CPSC NEISS · code 611

Bathtubs Or Showers

Bathtubs Or Showers: danger rank #12 of 838 is not ER-volume rank #11 of 838 (308,185 estimated ER visits a year; roughly flat over the last five years).

Home Furnishings & Fixtures CPSC NEISS through 2024

Danger score versus ER volume

Danger score versus ER volume

According to CPSC NEISS 2005-2024, Bathtubs Or Showers ranks #12 of 838 by danger score (50/100) at ER-volume #11 of 838 (308,185/yr). They are not the same ranking.

#12
danger rank of 838
#11
ER-volume rank of 838
50/100
danger score
308,185/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 (50/100) across 838 scored CPSC product categories

50 Higher than most more dangerous than 98% 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: 84/100

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) 13 83rd 35% CPSC NEISS 20-year severity index
Annual ER injury volume 308,185 100th 30% CPSC NEISS estimated annual ER-treated injuries
5-year injury trend -3% 61st 15% CPSC NEISS 5-year % change in ER-treated injuries
Consumer incident reports 92 81st 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 6.2M estimated ER injuries land on the body

Body-part shares from the same CPSC NEISS injury_types extract for product code 611. Segments sum to 6.2M - 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 Home Furnishings & Fixtures 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.

Home Furnishings & Fixtures danger scores

1. Toilets57/1002. Bathtubs Or Showers50/1003. Rugs Or Carpets, Not Spec…50/1004. Recliner Chair49/1005. Sofas, Couches, Davenport…47/1006. Blankets, Not Specified46/1007. Hot Tubs Or Home Spas45/1008. Sinks45/100
Higher score = higher composite danger in this group. Peer set is other scored products sharing the same CPSC group.
0/100100/10050/100
PlainSafety danger score · Bathtubs Or Showers

Source: CPSC NEISS danger-score model As of 2024

How this 50/100 score is built

The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for bathtubs or showers - no opinion, no editorializing:

  • Injury volume 308,185 ER visits/yr Very high volume
  • Severity (hospitalization rate) 11.8% High admission rate
  • Fatality rate 0.09% Above-typical fatality rate
  • 5-year trend-3%

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 bathtubs or showers are roughly flat over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2024 (395,830 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2005 (209,020 estimated visits). The single most common ER diagnosis is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 787,961 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by laceration to the face (437,715 cases). The 75+ age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 1.1M 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 11.8% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer, and a small fraction (0.09%) result in fatality.

Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 92 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how bathtubs or showers 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)

150K200K250K300K350K400K450K 20052008201120142017202020232024 396K
Estimated annual emergency-room visits for Bathtubs Or Showers, 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
0-4 322,929 225,020 548,117
5-14 205,624 216,224 421,848
15-24 190,319 376,027 566,782
25-34 258,321 430,758 689,127
35-44 276,061 408,987 685,116
45-54 306,102 447,138 753,268
55-64 300,527 433,250 733,777
65-74 262,534 395,241 657,775
75+ 404,996 702,577 1.1M

Most Common Injuries

Body Part Diagnosis Est. Injuries
Head Internal Injury 787,961
Face Laceration 437,715
Lower Trunk Other 305,468
Upper Trunk Contusions, Abr. 296,349
Upper Trunk Fracture 251,774
Lower Trunk Strain, Sprain 246,203
Lower Trunk Contusions, Abr. 226,273
Upper Trunk Other 196,505
Head Laceration 185,554
Head Contusions, Abr. 130,135
Lower Trunk Fracture 114,516
Not Stated/unk Other 108,203
Head Concussion 106,223
Face Contusions, Abr. 98,786
Knee Strain, Sprain 93,254

Severity Breakdown

Treated/examined And Released 85.1% (5.2M)
Treated And Admitted/hospitalized 11.0% (679,830)
Left Without Being Seen 1.5% (93,546)
Treated And Transferred 1.2% (75,600)
Held For Observation 1.0% (62,132)
Fatality Incl. Doa, Died In Er 0.1% (5,800)
Unknown, Not Stated 0.0% (240)

ER Visit Narratives

Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.

Age 13 · Female · Lower Trunk · Other · 2024

13YOF PRESENTS AFTER SLIPPING AND FALLING WHILE GETTING OUT OF THE SHOWER DX: RIGHT HIP PAIN AND LOW BACK PAIN

Age 74 · Male · Lower Trunk · Fracture · 2024

74 YOM DTR BROUGHT HIM IN C/O LOWER BACK PAIN AFTER SLIP AND FALL IN THE SHOWER 2 DAYS AGO. DX: L1 LOW BACK FX

Age 47 · Female · Head · Contusions, Abr. · 2024

47 YOF FELL GETTING OUT OF BATHTUB AND HIT HER HEAD AND CHEST ON SINK DX CONTUSION HEAD FX RIB

Age 61 · Female · Lower Trunk · Other · 2024

61 YOF C/O LOWER ABDOMINAL (BELOW NAVEL) PAIN S/P RECENTLY FELL BACKWARDS IN HER BATHTUB AT HOME. DX: LOWER ABDOMINAL PAIN

