The Home Picker Editorial Team

Space heaters send fewer people to the ER than any appliance we track — about 1,600 visits a year — but 11.8% of those end in hospital admission, roughly four times the kitchen-appliance rate. Here is the recall record, the models to check right now, and the two safety rules the failure data actually supports.

Since 2023, five U.S. recalls have covered about 1,488,100 mini-fridges — every one for a fire or burn hazard. Here is the full model list (AstroAI, Frigidaire-brand, Cooluli, Personal Chiller), the incident counts CPSC published, and how to check whether yours is included.

Galanz recalled about 121,680 of its 7.6 cu ft retro refrigerators (2018-2020) after 34 fires and one death. See the affected models, the fire hazard, and what to do now.

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

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.