Other Specified Plastic Products
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 1145
Up 39% over 5 years
The verdict
Other Specified Plastic Products carry a danger score of 40/100 (moderate risk), driven by roughly 7,656 ER-treated injuries a year that are rising by about 39% over the last five years.
- 40/100
- danger score (moderate risk)
- 7,656
- ER visits per year (avg)
- 3.1%
- end in hospital admission
- 15-24
- most-injured age group
Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 1145 - last data year 2024.
PlainSafety danger score
How this 40/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for other specified plastic products - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume7,656 ER visits/yr
- Severity (hospitalization rate)3.1%
- Fatality rate0.01%
- 5-year trend+39%
See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Other Specified Plastic Products (CPSC product code 1145, in the Containers & Packaging category) generate an estimated 7,656 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 145,459 ER-treated injuries across the 19-year span from 2006 to 2024. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 40/100 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 39% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2024 (12,315 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2006 (3,477 estimated visits).
The single most common ER diagnosis for other specified plastic products is laceration to the finger, accounting for approximately 35,702 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by laceration to the hand (25,185 cases). The 15-24 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 25,228 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 3.1% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer, and a small fraction (0.01%) result in fatality.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 11 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how other specified plastic products 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 (2006–2024)
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 | 10,058 | 9,513 | |
| 5-14 | 11,058 | 6,210 | |
| 15-24 | 17,522 | 7,706 | |
| 25-34 | 15,042 | 9,445 | |
| 35-44 | 13,280 | 6,928 | |
| 45-54 | 9,954 | 4,753 | |
| 55-64 | 7,117 | 4,968 | |
| 65-74 | 4,346 | 2,987 | |
| 75+ | 1,664 | 2,857 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Finger | Laceration | |
| Hand | Laceration | |
| Internal | Ingestion | |
| Face | Foreign Body | |
| Lower Arm | Laceration | |
| Eyeball | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Ear | Foreign Body | |
| Wrist | Laceration | |
| Face | Laceration | |
| Internal | Aspiration | |
| Upper Leg | Laceration | |
| Mouth | Laceration | |
| Hand | Puncture | |
| Head | Internal Injury | |
| Lower Leg | Laceration |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
9MOF ARRIVES DUE TO MOM WORRYING THAT SHE INGESTED A PIECE OF PLASTIC DX: WELL BABY EXAM
70YOM C/O RIGHT WRIST PAIN, HE WAS PICKING UP A CASE OF WATER ABOUT A WEEK AGO AND INJURED IT. DX: STRAIN RIGHT WRIST, CONTUSION OF RIGHT WRIST
2YOF SMALL STRAIGHT PIECE OF PLASTIC IN NOSEDX FB NOSE
25 YOM REPORTS THAT HE INGESTED THE CHOPPED UP OUTER CASING OF AA BATTERY AND SOME PLASTIC THAT HE HAD HIDDEN IN HIS PENIS ABOUT 1430 TODAY. DISCOMFORT NOTED IN THROAT AND ABDOMEN. HX OF INGESTION OF FB. DX: ENCOUNTER FOR OBSERVATION FOR SUSPECTED INGESTED FB RULED OUT.
10YOM CHILD STUCK A SMALL PIECE OF PLASTIC IN HIS RIGHT EAR DX: EXCESSIVE CERUMEN IN EAR CANAL
68YOF TO ED WITH SELF INFLICTED WRIST LAC WHILE TRYING TO CUT ZIPTIES, DX LAC TO WRIST
42YOF PATIENT STATES THAT SHE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF PLASTIC, FOOT PAIN DX: FOREIGN BODY IN SOFT TISSUE
9MOM PT WAS HAVING DIAPER CHANGED, BEGAN COUGHING & MOM NOTES A CLEAR THIN PLASTIC TAG IN PT'S MOUTH, BEGAN CHOKING DX: CHOKING DUE TO FOREIGN BODY
28YOF PT HAD 2 FALLS THIS AM; SLIPPED ON PLASTIC PLATE ON FLOOR & INVERTED RT ANKLE; THEN ON 2ND FALL, SLIPPED ON ICE OUTSIDE DX: ACUTE RT ANKLE PAIN
3YOM PT STUCK A PIECE OF *** UP LEFT NARE DX: ACUTE FOREIGN BODY OF NOSE
42YOF PRESENTED TO ED C/O FALL, PT STATED SHE SLIPPED ON ZIPTIE, LANDED ONTO HER WRIST AND L KNEE. SENT FROM NURSING HOME DX; CONTUSION OF KNEE AND LOWER LEG, CONTUSION OF ARM, FALL
6YOM PRESENTS AFTER HE WAS DRINKING A SMOOTHIE AND SWALLOWED A PIECE OF THE PLASTIC LID. DX: FOREIGN BODY SENSATION IN THROAT
Consumer Incident Reports
Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.
