CPSC NEISS · code 893

Tools, Not Specified

Tools, Not Specified: danger rank #63 of 838 is not ER-volume rank #94 of 838 (27,922 estimated ER visits a year; rising by about 25% over the last five years).

Home Communication & Entertainment CPSC NEISS through 2024

Danger score versus ER volume

Danger score versus ER volume

According to CPSC NEISS 2005-2024, Tools, Not Specified ranks #63 of 838 by danger score (44/100) at ER-volume #94 of 838 (27,922/yr). They are not the same ranking.

#63
danger rank of 838
#94
ER-volume rank of 838
44/100
danger score
27,922/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 (44/100) across 838 scored CPSC product categories

44 Higher than most more dangerous than 90% 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: 66/100

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.

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Dimension Value National percentile Weight applied Source
Injury severity (hospitalization + fatality blend) 7 58th 35% CPSC NEISS 20-year severity index
Annual ER injury volume 27,922 87th 30% CPSC NEISS estimated annual ER-treated injuries
5-year injury trend +25% 84th 15% CPSC NEISS 5-year % change in ER-treated injuries
Consumer incident reports 5 34th 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 558,439 estimated ER injuries land on the body

Body-part shares from the same CPSC NEISS injury_types extract for product code 893. Segments sum to 558,439 - 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 Communication & Entertainment 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 Communication & Entertainment danger scores

1. Tools, Not Specified44/1002. Batteries43/1003. Bench Or Table Saws43/1004. Torches, Not Specified42/1005. Battery Chargers/adapters41/1006. Power Saws, Other Or Not …40/1007. Rope Or String40/1008. Saws, Not Specified40/100
Higher score = higher composite danger in this group. Peer set is other scored products sharing the same CPSC group.
0/100100/10044/100
PlainSafety danger score · Tools, Not Specified

Source: CPSC NEISS danger-score model As of 2024

How this 44/100 score is built

The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for tools, not specified - no opinion, no editorializing:

  • Injury volume 27,922 ER visits/yr High volume
  • Severity (hospitalization rate) 6.2% Above median admission rate
  • Fatality rate 0.08% Above-typical fatality rate
  • 5-year trend+25%

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 tools, not specified are rising by about 25% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2024 (43,325 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2006 (14,781 estimated visits). The single most common ER diagnosis is laceration to the finger, accounting for approximately 47,903 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by contusions, abr. to the eyeball (43,788 cases). The 35-44 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 107,785 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 6.2% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer, and a small fraction (0.08%) result in fatality.

Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 5 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how tools, not specified 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)

10K20K30K40K50K 20052008201120142017202020232024 43K
Estimated annual emergency-room visits for Tools, Not Specified, CPSC NEISS

Source: CPSC NEISS national injury estimates As of 2024

Source: CPSC NEISS national estimates Injuries represent ER-treated cases only

Who Gets Injured?

Age Group Male Female Total
0-4 4,406 2,008 6,414
5-14 13,638 4,057 17,695
15-24 49,928 6,495 56,423
25-34 78,526 11,431 89,957
35-44 92,996 14,738 107,785
45-54 85,247 14,963 100,210
55-64 70,452 12,569 83,021
65-74 50,513 9,792 60,305
75+ 28,793 7,809 36,602

Most Common Injuries

Body Part Diagnosis Est. Injuries
Finger Laceration 47,903
Eyeball Contusions, Abr. 43,788
Eyeball Foreign Body 37,769
Hand Laceration 21,981
Upper Trunk Other 19,939
Lower Trunk Other 19,539
Head Internal Injury 18,898
Head Laceration 18,230
Lower Trunk Strain, Sprain 17,980
Face Laceration 16,130
Upper Trunk Contusions, Abr. 8,407
Finger Fracture 8,076
Lower Leg Laceration 7,743
Lower Arm Laceration 7,146
Shoulder Strain, Sprain 6,983

Severity Breakdown

Treated/examined And Released 91.6% (511,601)
Treated And Admitted/hospitalized 4.9% (27,520)
Treated And Transferred 1.6% (8,786)
Left Without Being Seen 1.5% (8,582)
Held For Observation 0.3% (1,398)
Fatality Incl. Doa, Died In Er 0.1% (461)
Unknown, Not Stated 0.0% (91)

ER Visit Narratives

Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.

