CPSC NEISS · code 1544

Baby Baths Or Bathinettes

Baby Baths Or Bathinettes: danger rank #137 of 838 is not ER-volume rank #691 of 838 (213 estimated ER visits a year; rising by about 52% over the last five years).

Nursery & Baby Products CPSC NEISS through 2024

Danger score versus ER volume

Danger score versus ER volume

According to CPSC NEISS 2005-2024, Baby Baths Or Bathinettes ranks #137 of 838 by danger score (41/100) at ER-volume #691 of 838 (213/yr). They are not the same ranking.

#137
danger rank of 838
#691
ER-volume rank of 838
41/100
danger score
213/yr
estimated ER visits (avg)

Danger score combines injury volume, hospitalization, fatality, and five-year trend. ER volume is the average annual NEISS estimate alone. Rank 1 is highest on each list.

Where this category's danger score sits nationally

Danger score (41/100) across 838 scored CPSC product categories

41 Higher than most more dangerous than 79% of 838 product categories

scored CPSC product categories, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more product categories. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CPSC NEISS, PlainSafety danger-score model · 2024

Composite verdict

Composite Safety Score: 64/100

One verdict blending 4 independently-sourced dimensions from two separate CPSC systems, each benchmarked against all 838 scored product categories by percentile rather than raw value, so no single huge-volume category can dominate the scale.

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Dimension Value National percentile Weight applied Source
Injury severity (hospitalization + fatality blend) 19 92nd 35% CPSC NEISS 20-year severity index
Annual ER injury volume 213 14th 30% CPSC NEISS estimated annual ER-treated injuries
5-year injury trend +52% 93rd 15% CPSC NEISS 5-year % change in ER-treated injuries
Consumer incident reports 41 68th 20% CPSC SaferProducts.gov public incident report count

Methodology: each dimension is ranked against the full population's p10/p25/p50/p75/p90 breakpoints and interpolated to a 0-100 percentile; the composite is the weighted average of available percentiles. See methodology for the full benchmark table.

Where 4,265 estimated ER injuries land on the body

Body-part shares from the same CPSC NEISS injury_types extract for product code 1544. Segments sum to 4,265 - a body-map mix, not a danger score or ER-volume rank.

Two danger lenses

Same-group peer scores and this product's dial

The bars compare PlainSafety danger scores inside the Nursery & Baby Products group (same CPSC NEISS extract). The dial is this product's score alone on the Low/Moderate/High bands. Do not read a peer bar as an ER-visit count.

Nursery & Baby Products danger scores

1. Bassinets Or Cradles47/1002. Baby Baths Or Bathinettes41/1003. Baby Bathtub Seats Or Rin…41/1004. Cribs, Nonportable Or Not…40/1005. High Chairs39/1006. Portable Baby Swings (for…38/1007. Portable Cribs38/1008. Diapers38/100
Higher score = higher composite danger in this group. Peer set is other scored products sharing the same CPSC group.
0/100100/10041/100
PlainSafety danger score · Baby Baths Or Bathinettes

Source: CPSC NEISS danger-score model As of 2024

How this 41/100 score is built

The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for baby baths or bathinettes - no opinion, no editorializing:

  • Injury volume 213 ER visits/yr Low volume
  • Severity (hospitalization rate) 16.9% Very high admission rate
  • Fatality rate 0.19% Elevated fatality rate
  • 5-year trend+52%

Band labels compare this category against the corpus of 838 scored CPSC product categories, see the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.

What the CPSC Data Shows

Across the 20-year NEISS window from 2005 to 2024, injury counts for baby baths or bathinettes are rising by about 52% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2011 (548 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2009 (12 estimated visits). The single most common ER diagnosis is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 1,076 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by submersion to the all parts body (445 cases). The 0-4 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 3,565 cases over the NEISS window, and females appear slightly more often than the opposite sex in that cohort. Severity outcomes from the NEISS disposition field show that 16.9% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer, and a small fraction (0.19%) result in fatality.

Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 41 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how baby baths or bathinettes fail in real households. Every figure on this page comes from CPSC-published data: NEISS projects national estimates from a probability sample of about 100 U.S. hospital emergency departments, while SaferProducts.gov collects voluntary reports from consumers, manufacturers, and clinicians. The danger score, trend indicators, and demographic breakdowns update automatically when CPSC releases a new yearly NEISS file, which is why this page is dated 2024-12-31. For regulatory context, consult CPSC recall notices and the SaferProducts.gov public database linked below.

Annual Injury Estimates (2005–2024)

0200400600 20052008201120142017202020232024 360
Estimated annual emergency-room visits for Baby Baths Or Bathinettes, CPSC NEISS

Source: CPSC NEISS national injury estimates As of 2024

Source: CPSC NEISS national estimates Injuries represent ER-treated cases only

Who Gets Injured?

Age Group Male Female Total
0-4 1,584 1,981 3,565
5-14 6 115 121
15-24 0 16 16
25-34 0 15 15
35-44 76 205 281
45-54 0 100 100
55-64 0 80 80
65-74 0 77 77

Most Common Injuries

Body Part Diagnosis Est. Injuries
Head Internal Injury 1,076
All Parts Body Submersion 445
Lower Trunk Burn, Scald 345
Not Stated/unk Other 293
Head Contusions, Abr. 216
Face Laceration 214
Face Contusions, Abr. 181
Head Other 176
Face Other 98
Lower Trunk Strain, Sprain 82
Elbow Fracture 81
Internal Aspiration 81
Upper Leg Other 81
Upper Trunk Strain, Sprain 80
Finger Laceration 77

Severity Breakdown

Treated/examined And Released 82.7% (3,526)
Treated And Admitted/hospitalized 9.4% (402)
Treated And Transferred 6.1% (259)
Held For Observation 1.0% (43)
Left Without Being Seen 0.7% (30)
Fatality Incl. Doa, Died In Er 0.1% (5)

ER Visit Narratives

Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.

Age 203 · Female · Head · Other · 2024

3MONTH OLD F PRESENTS TO ED WTH PARENTS AFTER A FALL. PT. WAS BEING LIFTED OUT OF A BABY TUB WHEN MOTHER ACCIDENTLY DROPPED HER 1-2 FEET. PT. HIT HER FOREHEAD ON THE BABY TUB. DX: ACCIDENTAL FALL

Age 208 · Female · Face · Contusions, Abr. · 2024

8 MOF FELL OUT OF INFANT PLASTIC TUB INSIDE SHOWER HITTING FALCE AGAINST THE TILE, DX; FACIAL CONTUSION, NASAL ABRASION

Age 204 · Male · Head · Internal Injury · 2024

4MOM WAS IN A SMALL BABY BATHTUB IN THE SHOWER, MOM WAS MOVING THE BATHTUB AND CHILD FELL OUT ABOUT SIX INCHES, STRIKING HEAD DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY

Age 203 · Female · Face · Hematoma · 2024

3MOF PRESENTS AFTER SHE FELL FROM HER MOTHER'S ARM WHEN COMING OUT OF THE BATH AND HIT HER FOREHEAD. HAS FOREHEAD HEMATOMA. DX: MINOR HEAD TRAUMA

Age 202 · Male · All Parts Body · Submersion · 2024

2MOM PRESNTS WITH BLUE LIPS AND HANDS AFTER MOM WAS BATHING IN THE BABY BATHTUB WITH STILL WATER WHEN SHE TURNED AWAY FOR 3 SECOND SAS OTHER CHILD GOT HER ATTENTION AND BABY'S HEAD SLIPPED AND SUBMERGED INTO WATER. MOM TOOK HIM OUT AND NOTED PEIRORAL CYANOSIS AND FINGERS. HE WAS ALSO BURPING A LOT. DX: INJURY DUE TO SUBMERSION

Age 208 · Male · Head · Internal Injury · 2024

8MOM IN A BATHING BUCKET ON A COUNTERTOP AND FELL OUT HITTING LAMINATE FLOOR DX: CHI

Age 202 · Male · Face · Laceration · 2024

2MOM WITH A SHOULDER ABRASION AND A FACE LACERATION. PATIENT WAS IN THE BABY BATH INSIDE THE BATHTUB AROUND 2015 TONIGHT WHEN THE GLASS SHOWER DOOR FELL AND LANDED ON THE PATIENT.

