Electric Trains Or Accessories
Twenty years of CPSC NEISS emergency-room records for this consumer product category, combined with demographic breakdowns, multi-year injury trends, and matching recall notices.
Toys & Children's Recreation · CPSC Code 1332
No trend data
The verdict
Electric Trains Or Accessories carry a danger score of 24/100 (low risk), driven by roughly 181 ER-treated injuries a year that are stable over the most recent five-year window.
- 24/100
- danger score (low risk)
- 181
- ER visits per year (avg)
- 0.6%
- end in hospital admission
- 0-4
- most-injured age group
Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 1332 - last data year 2009.
PlainSafety danger score
How this 24/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for electric trains or accessories - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume181 ER visits/yr
- Severity (hospitalization rate)0.6%
- Fatality rate0.00%
- 5-year trendN/A
See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Electric Trains Or Accessories (CPSC product code 1332, in the Toys & Children's Recreation category) generate an estimated 181 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 905 ER-treated injuries across the 5-year span from 2005 to 2009. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 24/100 for this category (low risk), combining raw injury volume, demographic reach, severity of outcome, and multi-year trend. The five-year trajectory shows that injury counts are stable over the most recent five-year window, with the busiest year on record being 2006 (217 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2007 (104 estimated visits).
The single most common ER diagnosis for electric trains or accessories is laceration to the face, accounting for approximately 264 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by other to the upper trunk (155 cases). The 0-4 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 537 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 0.6% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 0 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how electric trains or accessories 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 2009-12-31. For regulatory context, consult CPSC recall notices and the SaferProducts.gov public database linked below.
Annual Injury Estimates (2005–2009)
Source: CPSC NEISS national estimates CPSC NEISS national estimates Injuries represent ER-treated cases only
Who Gets Injured?
| Age Group | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 462 | 75 | |
| 5-14 | 175 | 6 | |
| 15-24 | 30 | 0 | |
| 35-44 | 80 | 0 | |
| 75+ | 75 | 0 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Face | Laceration | |
| Upper Trunk | Other | |
| Head | Laceration | |
| Mouth | Laceration | |
| Lower Arm | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Face | Other | |
| Internal | Ingestion | |
| Head | Internal Injury | |
| Lower Arm | Fracture | |
| Lower Leg | Laceration | |
| Mouth | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Eyeball | Hemorrhage | |
| Face | Foreign Body | |
| Knee | Laceration | |
| Eyeball | Other |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
87YOM CHEST/NECK PAIN HAD BEEN UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE SETTING UP A TRAIN SET*
PT FELL OFF A BENCH AND HIT HEAD ON A TOY TRAINDX: FACIAL INJ
TOY TRAIN FELL FROM TRACK AND HIT PTS LIP, CONTUSION TO MOUTH
PT WALKING NEAR A TOY TRAIN DISPLAY IN DRS OFFICES IN HOSP, TRIPPED ANDFELL. STRUCK L CHEEK. DEEP LAC ON FACE. DX FACIAL LAC
PT TRIPPED OVER A WIRE TO HIS TRAIN SET AND FELL ONTO HIS R FOREARM. HAS PAIN. DX R FOREARM CONTUSION
HIT ON HEAD WITH A TOY TRAIN. DX FOREHEAD LACERATION
43 YOM DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE SETTING UP ***CHEST PAIN
PT WAS PLAYING WITH A TRAIN TRACK IN HER MOUTH AND FELL. DX: SMALL LACERATION TO MOUTH
PUT (L) ARM BETWEEN TO 2 TOY TRAINS IN ATTEMPT TO STOP THEM HAS FX TOFOREARM
DX LAC L LEG: PT HERE WITH LAC LLE, DIRECT TRAUMA FROM SKATEBOARDING
3YOWM WITH LACERATION TO LEFT CHEEK AFTER FALLING INTO TRAIN TABLE WHILE AT HOME
2 YO RIDING TOY TRAIN FELL STRIKING FACE ON WINDOWLAC FACE
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to electric trains or accessories on the CPSC website.
Frequently Asked Questions
How dangerous are electric trains or accessories?
Based on 20 years of CPSC data, electric trains or accessories have a danger score of 24/100 (low risk). An estimated 181 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.
What are the most common injuries from electric trains or accessories?
The most common injury is laceration to the face, accounting for approximately 264 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from electric trains or accessories increasing or decreasing?
No trend data.
Who is most at risk for electric trains or accessories injuries?
The 0-4 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 537 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by electric trains or accessories?
Of all ER visits involving electric trains or accessories, approximately 0.6% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (99.4%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with electric trains or accessories?
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.
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Safety Guides
What this means for you
Treat the 24/100 score as relative risk between products, not your personal odds of injury.
- See where this category ranks against every other tracked product. Full rankings
- Injuries cluster in the 0-4 age group, take extra care if that describes your household.
- Check for active recalls on this product before you assume it is safe. CPSC recalls
NEISS estimates ER-treated injuries from a national probability sample of hospitals; they do not capture injuries treated elsewhere or not treated at all.
Data: CPSC National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) 2005–2024 and SaferProducts.gov consumer incident reports. Injury estimates are based on a nationally representative probability sample of U.S. hospital emergency departments. This page is for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with the CPSC.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, scored, and verified.
