The majority of movable soccer goals are constructed of metal, typically weighing 150-500 pounds. The serious injuries and deaths are a result of blunt force trauma to the head, neck, chest, and limbs of the victims. In most cases this occured whon the goal tipped or was accidentally tipped onto the victim. In one case, an 8 year-old child was fatally injured when the movable soccer goal he was climbing tipped over and struck him on the head. In a third case, while attempting to tighten a net to its goal post, the victim's father lifted the back base of the goal causing it to tip over striking his 3 year-old on the head, causing a fatal injury.
High winds can also cause movable soccer goals to fall over.
For example, a 9 year-old was fatally injured when a goal was tipped over by a gust of wind. In another incident, a 19 year-old goalie suffered stress fractures to both legs when the soccer goal was blown on top of her.