Age 70 · Female · Finger · Laceration · 2023

70YOF CAUGHT FINGER ON UNDERSIDE OF PLASTIC BABY BATH, DX FINGER LACERATION

Age 207 · Male · All Parts Body · Submersion · 2023

7MOM PRESENTS TO THE ED AFTER A NEAR DROWNING IN THE BATHTUB. PER MOM PATIENT WAS BUCKLED IN BATHTUB CHAIR AND FOUND FACE DOWN AFTER LEAVING CHILD UNATTENDED FOR 5-10 MINUTES TO CHECK ON ANOTHER CHILD. DX: SUBMERSION INJURY

Age 203 · Female · Head · Internal Injury · 2023

3MOF WAS IN HER INFANT TUB, IN SINK, FELL OUT AND LANDED IN TUB, DX HEAD INJURY, SCALP HEMATOMA

Age 201 · Female · Head · Laceration · 2023

1 MOF GETTING A BATH IN A PLASTIC BABY TUB AND HIT HEAD ON THE SIDE OF THE TUB. DX SCALP LACERATION

Age 208 · Male · Head · Internal Injury · 2023

8MOM WAS IN AN INFANT BATHTUB INSIDE OF A LARGER BATHTUB AND FELL OUT TO THE LARGER BATHTUB DX: CHI *

Consumer Incident Reports

Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.

9/9/2021 · Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received · FISHER-PRICE BRANDS · Missouri

My 2 month old was using the fisher price 4 in 1 bathtub in the phase two position as she had outgrown the newborn insert. She began bleeding on her right pinky toe while sitting in the tub and kicking/splashing. She developed a sore/cut on her right pinky toe and redness on her left pinky toe which required one ER visit and one urgent care visit with two separate antibiotics due to infection. The tub was being used in an empty adult tub with 1 on 1 supervision.

9/7/2023 · Injury, Level of care not known · Fridababy · Virginia

When I put my 3 almost 4 month old infant son in the Frida Baby 4-in-1 Grow-with-Me Bath Tub in the infant designated setting, he started to suffocate because the spot where the head goes is way too low. His face was changing colors and we could hear him struggling. There’s also no other support in the infant position other than a small dimple in the plastic. When we immediately changed it for the next size up setting on the bath, there was ZERO head support and if I needed to look away from my son for a second he could have easily slipped and fallen into the water and drowned. While he was seated in this position we had to adjust him several times because he kept slipping and was having trouble breathing. Myself and my fiancé used it as intended inside of our own bathtub. When we went to the reviews of this highly rated bath tub, but actually looked at the 1 star reviews we were horrified that this was a common occurrence! I wanted to report this as a baby could easily drown or suffocate in this bath tub. We were lucky both of us were there to bathe him and to make sure he was okay.

9/7/2011 · Incident, No Injury · Summer Infant · Texas

We purchased this product for our newborn, read the directions, and inflated it per them. When we tried to bathe her in it, we found it had no head support. Coupled that with the inflated cushion, she rolled into standing water that was right next to her head. My husband had to hold her head to make sure she didn't drown.

9/6/2023 · No Incident, No Injury · Fridababy · Georgia

The mat in the Frida baby bathtub is terrible! It molds and starts to smell no matter how you clean and dry it.

9/6/2013 · Incident, No Injury · Summer Infant · California

I was bathing my daughter in the Summer Infant Lil Luxuries Whirpool spa and tub today. She got upset, arched her back and dropped her head on the insert/plastic recliner for the tub. The recliner insert has a cloth cover that completely collapsed when she dropped her head back down. She nearly fell on her head in the tub. The cloth cover slips over the plastic recliner and attaches with an elastic band on each side, in the middle of the cover. The head portion is what collapsed on us.

