How dangerous are Home Furnishings & Fixtures products?

Products in the Home Furnishings & Fixtures category have an average danger score of 39 out of 100, with approximately 1.2M estimated ER visits per year according to CPSC NEISS data.

How many products are tracked in Home Furnishings & Fixtures?

PlainSafety tracks 48 individual products in the Home Furnishings & Fixtures category, each with danger scores, injury trends, and ER visit estimates from CPSC NEISS data spanning 2005-2024.

Where does the Home Furnishings & Fixtures safety data come from?

All data comes from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) NEISS database, which projects national injury estimates from a probability sample of approximately 100 hospital emergency departments.

Product category

Home Furnishings & Fixtures

This category tracks 48 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.

48
products tracked: 1.2M
ER visits / year: 39
avg danger score: 9.9%
avg hospitalization rate

What the CPSC data shows

Toilets is the most dangerous product in Home Furnishings & Fixtures, scoring 57/100 with about 127,074 ER visits a year.

0
high-risk products (score 60+): 21
moderate-risk (40–59): 308,185/yr
Bathtubs Or Showers (most ER visits): 7↑ / 22↓
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.

Where injuries concentrate in Home Furnishings & Fixtures

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

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.

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	Injuries/yr	Trend	Hosp. %
57	Toilets	127,074	+18%	26.0%
50	Bathtubs Or Showers	308,185	-3%	11.8%
50	Rugs Or Carpets, Not Specified	131,922	+5%	15.9%
49	Recliner Chair	29,038	+16%	18.5%
47	Sofas, Couches, Davenports, Divans Or Studio Couches	189,618	-4%	7.7%
46	Blankets, Not Specified	10,306	+44%	10.3%
45	Sinks	32,243	+1%	11.8%
45	Hot Tubs Or Home Spas	7,642	+14%	9.0%
44	Desks, Chests, Bureaus Or Buffets	124,951	-16%	6.8%
44	Room-sized, Wall-to-wall Or Outdoor Carpeting	20,964	-19%	16.3%
43	Runners, Throw Rugs Or Doormats	20,507	-25%	15.8%
43	Stepladders	13,161	+2%	11.9%
42	Step Stools	16,334	-1%	10.6%
41	Draperies, Curtains, Shower Curtains(fabric Or Plastic)	6,929	-3%	11.0%
41	Bunk Beds	38,230	-9%	4.8%
41	Benches	36,741	-10%	6.2%
40	Generators Or Power Plants	3,224	-14%	12.8%
40	Window Shades, Venetian Blinds Or Indoor Shutters	4,019	-4%	12.0%
40	Towels Or Cloths	9,042	+4%	8.7%
40	Bedspreads, Throws Or Comforters	2,485	-17%	13.1%
40	Extension Cords	4,438	-13%	11.0%
38	Rocking Chair	7,846	-16%	8.6%
38	Faucets Or Spigots	4,951	+1%	7.8%
37	Light Bulbs	12,081	-33%	6.2%
37	Pictures, Picture Frames Or Wall Decorations	16,935	-20%	3.4%
36	Table Linens	376	+10%	14.5%
36	Knickknacks, Statues, Vases Or Urns	15,689	-25%	3.0%
36	Towel Racks Or Bars	3,085	-21%	10.1%
36	Clothespins	128	+10%	18.9%
35	Glass Bathtub Or Shower Enclosures	2,912	-6%	4.1%
35	Electric Chandeliers Or Other Attached Light Fixtures	4,981	-14%	4.0%
35	Flashlights Or Battery-powered Lanterns	2,049	-9%	6.1%
35	Artificial Flowers Or Plants	607	+46%	4.7%
35	Laundry Hampers	1,740	-19%	9.0%
32	Magazine Racks Or Book Ends	686	-34%	9.8%
31	Waterbeds Or Water Pillows	325	-58%	14.2%
31	Fireplace Equipment	1,286	-38%	5.8%
31	Convertible Beds, Hideaway Beds Or Sofa Beds	1,733	-47%	5.5%
31	Footlockers	1,494	-40%	4.9%
29	Butane Or Lp Gas Meters	146	-37%	11.8%
26	Nonglass Bathtub Or Shower Enclosures	291	-39%	2.5%
21	Slipcovers	86	-97%	9.1%

What this means in Home Furnishings & Fixtures

Use the danger score to triage, then open a product page for the full age, body-part, and severity breakdown.

Pay closest attention to Toilets - the highest-scoring product in this category. See the data
Compare this category against the full danger rankings to see where it sits nationally. All rankings
Cross-check specific models against open CPSC recalls before you buy or keep one. CPSC recalls

NEISS injury estimates are nationally weighted projections from a sample of ER visits, they show relative risk between products, not exact counts.

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.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, scored, and verified.

Compiled by PlainSafety Editorial, Consumer Product Safety Editorial Team