Danger score versus ER volume
Danger score versus ER volume
According to CPSC NEISS 2005-2024, Other Toy Weapons (projectile) ranks #684 of 838 by danger score (29/100) at ER-volume #673 of 838 (277/yr). They are not the same ranking.
- #684
- danger rank of 838
- #673
- ER-volume rank of 838
- 29/100
- danger score
- 277/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 (29/100) across 838 scored CPSC product categories
29 Among the lowest lower than 82% 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: 33/100
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) | 3 | 28th | 35% | CPSC NEISS 20-year severity index |
| Annual ER injury volume | 277 | 17th | 30% | CPSC NEISS estimated annual ER-treated injuries |
| 5-year injury trend | +3% | 70th | 15% | CPSC NEISS 5-year % change in ER-treated injuries |
| Consumer incident reports | 6 | 37th | 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 5,542 estimated ER injuries land on the body
Body-part shares from the same CPSC NEISS injury_types extract for product code 5001. Segments sum to 5,542 - 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 Swimming, Water & Beach 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.
Swimming, Water & Beach Equipment danger scores
How this 29/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for other toy weapons (projectile) - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume 277 ER visits/yr Low volume
- Severity (hospitalization rate) 3.4% Below median admission rate
- Fatality rate 0.00% No recorded fatalities
- 5-year trend+3%
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 other toy weapons (projectile) are roughly flat over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2008 (570 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2017 (89 estimated visits). The single most common ER diagnosis is contusions, abr. to the eyeball, accounting for approximately 1,213 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by other to the eyeball (733 cases). The 5-14 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 2,202 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 3.4% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 6 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how other toy weapons (projectile) 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 | 845 | 486 | |
| 5-14 | 1,718 | 484 | |
| 15-24 | 407 | 138 | |
| 25-34 | 204 | 342 | |
| 35-44 | 153 | 168 | |
| 45-54 | 32 | 217 | |
| 55-64 | 187 | 142 | |
| 65-74 | 16 | 0 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Eyeball | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Eyeball | Other | |
| Head | Internal Injury | |
| Internal | Ingestion | |
| Face | Laceration | |
| Head | Laceration | |
| Face | Foreign Body | |
| Internal | Aspiration | |
| Ear | Foreign Body | |
| Lower Arm | Laceration | |
| Face | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Head | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Finger | Fracture | |
| Finger | Strain, Sprain | |
| Lower Arm | Puncture |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
7YOM PRESENTS TO ED WITH HEAD INJURY. PT. FELL WHILE AT PLAYGROUND STRIKING HEAD AND FACE. NASAL BRIDGE EDEMA DX: NOSE INJURY
7YOM EAR ABRASION FROM A PLASTIC LIGHT SABER DX: ABRASION OF EAR CANAL
6YOM TO ED WITH C/O OF EYE PAIN, STATES HIS SISTER ACCIDENTALLY SHOT A *** GUN AT HIM AND PELLET HIT EYE, DX ABRASION OF CORNEA
58YOM PT C/O LEFT EYE REDNESS AFTER HE WAS HIT IN THE EYE WITH A HOOK END OF A BLOW GUN DX: SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE, ABRASION CORNEA, LEFT EYE
8 YOM WAS SHOT BY HIS BROTHER WITH A *** DART. DX: LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION
19YOF WAS SHOT W/ A CHILD'S PROJECTILE TOY. DX: LAC HAND
2YOM PUT A PIECE OF A FOAM DART UP HIS NOSE DX: FOREIGN BODY IN NOSE
28 YOM WAS ACCIDENTLY HIT IN THE EYE WITH A *** PROJECTILE. DX: RIGHT CORNEAL ABRASION.
53 YOM was it in the eye with a *** bullet a week ago.DX: Hyphema right eye
2YOF WAS PLAYING OUTSIDE AND GOT HITT IN THE EYE ACCIDENTALLY BY BROTHER PULLING AN ARROW OUT OF TARGET BOARD IN BACK YARD DX LT EYELID LACERATION
2YOF WAS PLAYING W TOY BOW AND ARROW AND ARROW ENTERED THE BACK OF HER THROAT DX INTRAORAL LACERATION
13 YOM INJURED EYE, PLAYING WITH SPLAT GUN, GOT SHOT IN EYE, AT HOME. DX-RIGHT EYE INJURY
Consumer Incident Reports
Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.
Grandmother was playing with Grandson and the Play Dat Light Up Bubble Blaster. Grandson poked his finger into the front of the toy (from whence bubbles are emitted. His finger was immediately trapped. I utensil had to be used to pry his finger out. I tested it the toy after his finger was extricated. This device has way too much torque. I could not stop the wand in the front of this toy from rotating. It posses a great risk of injury to a child.