9/26/2025 · Incident, No Injury · Zhaoqing Tianer Maternal And Infant Products Co., Ltd. · North Carolina

I was giving my granddaughter a bath, the bath seat suddenly tipped which had never happened before causeing my granddaughter to go fave first into the bath water. Thank the lord o was right there and able to grab her immediately and remove her from the bath to make sure she was ok. It took a second for her to catch her breath and stop coughing from inhaling water. Since then she is terrified of bath time. She used to love to take a bath and play in the water and after this its a nightmare and she screams the entire time.

9/1/2012 · Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received · Summer Infant · Nebraska

I was bathing my infant son of 4 months in this bath tub,, when he tilted his head back as I was washing his hair this tub tipped backwards this also happened when he was about 3 months old also,,, you can release the ends of the tub so that a toddler can sit in it but this is not an option for my son as he is still a supported sitter and cannot yet sit independently.

8/31/2021 · No Incident, No Injury · FISHER-PRICE BRANDS · United States

The Fisher Price 4-in-1 Sling 'n Seat Tub grew mold underneath the warning stickers that don't peel off. The warning/caution/etc type of stickers that Fisher Price has inside the tub and on the seat slowly started having water peel away at the sticker. The top layer of the sticker eventually fell off, revealing mold that was growing underneath the sticker. I reached out to Fisher Price to express these concerns that babies are being bathed in water contaminated with hidden mold. They seemed unconcerned and only responded by offering to send a replacement part. When I said they were missing the issue of a potential product defect they stated "I understand your concern about the mold in the product. This may have been a manufacturing issue but rest assured that we are sending you a full product replacement that you can use without issues"

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Product Recalls

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Nationwide peers by danger score, ER volume & hospitalization

Three PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Baby Baths Or Bathinettes: cross-group products nearest on danger score (41/100), estimated annual ER visits (213/yr), and hospitalization share (16.9%). Same-group neighbours stay in Related Products above.

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About this data

CPSC National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) 2005–2024 and SaferProducts.gov consumer incident reports form the basis of this page. Injury estimates are based on a nationally representative probability sample of U.S. hospital emergency departments.

According to PlainSafety's CPSC NEISS corpus ranking, Baby Baths Or Bathinettes ranks #137 of 838 scored CPSC product categories by PlainSafety danger score and #691 of 838 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does baby baths or bathinettes rank on danger score versus ER volume?

Among 838 scored CPSC product categories, baby baths or bathinettes ranks #137 by PlainSafety danger score (41/100) and #691 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume (213/yr). The two rankings come from the same NEISS extract and are not the same order.

What are the most common injuries from baby baths or bathinettes?

The most common injury is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 1,076 injuries over 20 years.

Are injuries from baby baths or bathinettes increasing or decreasing?

Up 52% over 5 years.

Who is most at risk for baby baths or bathinettes injuries?

The 0-4 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 3,565 cases recorded over 20 years. Females are more frequently injured in this age group.

What happens when someone is injured by baby baths or bathinettes?

Of all ER visits involving baby baths or bathinettes, approximately 16.9% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (83.1%) are treated and released from the emergency department.

How can I report a safety problem with baby baths or bathinettes?

You can file a consumer incident report at SaferProducts.gov, the official CPSC reporting portal. Reports help the CPSC identify emerging hazards and trigger investigations or recalls. You can also call the CPSC hotline at 1-800-638-2772.

Data on Baby Baths Or Bathinettes is compiled directly from CPSC NEISS and SaferProducts.gov records, current through 2024. See our methodology for details.

Disclaimer: This page is for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with the CPSC.

PlainSafety is rendered directly from U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall and incident records, no number is typed in by an editor. Product recall timelines and hazard labels are drawn from CPSC recall records for this product. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.