Danger score versus ER volume
Danger score versus ER volume
According to CPSC NEISS 2010-2024, Toys, Not Elsewhere Classified ranks #173 of 838 by danger score (40/100) at ER-volume #256 of 838 (9,129/yr). They are not the same ranking.
- #173
- danger rank of 838
- #256
- ER-volume rank of 838
- 40/100
- danger score
- 9,129/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 (40/100) across 838 scored CPSC product categories
40 Higher than most more dangerous than 75% 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: 64/100
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) | 3 | 25th | 35% | CPSC NEISS 20-year severity index |
| Annual ER injury volume | 9,129 | 71st | 30% | CPSC NEISS estimated annual ER-treated injuries |
| 5-year injury trend | +46% | 92nd | 15% | CPSC NEISS 5-year % change in ER-treated injuries |
| Consumer incident reports | 435 | 100th | 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 137,013 estimated ER injuries land on the body
Body-part shares from the same CPSC NEISS injury_types extract for product code 1381. Segments sum to 137,013 - 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 Toys & Children's Recreation 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.
Toys & Children's Recreation danger scores
How this 40/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for toys, not elsewhere classified - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume 9,129 ER visits/yr Above median volume
- Severity (hospitalization rate) 3.0% Low admission rate
- Fatality rate 0.00% No recorded fatalities
- 5-year trend+46%
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 15-year NEISS window from 2010 to 2024, injury counts for toys, not elsewhere classified are rising by about 46% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2024 (15,765 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2019 (6,148 estimated visits). The single most common ER diagnosis is ingestion to the internal, accounting for approximately 22,152 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by foreign body to the ear (10,050 cases). The 0-4 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 57,502 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 3.0% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 435 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how toys, not elsewhere classified 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 (2010–2024)
Source: CPSC NEISS national estimates Injuries represent ER-treated cases only
Who Gets Injured?
| Age Group | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 29,900 | 27,602 | |
| 5-14 | 27,666 | 28,729 | |
| 15-24 | 4,622 | 4,140 | |
| 25-34 | 2,197 | 2,767 | |
| 35-44 | 1,860 | 2,032 | |
| 45-54 | 878 | 1,237 | |
| 55-64 | 458 | 1,407 | |
| 65-74 | 97 | 763 | |
| 75+ | 163 | 337 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Internal | Ingestion | |
| Ear | Foreign Body | |
| Face | Foreign Body | |
| Face | Laceration | |
| All Parts Body | Poisoning | |
| Head | Internal Injury | |
| Eyeball | Other | |
| Eyeball | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Finger | Laceration | |
| Face | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Eyeball | Derma/conjunct | |
| Mouth | Laceration | |
| Head | Laceration | |
| Finger | Foreign Body | |
| Internal | Aspiration |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
8 YOM INTO ER FOR A FROEIGN BODY IN HIS EAR. HE WAS PLAYING TONIGHT WHEN A PIECE OF A *** BULLET BECAMED LODGED IN HIS LEFT EAR. DX: FOREIGN BODY LEFT EAR
2 YOF 2 FOAM STARS IN RT NARE AT HOME DX NASAL FB ;
6 YOF INTO ER AFTER ACCIDENTLY SWALLOWING AN ***, WHICH IS A WATER BEAD. MOTHER STATES IT IS THE BRAND NAME ***. THE WATER BEAD WAS PREVIOUSLY EXPANDED. THE CHILD GOT INTO THE JAR AND ACCIDENTLY SWALLOWED THE WATER BEAD. DX: ACCIDENTAL INGESTION
23MOM TO ED WITH DISTENDED ABDOMEN AND COUCH, PT WAS PLAYING WITH PLASTIC TOYS (PLASTIC PIECE OF FAKE FOOD)WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY SWALLOWED SOME OF THEM, DX CONSTIPATION WITH POSS FB INGESTION
16YOM PATIENT WAS AT A LOCAL RESTAURANT PLAYING AIR HOCKEY WHEN HE GOT HIT IN THE FACE BY A PUCK, DENTAL INJURY DX: OPEN FRACTURE OF TOOTH
14MOM FELL BACKWARDS OFF SMALL TOY DESK AT HOME, HITTING HEAD, DX FALL, HEAD INJURY
9MOM, WAS PLAYING WITH A LARGE FIDGET SPINNER AND A SMALL PLASTIC PIECES DETACHED AND PATIENT SWALLOWED IT AND STARTED SHOCKING GRANDMOTHER GAVE BACK BLOWS AND SUCCESSFULLY VOMITED AND SAW REMOVAL OF THE PLASTIC PIECE OF THE FIDGET SPINNER, DX: CHOKING EPISODE
9MOM FELL OFF OF A PLASTIC FARM TOY STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE FLOOR DX: SKULL FRACTURE
3YOM PRESENTED TO ED FOR EVALUATION OF POSSIBLE FOREIGN BODY INGESTION. MOTHER REPORTS PATIENT BROKE OPEN BALL CONATINING *** GEL BEADS AND BELIEVES PATIENT MAY HAVE INGESTED. ED DX: FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
47YOF, STARTED USING *** *** YESTERDAY AND WOKE UP TODAY WITH PINS AND NEEDLES SENSATION IN LEFT ARM AND LEG,DX: PINS AND NEEDLES SENSATION
8YOM INGESTED IN *** WATER BEAD DX FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
3YOF STUCK IN *** WATER BEAD IN RIGHT NOSTRIL DX FOREIGN BODY NOSE
Consumer Incident Reports
Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.
