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CPSC NEISS Data 2005–2020

Cribs, Not Specified

Twenty years of CPSC NEISS emergency-room records for this consumer product category, combined with demographic breakdowns, multi-year injury trends, and matching recall notices.

Nursery & Baby Products · CPSC Code 1545

Down 79% over 5 years

The verdict

Cribs, Not Specified carry a danger score of 35/100 (low risk), driven by roughly 8,040 ER-treated injuries a year that are declining by about 79% over the last five years.

35/100
danger score (low risk)
8,040
ER visits per year (avg)
3.4%
end in hospital admission
0-4
most-injured age group

Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 1545 - last data year 2020.

PlainSafety danger score

0/100100/10035/100
PlainSafety danger score

Source: CPSC NEISS danger-score model As of 2020

How this 35/100 score is built

The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for cribs, not specified - no opinion, no editorializing:

  • Injury volume8,040 ER visits/yr
  • Severity (hospitalization rate)3.4%
  • Fatality rate0.53%
  • 5-year trend-79%

See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.

What the CPSC Data Shows

Cribs, Not Specified (CPSC product code 1545, in the Nursery & Baby Products category) generate an estimated 8,040 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 128,647 ER-treated injuries across the 16-year span from 2005 to 2020. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 35/100 for this category (low risk), combining raw injury volume, demographic reach, severity of outcome, and multi-year trend. The five-year trajectory shows that injury counts are declining by about 79% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2019 (12,890 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2006 (5,686 estimated visits).

The single most common ER diagnosis for cribs, not specified is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 35,551 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by contusions, abr. to the face (9,461 cases). The 0-4 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 106,042 cases over the NEISS window, and males appear slightly more often than the opposite sex in that cohort. Severity outcomes from the NEISS disposition field show that 3.4% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer, and a small fraction (0.53%) result in fatality.

Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 56 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how cribs, 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 2020-12-31. For regulatory context, consult CPSC recall notices and the SaferProducts.gov public database linked below.

8,040
Injuries / Year
3.4%
Hospitalization Rate
0.53%
Fatality Rate

Annual Injury Estimates (2005–2020)

4K6K8K10K12K14K 200520072009201120132015201720192020 10K
Estimated annual emergency-room visits for Cribs, Not Specified, CPSC NEISS

Source: CPSC NEISS national injury estimates As of 2020

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

Who Gets Injured?

Age Group Male Female Total
0-4 56,059 49,983 106,042
5-14 1,292 2,256 3,548
15-24 777 3,155 3,932
25-34 2,037 5,154 7,191
35-44 1,366 2,235 3,601
45-54 378 1,342 1,720
55-64 261 1,397 1,658
65-74 152 490 642
75+ 99 210 309

Most Common Injuries

Body Part Diagnosis Est. Injuries
Head Internal Injury 35,551
Face Contusions, Abr. 9,461
Head Contusions, Abr. 6,067
Mouth Laceration 4,973
Elbow Dislocation 4,636
Face Laceration 4,495
Lower Trunk Strain, Sprain 4,348
Lower Arm Fracture 4,318
Not Stated/unk Other 3,296
Head Laceration 2,044
Shoulder Fracture 1,781
Lower Trunk Other 1,618
Wrist Fracture 1,540
All Parts Body Other 1,520
Face Hematoma 1,425

Severity Breakdown

Treated/examined And Released 93.5% (120,264)
Treated And Admitted/hospitalized 2.4% (3,091)
Left Without Being Seen 1.9% (2,422)
Treated And Transferred 1.0% (1,250)
Held For Observation 0.7% (964)
Fatality Incl. Doa, Died In Er 0.5% (676)

ER Visit Narratives

Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.

