Painting Equip., Powered (sprayers, Rollers, Brushes)
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.
Home Communication & Entertainment · CPSC Code 887
Stable over 5 years
The verdict
Painting Equip., Powered (sprayers, Rollers, Brushes) carry a danger score of 37/100 (low risk), driven by roughly 2,519 ER-treated injuries a year that are roughly flat over the last five years.
- 37/100
- danger score (low risk)
- 2,519
- ER visits per year (avg)
- 8.9%
- end in hospital admission
- 45-54
- most-injured age group
Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 887 - last data year 2024.
PlainSafety danger score
How this 37/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for painting equip., powered (sprayers, rollers, brushes) - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume2,519 ER visits/yr
- Severity (hospitalization rate)8.9%
- Fatality rate0.04%
- 5-year trend+2%
See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Painting Equip., Powered (sprayers, Rollers, Brushes) (CPSC product code 887, in the Home Communication & Entertainment category) generate an estimated 2,519 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 50,374 ER-treated injuries across the 20-year span from 2005 to 2024. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 37/100 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 2013 (4,121 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2005 (1,330 estimated visits).
The single most common ER diagnosis for painting equip., powered (sprayers, rollers, brushes) is strain, sprain to the lower trunk, accounting for approximately 3,350 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by other to the upper trunk (3,100 cases). The 45-54 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 11,114 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 8.9% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer, and a small fraction (0.04%) result in fatality.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 0 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how painting equip., powered (sprayers, rollers, brushes) 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 | 367 | 316 | |
| 5-14 | 471 | 403 | |
| 15-24 | 2,387 | 1,582 | |
| 25-34 | 4,898 | 3,311 | |
| 35-44 | 6,143 | 4,515 | |
| 45-54 | 7,154 | 3,960 | |
| 55-64 | 3,892 | 2,854 | |
| 65-74 | 3,014 | 2,586 | |
| 75+ | 1,634 | 879 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Trunk | Strain, Sprain | |
| Upper Trunk | Other | |
| Lower Trunk | Other | |
| All Parts Body | Poisoning | |
| Finger | Other | |
| Shoulder | Strain, Sprain | |
| Shoulder | Other | |
| Neck | Strain, Sprain | |
| Eyeball | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Finger | Laceration | |
| All Parts Body | Other | |
| Hand | Other | |
| Upper Trunk | Strain, Sprain | |
| Knee | Other | |
| Neck | Other |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
35YOM TRIED TO HELP NEIGHBOR LIFT PAINTING MACHINE, IT SHOT PAINT IN HIS FINGER. THERE IS SWELLING OF THE AREA BUT DOES NOT EXTEND BEYOND THE THUMB. DX: FINGER INJURY - MINOR
8YOF STS TRIPPED & HIT HEAD ON PAINT CAN WHILE CARRYING HER DINNER TO THE COUCH DX EYEBROW LACERATION FALL
46 YOF PAINTING AND FELL FROM LADDER HITTING NIGHTSTAND DX CONTUSION THIGH
40YOF PRESENTS WITH ONE WEEK HISTORY OF PROGRESSIVE PAIN TO RIGHT CHEST. STATES IT STARTED ONE WEEK AGO HELPING HER BROTHER WITH PAINTING. DX: RIGHT-SIDED CHEST PAIN, FLANK PAIN, ESSENTIAL HYPETENSION
84YOM PRESENTS WITH RIGHT KNEE PAIN AND SWELLING. PATIENT STATES ABOUT A WEEK AGO HE SPENT 4-5 HOURS IN A KNEELING POSITION WHILE HE WAS PAINTING A DECK. SINCE THEN HAS HAD PERSISTENT PAIN ON THE RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY & SWELLING TO THE PATELLA. DX: BURSITIS KNEE RIGHT
36YOF, C/O NOSE INJURY, PAINTING GARAGE CELIING, POLE SPLIT, CAME DOWN HIT HER NOSE DX: NASAL CONTUSION
79YOM, LIFTED PAINT CAN & FELL, C/O PAIN LEFT SHOULDER DX: LEFT RHOMBOID MUSCLE STRAIN
66YOF WAS LIFTING A CAN OF PAINT AT DEPARTMENT STORE WHEN SHE LOST HER FOOTING AND FELL DX:LOW BACK PAIN, STRAINED LEFT KNEE
21YOM WAS USING A HIGH PRESSURED PAINT GUN WHEN HE STRUCK HIS LEFT THIRD FINGER SITE IS NOW RED AND PAINFUL DX: HIGH PRESSURE INJECTION INJURY TO FINGER
58YOF TO ER FOR LEFT ELBOW INJURY, PT HAS CONTUSION OF ELBOW FROM IMPACTING ON CEMENT DOG OUT HER HOUSE, PT WAS PAINTING AT THE TIME DX RIGHT ELBOW PAIN, CONTUSION OF RIGHT ELBOW
34YOM PRESENTS WITH LEFT 5TH FINGER PAIN AFTER CLEANING A PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE THAT ACCIDENTALLY SWITCHED ON STRIKING HIS FINGER DX: MALLET FINGER, AVULSION FINGER TIP
47YOF TO ER FOR DIZZINESS THAT OCCURED WHILE PAINTING A FRIENDS HOUSE, PT HAS MILD NAUSEA & MILD HEADACHE, ADMITS TO TOBACCO USE DX DIZZINESS
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to painting equip., powered (sprayers, rollers, brushes) on the CPSC website.
Frequently Asked Questions
How dangerous are painting equip., powered (sprayers, rollers, brushes)?
Based on 20 years of CPSC data, painting equip., powered (sprayers, rollers, brushes) have a danger score of 37/100 (low risk). An estimated 2,519 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.
What are the most common injuries from painting equip., powered (sprayers, rollers, brushes)?
The most common injury is strain, sprain to the lower trunk, accounting for approximately 3,350 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from painting equip., powered (sprayers, rollers, brushes) increasing or decreasing?
Stable over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for painting equip., powered (sprayers, rollers, brushes) injuries?
The 45-54 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 11,114 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by painting equip., powered (sprayers, rollers, brushes)?
Of all ER visits involving painting equip., powered (sprayers, rollers, brushes), approximately 8.9% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (91.1%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with painting equip., powered (sprayers, rollers, brushes)?
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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Safety Guides
What this means for you
Treat the 37/100 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 45-54 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.
