Don't hold a child and something hot at the same time. Keep children away from the stove, turn pan handles in, and cook on the rear burners when possible. Do NOT allow children to use the microwave without supervision. Some plastics or paper can be overheated in a microwave and catch on fire. They may not re-heat a leftover enough to kill the harmful bacteria growing in it.
Steam burns to the face and hands are possible if the popcorn or dish is opened too soon.
Burns to the mouth can occur due to unevenly heated foods. Eggs, cooked in their shell, can explode, causing second degree burns. During an average person's lifetime, households can expect to average two fires serious enough to alert the fire department. Nationwide, a residential fire occurs every 67 seconds. There were 3,705 fire death in home fires in 1992 and 21,600 injuries.