Age 80 · Female · Head · Internal Injury · 2024

80YOF, FALL, HIT HEAD ON BATH TUB X 3 DAYS AT HOME, HEADACHE,PAIN LWER LEGS DX: FALL, CLOSED HEAD INJURY, HEADACHE, MALIGNANT HYPERTENSIONS, BILATERAL LOWER EXTREMITY CONTUSIONS

Age 50 · Female · Head · Internal Injury · 2024

50YOF PRESENTS COMPALINS OF HEADACHE AND FEELING SHAKY AND WEAK AFTER SYNCOPAL EPISODE GETTING OUT OF THE SHOWER THIS AM. ENDORSES HITTING HER HEAD ON THE BATHROOM FLOOR. ENDORSES NECK PAIN AND HEADACHE. DX: SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE, FALL

Age 67 · Female · Upper Trunk · Fracture · 2024

67YOF, SLIPPED IN TUB X 3 DAYS AGO, C/O PAIN RIGHT RIBS,DX FALL, MULTIPLE DISPLACED RIB FRACTURE, DISPLACED 6TH-8TH RIB FRACTURE

Age 36 · Male · Lower Trunk · Strain, Sprain · 2024

36YOM TO ER FOR LUMBAR BACK PAIN THAT STARTED IN THE SHOWER WHEN HE BENT OVER TO WASH LEG & FELT PAIN TO LUMBAR REGION DX LUMBAR BACK PAIN, STRAIN TO LUMBAR REGION

Age 47 · Male · Knee · Strain, Sprain · 2024

47YOM WAS EXITING THE SHOWER AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE DX STRAINED KNEE

Age 54 · Female · Upper Trunk · Other · 2024

54YOF, HAS CHEST WALL PAIN STATUS POST SLIPPED IN THE SHOWER AND FELL AGAINST OPEN CABINET DOOR, DX: RIB PAIN

Age 62 · Male · Upper Trunk · Other · 2024

62YOM, DEVELOPED STABBING LIKE CHEST PAIN WHILE TAKING A SHOWER YESTERDAY THE PAIN PERSISTED PROMPTING ER VISIT, DX: CHEST PAIN UNSPECIFIED

Age 59 · Female · Foot · Contusions, Abr. · 2024

59YOF SLIPPED IN THE BATHTUB AT HOME STRIKING LEFT FOOT DX ABRASION TO FOOT

Consumer Incident Reports

Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.

9/29/2016 · Incident, No Injury · AS America, Inc. d/b/a American Standard Brands · New Jersey

I purchased a bath tub at Lowes made by American standard. It is the American standard porcelain enameled steel Princeton model, model number 2394.202.020. It is supposed to have a "full slip resistant surface" as noted on the specs at Lowes. The slip resistant surface is non existent. The bottom of the tub is VERY slippery , almost to a point of being dangerous. I slipped two times in 6 months. I could have been seriously injured. this tub should betaken off the market

9/25/2025 · Injury, Hospital Admission · Symmons Industries, Inc. · Missouri

I was a patient at a local hospital. I am in a wheelchair and have lost hold/cold sensation in my legs. I tried to take a shower in the room I was assigned to. It had a Symmons Temptrol C. When I turned the water on, it became scalding hot (168 degrees) in less than two minutes. I suffered third-degree burns as a result and have had two surgeries for those burns, so far

9/24/2014 · Incident, No Injury · MAAX BATH INC. / MAAX US CORP · Maryland

Please see the emails below (read from bottom up). It appears they discontinued this product due to this problem. From: M-Global-ININ AS_STM01_Email_Q01 [mailto:[REDACTED]@maax.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 3:48 PM To: [REDACTED] Subject: FW: Pearl Whirlpool Tub 1110|AMOR00900860 Hi, I'm sorry but no, this system is discontinued. The way they build the system back in this time the control and the pump was built as one unit, for you that mean you will need a new pump, control box and starter button. I know a costumer, who got the same problem, install a wall switch to cut the power to the unit from the bathroom. Also here I join a document to show you different type of system to replaced your. Thanks! [REDACTED] Advisor - Technical Service Conseiller - Service Technique MAAX Bath Inc./Bain MAAX Inc. Tel: 1-877-GET-MAAX (438-6229) Fax: 1-800-667-9247 www.maax.com ________________________________________ -----Original Message----- From: [REDACTED] Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 07:18:50 To: M-Sainte-Marie-Aftersales Service Cc: [REDACTED] Subject: Pearl Whirlpool Tub 1110 Thank you for your prior response. The continues to be a chronic problem. We do not use this tub much and the only way we can seem to keep the tub from running when the water is gong from the tub is to turn the circuit breaker off. Any other suggestions? [REDACTED] From: [REDACTED] On Behalf Of M-Sainte-Marie-Aftersales Service Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 4:52 PM To: [REDACTED] Subject: RE: Pearl Whirlpool Tub 1110 HI [REDACTED], That is the Pearl Multispeed system. My first suggestion is to clean the water detector. The small button just above one of the jets approximately the size of a dime, remove this by turning it counter clockwise and applying force to the surface. Once it is removed clean the back and the little rod behind it and reinstall it. Often this is all that is required for you to revive the tub and make it w

