CPSC NEISS · code 4008

Nonelectric Blankets

Nonelectric Blankets: danger rank #313 of 838 is not ER-volume rank #318 of 838 (4,039 estimated ER visits a year; declining by about 41% over the last five years).

Floors, Walls & Ceilings CPSC NEISS through 2024

Danger score versus ER volume

Danger score versus ER volume

According to CPSC NEISS 2005-2024, Nonelectric Blankets ranks #313 of 838 by danger score (37/100) at ER-volume #318 of 838 (4,039/yr). They are not the same ranking.

#313
danger rank of 838
#318
ER-volume rank of 838
37/100
danger score
4,039/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 (37/100) across 838 scored CPSC product categories

37 Around the middle lower than 37% 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: 62/100

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) 12 80th 35% CPSC NEISS 20-year severity index
Annual ER injury volume 4,039 56th 30% CPSC NEISS estimated annual ER-treated injuries
5-year injury trend -41% 10th 15% CPSC NEISS 5-year % change in ER-treated injuries
Consumer incident reports 94 81st 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 80,799 estimated ER injuries land on the body

Body-part shares from the same CPSC NEISS injury_types extract for product code 4008. Segments sum to 80,799 - 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 Floors, Walls & Ceilings 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.

Floors, Walls & Ceilings danger scores

1. Beds Or Bedframes, Other …55/1002. Chairs, Other Or Not Spec…51/1003. Ladders, Other Or Not Spe…49/1004. Bedding, Not Specified49/1005. Tables (excl. Baby Chang…47/1006. Stools, Other Or Not Spec…44/1007. Scales, Not Elec. Or Batt…44/1008. Nonelectric Blankets37/100
Higher score = higher composite danger in this group. Peer set is other scored products sharing the same CPSC group.
0/100100/10037/100
PlainSafety danger score · Nonelectric Blankets

Source: CPSC NEISS danger-score model As of 2024

How this 37/100 score is built

The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for nonelectric blankets - no opinion, no editorializing:

  • Injury volume 4,039 ER visits/yr Above median volume
  • Severity (hospitalization rate) 10.2% High admission rate
  • Fatality rate 0.14% Above-typical fatality rate
  • 5-year trend-41%

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 nonelectric blankets are declining by about 41% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2017 (8,856 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2005 (1,438 estimated visits). The single most common ER diagnosis is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 9,247 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by laceration to the face (5,635 cases). The 0-4 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 22,311 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 10.2% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer, and a small fraction (0.14%) result in fatality.

Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 94 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how nonelectric blankets 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)

02K4K6K8K10K 20052008201120142017202020232024 3K
Estimated annual emergency-room visits for Nonelectric Blankets, 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 12,981 9,330 22,311
5-14 4,841 4,405 9,246
15-24 1,214 3,320 4,534
25-34 1,598 3,573 5,171
35-44 1,264 3,246 4,510
45-54 1,754 3,770 5,524
55-64 1,412 4,835 6,247
65-74 1,785 4,968 6,753
75+ 4,671 11,803 16,474

Most Common Injuries

Body Part Diagnosis Est. Injuries
Head Internal Injury 9,247
Face Laceration 5,635
Lower Trunk Fracture 3,213
Face Contusions, Abr. 2,933
Lower Trunk Other 1,980
Head Laceration 1,910
Ankle Strain, Sprain 1,718
Lower Trunk Strain, Sprain 1,694
Not Stated/unk Other 1,581
Shoulder Fracture 1,498
Mouth Laceration 1,456
Head Contusions, Abr. 1,445
Lower Trunk Contusions, Abr. 1,305
Upper Arm Fracture 1,279
Shoulder Strain, Sprain 1,274

Severity Breakdown

Treated/examined And Released 88.2% (71,301)
Treated And Admitted/hospitalized 9.1% (7,346)
Treated And Transferred 1.2% (992)
Left Without Being Seen 1.0% (788)
Held For Observation 0.3% (252)
Fatality Incl. Doa, Died In Er 0.1% (120)

ER Visit Narratives

Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.

Age 35 · Female · Wrist · Strain, Sprain · 2024

35YOF PULLING ON A BLANKET AND LOST BALANCE CAUSING HER TO FALL OVER SOME PILLOWS LANDING ON LEFT WRIST.DX: SPRAIN LEFT WRIST

