Doorstops
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.
Containers, Tableware & Packaging · CPSC Code 434
Stable over 5 years
The verdict
Doorstops carry a danger score of 35/100 (low risk), driven by roughly 1,030 ER-treated injuries a year that are roughly flat over the last five years.
- 35/100
- danger score (low risk)
- 1,030
- ER visits per year (avg)
- 8.3%
- end in hospital admission
- 0-4
- most-injured age group
Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 434 - last data year 2024.
PlainSafety danger score
How this 35/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for doorstops - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume1,030 ER visits/yr
- Severity (hospitalization rate)8.3%
- Fatality rate0.00%
- 5-year trend+0%
See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Doorstops (CPSC product code 434, in the Containers, Tableware & Packaging category) generate an estimated 1,030 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 20,601 ER-treated injuries across the 20-year span from 2005 to 2024. 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 roughly flat over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2024 (1,451 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2011 (583 estimated visits).
The single most common ER diagnosis for doorstops is laceration to the face, accounting for approximately 1,890 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by laceration to the head (1,628 cases). The 0-4 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 4,571 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 8.3% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 1 consumer incident report filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how doorstops 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)
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 | 3,182 | 1,389 | |
| 5-14 | 928 | 956 | |
| 15-24 | 359 | 840 | |
| 25-34 | 361 | 650 | |
| 35-44 | 320 | 963 | |
| 45-54 | 258 | 890 | |
| 55-64 | 704 | 1,935 | |
| 65-74 | 422 | 1,961 | |
| 75+ | 1,138 | 3,341 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Face | Laceration | |
| Head | Laceration | |
| Head | Internal Injury | |
| Toe | Fracture | |
| Head | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Foot | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Lower Trunk | Fracture | |
| Foot | Laceration | |
| Toe | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Lower Trunk | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Internal | Ingestion | |
| Face | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Upper Arm | Fracture | |
| Wrist | Strain, Sprain | |
| Lower Leg | Laceration |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
9YOM STATES CUT LEFT HEEL ON A DOOR STOP, HE WAS PLAYING AND FELL INTO A DOOR STOP. DX: LACERATION OF LEFT HEEL
90YOF FELL AT 11AM THIS MORNING TRIPPING OVER A DOOR STOP. SHE HIT HER HEAD AND HER GLASSES HIT JUST ABOVE HER RIGHT EYE. SHE HAS A SMALL ABRASION CONTUSION OVER RIGHT EYEBROW. DX: ECCHYMOSIS RIGHT EYE, ORBITAL FLOOR FRACTURE, CLOSED HEAD INJURY
72 YOF COMES BY EMS AFTER FALL AT HOME, SHE WAS LETTING HER DOG OUTSIDE AND TRIPPED OVER A DOOR STOP, C/O LEFT SHOULDER/UPPER ARM AND RIB PAIN. DX: HUMERUS FX
21YOM PATIENT HAD A SEIZURE, FALLING TO THE GROUND, HITTING THE DOOR STOP, NO INJURIES REPORTED DX: SEIZURE LIKE ACTIVITY, HISTORY OF PSYCHOGENIC NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURE
67YOF PRESENTS WITH LEFT LEG INJURY. SHE APPARENTLY STRUCK HER LEG ON A METAL DOOR STOP OF SOME KIND AND HAS A SMALL LACERATION WHICH WAS BLEEDING IN THE LEFT ANTERIOR LOWER LEG. DX: LEFT LEG LACERATION
69YOF PRESENTS AFTER FALLING WHILE WALKING WITH HER WALKER WHEN IT GOT CAUGHT ON A DOOR STOP, PRESENTS WITH PAIN TO HER RIGHT ANKLE, KNEE, AND HIP. DX: FALL
78YOF WAS IN HER BATHROOM WHEN THE DOOR OPENED UP AND THE DOOR STOPPER STRUCK HER IN THE LEFT ANKLE DX: LACERATION ANKLE
65 YOF TRIPPED OVER A DOOR STOP AND FELL. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN
18MOM BROUGHT IN BY HIS MOTHER, STATES THAT THE CHILD WAS PLAYING ON A WHEELCHAIR AND JUMPED OFF. INJURED CHIN ON A DOOR STOP. CHIN LACERATION NOTED. DX: CHIN LACERATION
79YOM, TRIPPED OVER A DOORSTOP AND FELL LANDING ONTO BUTTOCKS, DX: CONTUSION OF COCCYX
16MOM TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING HEAD AGAINST CAST IRON DOORSTOP, DX: LACERATION OF FOREHEAD
16YOF PRESENTS WITH ANKLE INJURY AFTER TRIPPING OVER A DOOR STOP LAST NIGHT AT HOME. DX: ANKLE SPRAIN
Consumer Incident Reports
Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.
The KidCo Soft Jamb Door Stop (model #S610) was installed in my 18-month-old son's room behind his door. Product instructions were followed and product was installed correctly. I went to the restroom and left my son in his childproofed bedroom to play until I came back. When I returned, I found that my son had managed to snap the door stop off of the baseboard, leaving the base of the door stop in the wall. The plastic was jagged where the item snapped. Additionally, when I used a wrench to gently unscrew the base of the door stop (product instructions say that an adjustable wrench may be required to tighten), I found that the base had also snapped in half. All that was left in the wall was the hooked metal screw.
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to doorstops on the CPSC website.
Frequently Asked Questions
How dangerous are doorstops?
Based on 20 years of CPSC data, doorstops have a danger score of 35/100 (low risk). An estimated 1,030 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.
What are the most common injuries from doorstops?
The most common injury is laceration to the face, accounting for approximately 1,890 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from doorstops increasing or decreasing?
Stable over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for doorstops injuries?
The 0-4 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 4,571 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by doorstops?
Of all ER visits involving doorstops, approximately 8.3% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (91.8%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with doorstops?
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.
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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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, scored, and verified.