Orbeez (via The Maya Group in CAl has taken an agricultural/floral industry product and has marketed it as a child's toy. My grandson received it for his 3rd birthday. Being unusal, I took it to read and understand before "dumping" it among his other toys. The one he got is with a water tank in which the pellets grow. Yes, they grow in size according to instructions, but are still very small and very slippery. The box it is packaged in says for 3+,' the instruction booklet says 5+. Even at that age, I feel the "blobs" are extremely dangerous the young kids. I actually see no use for this toy. Maya (or actual person responsible for converting to a toy) just exploited this technological advancement purely for profit. Though that is a way of life and part of our freedom, putting a dangerous toy out is against all safety concerns of many for years now. I did advise my son (his father) and when he saw what it was and did, he told me to trash it. Please look ito it, please. A young child could so easily swallow these miniature, slippery pellets, or slip on them. They ultimately would just be looked at then thrown around, leaving a potential accident to happen. I have never reported any concerns I may have had about a product. But, when it comes to my grandkids (and all children), then I must be as proactive as possible. Thank you for listening to my concerns.
My 9yr old son was playing with a disney princess cinderella slap bracelet with his 9yr old friend. He was holding it with his right hand and my son's friend decided to pull on the slap bracelet to take it away from him. When he did that the slap bracelet cut the right palm of my son's hand. It began to bleed a lot. I heard my son screaming and I go investigate. There was a cut from the thumb to the pinky on his right palm. I put some warm water on it to see what the damage was and I had to take him to the hospital. He had to get 9 stitches on his right palm. When I got home from the hospital I found out that the slap bracelet had a piece of metal sticking out of it. I will mail the necessary paperwork to what ever address I need to.
Bought a Foosball table from Walmart.com. Really bad smell and fumes from the table. Smelled like dead chicken or fish. My entire basement smelled horrible, Made us sick and gave us a headache. I moved it out on the deck. It even smelled bad after a few days in the sun. Complained to Walmart, but wanted to inform you all also. Thx [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
We purchased Noise Putty Mastic Snore from the Dollar store a couple of weeks ago. I noticed the covered container looked odd this morning and found that the contents is full of mold. There is no description of what this stuff is made from.
Playing with 10 mo old when I noticed a screw was loose on the toy. I just received the toy in the mail today.
I am writing regarding an experience that we had on 8/29/14 at Chuck E Cheese, Franklin, TN. Towards the end of our visit (my 6 year old [REDACTED] and I), we visited the prize counter. [REDACTED] wanted to use some of his money to buy a gum ball machine that he saw on display. Upon coming home, [REDACTED] ran to his room and began un-boxing the gum ball machine. A few minutes later, I came to check on his progress of assembling the toy. When I saw he was struggling with putting it together, I stepped in and inspected the toy. While inspecting the toy, I found it to be in a dirty condition, where some type of substance was caked upon it. Additionally, there were cuts and burrs in the plastic that was obviously from fabricating. The defects and conditions in this product made it unsafe for my child to play with. My son [REDACTED] did not damage the toy in any way. Today, 9/5/14, I was able to make a trip back to the Franklin, TN location where we had gotten the gum ball machine from. I explained the circumstances to the manager and also showed her the gum ball machine. The manager agreed to a refund of money spent towards the item and offered to give [REDACTED] another "on-the-house" because she felt bad. Before accepting the other gum ball machine, I told her that I wanted to inspect the item. Again, there were burrs in the plastic ring around the gum ball machine where the gum ball is intended to slide down. Additionally, the toy had a generally dirty appearance, whereas it looked like it was covered in a black substance. I brought this to the attention of the manager and refused to accept the second gum ball machine. My issue lies in the product safety for the receiving audience: children. As a professional advocate for child safety, I believe it is paramount for venues such as yours to ensure the safety of the products put out and received by children. This letter comes as a concerned parent, concerned for the safety of other children.
The end that snaps into the other bead came off. This is the Edushape Click N Link 24 pc set. Purchased from S & S Worldwide.
We purchased a liquid motion bubbler toy as a souvenir at the Mount Rushmore gift shop this summer. Yesterday our son woke up with bright red rashy cheeks and ears. They felt hot to the touch and looked slightly swollen. I smelled kerosene on him and his pillow. Upon searching for the source if found the motion bubbler toy by his bed and it had broken and leaked. It also smelled like kerosene. No warning was on the toy.
Showing 8 of 435 reports.
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to toys, not elsewhere classified on the CPSC website.
Compare beyond Toys & Children's Recreation
Nationwide peers by danger score, ER volume & hospitalization
Three PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Toys, Not Elsewhere Classified: cross-group products nearest on danger score (40/100), estimated annual ER visits (9,129/yr), and hospitalization share (3.0%). 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.
Similar hospitalization rate
Nearest cross-group products by % of NEISS ER visits resulting in hospital admission.
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- Hair Curlers, Curling Irons, Clips & Hairpins Personal Care & Safety Products 3.0%admitted
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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, Toys, Not Elsewhere Classified ranks #173 of 838 scored CPSC product categories by PlainSafety danger score and #256 of 838 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does toys, not elsewhere classified rank on danger score versus ER volume?
Among 838 scored CPSC product categories, toys, not elsewhere classified ranks #173 by PlainSafety danger score (40/100) and #256 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume (9,129/yr). The two rankings come from the same NEISS extract and are not the same order.
What are the most common injuries from toys, not elsewhere classified?
The most common injury is ingestion to the internal, accounting for approximately 22,152 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from toys, not elsewhere classified increasing or decreasing?
Up 46% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for toys, not elsewhere classified injuries?
The 0-4 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 57,502 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by toys, not elsewhere classified?
Of all ER visits involving toys, not elsewhere classified, approximately 3.0% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (97.0%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with toys, not elsewhere classified?
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.