Danger score versus ER volume
Danger score versus ER volume
According to CPSC NEISS 2005-2024, Barstools Or Kitchen Stools ranks #105 of 838 by danger score (42/100) at ER-volume #132 of 838 (17,926/yr). They are not the same ranking.
- #105
- danger rank of 838
- #132
- ER-volume rank of 838
- 42/100
- danger score
- 17,926/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 (42/100) across 838 scored CPSC product categories
42 Higher than most more dangerous than 84% 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: 75/100
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) | 10 | 76th | 35% | CPSC NEISS 20-year severity index |
| Annual ER injury volume | 17,926 | 80th | 30% | CPSC NEISS estimated annual ER-treated injuries |
| 5-year injury trend | -3% | 61st | 15% | CPSC NEISS 5-year % change in ER-treated injuries |
| Consumer incident reports | 62 | 76th | 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 358,556 estimated ER injuries land on the body
Body-part shares from the same CPSC NEISS injury_types extract for product code 4025. Segments sum to 358,556 - 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 Floors, Walls & Ceilings 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.
Floors, Walls & Ceilings danger scores
How this 42/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for barstools or kitchen stools - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume 17,926 ER visits/yr High volume
- Severity (hospitalization rate) 9.8% High admission rate
- Fatality rate 0.03% Above-typical fatality rate
- 5-year trend-3%
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 barstools or kitchen stools are roughly flat over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2022 (23,029 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2005 (12,758 estimated visits). The single most common ER diagnosis is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 79,780 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by laceration to the face (27,550 cases). The 0-4 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 94,374 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 9.8% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer, and a small fraction (0.03%) result in fatality.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 62 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how barstools or kitchen stools 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 | 50,921 | 43,453 | |
| 5-14 | 14,262 | 15,325 | |
| 15-24 | 7,730 | 9,780 | |
| 25-34 | 11,242 | 15,692 | |
| 35-44 | 11,875 | 15,031 | |
| 45-54 | 17,595 | 19,838 | |
| 55-64 | 22,739 | 20,328 | |
| 65-74 | 18,340 | 20,929 | |
| 75+ | 16,379 | 26,961 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Internal Injury | |
| Face | Laceration | |
| Head | Laceration | |
| Face | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Head | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Head | Concussion | |
| Lower Trunk | Fracture | |
| All Parts Body | Poisoning | |
| Lower Trunk | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Mouth | Laceration | |
| Not Stated/unk | Other | |
| Upper Trunk | Fracture | |
| Lower Arm | Fracture | |
| Lower Trunk | Other | |
| Upper Trunk | Contusions, Abr. |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
80 YOF C/O HEAD INJURY S/P FELL ASLEEP WHILE SITTING ON A BARSTOOL AND FELL OFF OF IT AT HOME. DX: HEAD INJURY
2YOM C/O FALL AND LEFT ARM PAIN. WAS SITTING ON A BAR HEIGHT STOOL AND FELL OFF LANDING ON HIS LEFT SIDE. GUARDING THE LEFT ARM AFTER WAKING UP FROM NAP. SCANS SHOW FRACTURE. DX: FALL, DISPLACED FRACTURE OF SHAFT OF LEFT CLAVICLE
71YOM PRESENTS AFTER FALLING WHILE SITTING ON A BAR STOOL WHILE DRINKING ALCOHOL, BAC=339 DX: ALCOHOL INTOXICATION, HEAD INJURY
67 YOF FELL OFF BARSTOOL ONTO FLOOR DX; CHI AMA
51 YOF PRESENTING DUE TO FALL FROM BARSTOOL AT BAR AND HEAD TRAUMA. SHE HAD BEEN DRINKING ALCOHOL. +5 CM HEMATOMA RIGHT OCCIPUT. BAL 317. DX: HEMATOMA, ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION, CLOSED HEAD INJURY.
35YOF FELL OFF BAR STOOL LANDING ON SHOULDER DX:CONTUSION SHOULDER
4YOF C/O LEFT ELBOW PAIN SINCE YESTERDAY. WAS SITTING ON A BAR STOOL AND FELL OFF. PAIN TO LEFT ELBOW. SCANS SHOW FRACTURE. DX: OTHER CLOSED NONDISPLACED FRACTURE OF DITAL END OF LEFT HUMERUS
30YOF HAD RECENT FALL FROM STOOL IN A BAR, HAS HAD PREVIOUS FALLS DUE TO WEAKNESS OF LEGS, DX FALL, RT KNEE BURSA EFFUSION, ESRD
71YOF FELL OFF OF A BAR STOOL AT A BAR AFTER DRINKING ALCOHOL BAC OF 276 DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, ACUTE ALCOHOL INTOXICATION
72YOF PRESENTS TO THE ED AFTER THE PATIENT HAD A FALL FROM A 2 FT BARSTOOL COMPLAINING OF LANDING ON RIGHT SHOULDER AND HIP WITH PAIN. DX: FALL, FRACTURE OF FEMORAL NECK, LEFT, FEMORAL NECK FRACTURE, PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURE DUE TO OSTEOPOROSIS
9YOF PRESENTS TO THE ED AFTER THE PATIENT FELL FROM A 2-3 FT BARSTOOL COMPLAINING OF HEADSTRIKE WITH PAIN, NAUSEA, AND VOMITING. DX: HEAD INJURY, FALL
62YOM PT WALKING THRU KITCHEN & WENT TO MOVE BARSTOOL OUT OF THE WAY, HIT IT WITH ELBOW & BOTTOM OF STOOL TURNED AROUND & HIT PT IN LEFT ANKLE. LATER ON PT TWISTED ANKLE & HEARD A CRACK DX: FRACTURE POSTERIOR MALLEOLUS, ANKLE CONTUSION
Consumer Incident Reports
Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.
