Danger score versus ER volume
Danger score versus ER volume
According to CPSC NEISS 2005-2024, Greenhouse Or Gardening Supplies (excl Hoses, Sprayers, Etc ranks #137 of 838 by danger score (41/100) at ER-volume #134 of 838 (17,716/yr). They are not the same ranking.
- #137
- danger rank of 838
- #134
- ER-volume rank of 838
- 41/100
- danger score
- 17,716/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 (41/100) across 838 scored CPSC product categories
41 Higher than most more dangerous than 79% 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: 70/100
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) | 8 | 64th | 35% | CPSC NEISS 20-year severity index |
| Annual ER injury volume | 17,716 | 80th | 30% | CPSC NEISS estimated annual ER-treated injuries |
| 5-year injury trend | +2% | 68th | 15% | CPSC NEISS 5-year % change in ER-treated injuries |
| Consumer incident reports | 43 | 70th | 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 354,320 estimated ER injuries land on the body
Body-part shares from the same CPSC NEISS injury_types extract for product code 1413. Segments sum to 354,320 - 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 Lawn & Garden 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.
Lawn & Garden Equipment danger scores
How this 41/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for greenhouse or gardening supplies (excl hoses, sprayers, etc - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume 17,716 ER visits/yr High volume
- Severity (hospitalization rate) 7.3% Above median admission rate
- Fatality rate 0.06% Above-typical fatality rate
- 5-year trend+2%
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 greenhouse or gardening supplies (excl hoses, sprayers, etc are roughly flat over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2024 (22,831 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2007 (13,751 estimated visits). The single most common ER diagnosis is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 28,523 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by laceration to the face (25,147 cases). The 75+ age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 78,404 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 7.3% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer, and a small fraction (0.06%) result in fatality.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 43 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how greenhouse or gardening supplies (excl hoses, sprayers, etc 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 | 17,433 | 10,470 | |
| 5-14 | 17,661 | 10,880 | |
| 15-24 | 9,471 | 6,738 | |
| 25-34 | 11,471 | 11,524 | |
| 35-44 | 14,536 | 16,847 | |
| 45-54 | 16,106 | 24,342 | |
| 55-64 | 15,787 | 34,147 | |
| 65-74 | 20,557 | 37,951 | |
| 75+ | 27,207 | 51,197 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Internal Injury | |
| Face | Laceration | |
| Lower Trunk | Strain, Sprain | |
| Lower Leg | Laceration | |
| Head | Laceration | |
| Lower Trunk | Other | |
| Finger | Laceration | |
| Upper Trunk | Fracture | |
| Upper Trunk | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Hand | Laceration | |
| Upper Trunk | Other | |
| Face | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Lower Trunk | Fracture | |
| Foot | Laceration | |
| Wrist | Fracture |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
71YOM USES CANE AT BASELINE,PRESENTS AFTER MECHANICAL FALL.WAS REACHING UP & MOVED HIS CANE TO HIS LEFT, LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL SIDEWAYS.STS HE LANDED DIRECTLY INTO HIS RIBS ON A FLOWER PLANTER. WAS UNABLE TO GET UP DUE TO THE PAIN IN THE RIBS BUT CRAWLED TO SOFA&LAYED THERE FOR A FEW HOURS THINKING HE WAS OK. PAIN WORSENED.DIFFICULT TO BREATH. DX:RIB FRACTURES;SUBCAPSULAR HEMORRHAGE OF SPLEEN
79YOM AND HIS WIFE WERE ATTEMPTING TO GET THE CHICKENS BACK INTO THE COOP SHE PICKED UP A YARD STICK LENGTH PLASTIC STAKE AND THREW IT AT THE CHICKENS TO TRY AND STARTLE THEM SHE MISSED HER THROW AND THE STAKE SLICED ACCROSS THE FRONT OF PATIENT'S FOREHEAD DX: LACERATION OF OTHER PART OF HEAD
81YOF PRESENTS WITH RIGHT SHOULDER PAIN AFTER LIFTING A FLOWER POT DX: SHOULDER PAIN
86 YOM FELL AT HOME IN YARD HITTING RIBS ON PLANTER DX CONTUSION RIBS
50 YOM TRIPPED OVER A FLOWER POT FELL INJURED HIP DX: CONTUSION
76YOF WITH FALL AT HOME, HURT HER FACE, RIGHT ELBOW, RIGHT WRIST. PATIENT STATES SHE WAS MOVING POTS WITH PLANTS IN FOR THE WINTER, LOST HER BALANCE WHILE LIFTING THEM, FELL.DX: FRACTURE DISTAL RIGHT RADIUS.
