CPSC NEISS · code 5029

Camping Equipment (excl. Trailers, Lighting Equipment,

Camping Equipment (excl. Trailers, Lighting Equipment,: danger rank #313 of 838 is not ER-volume rank #278 of 838 (5,276 estimated ER visits a year; roughly flat 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, Camping Equipment (excl. Trailers, Lighting Equipment, ranks #313 of 838 by danger score (37/100) at ER-volume #278 of 838 (5,276/yr). They are not the same ranking.

#313
danger rank of 838
#278
ER-volume rank of 838
37/100
danger score
5,276/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 (37/100) across 838 scored CPSC product categories

37 Around the middle lower than 37% 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: 57/100

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) 6 52nd 35% CPSC NEISS 20-year severity index
Annual ER injury volume 5,276 59th 30% CPSC NEISS estimated annual ER-treated injuries
5-year injury trend +1% 67th 15% CPSC NEISS 5-year % change in ER-treated injuries
Consumer incident reports 17 54th 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 105,501 estimated ER injuries land on the body

Body-part shares from the same CPSC NEISS injury_types extract for product code 5029. Segments sum to 105,501 - 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. Camping Equipment (excl. …37/100
Higher score = higher composite danger in this group. Peer set is other scored products sharing the same CPSC group.
0/100100/10037/100
PlainSafety danger score · Camping Equipment (excl. Trailers, Lighting Equipment,

Source: CPSC NEISS danger-score model As of 2024

How this 37/100 score is built

The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for camping equipment (excl. trailers, lighting equipment, - no opinion, no editorializing:

  • Injury volume 5,276 ER visits/yr Above median volume
  • Severity (hospitalization rate) 6.0% Above median admission rate
  • Fatality rate 0.00% No recorded fatalities
  • 5-year trend+1%

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 camping equipment (excl. trailers, lighting equipment, are roughly flat over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2017 (6,675 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2005 (3,447 estimated visits). The single most common ER diagnosis is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 4,855 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by strain, sprain to the lower trunk (4,472 cases). The 35-44 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 16,508 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 6.0% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.

Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 17 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how camping equipment (excl. trailers, lighting equipment, 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)

3K4K5K6K7K 20052008201120142017202020232024 7K
Estimated annual emergency-room visits for Camping Equipment (excl. Trailers, Lighting Equipment,, 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 4,150 3,140 7,290
5-14 7,844 6,310 14,154
15-24 7,309 5,239 12,548
25-34 8,972 7,134 16,106
35-44 8,518 7,990 16,508
45-54 8,635 6,980 15,615
55-64 7,677 5,936 13,613
65-74 2,937 3,568 6,505
75+ 1,752 1,402 3,154

Most Common Injuries

Body Part Diagnosis Est. Injuries
Head Internal Injury 4,855
Lower Trunk Strain, Sprain 4,472
Face Laceration 4,242
Lower Trunk Other 4,224
Upper Trunk Other 3,455
Finger Laceration 3,374
Head Laceration 2,854
Hand Laceration 2,261
Ankle Strain, Sprain 2,089
Eyeball Contusions, Abr. 1,981
Lower Leg Laceration 1,953
Hand Burns, Thermal 1,770
Foot Laceration 1,645
Shoulder Strain, Sprain 1,508
Upper Trunk Contusions, Abr. 1,463

Severity Breakdown

Treated/examined And Released 91.5% (96,563)
Treated And Admitted/hospitalized 4.9% (5,199)
Left Without Being Seen 1.7% (1,747)
Treated And Transferred 1.4% (1,501)
Held For Observation 0.5% (475)
Unknown, Not Stated 0.0% (16)

ER Visit Narratives

Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.

Age 32 · Female · Hand · Puncture · 2024

32YOF PT PUTTING A TENT TOGETHER AND STATES A PIECE OF THE FIBERGLASS FRAME BROKE AND HAS A PIECE IN FINGER. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND WITH FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT HAND.

