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CPSC NEISS Data 2005–2024

Other Furniture

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.

Floors, Walls & Ceilings · CPSC Code 4013

Stable over 5 years

The verdict

Other Furniture carry a danger score of 35/100 (low risk), driven by roughly 1,878 ER-treated injuries a year that are roughly flat over the last five years.

35/100
danger score (low risk)
1,878
ER visits per year (avg)
6.3%
end in hospital admission
25-34
most-injured age group

Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 4013 - last data year 2024.

PlainSafety danger score

0/100100/10035/100
PlainSafety danger score

Source: CPSC NEISS danger-score model As of 2024

How this 35/100 score is built

The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for other furniture - no opinion, no editorializing:

  • Injury volume1,878 ER visits/yr
  • Severity (hospitalization rate)6.3%
  • Fatality rate0.00%
  • 5-year trend+3%

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

What the CPSC Data Shows

Other Furniture (CPSC product code 4013, in the Floors, Walls & Ceilings category) generate an estimated 1,878 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 37,563 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 2009 (5,806 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2017 (506 estimated visits).

The single most common ER diagnosis for other furniture is strain, sprain to the upper trunk, accounting for approximately 4,992 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by strain, sprain to the lower trunk (2,293 cases). The 25-34 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 6,409 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 6.3% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.

Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 11 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how other furniture 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.

1,878
Injuries / Year
6.3%
Hospitalization Rate
0.00%
Fatality Rate

Annual Injury Estimates (2005–2024)

02K4K6K8K 20052008201120142017202020232024 1K
Estimated annual emergency-room visits for Other Furniture, CPSC NEISS

Source: CPSC NEISS national injury estimates As of 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 2,580 1,522 4,102
5-14 1,153 751 1,904
15-24 1,740 1,325 3,065
25-34 2,903 3,506 6,409
35-44 3,624 2,639 6,263
45-54 1,711 2,429 4,140
55-64 1,417 2,544 3,961
65-74 1,070 1,922 2,992
75+ 2,027 2,704 4,731

Most Common Injuries

Body Part Diagnosis Est. Injuries
Upper Trunk Strain, Sprain 4,992
Lower Trunk Strain, Sprain 2,293
Shoulder Strain, Sprain 2,104
Head Internal Injury 2,027
Face Laceration 1,828
Lower Trunk Other 1,527
Toe Fracture 1,178
Head Laceration 1,000
Upper Trunk Fracture 863
Upper Trunk Other 776
Knee Strain, Sprain 742
Neck Strain, Sprain 634
Mouth Laceration 609
Ankle Strain, Sprain 588
Head Contusions, Abr. 584

Severity Breakdown

Treated/examined And Released 93.6% (35,184)
Treated And Admitted/hospitalized 4.5% (1,682)
Left Without Being Seen 1.0% (384)
Treated And Transferred 0.5% (203)
Held For Observation 0.3% (123)

ER Visit Narratives

Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.

Age 31 · Male · Lower Leg · Contusions, Abr. · 2024

31YOM L PAIN WHEN RUNNING IN RAIN AND TRIP AND FALL HITTING INTO OUTDOOR FURNITURE. + MILD BRUISING AND SWELLINGDX LEG PAIN

Age 27 · Female · Upper Trunk · Strain, Sprain · 2024

27 YOF C/O BACK PAIN AFTER MOVING PATIO FURNITURE DX ACUTE THORACIC BACK MUSCLE STRAIN

Age 72 · Female · Upper Arm · Fracture · 2024

72 YOF SLIPPED FELL MOVING PATIO FURNITURE INJURED UPPER ARM DX: FX

Age 83 · Male · Lower Trunk · Fracture · 2024

83YOM PRESENTS TOE D COMPLAINING OF RT HIP PAIN AND RT KNEE PAIN AFTER FALL THAT OCCURRED 6 DAYS AGO. PT WAS AMBULATING W/ WALKER THAT ACCIDENTALLY GOT CAUGHT ON PIECE OF FURNITURE AND PT FELL LANDING ON LEFT SIDE. PT DNEIES HITTIN GHEAD LOC OR CURRENT BLOOD THINNER USE. DX: PERIPROSTHETIC X OF HIP

