Electric Brooms
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.
Laundry & Household Appliances · CPSC Code 116
Down 24% over 5 years
The verdict
Electric Brooms carry a danger score of 25/100 (low risk), driven by roughly 75 ER-treated injuries a year that are declining by about 24% over the last five years.
- 25/100
- danger score (low risk)
- 75
- ER visits per year (avg)
- 6.1%
- end in hospital admission
- 65-74
- most-injured age group
Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 116 - last data year 2024.
PlainSafety danger score
How this 25/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for electric brooms - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume75 ER visits/yr
- Severity (hospitalization rate)6.1%
- Fatality rate0.00%
- 5-year trend-24%
See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Electric Brooms (CPSC product code 116, in the Laundry & Household Appliances category) generate an estimated 75 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 1,125 ER-treated injuries across the 20-year span from 2005 to 2024. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 25/100 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 24% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2009 (165 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2016 (15 estimated visits).
The single most common ER diagnosis for electric brooms is laceration to the finger, accounting for approximately 222 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by other to the lower trunk (140 cases). The 65-74 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 261 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 6.1% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 8 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how electric brooms 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 | 72 | 5 | |
| 5-14 | 88 | 17 | |
| 15-24 | 0 | 73 | |
| 25-34 | 73 | 0 | |
| 35-44 | 0 | 140 | |
| 45-54 | 0 | 103 | |
| 55-64 | 55 | 0 | |
| 65-74 | 77 | 184 | |
| 75+ | 78 | 160 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Finger | Laceration | |
| Lower Trunk | Other | |
| Face | Laceration | |
| Face | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Knee | Strain, Sprain | |
| Shoulder | Dislocation | |
| Shoulder | Other | |
| Head | Concussion | |
| Lower Leg | Fracture | |
| Upper Trunk | Fracture | |
| Mouth | Laceration | |
| Ankle | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Foot | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Head | Hematoma | |
| Upper Arm | Fracture |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
66 YOM WITH SHOULDER PAIN AFTER USING A POWER BROOM DX: STRAIN AND SPASM
69 YOF DROPPED A SWEEPER ON HER FOOT. DX: LEFT ANKLE CONTUSION.
68YOF presents after she fell backwards and hit her head on a *** at home. Patient has abrasion to the top of her head. DX: hematoma, fall
31 YOM STATES SWEEPER ROLLED OVER HIS LEG DX TIBIA/FIBULA FX CLOSED
6YOM HIT EYEBROW ON FLOOR SWEEPER WHILE IT WAS RUNNING DX: CHI, LACERATION EYEBROW
87YOF WAS USING A FLOOR SWEEPER TWO WEEKS AGO AND GOT CAUGHT UP IN THE CORD AND FELL, LANDING ON HER KNEES. DX: LT KNEE SPRAIN
74 YOF TRIPPED OVER AN ELECTRIC BROOM AND FELL, C/O LEFT UPPER ARM AND KNEE PAIN, DX: FRACTURE LEFT HUMERUS, FRACTURE KNEE
57YOM HIT HEAD WITHA A RECHARGEABLE SWEEPER AND C/O FACIAL LAC / LAC FACIAL
65 YR OLD FEMALE USING SWEEPER AND INJ HIP STRAINING WITH PAIN
76 YM HAD HIS FOOT RUN OVER BY A STREET SWEEPER. DX FOOT CONTUSION
69YOF DROPPED A *** POWER BROOM ON HAND AT HOME; HAND HEMATOMA
RT MIDDLE FINGER LAC.32YOM WAS USING AN ELECTRIC BROOM AND HANDLE BROKEAND LACERATED FINGER.
Consumer Incident Reports
Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.
Regarding EGO Power+ RBA2100 Rubber Broom Attachment for EGO 56-Volt Lithium-ion Multi-Head System: After assembling the product and reading the user manual I attempted to use the product. The product is heavy (24+ lbs) and very powerful making it very difficult to control. A user must bear the weight and torque of the product without the aid of a shoulder strap or a support like a base/wheels. I am a larger male, weighing nearly 250lbs and the product's "kickback" pushed me around easily. The angle the product is held is critical to how much kickback force it exerts. It is very easy to cause the angle to change during usage causing sudden and uncontrollable force exerted against the user. I tried the product to clear a sidewalk and was pushed off the sidewalk and into traffic. I was able to catch myself and step onto the curb but I was nearly pushed in the path of a car. As designed, I do not feel that the product is safe for residential users. And, the lower the mass of the user, the more dangerous the product is to use.
Bought a Bissel vacuum sweeper. Found it uses a [REDACTED] sponge pad as a filter. Vacuumed 80 sq ft of my apartment and being in its environment found my face go numb.
I have a Bissell 3 in 1 Turbo hard floor electric sweeper. While I was using it the motor speed up and sparks flew out and motor burned out and it smoke and stop working. I reported it to the company, they send me a new one the same thing happened to the second one .well they send me a new one just got it , keeping fingers crossed
I love the product. I used it all the time. It is a rechargeable sweeper. When not in use, I plugged it in to be charged for the next use. One morning I noticed a funny smell in my house. I couldn't find it and left for work. When I got home, my kids were complaining about it. We finally tracked it to the swiffer vacuum. The cord was super hot, and the top of the vacuum had melted. I immediately unplugged it, and set it outside. I've never used it since and went back to my broom and dustpan.
The consumer says that every time he pulls the sweeper back towards him it shocks him. He contacted the manufacturer who told him they would have to buy an anti static glove, and wipe it down before they used it. The consumer says that the product is not labeled anywhere that a glove needs to be used.
The consumer stated that while she was using the electric sweeper about an hour later, flames erupted from the handle where it is located to the hose. It melted the handle and the tube near to the sweeper area. She immediately unplugged the unit. There were no prior incident. 1/2013 The manufacturer was contacted and she was advised that a service rep would be sent out on 1/28/13. The service rep advised her that the unit was out of warranty and she would be charged for replacement parts. She felt that this should be repaired free of charge by the firm. The caller feels that this sweeper is a fire hazard and should be reported.
Home owner purchased a rechargeable scrubbing wand. It caught fire the first time it was charged.
The EasyHome rechargeable cordless sweeper distributed by Aldi Inc. burnt my carpet while it was being recharged.
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to electric brooms on the CPSC website.
Frequently Asked Questions
How dangerous are electric brooms?
Based on 20 years of CPSC data, electric brooms have a danger score of 25/100 (low risk). An estimated 75 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.
What are the most common injuries from electric brooms?
The most common injury is laceration to the finger, accounting for approximately 222 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from electric brooms increasing or decreasing?
Down 24% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for electric brooms injuries?
The 65-74 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 261 cases recorded over 20 years. Females are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by electric brooms?
Of all ER visits involving electric brooms, approximately 6.1% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (93.9%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with electric brooms?
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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What this means for you
Treat the 25/100 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 65-74 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.