82YOF STATES THAT SHE HAD A FALL ON SATURDAY NIGHT FALLING ONTO HER RIGHT SIDE AFTER TRIPPING OVER A PLANTER AT THE MALL PATIENT TAKES *** DX: CONTUSION OF RIGHT THIGH; STRAINED NECK; WOUND TO RIGHT LOWER LEG
78YOF WAS OVER AT EX HUSBANDS HOUSE WHO JUST PASSED, CLEANING HOUSE & PT TRIPPED ON A PLANTER & FELL ON RIGHT HIP, PT HAS PMHX OF RIGHT HIP REPLACEMENT, PT ALSO HAS ABRASION OF LEFT WRIST DX PAIN RIGHT HIP
45YOF PT CLEANING WHEN A POTTED PLANT FELL OFF SHELF ABOVE PT & FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD DX: LAC OF SCALP
70 YOF WAS GARDENING WHEN A CHUNK OF POTTING SOIL CONTAINING PERLITE, FLEW UP INTO HER EYE. DX: ABRASION RIGHT CORNEA
18MOF PT TRIPPED & FELL, STRUCK HEAD ON A CERAMIC PLANTER POT DX: LACERATION
62YOM PRESENTS AFTER A FALL SAME DAY WHILE WALKING WHEN HE FELT UNSTEADY AND HIT A FLOWER POT AND HIT HIS HEAD. DX: LACERATION TO SCALP, FALL
Consumer Incident Reports
Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.
I purchased these plant hanging pulleys to hang hanging baskets of flowers in my home. The concept of this product is to allow potted plants and baskets up to 15 kg to be hung up high, but then be pulled down for watering2 Pack Plant Hook Pulley, Retractable Plant Hanger Easy Reach Hanging Flower Basket for Garden Baskets Pots and Birds Feeder Hang High up and Pull Down to Water Or Feed and care, then lifted back up into position for proper display, whereupon the mechanism will match, securely holding the plant until it is time to water it again. I purchased 6 of these items from a seller on Amazon.com. Here is the link: 2 Pack Plant Hook Pulley, Retractable Plant Hanger Easy Reach Hanging Flower Basket for Garden Baskets Pots and Birds Feeder Hang High up and Pull Down to Water Or Feed (2) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QSZQXVN/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Z6NJDbY27J0V8 Within the first 15 minutes of use, 3 of the mechanisms failed without warning while holding stationary 9kg baskets. This resulted in the baskets plummeting straight down to the end of the cord. At the end of the suspending cord, the cord separated from the internal pulley mechanism, allowing the basket to continue falling until it impacted the floor. The impact force was sufficient in one case to result in the breakage of the high impact hanging pot. Had a child or pet been playing on the floor beneath the falling basket, in my opinion as a physician, serious bodily injury would have been a definite possibility, especially if the victim were struck on the head.
Easy Pickers Raised Garden Grow Box with Stand. The plastic construction of the raised legs in this product collapsed under the weight of the growing soil material, water, and plants. May cause injury to consumer should the collapsed material impact the consumer.
This report concerns a pop open fabric bag that is sold to collect small light garden waste. Unfortunately, it is poorly made and the imbedded large diameter spring comes through the fabric and potentially can cause serious injury. I was poked and only lucky that it did not hit my eye or other sensitive body part.
Purchased Miracle-Gro Countertop Garden #5001783 Date Code 3417. When repositioning the unit water spilled into base. Base has drain holes to prevent a potential problem but the area where the circuit boards are located do not. Water accumulated around the circuit boards and the unit caught fire melting the base and damaging the surface where the unit was sitting. I contacted the company they first told me the unit was only warranted for 1 year but they needed the purchase information, they also requested the serial number and date code. When I provided the serial and date code I advised them the date code on the circuit board was later than the date code on the bottom of unit! Here is their response: Unfortunately, taking the garden apart completely voids the warranty all together. I will not be able to replace the garden for you. We can offer you a new Harvest for $65.00 plus tax. If you would like to order the new garden please call us at 1.800.476.9669 as we cannot take payment information over the phone. My point is, this is a fire hazard, I would have been willing to purchase a circuit board and base but if that is their response I feel others have had this problems and everyone needs to be aware of the fire hazard.
