Mobile Homes
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.
Building Materials & Home Structures · CPSC Code 1841
Down 100% over 5 years
The verdict
Mobile Homes carry a danger score of 34/100 (low risk), driven by roughly 3,224 ER-treated injuries a year that are declining by about 100% over the last five years.
- 34/100
- danger score (low risk)
- 3,224
- ER visits per year (avg)
- 13.5%
- end in hospital admission
- 35-44
- most-injured age group
Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 1841 - last data year 2017.
PlainSafety danger score
How this 34/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for mobile homes - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume3,224 ER visits/yr
- Severity (hospitalization rate)13.5%
- Fatality rate0.28%
- 5-year trend-100%
See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Mobile Homes (CPSC product code 1841, in the Building Materials & Home Structures category) generate an estimated 3,224 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 41,916 ER-treated injuries across the 13-year span from 2005 to 2017. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 34/100 for this category (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 2005 (5,434 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2014 (1,768 estimated visits).
The single most common ER diagnosis for mobile homes is anoxia to the all parts body, accounting for approximately 2,839 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by strain, sprain to the ankle (2,288 cases). The 35-44 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 8,331 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 13.5% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer, and a small fraction (0.28%) 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 mobile homes 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 2017-12-31. For regulatory context, consult CPSC recall notices and the SaferProducts.gov public database linked below.
Annual Injury Estimates (2005–2017)
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 | 1,275 | 929 | |
| 5-14 | 989 | 596 | |
| 15-24 | 3,114 | 1,057 | |
| 25-34 | 4,561 | 2,712 | |
| 35-44 | 5,128 | 3,203 | |
| 45-54 | 3,935 | 2,367 | |
| 55-64 | 3,060 | 2,595 | |
| 65-74 | 1,691 | 1,367 | |
| 75+ | 1,898 | 1,441 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| All Parts Body | Anoxia | |
| Ankle | Strain, Sprain | |
| Head | Internal Injury | |
| Lower Trunk | Strain, Sprain | |
| Lower Trunk | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Upper Trunk | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Head | Laceration | |
| Lower Trunk | Fracture | |
| Lower Trunk | Other | |
| Neck | Strain, Sprain | |
| Finger | Laceration | |
| Knee | Strain, Sprain | |
| Face | Laceration | |
| Knee | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Ankle | Fracture |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
56YOF FELL STEPPING OUT OF HER TRAILER AND ;LANDED ONTO HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY
*55YOM,LIVES IN RV AN FELL OUT,WAS ASSISTED BACK IN,BUT HITHEAD,ABRSIONDX:SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE,ALCOHOL INDUCED ACUTEPANCREATITIS
35 YOM STATES A BEAM FROM MOBILE HOME FELL ONTO HANDS AT HOMEDX CONTUSION TO BOTH HANDS
87YOF FELL DOWN THE STEPS OF HER FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER AND FRACTURED WRIST
64YOM WAS WALKING INTO HIS TRAILER AND HAD A SLIP AND FALL HIP AIN
22YOF-PT LIVES IN A TRAILER AND WAS WAKEN BY SMOKE WENT OUT WINDOW-FRONT OF TRAILER SMOKE/FIRE-FD PT TROUBLE BREATHING DX:SMOKE INHALATION
15YOM WITH NO INJURY NOTED AFTER CAR STARTED ON FIRE AND THEN CRASHED INTO A MOBILE HOME. RESTRAINED DRIVER. UNKNOWN IF FD RESPONDED.
23 YOM CUT THUMB ON UNDERPINNING OF MOBILE HOME DX THUMB LACERATION
79YOF AT HOME NECK PAIN STS FELL OUT THE THE TRAILER FROM BACK DOOR OFTRAILER HIT HEAD & CHIN ON CABINET DX ACUTE LEFT NECK STRAIN
72YOM STS GETTING INTO 5TH WHEELER MOBILE HOME FELT POP IN L KNEEL KNEE GAVE OUT DX COMM L DISTAL FEMUR FRACTURE
50YO F WAS NOT USING HER WALKER WHEN STEPPING DOWN FROM HER 5TH WHEEL HOME AND FELL ONTO WRIST. DX:SCAPHOID FX.
65 YOM AWOKE TO TRAILER HOME ON FIRE. FD NS.DX: CORNEAL BURN L, SMOKE INHALATION.
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to mobile homes on the CPSC website.
Frequently Asked Questions
How dangerous are mobile homes?
Based on 20 years of CPSC data, mobile homes have a danger score of 34/100 (low risk). An estimated 3,224 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.
What are the most common injuries from mobile homes?
The most common injury is anoxia to the all parts body, accounting for approximately 2,839 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from mobile homes increasing or decreasing?
Down 100% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for mobile homes injuries?
The 35-44 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 8,331 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by mobile homes?
Of all ER visits involving mobile homes, approximately 13.5% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (86.5%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with mobile homes?
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 34/100 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 35-44 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.
