Danger score versus ER volume
Danger score versus ER volume
According to CPSC NEISS 2005-2024, Ceilings And Walls (interior Part Of Completed Structure) ranks #38 of 838 by danger score (46/100) at ER-volume #7 of 838 (348,591/yr). They are not the same ranking.
- #38
- danger rank of 838
- #7
- ER-volume rank of 838
- 46/100
- danger score
- 348,591/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 (46/100) across 838 scored CPSC product categories
46 Higher than most more dangerous than 94% 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: 60/100
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) | 7 | 56th | 35% | CPSC NEISS 20-year severity index |
| Annual ER injury volume | 348,591 | 100th | 30% | CPSC NEISS estimated annual ER-treated injuries |
| 5-year injury trend | -13% | 46th | 15% | CPSC NEISS 5-year % change in ER-treated injuries |
| Consumer incident reports | 1 | 18th | 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 7.0M estimated ER injuries land on the body
Body-part shares from the same CPSC NEISS injury_types extract for product code 1884. Segments sum to 7.0M - 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 Building Materials & Home Structures 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.
Building Materials & Home Structures danger scores
How this 46/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for ceilings and walls (interior part of completed structure) - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume 348,591 ER visits/yr Very high volume
- Severity (hospitalization rate) 6.5% Above median admission rate
- Fatality rate 0.03% Above-typical fatality rate
- 5-year trend-13%
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 ceilings and walls (interior part of completed structure) are declining by about 13% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2017 (395,705 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2007 (296,908 estimated visits). The single most common ER diagnosis is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 1.1M visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by contusions, abr. to the hand (692,226 cases). The 15-24 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 1.5M 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 6.5% 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 1 consumer incident report filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how ceilings and walls (interior part of completed structure) 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 | 437,350 | 260,370 | |
| 5-14 | 693,141 | 397,879 | |
| 15-24 | 993,406 | 532,969 | |
| 25-34 | 565,484 | 362,760 | |
| 35-44 | 345,754 | 265,763 | |
| 45-54 | 247,261 | 251,936 | |
| 55-64 | 206,360 | 235,505 | |
| 65-74 | 170,649 | 237,190 | |
| 75+ | 286,651 | 479,983 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Internal Injury | |
| Hand | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Hand | Fracture | |
| Face | Laceration | |
| Head | Laceration | |
| Head | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Face | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Head | Concussion | |
| Hand | Other | |
| Toe | Fracture | |
| Finger | Fracture | |
| Wrist | Strain, Sprain | |
| Shoulder | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Upper Trunk | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Foot | Contusions, Abr. |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
65YOF ACCIDENTALLY SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING HER HEAD AGAINST A WALL YESTERDAY DX: SCALP LACERATION, HEAD INJURY
14YOM, GOT IN TROUBLE AT SCHOOL, C/O UNCLE PUT BRUISES ON HIM, DHR NOTIFIED, BANGED HEAD ON WALLS, HIT WALLS W/ HANDS DX: NO DIAGNOSIS, AMA
16 MOF WITH HEAD INJURY SUSTAINED 1-2 HOURS PTA. MOM STATES THE CHILD FELL FROM SITTING POSITION HITTING HER HEAD AGAINST A SIDEWALL. NO LOC. DX INJURY OF HEAD, ABRASIONS SCALP
27YOF C/O RIGHT HAND PAIN SINCE LAST NIGHT. WAS ANGRY AND PUNCHED A WALL. PAIN TO THE 4TH AND 5TH DIGIT ON RIGHT HAND. SWELLING AND BRUISING NOTED. SCANS SHOW FRACTURE. DX: CLOSED NONDISPLACED FRACTURE OF BASE OF FIFTH METACARPAL BONE OF RIGHT HAND
17YOM, C/O UPPER EXTREMTIY INJURY, ANGRY PUNCHED WALL W/ RIGHT HAND, C/O PAIN RIGHT HAND DX: RIGHT HAND CONTUSION W/ ABRASIONS
13YOF WITH HITTING HER HEAD ON A WALL DX: CHI
40YOM WITH PUNCHING A WALL DX: HAND INJURY
25YOF WITH NERVOUS BREAKDOWN AFTER ARGUMENT WITH FB AND WAS THROWING THINGS, SCREAMING AND HITTING HER HEAD AGAINST THE WALL. DX; ANXIETY
49YOM USED K2 EARLIER AND HIT HEAD ON WALL AND FELL. PT HAS ABRASION TO FOREHEAD DX; SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER
71YOM WAS WALKING AND LOST HIS BALANCE STRIKING RIGHT FOOT AGAINST THE WALL DX: RIGHT FOOT INJURY
73YOM, LUST HAS BALANCE IN THE BATHROOM AND FELL STRIKING HEAD AGAINST THE WALL, NO LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, ON BLOOD THINNER YET NO EXTERNAL SIGN OF TRAUMA, CURRENTLY HAS HEADACHE, DX: HEAD INJURY
88YOM, LIVES ALONE WAS USING THE BATHROOM WHEN STOOD UP FELT LIGHTHEADED AND FELL STRIKING HEAD NOT SURE IF LOST CONSCIOUS, NOT ON BLOOD THINNER , FOUND BY THE FAMILY ON THE FLOOR TRAPPED BETWEEN TOILET AND WALL INITIALLY COMPLAINS OF WRIST AND HAND PAIN, DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY TRAUMATIC RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Consumer Incident Reports
Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.