Age 73 · Female · Shoulder · Strain, Sprain · 2024

73YOF MAKING HER BED LAST NIGHT. PULLING A BLANKET AND FELT PAIN IN HER SHOULDER. DX: SHOULDER SPRAIN

Age 17 · Female · Ear · Foreign Body · 2024

17YOF PT SHAKING OUT A CLEAN BLANKET & FELT SOMETHING GO INTO LEFT EAR DX: ACUTE FOREIGN BODY TO LEFT EAR

Age 22 · Female · Hand · Other · 2024

22 YOF CAT BITE TRYING TO GET IT OUT FROM UNDER A CAR WITH A BLANKET. DX CAT BITE HAND

Age 205 · Male · Lower Arm · Fracture · 2024

5MOM MOM WAS TRYING TO TAKE THE SLEEP SACK OFF OF HER CHILD AND FELT A POP IN RIGHT FOREARM DX: FRACTURED FOREARM

Age 79 · Female · Not Stated/unk · Other · 2024

79YOF PT WATCHING TV, STOOD UP & FELL ON SOME SOFT BLANKETS; PT RECEIVED SHINGLES & COVID VACCINES YESTERDAY DX: WEAKNESS, PUMONARY EDEMA, HYPOXIA

Age 48 · Female · Face · Contusions, Abr. · 2024

48YOF PT FROM A GROUP HOME, WAS WRAPPED IN A BLANKET, TRIPPED ON IT & FELL; SMALL SCRATCH NOTED ON CHEEK DX: FALL, AUTISTIC DISORDER

Age 44 · Female · Not Stated/unk · Other · 2024

44YOF, PRESENTING TO THE ED AFTER LYING DOWN ON A WOOL BLANKET IN BED AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES FEW MINUTES FELT UNCOMFORTABLE UPON ARRIVAL TO THE ED A BEDBUG WAS FOUND ON HER CLOTHING AND WAS TAKEN TO BE DECONTAMINATED DX: BEDBUG BITE

Age 66 · Female · Lower Trunk · Other · 2024

66YOF, FELL ASLEEP ON THE COUCH HAD A BLANKET PULLED UP UNDER HER BACK THEN WOKE UP WITH DISCOMFORT IN THE AREA DX: ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN AND SPECIFIED

Age 77 · Female · Lower Trunk · Contusions, Abr. · 2024

77 YOF WAS CARRYING BLANKETS WHEN SHE TRIPPED AND FELL. DX: RIGHT HIP CONTUSION

Age 66 · Female · Hand · Other · 2024

66YOF PRESENTS WITH HAND SWELLING AND PAIN AFER BEING SCRATCHED BY HER CAT'S CLAW WHEN IT WAS STUCK IN A BLANKEY 2 DAYS PRIOR. DX: CAT BITE OF HAND, CELLULITIS OF HAND

Age 69 · Male · Lower Arm · Fracture · 2024

69YOM, GETTING UP FROM SEATED POSITION WHEN HIS FEET GOT TANGLED IN A BLANKET AND FELL FORWARD CATCHING ARM ONTO OPENING DRAWER OF ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, DX: CLOSED FRACTURE OF SHAFT OF LEFT ULNA

Consumer Incident Reports

Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.

9/5/2024 · No Incident, No Injury · MARTELLOR LLC · United States

Amazon is selling an infant crib sheet that does not meet US sleep standards

9/5/2023 · Incident, No Injury · Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation · New Jersey

I purchased this 100% cotton blanket at Home Goods store in Edgewater Nj several months ago. THE ADDRESS FOR THE STORE WAS [REDACTED]---now this store has moved to a new location in Egewater Nj 07020....This one had a transparent bag with a zipper on its corners and the black labels of Lauren Ralph Lauren and it is made in India.... This blanket has a very bad odor. At the beginning I thought it was just because it needed to be washed due to the odor that sometimes brand new items have ,but the odor persists even after four washes with warm water and baking soda and tide detergents. It makes me nauseated and it is intoxicating to have to inhale its odors. I am keeping it for the sake of having it inspected from anyone that cares to remove this product out of our market. Please inspect all the other products that this Home goods sells ,because I have reported in the past their paper napkins that smell like amonia and other stuff. Please intervene to have safe items sold in the USA market and globally with a production and an expiration date on them.

9/5/2012 · Incident, No Injury · MIRACLE INDUSTRIES, LLC · Alabama

I swaddled my 4.5 month old baby in the Miracle Blanket, which I had used til 8 months with my older child. I was very familiar with and adept at using the product. I checked him several hours later to find that he had slipped his arms below the level of the wrapping portion and hoisted it up, tightly, around his neck and the lower portion of his face.

