CPSC NEISS · code 1664

Electric Razors Or Shavers

Electric Razors Or Shavers: danger rank #574 of 838 is not ER-volume rank #613 of 838 (469 estimated ER visits a year; rising by about 14% over the last five years).

Personal Care & Safety Products CPSC NEISS through 2024

Danger score versus ER volume

Danger score versus ER volume

According to CPSC NEISS 2005-2024, Electric Razors Or Shavers ranks #574 of 838 by danger score (32/100) at ER-volume #613 of 838 (469/yr). They are not the same ranking.

#574
danger rank of 838
#613
ER-volume rank of 838
32/100
danger score
469/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 (32/100) across 838 scored CPSC product categories

32 Lower than most lower than 68% 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: 47/100

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) 5 43rd 35% CPSC NEISS 20-year severity index
Annual ER injury volume 469 25th 30% CPSC NEISS estimated annual ER-treated injuries
5-year injury trend +14% 79th 15% CPSC NEISS 5-year % change in ER-treated injuries
Consumer incident reports 32 63rd 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 9,372 estimated ER injuries land on the body

Body-part shares from the same CPSC NEISS injury_types extract for product code 1664. Segments sum to 9,372 - 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 Personal Care & Safety Products 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.

Personal Care & Safety Products danger scores

1. Massage Devices Or Vibrat…52/1002. Day Wear48/1003. Coins46/1004. Footwear46/1005. Fuel Multi-purpose Lighte…45/1006. Lighters, Not Specified45/1007. Nightwear45/1008. Electric Razors Or Shavers32/100
Higher score = higher composite danger in this group. Peer set is other scored products sharing the same CPSC group.
0/100100/10032/100
PlainSafety danger score · Electric Razors Or Shavers

Source: CPSC NEISS danger-score model As of 2024

How this 32/100 score is built

The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for electric razors or shavers - no opinion, no editorializing:

  • Injury volume 469 ER visits/yr Below median volume
  • Severity (hospitalization rate) 5.0% Below median admission rate
  • Fatality rate 0.00% No recorded fatalities
  • 5-year trend+14%

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 electric razors or shavers are rising by about 14% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2014 (949 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2015 (69 estimated visits). The single most common ER diagnosis is laceration to the face, accounting for approximately 1,053 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by laceration to the finger (792 cases). The 35-44 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 1,776 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 5.0% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.

Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 32 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how electric razors or shavers 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)

02004006008001K 20052008201120142017202020232024 646
Estimated annual emergency-room visits for Electric Razors Or Shavers, 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
0-4 114 99 213
5-14 286 152 438
15-24 618 561 1,179
25-34 1,254 228 1,482
35-44 1,206 496 1,776
45-54 892 197 1,089
55-64 487 151 638
65-74 897 31 928
75+ 1,383 243 1,626

Most Common Injuries

Body Part Diagnosis Est. Injuries
Face Laceration 1,053
Finger Laceration 792
Pubic Region Laceration 729
Mouth Laceration 550
Face Other 520
Lower Trunk Other 408
Pubic Region Other 393
Head Other 335
Ear Laceration 304
Mouth Other 299
Face Derma/conjunct 257
Pubic Region Derma/conjunct 238
Pubic Region Contusions, Abr. 230
Upper Trunk Other 230
Lower Leg Other 215

Severity Breakdown

Treated/examined And Released 93.5% (8,765)
Treated And Admitted/hospitalized 5.4% (510)
Left Without Being Seen 1.0% (97)

ER Visit Narratives

Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.

Age 8 · Male · Mouth · Laceration · 2024

8YOM PRESENTS WITH AN ELECTRIC RAZOR OR ELECTRIC NAIL CLIPPER STUCK ON HIS TONGUE. DX: ORAL FOREIGN BODY, TONGUE LACERATION

Age 28 · Male · Head · Other · 2024

28 YOM WENT TO A BARBER AND HAD HIS HEAD SHAVED BY AN ELECTRIC RAZOR, C/O ITCHING AND BURNING PAIN TO HEAD. DX: PSEUDOFOLLICULITIS, FOLLICULITIS

Age 33 · Male · Face · Other · 2024

33 YOM PRESENTS WITH RAZOR BURN ON FACE FOR SIX MONTHS IN STATES HE HAS BEEN USING AN ELECTRIC RAZOR. DX: PSEUDOFOLLICULITIS BARBAE.

