Lighting Equipment, Not Specified
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.
Floors, Walls & Ceilings · CPSC Code 4042
Up 62% over 5 years
The verdict
Lighting Equipment, Not Specified carry a danger score of 43/100 (moderate risk), driven by roughly 2,439 ER-treated injuries a year that are rising by about 62% over the last five years.
- 43/100
- danger score (moderate risk)
- 2,439
- ER visits per year (avg)
- 10.9%
- end in hospital admission
- 75+
- most-injured age group
Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 4042 - last data year 2024.
PlainSafety danger score
How this 43/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for lighting equipment, not specified - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume2,439 ER visits/yr
- Severity (hospitalization rate)10.9%
- Fatality rate0.05%
- 5-year trend+62%
See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Lighting Equipment, Not Specified (CPSC product code 4042, in the Floors, Walls & Ceilings category) generate an estimated 2,439 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 48,786 ER-treated injuries across the 20-year span from 2005 to 2024. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 43/100 for this category (moderate risk), combining raw injury volume, demographic reach, severity of outcome, and multi-year trend. The five-year trajectory shows that injury counts are rising by about 62% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2005 (6,058 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2016 (812 estimated visits).
The single most common ER diagnosis for lighting equipment, not specified is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 3,932 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by laceration to the finger (3,900 cases). The 75+ age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 7,756 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 10.9% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer, and a small fraction (0.05%) result in fatality.
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 lighting equipment, not specified 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 CPSC NEISS national estimates Injuries represent ER-treated cases only
Who Gets Injured?
| Age Group | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 3,282 | 1,253 | |
| 5-14 | 3,287 | 2,574 | |
| 15-24 | 4,556 | 2,469 | |
| 25-34 | 4,434 | 1,760 | |
| 35-44 | 3,554 | 1,991 | |
| 45-54 | 2,949 | 2,626 | |
| 55-64 | 1,945 | 1,347 | |
| 65-74 | 1,676 | 1,322 | |
| 75+ | 2,679 | 5,077 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Internal Injury | |
| Finger | Laceration | |
| Hand | Laceration | |
| Face | Laceration | |
| Head | Laceration | |
| Lower Trunk | Fracture | |
| Lower Arm | Laceration | |
| Foot | Laceration | |
| Wrist | Laceration | |
| Lower Trunk | Strain, Sprain | |
| Head | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Shoulder | Strain, Sprain | |
| Eyeball | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Upper Trunk | Fracture | |
| Lower Trunk | Other |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
98 YOF HIT FOREARM ON A LIGHTSWITCH AND CUT IT DX: LAC
50 YOF DROPPED A LIGHT ON FOOT DX: CONTUSION
4YOM LACERATION TO LEFT WRIST FROM BROKEN LIGHT FIXTURE. DX: LACERATION OF LEFT UPPER EXTREMITY.
64 YOM WAS INSTALLING A LIGHT FIXTURE AND INJURED FINGER DX LACERATION FINGER
41YOF A LIGHT IN BACKYARD AT HOME FELL & HIT PT IN HEAD DX ACUTE LACERATION TO R SIDED PARIETAL OCCIPITAL SCALP
52YOM WITH C/O RIGHT CALF PAIN AND SWELLING. STATES A DROPPED LIGHT: FELL OVER AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK OF THE RIGHT LEG ABOUT A WEEK AGO. DX: LOWER LEG PAIN AND SWELLING
49 YOF REPORTS LEFT EYE PAIN WORSE IN BRIGHT LIGHTS AT PRISON. DX: EYE PAIN LEFT.
78YOM WAS ADJUSTING LIGHTING ALONG SIDE HIS RIVER ROCK AND LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL STRIKING HIS FACE. DX: NASAL FRACTURE; LACERATION OF LIP
49YOF STATES THAT ONE MONTH AGO SHE WAS CRANKING A LARGE LIGHT AND HAS SINCE HAD PAIN IN NECK AND DOWN ARM DX: CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY
58YOM COMPLAINS OF HEAD PAIN WHEN HIT HEAD ON LIGHT DX HEAD INJURY
73YOM WAS GETTING UP TO TURN OFF A LIGHT AND FELL CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION UNDER HIS LEFT EYE AND TO HIS LIP. DX: FALL; CHEEK LACERATION, LEFT; LIP LACERATION
29 YOM HIT HIS HEAD ON A LIGHT FIXTURE WHICH CAUSE THE GLASS TO SHATTER AND FALL ONTO HIS FOREARM. DX: LACERATION LEFT FOREARM
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to lighting equipment, not specified on the CPSC website.
Frequently Asked Questions
How dangerous are lighting equipment, not specified?
Based on 20 years of CPSC data, lighting equipment, not specified have a danger score of 43/100 (moderate risk). An estimated 2,439 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.
What are the most common injuries from lighting equipment, not specified?
The most common injury is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 3,932 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from lighting equipment, not specified increasing or decreasing?
Up 62% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for lighting equipment, not specified injuries?
The 75+ age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 7,756 cases recorded over 20 years. Females are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by lighting equipment, not specified?
Of all ER visits involving lighting equipment, not specified, approximately 10.9% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (89.1%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with lighting equipment, not specified?
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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What this means for you
Treat the 43/100 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 75+ 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.
