Database / CPSC Amusement Ride Injury Data

The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) acts as a clearinghouse for information on safety issues related to portable amusement rides, inflatable devices, and go-karts. Note: Amusement rides operated at permanent amusement parks and water parks have been exempt from federal safety oversight since 1981.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission's National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) is a national probability sample of hospitals in the U.S. and its territories. Approximately 100 NEISS-participating hospitals collect patient information for every emergency visit involving an injury associated with consumer products. From this sample, the total number of product-related injuries treated in hospital emergency rooms nationwide can be estimated. The sampling algorithm was designed for common consumer products and may not be as accurate for products with non-random distribution, such as amusement rides.

• NEISS-based Estimates for Amusement Ride-Related Injuries
• NEISS Records Available on Saferparks Site

• Human Factors Review of Restraint Failures on Mobile Amusement Rides
• 2006 Amusement Ride-Related Injuries (memo)
• Amusement Ride-Related Injuries and Deaths in the United States: 2005 Update
• Amusement Ride-Related Injuries and Deaths in the United States: 2004 Update
• Amusement Ride-Related Injuries and Deaths in the United States: 2003 Update
• Amusement Ride-Related Injuries and Deaths in the United States: 2002 Update
• Amusement Ride-Related Injuries and Deaths in the United States 1987-2000
• Amusement Ride-Related Injuries and Deaths in the United States 1987-1999
• Go-Kart/Fun-Kart Related Accidents and Deaths, 1985-1996

• The CPSC also collects data from death certificates, news reports, other regulatory agencies, and reports made by consumers.  CPSC incident reports 1998-2007
• CPSC Compliance Officers investigate some serious accidents involving portable rides, inflatables, and go-karts.  CPSC investigations 2005-2007