Product category

Home Furnishings & Fixtures

This category tracks 42 consumer products in the CPSC NEISS injury database, together accounting for roughly 1.2M emergency-room visits a year - the 6th-highest of 26 tracked categories by ER volume.

42
products tracked
1.2M
ER visits / year
39
avg danger score
9.9%
avg hospitalization rate

CPSC NEISS escalation ladder

Category extract #6/33 Home Furnishings & Fixtures

Home Furnishings & Fixtures · 42 scored · 1.2M ER/yr · avg 39/100

  • SHARE #6
  • ER 1.2M
  • PEAK 39
  • HIGH 57
  • PHOTO 9.9%
  • DISP 0
  • SHARE 42
  • ER Sports Protect…

Photo peer: Sports Protective Equipment & Gear (1.3M/yr)

Swimming, Wate…1,289,777Sports Protect…1,255,131Home Furnish… (this)1,216,480Containers, Ta…728,438Personal Care …724,702
Nearest product categories by summed estimated annual ER visits

According to PlainSafety's CPSC NEISS corpus ranking, Home Furnishings & Fixtures ranks #6 of 33 tracked product categories by summed average annual ER visits. How we place categories →

Danger score versus ER volume

Danger score versus ER volume

According to CPSC NEISS, Toilets leads this category's danger score at 57/100 (127,074/yr) while Bathtubs Or Showers leads estimated ER volume at 308,185/yr (danger score 50/100). They are not the same ranking.

57/100
Toilets danger score #1 of 42
308,185/yr
Bathtubs Or Showers ER volume #1 of 42
127,074/yr
Toilets ER volume (not #1)
50/100
Bathtubs Or Showers danger score (not #1)

Ranks compare the 42 scored products in Home Furnishings & Fixtures from the same CPSC NEISS extract. Danger score is not ER-visit volume.

Home Furnishings & Fixtures 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)

1,216,480 6th of 26 higher than 20 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 Home Furnishings & Fixtures

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

Bathtubs Or Showers308K/yrSofas, Couches, Dave…190K/yrRugs Or Carpets, Not…132K/yrToilets127K/yrDesks, Chests, Burea…125K/yrBunk Beds38K/yrBenches37K/yrSinks32K/yr
Top products in Home Furnishings & Fixtures by annual ER visits

The Home Furnishings & Fixtures safety profile

Average danger score across the 42 scored products, and how they split across the danger tiers.

0/100100/10039/100
Average danger score
High risk (60+): 0 Moderate (40–59): 21 Low (<40): 21

Every product in Home Furnishings & Fixtures, by danger score

Score Product
57 Toilets
50 Rugs Or Carpets, Not Specified
50 Bathtubs Or Showers
49 Recliner Chair
47 Sofas, Couches, Davenports, Divans Or Studio Couches
46 Blankets, Not Specified
45 Hot Tubs Or Home Spas
45 Sinks
44 Room-sized, Wall-to-wall Or Outdoor Carpeting
44 Desks, Chests, Bureaus Or Buffets
43 Stepladders
43 Runners, Throw Rugs Or Doormats
42 Step Stools
41 Benches
41 Bunk Beds
41 Draperies, Curtains, Shower Curtains(fabric Or Plastic)
40 Extension Cords
40 Bedspreads, Throws Or Comforters
40 Towels Or Cloths
40 Window Shades, Venetian Blinds Or Indoor Shutters
40 Generators Or Power Plants
38 Faucets Or Spigots
38 Rocking Chair
37 Pictures, Picture Frames Or Wall Decorations
37 Light Bulbs
36 Clothespins
36 Towel Racks Or Bars
36 Knickknacks, Statues, Vases Or Urns
36 Table Linens
35 Laundry Hampers
35 Artificial Flowers Or Plants
35 Flashlights Or Battery-powered Lanterns
35 Electric Chandeliers Or Other Attached Light Fixtures
35 Glass Bathtub Or Shower Enclosures
32 Magazine Racks Or Book Ends
31 Footlockers
31 Convertible Beds, Hideaway Beds Or Sofa Beds
31 Fireplace Equipment
31 Waterbeds Or Water Pillows
29 Butane Or Lp Gas Meters
26 Nonglass Bathtub Or Shower Enclosures
21 Slipcovers

Compare beyond volume rank

Nationwide peers by summed ER volume & peak danger score

Two PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Home Furnishings & Fixtures: other NEISS product categories nearest on summed estimated annual ER visits (1.2M/yr) and highest member danger score (57/100). 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.