Sound Recording Or Receiving Equipment, Not Specified
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 547
Down 32% over 5 years
The verdict
Sound Recording Or Receiving Equipment, Not Specified carry a danger score of 26/100 (low risk), driven by roughly 190 ER-treated injuries a year that are declining by about 32% over the last five years.
- 26/100
- danger score (low risk)
- 190
- ER visits per year (avg)
- 3.8%
- end in hospital admission
- 0-4
- most-injured age group
Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 547 - last data year 2024.
PlainSafety danger score
How this 26/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for sound recording or receiving equipment, not specified - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume190 ER visits/yr
- Severity (hospitalization rate)3.8%
- Fatality rate0.00%
- 5-year trend-32%
See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Sound Recording Or Receiving Equipment, Not Specified (CPSC product code 547, in the Home Structures & Construction Materials category) generate an estimated 190 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 3,798 ER-treated injuries across the 20-year span from 2005 to 2024. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 26/100 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 32% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2008 (492 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2022 (7 estimated visits).
The single most common ER diagnosis for sound recording or receiving equipment, not specified is laceration to the face, accounting for approximately 567 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by internal injury to the head (350 cases). The 0-4 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 717 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 3.8% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 3 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how sound recording or receiving equipment, not specified 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 | 347 | 370 | |
| 5-14 | 120 | 169 | |
| 15-24 | 373 | 205 | |
| 25-34 | 273 | 135 | |
| 35-44 | 354 | 244 | |
| 45-54 | 183 | 147 | |
| 55-64 | 182 | 164 | |
| 65-74 | 181 | 28 | |
| 75+ | 164 | 157 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Face | Laceration | |
| Head | Internal Injury | |
| Finger | Laceration | |
| Head | Laceration | |
| Finger | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Mouth | Laceration | |
| Ear | Foreign Body | |
| Face | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Ear | Other | |
| Foot | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Knee | Other | |
| Toe | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Lower Trunk | Other | |
| Ankle | Strain, Sprain | |
| Neck | Strain, Sprain |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
69YOF, ON ***, WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT A MICROPHONE BACK IN THE STAND WHEN THE SKIN OF HER LEFT MIDDLE FINGER GOT CAUGHT AND PINCHED HER, DX: LACERATION OF FINGER OF LEFT HAND
8YOF PT FELL TODAY ONTO RECORD PLAYER LT FOREHEAD LACERATION DX: FACIAL LACERATION
15 YOF C/O HEAD INJURY S/P A 7 POUND SOUNDBOARD AT HOME FELL ON PATIENT'S HEAD. DX: HEAD INJURY
55 YOM WITHLEFT EAR DECREASED HEARING. PATIENT REPORTS THAT APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH AGO HE HAD LEFT EAR HEARING LOSS AFTER ATTENDING A PARTY WHERE THERE WAS RECALL LOUD MUSIC. DX DECREASED HEARING BOTH EARS
2YOM WITH UPPER LIP LAC IN WHICH HE JUMPED FROM OTTOMAN INTO MICROPHONE WHILE PLAY FIGHTING WITH COUSINS. DX; LIP LAC
27YOF PRESENTS W/ FOREIGN BODY. PT STATES SHE WAS GIVEN MICROPHONE TO EAT 2 WKS AGO. STATES SHE HAD MILD DISCOMFORT IN HER LOWER ABDOMEN. DX: ROUTINE MEDICAL EXAM.
41 YOF LOADING MUSIC EQUIPMENT INTO CAR WHEN SHE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HER CHIN, DX: CHIN LACERATION
19MOM FELL AT HOME HITTING LOWER LIP ON SOUND BAR ON THE FLOOR DX: LOWER MOUTH LACERATION
18YOF, GOT STRUCK IN THE HEAD WITH MIC STAND WHILE ATTENDING A CONCERT, NO LOC DX: TRAUMTIC INJURY OF HEAD; LACERATION OF SCALP
3 YOF TRIPPED OVER A SOUND BAR AND HIT FOREHEAD ON TABLE DX; FOREHEAD LAC
8MOF PATIENT'S MOTHER REPORTS A SMALL NOISE MACHINE FELL ON THE TOP OF PATIENT'S HEAD 3 DAYS AGO. DX: MINOR HEAD INJURY
84YOM STATES LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD ON SOUND SYSTEM. COMPLAINING OF SEVERE LEFT HIP . ALSO HAS LEFT UPPER EXTREMITY IN A SLING DUE TO RECENT PACEMAKER PLACEMENT AND MID FOREHEAD ABRASION. DX: FRACTIRE LEFT FEMUR
Consumer Incident Reports
Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.
I recently purchased and tested out the "Hearing Things" game manufactured by Hasbro. Immediately upon placing the headphones on my ears in accordance with the instructions it became obvious that the volume produced by the headphones exceeded safe levels, especially when considering this product is marketed for use by children as young as 12
Onkyo TX-NR-1008 receiver stopped working and showed blinking red power light indicating 'protection mode'. Disconnected all connections, unplugged, waited 2 days, plugged in and powered on as per manual. Product caught fire, with visible orange flames, heat, odor of melting plastic. Fire subsided after about 5 minutes after unplugging product. Onkyo USA auth svc center refused to acknowledge product was defective, and did not repair or replace it. Onkyo USA customer service supported this opinion.
While charging the toy using a USB charger, we started smelling burning plastic so we disconnected the toy from the charger and set the toy aside. A few seconds later, the toy spontaneously exploded.
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to sound recording or receiving equipment, not specified on the CPSC website.
Frequently Asked Questions
How dangerous are sound recording or receiving equipment, not specified?
Based on 20 years of CPSC data, sound recording or receiving equipment, not specified have a danger score of 26/100 (low risk). An estimated 190 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.
What are the most common injuries from sound recording or receiving equipment, not specified?
The most common injury is laceration to the face, accounting for approximately 567 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from sound recording or receiving equipment, not specified increasing or decreasing?
Down 32% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for sound recording or receiving equipment, not specified injuries?
The 0-4 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 717 cases recorded over 20 years. Females are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by sound recording or receiving equipment, not specified?
Of all ER visits involving sound recording or receiving equipment, not specified, approximately 3.8% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (96.2%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with sound recording or receiving equipment, not specified?
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 26/100 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 0-4 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.
