,608
Hand Burn, Scald 6,369
Foot Contusions, Abr. 6,355
Lower Arm Burns, Thermal 4,155
Lower Arm Burn, Scald 2,930
Finger Laceration 2,825
Foot Burn, Scald 2,803
Face Burn, Scald 2,355
Head Internal Injury 2,182
Toe Fracture 1,838
Toe Contusions, Abr. 1,828
Upper Trunk Burn, Scald 1,651
Lower Leg Burn, Scald 1,454
Upper Leg Burn, Scald 1,446

Severity Breakdown

Treated/examined And Released 93.4% (95,587)
Treated And Transferred 2.7% (2,723)
Treated And Admitted/hospitalized 2.5% (2,570)
Left Without Being Seen 1.2% (1,275)
Held For Observation 0.1% (143)

ER Visit Narratives

Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.

Age 21 · Female · Finger · Laceration · 2024

21YOF PRESENT TO ED AFTER ACCIDENTALLY CUTTING DORSAL ASPECT OF R SECOND DIGIT WHILE STIRING INGREDIENTS IN A POT(NOT HOT),EDGE OF POT WAS SHARP.PT NOTED BLOOD COMING IN SPURTS FROM FINGER.PT WASHED HER HAND IN TAP WATER,BLEEDING CONT'D FOR 2HRSDX:LAC OF BLOOD VESSEL OF FINGER

Age 52 · Male · Upper Trunk · Fracture · 2024

52YOM WAS DRINKING SOME BEER AND WAS CARRYING SOME GREASE OUT IN A PAN TOP AND LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL IN THE SNOW. NO BAC DX: UPPER TRUNK FX.

Age 26 · Female · Hand · Other · 2024

26YOF C/O RIGHT HAND PAIN AFTER ACCIDENTALLY DROPPING A METAL PAN ON THE HAND. DX: HAND PAIN

Age 56 · Female · Face · Burn, Scald · 2024

56YOF WAS COOKING HAMBURGERS IN A PAN AND LEANED CLOSE TO THE PAN, STEAM BURNED PTS FACE. DX: BURN

Age 23 · Female · Lower Arm · Burn, Scald · 2024

23YOF PRESENTS WITH SPLATTER BURNS TO HER RIGHT FOREARM AFTER USING A CAST IRON SKILLET, AREA IS NOW RED WITH STREAKING DX: INFECTED WOUND

Age 50 · Male · Foot · Contusions, Abr. · 2024

50 YOM DROPPED A CAST IRON PAN ON HIS LEFT FOOT. DX: CONTUSION LEFT FOOT

Age 2 · Female · Mouth · Laceration · 2024

2YOF WAS PLAYING WITH POTS AND PANS AND ONE FELL ONTO FACE DX: LIP LACERATION

Age 29 · Female · Lower Arm · Burn, Scald · 2024

29YOF SAYS SHE ACCIDENTALLY SPILLED HOT COOKING OIL OVER HER RIGHT FOREARM FROM A PAN SHE SPILLED EARLIER TODAY AT HOME DX PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO RIGHT UPPER EXTREMITY

Age 29 · Female · Hand · Burns, Thermal · 2024

29YOF WITH GRABBING A HOT PAN DX; BURN TO HAND

Age 29 · Male · Hand · Burns, Thermal · 2024

29YOM WAS COOKING AND GRABBED A HOT METAL PAN OUT OF THE OVEN, DX: <1% TBSA PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN RT HAND

Age 70 · Male · Finger · Laceration · 2024

70YOM, ACCIDENTALLY CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON STEEL PAN THAT WAS CLEANING AT THE CHURCH DX: LACERATION OF BLOOD VESSEL OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER

Age 73 · Female · Toe · Fracture · 2024

73YOF DROPPED AN IRON SKILLET ON HER TOE. DX: FX TOE

Consumer Incident Reports

Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.

9/8/2020 · Incident, No Injury · MACY'S MERCHANDISING GROUP · California

I received Martha Stewart Cast Iron Dutch oven (5.5 qt and 7 qt) as a wedding present. They were in a linen closet for a while and I never used them. I recently remodeled my kitchen and finally have room for them and began using them. After using the 5qt 2 times for pasta, the enamel began to crack on the bottom and chip off of the side. The bottom of the pan got dangerously hot and took almost an hour to cool down enough to clean.

