CPSC NEISS · code 5011

Book Bags Or Back Carriers (exc. Baby Carr. Luggage, Cam

Book Bags Or Back Carriers (exc. Baby Carr. Luggage, Cam: danger rank #370 of 838 is not ER-volume rank #204 of 838 (10,586 estimated ER visits a year; declining by about 12% over the last five years).

Swimming, Water & Beach Equipment CPSC NEISS through 2024

Danger score versus ER volume

Danger score versus ER volume

According to CPSC NEISS 2005-2024, Book Bags Or Back Carriers (exc. Baby Carr. Luggage, Cam ranks #370 of 838 by danger score (36/100) at ER-volume #204 of 838 (10,586/yr). They are not the same ranking.

#370
danger rank of 838
#204
ER-volume rank of 838
36/100
danger score
10,586/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 (36/100) across 838 scored CPSC product categories

36 Around the middle lower than 44% of 838 product categories

scored CPSC product categories, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more product categories. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CPSC NEISS, PlainSafety danger-score model · 2024

Composite verdict

Composite Safety Score: 49/100

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.

C
Dimension Value National percentile Weight applied Source
Injury severity (hospitalization + fatality blend) 3 22nd 35% CPSC NEISS 20-year severity index
Annual ER injury volume 10,586 75th 30% CPSC NEISS estimated annual ER-treated injuries
5-year injury trend -12% 47th 15% CPSC NEISS 5-year % change in ER-treated injuries
Consumer incident reports 24 58th 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 211,761 estimated ER injuries land on the body

Body-part shares from the same CPSC NEISS injury_types extract for product code 5011. Segments sum to 211,761 - 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 Swimming, Water & Beach Equipment 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.

Swimming, Water & Beach Equipment danger scores

1. Utility Vehicles51/1002. Bicycles And Accessories,…49/1003. Two-wheeled, Powered, Off…48/1004. Mountain Or All-terrain B…47/1005. Power-assisted Cycles, No…44/1006. Scooters, Powered44/1007. Snowboarding (activity, A…43/1008. Book Bags Or Back Carrier…36/100
Higher score = higher composite danger in this group. Peer set is other scored products sharing the same CPSC group.
0/100100/10036/100
PlainSafety danger score · Book Bags Or Back Carriers (exc. Baby Carr. Luggage, Cam

Source: CPSC NEISS danger-score model As of 2024

How this 36/100 score is built

The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for book bags or back carriers (exc. baby carr. luggage, cam - no opinion, no editorializing:

  • Injury volume 10,586 ER visits/yr Above median volume
  • Severity (hospitalization rate) 2.5% Low admission rate
  • Fatality rate 0.03% Above-typical fatality rate
  • 5-year trend-12%

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 book bags or back carriers (exc. baby carr. luggage, cam are declining by about 12% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2017 (15,032 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2005 (6,283 estimated visits). The single most common ER diagnosis is other to the upper trunk, accounting for approximately 14,870 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by other to the lower trunk (13,979 cases). The 5-14 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 72,733 cases over the NEISS window, and females appear slightly more often than the opposite sex in that cohort. Severity outcomes from the NEISS disposition field show that 2.5% 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 24 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how book bags or back carriers (exc. baby carr. luggage, cam 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)

4K6K8K10K12K14K16K 20052008201120142017202020232024 14K
Estimated annual emergency-room visits for Book Bags Or Back Carriers (exc. Baby Carr. Luggage, Cam, CPSC NEISS

Source: CPSC NEISS national injury estimates As of 2024

Source: CPSC NEISS national estimates Injuries represent ER-treated cases only

Who Gets Injured?

Age Group Male Female Total
0-4 3,787 2,802 6,589
5-14 35,614 37,037 72,733
15-24 18,482 27,595 46,091
25-34 11,115 12,231 23,346
35-44 11,244 9,199 20,443
45-54 10,168 9,653 19,821
55-64 8,042 6,096 14,138
65-74 3,470 2,862 6,332
75+ 1,099 1,128 2,227

Most Common Injuries

Body Part Diagnosis Est. Injuries
Upper Trunk Other 14,870
Lower Trunk Other 13,979
Lower Trunk Strain, Sprain 13,057
Shoulder Strain, Sprain 12,700
Head Internal Injury 11,345
Upper Trunk Strain, Sprain 9,658
Shoulder Other 8,357
Face Laceration 6,331
Neck Strain, Sprain 6,250
Head Concussion 4,439
Ankle Strain, Sprain 4,166
Neck Other 4,060
Shoulder Dislocation 4,037
Wrist Strain, Sprain 3,939
Finger Laceration 3,780

Severity Breakdown

Treated/examined And Released 95.6% (202,531)
Treated And Admitted/hospitalized 2.2% (4,615)
Left Without Being Seen 1.3% (2,764)
Held For Observation 0.4% (920)
Treated And Transferred 0.4% (866)
Fatality Incl. Doa, Died In Er 0.0% (65)

ER Visit Narratives

Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.