Age 36 · Female · Lower Trunk · Other · 2020

36 YOF LOWER BACK PAIN AFTER LAYING HER SON IN A CRIB YESTERDAY. DX: ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN

Age 211 · Female · Head · Internal Injury · 2020

11MOF WAS STANDING UP IN HER CRIB WHEN SHE FELL BACKWARD STRUCK HER HEAD ON THE WOODEN CRIB RAILING DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY

Age 207 · Female · Upper Trunk · Derma/conjunct · 2020

7MOF WAS PLACED IN A CRIB THAT HAD BRAND NEW SHEETS AND DEVELOPED A RASH ON UPPER BACK DX: CONTACT DERMATITIS

Age 202 · Female · Face · Contusions, Abr. · 2020

2MOF WAS IN THE CRIB WHEN AN ADULT LEANED OVER THE CRIB AND CELL PHONE FELL OUT OF THE ADULTS SHIRT POCKET AND LANDED ON TOP OF THE PATIENTS FACE DX: CONTUSION TO FACE

Age 210 · Male · Not Stated/unk · Other · 2020

10MOM TO ER W/ MOM, MOM BROUGHT IN FOR WELL CK AFTER PT WAS FOUND BY MOM ON FLOOR OUTSIDE HIS CRIB, MOM STS HEARD A THUMP. MOM STS NO LOC & IS ACTING NORMAL DX FALL

Age 217 · Female · Head · Internal Injury · 2020

17 MOF FELL 4FT OUT OF CRIB HIT HEAD ON FLOOR DX CHI, SCALP CONTUSION

Age 2 · Male · Lower Arm · Fracture · 2020

2YOM WAS TRYING CLIMB OUT OF CRIB AT HOME & FELL ONTO FLOOR, FATHER STS HEARD PT FALL & CRY, MOM STS NOT USING L ARM DX FALL CLSD FRACTURE L FOREARM, CLSD FRACTURE L WRIST

Age 2 · Male · Mouth · Laceration · 2020

2YOM HIT LIP ON CRIB. DX: LIP LACERATION

Age 220 · Male · Head · Internal Injury · 2020

20MOM PRESENTS WITH HEAD INJURY. PT FELL FROM THE CRIB ABOUT 3 FT TALL. PT THREW UP X1. NO DX.

Age 222 · Male · Mouth · Laceration · 2020

22MOM HIT HIS MOUTH ON A CRIB; DX LIP LAC

Age 208 · Female · Head · Internal Injury · 2020

8 MOF STANDING IN CRIB AND FELL BACKWARDS. DX HEAD INJURY

Age 208 · Male · Not Stated/unk · Other · 2020

8MOM FELL OUT OF A CRIB (NOT LOWERED) ONTO CARPETED FLOOR. DX: LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN.

Consumer Incident Reports

Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.

9/4/2013 · Incident, No Injury · Foundations Worldwide, Inc. · Arizona

Hideaway compact folding crib model# unknown date of manufacture unknown, purchased 07/24/2013. This crib has been purchased from retailer after new crib regulations & standards went into law. Caller purchased this crib for use when her grandson is visiting. The six and a half week old crib has been used by her grandson three times for a few hours each time. Her grandson is three months old possibly 24 inches long and weighs approximately 15 lbs. There is a piece at the bottom of the crib where the mattress support attaches via a screw to hold it secure. The nut came out so caller threw it away, purchased longer bolts and connected them to this piece to hold it secure. I advised caller that CPSC never advised that care-givers or parents repair cribs themselves and I then pointed out that children have perished when cribs are repaired by anyone other than their manufacturers. She said that she did advise the manufacturer of this crib that she devised her own repair she has had no response whatsoever. Compliant with ASTMF406 - Caller is also reporting that this crib was sold to her after June 28th, 2011 [REDACTED]. Definitely should not have been sold to her by this retailer. She has her receipt. Caller is planning to return this crib to the retailer where purchased but wanted to report this incident for the safety of other children. There are no injuries to be reported Caller contacted the manufacturer sometime around the end of August 2013 but has heard nothing from them.

9/2/2020 · Incident, No Injury · WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC. · United States

We purchased from Pottery Barn the Rory 4-in-1 convertible Crib and Naturepedic Lullabye Earth Breeze Mattress. The baby is now 4 months old and rolling over in the crib. The baby's arm became wedged between the mattress and the slatted side of the crib creating a dangerous possibility of injury while the baby sleeps.

8/7/2011 · Incident, No Injury · Room Magic Textiles LLC · New York

I have a crib from Room Magic which has plexiglass inserts in the head and footboards. these inserts are glued. They have been secure for 16 months of use, but suddenly the glue has failed and the inserts can be pushed into the crib from the outside, creating a hazardous situation.

