Nonglass Bathtub Or Shower Enclosures
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.
Home Furnishings & Fixtures · CPSC Code 610
Down 39% over 5 years
The verdict
Nonglass Bathtub Or Shower Enclosures carry a danger score of 26/100 (low risk), driven by roughly 291 ER-treated injuries a year that are declining by about 39% over the last five years.
- 26/100
- danger score (low risk)
- 291
- ER visits per year (avg)
- 2.5%
- end in hospital admission
- 0-4
- most-injured age group
Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 610 - last data year 2024.
PlainSafety danger score
How this 26/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume291 ER visits/yr
- Severity (hospitalization rate)2.5%
- Fatality rate0.00%
- 5-year trend-39%
See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Nonglass Bathtub Or Shower Enclosures (CPSC product code 610, in the Home Furnishings & Fixtures category) generate an estimated 291 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 5,824 ER-treated injuries across the 20-year span from 2005 to 2024. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 26/100 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 39% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2019 (704 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2007 (70 estimated visits).
The single most common ER diagnosis for nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 781 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by laceration to the face (617 cases). The 0-4 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 1,408 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 2.5% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 0 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures 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 | 1,028 | 380 | |
| 5-14 | 317 | 243 | |
| 15-24 | 628 | 158 | |
| 25-34 | 388 | 286 | |
| 35-44 | 330 | 206 | |
| 45-54 | 94 | 177 | |
| 55-64 | 381 | 33 | |
| 65-74 | 16 | 16 | |
| 75+ | 258 | 890 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Internal Injury | |
| Face | Laceration | |
| Foot | Laceration | |
| Head | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Head | Laceration | |
| Hand | Laceration | |
| Upper Trunk | Other | |
| Knee | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Lower Trunk | Other | |
| Hand | Fracture | |
| Neck | Strain, Sprain | |
| Lower Leg | Laceration | |
| Toe | Laceration | |
| Lower Arm | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Lower Trunk | Strain, Sprain |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
4YOM HAD A SLIP AND FALL IN THE SHOWER STRUCK INNER THIGH AGAINST THE METAL SHOWER DOOR TRACK DX: LACERATION TO THIGH
35 YOF FELL IN SHOWER LANDED ON RIGHT SIDE C/O RIGHT RIB TO HIP PAIN.DX: CHEST WALL CONTUSION, CONTUSION OF HIP, PULMONARY NODULE, FALL AT HOME, RESIDENCE PLACE OF OCCURENCE
38YOM CAME IN AND GOT LOWER LEGS CUT FROM SHATTERED SHOWER DOOR. DX BILTERAL LOWER LEG LAC
22YOF PRESENTS AFTER SHE PASSED OUT AND HIT HER HEAD ON METAL SHOWER DOOR. DX: LACERATION EYELID
69YOM FELL IN THE SHOWER FELT LIGHTHEADED AND THE HANDLE OF THE SHOWER DOOR STRUCK HIM IN THE LOWER BACK DX: COMPRESSION FRACTURE OF LOWER BACK SYNCOPE
12YOF- PT WAS IN THE SHOWER WHEN HE SLIPPED FELL INTO SHOWER WALL WITH BUILT IN CERAMIC SOAP DISH THAT BROKE OFF SHATTERED PT FELL ONTO FLOOR LACERATION TO R BUTTOCKS. DX: LACERATION TO R BUTTOCKS.
21MOM- MOM SAYS PT WAS IN THE SHOWER WITH MOM PT WAS PLAYING ON THE SHOWER FLOOR OF PT SLIPPED FELL FALLING BACKWARDS ONTO BOTTOM HITTING BACK OF HEAD ONTO SHOWER WALL. DX: CHI.
24 YOM REPORTS HITTING RIGHT EYEBROW ON METAL FRAME OF SHOWER THIS MORNING SUSTAINING A LACERATION. DX: LACERATION OF RIGHT EYEBROW
7 YOF - PATIENT WAS TAKING A SHOWER AND FELL IN THE BATHTUB AND HURT LEFT ELBOW @ HOME. DX: LEFT ELBOW SPRAIN
4YOM C/O A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT FOOT HE SUSTAINED ON A SHOWER DOOR WHILE PLAYING. THERE WAS NO BROKEN GLASS. DX FOOT LACERATION@
30YOM PRESENTS FOR POSTERIOR RIGHT ELBOW LACERATION. PATIENT STATES HE SLIPPED STRIKING HIS LEFT ELBOW ON THE SHOWER TILE CAUSING LACERATION. DX: LACERATION WITHOUT FOREIGN BODY OF RIGHT ELBOW.
19MOM CUT RIGHT 3RD FINGER ON A SHARP EDGE ON THE METAL SHOWER DOOR. DX: FINGER LACERATION; FINGER INJURY.
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures on the CPSC website.
Frequently Asked Questions
How dangerous are nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures?
Based on 20 years of CPSC data, nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures have a danger score of 26/100 (low risk). An estimated 291 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.
What are the most common injuries from nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures?
The most common injury is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 781 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures increasing or decreasing?
Down 39% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures injuries?
The 0-4 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 1,408 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures?
Of all ER visits involving nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures, approximately 2.5% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (97.5%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures?
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 26/100 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.