Age 84 · Male · Shoulder · Strain, Sprain · 2024

84 YOM INJ RT SHOULDER WALKING BACKWARDS CARRYING GARDEN FURNITURE AT HOME DX SEPARATION RT AC JOINT

Age 87 · Female · Lower Trunk · Nerve Damage · 2024

87YOF PATIENT REPORTS A FALL A FEW WEEKS AGO IN WHICH A PIECE OF GARDEN FURNITURE GAVE OUT WHEN SHE SAT ON IT, HIP PAIN DX: LEFT HIP PAIN, LEFT LEG PAIN, LUMBAR RADICULOPATHY, DIZZINESS

Age 59 · Male · Lower Trunk · Nerve Damage · 2024

59YOM STATES THAT HE WAS WASHING HIS BOAT WHEN HE DEVELOPED PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND WAS THEN PUTTING TOGETHER LAWN FURNITURE LAST NIGHT AND THE PAIN WORSENED DX: FORAMINAL STENOSIS OF LUMBAR REGION

Age 71 · Male · Face · Laceration · 2024

71YOM TRIPPED OVER SOME PATIO FURNITURE WHILE WEARING GLASSES AND STRUCK HIS FOREHEAD DX: LAC FOREHEAD

Age 18 · Female · Upper Leg · Laceration · 2024

18YOF BROUGHT IN BY SELF COMPLAINS OF RIGHT THIGH PAIN POST RUNNING INTO FURNITURE. LACERATION TO RIGHT THIGH. STATES GETTING READY FOR BED AND RAN INTO A METAL SIDE TABLE NEXT TO BED. DX: LEG LACERATION, RIGHT LEG PAIN

Age 71 · Female · Lower Trunk · Other · 2024

71 YOF WITH RIGHT-SIDED LOW BACK PAIN AFTER MOVING PATIO FURNITURE 3 DAYS AGO. DX LOW BACK PAIN

Age 57 · Female · Lower Leg · Contusions, Abr. · 2024

57YOF C/O INJURY OF LEFT SHIN WITH CONTUSIONS S/P PT STATES SHE HIT HER SHIN AGAINST A WOODEN PIECE OF FURNITURE. DX: INJURY OF LEFT LOWER LEG

Age 36 · Male · Hand · Other · 2024

36 YOM WAS BITTEN BY RACCOON WHILE PICKING UP PATIO FURNITURE DX RACCOON BITE HAND

Consumer Incident Reports

Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.

8/28/2022 · Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional · MENARD INC · Ohio

I want to report the faulty Backyard Creation double glider due to subpar bolts holding it together. The glider was being used by myself and as I was slowly gliding, a bolt snapped in two and sent me to the deck floor. I sustained neck and lower back pain and pain in both leg calfs.

8/19/2013 · Incident, No Injury · DUTAILIER INC. · New York

On 2 separate occasions, my mother and husband had the Dutailier Multiposition Glider tip forward on them (base completely leaving the floor) while getting out of the chair with our newborn infant. This chair is unstable and a tipping hazard which should not be marketed to parents of babies. These are very popular chairs that are sold in baby supplies stores all across the country, but they could easily result in injuries for users. Thankfully in our situation, my mother and husband held onto our infant even as they fell onto the ground, so she was not injured, but the situation could've ended very different quite easily w our baby slipping out of their arms. Yes, upon closer inspection, I am aware that there is a small warning tag attached to the chair that says it should not be used in recline position w/ babies, and that one should not sit on the edge of the chair. However, I do not think this is sufficient. I am shocked that Dutailier continues to profit from the sales of this chair (costing $500+) without bothering to devote resources to improve such a fundamental design flaw, merely satisfying themselves by attaching the warning tag to protect themselves from litigation should injuries occur. It is ridiculous to me that I can buy a reclining glider in a baby store, like many other parents do for nursing and rocking their newborns, only to find that one should not use it in reclining position w/ their babies b/c it is so dangerous. Many baby products have been recalled for far less significant hazards.

