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CPSC NEISS Data 2005–2024

Vacuum Containers

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 1102

Up 23% over 5 years

The verdict

Vacuum Containers carry a danger score of 35/100 (low risk), driven by roughly 589 ER-treated injuries a year that are rising by about 23% over the last five years.

35/100
danger score (low risk)
589
ER visits per year (avg)
7.9%
end in hospital admission
0-4
most-injured age group

Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 1102 - last data year 2024.

PlainSafety danger score

0/100100/10035/100
PlainSafety danger score

Source: CPSC NEISS danger-score model As of 2024

How this 35/100 score is built

The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for vacuum containers - no opinion, no editorializing:

  • Injury volume589 ER visits/yr
  • Severity (hospitalization rate)7.9%
  • Fatality rate0.00%
  • 5-year trend+23%

See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.

What the CPSC Data Shows

Vacuum Containers (CPSC product code 1102, in the Containers & Packaging category) generate an estimated 589 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 11,779 ER-treated injuries across the 20-year span from 2005 to 2024. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 35/100 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 rising by about 23% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2024 (1,491 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2012 (114 estimated visits).

The single most common ER diagnosis for vacuum containers is laceration to the face, accounting for approximately 898 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by internal injury to the head (797 cases). The 0-4 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 1,958 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 7.9% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.

Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 66 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how vacuum containers 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.

589
Injuries / Year
7.9%
Hospitalization Rate
0.00%
Fatality Rate

Annual Injury Estimates (2005–2024)

05001K2K2K 20052008201120142017202020232024 1K
Estimated annual emergency-room visits for Vacuum Containers, CPSC NEISS

Source: CPSC NEISS national injury estimates As of 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 1,173 785 1,958
5-14 1,064 729 1,793
15-24 621 621 1,270
25-34 276 836 1,112
35-44 319 1,149 1,468
45-54 125 974 1,099
55-64 518 722 1,240
65-74 276 481 757
75+ 408 675 1,083

Most Common Injuries

Body Part Diagnosis Est. Injuries
Face Laceration 898
Head Internal Injury 797
Upper Leg Burn, Scald 469
Foot Contusions, Abr. 452
Hand Burn, Scald 415
Lower Trunk Burn, Scald 408
Upper Trunk Other 379
Upper Trunk Burn, Scald 357
Internal Ingestion 356
All Parts Body Poisoning 342
Foot Burn, Scald 298
Hand Laceration 291
Mouth Laceration 253
Face Contusions, Abr. 243
Shoulder Other 228

Severity Breakdown

Treated/examined And Released 89.4% (10,541)
Treated And Admitted/hospitalized 4.9% (574)
Treated And Transferred 4.2% (498)
Left Without Being Seen 1.1% (134)
Held For Observation 0.3% (40)

ER Visit Narratives

Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.

Age 33 · Female · Foot · Burn, Scald · 2024

33 YOF SPILLED HER HALF FULL, 40 OZ *** OF BOILING WATER ON HER BILATERAL FEET WHILE ON THE FERRY. DX: BURN INVOLVING LESS THAN 10% OF BODY SURFACE.

Age 202 · Male · Head · Internal Injury · 2024

2 MOM WAS UNRESTRAINED IN A CAR SEAT IN A MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION AT APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MPH. MOM BELIEVES PATIENT FELL FORWARD OUT OF HIS SEAT, STRIKING HIS HEAD ON A METAL ***. NO AIRBAGS PRESENT. DX: HEAD TRAUMA IN PEDIATRIC PATIENT.

Age 62 · Female · Toe · Contusions, Abr. · 2024

62YOF DROPPED A LARGE *** ON TOE. DX: TOE CONTUSION

Age 14 · Female · Foot · Contusions, Abr. · 2024

14YOF C/O CONTUSION OF RIGHT FOOT S/P PT STATES SHE DROPPED A 32OZ FULL METAL *** WATER BOTTLE ON HER FOOT. DX: CONTUSION OF RIGHT FOOT

Age 59 · Female · Foot · Fracture · 2024

59YOF,SLIPPED AN FELL WHILE VACCUUMING HIT FOOT,DX:FX BONE FOOT

Age 13 · Male · Face · Laceration · 2024

13YOM C/O LACERATION OF FACE S/P PT STATES HE WAS PLAYING WITH HIS FRIENDS AND THROWING AROUND A METAL WATER BOTTLE. PT ACCIDENTALLY GOT HI IN THE FORHEAD. DX: LACERATION ABOVE LEFT EYEBROW SURROUNDED BY HEMATOMA

Age 13 · Male · Head · Internal Injury · 2024

13YOM C/O HEAD INJURY S/P PT WAS AT SCHOOL TODAY RUNNING BACKWARDS WHEN HE FELL AND HIT THE BACK OF HIS HEAD ON A *** AND THEN THE WALL. DX: HEAD INJURY

Age 6 · Male · Face · Laceration · 2024

6YOM WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN FACE WITH A WATER BOTTLE. DX: RT EYEBROW LAC

Age 74 · Female · Lower Trunk · Strain, Sprain · 2024

74YOF INJURED BACK WHEN BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A WATER BOTTLE. DX: LUMBAR STR

Age 34 · Male · Toe · Laceration · 2024

34YOM HAS SMALL LACERATION TO LEFT 2ND TOE AFTER DROPPING WATER *** ON LEFT 2ND TOE. DX: PAIN OF LEFT TOE

Age 44 · Female · Foot · Other · 2024

44YOF PRESENTS WITH FOOT PAIN AFTER DROPPING HER 40 OUNCE *** CUP ON HER FOOT JUST PTA. DX: FOOT PAIN

Age 25 · Female · Internal · Ingestion · 2024

25YOF WAS TAKING A DRINK FROM HER WATER BOTTLE WHEN THE SPRING POPPED UP AND SHE SWALLOWED IT. DX: SWALLOWED FB

Consumer Incident Reports

Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.

