CPSC NEISS · code 4076

Beds Or Bedframes, Other Or Not Specified

Beds Or Bedframes, Other Or Not Specified: danger rank #4 of 838 is not ER-volume rank #3 of 838 (697,169 estimated ER visits a year; roughly flat over the last five years).

Floors, Walls & Ceilings CPSC NEISS through 2024

Danger score versus ER volume

Danger score versus ER volume

According to CPSC NEISS 2005-2024, Beds Or Bedframes, Other Or Not Specified ranks #4 of 838 by danger score (55/100) at ER-volume #3 of 838 (697,169/yr). They are not the same ranking.

#4
danger rank of 838
#3
ER-volume rank of 838
55/100
danger score
697,169/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 (55/100) across 838 scored CPSC product categories

55 Higher than most more dangerous than 99%+ 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: 92/100

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) 16 90th 35% CPSC NEISS 20-year severity index
Annual ER injury volume 697,169 100th 30% CPSC NEISS estimated annual ER-treated injuries
5-year injury trend +8% 76th 15% CPSC NEISS 5-year % change in ER-treated injuries
Consumer incident reports 239 95th 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 13.9M estimated ER injuries land on the body

Body-part shares from the same CPSC NEISS injury_types extract for product code 4076. Segments sum to 13.9M - 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 Floors, Walls & Ceilings 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.

Floors, Walls & Ceilings danger scores

1. Beds Or Bedframes, Other …55/1002. Chairs, Other Or Not Spec…51/1003. Ladders, Other Or Not Spe…49/1004. Bedding, Not Specified49/1005. Tables (excl. Baby Chang…47/1006. Stools, Other Or Not Spec…44/1007. Scales, Not Elec. Or Batt…44/1008. Cabinets, Racks, Room Div…44/100
Higher score = higher composite danger in this group. Peer set is other scored products sharing the same CPSC group.
0/100100/10055/100
PlainSafety danger score · Beds Or Bedframes, Other Or Not Specified

Source: CPSC NEISS danger-score model As of 2024

How this 55/100 score is built

The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for beds or bedframes, other or not specified - no opinion, no editorializing:

  • Injury volume 697,169 ER visits/yr Very high volume
  • Severity (hospitalization rate) 15.3% Very high admission rate
  • Fatality rate 0.10% Above-typical fatality rate
  • 5-year trend+8%

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 beds or bedframes, other or not specified are roughly flat over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2024 (999,298 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2005 (469,162 estimated visits). The single most common ER diagnosis is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 2.3M visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by laceration to the face (857,059 cases). The 75+ age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 4.1M 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 15.3% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer, and a small fraction (0.10%) result in fatality.

Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 239 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how beds or bedframes, other or not specified 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)

400K600K800K1.0M1.2M 20052008201120142017202020232024 999K
Estimated annual emergency-room visits for Beds Or Bedframes, Other Or Not Specified, 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 1.7M 1.4M 3.1M
5-14 610,016 507,287 1.1M
15-24 274,705 391,450 666,582
25-34 291,128 402,794 694,116
35-44 291,431 408,966 700,453
45-54 351,405 501,577 853,200
55-64 482,963 672,999 1.2M
65-74 626,110 905,071 1.5M
75+ 1.3M 2.7M 4.1M

Most Common Injuries

Body Part Diagnosis Est. Injuries
Head Internal Injury 2.3M
Face Laceration 857,059
Lower Trunk Other 591,147
Head Laceration 563,094
Not Stated/unk Other 516,270
Lower Trunk Fracture 488,726
Face Contusions, Abr. 480,612
Head Contusions, Abr. 385,508
Lower Trunk Strain, Sprain 342,030
Lower Trunk Contusions, Abr. 323,998
Upper Trunk Other 286,653
Upper Trunk Contusions, Abr. 229,240
Upper Trunk Fracture 225,859
Mouth Laceration 201,834
Shoulder Fracture 193,966

Severity Breakdown

Treated/examined And Released 81.6% (11.4M)
Treated And Admitted/hospitalized 14.6% (2.0M)
Treated And Transferred 1.4% (194,425)
Left Without Being Seen 1.1% (157,786)
Held For Observation 1.1% (155,966)
Fatality Incl. Doa, Died In Er 0.1% (13,845)
Unknown, Not Stated 0.0% (408)

ER Visit Narratives

Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.