7/6/2013 · Unspecified · Toy's R Us · Unspecified

The corner guards slip off when a child grasps the corner and puts her weight downward. My child almost hit her face in the corner because of the product. Meanwhile, the product is supposed to protect a child from the very issue that the product CAUSED. The company designed the product to come off easily so that they don't damage the furniture it is affixed to. But it comes off way too easily to serve it's purpose.

5/30/2012 · Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received · Meijer · Indiana

Outdoor patio furniture included 6 chairs, glass table and umbrella. The umbrella was spinning in the wind so my husband went to adjust it. As he lifted the umbrella from the stand, the wind caught it and tipped it sideways. The leverage from the umbrella pole tipping caused the table to shatter into my lap. I sustained minor scratches as did my husband.

3/4/2019 · Incident, No Injury · Academy Sports + Outdoors · Texas

I installed an Marine Raider Boat Swivel in my boat and the first time I leaned back it came apart rolling me onto my back. I was only keep in the boat by the handle of the running outboard motor I was holding. The same swivels are used under seats on deer tripod stands 10 to 12 feet high. I own 2 of them. What I found was the pivot pin should have been flared on one end and it was not flared. This product must not go through any inspection before being placed on an Academy store shelf. I did put a bad review of the product on the Academy site. I have pictures if needed. If you look at the picture on the Academy site you will see a divot in the pivot pin that locks the pin into the washer and holds it all together. Mine did not have a divot.

3/1/2013 · Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received · Lajobi,Inc · Michigan

Last night my husband was rocking my 4 month old son to sleep in our graco glider. A piece on the base of the glider broke off and my husband and son both fell to the floor.

2/6/2012 · Injury, Level of care not known · Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. · Unspecified

The consumer says that at 9 months old her baby was found with lead at a level 3.3 in his blood. Her home was tested for lead by a lead program in her community. The only items that had lead in the home was the furniture. The consumer says she contacted the retailer by phone in December. They told her they may offer a reimbursement of the product. She was also told by the manufacturer that she was making all of this up. She then sent copies of all her reports and the proof that she purchased the furniture.

12/23/2015 · Injury, Level of care not known · Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. · Virginia

The furniture they manufactured are toxic and smelly. The bedroom sets I bought about ONE year ago still have a very strong and irritant smell. My husband coughed for more than a month when we first received the furniture, and my nose is very allergic to their odor. I've tried every means I could to eliminate the toxic odor, to name but a few, keep opening my windows most of the time to ensure air ventilation of my rooms, putting all the drawers outside to air them, and even spraying photocatalyst in every corner that formaldehyde could exist! I put a formaldehyde testing kit in one of the drawer of their furniture, and the result indicates that the formaldehyde concentration is FIVE times higher than the legitimate level! I tried to warn other people about this and keep them away from Ashley's toxic furniture, but I found that my some of my online reviews were erased and Ashley never takes it seriously! I also reported to the Better Business Bureau twice, when I first successfully contacted the customer representative of Ashley and asked if they have any certified documents proving those furniture meet the requirements of the Toxic Substances Control Act of TSCA, she replied no. It's been 5 months and a half since I first reported this to them, never have they taken any actual action up till now. They just put your health in danger with no guilt. Moreover, I found that quite a few people experienced the same issue http://ashley-fumiture.pissedconsumer.com/ashley-fumiture­ is-toxic-20120909344534.html ?they must have been aware of this, the website seemed to be somehow manipulated lately).

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Product Recalls

Search for active and past recalls related to other furniture on the CPSC website.

Frequently Asked Questions

How dangerous are other furniture?

Based on 20 years of CPSC data, other furniture have a danger score of 35/100 (low risk). An estimated 1,878 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.

What are the most common injuries from other furniture?

The most common injury is strain, sprain to the upper trunk, accounting for approximately 4,992 injuries over 20 years.

Are injuries from other furniture increasing or decreasing?

Stable over 5 years.

Who is most at risk for other furniture injuries?

The 25-34 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 6,409 cases recorded over 20 years. Females are more frequently injured in this age group.

What happens when someone is injured by other furniture?

Of all ER visits involving other furniture, approximately 6.3% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (93.8%) are treated and released from the emergency department.

How can I report a safety problem with other furniture?

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 25-34 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.