Danger score versus ER volume
Danger score versus ER volume
According to CPSC NEISS 2005-2024, Tapes (with Adhesive Surfaces) ranks #526 of 838 by danger score (33/100) at ER-volume #404 of 838 (2,225/yr). They are not the same ranking.
- #526
- danger rank of 838
- #404
- ER-volume rank of 838
- 33/100
- danger score
- 2,225/yr
- estimated ER visits (avg)
Danger score combines injury volume, hospitalization, fatality, and five-year trend. ER volume is the average annual NEISS estimate alone. Rank 1 is highest on each list.
Where this category's danger score sits nationally
Danger score (33/100) across 838 scored CPSC product categories
33 Lower than most lower than 63% of 838 product categories
scored CPSC product categories, bucketed by value
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more product categories. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CPSC NEISS, PlainSafety danger-score model · 2024
Composite verdict
Composite Safety Score: 36/100
One verdict blending 4 independently-sourced dimensions from two separate CPSC systems, each benchmarked against all 838 scored product categories by percentile rather than raw value, so no single huge-volume category can dominate the scale.
| Dimension | Value | National percentile | Weight applied | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injury severity (hospitalization + fatality blend) | 3 | 21st | 35% | CPSC NEISS 20-year severity index |
| Annual ER injury volume | 2,225 | 50th | 30% | CPSC NEISS estimated annual ER-treated injuries |
| 5-year injury trend | -11% | 49th | 15% | CPSC NEISS 5-year % change in ER-treated injuries |
| Consumer incident reports | 4 | 31st | 20% | CPSC SaferProducts.gov public incident report count |
Methodology: each dimension is ranked against the full population's p10/p25/p50/p75/p90 breakpoints and interpolated to a 0-100 percentile; the composite is the weighted average of available percentiles. See methodology for the full benchmark table.
Where 44,512 estimated ER injuries land on the body
Body-part shares from the same CPSC NEISS injury_types extract for product code 927. Segments sum to 44,512 - a body-map mix, not a danger score or ER-volume rank.
Two danger lenses
Same-group peer scores and this product's dial
The bars compare PlainSafety danger scores inside the Home Workshop Tools & Equipment group (same CPSC NEISS extract). The dial is this product's score alone on the Low/Moderate/High bands. Do not read a peer bar as an ER-visit count.
Home Workshop Tools & Equipment danger scores
How this 33/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for tapes (with adhesive surfaces) - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume 2,225 ER visits/yr Above median volume
- Severity (hospitalization rate) 2.6% Low admission rate
- Fatality rate 0.00% No recorded fatalities
- 5-year trend-11%
Band labels compare this category against the corpus of 838 scored CPSC product categories, see the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Across the 20-year NEISS window from 2005 to 2024, injury counts for tapes (with adhesive surfaces) are declining by about 11% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2019 (3,163 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2008 (1,610 estimated visits). The single most common ER diagnosis is laceration to the finger, accounting for approximately 9,668 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by laceration to the hand (4,812 cases). The 5-14 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 7,005 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 2.6% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 4 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how tapes (with adhesive surfaces) 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 Injuries represent ER-treated cases only
Who Gets Injured?
| Age Group | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 2,326 | 1,657 | |
| 5-14 | 4,768 | 2,237 | |
| 15-24 | 4,531 | 2,372 | |
| 25-34 | 3,493 | 2,839 | |
| 35-44 | 2,391 | 2,390 | |
| 45-54 | 2,926 | 2,356 | |
| 55-64 | 2,209 | 1,847 | |
| 65-74 | 1,873 | 1,645 | |
| 75+ | 1,397 | 1,224 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Finger | Laceration | |
| Hand | Laceration | |
| Internal | Ingestion | |
| Ear | Foreign Body | |
| Wrist | Laceration | |
| Lower Trunk | Derma/conjunct | |
| Lower Arm | Laceration | |
| Face | Foreign Body | |
| Lower Trunk | Other | |
| Upper Trunk | Derma/conjunct | |
| Lower Arm | Derma/conjunct | |
| Internal | Aspiration | |
| Ankle | Strain, Sprain | |
| Finger | Other | |
| Upper Trunk | Other |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
41 YOF C/O CUT HAND WAS CUTTING TAPE WITH KNIFE CUT HAND DX HAND LACERATION
14 YOM WAS CUTTING TAPE OFF ANKLE WITH A KNIFE AND INJURED FINGER DX LACERATION FINGER
62YOM CUT THE TOP OF HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER ON A PIECE OF PLUMBER'S TAPE TODAY. DX: LACERATION WITHOUT FOREIGN BODY LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WITHOUT DAMAGE TO NAIL
67YOF HAS A MEDI PORT THAT WAS JUST PLACED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HER CHEST AND THE SKIN AROUND THE SITE IS NOW RED AND ITCHY DX: ALLERGIC DERMATITIS DUE TO ADHESIVES
76YOF WAS WALKING NEAR A CONSTRUCTION ZONE WHEN SHE GOT A TRIP AND FALL OVER A PIECE OF TAPE IN A CONSTRUCTION SHOWING AND FELL STRAIGHT FORWARD STRIKING FACE DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY; CONTUSION TO LEFT KNEE
51 YOF WAS TRYING TO RESCUE THE NEIGHBOR'S KITTEN AS IT HAD DUCT TAPE STUCK TO ITS BACK AND WAS STUCK UNDER A FENCE. THE CAT SCRATCHED AND BIT HER. +PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT INDEX FINGER, LEFT THUMB, ABRASIONS HANDS AND FOREARMS. DX: CAT BITE, CAT SCRATCH
17YOM PT CUTTING TAPE OFF A PIPE, RT HAND SLIPPED TIP OF SCISSORS CUT WRIST DX: LAC OF WRIST
34 YOM HAS A ULCER TO HIS LEFT HIP OVER WHICH HE HAS A DRESSING SECURED WITH ADHESIVE TAPE. HE HAS A BURNING SENSATION AND BLISTERS UNDER THE ADHESIVE TAPE. DX CONTACT DERMATITIS
59YOF WITH ALLERGIC REACTION TO ADHESIVE TAPE DX; ALLERGIC REACTION
13YOM PRESENTS FOR RASH ON FACE AND ARM AFTER ALLERGIC REACTION TO THE ADHESIVE TAPE FROM THE PICC LINE. DX: RASH
59YOF WITH CHEAT PAIN, DIZZINESS, DIETETIC AT HOME WITH A FINGER STICK BLOOD SUGAR OF 32, TAKES METFORMIN AND *** DX: HYPOGLYCEMIA
38YOM PRESENTS WITH WOUND TO HIS ARM AFTER PULLING TAPE OFF HIS SKIN. DX: WOUND OF UPPER EXTREMITY
Consumer Incident Reports
Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.