Age 35 · Male · Lower Trunk · Other · 2024

35YOM WAS USING AN ELECTRICAL HAIR SHAVER ON HIS GROIN AND SUSTAINED AN INJURY NOW HAS AN OPEN WOUND DX: OPEN WOUND UP INGUINAL REGION

Age 35 · Male · Lower Leg · Other · 2024

35 YOM NOTICED AN ABSCESS AFTER HE SHAVED THAT AREA OF HIS LEG WITH AN ELECTRIC RAZOR. DX: CELLULITIS AND ABSCESS OF LEFT LEG

Age 63 · Male · Mouth · Puncture · 2024

63YOM WAS USING AN ELECTRIC RAZOR WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY POKED HIMSELF IN HIS UPPER LIP DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO LIP

Age 81 · Male · Mouth · Contusions, Abr. · 2024

81 YOM STATES YESTERDAY EVENING HE WAS SHAVING WITH AN ELECTRIC RAZOR, WAS DISTRACTED AND NICKED THE CORNER OF HIS LIP. DX: ABRASION OF LIP

Age 94 · Female · Face · Foreign Body · 2024

94YOF C/O FOREIGN BODY STUCK IN SKIN S/P PT'S SON BROUGHT PT TO ED BECAUSE PT HAS AN ELECTRIC RAZOR CAP STUCK UNDER HER SKIN ON HER CHIN. DX: SKIN FOREIGN BODY

Age 35 · Male · Eyeball · Other · 2024

35YOM PRESENTS TO ED FOR EVAL OF FACIAL SWELLING THAT FIRST BEGAN YESTERDAY. PT REPORTS CUTTING HIS NOSE WITH HIS ELECTRIC RAZOR AND TRIED CLEANING THE WOUND OUT WITH HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, BUT THE PEROXIDE WENT INTO HIS EYE. HE HAS SINCE HAD SWELLING UNDER HIS EYELID. REPORTS NO PAIN OR VISION CHANGES TO HIS EYE. +LACERATION OF NOSE DX; PRESEPTAL CELLULITIS OF RIGHT EYE

Age 62 · Male · Face · Other · 2024

62YOM PRESNETED WITH SEVERAL BUMPS ON CHIN. USES AN ELECTRIC RAZOR. DX: FOLLICULITIS

Age 79 · Male · Lower Trunk · Puncture · 2024

79YOM PRESENTS WITH BLEEDING FROM WOUND IN GROIN AREA AFTER HE WAS SHAVING GROIN USING ELECTRIC RAZOR AND MAY HAVE HAD A SMALL BUMP THAT HE HIT AND IT WAS BLEEDING. HAS SMALL PUNCTURE WOUND TO UPPER PELVIC AREA. DX: VISIT FOR WOUND CHECK

Age 18 · Male · Pubic Region · Laceration · 2024

18YOM WAS TRIMMING HIS PUBIC HAIR WITH AN ELECTRIC RAZOR WHEN HE SUSTAINED A LARGE LACERATION OF HIS FORESKIN DX: LACERATION OF FORESKIN

Consumer Incident Reports

Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.

9/6/2024 · Incident, No Injury · Philips Consumer Lifestyle · New York

I charged my brand new Philips One Blade razor using the provided cord. When I went to take it off after it had finished charging, the light to charge it was not illuminated all of a sudden. I took the device off and it was extremely hot to the touch and the battery has caused the plastic around the bottom to expand and push the pieces apart due to an overload of the battery or a failure of international circuitry. The battery compartment was hissing with a low volume high pitched almost whistle like noise and emitting a slight foul odor. This could cause burns to someone, chemical exposure to Lithium Ion battery components. Outlets tested and are providing correct current and voltage specified by manufacturer narrowing issue down to product itself. The device had been charging for less than one hour.

