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The Home-Injury Index: How Many Americans Land in the ER From Everyday Appliances (2005-2024)

July 25, 2026July 24, 2026 by James Lee

Chart: estimated annual U.S. ER injuries by home-appliance category (NEISS 2020-2024) - kitchen countertop 22,700, vacuums 16,600, space heaters 1,600, air purifiers 193; and share admitted to hospital - heaters 11.8%, vacuums 8.2%, air purifiers 7.0%, kitchen 3.2%

How many Americans go to the ER from home appliances each year, by category, from CPSC NEISS data: kitchen ~22,700, vacuums ~16,600, heaters most severe. F

The Home-Appliance Recall Index: 29 Million Units Recalled, Counted by Category (2015-2026)

July 25, 2026July 24, 2026 by James Lee

Bar chart: U.S. units recalled by home-appliance category 2015-2026 - kitchen countertop 25.8M, space heaters 2.6M, vacuums 784K, air purifiers 208K

An independent tally of every U.S. home-appliance recall since 2015: 29M+ units across 76 recalls, by category, hazard and country. Free to cite.