I spoke with Abbvie's drug information team to confirm that Ubrelvy unit dose foil packets are child-resistant. After they investigating, they determined that there was no information to support that Ubrelvy's packaging was child-resistant. Their unit dose foil packets are listed on their prescriber website as being supplied in "Convenient on-the-go packs" that "can always be on hand, anywhere patients need their acute treatment." The foil pack sizes also are too large to easily be repackaged and removed from child safety packaging that is stocked by most retail pharamacies, so repackaged foil packs are difficult for the patient to remove
The 4 pack of Pepsi 2-liter bottles are packed with plastic loops around the top of the bottles. This loop system will give way and allow the bottles to drop out unexpectedly. Bottles are stacked to height of 6 feet and impact heavily. The products are located in BJ'sWhole Club. Bottles are stacked just under the next shelve, which mean the 4 pack of bottles must be bent to clear the shelf. I have informed J's local and company management if this issue, with no corrective action take. On 8/23/2012 a bottle fell out of the 4-pack and hit me in the back and then the knee. I believe this pack is inherity dangerous and has the potential to cause death or serious injury to small child or infant. I had over incidents of bottles falling over the last year and have also hit on foot from a lower height. I am retired Civil Service worked for the Army for 35 years. Part of duties involved and safety inspections. I believe the problem to serious and should be banned in the type of packaging.
I am cutting my fingers trying to open child resistant packaging that Rayovac provides for its hearing aid batteries. I am not sure why your rules do not require that hearing aid battery manufacturers provide both child resistant and non-child resistant packaging for hearing aid batteries just as you do for medicines which are more likely to fall in the hands of children.
On March 17, 2025, my infant son, [REDACTED], sustained an eye injury from the sharp edge of the packaging of Gerber Snacks for Baby Fruits & Veggie Melts. While reaching for the product, the pointed or rigid portion of the package poked him in the left eye, resulting in a small conjunctival abrasion confirmed by a fluorescein scan. He was prescribed [REDACTED] eye drops for 7 days and required follow-up care. This product is intended for babies and toddlers, and its packaging should not pose a physical hazard; the fact that it caused an eye injury highlights a serious design flaw and a lack of adequate safety consideration. I am requesting the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission investigate the packaging design for compliance with applicable child safety standards and take appropriate regulatory action. I have retained the packaging and medical records, and am available to provide supporting evidence upon request.
I regularly buy Stiiizy edibles, but the packaging is nearly impossible to open. I often have to use a knife, which has put me at risk of cutting myself multiple times. While I understand the need for child-resistant packaging, it shouldnt be dangerous for adults to open.
This is in reference to Samsungs quick fix for there electric range recall. We notified them when the recall came out. We received the cheap plastic bubbles to put over knobs. Now you can't read what setting you are on when you turn the knob. on. 2 burners have several functions 1 is a switch for using adjoining burner for a hot plate. The other burner has 3 functions for small medium and large burner you can't see which one you are on. Not knowing what heat setting you are on is a hazard. The flimsy cover is held on by 2 sided tape and not last long This in a totally useless fix. A dollar store fix for a $3000 stove. Samsung needs to come up with a replacement knobs that lock.
Ben's Ready Rice pouches have extremely sharp edges, and I have been cut by them twice now simply by handling them.
Hello, I am contacting you regarding a serious packaging defect causing me a near-death arrhythmia and serious, lingering health issues, along with the company's retaliatory behavior. The issue I have experienced with a company's lack of accountability over the course of years, as well as their retaliatory, illegal behavior, in response to a defect with their product, is difficult to encompass here. I would prefer being able to attach a letter, via email, of the scientific and legal implications of their packaging defect and retaliatory behavior. But for now, I will briefly summarize the major points of the extreme issue I have experienced with this company. I originally was a loyal customer of this company, utizing their raw fermented and non-fermented cacao powders, marketed for their antioxidants, live enzymes, and probiotics. I incorporated both the non-fermented and fermented raw cacao powders in a raw probiotic mixture, seeking to utilize these healthful compounds to the best of their ability, by encouraging positive fermentation and the enhancement of antioxidant absorption, with the non-fermented cacao powder present to balance and limit the fermentation with resistant starch. The company was fully aware of these details of my mixture and routine while they falsely informed me of the equivalent safety between the defective packaging and the former, safer packaging, being utilized in this prebiotic mixture, leading up to and after my near-death arrhythmia which appears to be related to their packaging defect. My mixture includes raw potato starch (for its high percentage of prebiotic resistant starch), banana, peanut butter, and sugar. It formed into a fudgy brownie texture, and I would eat this raw brownie shortly before running 10+ miles every day, with great success and excelling energy and no health problems, for every day of the roughly 4 years I utilized the non-defective cacao powders in my mixture. As I informed my mother and some family a
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Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to other specified plastic products on the CPSC website.
Frequently Asked Questions
How dangerous are other specified plastic products?
Based on 20 years of CPSC data, other specified plastic products have a danger score of 40/100 (moderate risk). An estimated 7,656 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.
What are the most common injuries from other specified plastic products?
The most common injury is laceration to the finger, accounting for approximately 35,702 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from other specified plastic products increasing or decreasing?
Up 39% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for other specified plastic products injuries?
The 15-24 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 25,228 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by other specified plastic products?
Of all ER visits involving other specified plastic products, approximately 3.1% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (96.9%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with other specified plastic products?
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 40/100 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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, scored, and verified.