Danger score versus ER volume
Danger score versus ER volume
According to CPSC NEISS 2005-2024, Baby Rattles ranks #526 of 838 by danger score (33/100) at ER-volume #756 of 838 (109/yr). They are not the same ranking.
- #526
- danger rank of 838
- #756
- ER-volume rank of 838
- 33/100
- danger score
- 109/yr
- estimated ER visits (avg)
Danger score combines injury volume, hospitalization, fatality, and five-year trend. ER volume is the average annual NEISS estimate alone. Rank 1 is highest on each list.
Where this category's danger score sits nationally
Danger score (33/100) across 838 scored CPSC product categories
33 Lower than most lower than 63% of 838 product categories
scored CPSC product categories, bucketed by value
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Source CPSC NEISS, PlainSafety danger-score model · 2024
Composite verdict
Composite Safety Score: 34/100
One verdict blending 4 independently-sourced dimensions from two separate CPSC systems, each benchmarked against all 838 scored product categories by percentile rather than raw value, so no single huge-volume category can dominate the scale.
| Dimension | Value | National percentile | Weight applied | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injury severity (hospitalization + fatality blend) | 1 | 3rd | 35% | CPSC NEISS 20-year severity index |
| Annual ER injury volume | 109 | 9th | 30% | CPSC NEISS estimated annual ER-treated injuries |
| 5-year injury trend | +370% | 100th | 15% | CPSC NEISS 5-year % change in ER-treated injuries |
| Consumer incident reports | 54 | 75th | 20% | CPSC SaferProducts.gov public incident report count |
Methodology: each dimension is ranked against the full population's p10/p25/p50/p75/p90 breakpoints and interpolated to a 0-100 percentile; the composite is the weighted average of available percentiles. See methodology for the full benchmark table.
Where 2,073 estimated ER injuries land on the body
Body-part shares from the same CPSC NEISS injury_types extract for product code 1517. Segments sum to 2,073 - a body-map mix, not a danger score or ER-volume rank.
Two danger lenses
Same-group peer scores and this product's dial
The bars compare PlainSafety danger scores inside the Nursery & Baby Products group (same CPSC NEISS extract). The dial is this product's score alone on the Low/Moderate/High bands. Do not read a peer bar as an ER-visit count.
Nursery & Baby Products danger scores
How this 33/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for baby rattles - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume 109 ER visits/yr Low volume
- Severity (hospitalization rate) 0.5% Low admission rate
- Fatality rate 0.00% No recorded fatalities
- 5-year trend+370%
Band labels compare this category against the corpus of 838 scored CPSC product categories, see the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Across the 20-year NEISS window from 2005 to 2024, injury counts for baby rattles are rising by about 370% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2013 (277 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2018 (5 estimated visits). The single most common ER diagnosis is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 375 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by ingestion to the internal (204 cases). The 0-4 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 1,491 cases over the NEISS window, and males appear slightly more often than the opposite sex in that cohort. Severity outcomes from the NEISS disposition field show that 0.5% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 54 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how baby rattles fail in real households. Every figure on this page comes from CPSC-published data: NEISS projects national estimates from a probability sample of about 100 U.S. hospital emergency departments, while SaferProducts.gov collects voluntary reports from consumers, manufacturers, and clinicians. The danger score, trend indicators, and demographic breakdowns update automatically when CPSC releases a new yearly NEISS file, which is why this page is dated 2024-12-31. For regulatory context, consult CPSC recall notices and the SaferProducts.gov public database linked below.