8/31/2012 · Incident, No Injury · MILLION DOLLAR BABY · Florida

The consumer stated that her 23 month old child's left upper thigh was stuck between the slats. The thigh was wedged between the front slats so tight that she had difficulty removing it, she had to use a saw to cut the slats to release the child's thigh. There was no injury. The consumer suggested that cribs should not be made with gaps, it should be made solid and only have a opening where the parent can retieve the child. [REDACTED] Note: The consumer will add more details to report when it is received.

8/30/2014 · Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional · Summer Infant · Texas

My Toddler got her leg up to her knee stuck between the slats last week just laying in the bed had to use [REDACTED]to slide her leg out and tonight her foot got twisted between slats. I have never heard her scream like that before. I believe this is very unsafe and glad it did not result in an major injury. I just feel like for the amount of money I spent on this crib and I am scared to keep putting her in it afraid something worse might happen. Our plan is to use this as a Toddler bed and then full size bed, but with the slats being on the ends of both beds this will not be an option for us.

8/11/2018 · Incident, No Injury · Lajobi,Inc · Maryland

I purchased a Graco Solano 4-n-1 Convertible Crib in April 2018. I have a 3-month-old son who is now sleeping in this crib, but he keeps getting stuck in between the front rails. Almost every night that he is in the crib, he screams out, and I already know that he is stuck, so I try my best to get there quickly. I have contacted Graco on 2 separate occasions about this issue, but they stated that since it meets the government regulations for rail spacing between the rails, that they cannot do anything about it. I was told by the last person I spoke with that the government regulations are there to prevent threatening or debilitating injuries, but I don't feel that those regulations are true. When my son gets stuck, he is screaming out in pain, and when I attempt to free him, I have a tough time doing so. Once he gets bigger and attempts to free himself, he could easily harm his knee, leg, ankle, hip, etc. I have pictures of today when he got stuck that I feel would better describe the issue. This has happened probably 8 times already.

8/11/2015 · Incident, No Injury · MILLION DOLLAR BABY · New Hampshire

Several metal rods on crib mattress support have come unattached. Crib is Davinci Emily model #4691 serial number #HOO4713

7/9/2020 · Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional · IKEA North America Services, LLC · New York

We purchased an Ikea Sniglar crib in Beech approximately 4.5 years ago and have used it for ~ 2 years. A few days ago my 8 month old son was in the crib when the base that the mattress is supported by fell through to the floor on one side. Our baby rolled to that side and was pinned in the corner. We head the loud noise and quickly got him. I thought maybe the item wasn't assembled well or the pins holding the base weren't in all the way. I checked everything out and tightened it all. This morning it happened again and out son's neck was yanked back almost 90 degrees and he was stuck in that position. I contacted Ikea today because obviously this product isn't safe for children or there was a manufacturing issue that is causing the base to be able to slip over the pins. The only thing they said was they recommend not passing any baby items down from one child to another, and that being that it was out of warranty I should throw it out and buy another one. They had nothing to say about the inherent safety issue that needs to be addressed. I'm sure that had we not heard the initial noise of it falling my son would have sustained much more serious injuries at a minimum.

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Product Recalls

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Frequently Asked Questions

How dangerous are cribs, not specified?

Based on 20 years of CPSC data, cribs, not specified have a danger score of 35/100 (low risk). An estimated 8,040 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.

What are the most common injuries from cribs, not specified?

The most common injury is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 35,551 injuries over 20 years.

Are injuries from cribs, not specified increasing or decreasing?

Down 79% over 5 years.

Who is most at risk for cribs, not specified injuries?

The 0-4 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 106,042 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.

What happens when someone is injured by cribs, not specified?

Of all ER visits involving cribs, not specified, approximately 3.4% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (96.7%) are treated and released from the emergency department.

How can I report a safety problem with cribs, 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.

Safety Guides

What this means for you

Treat the 35/100 score as relative risk between products, not your personal odds of injury.

  • See where this category ranks against every other tracked product. Full rankings
  • Injuries cluster in the 0-4 age group, take extra care if that describes your household.
  • Check for active recalls on this product before you assume it is safe. CPSC recalls

NEISS estimates ER-treated injuries from a national probability sample of hospitals; they do not capture injuries treated elsewhere or not treated at all.

Data: CPSC National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) 2005–2024 and SaferProducts.gov consumer incident reports. Injury estimates are based on a nationally representative probability sample of U.S. hospital emergency departments. This page is for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with the CPSC.