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CPSC NEISS Data 2005–2024

Other Electric Lighting Equipment

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.

Floors, Walls & Ceilings · CPSC Code 4039

Stable over 5 years

The verdict

Other Electric Lighting Equipment carry a danger score of 35/100 (low risk), driven by roughly 721 ER-treated injuries a year that are roughly flat over the last five years.

35/100
danger score (low risk)
721
ER visits per year (avg)
3.6%
end in hospital admission
15-24
most-injured age group

Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 4039 - last data year 2024.

PlainSafety danger score

0/100100/10035/100
PlainSafety danger score

Source: CPSC NEISS danger-score model As of 2024

How this 35/100 score is built

The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for other electric lighting equipment - no opinion, no editorializing:

  • Injury volume721 ER visits/yr
  • Severity (hospitalization rate)3.6%
  • Fatality rate0.46%
  • 5-year trend-5%

See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.

What the CPSC Data Shows

Other Electric Lighting Equipment (CPSC product code 4039, in the Floors, Walls & Ceilings category) generate an estimated 721 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 14,411 ER-treated injuries across the 20-year span from 2005 to 2024. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 35/100 for this category (low 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 2024 (1,357 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2005 (99 estimated visits).

The single most common ER diagnosis for other electric lighting equipment is radiation to the eyeball, accounting for approximately 1,785 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by internal injury to the head (1,148 cases). The 15-24 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 2,659 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 3.6% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer, and a small fraction (0.46%) result in fatality.

Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 103 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how other electric lighting equipment 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.

721
Injuries / Year
3.6%
Hospitalization Rate
0.46%
Fatality Rate

Annual Injury Estimates (2005–2024)

05001K2K 20052008201120142017202020232024 1K
Estimated annual emergency-room visits for Other Electric Lighting Equipment, CPSC NEISS

Source: CPSC NEISS national injury estimates As of 2024

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

Who Gets Injured?

Age Group Male Female Total
0-4 993 543 1,536
5-14 1,013 1,308 2,321
15-24 1,328 1,331 2,659
25-34 865 659 1,524
35-44 805 612 1,417
45-54 1,134 461 1,595
55-64 671 789 1,460
65-74 766 150 916
75+ 230 758 988

Most Common Injuries

Body Part Diagnosis Est. Injuries
Eyeball Radiation 1,785
Head Internal Injury 1,148
All Parts Body Other 813
Head Laceration 794
Face Laceration 700
Hand Laceration 630
Finger Laceration 626
Foot Laceration 463
Face Contusions, Abr. 373
Eyeball Other 344
All Parts Body Electric Shock 279
Upper Leg Laceration 277
Hand Burns, Thermal 273
Wrist Laceration 241
Lower Arm Laceration 214

Severity Breakdown

Treated/examined And Released 92.2% (13,290)
Treated And Admitted/hospitalized 2.9% (418)
Left Without Being Seen 2.0% (285)
Treated And Transferred 1.4% (205)
Held For Observation 1.0% (148)
Fatality Incl. Doa, Died In Er 0.5% (71)

ER Visit Narratives

Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.

Age 68 · Male · Elbow · Fracture · 2024

68 YOM-TRIPPED OVER A STRING OF LIGHTS IN HIS YARD-FELL-LANDED ON HIS ELBOW DX: RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE

Age 66 · Male · Eyeball · Other · 2024

66YOM WITH SENSITIVITY TO LIGHT AND BURNING SENSATION IN BOTH EYES AND HEADACHE. PT WAS DOING A UV LIGHT BUG TREATMENT AT HIS HOME YESTERDAY. DX: PHOTOKERATITIS OF BOTH EYES, EXPOSURE TO UV BUG TREATMENT, HEADACHE

Age 16 · Male · Foot · Laceration · 2024

16YOM CUT HIS RIGHT FOOT ON BROKEN GLASS FROM A *** WHICH RESULTED IN A LACERATION. DX: LACERATION OF RIGHT FOOT

Age 56 · Female · Head · Concussion · 2024

56YOF FELL A WEEK AGO IN THE BATHROOM WHEN WAS PUTTING UP GLASS LIGHTS, HIT FACE, NOSE AND RIGHT KNEE ON FLOOR. DX: CONCUSSION, FACIAL CONTUSION, CONTUSION OF RIGHT KNEE

Age 25 · Male · Head · Laceration · 2024

25YOM HIT HEAD ON OVERHEAD LAMP DX: LACERATION OF SCALP

Age 4 · Female · Toe · Burns, Thermal · 2024

4YOF BURNED TOE ON ***. DX BURN TO TOE , 2ND DEGREE

Age 40 · Female · Eyeball · Radiation · 2024

40YOF WAS PUTTING IN A HAIR EXTENSION UNDER UV LIGHT AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN BOTH EYES DX: UV KERATITIS