Age 64 · Male · Shoulder · Other · 2024

64YOM STS NECK PAIN AND BILATERAL SHOULDER PAIN FROM SLEEPING IN A TENT DX TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE SPASM

Age 64 · Male · Lower Trunk · Fracture · 2024

64YOM PRESENTS FROM HOME FOR EVAL AFTER HE WAS STRUCK ON THE L SIDE OF THE BACK BY A FALLING CANOPY FROM HIS TRUCK. HAS HAD WORSENING PAIN SINCE. PAIN MOSTLY IN THE LOWER BACK. NO LOC. OCCURRED IN HOSPITAL PARKING LOT. DX: LUMBAR TRANSVERSE PROCESS FRACTURE

Age 53 · Male · Upper Trunk · Other · 2024

53YOM WITH RIGHT RIB PAIN AFTER INJURY ALMOST 2 WEEKS AGO HE WAS LEANING OVER ZIPPING UP A TENT THAT HE WAS SLEEPING IN AND HEARD A POP. DX: RIB PAIN ON THE RIGHT SIDE

Age 45 · Male · Finger · Burns, Thermal · 2024

45 YOM WAS SLEEPING IN HIS TENT WHEN HE AWOKE TO HIS ENCAMPMENT AND PERSONAL TENT BEING ON FIRE. +BURNS LEFT THUMB, RIGHT FINGERS, RIGHT FOOT. +FD. DX: BURN.

Age 24 · Male · Upper Trunk · Strain, Sprain · 2024

24YOM, C/O RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT, DID HEAVY LIFTING OF TENT FEW DAYS PRIOR DX: ABDOMINAL MUSCLE STRAIN

Age 7 · Male · Lower Leg · Laceration · 2024

7YOM, C/O LACERTAION, CAMPING TRIPPED & FELL ON STICK, LACERATION LEFT SHIN DX: LEFT LOWER EXTREMITY LACERATION

Age 58 · Female · Lower Leg · Hematoma · 2024

58YOF WAS CAMPING A WEEK AGO WHEN SHE BUMPED HER RIGHT LOWER LEG ON CAMPING EQUIPMENT SITE IS NOW RED AND SWOLLEN DX: HEMATOMA TO RIGHT LOWER LEG; CELLULITIS

Age 56 · Female · Finger · Other · 2024

56YOF INJ FINGER AFTER SETTING UP A TENT, DX FINGER PAIN

Age 29 · Male · Lower Trunk · Burns, Thermal · 2024

29 YOM REPORTS A TENT FIRE TONIGHT, UNKNOWN TIME. HE WAS FOUND INSIDE OF A MASSAGE PARLOR, LOCKED IN A SHOWER ROOM. HE REPORTS USING METH AND *** (*** COUGH AND COLD) TO GET HIGH PRIOR TO THE EVENT. UDS +AMP, FENTANYL. FD NS. +BURN RIGHT BUTTOCK, LEFT THIGH, RIGHT CALF, BILATERAL FEET. DX: BURN.

Age 36 · Male · Upper Arm · Burns, Thermal · 2024

36 YOM WAS INSIDE OF HIS TENT WHEN A FIRE OCCURRED. FD NS. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN OF RIGHT UPPER ARM, FULL THICKNESS BURN RIGHT UPPER EXTREMITY.

Age 27 · Male · Head · Burns, Thermal · 2024

27 YOM WITH PRIOR SCALP WOUND WAS BURNED WHEN HIS TENT CAUGHT FIRE. +FULL THICKNESS BURN RIGHT FACE AND EAR, PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS TO BILATERAL PALMS. FD NS. DX: OPEN WOUND OF SCALP.

Consumer Incident Reports

Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.

9/9/2025 · Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional · Walmart Stores Inc. · Unspecified

I purchased an Ozark Sun Tent in store, at Margate FL location. On the third use of this tent my daughter and I got fine clear plastic shards in our hands, as we pulled the poles out. The pain and shards in our skin lasted 5 days. With the use of warm water and soap they eventually dissolved or fell out. I have the tent and poles for your inspection and review. I am asking for this product to be improved so others are not injured. The poles are not safe. I went to the store to show them the poles and receipt so the faulty product could be examined. They said they won't do anything because the warranty period is over. I never asked for a refund or compensation. I spoke to [REDACTED] at online customer service on July 11 2025 and provided my email and phone number. No one got back to me. Today I spoke to [REDACTED] at WM ethics 1 800 925-6278 and provided my email and phone number . He stated he would forward the information to Walmart's appropriate team. I am requesting that action be taken to prevent injury to other customers. I have the original receipt and photos, as well as the actual poles. I will be expecting a callback or email from Walmart outlining next steps to rectify this issue. [REDACTED] [REDACTED]

9/30/2022 · No Incident, No Injury · Insight 2 Design, LLC · Missouri

We bought a shark tent package deal from Walmart when shark batteries die toy becomes a issue for seizures ...a child that suffer from epilepsy would definitely start a episode

9/26/2024 · Injury, Level of care not known · ANYMAKA LIMITED · United States

I bought an Anymaka Portable Hammock Stand a few months ago. Recently me and my six year old son where in it and it just collapsed causing both of us to get injured as we crashed down on the metal bars underneath. My son has multiple bruises on his back and I have scrapes and bruises on my arm.