9/18/2024 · Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received · Walmart Stores Inc. · Texas

Shower mat from Walmart (item # 556949748) is wreaking strong chemical odor and causing eye itching and sore throat. They should review for product recall

9/15/2020 · Incident, No Injury · Mommy's Helper Inc. · Oregon

The new bath handle is defective. I attached it after reading the instructions to a new show (tile) wall, it griped very well and then fell off a little later. I reapplied it to the shower wall 2 or 3 times and it held well then would fall off later on when checking on it. I attached it to a smooth dresser top and it held then later on it was unattached. Nice safe product for elderly people, ha. Emailed to the company and got it no reply. Got through a wellness catalog covered by medicare and supplemental insurance.

9/15/2020 · Incident, No Injury · Delta Faucet Company · Georgia

A Delta designed shower door uses a plastic hinge on the bottom of the door to hold the door on. This plastic piece deformed in normal use after 2.5 years, causing the door to fall off and almost causing injury to my wife. Luckily she was holding the door by the handle and was able to hold it from striking the tile floor and shattering. I was able to remove the door from my wife and safely place it where it would not shatter.

9/11/2012 · Incident, No Injury · HEALTH CIRCLE, LLC · California

The lady I care for who is 95yrs old very much still able to do things for herself was asked by a lady who was there to try and make things in her home safe so as to prevent falls etc to get a suction cup handle for her shower so she would have something to help her get into the shower safer. I myself was not so sure that anything with a suction cup would be so safe. But she insisted I get it for her because that is what she was told to do. I bought it at Bed Bath and Beyond and left it for the lady to install she had told her not to let anyone else do it because it had to be done a special way so I left it there for the lady to do. I got a call from the lady I care for and she was a little upset because she had gone to the bathroom and noticed the handle which the lady had just put on on the shower floor. I went and tried to put it on myself and I did I also pulled on it and hung on it myself to make sure it was secure but i did tell her I really don't think you should trust it and to be careful. I got another call the a day or two later from the lady I care for telling me that she went to take a shower and luckily didn't depend on that handle to get in because once she was in she touched it and it fell to the floor. This is a very dangerous product people think they can depend on it for supporting themselves to enter the shower or bathtub and if they did they could have a very bad fall along with a very serious injury if it didn't kill them. I took this product back to the store and told the checker this was a very unsafe product not that they were concerned at all they just gave me the money back. I am very concerned this product could do so harm to a person who is depending on it to get in to the bathtub or shower

9/1/2015 · Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received · Med Aid LLC · Texas

This a bathtub bench. I needed it because I had surgery and I am sore/stiff. The bench states that the support bars are non-slip. On the 8/31/2015 it arrived and I assembled it and placed it on my tub. When I sat down it seemed a little unsafe because my weight caused it to slide a little on the tub. As I bathed I didn't realize it was slowly sliding until the bars slipped off into the tub with me on it. It fell into the tub and cracked my tub. It hurt my back as it hit the bottom of the tub. I only weigh 130 pounds some it could do much more damage to a person older or heavier. I contacted a tub repair person and it is an estimated 330.00 to fix the tub. I am due to see my doctor on Sept. 23rd and will have my back checked. This product is not slip resistant and was unstable the entire time I was bathing.

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Nationwide peers by danger score, ER volume & hospitalization

Three PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Bathtubs Or Showers: cross-group products nearest on danger score (50/100), estimated annual ER visits (308,185/yr), and hospitalization share (11.8%). 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, Bathtubs Or Showers ranks #12 of 838 scored CPSC product categories by PlainSafety danger score and #11 of 838 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does bathtubs or showers rank on danger score versus ER volume?

Among 838 scored CPSC product categories, bathtubs or showers ranks #12 by PlainSafety danger score (50/100) and #11 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume (308,185/yr). The two rankings come from the same NEISS extract and are not the same order.

What are the most common injuries from bathtubs or showers?

The most common injury is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 787,961 injuries over 20 years.

Are injuries from bathtubs or showers increasing or decreasing?

Stable over 5 years.

Who is most at risk for bathtubs or showers injuries?

The 75+ age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 1.1M cases recorded over 20 years. Females are more frequently injured in this age group.

What happens when someone is injured by bathtubs or showers?

Of all ER visits involving bathtubs or showers, approximately 11.8% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (88.2%) are treated and released from the emergency department.

How can I report a safety problem with bathtubs or showers?

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 Bathtubs Or Showers 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.