Danger score versus ER volume
Danger score versus ER volume
According to CPSC NEISS 2005-2024, Hoists, Lifts, Jacks Or Jack Stands ranks #370 of 838 by danger score (36/100) at ER-volume #164 of 838 (13,883/yr). They are not the same ranking.
- #370
- danger rank of 838
- #164
- ER-volume rank of 838
- 36/100
- danger score
- 13,883/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 (36/100) across 838 scored CPSC product categories
36 Around the middle lower than 44% of 838 product categories
scored CPSC product categories, bucketed by value
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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) | 8 | 63rd | 35% | CPSC NEISS 20-year severity index |
| Annual ER injury volume | 13,883 | 77th | 30% | CPSC NEISS estimated annual ER-treated injuries |
| 5-year injury trend | -57% | 14th | 15% | CPSC NEISS 5-year % change in ER-treated injuries |
| Consumer incident reports | 32 | 63rd | 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 277,679 estimated ER injuries land on the body
Body-part shares from the same CPSC NEISS injury_types extract for product code 814. Segments sum to 277,679 - 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 Home Communication & Entertainment 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.
Home Communication & Entertainment danger scores
How this 36/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume 13,883 ER visits/yr High volume
- Severity (hospitalization rate) 6.5% Above median admission rate
- Fatality rate 0.12% Above-typical fatality rate
- 5-year trend-57%
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 hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands are declining by about 57% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2017 (18,632 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2022 (4,299 estimated visits). The single most common ER diagnosis is laceration to the finger, accounting for approximately 15,877 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by fracture to the finger (14,550 cases). The 25-34 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 58,842 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 (0.12%) result in fatality.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 32 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands 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 | 2,724 | 946 | |
| 5-14 | 6,360 | 1,901 | |
| 15-24 | 43,270 | 5,516 | |
| 25-34 | 51,466 | 7,361 | |
| 35-44 | 45,296 | 5,942 | |
| 45-54 | 40,708 | 5,109 | |
| 55-64 | 27,828 | 2,871 | |
| 65-74 | 16,562 | 2,092 | |
| 75+ | 8,431 | 3,126 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Finger | Laceration | |
| Finger | Fracture | |
| Hand | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Upper Trunk | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Foot | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Face | Laceration | |
| Head | Internal Injury | |
| Hand | Laceration | |
| Hand | Fracture | |
| Head | Laceration | |
| Upper Trunk | Fracture | |
| Lower Trunk | Strain, Sprain | |
| Toe | Fracture | |
| Hand | Crushing | |
| Lower Arm | Contusions, Abr. |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
48YOM GOT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND STUCK IN A PULLEY MACHINE DEGLOVING THE DISTAL ASPECT OF HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER. DX: LEFT MIDDLE FINGER DEGLOVING
40 YOM WAS CRANKING A WINCH AND HEARD AND FELT HIS LT BICEP TEAR. DX: INJURY OF TENDON OF BICEPS
18YOM C/O FOOT PROBLEM. PATIENT PULLED A PALLET JACK OVER HIS FOOT. PAIN IN LEFT GREAT TOE WITH LIMITED ABILITY TO BEAR WEIGHT. RADIOGRAPH NEGATIVE FOR ACUTE FRACTURE. DX: LEFT GREAT TOE PAIN
22YOM PRESENTS WITH LEFT THUMB INJURY AFTER BEING HIT BY A JACK WHILE WORKING AT HOME. DX: FRACTURE LEFT THUMB DISTAL PHALANX NONDISPLACED OPEN
22 YOM R INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN WINCH DX; FINGER LAC
21 YOF HIT IN HEAD BY PULLEY DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC
17YOM PRESENTS WITH A CUT ON HIS HEAD. HE WAS WALKING UP A FLIGHT OF STAIRS AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A METAL LIFT, SUSTAINING A LACERATION TO THE FRONT OF HIS SCALP. 3 CM LINEAR LACERATION TO THE FRONTAL SCALP, APPROXIMATELY 1 CM BACK FROM HAIRLINE. DX: LACERATION OF SCALP
33 YOM WORKING ON HIS CAR, CAR SLIPPED OFF ONTO HAND DX CRUSH INJURY HAND
21YOM PATIENT PRESENTS AFTER HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN A PULLEY SYSTEM. HE HAS A DISTAL AMPUTATION WITH BLEEDING. DX: NOT STATED
43YOF PATIENT WAS DOING MAINTENANCE ON HER CAR WHEN SHE DROPPED A METAL PULLEY ONTO HER FOOT. SHE HAD IMMEDIATE PAIN AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF BLEEDING. DX: FOOT ABRASION, FOOT PAIN
56 YOM USING A WINCH, WINCH BROKE AND VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING AWAY. PT WAS RUN OVER BY ROLLING VEHICLE DX BRAVO TRAUMA
20 YOM CHANGING A FLAT TIRE, JACK SLIPPED, HURT FINGER. DX FINGER CONTUSIONS
Consumer Incident Reports
Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.
