Other Grills Or Stoves
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.
Sports Protective Equipment & Gear · CPSC Code 3233
Up 75% over 5 years
The verdict
Other Grills Or Stoves carry a danger score of 42/100 (moderate risk), driven by roughly 2,392 ER-treated injuries a year that are rising by about 75% over the last five years.
- 42/100
- danger score (moderate risk)
- 2,392
- ER visits per year (avg)
- 7.1%
- end in hospital admission
- 0-4
- most-injured age group
Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 3233 - last data year 2024.
PlainSafety danger score
How this 42/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for other grills or stoves - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume2,392 ER visits/yr
- Severity (hospitalization rate)7.1%
- Fatality rate0.00%
- 5-year trend+75%
See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Other Grills Or Stoves (CPSC product code 3233, in the Sports Protective Equipment & Gear category) generate an estimated 2,392 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 47,834 ER-treated injuries across the 20-year span from 2005 to 2024. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 42/100 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 75% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2024 (4,709 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2006 (1,010 estimated visits).
The single most common ER diagnosis for other grills or stoves is burns, thermal to the hand, accounting for approximately 10,045 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by burns, thermal to the lower arm (2,667 cases). The 0-4 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 10,930 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 7.1% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 89 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how other grills or stoves 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 | 6,194 | 4,736 | |
| 5-14 | 2,000 | 1,276 | |
| 15-24 | 2,412 | 1,710 | |
| 25-34 | 3,076 | 2,604 | |
| 35-44 | 4,228 | 2,155 | |
| 45-54 | 2,621 | 2,771 | |
| 55-64 | 2,798 | 1,946 | |
| 65-74 | 1,831 | 1,841 | |
| 75+ | 1,510 | 2,133 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Hand | Burns, Thermal | |
| Lower Arm | Burns, Thermal | |
| All Parts Body | Anoxia | |
| Finger | Burns, Thermal | |
| Finger | Laceration | |
| Lower Trunk | Other | |
| Head | Internal Injury | |
| Face | Laceration | |
| Face | Burns, Thermal | |
| Hand | Burn, Scald | |
| Lower Trunk | Strain, Sprain | |
| Upper Trunk | Other | |
| Head | Laceration | |
| Lower Leg | Burns, Thermal | |
| Lower Trunk | Nerve Damage |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
2YOF TRIED TO GRAB A HOT PAN OFF THE STOVE AT HOME THIS MORNING RESULTING IN A BURN TO THE PALM OF HER RIGHT HAND. DX: BURN OF RIGHT PALM;
57YOM WHO PRSENTS TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WITH INJURY TO HIS NOSE AND UPPER LIP. HE REPORTS HALF AN HOUR PRIOR TO ARRIVAL HE WAS WORKING ON AN OLD STOVE WHEN SOMETHING BROKE AND KICKED BACK AND BUZZED HIS NOSE. DX: NOSE ABRASION.
22YOF WITH SYNCOPAL EVENT. STATES SHE WAS COOKING OVER A HOT STOVE, FELT LIGHTHEADED AND LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. BURN TO RIGHT FOREARM. DX: SYNCOPE, BURN
27YOF WAS LIFTING A STOVE AND THE METAL HURT HIS FINGERS DX: FINGER AVULSION, FINGER LACERATION
41 YOM FELL INTO A CHEMICAL PORTABLE CAMPFIRE WHILE INTOXICATED 36 HRS AGO. NO BAL DX: BURN BACK OF LEFT HAND.
36YOM - PATIENT PRESENT FOR BURN TO HAND. PT STATES THAT HE WAS COOKING AND BURNED HIS HAND. PT WAS REMOVING A HOT POT FROM THE STOVE WHEN HE TOUCHED HIS HAND. DX: SECOND DEGREE BURN TO HAND.
18YOM WAS CARRYING A STOVE WHEN HE CUT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER DX:LAC TO FINGER
26YOM PT STATES VENT FROM PELLET STOVE WAS KNOCKED OFF & VENTING INTO THE HOUSE. C/O HEADACHE & NAUSEA; DRANK ALCOHOL LAST NIGHT, NO BAL DX: EXPOSURE TO CARBON MONOXIDE
24YOF PT STATES VENT TO HER PELLET STOVE WAS KNOCKED OFF & VENTING INTO HOUSE. C/O HEADACHE & NAUSEA; ALSO STATES DRANK ALCOHOL LAST NIGHT, FEELS HUNG OVER; NO BAL DX: EXPOSURE TO CARBON MONOXIDE
44YOM PT WAS ATTEMTPING TO LIGHT PELLET STOVE USING BUTANE TORCH, WHEN FIRE BURNED PT'S FACE - NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPT @ THE SCENE DX: BURN OF EYE REGION WITH BURN OF FACE, 2ND DEGREE BURN OF HAND & FINGERS
72YOM C/O FRACTURED HIP S/P PT STATES HIS RIGHT KNEE BUCKLED AND HE FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE STOVE AND COMPLAINS OF HIP PAIN. DX: FRACTURED HIP
22 MOM BURNED HAND ON STOVE DX BURN HAND
Consumer Incident Reports
Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.
I was smoking a brisket on my Pit Boss Pellet Smoker and it started smoking deep black smoke and the paint was flaking off onto the meat, the paint was sizzling and bubling up all around the outside of the unit. It was set on 225 degrees but seems to have malfunctioned and got too hot. It ruined my $80 brisket, $20 worth of pellets and of course my $700 smoker.