Age 13 · Female · Shoulder · Strain, Sprain · 2024

13 YOF WITH SHOULDER PAIN AFTER CARRYING HEAVY BACK PACK DX: STRAIN

Age 56 · Male · Lower Trunk · Fracture · 2024

56 YOM UNINTENTIONALLY FELL 25 FT OFF OF AN OVERPASS WHILE REACHING FOR HIS BACKPACK. DX: INTRAMURAL HEMATOMA OF ABDOMINAL AORTA, DISPLACED DOME FRACTURE LEFT ACETABULUM, CRITICAL POLYTRAUMA.

Age 71 · Female · Neck · Strain, Sprain · 2024

71 YOF WAS GETTING ON THE BUS THIS MORNING WHEN SHE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL BACKWARD ONTO HER BACKPACK. DX: CERVICAL STRAIN, LUMBAR STRAIN.

Age 20 · Male · Toe · Other · 2024

20YOM HAD A BACKPACK FALL ONTO HIS RIGHT GREAT TOE NOW HAS SEVERE PAIN DX: INJURY OF RIGHT GREAT TOE

Age 12 · Female · Upper Trunk · Other · 2024

12 YOF C/O SHARP AND STABBING CHEST PAIN ON AND OFF FOR THE LAST 2 WEEKS. REPORTS SHE DOES CARRY A HEAVY BACKPACK AT SCHOOL. DX NONSPECIFIC CHEST PAIN, URI

Age 9 · Female · Face · Laceration · 2024

9YOF CHILD WAS AT SCHOOL AND SHE WAS HIT IN THE FACE WITH A BACKPACK, LACERATION UNDER HER RIGHT EYEBROW DX: LACERATION OF SKIN OF RIGHT EYEBROW, CONTUSION OF FACE

Age 26 · Male · Upper Trunk · Other · 2024

26YOM WAS WALKING ALOT WITH BACKPACK ON HIS BACK AND NOW PAIN IN UPPER BACK DX:P[AIN UPPER BACK

Age 74 · Female · Hand · Other · 2024

74YOF, HER LEGALLY BLIND SON WITH SWINGING BACKPACK TO PUT IT ON AND ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK HER HAND, DX: PAIN OF LEFT HAND

Age 67 · Male · Upper Trunk · Other · 2024

67YOM PRESENTS WITH RIB INJURY AFTER FALLING ON A BELL IN HIS BACKPACK DAYS PRIOR WHILE AT A SKI RESORT. DX: RIB INJURY

Age 10 · Female · Lower Arm · Contusions, Abr. · 2024

10YOF, SLIPPED DOWN ONE STEP WHILE CARRYING HER BACKPACK THIS MORNING AND FELL ONTO ARM, DX: ABRASION OF RIGHT FOREARM

Age 11 · Male · Head · Internal Injury · 2024

11YOM FRIEND WAS WALKING NEXT TO HIM WITH A BACKPACK WHEN HIS FRIEND SWUNG THE BACKPACK OVER SHOULDER AND ACCIDENTALLY HIT HIM IN THE HEAD DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, LACERATION SCALP

Age 65 · Male · Neck · Strain, Sprain · 2024

65YOM WAS TRYING TO TAKE A BACKPACK OFF WHEN HE FELT A POP IN HIS NECK DX: STRAINED NECK

Consumer Incident Reports

Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.

9/15/2013 · Incident, No Injury · WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC. · Pennsylvania

A backpack from pottery barn (lavender butterfly) with wheels that also functions as a rolling backpack has a strap on the front that comes across the neck. The strap chocked her when the back pack was grabbed from behind. No injuries; however, potentially very dangerous. If requested I will send photos of the back pack.

7/4/2025 · No Incident, No Injury · Target · Arizona

We were given the Vineyard Vines Blue whale backpack as a baby gift from Target. It has a magnetic latch to close the lid of the backpack. The way the magnet is manufactured, the magnet can easily pull off, as I found it in my 10 month olds mouth.we use this product to hold swim attire and snacks for the pool. My child did not get injured but if I had not see it happen he could have eaten the magnet and I would not have known until it was possibly too late.