9/8/2012 · Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional · MACY'S MERCHANDISING GROUP · Hawaii

After two years of use the handle on a Belique frying pan suddenly got very hot while cooking, burning the user's hand. This had not happened before. It became so warm the rubber insert in the handle became soft and began to lightly bubble..

9/7/2024 · Incident, No Injury · Ozeri · California

Purchased ceramic pan on Amazon.com Followed instructions on cleaning and preheated a medium-low temperature The pan emitted noxious gas fumes and was intolerable

9/6/2011 · Incident, No Injury · Meyer Corporation US · Pennsylvania

The 9" skillet from this set (purchased at walmart http://www.walmart.com/ip/Farberware-9-and-11-Skillets-Twin-Pack/14892482 ) is unbalanced and can tip over by itself while in use, falling completely off the stovetop. There is a danger of severe burns. If a hot, in use pan falls on a child, it would be a tragedy.

9/6/2011 · Incident, No Injury · INNOVA, INC · Ohio

On Friday, Sept. 2, 2011, I had finished using my Innova skillet (style #07921) for frying and while I was washing it; the handle snapped off the skillet. Thankful that I did not have the hot grease in the skillet prior to washing it; I decided I would tell the company what had happened. I found out through my search for the company's phone number that the phone number I found had been disconnected. So, I decided to file a complaint with your organization.

9/5/2024 · Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received · TELEVISION FOOD NETWORK, G.P. · Michigan

I had purchase a 10 pc Food Network cookware set from Kohls department store in December, 2023. On Tuesday, September 3, 2024, I was warming the frying pan to make dinner. The pan was sitting on medium/low heat, for maybe a minute when I heard a loud pop and a ting hit my floor. I was not sure what had happened as my ear was ringing and throbbing. I thought the worst and was thankful my kids were not near me or in the same room. As I looked around I found a piece of metal from the pan that flew about ten feet away down the hallway from the kitchen. When I looked closer at the pan, a metal cap that holds the handle to the pan had exploded off of the pan. If this had hit someone it could have ended badly in a freak accident.

9/5/2023 · Incident, No Injury · E. Mishan & Sons, Inc. · Missouri

Rivet from Granitestone frying pan projectiled to the ceiling when cooking with the pan. There was no injuries but there definitely could have been with a hot projectile.

9/5/2020 · Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional · The Cookware Company · Nebraska

I received a greenpan Dutch oven for a wedding gift. I used it in the oven for the first time and it was so hot it went through my oven mitt and it was so hot I dropped it and I ended up throwing it away because of it burning myself and breaking.

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Product Recalls

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Nationwide peers by danger score, ER volume & hospitalization

Three PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Metal Cookware (nonelectric): cross-group products nearest on danger score (36/100), estimated annual ER visits (5,114/yr), and hospitalization share (4.9%). Same-group neighbours stay in Related Products above.

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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, Metal Cookware (nonelectric) ranks #370 of 838 scored CPSC product categories by PlainSafety danger score and #283 of 838 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does metal cookware (nonelectric) rank on danger score versus ER volume?

Among 838 scored CPSC product categories, metal cookware (nonelectric) ranks #370 by PlainSafety danger score (36/100) and #283 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume (5,114/yr). The two rankings come from the same NEISS extract and are not the same order.

What are the most common injuries from metal cookware (nonelectric)?

The most common injury is burns, thermal to the hand, accounting for approximately 20,829 injuries over 20 years.

Are injuries from metal cookware (nonelectric) increasing or decreasing?

Stable over 5 years.

Who is most at risk for metal cookware (nonelectric) injuries?

The 25-34 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 18,321 cases recorded over 20 years. Females are more frequently injured in this age group.

What happens when someone is injured by metal cookware (nonelectric)?

Of all ER visits involving metal cookware (nonelectric), approximately 4.9% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (95.1%) are treated and released from the emergency department.

How can I report a safety problem with metal cookware (nonelectric)?

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.

Data on Metal Cookware (nonelectric) is compiled directly from CPSC NEISS and SaferProducts.gov records, current through 2024. See our methodology for details.

Disclaimer: This page is for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with the CPSC.

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.