Annual Injury Estimates (2005–2024)
Source: CPSC NEISS national estimates Injuries represent ER-treated cases only
Who Gets Injured?
| Age Group | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 789 | 702 | |
| 5-14 | 32 | 47 | |
| 15-24 | 0 | 31 | |
| 25-34 | 155 | 242 | |
| 35-44 | 0 | 20 | |
| 45-54 | 0 | 55 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Internal Injury | |
| Internal | Ingestion | |
| Face | Foreign Body | |
| Face | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Head | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Ankle | Strain, Sprain | |
| Internal | Aspiration | |
| Eyeball | Derma/conjunct | |
| Neck | Strain, Sprain | |
| Upper Trunk | Other | |
| Mouth | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Foot | Fracture | |
| Shoulder | Fracture | |
| Mouth | Laceration | |
| Finger | Laceration |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
2YOM FOREIGN OBJECT IN NOSE, WAS PLAYING WITH A BAG OF CLEAR PLASTIC BALLS AND THEY THINK SHE MAY HAVE STUCK SOMETHING UP HER NOSE. IT MIGHT HAVE COME FROM RATTLER. DX: FOREIGN BODY IN NOSE
6MOF PRESENTS AFTER MOM WENT TO PICK HER UP AT DAYCARE AND FOUND WOUNDS ON FACE, AS PER BABY SITTER PT WAS IN CRIB WITH ANOTHER CHILD AND THAT CHILD HIT BABY ON THE FACE W/ A PLASTIC RATTLE, C/O NONE, DX:HEAD INJURY, ABRASIONS OF MULTIPLE SITES
6MOM PRESENTING TO ED W VOMITING. PT HIT HEAD W RATTLE AT 1PM, PT CRIED RIGHT AWAY (MOM IN SAME ROOM CLEANING AT THE TIME). DX; TRAUMATIC INJURY OF HEAD
15 MOM PRESENTS WITH MOUTH BLEEDING S/P AS CHEWING ON A WOODEN BABY RATTLE THAT WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOVED IN HIS MOUTH. DX: MOUTH BLEEDING
5MOM WITH MOUTH PAIN FROM POSSIBLY INJURY FROM A TOY RATTLE. DX: MOUTH PAIN.
49DOF HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A BABY RATTLE. DX CHI
46 YOF WAS WIGGLING A BABY RATTLE WITH A KNIFE IN HER HAND WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CUT HER FINGER. DX: LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
11MOM WAS EATING A COOKIE AND HIS TWIN SISTER WAS SWINGING A RATTLE AROUND, WHEN PARENTS TURNED AROUND, HE WAS BLEEDING FROM HIS LIP, THEY ARE NOT EXACTLY SURE HOW THE INJURY HAPPENED. DX: LACERATION OF LIP, LACERATION OF MOUTH
2 YOM RATTLE TOY BROKE, POSSIBLY INJESTION OF TINY LITTLE METAL PELLETS DX FB INGESTION
44YOF WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A PLASTIC BABY RATTLE THAT HER NINE MONTH OLD DAUGHTER WAS SHAKING AND NOW IS DIZZY DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY
9 MOF HIT ON THE HEAD WITH A RATTLE. DX FOREHEAD CONTUSION
13 MOF. C/O HEAD INJURY, PT WAS PLAYING WITH A RATTLE TOY AND HIT HERSELF IN THE HEAD WITH IT. DX: HEAD INJURY.
Consumer Incident Reports
Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.
Skip hop Explore and more roll around toy, bee version. I've had this toy for a few months and today my baby was playing with it in his car seat. My three year old told me the toy was broken so I stopped and looked at the toy and the wings part that holds two beads on it had broken. One of the beads was missing and I couldn't find it but I don't think my baby swallowed it. The beads are a definite choking hazard. I looked on Amazon at the reviews and this isn't the first time this has happened. I am so glad my baby was ok because he easily could have choked on one of the beads!!
Daisy Animal Wrist Rattle and Foot Finder Set (Pack of 4) from Daisy's Dream purchased from Amazon, items contain small rattles, much smaller than an infant's trachea. Items arrived with open seams, rattles falling out. Absolute choking hazard. Reported to Amazon over one month ago , and they are not only still selling them they just put them on a flash sale! Copy of my review below Dangerous, choking hazard By [REDACTED] on July 31, 2016 Verified Purchase Looks adorable...BUT- the rattle inside is small enough to choke a child, and the wrist rattle arrived with a torn seam which allowed the rattle to fall out. Extremely unsafe item, should not be sold. [REDACTED]- Registered Nurse
Bought 6 month old toy from amazon that had age description as baby Bell broke off nearly choked baby was stuck in behind her jaw husband turned her upside down then had to flick it out within finger
My 7 month old infant was playing with the Fat Brain pipSquigz rattles when I noticed him rubbing at his eyes. One of the rattles had started peeling and was flaking off and got bits of silicone in his eye and mouth. This was within 10 minutes of using the product (we had just taken it out of the packaging).
