Ice Or Snow Boating (activity, Apparel Or Equipment)
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.
Sports Protective Equipment & Gear · CPSC Code 3247
Down 100% over 5 years
The verdict
Ice Or Snow Boating (activity, Apparel Or Equipment) carry a danger score of 15/100 (very low risk), driven by roughly 59 ER-treated injuries a year that are declining by about 100% over the last five years.
- 15/100
- danger score (very low risk)
- 59
- ER visits per year (avg)
- 0.0%
- end in hospital admission
- 55-64
- most-injured age group
Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 3247 - last data year 2018.
PlainSafety danger score
How this 15/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for ice or snow boating (activity, apparel or equipment) - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume59 ER visits/yr
- Severity (hospitalization rate)0.0%
- Fatality rate0.00%
- 5-year trend-100%
See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Ice Or Snow Boating (activity, Apparel Or Equipment) (CPSC product code 3247, in the Sports Protective Equipment & Gear category) generate an estimated 59 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 594 ER-treated injuries across the 14-year span from 2005 to 2018. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 15/100 for this category (very low risk), combining raw injury volume, demographic reach, severity of outcome, and multi-year trend. The five-year trajectory shows that injury counts are declining by about 100% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2007 (140 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2013 (6 estimated visits).
The single most common ER diagnosis for ice or snow boating (activity, apparel or equipment) is other to the all parts body, accounting for approximately 140 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by fracture to the lower arm (74 cases). The 55-64 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 150 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 0.0% 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 16 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how ice or snow boating (activity, apparel or equipment) 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 2018-12-31. For regulatory context, consult CPSC recall notices and the SaferProducts.gov public database linked below.
Annual Injury Estimates (2005–2018)
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 | 0 | 70 | |
| 5-14 | 80 | 5 | |
| 15-24 | 93 | 32 | |
| 25-34 | 16 | 0 | |
| 45-54 | 78 | 0 | |
| 55-64 | 150 | 0 | |
| 65-74 | 70 | 0 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| All Parts Body | Other | |
| Lower Arm | Fracture | |
| Ankle | Strain, Sprain | |
| Ear | Other | |
| Face | Laceration | |
| Lower Leg | Laceration | |
| Lower Leg | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Knee | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Knee | Dislocation | |
| Lower Trunk | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Lower Trunk | Strain, Sprain | |
| Head | Internal Injury | |
| Lower Trunk | Dislocation | |
| Elbow | Contusions, Abr. |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
64 YM STRUCK LOWER EXTREMITY ON BOAT WHILE SNOW BOATING. DX LEG CONTUSION
18YF C/O WORSENING LBP BEGAN WHILE DANCING LAST PM>>MS
7YOM SLIPPED ON ICE LANDING ON HIS ARM,DX: RADIUS FX
49 YOM TRIPPED & FELL ON SNOW MOBIL BLADE AND IS C/O ABD PAINDX CONTUSION
6YOM WALKING OUTSIDE AND SLIPPED ON ICE AND HIT BACK OF HEAD. DX W CHI
17 YO MALE FELL 6 MONTHS AGO WHILE SNOWBOARDING. BACK HAS BEEN HURTINGEVER SINCE. DX COCYX DISLOCATION
4 YOF PT C/O EAR PAIN S/P SWIMMING EARLIER IN THE DAY. R OTITIS EXTERNA, R ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA, CONTACT DERMATITIS.
10 YR F FELLDURING MARTIAL ARTS CLASS;DX CONTUSED ELBOW
PT HIT LEG ON ICE BOAT WHILE IN THE BAY TODAYDX. RIGHT LOWER LEG LAC
PT HIT FACE ON BOAT WHILE ICE BOATINGDX// FACIAL LAC
23YOM FELL BACKWARD WHILE WORKING ON HIS BOATLOWER LEG CONTUSION
WAS AT HOME WORKING ON HIS SKI BOAT, FELL AND TWISTED HIS RT ANKLE.C/O PAIN. RT ANKLE SPRAIN*
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to ice or snow boating (activity, apparel or equipment) on the CPSC website.
Frequently Asked Questions
How dangerous are ice or snow boating (activity, apparel or equipment)?
Based on 20 years of CPSC data, ice or snow boating (activity, apparel or equipment) have a danger score of 15/100 (very low risk). An estimated 59 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.
What are the most common injuries from ice or snow boating (activity, apparel or equipment)?
The most common injury is other to the all parts body, accounting for approximately 140 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from ice or snow boating (activity, apparel or equipment) increasing or decreasing?
Down 100% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for ice or snow boating (activity, apparel or equipment) injuries?
The 55-64 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 150 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by ice or snow boating (activity, apparel or equipment)?
Of all ER visits involving ice or snow boating (activity, apparel or equipment), approximately 0.0% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (100.0%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with ice or snow boating (activity, apparel or equipment)?
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 15/100 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 55-64 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.