Age 24 · Male · Upper Trunk · Other · 2024

24YOM PRESENTS WITH CHEST PAIN AFTER SPENDING THREE HOURS CUTTING TREES TODAY DX: CHEST PAIN

Age 51 · Male · Hand · Contusions, Abr. · 2024

51 YOM REPORTS HE DROPPED A BAG OF TOOLS ON HIS RIGHT HAND. DX: HAND CONTUSION AND ABRASION

Age 10 · Male · Hand · Laceration · 2024

10 YOM PRESENTS WITH L HAND LACERATION. PT WAS USING A MULTITOOL AT HOME LAST NIGHT AND IT SLIPPED AND CUT THE SKIN ON HIS L HAND. LACERATION REPAIR PERFORMED. DX: LACERATION L HAND.

Age 43 · Male · Eyeball · Foreign Body · 2024

43YOM WAS CUTTING WOOD AND GOT A PIECE OF WOOD INTO HIS EYES, WAS NOT WEARING EYE PROTECTION DX: EYE FOREIGN BODY AND RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION

Age 59 · Male · Eyeball · Foreign Body · 2024

59 YOM WAS CUTTING METAL AND GOT A PIECE IN EYE DX: FB

Age 40 · Male · Lower Trunk · Strain, Sprain · 2024

40YOM COMPLAINS OF LOWER ABDOMINAL PAIN AFTER DOING SOME HEAVY LIFTING OF TOOLS. DX: ABDOMINAL WALL STRAIN

Age 75 · Male · Upper Trunk · Fracture · 2024

75 YOM WAS CUTTING TREE BRANCHES WHEN A BRANCH KNOCKED HIM OFF BALANCE AND HE FELL 10-15 FT FROM LADDER TO THE GROUND FLAT ON HIS BACK. DX: T12 FRACTURE.

Age 33 · Male · Finger · Hematoma · 2024

33 YOM HIT L THUMB W/TOOL DX; THUMB HEMATOMA

Age 26 · Male · Lower Trunk · Contusions, Abr. · 2024

26YOM WAS CUTTING A TREE WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A TREE BRANCH CONTINUED ABDOMINAL PAIN AND HAS BEEN VOMITING BLOOD DX: CONTUSION TO LOWER ABDOMEN; UPPER GI BLEED; HEMATOPOIESIS

Age 22 · Male · Eyeball · Foreign Body · 2024

22YOM PT C/O LEFT EYE PAIN WHILE CUTTING CAST IRON DX: ACUTE FOREIGN BODY OF LEFT CORNEA

Age 93 · Male · Head · Hematoma · 2024

93YOM PATIENT STATES HE WAS CUTTING TREES WHEN HE STUMBLED OVER A ROCK AND FELL BACKWARDS LANDING ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER, +HEADSTRIKE, +LOC. HE IS ON APIXIBAN. HE HAS AN AVULSION OF SKIN OVERLYING THE CROWN OF HIS HEAD. DX: HEMATOMA OF PARIETAL SCALP, GROUND-LEVEL FALL

Age 66 · Male · Eyeball · Foreign Body · 2024

66 YOM WAS CUTTING A CAST IRON PIPE WHEN HE FELT A FOREIGN BODY SENSATION IN HIS LEFT EYE. HE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. DX FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE

Consumer Incident Reports

Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.

7/5/2019 · Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received · Harbor Freight Tools · Tennessee

This caller is reporting that he purchased a 12,000 pound capacity electric winch that is designed to pull in and loop to the side but this unit doesn't perform as it should and the caller reported this issue from first use as well as reporting that the cable didn't line up well Caller was reeling in a 2,000 pound log Monday July 1st, 2019 with his wife assisting via a steel pole that sticks in the ground to guide but the log turned slightly, grabbed his wife by the lower area of her leg and pulled her down. This caller tried to turn the winch off but it would not turn off until he took the cable from the battery. If he had tightened the cable to the battery he states that she could have no longer been alive. He is reporting that this winch has no safety feature to prevent this incident His wife suffered bruises, slight lacerations and her knee was extremely sore making it very difficult to walk. She has not been seen by a physician. He sent an email to [REDACTED] and conversed [REDACTED] who sent him to the complaint department however he has left three messages but has not received one return call. [REDACTED]

6/4/2018 · Injury, Seen by Medical Professional · Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc. · Nevada