6/5/2019 · No Incident, No Injury · Amazon.com LLC · Unspecified

I am Assistant Attorney General. Recently, our Office conducted an investigation into the presence of lead and cadmium in children’s school supplies. Our investigation uncovered numerous children’s school supplies offered for sale and purchased by consumers contained levels of lead in excess of that permitted by the federal Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. Lead (mg/kg) (ppm): 537 Percent of Lead Above Threshold (100ppm): 5.4

6/5/2019 · No Incident, No Injury · Amazon.com LLC · Unspecified

I am Assistant Attorney General. Recently, our Office conducted an investigation into the presence of lead and cadmium in children’s school supplies. Our investigation uncovered numerous children’s school supplies offered for sale and purchased by consumers contained levels of lead in excess of that permitted by the federal Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. Lead (mg/kg) (ppm): 553 Percent of Lead Above Threshold (100ppm): 5.5

6/5/2019 · No Incident, No Injury · Amazon.com LLC · Unspecified

I am Assistant Attorney General. Recently, our Office conducted an investigation into the presence of lead and cadmium in children’s school supplies. Our investigation uncovered numerous children’s school supplies offered for sale and purchased by consumers contained levels of lead in excess of that permitted by the federal Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. Lead (mg/kg) (ppm): 394 Percent of Lead Above Threshold (100ppm): 3.9

6/5/2019 · No Incident, No Injury · Shenzhen Figaro E-Commerce Co., Ltd. · Unspecified

I am Assistant Attorney General. Recently, our Office conducted an investigation into the presence of lead and cadmium in children’s school supplies. Our investigation uncovered numerous children’s school supplies offered for sale and purchased by consumers contained levels of lead in excess of that permitted by the federal Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. Lead (mg/kg) (ppm): 885 Percent of Lead Above Threshold (100ppm): 8.9

6/5/2019 · No Incident, No Injury · Shenzhen Figaro E-Commerce Co., Ltd. · Unspecified

Recently, our Office conducted an investigation into the presence of lead and cadmium in children's school supplies. Our investigation uncovered numerous children's school supplies offered for sale and purchased by consumers contained levels of lead in excess of that permitted by the federal Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. Enclosed is a spreadsheet containing information on products found to be in violation, including the concentrations of lead found in accessible components. Please issue a recall for each of these products. Lead (mg/kg) (ppm): 842 Percent of Lead Above Threshold (100ppm): 8.4

6/5/2019 · No Incident, No Injury · Samaz Inc. · Unspecified

I am Assistant Attorney General. Recently, our Office conducted an investigation into the presence of lead and cadmium in children’s school supplies. Our investigation uncovered numerous children’s school supplies offered for sale and purchased by consumers contained levels of lead in excess of that permitted by the federal Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. Lead (mg/kg) (ppm): 2780 Percent of Lead Above Threshold (100ppm): 27.8

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Product Recalls

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Nationwide peers by danger score, ER volume & hospitalization

Three PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Book Bags Or Back Carriers (exc. Baby Carr. Luggage, Cam: cross-group products nearest on danger score (36/100), estimated annual ER visits (10,586/yr), and hospitalization share (2.5%). Same-group neighbours stay in Related Products above.

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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, Book Bags Or Back Carriers (exc. Baby Carr. Luggage, Cam ranks #370 of 838 scored CPSC product categories by PlainSafety danger score and #204 of 838 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does book bags or back carriers (exc. baby carr. luggage, cam rank on danger score versus ER volume?

Among 838 scored CPSC product categories, book bags or back carriers (exc. baby carr. luggage, cam ranks #370 by PlainSafety danger score (36/100) and #204 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume (10,586/yr). The two rankings come from the same NEISS extract and are not the same order.

What are the most common injuries from book bags or back carriers (exc. baby carr. luggage, cam?

The most common injury is other to the upper trunk, accounting for approximately 14,870 injuries over 20 years.

Are injuries from book bags or back carriers (exc. baby carr. luggage, cam increasing or decreasing?

Down 12% over 5 years.

Who is most at risk for book bags or back carriers (exc. baby carr. luggage, cam injuries?

The 5-14 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 72,733 cases recorded over 20 years. Females are more frequently injured in this age group.

What happens when someone is injured by book bags or back carriers (exc. baby carr. luggage, cam?

Of all ER visits involving book bags or back carriers (exc. baby carr. luggage, cam, approximately 2.5% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (97.5%) are treated and released from the emergency department.

How can I report a safety problem with book bags or back carriers (exc. baby carr. luggage, cam?

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.

Data on Book Bags Or Back Carriers (exc. Baby Carr. Luggage, Cam is compiled directly from CPSC NEISS and SaferProducts.gov records, current through 2024. See our methodology for details.

Disclaimer: This page is for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with the CPSC.

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.