The students below me are using a Ceiling Thumper to cause my entire apartment to vibrate in a pattern. Which I have measurements of & it clearly shows the patterns. I have lived here for 4 years and this is not usual. In fact, they sit there and play with the speed & intensity of the thing to harass me. I intend to sue them or do whatever possible to prosecute them for this. This constant vibration is actually very harmful to my health as I have been diagnosed with Coronary Artery Disease & Chronic Kidney Disease, as well as having high blood pressure & GASTROPARESIS and peripheral artery disease this device is causing severe pain in my leg from PAD & I have a sore that wont heal cuz I can barely walk on my own floor. Seeing several doctors. This non stop vibration from this device IS going to cause me to have a heart attack or stroke. The assaulters are living in Apt 2. I have their names if needed. Please make the use of this device illegal. It is extremely dangerous especially in the hands of irresponsible & immature sociopaths such as these three people. My number is [REDACTED]. I plan to write to any & every organisation as well my House Reps & Senators about this awful product. I had bad neighbors above me for years & I didnt even think to do anything that would terrorize them in their own home because they had the right to be there as well as I did. Noise happens from just living & people should not be allowed to resort to these tactics. There needs to be laws in place for victims of this. And sadly, there are thousands of victims of this vibration device. Thank you.
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to ceilings and walls (interior part of completed structure) on the CPSC website.
Compare beyond Building Materials & Home Structures
Nationwide peers by danger score, ER volume & hospitalization
Three PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Ceilings And Walls (interior Part Of Completed Structure): cross-group products nearest on danger score (46/100), estimated annual ER visits (348,591/yr), and hospitalization share (6.5%). 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.
- Chairs, Other Or Not Specified Floors, Walls & Ceilings 347,059/yr
- Knives, Not Elsewhere Classified Containers, Tableware & Packaging 336,545/yr
- Football (activity, Apparel Or Equipment) Sports & Recreation Equipment 369,776/yr
- Tables (excl. Baby Changing Tables, Billiard Or Pool Tables Floors, Walls & Ceilings 327,154/yr
Similar hospitalization rate
Nearest cross-group products by % of NEISS ER visits resulting in hospital admission.
Related Products in Building Materials & Home Structures
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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, Ceilings And Walls (interior Part Of Completed Structure) ranks #38 of 838 scored CPSC product categories by PlainSafety danger score and #7 of 838 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does ceilings and walls (interior part of completed structure) rank on danger score versus ER volume?
Among 838 scored CPSC product categories, ceilings and walls (interior part of completed structure) ranks #38 by PlainSafety danger score (46/100) and #7 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume (348,591/yr). The two rankings come from the same NEISS extract and are not the same order.
What are the most common injuries from ceilings and walls (interior part of completed structure)?
The most common injury is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 1.1M injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from ceilings and walls (interior part of completed structure) increasing or decreasing?
Down 13% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for ceilings and walls (interior part of completed structure) injuries?
The 15-24 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 1.5M cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by ceilings and walls (interior part of completed structure)?
Of all ER visits involving ceilings and walls (interior part of completed structure), approximately 6.5% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (93.5%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with ceilings and walls (interior part of completed structure)?
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.