Product category

Floors, Walls & Ceilings

This category tracks 47 consumer products in the CPSC NEISS injury database, together accounting for roughly 2.0M emergency-room visits a year - the 2nd-highest of 26 tracked categories by ER volume.

47
products tracked
2.0M
ER visits / year
39
avg danger score
9.0%
avg hospitalization rate

CPSC NEISS escalation ladder

Category extract NEISS/floors-walls-and-ceilings Floors, Walls & Ceilings

Floors, Walls & Ceilings · 47 scored · 2.0M ER/yr · avg 39/100

  • MEM 2.0M
  • MEM 2.0M
  • MEM 39
  • MEM 55
  • MEM 9.0%
  • MEM 0
  • MEM 47
  • MEM Sports & Recre…

Photo peer: Sports & Recreation Equipment (1.8M/yr)

Floors, Wall… (this)1,998,823Sports & Recre…1,846,077Swimming, Wate…1,289,777Sports Protect…1,255,131Home Furnishin…1,216,480
Nearest product categories by summed estimated annual ER visits

Figures are rendered from the CPSC NEISS extract for Floors, Walls & Ceilings; nationally weighted ER projections, not exact counts. How we place categories →

Danger score versus ER volume

What the CPSC data shows

Beds Or Bedframes, Other Or Not Specified is the most dangerous product in Floors, Walls & Ceilings, scoring 55/100 with about 697,169 ER visits a year.

0
high-risk products (score 60+)
17
moderate-risk (40–59)
697,169/yr
Beds Or Bedframes, Other Or Not Specified (most ER visits)
6↑ / 23↓
worsening / improving (5-yr)

All figures come from the CPSC NEISS dataset (2005–2024); products are sorted by danger score so the highest-risk items surface first.

Floors, Walls & Ceilings vs all categories by estimated annual ER visits

Where this category's summed average annual ER volume sits among every tracked product category (exposure rank, not a danger score)

1,998,823 2nd of 26 higher than 24 of 26 categories

Product categories, banded by estimated average annual ER visits

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Source CPSC NEISS · 2026-08-31

Where injuries concentrate in Floors, Walls & Ceilings

Estimated average annual ER visits for the highest-volume products in this category.

Beds Or Bedframes, O…697K/yrChairs, Other Or Not…347K/yrTables (excl. Baby …327K/yrLadders, Other Or No…159K/yrCabinets, Racks, Roo…150K/yrFurniture, Not Speci…102K/yrStools, Other Or Not…29K/yrMirrors Or Mirror Gl…25K/yr
Top products in Floors, Walls & Ceilings by annual ER visits

The Floors, Walls & Ceilings safety profile

Average danger score across the 47 scored products, and how they split across the danger tiers.

0/100100/10039/100
Average danger score
High risk (60+): 0 Moderate (40–59): 17 Low (<40): 30

Every product in Floors, Walls & Ceilings, by danger score

Score Product
55 Beds Or Bedframes, Other Or Not Specified
51 Chairs, Other Or Not Specified
49 Ladders, Other Or Not Specified
49 Bedding, Not Specified
47 Tables (excl. Baby Changing Tables, Billiard Or Pool Tables
44 Stools, Other Or Not Specified
44 Scales, Not Elec. Or Battery Or Not Specified
44 Cabinets, Racks, Room Dividers And Shelves, Nec
44 Sheets Or Pillowcases
43 Electric Wire Or Wiring Systems (excl Panelboards Recept
43 Lighting Equipment, Not Specified
42 Cords, Electrical, Other Or Not Specified
42 Pillows
42 Bathtub Or Shower Enclosures, Not Specified
42 Barstools Or Kitchen Stools
42 Furniture, Not Specified
40 Mattresses, Not Specified
39 Extension Or Straight Ladders
39 Bed Rails
38 Footstools, Ottomans Or Hassocks
38 Scales, Electric/battery Operated (exclud. Baby Scales)
38 Electric Outlets Or Receptacles
38 Mirrors Or Mirror Glass
37 Floor Lamps Or Table Lamps, Electric (excl Halogen)
37 Fuel-burning Lighting Equipment
37 Other Bedding
37 Books, Magazines, Albums Or Scrapbooks
37 Beach Chairs Or Folding Chairs
37 Nonelectric Blankets
36 Residential Alternative Energy Systems For On-site Power Gen
35 Clocks, Not Elec. Or Battery Or Not Specified
35 Panelboards, Circuit Breakers, Gfcis, Or Fuses
35 Bars And Bar Accessories, Not Elsewhere Classified
35 Drapery Or Curtain Rods, Hooks Or Rings
35 Electric Lighting Equipment, Not Specified
35 Other Electric Lighting Equipment
35 Other Furniture
35 Inflatable Furniture
34 Nonbaby Mattresses
34 Filters
32 Cots
32 Clocks, Electric Or Battery Operated
32 Fabrics (not Part Of Finished Item)
31 Surge Suppressors Or Power Strips
31 Futons
28 Toddler Beds
27 Floor Lamps Or Table Lamps, Halogen

Compare beyond volume rank

Nationwide peers by summed ER volume & peak danger score

Two PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Floors, Walls & Ceilings: other NEISS product categories nearest on summed estimated annual ER visits (2.0M/yr) and highest member danger score (55/100). Volume rank above/below stays on the adjacent-category ladder.

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), 2005–2024.

Source: CPSC SaferProducts.gov consumer incident reports and CPSC recall announcements.

Disclaimer: This information is provided for general informational purposes only and does not constitute professional, medical, or safety advice. Data is sourced from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); PlainSafety is an independent project and is not affiliated with the CPSC. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

PlainSafety is rendered directly from U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall and incident records, no number is typed in by an editor. Category risk tallies count CPSC recalls and related product records in this category. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.