9/12/2016 · Injury, Seen by Medical Professional · Takeya USA Corporation · California

My six year old daughter was playing soccer. It was a hot and sunny day so she grabbed the Takeya stainless steel water bottle that we purchased from Costco that was filled with water and ice. She screamed and dropped the bottle. She burned all of her fingertips on the water bottle. She could not use her hands for several days, and they were visible burned, and she continued to complained of pain. The outside of the stainless steel water bottle became dangerously hot in the sun. Both the manufacturer and Costco have been notified but had not responded adequately.

8/5/2025 · Incident, No Injury · Sundesa, LLC d/b/a Blenderbottle Company · California

On Aug 1st of 2025, my toddler was drinking from the Owala Kids Insulation Stainless Steel Tumbler with Spill Resistant Flexible Straw when I noticed he was spitting up his drink. Upon inspection, I found that parts of the built-in straw had partially disintegrated. I believe some pieces may have been swallowed by my child.

8/5/2024 · No Incident, No Injury · Green Foundations · United States

For my teen daughter going away to a summer precollege program I purchased a Greens Steel brand portable coffee cup thermos--it's insulated doubled wall stainless with a lid and handle since she'd be taking her morning coffee with her... I washed the product and somehow didn't see the dull gray dot on the bottom--about 1/3" in circumference. When she got home from camp this weekend I washed the cup to put it away today and noticed the gray dot. Having heard about the [REDACTED] cups (but this dot was NOT covered, it was exposed!), I went and got my [REDACTED] tester and to my horror the thing turned the brightest beet pink. This means that for two weeks my daughter was handling and drinking out of a cup that had a lead bottom. I just emailed the company and then found your site.

8/4/2024 · Incident, No Injury · Brumis Imports, Inc. · Virginia

I bought a new 40 0z TAL tumbler from Walmart they just dropped some of them have colored clear lids I noticed in the top under the lid in a place thats suppose to be sealed has mold it can not be cleaned

8/4/2024 · Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received · IKEA North America Services, LLC · Florida

Placing four ice cubes in an Ikea insulated Behovd carafe when it exploded sending glass flying out of it.

8/24/2015 · Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received · Allied Imex, Inc. · California

Purchased brand new coleman [REDACTED] and when using it for the first time, my roommate and I heard and witnessed it explode shooting shattered glass all over my roommate. It was purchased two days prior at Burlington's and this was the first time to use it. I contacted coleman twice to let them know to no avail. I searched the internet and found that I am not the only person this has happened to. I have the receipt, I do not want my money back I want the public warned and to stop anyone from being injured very seriously! This is the glass packed [REDACTED] by coleman and [REDACTED]. I have photos and thank god my roommate's injuries were minor.

8/15/2023 · Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received · YETI Coolers, LLC · United States

Additional physical injuries sustained include: lacerations to both upper and lower eyelids, severe swelling, headaches, and optic nerve damage; permanent blindness in his left eye. The adverse psychological effects are constant and ongoing, he was never depressed. Ever aspect of his life, daily routine activities, are now difficult for him. previous to this catastrophic injury the same tasks were performed with great ease; without a second thought.The injury, along with losing his sight has significantly diminished his overall quality of life. His left eye was his "good eye", his dominate eye, as he could see well from it.No reasonable person would expect to be bloodied and blinded by their favorite beverage container. Yeti products have an inherently flawed design and pose a significant hazardous threat to be seriously injured or loss of life.

7/29/2018 · Injury, Level of care not known · Cresimo Limited TA · Texas

101 Oz (3L) Airpot Thermal Carafe / Lever Action / Stainless Steel Thermos / 12 Hour Heat Retention / 24 Hour Cold Retention by Cresimo On Amazon has a pinch point at back of lever, very painful. Caught me and a neighbor by surprise. If you lay hand across top of handle and push down, okay, as you let up finger is pinched at pivot point.

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Product Recalls

Search for active and past recalls related to vacuum containers on the CPSC website.

Frequently Asked Questions

How dangerous are vacuum containers?

Based on 20 years of CPSC data, vacuum containers have a danger score of 35/100 (low risk). An estimated 589 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.

What are the most common injuries from vacuum containers?

The most common injury is laceration to the face, accounting for approximately 898 injuries over 20 years.

Are injuries from vacuum containers increasing or decreasing?

Up 23% over 5 years.

Who is most at risk for vacuum containers injuries?

The 0-4 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 1,958 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.

What happens when someone is injured by vacuum containers?

Of all ER visits involving vacuum containers, approximately 7.9% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (92.1%) are treated and released from the emergency department.

How can I report a safety problem with vacuum containers?

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.

Safety Guides

What this means for you

Treat the 35/100 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 0-4 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.