Other Containers
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 1107
Up 34% over 5 years
The verdict
Other Containers carry a danger score of 41/100 (moderate risk), driven by roughly 3,482 ER-treated injuries a year that are rising by about 34% over the last five years.
- 41/100
- danger score (moderate risk)
- 3,482
- ER visits per year (avg)
- 7.8%
- end in hospital admission
- 0-4
- most-injured age group
Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 1107 - last data year 2024.
PlainSafety danger score
How this 41/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for other containers - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume3,482 ER visits/yr
- Severity (hospitalization rate)7.8%
- Fatality rate0.11%
- 5-year trend+34%
See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Other Containers (CPSC product code 1107, in the Containers & Packaging category) generate an estimated 3,482 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 69,641 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 rising by about 34% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2024 (6,319 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2014 (1,946 estimated visits).
The single most common ER diagnosis for other containers is poisoning to the all parts body, accounting for approximately 13,009 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by strain, sprain to the lower trunk (4,786 cases). The 0-4 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 16,117 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 7.8% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer, and a small fraction (0.11%) result in fatality.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 63 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how other containers 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 | 9,207 | 6,910 | |
| 5-14 | 2,815 | 2,460 | |
| 15-24 | 3,528 | 3,384 | |
| 25-34 | 3,323 | 3,934 | |
| 35-44 | 3,662 | 3,872 | |
| 45-54 | 4,273 | 4,702 | |
| 55-64 | 2,424 | 3,379 | |
| 65-74 | 2,237 | 3,352 | |
| 75+ | 1,830 | 4,357 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| All Parts Body | Poisoning | |
| Lower Trunk | Strain, Sprain | |
| Finger | Laceration | |
| Lower Trunk | Other | |
| Hand | Laceration | |
| Head | Internal Injury | |
| Face | Laceration | |
| Upper Trunk | Other | |
| Foot | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Internal | Ingestion | |
| Neck | Strain, Sprain | |
| Shoulder | Strain, Sprain | |
| Upper Trunk | Strain, Sprain | |
| Head | Laceration | |
| Shoulder | Other |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
49YOF FOR EVAL OF R IND FING PAIN. WAS AT WK PTA WHEN SHE SANDWICHED HER RIGHT IND FING WHILE MOVING A METAL FIXTURE ONTO A *** CONTAINER. HAS A SMALL HEMATOMA/BLISTER ON THE PALMAR SURFACE, AND A SUPERFICIAL LAC OVER THE DIPJ/DISTAL PHALANX. DX: FINGER LACERATION
4YOM W/MOTHER FOR EVAL OF THC ING.MOTHER KEEPS THC GUMMY RINGS IN LOCK BOX IN HER ROOM.PT GOT UP THIS MORNING BEFORE SHE DID&WAS ABLE TO GET INTO THE BOX.INITIALLY THOUGHT HE INF 7X100MG RINGS.HE DISCLOSED TO MOTHER THAT HE ACTUALLY ONLY INGESTED 1 RING&THE REMAINDER ARE CURRENTLY ON THE FLOOR OF HIS ROOM. DX: ACCIDENTAL DRUG INGESTION
7YOF PRESENTS WITH SUPERFICIAL LINEAR LACERATION ON HER MEDIAL ANKLE & A SMALLER LACERATION ON HER RIGHT LATERAL FOOT AFTER SHE STEPPED ON THE TOP OF HER GLASS MEMORY BOX WITH HER FOOT CAUSING IT TO BREAK. DX: LACERATION RIGHT FOOT WITHOUT FOREIGN BODY
46YOF PRESENTS WITH ACUTE ON CHRONIC LOWER BACK PAIN WORSE ON THE LEFT SIDE. PAIN BEGAN YESTERDAY WHILE MOVING BOXES. DX: STRAIN OF LUMBAR REGION
31YOM COMES TO THE ER WITH BACK PAIN. HE STATES HE WAS CARRYING SOME JUGS OF WATER AND FELT A PULL ON HIS MID TO LOWER BACK. HE HAS HAD SPAMS AND PAIN IN THE AREA SINCE THAT TIME. DX: PAIN BACK THORACIC
84YOF C/O FOOT PROBLEM. DROPPED A CONTAINER OF PEANUT BUTTER ON TOP OF LEFT FOOT. GOLF BALL SIZE KNOT WITH BRUISING NOTED. SWELLING AND ECCHYMOSIS NOTED TO FOOT. RADIOGRAPHS NEGATIVE FOR ACUTE FRACTURE. DX: CONTUSION OF LEFT FOOT
29YOF - PATIENT PRESENT FOR PAIN TO FOOT. PT STUBBED TOE ON MAGAZINE BASKET AT HOME. PT STATES THAT TOE NAIL CAME OFF. DX: AVULSION OF TOENAIL.
9YOM PRESENTS WITH LACERATION TO LEFT KNEE WHILE PLAYING FOOTBALL THIS AFTERNOON. HE STRUCK IT ON A BROKEN POT. DX: LACERATION LEFT KNEE WITHOUT FOREIGN BODY
39YOM C/O LOWER BACK PAIN S/P PT STATES YESTERDAY HE WAS A PALLBEARER CARRYING A CASKET AT A FUNERAL AND WAS FELLING OK, BUT LATER IN THE DAY, HE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAR WHEN HE FELT HIS LOWER LEFT SIDED BACK PAIN RADIATE DOWN HIS LEGS. DX: MUSCULOSKELETAL BACK PAIN
21 YOM FROM HOME AFTER HE STEPPED ON A GLASS CONTAINER THAT SHATTERED AND CUT HIS FOOT. DX LEFT FOOT LAC
53 YOM. FOOT PAIN AFTER CRUSHED W/ AN ICE BIN. DX: PAIN OF FOOT; LWOT
50YOF WAS REACHING DOWN TO GRAB A BASKET WHEN SHE FELT A PULL IN UPPER BACK DX: UPPER BACK STRAIN
Consumer Incident Reports
Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.
