CPSC NEISS · code 1413

Greenhouse Or Gardening Supplies (excl Hoses, Sprayers, Etc

Greenhouse Or Gardening Supplies (excl Hoses, Sprayers, Etc: danger rank #137 of 838 is not ER-volume rank #134 of 838 (17,716 estimated ER visits a year; roughly flat over the last five years).

Lawn & Garden Equipment CPSC NEISS through 2024

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.

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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

1. Lawn Mowers, Not Specified47/1002. Riding Power Lawn Mowers44/1003. Manual Snow Or Ice Remova…44/1004. Snow Throwers, Blowers44/1005. Decorative Yard Equipment…43/1006. Garden Hoses, Nozzles Or …42/1007. Greenhouse Or Gardening S…41/1008. Pruning Or Trimming Equip…41/100
Higher score = higher composite danger in this group. Peer set is other scored products sharing the same CPSC group.
0/100100/10041/100
PlainSafety danger score · Greenhouse Or Gardening Supplies (excl Hoses, Sprayers, Etc

Source: CPSC NEISS danger-score model As of 2024

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)

12K14K16K18K20K22K24K 20052008201120142017202020232024 23K
Estimated annual emergency-room visits for Greenhouse Or Gardening Supplies (excl Hoses, Sprayers, Etc, 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 17,433 10,470 27,903
5-14 17,661 10,880 28,541
15-24 9,471 6,738 16,209
25-34 11,471 11,524 22,995
35-44 14,536 16,847 31,383
45-54 16,106 24,342 40,448
55-64 15,787 34,147 49,934
65-74 20,557 37,951 58,508
75+ 27,207 51,197 78,404

Most Common Injuries

Body Part Diagnosis Est. Injuries
Head Internal Injury 28,523
Face Laceration 25,147
Lower Trunk Strain, Sprain 15,871
Lower Leg Laceration 15,271
Head Laceration 13,676
Lower Trunk Other 13,153
Finger Laceration 12,780
Upper Trunk Fracture 10,152
Upper Trunk Contusions, Abr. 9,937
Hand Laceration 8,025
Upper Trunk Other 7,785
Face Contusions, Abr. 7,228
Lower Trunk Fracture 6,671
Foot Laceration 6,085
Wrist Fracture 5,251

Severity Breakdown

Treated/examined And Released 90.8% (321,888)
Treated And Admitted/hospitalized 6.7% (23,780)
Left Without Being Seen 1.0% (3,516)
Treated And Transferred 0.9% (3,141)
Held For Observation 0.5% (1,798)
Fatality Incl. Doa, Died In Er 0.1% (197)

ER Visit Narratives

Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.

Age 71 · Male · Upper Trunk · Fracture · 2024

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

Age 79 · Male · Head · Laceration · 2024

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

Age 81 · Female · Shoulder · Other · 2024

81YOF PRESENTS WITH RIGHT SHOULDER PAIN AFTER LIFTING A FLOWER POT DX: SHOULDER PAIN

Age 86 · Male · Upper Trunk · Contusions, Abr. · 2024

86 YOM FELL AT HOME IN YARD HITTING RIBS ON PLANTER DX CONTUSION RIBS

Age 50 · Male · Lower Trunk · Contusions, Abr. · 2024

50 YOM TRIPPED OVER A FLOWER POT FELL INJURED HIP DX: CONTUSION

Age 76 · Female · Wrist · Fracture · 2024

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.

Age 82 · Female · Upper Leg · Contusions, Abr. · 2024

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

Age 78 · Female · Lower Trunk · Other · 2024

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

Age 45 · Female · Head · Laceration · 2024

45YOF PT CLEANING WHEN A POTTED PLANT FELL OFF SHELF ABOVE PT & FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD DX: LAC OF SCALP

Age 70 · Female · Eyeball · Contusions, Abr. · 2024

70 YOF WAS GARDENING WHEN A CHUNK OF POTTING SOIL CONTAINING PERLITE, FLEW UP INTO HER EYE. DX: ABRASION RIGHT CORNEA

Age 218 · Female · Head · Laceration · 2024

18MOF PT TRIPPED & FELL, STRUCK HEAD ON A CERAMIC PLANTER POT DX: LACERATION

Age 62 · Male · Head · Laceration · 2024

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.

9/27/2019 · Incident, No Injury · Lythor · Ohio

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.

9/25/2015 · Incident, No Injury · EMSCO Group · Hawaii

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.

9/17/2014 · Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received · FISKARS · California

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.

9/13/2018 · Incident, No Injury · Scotts Miracle Gro · Florida

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.

9/12/2015 · Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received · Tricam Industries, Inc. · Georgia

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

8/7/2011 · Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional · PANACEA PRODUCTS CORP · Ohio

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!!!

8/28/2020 · Incident, No Injury · OLDCASTLE LAWN & GARDEN · Indiana

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 Lowe’s. 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

8/19/2014 · Injury, Level of care not known · Scotts Miracle Gro · Texas

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.

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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.

Data on Greenhouse Or Gardening Supplies (excl Hoses, Sprayers, Etc 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.