CPSC NEISS · code 1714

Seasonal Decorations

Seasonal Decorations: danger rank #370 of 838 is not ER-volume rank #395 of 838 (2,368 estimated ER visits a year; rising by about 10% over the last five years).

Home Medical & Assistance Devices CPSC NEISS through 2024

Danger score versus ER volume

Danger score versus ER volume

According to CPSC NEISS 2005-2024, Seasonal Decorations ranks #370 of 838 by danger score (36/100) at ER-volume #395 of 838 (2,368/yr). They are not the same ranking.

#370
danger rank of 838
#395
ER-volume rank of 838
36/100
danger score
2,368/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 (36/100) across 838 scored CPSC product categories

36 Around the middle lower than 44% of 838 product categories

scored CPSC product categories, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more product categories. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CPSC NEISS, PlainSafety danger-score model · 2024

Composite verdict

Composite Safety Score: 55/100

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.

C
Dimension Value National percentile Weight applied Source
Injury severity (hospitalization + fatality blend) 6 49th 35% CPSC NEISS 20-year severity index
Annual ER injury volume 2,368 51st 30% CPSC NEISS estimated annual ER-treated injuries
5-year injury trend +10% 77th 15% CPSC NEISS 5-year % change in ER-treated injuries
Consumer incident reports 21 56th 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 47,370 estimated ER injuries land on the body

Body-part shares from the same CPSC NEISS injury_types extract for product code 1714. Segments sum to 47,370 - 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 Home Medical & Assistance Devices 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.

Home Medical & Assistance Devices danger scores

1. Crutches, Canes Or Walkers52/1002. Wheelchairs47/1003. First Aid Equipment46/1004. Pet Supplies45/1005. Motorized Vehicles, Nec (…41/1006. Matches, Not Specified41/1007. Electric Holiday Decorati…40/1008. Seasonal Decorations36/100
Higher score = higher composite danger in this group. Peer set is other scored products sharing the same CPSC group.
0/100100/10036/100
PlainSafety danger score · Seasonal Decorations

Source: CPSC NEISS danger-score model As of 2024

How this 36/100 score is built

The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for seasonal decorations - no opinion, no editorializing:

  • Injury volume 2,368 ER visits/yr Above median volume
  • Severity (hospitalization rate) 5.7% Above median admission rate
  • Fatality rate 0.00% No recorded fatalities
  • 5-year trend+10%

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 seasonal decorations are rising by about 10% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2024 (3,862 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2005 (1,386 estimated visits). The single most common ER diagnosis is laceration to the finger, accounting for approximately 3,076 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by internal injury to the head (2,601 cases). The 0-4 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 6,941 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 5.7% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.

Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 21 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how seasonal decorations 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)

1K2K3K4K 20052008201120142017202020232024 4K
Estimated annual emergency-room visits for Seasonal Decorations, CPSC NEISS

Source: CPSC NEISS national injury estimates As of 2024

Source: CPSC NEISS national estimates Injuries represent ER-treated cases only

Who Gets Injured?

Age Group Male Female Total
0-4 3,989 2,952 6,941
5-14 3,065 2,874 5,939
15-24 1,452 1,706 3,158
25-34 2,887 3,320 6,207
35-44 1,898 3,481 5,379
45-54 2,143 3,914 6,057
55-64 1,350 3,343 4,693
65-74 1,343 3,731 5,074
75+ 889 3,015 3,904

Most Common Injuries

Body Part Diagnosis Est. Injuries
Finger Laceration 3,076
Head Internal Injury 2,601
Lower Trunk Other 2,229
Hand Laceration 1,688
Internal Ingestion 1,534
Eyeball Contusions, Abr. 1,433
Lower Trunk Strain, Sprain 1,407
Ankle Strain, Sprain 1,346
Head Laceration 1,267
Face Contusions, Abr. 1,256
Face Laceration 1,170
Lower Trunk Fracture 1,154
Upper Trunk Other 1,146
Wrist Fracture 1,104
Lower Arm Fracture 751

Severity Breakdown

Treated/examined And Released 91.9% (43,541)
Treated And Admitted/hospitalized 5.0% (2,372)
Left Without Being Seen 1.5% (700)
Treated And Transferred 1.1% (516)
Held For Observation 0.5% (241)

ER Visit Narratives

Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.

Age 83 · Female · Lower Leg · Contusions, Abr. · 2024

83 YOF SCRAPED SHIN ON A DECORATION DX: ABRASION

Age 18 · Male · Hand · Laceration · 2024

18YOM FELL IN THE ROCKS IN HIS DRIVEWAY SUSTAINING A LACERATION TO THE RIGHT PALM OF HIS HAND THAT WAS CUT ON A PIECE OF GLASS FROM AN OUTDOOR DECORATION. NO DX.