Caller stated that her spouse placed some hot cooked food into the glass container and it immediately shattered causing injuries. She stated that the glass pieces shattered everywhere in the room and her spouse stepped on a piece of glass causing minor laceration to his left foot. She stated that the piece of glass was removed with tweezer and peroxide was used to clean the wound. Caller stated that the label stated that the product can withstand 425 degree temperature but it was at room temperature and not placed in the oven. Caller stated that she has left voice messages for the past 2 days but there has been no response. Caller feels that this product is unsafe and should be reported.
- I cut my thumb on a shard of glass that broke off while I was rinsing off this product - "Pyrex Freshlock (5-Pack, 4 Cup) Glass Food Storage Containers Set, Airtight & Leakproof Locking Lids BPA-Free, Meal Prep Containers Set, Freezer Dishwasher Microwave Safe" found at: https://www.amazon.com/Pyrex-Freshlock-10pc-Meal-Clear/dp/B0BLPBV2MW?th=1 -I was using this product - I was just rinsing off food residue in the sink by hand - Yes, I was injured. While I was rinsing off one of the glass containers, I felt a sharp pain in my thumb and saw blood. I took a closer look at the container and saw a glass shard. I then inspected the other containers and noticed all had tiny chips in them but one.
This is an email I sent to Wet Ones customer support: "Hello, I would like to tell you about my recent experience with my Wet Ones Sensitive 40 count hand wipes container. I bought two of these containers because they were on my daughters school shopping list and I picked up an extra to try in the car. I had not bought these before then. Just this past weekend I tried it out for the first time. After pulling out one wipe, it did not continue to feed so I tried to fix it by pushing a wipe back through the slits on the top. When I did this I accidentally pushed my finger too far through the opening and got my finger stuck right below the base of my cuticle on the skin. It was incredibly painful and like having my finger stuck in a horrible Chinese finger trap. I tried to pull my finger back out, but that made the slits dig into my finger even more. I was crying out in pain begging my husband to help me get it off my finger. He somehow managed to get his finger under one of the corners so I had just enough room to get the container off my finger. I have never had such a terrible experience with a wipes container. I buy baby wipes normally and those containers do not have any sharp pokey corners like this container has. What worries my more is that what if a child were to try to fix the feed on the top and get their hand stuck too? It's been two days and I still have a small red indent where the corner stuck in my skin below the cuticle, ouch!! What makes this all the more frustrating is that even after we fixed the feed, almost every time we take a wipe out the next wipe doesn't feed properly anyway so we have to keep fixing it.Please rethink the design on this container!" This is what I got in reply "... It is indicated on the canister to not push your finger through the opening. We apologize for any trouble you experienced." In my opinion, even if they write on the container not to stick your finger through, it is too easy to accidentally push ones finger th
We purchased a Daniel Tiger Autobrush from Autobrush, which is intended for 3-6 year olds. The packaging (not the product itself) has a mechanism that plays a song when you open a box, which has a small chip with an a coin battery that was accessible enough to make me very nervous.
I was eating out of a glass storage container. As I was eating, I got to the bottom of the bowl and scraped it with my spoon and it felt rough. I thought it was ice, but after eating a little bit it turned out it was glass. The glass was disintegrating at the bottom of the container. I think this is extremely dangerous!
I picked up a Pyrex rectangle glass container and it immediately exploded
I cut myself regularly. I take one Imodium pill daily to compensate for one of the side effects of my cancer drug: [REDACTED]. Imodium comes in a blister pack. I am unable to safely extract the pill from the blister. I have been using an exacto knife to cut the plastic of the blisters. The blister pack and the knife tend to slip and I receive a cut occasionally. I have tried following the instructions of bending of the pack per the instructions on the box. I have also tried using scissors unsuccessfully. Contact with the manufacturer, Johnson and Johnson, did not result is any scheme to safely extract the pills, just an offer to refund the money I have spent to this time. I expect to take Imodium for the rest of my life, and that may be years as the [REDACTED] is working well. I need a solution, not a refund. Johnson & Johnson sent me two letters requesting that I contact their Consumer Care Center at 1-800-962-5357 with reference numbers of [REDACTED] and [REDACTED]
Strangulation hazard for children. Macrame hanging basket to hold toys. Used by children to hold toys. This hanging basket with many openings where children could put their heads in among the cords and strangle as seen in Venetian blinds cords. No injuries have happened that I know of, but does a child have to be injured or die before something is done to prevent it?
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Product Recalls
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Frequently Asked Questions
How dangerous are other containers?
Based on 20 years of CPSC data, other containers have a danger score of 41/100 (moderate risk). An estimated 3,482 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.
What are the most common injuries from other containers?
The most common injury is poisoning to the all parts body, accounting for approximately 13,009 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from other containers increasing or decreasing?
Up 34% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for other containers injuries?
The 0-4 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 16,117 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by other containers?
Of all ER visits involving other containers, approximately 7.8% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (92.2%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with other containers?
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.