8/7/2024 · Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional · CoolCabanas · New Jersey

When an individual holds the cool cabanas shade inverted and tries to turn it over while mounting it to the pole the arms will quickly and violently extend. If that person or person has a hand or finger in the path of any of the four arms they can easily get seriously injured.

7/4/2022 · Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received · CoolCabanas · Massachusetts

I bought a Cool Cabana for the beach. When I went to use it, we followed the directions. It flew up out of the sand and started to fly away. The metal piece, which is one large stake, slammed me in the head dazing me. We were able to get it back under control. However, taking it down the entire frame fell into me. There are no buffers to stop the entire frame from collapsing. I think the design of this product is very unsafe, especially to be around children.

7/31/2021 · Injury, Level of care not known · WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC. · California

I previously reported this popup beach tent made by Mark and Graham a subsidiary of PotteryBarn/Williams& Sonoma about 6 weeks ago. I never received any email with the company's response, presumably because they did not respond to you which is unbelievable. I am complaining again about the safety of this product due to continued events of being struck by the metal rods in the product and the nearly impossible task of closing it. I was struck in the chest in late June when I attempted to close it. While I wanted to return it, I had family visiting in July and had bought the beach tent for that purpose. My 37 year old daughter and 42 year old son-in-law attempted to close the tent when we took it to the beach in July when they visited. My daughter was hit in the head by one of the tent's rods and my son-in-law was hit in the lower leg. They spent more than half an hour trying to close and could not. They finally watched a video on [REDACTED] for another product by a different company and with much effort finally closed after about 45 minutes. In my previous report/complaint, I explained that I had been similarily hit by the rod and I was unable to close it and had to take it to a Pottery Barn store. The Manager was unable to close it after trying for 30 minutes; she had a man come over from Williams Sonoma in the mall and the two of them could not close it. The man finally located a [REDACTED] video of another product unrelated to Pottery Barn and the two finally closed it after about one hour. The product is too large (long) and is impossible to close. It should not be sold. It can hurt people during the process of attempting to close it. I initially did not return it as I thought my son-in-law would be able to manage it better than I and they were visiting in July. He couldn't manage it either. I tried to return it at this point, but Potterybarn refused, saying it was past the 30 day return window.

7/26/2025 · Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional · Walmart Stores Inc. · Iowa

Tent collapsed on us while camping with 2 of my small children and me and my husband in it! Not rated for wind! Horrible ventilation......like an oven! Dangerous pull cord stability strin right in front of the door could cause head and neck issues. You can barely see it! But my daughter got traumatized and went into shock from it. She's 10! She's now terrified to camp ever again.

7/16/2024 · Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional · Caravan Canopy Int'l, Inc. · Pennsylvania

Had (2) Caravan Canopy M-Series Pro 2 12'x12' tents up on the Fourth of July holiday. It started to drizzle/light rain and within 15-20 minutes, both tents collapsed and causing me to get some scrapes and cuts from the sharp edges that had broken

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Product Recalls

Search for active and past recalls related to camping equipment (excl. trailers, lighting equipment, on the CPSC website.

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Nationwide peers by danger score, ER volume & hospitalization

Three PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Camping Equipment (excl. Trailers, Lighting Equipment,: cross-group products nearest on danger score (37/100), estimated annual ER visits (5,276/yr), and hospitalization share (6.0%). 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, Camping Equipment (excl. Trailers, Lighting Equipment, ranks #313 of 838 scored CPSC product categories by PlainSafety danger score and #278 of 838 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does camping equipment (excl. trailers, lighting equipment, rank on danger score versus ER volume?

Among 838 scored CPSC product categories, camping equipment (excl. trailers, lighting equipment, ranks #313 by PlainSafety danger score (37/100) and #278 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume (5,276/yr). The two rankings come from the same NEISS extract and are not the same order.

What are the most common injuries from camping equipment (excl. trailers, lighting equipment,?

The most common injury is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 4,855 injuries over 20 years.

Are injuries from camping equipment (excl. trailers, lighting equipment, increasing or decreasing?

Stable over 5 years.

Who is most at risk for camping equipment (excl. trailers, lighting equipment, injuries?

The 35-44 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 16,508 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.

What happens when someone is injured by camping equipment (excl. trailers, lighting equipment,?

Of all ER visits involving camping equipment (excl. trailers, lighting equipment,, approximately 6.0% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (94.0%) are treated and released from the emergency department.

How can I report a safety problem with camping equipment (excl. trailers, lighting equipment,?

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 Camping Equipment (excl. Trailers, Lighting Equipment, 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.