Phonograph Records
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.
Home Structures & Construction Materials · CPSC Code 530
Up 69% over 5 years
The verdict
Phonograph Records carry a danger score of 32/100 (low risk), driven by roughly 89 ER-treated injuries a year that are rising by about 69% over the last five years.
- 32/100
- danger score (low risk)
- 89
- ER visits per year (avg)
- 5.5%
- end in hospital admission
- 25-34
- most-injured age group
Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 530 - last data year 2024.
PlainSafety danger score
How this 32/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for phonograph records - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume89 ER visits/yr
- Severity (hospitalization rate)5.5%
- Fatality rate0.00%
- 5-year trend+69%
See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Phonograph Records (CPSC product code 530, in the Home Structures & Construction Materials category) generate an estimated 89 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 1,337 ER-treated injuries across the 20-year span from 2005 to 2024. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 32/100 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 rising by about 69% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2024 (218 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2013 (6 estimated visits).
The single most common ER diagnosis for phonograph records is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 131 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by strain, sprain to the neck (108 cases). The 25-34 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 246 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 5.5% 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 15 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how phonograph records 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 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5-14 | 148 | 17 | |
| 15-24 | 0 | 67 | |
| 25-34 | 0 | 246 | |
| 35-44 | 15 | 129 | |
| 45-54 | 30 | 155 | |
| 55-64 | 0 | 62 | |
| 65-74 | 218 | 17 | |
| 75+ | 152 | 76 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Internal Injury | |
| Neck | Strain, Sprain | |
| Foot | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Face | Laceration | |
| All Parts Body | Anoxia | |
| Lower Trunk | Fracture | |
| Lower Trunk | Dislocation | |
| Shoulder | Other | |
| Upper Arm | Strain, Sprain | |
| Lower Trunk | Strain, Sprain | |
| Face | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Toe | Fracture | |
| Finger | Strain, Sprain | |
| Wrist | Other | |
| Head | Contusions, Abr. |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
72YOM WAS BENT OVER DOING SOMETHING WITH HIS RECORD COLLECTION AND FELL; COMPLAIN OF SOME NECK PAIN AND HEADACHE. DX: CERVICAL SPRAIN, TENSION HEADACHE
84YOM PRESENTS TO ED . PT WAS DC FROM HOSPITAL THIS MORNING AFTER AG PERIPROSTHETIC FEMUR FX RT. WHEN GOT HOME PUTTING ON RECORD, SLIPPED AND FELL, LANDING ON LEFT HIP. DENIES LOC OR HEAD STRIKE. DX: DISPLACED INTERTRONCHANTERIC FX OF LEFT FEMUR. ENCOUNTER FOR CLOSED FX
52 YOF - HEAD INJURY - THE PT FELL OVER A STACK OF RECORDS @ HOME.
80 YOM HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE WHILE LOOKING AT RECORDS AT FLEA MARKET, FELL STRIKING HEAD ON GLASS SHELF, DX: HEAD CONT/ABR, SYNCOPE
3YOF DROPPED STACK OF 5 RECORDS ON LEFT TOES TODAY; DX INJURY OF TOE, ABRASION
11 YOF A YOUNG CHILD THREW A VINYL RECORD AT PT CAUSING LACERATION TO UPPER LIP
85 Y WF LIFTING A HEAVY RECORD PLAYER AT HOME HAS PAIN IN BICEPRUPTURE TENDON RT BICEP
10YOF RUNS TRACK, C/O R KNEE PAIN, DX SPRAIN R KNEE
59 YOF SPRAIN TO RT MIDDLE FINGER S/P SITE WAS HIT BY A STACK OF RECORDS
CUT EYEBROW WITH VINYL RECORD;DX LACERATED FACE
CASE OF RECORDS FELL ON FOOT PREVIOUS EVENINGFOOT CONTUSION
45 YO MALE FELL ON PHONOGRAPH RECORDS AT HOMECONTUSION RIBS
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to phonograph records on the CPSC website.
Frequently Asked Questions
How dangerous are phonograph records?
Based on 20 years of CPSC data, phonograph records have a danger score of 32/100 (low risk). An estimated 89 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.
What are the most common injuries from phonograph records?
The most common injury is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 131 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from phonograph records increasing or decreasing?
Up 69% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for phonograph records injuries?
The 25-34 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 246 cases recorded over 20 years. Females are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by phonograph records?
Of all ER visits involving phonograph records, approximately 5.5% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (94.5%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with phonograph records?
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 32/100 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 25-34 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.