Age 78 · Male · Finger · Laceration · 2024

78YOM WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET OUT OF BED AND TRIPPED HITTING HIS HAND ON A METAL HEATER ON THE WALL DX: LEFT FIFTH FINGER LACERATION, LEFT HAND INJURY

Age 85 · Female · Face · Contusions, Abr. · 2024

85YOF C/O FALL. PATIENT STATES SHE ROLLED OUT OF BED AND STRUCK HER FACE ON NIGHT STAND. DENIED LOC. BRUISING TO RIGHT SIDE OF FACE. PAIN IN RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER. CONTUSION NOTED TO FACE. DX: FALL FROM BED

Age 75 · Male · Neck · Other · 2024

75YOM C/O FALL. RESIDENT OF LOCAL NURSING HOME. WAS BEING MOVED TO BED WITH *** LIFT WHEN IT SUDDENTLY DROPPED AND PATIENT HIT HIS NECK ON THE HEADBOARD. POSTERIOR MIDLINE TENDERNESS OF NECK. RADIOGRAPHS NEGATIVE FOR ACUTE INJURY. DX: UNSPECIFIED FALL

Age 211 · Male · Ankle · Fracture · 2024

11MOM C/O FALL. MOTHER REPORTS CHILD FELL APPROXIMATELY 2 FT OFF OF HER BED. NOT WANTING TO PUT WEIGHT ON LEFT LEG. HAS BEEN LIMPING SINCE ACCIDENT. DISTAL TIBIA AND FIBULA FRACTURES NOTED ON RADIOGRAPHS. DX: TORUS FRACTURE OF LOWER END OF LEFT FIBULA, TORUS FRACTURE OF LOWER END OF LEFT TIBIA

Age 50 · Male · Lower Trunk · Other · 2024

50YOM TO ED WITH ABD PAIN, NAUSEA & VOMITING, STATES MOVED A BED SET PRIOR TO ABD PAIN STARTING, DX ABD PAIN

Age 13 · Female · Not Stated/unk · Other · 2024

13YOF PATIENT WOKE UP ALTERED, UNSURE IF SHE HAD FALLEN OUT OF BED, NO INJURIES REPORTED DX: ALTERED MENTAL STATUS, NAUSEA

Age 68 · Female · Upper Arm · Fracture · 2024

68YOF HAD A FALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AS SHE WAS GETTING OUT OF BED LANDING ONTO RIGHT SHOULDER DX:FRACTURED HUMEROUS

Age 82 · Male · Lower Trunk · Fracture · 2024

82YOM WAS GETTING OUT OF BED IN MIDDLE OF NIGHT AND FELL ONTO RIGHT HIP DX:RIGHT HIP FRACTURE

Age 93 · Female · Head · Internal Injury · 2024

93YOF FROM NURSING HOME FELL OUT OF BED TO FLOOR ONTO HEAD DX:INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE WITH FRACTURE RIGHT CLAVICLE

Age 90 · Male · Head · Internal Injury · 2024

90YOM TO ER W/ SON, SON STATES PT FELL OUT OF BED 2 DAYS AGO & SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY W/ ABRASION OVER RIGHT EYE, SON SAYS MOM WITNESSED, UK IF PT HAD LOC, SON SAYS OVER LAST 24 HRS PT MORE ALTERED & DISORIENTED DX INJURY OF HEAD, PNEUMONIA LEFT LUNG

Age 204 · Male · Head · Internal Injury · 2024

4MOM ROLLED OFF THE BED STRIKING HEAD ON THE FLOOR DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY

Age 75 · Female · Not Stated/unk · Other · 2024

75YOF, COMING FROM SKILLED NURSING FACILITY AFTER SUFFERED FALL FROM THE BED, NO EXTERNAL SIGN OF TRAUMA OR COMPLAINTS,, PATIENT IS INTERMITTENTLY CONFUSED CANNOT PROVIDE INFO, PER SNF STAFF,HAS BEEN CONFUSED FOR THE PAST FOUR DAYS, DX: ALTERED MENTAL STATUS; PNEUMONIA OF BOTH LOWER LOBES

Consumer Incident Reports

Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.

9/8/2019 · Injury, Level of care not known · Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. · Maryland

I purchased from the Regency Furniture Store in Falls Church Virgina the ASH B697-31 King Bed Room Set for $3,152.99. The furniture arrived on June 14, 2019, I noticed an odor and after a week the odor stayed, it smell like lacquer. I paid for a warranty, so I contacted the store. It took them two weeks to send someone to my home. The guy from the Warranty service for Regency Furniture stated it smelled like lacquer to him. I called Regency furniture several times and asked that they replace for furniture because my husband and I were not able to sleep in the room, they refused. Finally I told them I was going to report them to CPSC, and the I splke with [REDACTED] the manager who did not want to replace and finally he did replace the bedroom set. His assistant [REDACTED] kept giving me the run around when I called. It was one month before Regency Furniture replaced the bedroom set. The odor was so strong that it made my husband and I cough and feel like we were choking. The phone number for Regency Furniture is 301-782-3800. They refused to tell me where the furniture was made.

