How dangerous are Swimming, Water & Beach Equipment products?

Products in the Swimming, Water & Beach Equipment category have an average danger score of 37 out of 100, with approximately 1.3M estimated ER visits per year according to CPSC NEISS data.

How many products are tracked in Swimming, Water & Beach Equipment?

PlainSafety tracks 36 individual products in the Swimming, Water & Beach Equipment category, each with danger scores, injury trends, and ER visit estimates from CPSC NEISS data spanning 2005-2024.

Where does the Swimming, Water & Beach Equipment safety data come from?

All data comes from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) NEISS database, which projects national injury estimates from a probability sample of approximately 100 hospital emergency departments.

Product category

Swimming, Water & Beach Equipment

This category tracks 36 consumer products in the CPSC NEISS injury database, together accounting for roughly 1.3M emergency-room visits a year - the 4th-highest of 26 tracked categories by ER volume.

36
products tracked: 1.3M
ER visits / year: 37
avg danger score: 5.6%
avg hospitalization rate

What the CPSC data shows

Utility Vehicles is the most dangerous product in Swimming, Water & Beach Equipment, scoring 51/100 with about 4,515 ER visits a year.

0
high-risk products (score 60+): 12
moderate-risk (40–59): 466,870/yr
Bicycles And Accessories, (excl.mountain Or All-terrain) (most ER visits): 10↑ / 15↓
worsening / improving (5-yr)

All figures come from the CPSC NEISS dataset (2005–2024); products are sorted by danger score so the highest-risk items surface first.

Where injuries concentrate in Swimming, Water & Beach Equipment

Estimated average annual ER visits for the highest-volume products in this category.

Top products in Swimming, Water & Beach Equipment by annual ER visits

The Swimming, Water & Beach Equipment safety profile

Average danger score across the 36 scored products, and how they split across the danger tiers.

Average danger score

High risk (60+): 0 Moderate (40–59): 12 Low (<40): 24

Every product in Swimming, Water & Beach Equipment, by danger score

Score	Product	Injuries/yr	Trend	Hosp. %
51	Utility Vehicles	4,515	+299%	13.9%
49	Bicycles And Accessories, (excl.mountain Or All-terrain)	466,870	-11%	8.7%
48	Two-wheeled, Powered, Off-road Vehicles	62,589	+23%	11.2%
47	Mountain Or All-terrain Bicycles And Accessories	11,663	+88%	8.8%
44	Scooters, Powered	63,518	-	12.8%
44	Power-assisted Cycles, Not Elsewhere Classified	45,933	-	20.8%
43	Snowboarding (activity, Apparel Or Equipment)	36,132	+23%	4.0%
42	Games Or Game Parts (excl Marbles & Computer Games)	6,534	+17%	12.0%
42	Scooters, Unspecified	67,112	-	8.0%
42	Minibikes, Powered	3,045	+71%	7.5%
41	Baseball (activity, Apparel Or Equipment; Excl Softball)	124,063	-31%	2.3%
41	Electric Power-assisted Pedal Bicycles	56,749	-	16.4%
39	Toys, Not Elsewhere Classified	102,623	-	2.0%
39	Hoverboards And Powered Skateboards	23,187	-	7.6%
39	Softball (activity, Apparel Or Equipment)	86,509	-39%	1.9%
38	Balls, Other Or Not Specified	20,958	-8%	3.2%
37	Camping Equipment (excl. Trailers, Lighting Equipment,	5,276	+1%	6.0%
37	Track & Field (act., Apparel, Eqp.; Ex. Jog, Run Fit)	25,434	-35%	3.4%
37	Hammocks	4,329	+19%	3.6%
36	Book Bags Or Back Carriers (exc. Baby Carr. Luggage, Cam	10,586	-12%	2.5%
35	Toy Vehicles (excluding Riding Toys)	12,047	-19%	2.5%
35	Scooters, Unpowered	8,456	-	5.5%
34	Toy Weapons, Not Specified	170	+136%	1.3%
33	Riding Toys, Not Specified	3,445	-19%	2.4%
33	Other Toy Guns	1,274	+19%	0.6%
33	Flying Discs And Boomerangs	8,550	-34%	2.5%
33	Scooters / Skateboards, Powered	17,425	-100%	7.0%
33	Portable Swimming Pools	1,796	-5%	4.7%
32	Crayons Or Chalk	3,353	-24%	1.8%
31	Doll Houses And Other Play Scenes	1,425	-19%	3.0%
31	Pretend Electronics, Tools, Housewares & Appliances	2,898	-27%	1.8%
29	Other Toy Weapons (projectile)	277	+3%	3.4%
28	Roller Hockey (activity, Apparel Or Equipment)	808	-40%	2.7%
25	Personal Fitness/activity Trackers	67	+32%	2.5%
22	Toy Caps, Cap Toys Or Cap Guns	114	-42%	0.7%
21	Toy Make-up Kits Or Cosmetics	47	-37%	3.5%

What this means in Swimming, Water & Beach Equipment

Use the danger score to triage, then open a product page for the full age, body-part, and severity breakdown.

Pay closest attention to Utility Vehicles - the highest-scoring product in this category. See the data
Compare this category against the full danger rankings to see where it sits nationally. All rankings
Cross-check specific models against open CPSC recalls before you buy or keep one. CPSC recalls

NEISS injury estimates are nationally weighted projections from a sample of ER visits, they show relative risk between products, not exact counts.

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), 2005–2024.

Source: CPSC SaferProducts.gov consumer incident reports and CPSC recall announcements.

Disclaimer: This information is provided for general informational purposes only and does not constitute professional, medical, or safety advice. Data is sourced from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); PlainSafety is an independent project and is not affiliated with the CPSC. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, scored, and verified.

Compiled by PlainSafety Editorial, Consumer Product Safety Editorial Team · May 15, 2026