Product category

Nursery & Baby Products

This category tracks 43 consumer products in the CPSC NEISS injury database, together accounting for roughly 109,904 emergency-room visits a year - the 19th-highest of 26 tracked categories by ER volume.

43
products tracked
109,904
ER visits / year
33
avg danger score
6.0%
avg hospitalization rate

CPSC NEISS escalation ladder

Category extract #19/33 Nursery & Baby Products

Nursery & Baby Products · 43 scored · 109,904 ER/yr · avg 33/100

  • HOSP #19
  • HOSP 109,904
  • HOSP 33
  • HOSP 47
  • HOSP 6.0%
  • HOSP 0
  • HOSP 43
  • HOSP Kitchen Small …

Photo peer: Kitchen Small Appliances & Housewares (125,180/yr)

Home Structure…155,337Kitchen Cookin…135,000Transportation…127,014Kitchen Small …125,180Nursery & Ba… (this)109,904
Nearest product categories by summed estimated annual ER visits

According to PlainSafety's CPSC NEISS corpus ranking, Nursery & Baby Products ranks #19 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, Bassinets Or Cradles leads this category's danger score at 47/100 (1,204/yr) while Baby Strollers leads estimated ER volume at 13,800/yr (danger score 37/100). They are not the same ranking.

47/100
Bassinets Or Cradles danger score #1 of 43
13,800/yr
Baby Strollers ER volume #1 of 43
1,204/yr
Bassinets Or Cradles ER volume (not #1)
37/100
Baby Strollers danger score (not #1)

Ranks compare the 43 scored products in Nursery & Baby Products from the same CPSC NEISS extract. Danger score is not ER-visit volume.

Nursery & Baby Products 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)

109,904 19th of 26 higher than 7 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 Nursery & Baby Products

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

Baby Strollers14K/yrCribs, Nonportable O…13K/yrCar Seats (for Infan…13K/yrBaby Gates Or Barriers11K/yrHigh Chairs11K/yrCribs, Not Specified8K/yrNonportable Cribs6K/yrBaby Changing Tables4K/yr
Top products in Nursery & Baby Products by annual ER visits

The Nursery & Baby Products safety profile

Average danger score across the 43 scored products, and how they split across the danger tiers.

0/100100/10033/100
Average danger score
High risk (60+): 0 Moderate (40–59): 4 Low (<40): 39

Every product in Nursery & Baby Products, by danger score

Score Product
47 Bassinets Or Cradles
41 Baby Bathtub Seats Or Rings (not Toys)
41 Baby Baths Or Bathinettes
40 Cribs, Nonportable Or Not Specified
39 High Chairs
38 Portable Baby Swings (for Home Use)
38 Portable Cribs
38 Diapers
38 Baby Bottles Or Nipples
38 Baby Gates Or Barriers
38 Baby Changing Tables
37 Baby Bouncer Seats (excl. Jumpers)
37 Baby Strollers
37 Car Seats (for Infants Or Children)
37 Playpens
36 Baby Carriers, Not Specified
36 Baby Mattresses Or Pads
36 Baby Carriers (bicycle-mounted)
35 Baby Slings And Wraps
35 Cribs, Not Specified
35 Baby Walkers Or Jumpers
34 Other Soft Baby Carriers
34 Bottle Warmers
33 Attached Highchair
33 Baby Rattles
31 Safety Pins
31 Other Baby Carriers
31 Nonportable Cribs
31 Potty Chairs Or Training Seats
31 Pacifiers Or Teething Rings
29 Night-lights
29 Baby Carriages
28 Framed Baby Carriers (carried On Back)
28 Infant & Toddler Play Ctrs, Excl Jumpers,bouncers&exercisers
28 Baby Harnesses
26 Diaper Fasteners
26 Baby Exercisers
25 Baby Carriers Or Slings (backpacks)
25 Baby Scales
22 Diaper Pails
19 Crib Mobiles Or Crib Gyms
18 Sterilizers (home Use)
17 Shoelace Fasteners (for Infants)

Compare beyond volume rank

Nationwide peers by summed ER volume & peak danger score

Two PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Nursery & Baby Products: other NEISS product categories nearest on summed estimated annual ER visits (109,904/yr) and highest member danger score (47/100). 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.