Nonglass Bottles Or Jars
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.
Containers & Packaging · CPSC Code 1127
Stable over 5 years
The verdict
Nonglass Bottles Or Jars carry a danger score of 41/100 (moderate risk), driven by roughly 11,589 ER-treated injuries a year that are roughly flat over the last five years.
- 41/100
- danger score (moderate risk)
- 11,589
- ER visits per year (avg)
- 8.0%
- end in hospital admission
- 0-4
- most-injured age group
Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 1127 - last data year 2024.
PlainSafety danger score
How this 41/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for nonglass bottles or jars - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume11,589 ER visits/yr
- Severity (hospitalization rate)8.0%
- Fatality rate0.02%
- 5-year trend+4%
See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Nonglass Bottles Or Jars (CPSC product code 1127, in the Containers & Packaging category) generate an estimated 11,589 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 231,785 ER-treated injuries across the 20-year span from 2005 to 2024. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 41/100 for this category (moderate 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 2022 (15,997 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2005 (6,027 estimated visits).
The single most common ER diagnosis for nonglass bottles or jars is poisoning to the all parts body, accounting for approximately 56,238 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by ingestion to the internal (16,703 cases). The 0-4 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 58,389 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 8.0% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer, and a small fraction (0.02%) result in fatality.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 73 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how nonglass bottles or jars 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)
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 | 33,283 | 25,106 | |
| 5-14 | 23,913 | 16,477 | |
| 15-24 | 14,824 | 11,741 | |
| 25-34 | 8,634 | 12,780 | |
| 35-44 | 7,920 | 12,093 | |
| 45-54 | 7,845 | 12,154 | |
| 55-64 | 7,240 | 10,858 | |
| 65-74 | 5,292 | 10,146 | |
| 75+ | 4,260 | 7,200 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| All Parts Body | Poisoning | |
| Internal | Ingestion | |
| Finger | Laceration | |
| Face | Laceration | |
| Foot | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Head | Internal Injury | |
| Hand | Laceration | |
| Lower Trunk | Strain, Sprain | |
| Lower Trunk | Other | |
| Mouth | Laceration | |
| Eyeball | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Lower Trunk | Foreign Body | |
| Face | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Head | Laceration | |
| Eyeball | Other |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
53YOF WITH RIGHT LEG LACERATION. STATES SHE BUMPED INTO A BROKEN PLASTIC STORAGE BIN ON THE CORNER AND IT DUG INTO THER LATERAL SHIN. DX; LACERATION OF LEG
18YOF LOST THE CAP TO TEH BLEACH BOTTLE, SO SHE POURED IN INTO A WATER BOTTLE, HER ROOMMATE THOUGHT IT WAS ATER AND PUT IT INTO THE REFRIGERATOR, WHEN SHE RETURNED SHE GABBED THE BOTTLE THINKING IT WAS WATER AND TOOK TWO SWOLLOWS OF THE BLEACH DX: ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF BLEACH
14YOM C/O SMALL LAC OVER THE RT EYEBROW AFTER HE WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT W/ A PLASTIC BOTTLE AT SCHOOL EARLY TODAY DX: FOREHEAD LACERATION, CONCUSSION
15 YOF ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED THE PLASTIC CAP TO A WATER BOTTLE APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS PRIOR TO ARRIVAL. DX: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
15YOM SWALLOWED A PLASTIC CAP FROM A PLASTIC BOTTLE DX: FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
2MOM PATIENT'S COUSIN THREW A LARGE LOTION BOTTLE AND IT HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PATIENT'S FACE. SHORTLY AFTER, THE PATIENT HAD A BRIEF EPISODE OF ABNORMAL EYE MOVEMENTS. DX: HEAD TRAUMA IN PEDIATRIC PATIENT, SEIZURE-LIKE ACTIVITY
22 YOM PLAYING AROUND WITH A FRIEND GOT HIT ON THE HEAD WITH TWO PLASTIC BOTTLES A FEW DAYS AGO, C/O HEADACHE SINCE THEN, DX:POST CONCUSSION SYNDROMWE
22YOF WAS CHEWING ON A PLASTIC BOTTLE CAP AND ACCIDENTALLY SWOLLED IT DX: FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
36YOF WITH A 5 GALLON WATER JUG HITTING HER IN HEAD IN STORE DX; CHI
42 YOM UNABLE TO REMOVE A PLASTIC LUBRICANT BOTTLE FROM HIS RECTUM DX FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL
11YOF PRESENTED TO ED C/O FINGER PAIN, PT STATED SHE WAS HOLDING PLASTIC WATER BOTTLE AND CLASSMATE SPUEEZED BOTTLE IN HER HANDS, CAUSED PAIN TO FINGER. DX; FINGER PAIN
72YOM DROPPED HIS WATER BOTTLE AND WHEN HE BENT DOWN TO PICK IT UP HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE AND FELL TO THE FLOOR DX: FRACTURED LEFT ANKLE
Consumer Incident Reports
Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.
