Danger score versus ER volume
Danger score versus ER volume
According to CPSC NEISS 2005-2024, Snow Tubing (activity, Apparel Or Equipment) ranks #313 of 838 by danger score (37/100) at ER-volume #434 of 838 (1,922/yr). They are not the same ranking.
- #313
- danger rank of 838
- #434
- ER-volume rank of 838
- 37/100
- danger score
- 1,922/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 (37/100) across 838 scored CPSC product categories
37 Around the middle lower than 37% 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: 48/100
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) | 8 | 63rd | 35% | CPSC NEISS 20-year severity index |
| Annual ER injury volume | 1,922 | 47th | 30% | CPSC NEISS estimated annual ER-treated injuries |
| 5-year injury trend | +19% | 81st | 15% | CPSC NEISS 5-year % change in ER-treated injuries |
| Consumer incident reports | 0 | 0th | 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 38,434 estimated ER injuries land on the body
Body-part shares from the same CPSC NEISS injury_types extract for product code 1299. Segments sum to 38,434 - 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 Sports & Recreation 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.
Sports & Recreation Equipment danger scores
How this 37/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for snow tubing (activity, apparel or equipment) - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume 1,922 ER visits/yr Below median volume
- Severity (hospitalization rate) 7.8% Above median admission rate
- Fatality rate 0.00% No recorded fatalities
- 5-year trend+19%
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 snow tubing (activity, apparel or equipment) are rising by about 19% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2005 (4,640 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2018 (897 estimated visits). The single most common ER diagnosis is concussion to the head, accounting for approximately 4,020 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by internal injury to the head (3,592 cases). The 5-14 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 13,803 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 7.8% 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 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how snow tubing (activity, apparel or equipment) 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 | 818 | 274 | |
| 5-14 | 6,993 | 6,810 | |
| 15-24 | 3,255 | 4,569 | |
| 25-34 | 2,513 | 2,862 | |
| 35-44 | 1,700 | 3,581 | |
| 45-54 | 1,357 | 1,518 | |
| 55-64 | 472 | 772 | |
| 65-74 | 372 | 448 | |
| 75+ | 0 | 40 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Concussion | |
| Head | Internal Injury | |
| Upper Trunk | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Lower Leg | Fracture | |
| Neck | Strain, Sprain | |
| Lower Trunk | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Face | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Ankle | Strain, Sprain | |
| Shoulder | Fracture | |
| Knee | Strain, Sprain | |
| Upper Trunk | Fracture | |
| Lower Trunk | Strain, Sprain | |
| Lower Trunk | Fracture | |
| Shoulder | Strain, Sprain | |
| Head | Contusions, Abr. |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
22 YOM WAS HIT BY A SNOW TUBE FRELL INJURED SHOULDER ON ICE DX: STRAIN
59 YOM WAS AT THE ***. HE STOOD UP AND WAS WALKING WHEN ANOTHER TUBE CAME DOWN AND SWEPT HIS ANKLE., DX: MALLEOLAR FRACTURE AND FRACTURE OF ANKLE
35YOF STS TWISTED KNEE WHEN OUT SNOW TUBING DX R KNEE SPRAIN
9 YOF WAS GOING DOWN THE TUBING HILL UP AT THE WINTER PRK. SHE WENT DOWN ON THE INNER TUBE JUST BEHIND HER SISTER. HER SISTER WAS COMING BACK TOWARDS HER WHE THE PATIENT DROVE INTO HER SISTERS HEAD VERSES HEAD. THE TOP OF PATIENT'S HEAD STRUCK HER SISTER IN THE HEAD. DX: HEAD INJURY - MILD
9 YOF WAS GOING DOWN THE TUBING HILL AT THE ***. SHE WENT DOWN FISRT AND WENT TO THE FAR SIDE OF THE SLOPE AND WAS COMINGBACK DOWN EHN HER SSITER CAME IN FROM ABOVE DOWN THE HILL. HER SISTER'S HEAD HIT RIGHT INTO THE SODE OF THE PATIENT'S HEAD ALONG HER RIGHT EAR. DX: RT HEMOTYMPANUM, RIGHT RUPTURED EARDRUM, HEAD INJURY-MILD.
29 YOF HIT A TREE SNOW TUBING HIT LOWER LEGS DX: PAIN IN SHINS
30 YOF PRESENTS TO ER WITH NECK AND UPPER BACK/CHEST WALL PAIN. SHE WAS TUBING DOWN A HILL AND WAS THROWN OFF LANDING ON HER HEAD. DX: T3 SPINOUS PROCESS FRACTURE
17 YOF HURT KNEE SNOW TUBING. DX KNEE SPRAIN
13YOF PRESENT TO ED AFTER SNOWTUBING INJURY. PT HIT SOME SORT OF HARD PATCH FELL ONTO AREA OF FROZEN WATER,FELL OFF TUBE STRUCK HER CHIN,NO LOC,WAS WERING A HELMET.NOW W/ SLIGHT HA.NO N/V OR OTHER INJURIESDX:CLOSED HED INJURY;CHIN LAC
37 YOM SLIDING ON AN INNERTUBE, HIT HIS RIGHT CHEST WALL ON A TREE. PATIENT COMPLAINS OF RIGHT CHEST WALL PAIN. DX CONTUSION CHEST WALL, CLOSED FRACTURE MULTIPLE RIBS RIGHT SIDE, CONTUSION RIGHT LUNG, TRAUMATIC HEMOTHORAX
16YOF ELBOW INJURY, SNOW TUBING INJURY DX: RIGHT ELBOW PAIN
7YOF PT SLIDING DOWN HILL ON INFLATABLE TUBE WHEN IT UNEXPECTEDLY TURNED & PT HIT A PICNIC TABLE BENCH WITH HER FACE DX: FACIAL CONTUSION
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to snow tubing (activity, apparel or equipment) on the CPSC website.
Compare beyond Sports & Recreation Equipment
Nationwide peers by danger score, ER volume & hospitalization
Three PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Snow Tubing (activity, Apparel Or Equipment): cross-group products nearest on danger score (37/100), estimated annual ER visits (1,922/yr), and hospitalization share (7.8%). 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.
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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, Snow Tubing (activity, Apparel Or Equipment) ranks #313 of 838 scored CPSC product categories by PlainSafety danger score and #434 of 838 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does snow tubing (activity, apparel or equipment) rank on danger score versus ER volume?
Among 838 scored CPSC product categories, snow tubing (activity, apparel or equipment) ranks #313 by PlainSafety danger score (37/100) and #434 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume (1,922/yr). The two rankings come from the same NEISS extract and are not the same order.
What are the most common injuries from snow tubing (activity, apparel or equipment)?
The most common injury is concussion to the head, accounting for approximately 4,020 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from snow tubing (activity, apparel or equipment) increasing or decreasing?
Up 19% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for snow tubing (activity, apparel or equipment) injuries?
The 5-14 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 13,803 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by snow tubing (activity, apparel or equipment)?
Of all ER visits involving snow tubing (activity, apparel or equipment), approximately 7.8% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (92.2%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with snow tubing (activity, apparel or equipment)?
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.