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CPSC NEISS Data 2005–2024

Razors Or Shavers, Not Specified

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.

Personal Care & Safety Products · CPSC Code 1667

Stable over 5 years

The verdict

Razors Or Shavers, Not Specified carry a danger score of 38/100 (low risk), driven by roughly 13,599 ER-treated injuries a year that are roughly flat over the last five years.

38/100
danger score (low risk)
13,599
ER visits per year (avg)
2.8%
end in hospital admission
15-24
most-injured age group

Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 1667 - last data year 2024.

PlainSafety danger score

0/100100/10038/100
PlainSafety danger score

Source: CPSC NEISS danger-score model As of 2024

How this 38/100 score is built

The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for razors or shavers, not specified - no opinion, no editorializing:

  • Injury volume13,599 ER visits/yr
  • Severity (hospitalization rate)2.8%
  • Fatality rate0.00%
  • 5-year trend+5%

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

What the CPSC Data Shows

Razors Or Shavers, Not Specified (CPSC product code 1667, in the Personal Care & Safety Products category) generate an estimated 13,599 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 271,981 ER-treated injuries across the 20-year span from 2005 to 2024. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 38/100 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 2024 (20,616 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2007 (7,560 estimated visits).

The single most common ER diagnosis for razors or shavers, not specified is laceration to the finger, accounting for approximately 38,450 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by other to the pubic region (26,550 cases). The 15-24 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 62,797 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 2.8% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.

Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 13 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how razors or shavers, not specified 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.

13,599
Injuries / Year
2.8%
Hospitalization Rate
0.00%
Fatality Rate

Annual Injury Estimates (2005–2024)

5K10K15K20K25K 20052008201120142017202020232024 21K
Estimated annual emergency-room visits for Razors Or Shavers, Not Specified, 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 4,699 4,704 9,403
5-14 4,110 6,562 10,723
15-24 23,842 38,899 62,797
25-34 30,153 29,738 59,919
35-44 23,449 19,423 42,872
45-54 16,506 13,501 30,007
55-64 14,643 10,893 25,536
65-74 9,460 6,592 16,052
75+ 10,276 4,334 14,610

Most Common Injuries

Body Part Diagnosis Est. Injuries
Finger Laceration 38,450
Pubic Region Other 26,550
Upper Trunk Other 20,893
Lower Trunk Other 20,327
Face Other 12,592
Lower Leg Laceration 11,798
Face Laceration 9,934
Pubic Region Derma/conjunct 8,897
Hand Laceration 7,782
Upper Leg Other 6,347
Mouth Laceration 5,906
Lower Leg Other 5,617
Face Derma/conjunct 5,054
Pubic Region Laceration 4,227
Head Other 3,817

Severity Breakdown

Treated/examined And Released 94.0% (255,558)
Left Without Being Seen 2.8% (7,643)
Treated And Admitted/hospitalized 2.5% (6,717)
Treated And Transferred 0.4% (1,036)
Held For Observation 0.4% (1,025)

ER Visit Narratives

Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.

Age 32 · Female · Upper Leg · Other · 2024

32YOF PRESENTS FOR EVAL OF PRURITIC, ERYTHEMATOUS RASH ON INNER THIGHS BILATERALLY.SHE NOTICED THIS 2 DAYS AGO. HAS CHRONIC DRY SKIN IN THE BILATERAL UPPER INNER THIGH BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE GROIN. SHE DOES SHAVE THE AREA. DX: FOLLICULITIS

Age 21 · Female · Pubic Region · Laceration · 2024

21YOF PRESENTS WITH A RASH TO HER EXTERNAL LABIA AFTER SHE CUT HER VAGINAL AREA WHILE SHAVING DX: VAGINAL PAIN

Age 56 · Male · Lower Trunk · Other · 2024

56 YOM HAS A CYST OR A BOIL DOWN BELOW. DOES SHAVE IN THAT AREA. DX: ABSCESS OF PERINEUM

Age 35 · Male · Face · Laceration · 2024

35YOM PRESENTS WITH SMALL BLEEDING LACERATION TO HIS CHIN. REPORTS HE KNICKED HIMSELF WELL SHAVING 2 WEEKS AGO. OCCURRED AT HOME. DX: CHIN LACERATION