My 7 year old received a Bonzai Dragon Drencher for a birthday gift 3 days ago. He opened it, (still dry) pulled the tail back, pointing the head of the dragon forward- the head slipped out of his forehand and shot him in the nose so hard it sounded like the crack of a baseball bat. Blood sprayed everywhere, and it cracked the cartilige in his nose.
The product is a NXT Generation Youth Rapid Riser Compound Bow with suction arrows. The upper and lower limb of the compound bow are connected to the main part of the bow (the part you hold) by a screw. My son received it for Christmas and hadn't played with it much yet, but as he was pulling back on the bow string, the upper limb snapped off with the screw. So the screw is sticking out of the upper limb. Luckily, he was not injured. But since bows are often held near the face, the limb with the screw sticking out could have very easily poked him in the eye or scratched him anywhere on his body. I thought perhaps it could simply be screwed back in but after doing so, when I pulled back on the bow string, the upper limb and screw popped out again. I have a picture if needed.
My son received the Howtoons Marshmallow Shooter for his 8th birthday. My 9 year old son was playing with it, building a shooter device to shoot the included foam marshmallow pieces. In order for the device to work you have to blow through the connected tubes and the foam pieces shoot out into the air. He decided to load a bunch and start shooting multiple pieces. Then he decided he wanted them to shoot out really far across the room so he took a really big breath to inhale while his mouth was on the tube and he sucked in some of the foam pieces and started to choke. He really startled him and he began turning purple and was not able to cough at all. We flipped him upside down and patted him very firmly across his back until he was able to cough and take a breath. Unfortunately he was not able to cough the pieces up so they were swallowed. We have no idea how many he actually swallowed but it was extremely scary and had he not started coughing we almost called 911 and had a much scarier situation on our hands. The toy states that it is for age 8+ but I think it should be older and actually recalled due to the potentially life-threatening hazard it poses.
Cosplay Toys Spider Web Launcer. Suction cup end is seperate from Wargead/Bullet and is only attached by a magnet. The suction cup tip comes off nearly every time that the device is shot. Soon it will become lost and children will continue to shoot the device without attaching the suction cup tip. This creates a dangerous situation that can literally put someones eye out.
A new Christmas toy, a gel blaster gun, caught fire overnight while charging. Gel Blaster SURGE Toy Blaster Shoots Eco-Friendly Water Gellets The Next Evolution in Backyard Fun and Outdoor Games for Boys and Girls Ages 12+ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08M5HRBS2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_R1P44QWPFM4Z4TARJKQ3 We plugged in to charge around 10 pm and smoke detectors went off about 6 hrs later at 4:30 am. The gun was engulfed in flames on our kitchen counter. We were able to get the fire out ourselves. No structural damage to our home. Only impact was soot and smoke damage. We cleaned the house ourselves to remove the soot, replaced our blackened air filters, and had to require a restoration company to clean the air to get rid of the burnt plastic smell. The smell was so bad that our son was dry heaving and vomiting. We are unable to reach the manufacturer. We have left a voicemail at 844-gellets with no reply. We have also emailed 3 times to support@gelblasters.com and received delivery failures. Our only cost we have spent is with the restoration company and it was $580 to run an air scrubber on each of our 3 floors for 2 days. We would like to get the company to reimburse the restoration cost but cant reach them. We would also like to recall the toy. We saw other reviews on Amazon where others has also smoldered and was caught before catching fire.
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to other toy weapons (projectile) on the CPSC website.
Compare beyond Swimming, Water & Beach Equipment
Nationwide peers by danger score, ER volume & hospitalization
Three PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Other Toy Weapons (projectile): cross-group products nearest on danger score (29/100), estimated annual ER visits (277/yr), and hospitalization share (3.4%). 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, Other Toy Weapons (projectile) ranks #684 of 838 scored CPSC product categories by PlainSafety danger score and #673 of 838 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does other toy weapons (projectile) rank on danger score versus ER volume?
Among 838 scored CPSC product categories, other toy weapons (projectile) ranks #684 by PlainSafety danger score (29/100) and #673 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume (277/yr). The two rankings come from the same NEISS extract and are not the same order.
What are the most common injuries from other toy weapons (projectile)?
The most common injury is contusions, abr. to the eyeball, accounting for approximately 1,213 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from other toy weapons (projectile) increasing or decreasing?
Stable over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for other toy weapons (projectile) injuries?
The 5-14 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 2,202 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by other toy weapons (projectile)?
Of all ER visits involving other toy weapons (projectile), approximately 3.4% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (96.6%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with other toy weapons (projectile)?
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.