Street Hockey (activity, Apparel Or Equipment)
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.
Sports Protective Equipment & Gear · CPSC Code 3245
Down 42% over 5 years
The verdict
Street Hockey (activity, Apparel Or Equipment) carry a danger score of 30/100 (low risk), driven by roughly 2,092 ER-treated injuries a year that are declining by about 42% over the last five years.
- 30/100
- danger score (low risk)
- 2,092
- ER visits per year (avg)
- 2.1%
- end in hospital admission
- 15-24
- most-injured age group
Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 3245 - last data year 2024.
PlainSafety danger score
How this 30/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for street hockey (activity, apparel or equipment) - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume2,092 ER visits/yr
- Severity (hospitalization rate)2.1%
- Fatality rate0.00%
- 5-year trend-42%
See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Street Hockey (activity, Apparel Or Equipment) (CPSC product code 3245, in the Sports Protective Equipment & Gear category) generate an estimated 2,092 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 41,838 ER-treated injuries across the 20-year span from 2005 to 2024. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 30/100 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 42% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2009 (4,276 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2021 (848 estimated visits).
The single most common ER diagnosis for street hockey (activity, apparel or equipment) is laceration to the face, accounting for approximately 5,215 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by strain, sprain to the ankle (3,899 cases). The 15-24 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 16,561 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 2.1% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 1 consumer incident report filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how street hockey (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 CPSC NEISS national estimates Injuries represent ER-treated cases only
Who Gets Injured?
| Age Group | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 509 | 0 | |
| 5-14 | 11,424 | 4,127 | |
| 15-24 | 12,708 | 3,853 | |
| 25-34 | 4,437 | 544 | |
| 35-44 | 2,206 | 267 | |
| 45-54 | 997 | 96 | |
| 55-64 | 533 | 0 | |
| 65-74 | 46 | 15 | |
| 75+ | 80 | 0 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Face | Laceration | |
| Ankle | Strain, Sprain | |
| Head | Internal Injury | |
| Head | Concussion | |
| Knee | Strain, Sprain | |
| Mouth | Laceration | |
| Face | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Finger | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Wrist | Strain, Sprain | |
| Lower Trunk | Strain, Sprain | |
| Knee | Other | |
| Ankle | Fracture | |
| Wrist | Fracture | |
| Hand | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Finger | Strain, Sprain |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
12 YOM INJURE WRIST PLAYING STREET HOCKEY DX: PAIN
24YOM W/CC OF ELBOW PAIN. HE WAS PLAYING FLOOR HOCKEY YEST & FELL LANDING ON HIS R ELBOW.DOES NOT RECALL HOW HE LANDED HOWEVER NO HEAD TRAUMA OR LOC. DX: ELBOW PAIN, RIGHT
16YOF WAS PLAYING FLOOR HOCKEY AT SCHOOL AND GOT HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A STICK. DX: UNSP HEAD INJUY
9YOM PATIENT WAS PLAYING IN A HOCKEY ARENA WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL BACK AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CONCRETE DX: INJURY OF HEAD, CONCUSSION WITHOUT LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
60 YOM WAS PLAYING DECK HOCKEY THIS MORNING WHEN HE FELL ONTO HIS RIGHT SIDE AND HEARD A POP IN HIS SHOULDER WITH PAIN IN HIS CLAVICLE DX RIGHT CLAVICLE FX
24 YOM WITH RIGHT ANKLE PAIN AND SWELLING. HE WAS PLAYING DECK HOCKEY TODAY WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE BALL ROLLING HIS RIGHT FOOT AND ANKLE DX ANKLE FX
2YOM PRESENTS WITH LACERATION OF SCALP S/P PT WAS PLAYING OUTSIDE WHEN HE WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A HOCKEY STICK. DX: LACERATION OF SCALP
26 YOM PLAYING INLINE HOCKEY SLIPPED AND RAMMED HIS RIGHT KNEE INTO THE WALL. WAS BEING HELPED TO WALK BY TEAMMATES AFTERWARDS AND HAD SYNCOPE. +RIGHT KNEE ABRASION DX KNEE SPRAIN
10 YOM WAS PLAYING ROAD HOCKEY WITH HIS FATHER WHEN HE WAS ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK ON THE FACE/MOUTH WITH A HOCKEY STICK DX 2CM FACIAL LAC, 1CM INTRAORAL LAC
7YOF WHO PRESENTS TO THE ED WITH ACUTE INJURY TO HER LEFT WRIST WHILE PLAYING STREET HOCKEY AT ABOUT 3 PM ON DAY OF PRESENTATION. DX: CLOSED FX OF LEFT WRIST
17YOM WAS PLAYING FLOOR HOCKEY DURING PE CLASS TODAY AND WAS HIT IN THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH A HOCKEY STICK DX: LACERATION FINGER
12YOF, WAS PLAYING INDOOR FIELD HOCKEY WHEN THE BALL STRUCK HER WRIST DX: RIGHT WRIST INJURY
Consumer Incident Reports
Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.
I purchased three Bauer Mystery Sticks for my kids back in October. These are short "knee hockey" sticks. Almost from day one the blade part of the stick falls off during use resulting in my 6 year-old holding what is essentially sharp spear. The edge of the shaft once the blade falls off is sharp and dangerous. I purchased these from Pure Hockey, in Edina, Minnesota.
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to street hockey (activity, apparel or equipment) on the CPSC website.
Frequently Asked Questions
How dangerous are street hockey (activity, apparel or equipment)?
Based on 20 years of CPSC data, street hockey (activity, apparel or equipment) have a danger score of 30/100 (low risk). An estimated 2,092 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.
What are the most common injuries from street hockey (activity, apparel or equipment)?
The most common injury is laceration to the face, accounting for approximately 5,215 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from street hockey (activity, apparel or equipment) increasing or decreasing?
Down 42% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for street hockey (activity, apparel or equipment) injuries?
The 15-24 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 16,561 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by street hockey (activity, apparel or equipment)?
Of all ER visits involving street hockey (activity, apparel or equipment), approximately 2.1% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (97.9%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with street hockey (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.
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Safety Guides
What this means for you
Treat the 30/100 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 15-24 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.
