Wallpaper Cleaners (chemical)
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 Workshop Tools & Equipment · CPSC Code 970
Up 1467% over 5 years
The verdict
Wallpaper Cleaners (chemical) carry a danger score of 36/100 (low risk), driven by roughly 41 ER-treated injuries a year that are rising by about 1467% over the last five years.
- 36/100
- danger score (low risk)
- 41
- ER visits per year (avg)
- 16.7%
- end in hospital admission
- 25-34
- most-injured age group
Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 970 - last data year 2022.
PlainSafety danger score
How this 36/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for wallpaper cleaners (chemical) - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume41 ER visits/yr
- Severity (hospitalization rate)16.7%
- Fatality rate0.00%
- 5-year trend+1467%
See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Wallpaper Cleaners (chemical) (CPSC product code 970, in the Home Workshop Tools & Equipment category) generate an estimated 41 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 245 ER-treated injuries across the 16-year span from 2007 to 2022. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 36/100 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 1467% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2022 (78 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2018 (6 estimated visits).
The single most common ER diagnosis for wallpaper cleaners (chemical) is burn, chemical to the hand, accounting for approximately 78 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by poisoning to the all parts body (75 cases). The 25-34 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 80 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 16.7% 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 6 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how wallpaper cleaners (chemical) 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 2022-12-31. For regulatory context, consult CPSC recall notices and the SaferProducts.gov public database linked below.
Annual Injury Estimates (2007–2022)
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 | 11 | 6 | |
| 25-34 | 16 | 64 | |
| 35-44 | 0 | 78 | |
| 45-54 | 0 | 70 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Hand | Burn, Chemical | |
| All Parts Body | Poisoning | |
| Finger | Derma/conjunct | |
| Upper Trunk | Other | |
| Eyeball | Burn, Chemical |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
42 YOF CO BURNS TO HANDS AFTER USING WALLPAPER STRIPPER DX CHEMICAL BURNS TO HANDS
2 YOF FOUND AT HOME W/WALLPAPER CLEANER/REMOVER ON FACE/EYES AND HAIR WHEN DAD LEFT ROOM FOR FEW MINUTES DX CHEMICAL BURN EYES
12MOM DRANK WALL PAPER STRIPPER, PT HAS NO EMESIS, DX INGESTION
28YOF HAVING ALLERGIC REACTION TO WALLPAPER STRIPER
4 YO MALE INGESTED MIXTURE OF 10% WALLPAPER REMOVER AND 90% WATER. DXPOISONING
RT 4TH FINGER DERMATITIS R/O LOCAL INFECTION:WAS USING CLEANER FORWALLPAPER, RING FINGER RED AND SWOLLEN
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to wallpaper cleaners (chemical) on the CPSC website.
Frequently Asked Questions
How dangerous are wallpaper cleaners (chemical)?
Based on 20 years of CPSC data, wallpaper cleaners (chemical) have a danger score of 36/100 (low risk). An estimated 41 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.
What are the most common injuries from wallpaper cleaners (chemical)?
The most common injury is burn, chemical to the hand, accounting for approximately 78 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from wallpaper cleaners (chemical) increasing or decreasing?
Up 1467% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for wallpaper cleaners (chemical) injuries?
The 25-34 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 80 cases recorded over 20 years. Females are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by wallpaper cleaners (chemical)?
Of all ER visits involving wallpaper cleaners (chemical), approximately 16.7% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (83.3%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with wallpaper cleaners (chemical)?
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 36/100 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 25-34 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.