Age 16 · Male · Hand · Contusions, Abr. · 2024

16YOM WAS ANGRY AND PUNCHED A WALL LIGHT DX: CONTUSION HAND

Age 14 · Male · Lower Trunk · Other · 2024

14 YOM AT SCHOOL JUMPED UP TO HIT EXIT SIGN CAME DOWN LANDED WRONG DX ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN

Age 34 · Male · Eyeball · Radiation · 2024

34 YOM C/O EYE BURNING AFTER EXPOSURE TO ULTRA VIOLET LIGHT DX UV KERATITIS

Age 14 · Female · All Parts Body · Electric Shock · 2024

14YOF WAS HANGING UP LED LIGHT STRIPS WHEN SHE PUT THE END IN HER MOUTH AND FELT A BURNING TINGLING SENSATION IN TONGUE AND CHEST PAIN DX: ELECTRIC SHOCK INJURY

Age 2 · Male · Foot · Burns, Thermal · 2024

2YOM HAS BURN TO BOTTOM OF LEFT FOOT AFTER PT FOOT WAS ON A HOT LIGHT ON THE SIDE OF A POOL. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN OF LEFT FOOT

Consumer Incident Reports

Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.

9/30/2011 · Incident, No Injury · VISUAL EFFECTS INDUSTRIES · Texas

The item is a battery operated spinning light up mirror ball or disco ball. As soon as I turned it on it began to smoke and the plastic base it was built on started to melt.

9/25/2025 · Incident, No Injury · Govee Moments Trading Limited · New York

Power supply for outdoor product failed. It was catching fire.

9/21/2017 · Incident, No Injury · WBM LLC · Virginia

I bought a salt lamp from Amazon in April of 2016. It was plugged and and turned one when I smelled a plastic burning smell. The dimmer switch was melted and red.

9/20/2019 · Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received · MONSTER CABLE · North Carolina

Monster bran LED light strip. Walmart is selling it for only $5. It Gives off very toxic fumes, which filled the room and made me sick the second I opened the mylar sealed package. I immediately removed everything to the porch. This is a highly carcinogenic item, packed with at least 7 known causing chemicals, that gives off fumes, and parents are using it around their babies cribs and in homes and giving it to their kids as gifts to decorate their rooms. I purchased it with the intention of gluing it under my kitchen cabinets. Please pull this item from the market immediately! I also don't how to dispose of it properly. It does not belong in people's homes! Thank you!

9/19/2013 · Incident, No Injury · MENARD INC · Iowa

Installed this light under a shelf on our Entertainment Center. It fell and started to burn the shelf it fell on.

9/16/2016 · Incident, No Injury · WBM LLC · Michigan

Caller stated that the dimmer switch for the product started to melt and burnt his hutch after it was in use for about 1 hour. He stated that this allow the aroma from the rock salts for therapeutic purposes. Caller stated that if no one had been present this could have caused a house fire. The retailer was contacted and he was inform that he should return the product so they could review the item.

9/16/2011 · Incident, No Injury · LIGHTS OF AMERICA, INC. · Virginia

Sir Lights of America, 18 inch flourescent undet cabinet light fixture, Model UCL 7000-1. I purchased two of these lamps a few years ago and mounted them under a shelf, over a number of African Violets. Every night, using a mechanical timer, the light (2 lights really) came on after dark and provided light to stimulate growing. Last night I heard the timer click but observed that the lights did not come on. When I looked closely at the lights, one of them was badly melted. Specifically, the starter had burned completely through the plastic case and was hanging by the wires underneath. When I took the unit off from under the shelf, I saw that the upper portion of the unit was also melted and had sagged significantly. FYI, a proper extension cord was used but it fit perfectly. Obviously, we narrowly avoided a fire, perhaps while we were asleep or gone. This is an extremely dangerouls situation and I thought you should be informed. I have pictures that I can e-mail if you would kindly give me an address. Thank you for your attention.

9/15/2014 · Incident, No Injury · Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc. · Washington

Structure Fire contained by fire sprinkler system.

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Product Recalls

Search for active and past recalls related to other electric lighting equipment on the CPSC website.

Frequently Asked Questions

How dangerous are other electric lighting equipment?

Based on 20 years of CPSC data, other electric lighting equipment have a danger score of 35/100 (low risk). An estimated 721 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.

What are the most common injuries from other electric lighting equipment?

The most common injury is radiation to the eyeball, accounting for approximately 1,785 injuries over 20 years.

Are injuries from other electric lighting equipment increasing or decreasing?

Stable over 5 years.

Who is most at risk for other electric lighting equipment injuries?

The 15-24 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 2,659 cases recorded over 20 years. Females are more frequently injured in this age group.

What happens when someone is injured by other electric lighting equipment?

Of all ER visits involving other electric lighting equipment, approximately 3.6% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (96.3%) are treated and released from the emergency department.

How can I report a safety problem with other electric lighting equipment?

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.

Safety Guides

What this means for you

Treat the 35/100 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 15-24 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.