Age 60 · Male · Upper Trunk · Other · 2024

60YOM WITH CHEST PAIN. STATES HE WAS TAKING DOWN DECORATIONS 2 HOURS AGO FELT VERY LIGHTHEADED. DX: CHEST PAIN

Age 222 · Female · Internal · Ingestion · 2024

22MOF A GLASS ORNAMENT BROKE AT HOME AND SHE PUT A PIECE OF THE GLASS IN MOUTH DX: FOREIGN BODY INGESTION

Age 44 · Female · Upper Trunk · Other · 2024

44YOF C/O CHEST WALL PAIN S/P PATIENT REPORTS THAT SHE WAS DECORATING FOR HALLOWEEN WHEN SHE WENT TO REACH FOR SOMETHING SHE NOTICED A SHARP PAIN UNDERNEATH HER LEFT BREAST. DX: CHEST WALL PAIN

Age 53 · Female · Wrist · Strain, Sprain · 2024

53YOF C/O WRIST PAIN S/P PATIENT STATES THAT SHE WAS PUTTING UP SEASONAL DECORATIONS AND SUDDENLY FELT A POPPING SENSATION IN HER RIGHT WRIST. DX: WRIST SPRAIN, RIGHT

Age 52 · Male · Lower Trunk · Nerve Damage · 2024

52YOM PRESENTS W/ RIGHT SIDED BACK PAIN RADIATING INTO RIGHT LEG, SAYS HE WAS WALKING OUTSIDE HIS APPT AND TRIPPED OVER SOME DECORATIONS ON THE GROUND. HE TWISTED HIS BACK, LANDED ON THE RIGHT KNEE, BUT IS HAVING LOW BACK PAIN DX: SCIATICA OF RIGHT SIDE

Age 218 · Female · Mouth · Laceration · 2024

18 MOF PLAYING AND FELL HITTING MOUTH ON EASTER BASKET DX LIP LACERATION

Age 26 · Female · Ankle · Strain, Sprain · 2024

26YOF WAS PLAYING WITH HER KIDS WHEN SHE STEPPED ON A PLASTIC EASTER DECORATION EGG TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE DX: STRAINED ANKLE

Age 69 · Female · Lower Trunk · Other · 2024

69YOF C/O LOW RIGHT SIDED BACK PAIN S/P PT STATES SHE WAS PUTTING AWAY CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS WHEN THE PAIN IN HER BACK WORSENED. DX: LOW BACK PAIN

Age 50 · Male · Upper Trunk · Other · 2024

50YOM WAS LIFTING AND MOVING AROUND SOME HEAVY LONG DECORATIONS YESTERDAY HAVING CHEST PAINS DX CHEST PAIN

Age 208 · Male · Hand · Laceration · 2024

8MOM WAS PLAYING WITH A DECORATION THAT WAS SHARP AND WHEN MOM TOOK IT FROM HIM IT CUT HIS HAND DX: LT PALM LACERATION

Consumer Incident Reports

Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.

9/29/2015 · Injury, Seen by Medical Professional · TWO'S COMPANY · Minnesota

The consumer stated that her two year old great-niece took the ghost decoration off of the table and started biting on the top of it. The consumer grabbed her niece and took the ghost decoration out of her mouth to inspect her mouth. The consumer put the ghost into her own mouth without thinking too much about it. The consumer was mainly concerned about her great-niece and wanted to make sure there was nothing in her mouth that she could choke from. The consumer stated that her mouth was burning the next day and the tongue was red. The consumer went to Urgency Center. They examined her mouth and the product. The consumer had red cracking areas on her tongue and her mouth and throat were burning. Urgency Center informed her to contact poison control center about the product. The poison control center were not aware of any issues with the product. The consumer stated that the product had a sweet, perfumed smell. The consumer contacted her nurse hotline for health partner. The consumer was informed to rinse her mouth and drink lots of water. The consumer went to her doctor on 9/29/15. The consumer was provided some medication for her mouth. The consumer was informed to contact CPSC and report the product. The consumer contacted her nephew and asked him to inspect her great-niece for any issues. They are not aware of any issues as of now. The consumer is worried about the chemical in this product. The consumer stated that kids can touch the decoration, put their hand in the mouth, and expose themselves to chemicals. The consumer was informed by the retailer that this product was part of last year's stock. The consumer saw online that Two's Company is no longer in business. Continue to have mouth issues to date 10-12-2015. On second medication now! [REDACTED]

9/28/2017 · Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received · Plow & Hearth, LLC · Michigan

I purchased a small, LED-powered halloween globe at Marshalls on Ford Rd in Canton, Michigan on 9/26/17. On 9/28/17 I installed the required AAA batteries into the globe. I then tested the globe and it worked. I turned the globe off and took into my living room for display. While placing the globe on a table in the living room I noticed that the lid to be battery area was hot. I removed one battery thinking that would solve the problem. But the remaining two batteries got really hot! I got a slight burn on my fingers as I removed the two hot batteries. The batteries were so hot that they melted to each other. I was close to a patio door so I threw the batteries outside so they wouldn't catch anything on fire.

