Danger score versus ER volume
Danger score versus ER volume
According to CPSC NEISS 2005-2024, Bbs Or Pellets ranks #419 of 838 by danger score (35/100) at ER-volume #196 of 838 (11,078/yr). They are not the same ranking.
- #419
- danger rank of 838
- #196
- ER-volume rank of 838
- 35/100
- danger score
- 11,078/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 (35/100) across 838 scored CPSC product categories
35 Lower than most lower than 50% 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: 45/100
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) | 5 | 46th | 35% | CPSC NEISS 20-year severity index |
| Annual ER injury volume | 11,078 | 75th | 30% | CPSC NEISS estimated annual ER-treated injuries |
| 5-year injury trend | -45% | 11th | 15% | CPSC NEISS 5-year % change in ER-treated injuries |
| Consumer incident reports | 2 | 25th | 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 221,590 estimated ER injuries land on the body
Body-part shares from the same CPSC NEISS injury_types extract for product code 1936. Segments sum to 221,590 - 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 Transportation & Substances 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.
Transportation & Substances danger scores
How this 35/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for bbs or pellets - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume 11,078 ER visits/yr High volume
- Severity (hospitalization rate) 5.3% Below median admission rate
- Fatality rate 0.00% No recorded fatalities
- 5-year trend-45%
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 bbs or pellets are declining by about 45% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2006 (16,784 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2023 (4,047 estimated visits). The single most common ER diagnosis is foreign body to the ear, accounting for approximately 25,063 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by foreign body to the hand (24,105 cases). The 5-14 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 90,918 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 5.3% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 2 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how bbs or pellets 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 | 11,541 | 7,762 | |
| 5-14 | 79,409 | 11,493 | |
| 15-24 | 60,867 | 9,547 | |
| 25-34 | 15,723 | 3,431 | |
| 35-44 | 6,911 | 2,262 | |
| 45-54 | 5,048 | 1,072 | |
| 55-64 | 3,230 | 997 | |
| 65-74 | 1,164 | 248 | |
| 75+ | 749 | 89 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Ear | Foreign Body | |
| Hand | Foreign Body | |
| Face | Foreign Body | |
| Eyeball | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Finger | Foreign Body | |
| Eyeball | Other | |
| Lower Leg | Foreign Body | |
| Foot | Foreign Body | |
| Head | Foreign Body | |
| Lower Arm | Foreign Body | |
| Upper Leg | Foreign Body | |
| Lower Trunk | Foreign Body | |
| Hand | Puncture | |
| Face | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Upper Trunk | Foreign Body |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
72YOM PRESENT AFTER HE WAS SHOT IN THE LEFT 2ND FINGER WITH A BB GUN, HE SHOT A BB INTO HIS FINGER. DX: FOREIGN BODY IN SKIN OF FINGER OF LEFT HAND
13YOM WITH A METAL BB IN THE RIGHT EAR FOR TWO DAYS. ABRASION TO INSIDE OF EAR. DX: FOREIGN BODY IN EAR.
21YOM WAS RELOADING A PELLET GUN AND BEGAN NEGLIGIBLE DISCHARGED SENDING A PELLET INOT THE PALMAR SURFACE OF THE LEFT HAND, IT DID NOT EXIT THE DORSAL SURFACE DX: PELLET GUN SHOT WOUND TO LEFT HAND, FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL
13YOM WITH A BB GUN THAT FIRED INTO HIS DORSUM OF THE RIGHT FOOT AT 1930. WAS WEARING LEATHER BOOTS AND PENETRATED THROUGH. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND OF FOOT, FOREIGN BODY IN FOOT
18YOM PLAYING WITH FRIENDS AND ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN FACE WITH BB GUNDX FB FACE SOFT TISSUE
3 YOF C/O FB IN EAR PUT BB IN EAR DX FB EAR
11YOM WITH FB (BB) IN HIS LEFT HAND. PATIENT SHOT HIMSELF ACCIDENTALLY. DX: FB LEFT HAND.
56YOM WITH LEFT EYE PAIN DUE TO PUNCTURE FROM *** PELLET. DX: LACERATION OF LEFT EYEBROW
26YOM WAS PLAYING *** ON A FRIEND'S PROPERTY STRUCK IN THE LOWER ABDOMEN DX: BLUNT TRAUMA LOWER ABDOMEN
27YOM PATIENT REPORTS HE WAS DRINKING LAST NIGHT BAL NOT COLLECTED, WHEN A FRIEND ACCIDENTALLY FIRED A BB GUN AND HIT HIM IN THE TOP OF THE FOOT DX: FOREIGN BODY IN SKIN, OPEN NONDISPLACED FRACTURE OF MIDDLE PHALANX OF LESSER TOE OF LEFT FOOT
57YOM GOT A BB LODGED IN HIS RIGHT RING FINGER SIGHT IS NOW SWOLLEN DX: FOREIGN BODY FINGER
35 YOM SWALLOWED A HANDFUL OF BB PELLETS ONE WEEK AGO AND REPORTS ED METAL DETECTOR DINGED. DX: FOREIGN BODYT INGESTION.
Consumer Incident Reports
Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.
Daisy model 25 BB gun. This bb gun will fire with the safety on. I recently purchased one of these products through amazon, and it largely worked fine for the first few hundred BB's I shot through it. Then I started inconsistently failing to fire when the trigger is pulled, and it gradually got worse. Now, when it does this, the trigger can be depressed all the way to the stop, and it appears to then be released and any number of actions will cause it to randomly fire, releasing the trigger, releasing the trigger and pulling it again, releasing the trigger and pushing the safety, releasing the trigger pushing the safety on and then depressing the trigger again. I stopped messing with it when I successfully managed this last series of operations.
Hi- Last Fall, after cleaning my [REDACTED] 20 gauge shotgun with [REDACTED] Gun Cleaner and a bore snake, I inserted 2 plastic Pachmayr snap caps in the shotgun. Last week I removed the gun from its case for a hunt. Upon opening the action, there was no visible snap cap in the right barrel. Fortunately the snap cap in the left barrel was still visible although it too had begun to slide down the barrel. I was able to get both snap caps out of the barrels. The plastic rim on each had disintegrated over the past year, allowing both the caps to slide down the barrels, obstructing the bores. The snap caps are blue and marked Pachmayr, CAL.20 MADE IN ITALY. These plastic snap caps are still being marketed. Based upon the disintegration of the plastic rims, a serious/deadly accident is indeed foreseeable. if you contact at Lyman, the company that markets this product, please alert them to this serious flaw in their product. I have photos of the snap caps.
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to bbs or pellets on the CPSC website.
Compare beyond Transportation & Substances
Nationwide peers by danger score, ER volume & hospitalization
Three PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Bbs Or Pellets: cross-group products nearest on danger score (35/100), estimated annual ER visits (11,078/yr), and hospitalization share (5.3%). 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, Bbs Or Pellets ranks #419 of 838 scored CPSC product categories by PlainSafety danger score and #196 of 838 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does bbs or pellets rank on danger score versus ER volume?
Among 838 scored CPSC product categories, bbs or pellets ranks #419 by PlainSafety danger score (35/100) and #196 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume (11,078/yr). The two rankings come from the same NEISS extract and are not the same order.
What are the most common injuries from bbs or pellets?
The most common injury is foreign body to the ear, accounting for approximately 25,063 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from bbs or pellets increasing or decreasing?
Down 45% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for bbs or pellets injuries?
The 5-14 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 90,918 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by bbs or pellets?
Of all ER visits involving bbs or pellets, approximately 5.3% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (94.7%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with bbs or pellets?
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.