9/8/2011 · Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received · Select Comfort Corporation · Indiana

The bed is a select comfort brand split king with flex fit foundation purchased in Sept. 2010. The two mattresses move apart, creating an unsafe space between the mattresses in which a small child or pet could become trapped. My arm has repeatedly been caught in the space during the night causing it to lose circulation and resulting in pain.i have had this issue since purchase. I purchased the bed in Louisville, KY.m

9/6/2020 · Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional · ZINUS INC · United States

I purchased a Zinus bunked from Amazon for my two young children earlier this year. Within a few months the bed began to come apart where it is welded together. One night at approximately 2 am, the top bunk collapsed while my 6 year old son slept on top. He luckily, was not severely injured. My 8 year old son had just gotten off the bottom bunk to go to the restroom, what would have happened if he were still under the bed, when it gave way? That is scary! I contacted the company, they have no been helpful at all. They claim there is a one year warranty on the bed, I however have not been able to receive such information. This product is unsafe for children. After researching this bed some more, I discovered there are many stories just like this, of the bed collapsing with a child on it asleep. There are reviews on Amazon, showing this has happened to other people. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y2GVW5J/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_TglvFbXE1M4BA

9/5/2020 · Incident, No Injury · Crate and Barrel · Texas

So I tried calling yesterday to ask for advice on how to make my son’s bed more stable but I wasn’t able to get a hold of anybody. I’m thinking the call centers are closed due to the pandemic or maybe too busy? Who knows but the issue was that the headboard to his bed was loose where it meets the rails. I just placed it as close to the wall as possible last night but as he was getting up this morning it finally gave up and the rails came off the headboard. Thankfully nothing happened and he is fine we kind of just laughed about it but it could’ve caused some injuries so I thought of calling again today but same thing I can’t get a hold of anybody. I [REDACTED] to see if anybody else had the same issue and how to get it fixed and that’s when I saw that it’s recalled. Will you help with this please? We didn’t even have it a whole year.

9/5/2013 · Incident, No Injury · LEA INDUSTRIES · Louisiana

Front bed rail on daybed broke completely in half while my eleven year old son was sitting down on the side of the bed. Side panel also collapsed inward breaking the wood piece that connected it "study wall".

9/5/2012 · Incident, No Injury · IKEA North America Services, LLC · Unspecified

The wooden slat from a KURA bed from IKEA have come unglued. This has resulted in making the bed unsafe for a child to sleep in as there is a potential that additional slats could come unglued causing the bed to crash to the floor.

9/4/2019 · Incident, No Injury · HHC USA Corp. · California

Bought an adjustable bed frame here that CAUGHT ON FIRE ON ITS OWN. I bought it 8/25/19, delivered 8/28/19. Caught on fire the evening of 9/2/19. [REDACTED] response was "There is nothing that could catch on fire on that corner of the bed." By the way, there is, that's where the USB ports are... I wasn't using the USB ports though. I am still trying to get the adjustable base replaced and hopefully, [REDACTED] will make a note to the manufacturer or warn their clients. I spoke to the Sales Manager, [REDACTED], (or he used to be when I bought the adjustable bed frame and spent over 4000 grand at the store in downtown, Los Angeles) and he said it could have been the wiring in my house (!!!!!). The apartment is new... it's not old wiring. Anyway... THERE IS NO REASON WHY AN ADJUSTABLE BED SHOULD CATCH ON FIRE. I WAS TERRIFIED TO LIE BACK DOWN ON IT. I am still waiting to hear from the [REDACTED] customer service department and the bed frame's manufacturer "HHC." They should warn customers that this could happen ("hey, the bed frame could catch on fire while you're asleep") or they could have a really significant lawsuit on their hands if someone were to get hurt. The one good point the Sales Manager had was that I should have called the fire department... I was just in shock and immediately wrote [REDACTED] to either refund or replace the bed. And yes, there is already a complaint with the BBB. The bed frame is this: Head-Foot Model-Good Queen Adjustable Base - ITEM# - M9X732. [REDACTED] SITE. BUYERS BEWARE. YOUR HEAD COULD CATCH ON FIRE.

9/30/2024 · Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received · Putian Yaoteng E-commerce Co.,Ltd · Minnesota

I became concerned about the quality of discount bed frames purchased on Amazon.com for young children. I performed a lead test of the surface paint coatings and weld joints. The test swabs darkened after contact with welds inside the joints of the bed. Surface coatings seemed unaffected and safe from lead.

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Nationwide peers by danger score, ER volume & hospitalization

Three PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Beds Or Bedframes, Other Or Not Specified: cross-group products nearest on danger score (55/100), estimated annual ER visits (697,169/yr), and hospitalization share (15.3%). 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, Beds Or Bedframes, Other Or Not Specified ranks #4 of 838 scored CPSC product categories by PlainSafety danger score and #3 of 838 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does beds or bedframes, other or not specified rank on danger score versus ER volume?

Among 838 scored CPSC product categories, beds or bedframes, other or not specified ranks #4 by PlainSafety danger score (55/100) and #3 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume (697,169/yr). The two rankings come from the same NEISS extract and are not the same order.

What are the most common injuries from beds or bedframes, other or not specified?

The most common injury is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 2.3M injuries over 20 years.

Are injuries from beds or bedframes, other or not specified increasing or decreasing?

Stable over 5 years.

Who is most at risk for beds or bedframes, other or not specified injuries?

The 75+ age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 4.1M cases recorded over 20 years. Females are more frequently injured in this age group.

What happens when someone is injured by beds or bedframes, other or not specified?

Of all ER visits involving beds or bedframes, other or not specified, approximately 15.3% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (84.7%) are treated and released from the emergency department.

How can I report a safety problem with beds or bedframes, other or not specified?

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 Beds Or Bedframes, Other Or Not Specified 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.