Safety Data Lake
Filter Glossary
Below is a list of search filters, and their descriptions, that are available in the Safety Data Lake. Further descriptions of all available data fields can also be found upon downloading search results.
Availability of filters may change as we update the site.
Universal Filters
The following filters are available across all data in the Safety Data Lake.
Source
This refers to the database from which we access the data. More information can be found on our Data Sources page. Click on 'Details' to visit the external database site.
| Main Source | Database | Database Link |
|---|---|---|
| US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) | National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) | Details |
| US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) | SaferProducts.Gov | Details |
| US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) | Recalls | Details |
| European Commission | Safety Gate Rapid Alert System | Details |
| U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) | Details |
| U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | FDA Enforcement Report | Details |
| Health Canada Consumer Product Recalls | Consumer Product Recalls and Safety Alerts | Details |
| National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) | NHTSA Complaints | Details |
| National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) | NHTSA Recalls | Details |
| The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) | Global Recalls | Details |
| Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) | Hazardous Materials Incident Statistics | Details |
Time Frame
This refers to the period of time for which specific incidents were dated in the source database. “Any Time” will return incidents regardless of date. “Last Year” will return incidents beginning January 1 of the current year to the present date, and so on.
Sorted By
This option arranges the search return either by incident date (“Newest First” or “Oldest First”), or “Relevance”.
Inferred Product
The Inferred Product is a general product category involved in an incident. Categories are made with machine learning using relevant text fields within the source database, and as such may not always be accurate.
Each category is modified from the Consumer Product Safety Commission product taxonomy, totaling 165 categories with the following format: Product Group – Product Subgroup
Inferred Hazard
The Inferred Hazard is a general hazard category involved in an incident. Categories are made with machine learning using relevant text fields within the source database, and as such may not always be accurate.
Unique Filters
Some data have filters that are unique to their source database. Explore the dropdown menus below to view a list of unique filters for each.
Type of product involved in the incident
Part of the body affected in the product-related incident
Physician-diagnosis indicating the nature of the incident, including: ingestion, aspiration, burns (electrical, scalding, chemical, radiation, thermal, and not specified), amputation, concussions, contusions, abrasions, crushing, dislocation, foreign body, fracture, hematoma, laceration, dental injury, nerve damage, internal organ injury, puncture, strain, sprain, anoxia, hemorrhage, electric shock, poisoning, submersion, avlusion, dermatitis, conjunctivitis, and others
Disposition of the case when a patient was treated in an emergency room. These include: 1) Fatality, including DOI, died in the ED, brain dead; 2) Held for observation; 3) Left without being seen / Left against medical advice (AMA); 3) Not recorded; 4) Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within the same facility); 5) Treated and released, or examined and released without treatment; 6) Treated and transferred to another hospital
Indicates whether the indcident involved a fire, with the following designations: 1) Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Department attendance is not recorded; 2) Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Department attended; 3) Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Department did not attend; 4) No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Location where the incident happened, such as: farm / ranch, home, industrial, mobile / manufactured home, not recorded, other public property, place of recreation or sports, school / daycare, street or highway
There are currently no unique filters available for this data source
Type of product involved in the incident
Indicates whether a UL mark was detected by machine learning in the incident image
Type of product involved in the report
Designated level of risk in the report, including: 1) serious risk; 2) other risk levels; 3) other types of alerts
Type of risk involved in the report
Indicates whether the product user was consumer or professional
Origin of products associated with the report
Country in which the report was submitted
There are currently no unique filters available for this data source
Type of product involved in the recall. Some of these include: biologics, cosmetics, devices, drugs, food, tobacco, and veterinary
The numerical designation (1, 2, or 3) assigned by the FDA to a particular product recall, indicating he relative degree of health hazard. The classification 'Not Yet Classified' indicates a numerical classification has not yet been designated. The classifications are: Class 1) a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death; Class 2) a situation in which the use of, or exposure to, a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote; Class 3) a situation in which use of, or exposure to, a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences
Progress of the recall, including: Completed) a recall which has reached the point at which the firm has actually retried and impounded all outstanding product that could reasonably be expected to be recovered, or has completed all product corrections; Outgoing) a recall which is currently in progress; Terminated) a recall will be terminated when the FDA determines that all reasonable efforts have been made to remove or correct the product in accordance with the recall strategy, and when it is reasonable to assume that the product subject to the recall has been removed and proper disposition or correction has been made commensurate with the degree of hazard of the recalled product
The method(s) by which the firm initially notified the public or their consignees of a recall
Type of product involved in the recall
Vehicle component involved in the incident
Make of the vehicle involved in the incident
Model of the vehicle involved in the incident
Year of the vehicle model involved in the incident
Vehicle component involved in the incident
Make of the vehicle involved in the incident
Model of the vehicle involved in the incident
Year of the vehicle model involved in the incident
Country that initiated the recall
Type of product involved in the recall
Name of the product being transported. Taken from Form DOT F 5800.1, Section II, #14
Describes the mode of transportation in which the incident occurred. Taken from Form DOT F 5800.1, Section II, #8. Includes: Air, FAA-Air, FMCSA-Highway, FRA-Railway, Highway, Rail, Water
Both the hazard class name, and the 2-digit code, of the product being transported. Taken from Form DOT F 5800.1, Section II, #16
Whether the alert is a 'Product Safety Alert', 'Product Safety Report' or 'Product Recall'
Country that the relevant product originated from
The organization that initialized the report, recall or alert
The highest level categorizaiton of the product type - for instance, 'Furniture', 'Chemical products', 'Toys'
An indication of the level of seriousness associated with the risk of the report, recall or alert. They are: 'Not provided', 'Low', 'Medium', 'High', 'Serious'
A mid-level categornization of the product type. It is more specific than product category. For instance, 'Upholstered dining chairs', 'Tattoo Ink', 'Plastic Toys'