9/26/2024 · No Incident, No Injury · Fourstar Group, Inc. · Colorado

Battery operated pumpkin decoration. Product includes a detachable try me button attached by coated wiring connected to a two pin connector. The wire can be easily pulled with little force to expose uncoated wiring still connected to battery power. This exposed wiring burned my fingers and could cause a fire depending on surfaces/objects the exposed wiring comes in contact with.

9/20/2025 · Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received · JM Manufacturing (HK) Ltd. · West Virginia

This light up ghost has a battery compartment requiring two AA batteries. There is a manufacturing error and the compartment has a negative terminal where a positive terminal is supposed to be. If you put a battery in it immediately gets so hot it will burn to the touch, and left in could easily cause the battery to explode/start a fire. https://www.fivebelow.com/products/halloween-light-up-ghost-9194466

9/11/2012 · Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional · FAMILY DOLLAR STORES · Unspecified

Caller is employee at retail store. On Saturday, September 8th, 2012 while decorating in store, she was attaching a giant hanging skeleton ghoul. Ghoul is approximately seven feet long when hanging, while hanging this ghoul, she felt that small particles came off and she breathed them in. Within the hour caller developed a bloody nose and coughing which kept happening until the following day. They have been on the Dollar Store and on the shelf for sale since the week of September 4th, 2012. Caller is asking that these decorations be inspected and investigated before a child or another consumer is injured. UPDATE: Skeleton ghoul comes in 2 different colors/styles. I was hanging the skull with tan fabric netting over black material. The particles seemed to come from the tan fabric netting.

8/11/2015 · Incident, No Injury · Windscreen4less · Florida

Here is a copy of the e-mail that you sent to WindscreenSoCal. Order ID [REDACTED]: 1 of Windscreen4less Expandable Artificial Leaf Leaves Faux Ivy Privacy Fence Screen Decor Windscreen [ASIN: B00L4HQ6QK] ------------- Begin message ------------- I purchased two of these and can not use either anymore. There is a toxic petro chemical coming from them that is making me ill. There was no odor at first but now every time it rains, the odor gets worse and worse. Finally I had to take them down and wrap them in plastic to stop the smell. How do you suggest going forward? I spent a lot of money on these two items with only about 4 months use and now feel Amazon needs to stand behind the products that is sold here.

4/19/2011 · Incident, No Injury · JA-RU INC · Illinois

My 16 month old son received an Easter basket and inside was a squeeze / splat ball - egg made by Ja-Ru #1430 He played with it for just a minute when it exploded getting on his face and into his open mouth. I had to call poison control to make sure he would be okay after I wiped out his mouth and gave him milk. Thankfully PC said it should be non-toxic but to keep an eye on him. It doesn't change the fact that this should never have happened. This product clearly has issues.

4/12/2020 · Incident, No Injury · Ferrero U.S.A., Inc. · Colorado

We purchased two Kinder Joy eggs individually at King Soopers in [REDACTED] a few days ago for easter baskets. The egg comes in two sealed parts. One side is candy (with its own seal), and the other side contains a toy. When my daughter opened her egg this morning, the inside of the egg had glass shards in it. I couldn't tell if there were more inside the filling, which we left alone. I called King Soopers to let them know that they should take the product off the shelf. I am not sure the expiry date or lot number, as this information wasn't on the individual packaging. I posted this information on the Nextdoor website, and another neighbor responded and said that he experienced the same thing. I also contacted the manufacturer, but their online form would not work (would not allow me to input my city), so I called them, but they were closed. I also tried the online form with other browsers, to no avail.

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Nationwide peers by danger score, ER volume & hospitalization

Three PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Seasonal Decorations: cross-group products nearest on danger score (36/100), estimated annual ER visits (2,368/yr), and hospitalization share (5.7%). Same-group neighbours stay in Related Products above.

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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, Seasonal Decorations ranks #370 of 838 scored CPSC product categories by PlainSafety danger score and #395 of 838 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does seasonal decorations rank on danger score versus ER volume?

Among 838 scored CPSC product categories, seasonal decorations ranks #370 by PlainSafety danger score (36/100) and #395 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume (2,368/yr). The two rankings come from the same NEISS extract and are not the same order.

What are the most common injuries from seasonal decorations?

The most common injury is laceration to the finger, accounting for approximately 3,076 injuries over 20 years.

Are injuries from seasonal decorations increasing or decreasing?

Up 10% over 5 years.

Who is most at risk for seasonal decorations injuries?

The 0-4 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 6,941 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.

What happens when someone is injured by seasonal decorations?

Of all ER visits involving seasonal decorations, approximately 5.7% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (94.3%) are treated and released from the emergency department.

How can I report a safety problem with seasonal decorations?

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.

Data on Seasonal Decorations is compiled directly from CPSC NEISS and SaferProducts.gov records, current through 2024. See our methodology for details.

Disclaimer: This page is for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with the CPSC.

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.