8/27/2017 · Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional · Philips Consumer Lifestyle · California

On Saturday August 27, 2017 at approximately four P.M. my wife and I detected the smell of burning, a check of rooms brought us to the main bedroom where the odor was the strongest. As we investigated the source of the smell we observed flames in the adjoining bathroom, upon entering it was noted that the electric shaver and base / charger were on fire, flames rising 12 to 15 inches. The electrical wire was immediately pulled from the wall socket and the shaver and charger were pushed into the wash basin where they were doused with water until the flames subsided. Should no occupants happen to be in the dwelling or had we be in the lower level it is certain that a fire would ensue putting our health or life in peril or risking injury. A small burn to the finger tips was received and treated by me.

8/19/2019 · Incident, No Injury · The Procter & Gamble Company · Kansas

I had a 10 to 15 year old Braun series 7 shaver that had worked fine for all the time I had it, until the other day. I was shaving and it got too hot to hold. I dropped it in the sink and fire started coming out of it, so I turned on the water to douse the flames.

8/13/2014 · Incident, No Injury · Helen of Troy · Michigan

Purchased a Revlon Smooth & Glamorous Ladies Shaver (RV557C) at Ulta. After opening a hermetically sealed plastic package, the products cord was chard along with the interior packaging. It shows that the product shorted out while being in the package. We called Revlon (Helen of Troy) and they were not concerned and told us to return it to the place of purchase.

7/9/2012 · Incident, No Injury · ANDIS COMPANY · District of Columbia

(7/9/2012) The consumer's spouse plugged in his razor to shave. Approximately 30 seconds to 1 minute after plugging in the unit, the razor engulfed into flames. The consumer used the fire extinguisher to put out the flames. There were no injuries associated with the incident. The consumer mentioned that there were smoke damages to the entire bathroom. The fire department was called and came out to the home. They informed her that the razor was the cause, which was already known. The manufacturer was contacted the same day. A representative advised the consumer to email pictures to them. She took pictures of the razor with her cell phone and sent them to the manufacturer via email. While on the phone they advised her that she should send in the unit for them inspection.

7/8/2014 · Incident, No Injury · Philips Consumer Lifestyle · Arizona

While shaving my face with my Norelco 8150XL razor, one part of the razor head that retains the spinning blades gave way and the blade and cover flew out of the razor. I was not injured, but there is a strong possibility of injury to face to eye with this kind of breakdown of the razor.

7/29/2015 · Injury, Level of care not known · Spectrum Brands, Inc. · Illinois

Remington titanium MSC-140 battery operated razor purchased around June 2013 and within six months the micro screen separated from the head of the razor posing a laceration hazard. He contacted the manufacturer who replaced it with the same model, however six months later he experienced the same problem. He again contacted the manufacturer and they replaced the razor with a different model. The third razor also lasted around six months before the micro screen separated from the head of the razor and the consumer suffered a nick on his cheek maybe the size of a centimeter on July 28th, 2015. He contacted the manufacturer July 28th, 2015 and was advised to return all three razors and he received the prepaid shipping kit today. There are no injuries being reported. The caller has stated that he is reporting these products because the micro screen is very sharp. He will return the three razors today.

7/29/2015 · Injury, Level of care not known · Spectrum Brands, Inc. · New Jersey

I received two electric shocks from remington epilator ep-7010. Shocks came from where the cord meets the unit. Cord does not go into unit far enough.

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Nationwide peers by danger score, ER volume & hospitalization

Three PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Electric Razors Or Shavers: cross-group products nearest on danger score (32/100), estimated annual ER visits (469/yr), and hospitalization share (5.0%). 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, Electric Razors Or Shavers ranks #574 of 838 scored CPSC product categories by PlainSafety danger score and #613 of 838 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does electric razors or shavers rank on danger score versus ER volume?

Among 838 scored CPSC product categories, electric razors or shavers ranks #574 by PlainSafety danger score (32/100) and #613 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume (469/yr). The two rankings come from the same NEISS extract and are not the same order.

What are the most common injuries from electric razors or shavers?

The most common injury is laceration to the face, accounting for approximately 1,053 injuries over 20 years.

Are injuries from electric razors or shavers increasing or decreasing?

Up 14% over 5 years.

Who is most at risk for electric razors or shavers injuries?

The 35-44 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 1,776 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.

What happens when someone is injured by electric razors or shavers?

Of all ER visits involving electric razors or shavers, approximately 5.0% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (95.0%) are treated and released from the emergency department.

How can I report a safety problem with electric razors or shavers?

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 Electric Razors Or Shavers 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.