I bought a new upright smoker grill advertised as a Dyna-Flo Vertical Charcoal Smoker. The side door was pre-assembled with a handle that turns so you can close or open this side door to view that area inside the grill to add coals, water... While using the smoker for the first time I opened the door for the 2nd time and the HOT handle fell apart in my hand. The backside of the door contains a clip like device that secures the handle to the metal door. The end of the handle fits through the door and a clip secures the pieces together. The clip came off and the handle assembly fell apart and I burned my finger when the handle parts disassembled. I called the warranty hotline and they replaced it but the design is bad and I believe this failure will happen again if not to me, then to others.
Using Louisiana Grill that was purchased in january 2023 wood pellet grill LT0638 July 22 2023 after cooking 2 steaks looked out on patio pellet hooper was smoking shut down the grill hopper remained on fire smoke billowing out so much neighbors thought our house was on fire Had to manually remove all pellets manually to extinguish fire so hot melted decals on lid to pellet hopper .,feel this is a huge safety hazard had we not looked out would have caught house on fire I feel design flaw in the feed alger feel product is unsafe for use
Blackstone 3 in 1 Tailgater FLEX FOLD grille model 1550. The locking pin mechanism is too short and will not secure the very heavy grille box top in place. When you lift the handle to move the grille or lift to store up right the grille box falls open on its own weight. This is very dangerous
I was using a Jetboil Minimo and the lever that regulates the fuel came away from the device and I had no way to turn off the device. There was water in the cup and I had no way to stop it boiling over and it scalded my foot and thigh. I luckily had access to ice packs and burns dressings othrwise the damage would have been worse.
Andover Fire-Rescue responded to a reported [REDACTED] on 9-15-22. During the course of the investigation the ignition was traced to a Traeger grill electrical plug interface with an unspecified grounded power tap (3 tap) style extension cord. One of the plug conductors (male blade) was found partially intact still in the female conductor of the extension cord. The male blade exhibited signs of an electrical arc failure.
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: [REDACTED] Date: Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 8:32 AM Subject: [REDACTED]'s info To: [REDACTED] Sorry about the delay, used [REDACTED] instead of [REDACTED],received error notice this AM. [REDACTED] when you have time give me a call, I do not think [REDACTED] will call me with out talking with you first. [REDACTED] [REDACTED], This this is the information that we talked about. I called [REDACTED] on Friday March 14, 2014 8:47 AM as per our conversation that week. I was only able to reach his voice mail & did leave a message with my phone no., Ref# & asked for him to call & discuss my concerns on this matter. Hearth & Home Customer Rep [REDACTED] Direct Phone [REDACTED] ref# [REDACTED] serial # [REDACTED] [REDACTED], after 3 control board failures, each one resulting in the unit still igniting & continuously feeding feeding pellets I now have a real safety concern with this units control board logic function. Along with the last control board, a complete new power supply & wiring harness was installed & still failed with the same outcome. A new auger motor was installed as the original one failed the day after the until was rewired. I will not put any Quadra Fire unit back in my home as I feel the control board is a real safety hazard, when it fails & still tries to ignite along with continuous feeding pellets. Another safety concern, is that the power supply is a fused unit & with all the control board failures as well as the auger motor problem I have never had a blown fuse. The attached document has the contact web sites I will contact if Hearth & Home does not take care of you & my safety concerns with the control board problems. Please feel free to forward or share all or any portion of this E-Mail with [REDACTED] or anyone [REDACTED] wishes if he is not able to handle this matter.
The product in question is a Traeger Little Tex Elite wood pellet grill. This unit's firing cycle and subsequent cooking temperature is controlled by a simple digital that controls the operation of the wood pellet feed auger which delivers the pellets to the combustion chamber. One setting of the thermostat is "smoke" which is time-based, in default, the auger operates delivering wood pellets for 15 seconds out of 90. This setting is practically useless as the fire goes out. If the restart procedure is executed, the unit can burn internally very aggressively and unexpectedly as the accumulation of unburnt wood pellets begins to burn. Typically when the unit is operated in in non "smoke" or temperature cook mode, the thermostat will try to control the firing cycle via cooking chamber temperature and not by a set time cycle. Today, the unit while operating in temperature cook mode unexpectedly went out. I noted the the pellet hopper was empty and subsequently refilled it and executed the restart procedure as published by the manufacturer. I checked on it after approximately 20 minutes only to find very heavy smoke and flames issuing from the unit. I foolishly opened the lid at this point to find the interior of the unit engulfed in flames and a temperature reading of 521 degrees F on the thermostat readout. Fortunately there were no combustible surfaces within three feet at the time of the incident save for some garden plants. I believe that given the quantity of fire present and it's intensity that this unit which has no provision to shut the induced draft fan off in the case of fire constitutes a fire hazard.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How dangerous are other grills or stoves?
Based on 20 years of CPSC data, other grills or stoves have a danger score of 42/100 (moderate risk). An estimated 2,392 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.
What are the most common injuries from other grills or stoves?
The most common injury is burns, thermal to the hand, accounting for approximately 10,045 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from other grills or stoves increasing or decreasing?
Up 75% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for other grills or stoves injuries?
The 0-4 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 10,930 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by other grills or stoves?
Of all ER visits involving other grills or stoves, approximately 7.1% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (92.9%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with other grills or stoves?
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 42/100 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.