The consumer says the case of the rattle is breaking off. it is two solid dark blue pieces molded together that breaks off where they are molded. This causes pieces to break and pose a choking hazard. She says her daughter is not strong enough to cause the damage. She noticed a recall (Release #12-161) of a rattle for the same hazard but it is completely different than the one she has. She contacted the manufacturer and left a message.
We've seen blue markings show up on our child's hands, torso and clothes, aswell as ours. We've been unsure where its been coming from until todays incident. We've discoverd that the blue is actually the paint of one of toys in the infantino's activity toy set. More specifically, from the ears of the caterpillar tambourine. The paint does not come off in chips, but more like wet paint. Our 7 month old was teething on it when we became aware that the paint was on her mouth and body. We know that the caterpillar is the specific toy to blame, cause it was the only toy we had with us at the time. We immediatly took the toy from her and acquired the same blue markings on ourselves.
My 6 month old baby was playing with and shaking the product "Itzy Ritzy Mini Maracas" the "Muscial shaker". It is designed with holes at the top with a bell inside. His fingers were inside the holes because it is easier to grasp it there than the stem of the mushroom. So when he changed positions from sitting up to on his tummy his fingers were crushed because he could not get his fingers out easily due to the poor design. He cried but luckily did not sustain a major injury to his fingers.
My 8 month old was playing with the o ball raddle and one the plastic disc fell off has he was banging it on the told floor, he grabbed it and put in his mouth, I was lucky to catch it in time before he started choking on it or before he swallowed it.
Showing 8 of 54 reports.
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to baby rattles on the CPSC website.
Compare beyond Nursery & Baby Products
Nationwide peers by danger score, ER volume & hospitalization
Three PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Baby Rattles: cross-group products nearest on danger score (33/100), estimated annual ER visits (109/yr), and hospitalization share (0.5%). Same-group neighbours stay in Related Products above.
Similar danger score
Nearest cross-group products by PlainSafety danger score (100-point scale).
Similar ER visit volume
Nearest cross-group products by NEISS estimated annual ER visits.
Similar hospitalization rate
Nearest cross-group products by % of NEISS ER visits resulting in hospital admission.
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About this data
CPSC National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) 2005–2024 and SaferProducts.gov consumer incident reports form the basis of this page. Injury estimates are based on a nationally representative probability sample of U.S. hospital emergency departments.
According to PlainSafety's CPSC NEISS corpus ranking, Baby Rattles ranks #526 of 838 scored CPSC product categories by PlainSafety danger score and #756 of 838 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does baby rattles rank on danger score versus ER volume?
Among 838 scored CPSC product categories, baby rattles ranks #526 by PlainSafety danger score (33/100) and #756 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume (109/yr). The two rankings come from the same NEISS extract and are not the same order.
What are the most common injuries from baby rattles?
The most common injury is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 375 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from baby rattles increasing or decreasing?
Up 370% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for baby rattles injuries?
The 0-4 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 1,491 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by baby rattles?
Of all ER visits involving baby rattles, approximately 0.5% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (99.5%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with baby rattles?
You can file a consumer incident report at SaferProducts.gov, the official CPSC reporting portal. Reports help the CPSC identify emerging hazards and trigger investigations or recalls. You can also call the CPSC hotline at 1-800-638-2772.
PlainSafety is rendered directly from U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall and incident records, no number is typed in by an editor. Product recall timelines and hazard labels are drawn from CPSC recall records for this product. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.