9/19/2011 · Injury, Seen by Medical Professional · Halo Innovations · California

I would like to alert you of a very traumatic and troubling experience that we had with a Halo SleepSack Wearable Blanket. I awoke to find our 9 month old son [redacted] screaming in pain Saturday morning in his crib. I got out of bed to find the zipper of his Halo SleepSack stuck to his tooth. He was in the fetal position and he must have been attracted to the flapping zipper pull and he put it in his mouth. His lower front tooth quickly became "caught" in the eyelet of the zipper pull. The baby panicked and tried to kick the zipper off of his tooth, which only led to more problems. By the time that I entered the room, the zipper was completely stuck in his mouth. I could not tell exactly where it was stuck until it was too late. I tried to keep his feet and head together but his absolute panic out of fear and pain caused him to kick harder and disgorge his whole tooth...root and all. This was incredibly traumatic to everyone involved. My wife and I had to deal with a large amount of blood, a child that now has barely slept for the past two days due to the pain and the fear of the situation. I literally became physically sick after dealing with this event. I have experienced many traumatic injuries including help sew my finger tip back on, hit in the face with a baseball bat as well as being hit by two different cars while on my bike and I have never experienced this type of reaction before. It was awful and an experience that I hope that I, nor any other parent, will have to experience. I tried to put my son in another SleepSack last night and he refused to sleep in it (prior to putting it on, I have put tape over all of the zippers). He has worked himself into such a state that he is completely sweating. After staying up more than two hours past his bedtime, I finally took it off him and have been forced to give him medication to calm his anxiety. Once the SleepSack was off and the drugs took effect, he has now drifted to sleep out of pure ex

9/11/2024 · No Incident, No Injury · HANGZHOU IDUN CULTURAL & CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD · Illinois

TILLYOU cotton sleep sack with snaps & zipper. Followed sizing instructions and purchased size small for my son. Neck hole is far too large, he could have easily slipped out of it or had it cover his face during sleep.

9/11/2021 · Incident, No Injury · Halo Innovations · California

My son was swaddled in a halo sleep swaddle and the design of the swaddle allowed the fabric to cover his nose and mouth. He is the correct age to be swaddled. He was swaddled tightly, and he was within the correct weight and height limits.

8/22/2011 · Incident, No Injury · Kids Line · Maryland

The consumer’s infant grandson whom is six month young was playing with the flannel blanket that has a big plastic star that appears to be painted over in a silver color that is embroidered in the blanket. She noticed that silver particle from the blanket were all over the infant’s mouth and on his tongue toy . She immediately removed the blanket from the child and discontinued to allow him to play with it. On 04/21/2011 the consumer contacted the brand name listed on the blanket and spoke with [redacted] who advised her that the blanket was not manufactured by them and to contact Kids Line for further information on the material that was used for the product. The consumer contacted the firm on the same date and spoke with [redacted] and was advised that the product was manufactured in China and that she would attempt to get the information from them and give the consumer a call back in reference to it. The consumer received a call back from [redacted] and was advised that the chemical used on the star was polycarbonate . The consumer did some research and noticed that the chemical had lead in it. The consumer then contacted the brand name that is listed on the product once again via email and the consumer was advised that the company no longer did business with that company . The consumer contacted the firm once again and inquired what type of material was used in the blanket spoke with [redacted] from the firm who indicated that she would contact the retailer that she purchased the blanket from and have them removed from the shelves. They would contact the retailer and have them to remove the product from the shelves. The next date (exact date is unknown) and notice that there was only one product on the shelves so the consumer purchased it. She spoke with the manager from the retailer (name not provided) and advised that she had spoke with the firm and she was advised that the product would be removed from the shelves. The mana

8/20/2015 · Unspecified · Baby DeeDee LLC · Unspecified

Baby Deedee Sleep Nest Lite Baby Sleeping Bag, Mocha Heather, Medium (6-18 Months) This sleep sack has a set of snaps on the shoulders that are easily unattached by an 8 month old posing a chocking (with the snaps if they become loose) or suffocation with the blanket. I have found my baby a number of times with the sleepsack rolled all the way down while in his crib. This is supposed to be a safe product that eliminates de use of blankets to prevent exactly what is happening with it. I contacted the company and they were not helpful

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Nationwide peers by danger score, ER volume & hospitalization

Three PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Nonelectric Blankets: cross-group products nearest on danger score (37/100), estimated annual ER visits (4,039/yr), and hospitalization share (10.2%). 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, Nonelectric Blankets ranks #313 of 838 scored CPSC product categories by PlainSafety danger score and #318 of 838 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does nonelectric blankets rank on danger score versus ER volume?

Among 838 scored CPSC product categories, nonelectric blankets ranks #313 by PlainSafety danger score (37/100) and #318 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume (4,039/yr). The two rankings come from the same NEISS extract and are not the same order.

What are the most common injuries from nonelectric blankets?

The most common injury is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 9,247 injuries over 20 years.

Are injuries from nonelectric blankets increasing or decreasing?

Down 41% over 5 years.

Who is most at risk for nonelectric blankets injuries?

The 0-4 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 22,311 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.

What happens when someone is injured by nonelectric blankets?

Of all ER visits involving nonelectric blankets, approximately 10.2% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (89.8%) are treated and released from the emergency department.

How can I report a safety problem with nonelectric blankets?

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 Nonelectric Blankets 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.