Original data research from the PlainSafety. Every number here is pulled directly from our live database; nothing is hardcoded.
What this research covers
PlainSafety research ranks consumer products across 838 NEISS categories with injury data (2005–2024), covering about 310 million estimated ER injuries, answering one severity or trend question per study.
Studies below answer one product-safety ranking question each from the live CPSC NEISS mirror; they are descriptive injury statistics, not medical or legal advice.
PlainSafety's ranking of consumer products by total estimated emergency-room injuries reported to CPSC NEISS across two decades. Server-rendered from a live JOIN of the product_categories and safety_scores tables.
PlainSafety's ranking of consumer products by the share of ER-treated injuries severe enough to require inpatient hospitalization, surfacing the categories with the highest per-incident severity profile.
PlainSafety's ranking of consumer products whose estimated ER injuries have declined most over the most recent 5-year window, surfacing categories where regulatory action, product redesigns, or use-pattern shifts appear to be reducing harm.
Download the NEISS product-injury extract cited on this page: neiss-product-injury-statistics.csv (CC0).