I used the hi lift to store my kayak above my car in the garage. Straps never saw sun or rain. While lowering the kayak one day the straps just broke. Upon further investigation, I noticed the straps were very fragile. I could tear them easily with my hands. I took the entire system down. Luckily no one was hurt or damage to personal property
The Green staps on my Hi-Lift hoist broke within the first 6 months
Strap on storage lift broke, dropping canoe on floor. Canoe was dented and scraped, no other injury or damage occurred.
I purchased a hydraulic lift table, item 60438, from Harbor Freight on 9/21/2022. Upon getting it home I went over it with a fine tooth comb considering what happened with their jack stands recently. The welds around the hydraulic unit are unacceptable and unsafe, and harbor freight is refusing to replace the parts or the item, saying it is unavailable. I just purchased this 5 days ago, and to have no support is ridiculous. I have pictures available of these welds, which are unsafe for any lifting application and the fact that this passed inspection given the company's recent history is ridiculous.
The equipment storage system was attached directly to the roof beams inside my shed and used to hang a large cartop storage box (empty) weighing about 50 lbs. I walked into the shed one day and one of the straps was broken and the cartop box was hanging down and resting on some other items, still partially suspended by the 2nd strap. As I carefully lowered the box down to remove it, the other strap failed as well. I had used this strap system for about 18 months and lowered and raised the cartop carrier 8-10 times in that period. There had never been any real dynamic loads on the straps and never any sign of failure/wear.
StoreYourBoard Cargo Box Ceiling Storage Hoist, Rooftop Carriers Hi Lift Garage Pulley Hanger Rack. The green straps that came with the product broke, causing the cargo box to crash to the garage floor. We had just raised the box before the accident happened. We were standing nearby but not underneath when it happened so no one was hurt. This happened in August but we didn't research how to report it until we received a recall notice from Amazon. UPC/SKU: B079Q6VBTP Purchased from Amazon. 03/21/2019 - [REDACTED]
My boat lift which I purchased 2014 had the chain break inside the winch in 2016. I replaced the chain with a new chain and that one broke last week send my boat crashing into the lake. In looking for answers on the internet I see that Hewitt has a recall for this incident. However my boat lift is not made by [REDACTED] it is made by Summit Marine. They claimed they knew nothing of the [REDACTED] recall. Summit does not reply to questions as to if there may be common supplied parts.
Product: FLEXIMOUNTS Overhead Garage Storage Rack Lift Ceiling Storage Lift System Heavy Duty 4 x 4 FT Black The product failed and dumped the contents. I was injured when the failed corner hit my head when the contents shifted and the contents pushed me about causing large bruising on my right leg as well. This is in my garage and was storing household items off the floor. The cable failed and the contents shifted and fell onto items below.
Showing 8 of 32 reports.
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands on the CPSC website.
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Nationwide peers by danger score, ER volume & hospitalization
Three PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Hoists, Lifts, Jacks Or Jack Stands: cross-group products nearest on danger score (36/100), estimated annual ER visits (13,883/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.
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, Hoists, Lifts, Jacks Or Jack Stands ranks #370 of 838 scored CPSC product categories by PlainSafety danger score and #164 of 838 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands rank on danger score versus ER volume?
Among 838 scored CPSC product categories, hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands ranks #370 by PlainSafety danger score (36/100) and #164 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume (13,883/yr). The two rankings come from the same NEISS extract and are not the same order.
What are the most common injuries from hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands?
The most common injury is laceration to the finger, accounting for approximately 15,877 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands increasing or decreasing?
Down 57% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands injuries?
The 25-34 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 58,842 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands?
Of all ER visits involving hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands, 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 hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands?
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.