Age 33 · Female · Lower Trunk · Other · 2024

33YOF WITH SKIN RASH IN GROIN AREA, HAS BEEN SHAVING HER GROIN AREA WITH N/S RAZOR.DX: FOLLICULITIS DUE TO SHAVING.

Age 60 · Female · Head · Derma/conjunct · 2024

60 YOF WITH RASH TO HER SCALP AFTER SHAVING HER HEAD. DX CONTACT DERMATITIS

Age 27 · Female · Pubic Region · Derma/conjunct · 2024

27 YOF WITHITCHING AND IRRITATION TO OUTSIDE OF VAGINA AFTER USING A NEW SHAVING CREAM, SHAVING THE AREA. STATES SHE KEEPS ITCHING AND THEN SHE GETS SMALL BUMPS FROM ITCHING. DX FOLICULITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT DERMATITIS

Age 24 · Female · Upper Leg · Other · 2024

24YOF HAS A RASH TO HER RIGHT ANTERIOR THIGH AFTER SHAVING THE AREA DX: FOLLICULITIS

Age 36 · Male · Lower Trunk · Other · 2024

36 YOM REPORTS RIGHT GROIN AREA SWELLING, PAIN AND TENDERNESS AFTER SHAVING THE AREA A FEW DAYS AGO. DX: GROIN ABSCESS

Age 23 · Male · Lower Trunk · Other · 2024

23YOM PATIENT PRESENTS WITH LOWER ABDOMINAL PAIN AND TESTICLE PAIN. HE ALSO REPORTS RED BUMPS ON HIS TESTICLES AFTER SHAVING. PT LWOT. NO DX

Age 43 · Male · Face · Other · 2024

43YOM WITH FACIAL LUMP AFTER SHAVING HIS FACE DX: ABSCESS OF FACE

Age 27 · Female · Lower Arm · Laceration · 2024

27YOF WITH RAZOR CUT TO WRIST AFTER PT WAS SHAVING AND THE RAZOR ACCIDENTALLY CUT HER . PT ALSO HAS LAC ON FOREARM DX: LEFT FOREARM LAC

Consumer Incident Reports

Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.

8/3/2019 · Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional · The Procter & Gamble Company · Mississippi

I bought the razor back in May and that’s only brand I have ever used they are exceptional razors but when I shaved with them it cut me up so bad now I have scares all over my legs since they healed and never knew who to contact to report it now it’s embarrasing and will not wear shorts any more it has ruin me cause I have tanning bed and use to tan to show off in summer now I hide legs in pants and it’s not fair I was so mad I threw the other 3 razors away so when you need to see my legs you let me know...I was told things by my cousin that’s a lawyer that this is not right and not good has threw me in depression and all to go on medicine and everything have anxiety now of shaving my legs as you see in picture

8/25/2013 · Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received · BIC USA Inc. · Arizona

Bic Hybrid 3 Razor When trying to fix a cartridge on to the razor handle 1. the cartridge was impossible to attach to the handle, and 2. the cartridge flipped back and cut into my finger, causing a bleeding wound.