While sitting still on a Bar Stool, the welds broke loose causing me to fall hurting myself
Screws holding leg into metal stool stripped out and stool collapsed when My spouse went to sit on it, he fell into the stool and slammed into the lower cabinet doors behind him. At this time he is experincing neck and shoulder pain and stiffness
This is relating to recall #17-078. Four out of the four chairs in this set wound up failing, in all cases while someone was seated in them. Of the four hollow aluminum bars supporting the base, multiple sheared off just below the weld and all showed damage. Fortunately, none collapsed entirely, so no one was injured.
We purchased the 5 pcs table and stool set at Homestyle Furniture in Laguna Hills on 12/30/13. On 1/7/14 the 1st stool collapsed under 108lbs weight when a teenager sat down. All four legs collapsed in different directions. The child injured her back & wrist but no medical attention was sought. We noticed the wood on ALL the chairs were cracked in the manufacturing process by the wood screws. We returned all 4 chairs to Homestyle Furniture and they were repaired with wood glue over the screws and cracked areas. We were also advised this null and voided any warranty and it would no longer be repaired or replaced in the future. On May 15th, the second stool, which had been repaired, collapsed under an adults weight in the same manner. We have discontinued using the chairs as we don't believe they are safe. The stools are Crown Mark Bar Stools (Delia) manufactured 7 of 2012. The invoice lists these as: counter height CM Delia 2793T-3038
This chair broke when I was sitting on it. The weld broke on the bracket holding the seat to the frame . I was sitting on the chair when it broke. I landed on top of it, causing much internal bruising. The weight limit on this chair is 300 lbs. I weigh less than 200. The chair has never been abused, or used for anything other than sitting on.
Bar Chairs I purchased from Lowes had leg break and almost dumped me while sitting on my deck. I attempted to find a site online to repair or replace the chair legs. I subsequently found a recall from 3i Corporation for these chairs and their use should be discontinued immediately. Unfortunately, I never was advised previously of this recall. When I called 3i Corporation about the recall, I was put on a record d message that I would receive a return call. I have not gotten a call back. What can I do about the unsafe chairs?
I bought bar stools from Restoration Hardware and they seem to have a design flaw of the legs not being wide enough for the top. Every time I sit on them they tip over. The first time I sat down I wasn't expecting it to tip over and I sprained my back in the fall. I thought it was a fluke but they tip every time.
I am writing to report what I consider to be a very unsafe consumer product. The product is Montreal Wood Barstool with Upholstered Seat & Nailhead Trim sold in AT HOME stores. While sitting on the stool which had only been in use for about 1 year, the back gave way and broke away from the stool. Upon careful examination of the other two stools, they also had cracks in the wood on the back, front and sides. We are two senior citizens of normal recommended weight with no children in the home. The furniture was in no way abused. In fact, it was carefully cared for. After contacting the vendor without result, I had the stools evaluated by a craftsman who indicated that the wood used was of poor quality and the stools were cheaply constructed.
Showing 8 of 62 reports.
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to barstools or kitchen stools on the CPSC website.
Compare beyond Floors, Walls & Ceilings
Nationwide peers by danger score, ER volume & hospitalization
Three PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Barstools Or Kitchen Stools: cross-group products nearest on danger score (42/100), estimated annual ER visits (17,926/yr), and hospitalization share (9.8%). 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, Barstools Or Kitchen Stools ranks #105 of 838 scored CPSC product categories by PlainSafety danger score and #132 of 838 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does barstools or kitchen stools rank on danger score versus ER volume?
Among 838 scored CPSC product categories, barstools or kitchen stools ranks #105 by PlainSafety danger score (42/100) and #132 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume (17,926/yr). The two rankings come from the same NEISS extract and are not the same order.
What are the most common injuries from barstools or kitchen stools?
The most common injury is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 79,780 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from barstools or kitchen stools increasing or decreasing?
Stable over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for barstools or kitchen stools injuries?
The 0-4 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 94,374 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by barstools or kitchen stools?
Of all ER visits involving barstools or kitchen stools, approximately 9.8% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (90.2%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with barstools or kitchen stools?
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.