On the evening on May 26th, 2018 I was using a Black and Decker Rotary tool to do some light sanding on a wood project. I was using the project for about 5 minutes when it suddenly burst into flames in my hand - There were jets of flames and sparks coming from the vents on the side of the tool. My right hand was severely burnt - second and third degree burns on my palm, thumb, and fingers. Also, as I threw the tool away haphazardly to get it away from me the tool turned and the tool caught the top side of my hand, getting caught momentarily inbetween my fingers and the rotating part of the tool cut very deeply into my knuckles. I contacted Black and Decker immediately via their website, and have yet to receive a response. I reach out two more times, once via their website and a second via their Chat feature. I have provided photos of my injuries as well as photos of the tool showing the burn marks clearly coming from inside the tool. This needs to be addressed as I clearly had a defective tool. Someone is going to get seriously injured or their house is going to burn down - The tool was LITERALLY shooting flames and sparks like a small jet engine. I am lucky that I am married to an Emergency room provider, and she was able to dress my injuries. I was unable to use my right hand for 3 days. As anyone knows, burns are very painful. I am extremely upset with Black and Deckers lack of response and interest into looking into this defective product.

6/27/2013 · Injury, Level of care not known · ASC365 International Group · California

Purchased a machine tool of sorts, specifically what is known as a silk screen mesh stretcher. The cost was roughly 400 dollars. The item was imported from abroad and sold on an online factory direct website. Upon delivery, the item and its packaging smelled odd and when left alone in residence, for lack of better terminology, "stunk up the entire place." The smell was very strong and very noxious and caused nausea. Left the package outside where the smell spread, causing a neighbor to complain. lt has been left outside for several weeks, and though the intensity of the stench has decreased, it is still very present. Feel this chemical stench could be a risk to human health.

6/17/2015 · Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional · Plews, Inc. · Indiana

I purchased a Amflo 201 Rubber tipped blow gun, From river bend hose company in south bend Indiana In June of 2015. When I went to use it the rubber tip blow off hitting me in the face. I contacted river bend hose , and they said they do not care ,all we are concerned about is making money and Not safety .

3/30/2012 · Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received · BENNETT MACHINE TOOLS LTD · California

my name [REDACTED] Im body technician for 22 years so I know the diferents electronic measure sistems and I work on this shop for the last 7nd and they have this brand SHARK HEIN-WERNER THE OLD MODEL and SERIAL NUMBER 09601138 and the first time I had used I knew this product was unsafe dont have handle to move safety when is in use for the operator, dont show warning stickers for the drawers when is in use for operator , because this specific model the top drawer open to the right side and the other one on the bottom open to the left side "doing a circular motion when opening" the 3/27/2012 I was using this device 9 to 10 am I HAD TO MOVE MORE CLOSE TO GET WIRELESS SIGNAL TO SENT THE REPORT DAMAGE TO THE PRINTER I was in front of the device pulling slow a couple feet when both doors open at the same time and the fingers of my right hand were caught between top of the elecronic device and the first drawer causing serious possible injury to one of the fingers that gaveme tearing inside the fingertip and nail the base of the device is unstable because the base scuare is too smal in comparison of the high of the device and safety handle bars to pull or push dont exist at least on this machine and dont show if had before

Product Recalls

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Nationwide peers by danger score, ER volume & hospitalization

Three PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Tools, Not Specified: cross-group products nearest on danger score (44/100), estimated annual ER visits (27,922/yr), and hospitalization share (6.2%). Same-group neighbours stay in Related Products above.

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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, Tools, Not Specified ranks #63 of 838 scored CPSC product categories by PlainSafety danger score and #94 of 838 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does tools, not specified rank on danger score versus ER volume?

Among 838 scored CPSC product categories, tools, not specified ranks #63 by PlainSafety danger score (44/100) and #94 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume (27,922/yr). The two rankings come from the same NEISS extract and are not the same order.

What are the most common injuries from tools, not specified?

The most common injury is laceration to the finger, accounting for approximately 47,903 injuries over 20 years.

Are injuries from tools, not specified increasing or decreasing?

Up 25% over 5 years.

Who is most at risk for tools, not specified injuries?

The 35-44 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 107,785 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.

What happens when someone is injured by tools, not specified?

Of all ER visits involving tools, not specified, approximately 6.2% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (93.8%) are treated and released from the emergency department.

How can I report a safety problem with tools, not specified?

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.

Data on Tools, Not Specified is compiled directly from CPSC NEISS and SaferProducts.gov records, current through 2024. See our methodology for details.

Disclaimer: This page is for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with the CPSC.

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.