7/24/2019 · Injury, Hospital Admission · The Procter & Gamble Company · California

I used the Daisy Disposable razor on or February 1 2019 , buying this product at Target in January of 2019 . I got an infection on my left leg, after shaving my legs by February 3 2019 . I went to doctors on February 4 2019 . . I saw the doctor again on February 7 2019 . My infection on leg gotten worst . I entered the Holy Cross Providence Hospital on Friday February 5 2019 with cellulitis on my left leg . I was in hospital for 5 days . Went back to work at end of March 2019 . Not realizing my infection could of been from shaving legs , I again used another razor from same bag in June 2019 . Again I got another infection on same left leg , with cellulitis , only this time I immediately started with antibiotics. My doctor said my infection had come back due to shaving my legs , with this razor . I’m filing this consumer complaint with you .to this day I will not use any of these products , until rendered safe . Please keep me informed of any progress . [REDACTED] [REDACTED]. Thank [REDACTED]

7/22/2021 · Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received · The Procter & Gamble Company · Oregon

Gillette fusion5 I was shaving the Gillette fusion 5 has braids in the front like all disposable razors it also has a hidden blade in the back and I have a larger upper lip and the blade in the back cut my lip and cut me open and I think it will probably cut a lot of people's lips open I think that's why they don't put a blade on both sides of kitchen knives it's just not safe they should recall this product I made a [REDACTED] video of it just now to warn people and I called Gillette.

7/2/2019 · Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional · The Procter & Gamble Company · New York

I purchased a package of "Venus Simply3 Disposable" razors from Amazon.com on January 19, 2019. I finally started using one in April 2019. I was shaving my legs in the shower and while shaving my left leg the razor skinned my shin. It literally removed about 3 inches of skin off of my shin and I'm left with a scar because of it. I am reporting this now because I received an email about the recall. I usually use a different type of razor from the same company and thought that maybe these razors were just extra sharp and that I wasn't careful. But now I see there was actually a defect. I've never cut myself with the other razors that I use from this company.

7/1/2019 · Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional · The Procter & Gamble Company · Florida

Shaving my legs in the normal matter with shave gel in the shower running hot water the cuts were large painful and left a few scars on my leg this also happend to a guest of mine that borrowed a razor and to my daughter bleeding from thr cuts caused by the razor stained my bath mats and i had to buy scar gel to fade the scars

6/30/2019 · Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional · The Procter & Gamble Company · Florida

Blade on razor shifted slicing my leg behind knee. Actually could not walk around for 2 days

6/20/2013 · Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received · The Procter & Gamble Company · Florida

I have a Braun Silk epil 3 but after a few months of use this unit keeps pinching my skin, especially on the back of my thighs and bikini area too, which is not only quite uncomfortable, but has drawn small amounts of blood, which have caused horrible dark areas now! I got a few ingrown hairs there from use as well. This unit doesn't actually pluck the hair out by the root most of the time. It gets much of the hair out by the root, but it also breaks a lot of hairs off right at the skin. It leaves those hairs too short to pluck with either the epilator or manually with tweezers, and there are too many of them to pluck manually anyway. The bikini area is the worst for ingrown hairs-and they take weeks to work themselves out! Red, swollen, terribly unsightly bumps-NOT attractive! I had no prior history with skin problems (sensitivity, breakouts, ingrown hairs) before using an epilator. I can't wait for all these terrible blemishes to clear up. The result: my legs constantly feel as though I shaved yesterday -- they look smooth (since my hair is light), but they feel stubbly. Constant stubble feeling, and since much of the hair wasn't removed at the root, I certainly can't go for weeks between use of the product.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How dangerous are razors or shavers, not specified?

Based on 20 years of CPSC data, razors or shavers, not specified have a danger score of 38/100 (low risk). An estimated 13,599 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.

What are the most common injuries from razors or shavers, not specified?

The most common injury is laceration to the finger, accounting for approximately 38,450 injuries over 20 years.

Are injuries from razors or shavers, not specified increasing or decreasing?

Stable over 5 years.

Who is most at risk for razors or shavers, not specified injuries?

The 15-24 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 62,797 cases recorded over 20 years. Females are more frequently injured in this age group.

What happens when someone is injured by razors or shavers, not specified?

Of all ER visits involving razors or shavers, not specified, approximately 2.8% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (97.2%) are treated and released from the emergency department.

How can I report a safety problem with razors or shavers, not specified?

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 38/100 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.