Range Or Oven Accessories
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.
Kitchen Cooking Appliances · CPSC Code 250
No trend data
The verdict
Range Or Oven Accessories carry a danger score of 26/100 (low risk), driven by roughly 774 ER-treated injuries a year that are stable over the most recent five-year window.
- 26/100
- danger score (low risk)
- 774
- ER visits per year (avg)
- 0.0%
- end in hospital admission
- 15-24
- most-injured age group
Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 250 - last data year 2008.
PlainSafety danger score
How this 26/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for range or oven accessories - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume774 ER visits/yr
- Severity (hospitalization rate)0.0%
- Fatality rate0.00%
- 5-year trendN/A
See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Range Or Oven Accessories (CPSC product code 250, in the Kitchen Cooking Appliances category) generate an estimated 774 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 3,096 ER-treated injuries across the 4-year span from 2005 to 2008. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 26/100 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 stable over the most recent five-year window, with the busiest year on record being 2005 (1,001 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2008 (441 estimated visits).
The single most common ER diagnosis for range or oven accessories is burns, thermal to the hand, accounting for approximately 1,033 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by burns, thermal to the finger (327 cases). The 15-24 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 586 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 0.0% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.
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 range or oven accessories 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 2008-12-31. For regulatory context, consult CPSC recall notices and the SaferProducts.gov public database linked below.
Annual Injury Estimates (2005–2008)
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 | 235 | 163 | |
| 5-14 | 78 | 170 | |
| 15-24 | 281 | 305 | |
| 25-34 | 138 | 263 | |
| 35-44 | 69 | 301 | |
| 45-54 | 0 | 512 | |
| 55-64 | 31 | 15 | |
| 65-74 | 67 | 129 | |
| 75+ | 80 | 257 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Hand | Burns, Thermal | |
| Finger | Burns, Thermal | |
| Lower Arm | Burns, Thermal | |
| Finger | Laceration | |
| Wrist | Burns, Thermal | |
| Lower Trunk | Strain, Sprain | |
| Upper Leg | Burns, Thermal | |
| Lower Arm | Burn, Scald | |
| Toe | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Foot | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Wrist | Strain, Sprain | |
| Mouth | Laceration | |
| Lower Leg | Avulsion | |
| Upper Trunk | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Head | Internal Injury |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
BURN FOREARM ON OVEN RACK DX: FOREARM THERMAL BURN WITH CELLULITIS
R HAND BURN/2YOF BURNED HER R HAND AT BABYSITTERS HOUSE ON AN OVEN PAN.
74YOF ACCIDENTLY BURNED HER LT RING FINGER ON OVEN RACK AT HOME LASTWEDNESDAY;BURN,LT RING FINGER,HERPES ZOSTER
PT BURNED R THUMB ON OVEN BURNER AT HOME. DX. 2% BURN R THUMB.
MOM STATES PT GRABBED HOT OVEN RACK, BURN TO L HAND. DX. 2 DEG BURN LHAND.
PT BURNED RT FOREARM AP. 3 DAYS AGO ON METAL OVEN RACK. BURN IS OOZING,RED/SWOLLEN. DX: RT FOREARM 2ND DEGREE BURN
19 Y/O BURNED FINGER ON OVEN RACK AT HOME. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN FINGER.
PT GRABBED THE HOT OVEN RACK AT HOME AND BURNT HIS R HAND. HAS BLISTERING TO PALMAR SURFACE. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN R HAND
FELL AGAINST A HOT OVEN RACK. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO ARM
TOUCHED ARM ON HOT OVEN RACK DX: BURN TO ARM
BURNED HAND PULLING PIZZA PAN OUT OF OVEN#
BURNED ARM ON OVEN RACK/ THERMAL BURN RT WRIST
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to range or oven accessories on the CPSC website.
Frequently Asked Questions
How dangerous are range or oven accessories?
Based on 20 years of CPSC data, range or oven accessories have a danger score of 26/100 (low risk). An estimated 774 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.
What are the most common injuries from range or oven accessories?
The most common injury is burns, thermal to the hand, accounting for approximately 1,033 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from range or oven accessories increasing or decreasing?
No trend data.
Who is most at risk for range or oven accessories injuries?
The 15-24 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 586 cases recorded over 20 years. Females are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by range or oven accessories?
Of all ER visits involving range or oven accessories, approximately 0.0% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (100.0%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with range or oven accessories?
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.
Related Products in Kitchen Cooking Appliances
Safety Guides
What this means for you
Treat the 26/100 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.