Shark Skinzz collapsible water bottles for kids were sold on Groupon.com. The bottles come with a sport-type cap that you pull up to open. When I opened the cap for my kids (ages 6 and 4) it came right off in my hand. I am concerned that these loose-fitting caps are a choking hazard for small children.
On July 23, 2013, consumer incurred an injury to the right eye caused by the peeling paint on a water bottle made by the company. Her eye was seriously damaged which prompted an emergency room visit and a follow up appointment with an eye specialist the following day. At this time, she still have some blurriness in her vision. She contacted the firm because she believes there is a dangerous defect in the product and should be addressed. Attached are pictures of her injured eye on Day 1 and Day 2 along with photos of the bottle, hospital statement, physician statement and hospital report. She is still waiting on the report from the eye specialist [REDACTED] she saw the following day. Due to injury caused by the peeling paint on the Design for Living product, she asking for the company to reimburse her for the costs incurred for treatment, as well as for recovery time.
I purchased my 6 year old daughter a Zak Designs brand Wonder Woman water bottle. She used it for several weeks. One evening, she was drinking water out of it and stopped suddenly. A piece of the inner straw had broken off and she had swallowed it. As it was sharp plastic, we took her to the emergency room where she was xrayed and stayed for several hours to make sure the sharp edge didn't puncture her lower digestive tract. Thankfully, she was fine. I just received a call tonight from Target (where we purchased the bottle) and I checked their website to see what bottle they were talking about and saw it was the WonderWoman Zak brand bottle. I am VERY pleased to see the recall was issued. Extra kudos to Target for utilizing their computer/store Red Card systems to contact me to let me know about the recall. Unfortunately, for us it was a bit late, but again... we are VERY thankful the piece of plastic didn't do any internal damage to our daughter.
We have two Klean Kanteen bottles with a silicone 3.0 sport cap. The sport caps are coming apart. My children do use their teeth to open the spouts as it is difficult for them to do with their hands. But my 3 year old daughter's bottle has a small chunk of silicone that came out of the spout, and it appears it will continue to come apart in chunks (looks like more chunks could easily be pulled away). I was not with her when this happened, and for all I know, she swallowed the chunk. She wasn't sure what happened to it.
Plastic liquid container made by Lock and Lock (China, sold on QVC) model HPL 738, developed mold in the blue seal on lid of container. Has reoccurred. Simple internet search reveals other complaints of similar nature.
I have found rust spotsin the bottom of a Childs metal drinking bottle
8 year old child was using water bottle and brought to parent that the inner straw that is hard plastic had cracked. It was cracked into 5 pieces that were sharp fragments. Child was not injured as they noticed it before drinking from bottle.
Bottle water made by Camelbak eddy has a suction apparatus on the top of the bottle to suck the water. THe apparatus has an opening in the middle that has cut my son's tongue. On the opening his tongue got stuck and cut his tongue, causing bleeding. The opening grabs into the tongue when sucking the water. My son suffered a cut tongue that bleed over 10 minutes. This product is very dangerous for people, not only kids. The product is not safe and should be taken out the market. The suction aparatus is like a lip opening that when there is suction it grabs the toungue. We called doctor and doctor told us to monitor the cut and so glad it was not a deep cut. If my son gets an infection, I will like to sue the company that sells this product.
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Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to nonglass bottles or jars on the CPSC website.
Frequently Asked Questions
How dangerous are nonglass bottles or jars?
Based on 20 years of CPSC data, nonglass bottles or jars have a danger score of 41/100 (moderate risk). An estimated 11,589 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.
What are the most common injuries from nonglass bottles or jars?
The most common injury is poisoning to the all parts body, accounting for approximately 56,238 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from nonglass bottles or jars increasing or decreasing?
Stable over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for nonglass bottles or jars injuries?
The 0-4 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 58,389 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by nonglass bottles or jars?
Of all ER visits involving nonglass bottles or jars, approximately 8.0% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (92.0%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with nonglass bottles or jars?
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 41/100 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 0-4 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.