I purchased a Gorilla brand 3 cubic foot garden dump cart from Home Depot. I took it back to my home where I was assembling it inside of my garage. The smell from the thing was awful but I wanted to get it done. Eventually my wife told me that everyone was ready to go eat and that I needed to finish it later. As I got into the car, I began to feel suddenly ill with nausea. We got to the restaurant and I was so nauseated I couldn't order and in fact couldn't stay in the restaurant. I also began feeling light-headed in the restaurant so I went outside. By the time my family finished eating, I was finally shaking off some of the light-headedness and the nausea was not as bad. Upon getting home, I was feeling healthy again, still a little nauseated, and getting back into the garage with the product definitely began setting off the illness again. I believe the odor remaining on the cart was the cause of my sudden symptoms and I worry that had I not been pulled away from it by my wife, that I could have passed out in the garage and continued inhaling the fumes and possibly be injured from fall or inhalation. I am a physician, and the suddenness of the symptom onset and resolution make me think that exposure is the definite cause. This product needs to off-gas more before being packaged and sold. I am a very healthy 30yo. A person who is not as fortunate in their health or in their proximity to others could be seriously inured. Amazon reviews for the product are very significant for similar complaints. http://www.amazon.com/Gorilla-Carts-GOR200B-Pneumatic-600-Pound/product-reviews/B0026RGNJ2/ref=cm_cr_pr_viewopt_kywd?sortBy=helpful&reviewerType=all_reviews&formatType=all_formats&filterByStar=all_stars&pageNumber=1&filterByKeyword=smell
I was putting together a metal trellis, when I went to pick it up, the soderd top popped off and sprang into my forehead, just missing my eye, what a bloody mess!!! For it to be made of steel it was not soderd together very well, and instructions were only a diagram no written instructions on how to put it together safely!!!
Found what appears to be 2-1/2 x 1 part of a wood grinder in 2 cubic foot bag of Premium red mulch purchased from Lowes. The piece of wood grinder found in the bag of mulch had sharp teeth protruding from all sides. It would have seriously injured the hands or feet of anyone who did not see it and might have inadvertently handled or stepped on it. I had found pieces of nails in one bag of mulch I had purchased some time previously. I gave the manufacturer the benefit of the doubt the first time, but after finding such a dangerous item in the mulch, this incident had to be reported
Caller reported that there might be some kind of ingredients that was not processed properly in the Miracle Gro which caused her to become ill after using it. She had used this product before and this was first time using this new package. Her health symptoms included cramps diarrhea, nausea and headaches, she developed these symptoms 10 hours later after using the product. No medical attention was received. The retailer or manufacturer was not contacted as yet. Caller feels that the product is a health hazard and should be reported.
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Nationwide peers by danger score, ER volume & hospitalization
Three PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Greenhouse Or Gardening Supplies (excl Hoses, Sprayers, Etc: cross-group products nearest on danger score (41/100), estimated annual ER visits (17,716/yr), and hospitalization share (7.3%). 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, Greenhouse Or Gardening Supplies (excl Hoses, Sprayers, Etc ranks #137 of 838 scored CPSC product categories by PlainSafety danger score and #134 of 838 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does greenhouse or gardening supplies (excl hoses, sprayers, etc rank on danger score versus ER volume?
Among 838 scored CPSC product categories, greenhouse or gardening supplies (excl hoses, sprayers, etc ranks #137 by PlainSafety danger score (41/100) and #134 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume (17,716/yr). The two rankings come from the same NEISS extract and are not the same order.
What are the most common injuries from greenhouse or gardening supplies (excl hoses, sprayers, etc?
The most common injury is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 28,523 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from greenhouse or gardening supplies (excl hoses, sprayers, etc increasing or decreasing?
Stable over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for greenhouse or gardening supplies (excl hoses, sprayers, etc injuries?
The 75+ age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 78,404 cases recorded over 20 years. Females are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by greenhouse or gardening supplies (excl hoses, sprayers, etc?
Of all ER visits involving greenhouse or gardening supplies (excl hoses, sprayers, etc, approximately 7.3% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (92.7%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with greenhouse or gardening supplies (excl hoses, sprayers, etc?
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.