I BOUGHT 10 CASES OF PACKING TAPE FROM EBAY USER NAME "[REDACTED]" ON EBAY... AFTER USING TAPE I BECAME ILL...DIZZY..FAINT AND HAD A SICK FELLING WITH BURNING SKIN.. THE TAPE GLUE SMELLS HIGHLY TOXIC WITH MORE THAN NORMAL FUMES.. AFTER USING PRODUCT FOR 6-8 WEEKS IT CAME TO MY ATTENTION THE TAPE WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEMS.. WENT TO DOCTOR AND THEY SAID MY THYROID COUNT WAS LOW.. NOT SIURE IF TAPE CAUSED IT OR NOT??? ALL THESE SYMPTONS CAME AT ABOUT THE SAMETIME... I THINK THE TAPE SHOULD BE TESTED FOR POISON TOXICS??? NAME OF COMPANY "SECURETAC" ADDRESS.... VM 9200 BREWERTON RD BREWERTON,NY 13029 I'M RETURNING 7 CASES OF TAPE TO THEM.. I HAVE KEPT A HALF OF CASE FOR TESTING IF NEED BE... YOU CAN CONTACT ME AT [REDACTED] THANK YOU
Office depot has a tape gun with they're name on it that has a retractable blade that cuts the tape but it gets stuck into the out position and becomes very dangerous after very little use I have cut myself on it a few time the last time pretty severely.
Purchased packing tape on ebay from seller gafferpower. Upon opening and using the tape, within 2 minutes my head was spinning and I was vomiting. A very strong chemical odor emanated from the adhesive on the tape. It was overpowering. The tape originated from China, of course. I still have the complete package of 6 rolls. it is fine unless you pull the tape off the spool.
I had hung up a picture with 3M Command Strips and it fell face forward on the bridge of my nose while I was standing in front of it. I had to go the ER and now have a scar. I received a letter from Costco stating that the 3M Command strips were not sticking right and they were going to send me new ones.
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to tapes (with adhesive surfaces) on the CPSC website.
Compare beyond Home Workshop Tools & Equipment
Nationwide peers by danger score, ER volume & hospitalization
Three PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Tapes (with Adhesive Surfaces): cross-group products nearest on danger score (33/100), estimated annual ER visits (2,225/yr), and hospitalization share (2.6%). Same-group neighbours stay in Related Products above.
Similar danger score
Nearest cross-group products by PlainSafety danger score (100-point scale).
Similar ER visit volume
Nearest cross-group products by NEISS estimated annual ER visits.
Similar hospitalization rate
Nearest cross-group products by % of NEISS ER visits resulting in hospital admission.
Related Products in Home Workshop Tools & Equipment
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About this data
CPSC National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) 2005–2024 and SaferProducts.gov consumer incident reports form the basis of this page. Injury estimates are based on a nationally representative probability sample of U.S. hospital emergency departments.
According to PlainSafety's CPSC NEISS corpus ranking, Tapes (with Adhesive Surfaces) ranks #526 of 838 scored CPSC product categories by PlainSafety danger score and #404 of 838 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does tapes (with adhesive surfaces) rank on danger score versus ER volume?
Among 838 scored CPSC product categories, tapes (with adhesive surfaces) ranks #526 by PlainSafety danger score (33/100) and #404 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume (2,225/yr). The two rankings come from the same NEISS extract and are not the same order.
What are the most common injuries from tapes (with adhesive surfaces)?
The most common injury is laceration to the finger, accounting for approximately 9,668 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from tapes (with adhesive surfaces) increasing or decreasing?
Down 11% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for tapes (with adhesive surfaces) injuries?
The 5-14 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 7,005 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by tapes (with adhesive surfaces)?
Of all ER visits involving tapes (with adhesive surfaces), approximately 2.6% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (97.4%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with tapes (with adhesive surfaces)?
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.
PlainSafety is rendered directly from U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall and incident records, no number is typed in by an editor. Product recall timelines and hazard labels are drawn from CPSC recall records for this product. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.