Plastic Panels For Doors Or Windows
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.
Building Materials & Home Structures · CPSC Code 1854
Up 12% over 5 years
The verdict
Plastic Panels For Doors Or Windows carry a danger score of 27/100 (low risk), driven by roughly 102 ER-treated injuries a year that are rising by about 12% over the last five years.
- 27/100
- danger score (low risk)
- 102
- ER visits per year (avg)
- 2.5%
- end in hospital admission
- 15-24
- most-injured age group
Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 1854 - last data year 2024.
PlainSafety danger score
How this 27/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for plastic panels for doors or windows - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume102 ER visits/yr
- Severity (hospitalization rate)2.5%
- Fatality rate0.00%
- 5-year trend+12%
See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Plastic Panels For Doors Or Windows (CPSC product code 1854, in the Building Materials & Home Structures category) generate an estimated 102 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 2,048 ER-treated injuries across the 20-year span from 2005 to 2024. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 27/100 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 rising by about 12% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2011 (192 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2023 (16 estimated visits).
The single most common ER diagnosis for plastic panels for doors or windows is laceration to the finger, accounting for approximately 426 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by laceration to the hand (240 cases). The 15-24 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 562 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 plastic panels for doors or windows 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 | 6 | 71 | |
| 5-14 | 138 | 0 | |
| 15-24 | 402 | 160 | |
| 25-34 | 318 | 108 | |
| 35-44 | 286 | 15 | |
| 45-54 | 166 | 127 | |
| 55-64 | 173 | 75 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Finger | Laceration | |
| Hand | Laceration | |
| Hand | Fracture | |
| Face | Laceration | |
| Lower Arm | Laceration | |
| Head | Internal Injury | |
| Hand | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Mouth | Laceration | |
| Elbow | Laceration | |
| Lower Trunk | Other | |
| Face | Other | |
| Head | Laceration | |
| Lower Leg | Laceration | |
| Hand | Burns, Thermal | |
| Knee | Contusions, Abr. |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
33YOF C/O R HAND PAIN AFATER STRIKING A PLASTIC WINDOW IN ANGER 2 DAYS AGO WITH CLENCHED FIST. NOTED PAIN & SWELLING ALONG THE ULNAR ASPECT OF HER HAND SINCE, WORSENED W/MOVEMENT OF HER SMALL RING FINGER. OCCURRED AT HOME. DX: FRACTURE, METACARPAL SHAFT
54YOF COMPLAINS OF LACERATION ABOVE RIGHT EYEBROW. PATIENT STATES SHE WAS STANDING ON GROUND HANGING PLASTIC OVER WINDOWS, FELL TO STRIKE FACE TO FLOOR. DX:FALL.
31YOM C/O HAND LAC S/P PUNCHED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. CUT HAND ON THE ***. DX: HAND LACERATION, INJURY OF EXTENSOR TENDON OF HAND
50 YOM CUTTING ***, HURT FINGER. DX FINGER LACERATION
44YOM BIB PD FOR MEDICAL CLEARANCE AFTER BEING ARRESTED. PER REPORT, THE PT SPRAYED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER ALL OVER A HOTEL., BREAKING ***. PER PD, THE HOTEL STAFF CALLED DUE TO THE PT HAVING SEIZURE LIKE ACTIVITY. ABRASIONS NOTED TO THE BILATERAL FEET AND KNEES. DX: DISORGANIZED BEHAVIOR, ABRASIONS.
41YOM HAD AN INJURY TO HIS RIGHT EYE 4 DAYS AGO, PT WAS PULLING OUT A PANEL AT HOME WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF PLASTIC FLEW OUT AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT EYE. DX: RIGHT EYE PAIN, SUSPECT TRAUMATIC IRITIS, HISTORY OF INJURY 4 DAYS AGO
26YOM REPORTS 4 DAYS AGO HE GOT MAD WHILE IN THE COUNTY JAIL AND PUNCHED A BULLET PROOF WINDOW W/ BOTH HANDS. PT STATES HE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING RT HAND PAIN SINCE. DX:HAND SPRAIN RT
64YOM WAS REMOVING A HEADER OFF ONE OF THE OUTSIDE WINDOWS OF HIS HOME WHEN IT FELL ON HIS HEAD, DID NOT GET KNOCKED OUT BUT SAW STARS AND HAS SCALP PAIN. DX: WOUND LACERATION
37YOM WAS FOUND INTOXICATED AND PUNCHING THROUGH WINDOWS AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE. IN ED, PT IS EXTREMELY AGITATED AND BLEEDING FROM A FACIAL LACERATION. +LAC REPAIR, +ETOH 267 DX LIP LAC, THUMB LAC, ARM LAC, HAND LAC@
26 YOM INJURED HAND, PUNCHED *** WINDOW IN JAIL. DX-LACERATION RIGHT HAND
17YOM PT PUNCHED A PLASTIC WINDOW WITH R HAND. DX R HAND FX
16YOF ANGRY & PUSHED A DOOR,*** BROKE,CUT RT FOREARM DX: LAC (LIVES IN GROUP HOME FOR PROBLEM/TROUBLED KIDS)
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to plastic panels for doors or windows on the CPSC website.
Frequently Asked Questions
How dangerous are plastic panels for doors or windows?
Based on 20 years of CPSC data, plastic panels for doors or windows have a danger score of 27/100 (low risk). An estimated 102 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.
What are the most common injuries from plastic panels for doors or windows?
The most common injury is laceration to the finger, accounting for approximately 426 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from plastic panels for doors or windows increasing or decreasing?
Up 12% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for plastic panels for doors or windows injuries?
The 15-24 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 562 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by plastic panels for doors or windows?
Of all ER visits involving plastic panels for doors or windows, 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 plastic panels for doors or windows?
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 27/100 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 15-24 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.
