CPSC NEISS · code 4066

Scales, Electric/battery Operated (exclud. Baby Scales)

Scales, Electric/battery Operated (exclud. Baby Scales): danger rank #256 of 838 is not ER-volume rank #668 of 838 (309 estimated ER visits a year; declining by about 39% over the last five years).

Floors, Walls & Ceilings CPSC NEISS through 2024

Danger score versus ER volume

Danger score versus ER volume

According to CPSC NEISS 2005-2024, Scales, Electric/battery Operated (exclud. Baby Scales) ranks #256 of 838 by danger score (38/100) at ER-volume #668 of 838 (309/yr). They are not the same ranking.

#256
danger rank of 838
#668
ER-volume rank of 838
38/100
danger score
309/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 (38/100) across 838 scored CPSC product categories

38 Around the middle lower than 30% 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: 53/100

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.

C
Dimension Value National percentile Weight applied Source
Injury severity (hospitalization + fatality blend) 26 97th 35% CPSC NEISS 20-year severity index
Annual ER injury volume 309 18th 30% CPSC NEISS estimated annual ER-treated injuries
5-year injury trend -39% 12th 15% CPSC NEISS 5-year % change in ER-treated injuries
Consumer incident reports 21 56th 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 6,174 estimated ER injuries land on the body

Body-part shares from the same CPSC NEISS injury_types extract for product code 4066. Segments sum to 6,174 - 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 Floors, Walls & Ceilings 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.

Floors, Walls & Ceilings danger scores

1. Beds Or Bedframes, Other …55/1002. Chairs, Other Or Not Spec…51/1003. Ladders, Other Or Not Spe…49/1004. Bedding, Not Specified49/1005. Tables (excl. Baby Chang…47/1006. Stools, Other Or Not Spec…44/1007. Scales, Not Elec. Or Batt…44/1008. Scales, Electric/battery …38/100
Higher score = higher composite danger in this group. Peer set is other scored products sharing the same CPSC group.
0/100100/10038/100
PlainSafety danger score · Scales, Electric/battery Operated (exclud. Baby Scales)

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 scales, electric/battery operated (exclud. baby scales) - no opinion, no editorializing:

  • Injury volume 309 ER visits/yr Low volume
  • Severity (hospitalization rate) 26.3% Very high admission rate
  • Fatality rate 0.00% No recorded fatalities
  • 5-year trend-39%

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 scales, electric/battery operated (exclud. baby scales) are declining by about 39% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2017 (798 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2008 (44 estimated visits). The single most common ER diagnosis is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 887 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by laceration to the head (548 cases). The 75+ age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 3,310 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 26.3% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.

Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 21 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how scales, electric/battery operated (exclud. baby scales) 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 617
Estimated annual emergency-room visits for Scales, Electric/battery Operated (exclud. Baby Scales), 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 60 207 267
5-14 64 17 81
15-24 0 80 80
25-34 0 205 205
35-44 65 92 157
45-54 212 118 330
55-64 208 291 499
65-74 671 577 1,248
75+ 975 2,335 3,310

Most Common Injuries

Body Part Diagnosis Est. Injuries
Head Internal Injury 887
Head Laceration 548
Face Laceration 420
Lower Trunk Other 337
Lower Trunk Contusions, Abr. 293
Head Contusions, Abr. 269
Lower Trunk Fracture 254
Knee Contusions, Abr. 209
Upper Trunk Fracture 202
Neck Strain, Sprain 180
Wrist Fracture 169
Upper Arm Avulsion 145
Shoulder Contusions, Abr. 134
Foot Laceration 123
Face Other 98

Severity Breakdown

Treated/examined And Released 76.4% (4,714)
Treated And Admitted/hospitalized 20.1% (1,238)
Treated And Transferred 2.5% (153)
Held For Observation 1.1% (69)

ER Visit Narratives

Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.

Age 77 · Female · Head · Internal Injury · 2024

77YOF BIBEMS AFTER A FALL. PT. STATES SHE WAS PUTTING AWAY A BATHROOM SCALE WHEN SHE STEPPED BACKWARDS, LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL. ENDORSING CHEST AND RIB PAIN. DX: TRAUMATIC SUBDURAL HEMATOMA WITHOUT LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Age 70 · Male · Neck · Strain, Sprain · 2024

70 YOM WAS AT *** AIRPORT AND TRIPPED OVER A LUGGAGE SCALE CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE WAS ABLE TO BOARD THE PLANE AND CAME STRAIGHT TO ED, C/O SHOULDER, HEAD, AND NECK PAIN DX: CERVICAL STRAIN, HEAD CONTUSION, HEMATOMA, DDD

Age 73 · Female · Head · Internal Injury · 2024

73YOF TRIPPED OVER A SCALE AND WENT FORWARD, HITTING HER HEAD ON A DOOR FRAME. COMPLAINS OF RIGHT WRIST AND KNEE PAIN. THINKS SHE WAS KNOCKED OUT AFTER SHE HIT HER HEAD. DOES REMEMBER THE FALL. STAFF AT THE VET THOUGHT SHE WAS UNCONSCIOUS FOR 10 SECONDS OR LESS. DX: HEAD INJURY, CONTUSION RIGHT KNEE, RIGHT WRIST PAIN, HISTORY OF FALLING

Age 94 · Female · Lower Leg · Hematoma · 2024

94YOF PATIENT WAS GETTING OFF THE SCALE AT HER NEUROLOGY APPOINTMENT TODAY WHEN SHE FELL, STRIKING HER LEFT SHIN ON HER WALKER. LARGE HEMATOMA ON LEFT SHIN. DX: FALL

Age 11 · Male · Foot · Laceration · 2024

11YOM DROPPED A GLASS SCALE ONTO LT FOOT. DX: LAC FOOT

Age 82 · Female · Neck · Fracture · 2024

82YOF PRESENTS WITH NECK AND BACK PAIN AFTER A FALL AT HOME WHEN SHE TRIPPED OVER HER BATHROOM SCALE DX: GROUND LEVEL FALL, CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE, THORACIC SPINE FRACTURE

Age 84 · Female · Head · Internal Injury · 2024

84 YOF TRIPPED WHILE GOING OVER A WHEELCHAIR SCALE AT ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY AND HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF HER HEAD. DX: TRAUMATIC INJURY OF HEAD

Age 61 · Female · Lower Trunk · Fracture · 2024

61YOF WAS GETTING ONTO A SCALE AT THE DIALYSIS CENTER AND FELL OFF LANDED ONTO BUTTOCKS DX: COMPRESSION FRACTURE AT LOWER BACK

Age 85 · Male · Lower Trunk · Contusions, Abr. · 2023

85YOM WALKED IN TO ED COMPLAINING OF FALL TODAY BEFORE RECEIVING DIALYSIS. PT STATES HE WAS TURNING WHILE STANDING AND BEING WEIGHED. MISSED REACHING FOR WALKER AND FELL TO GROUND TO LEFT SIDE. PT DESCRIBES PAIN TO PELVIS AND UPER LEG. DX:FALL; CONTUSION OF LEFT HIP.

Age 86 · Female · Head · Laceration · 2023

86YOF WAS IN THE BATHROOM WITH HER WALKER, LEANED OVER TO LOCK HER WALKER, HER HIP LOCKED UP AND SHE FELL FORWARD STRIKING HER HEAD, FELL TO THE SIDE AND HIT HER HEAD ON A WEIGHT SCALE. DX: SCALP LACERATION, FOREHEAD HEMATOMA

Age 56 · Female · Head · Internal Injury · 2023

56 YOF FELL AND HIT HER HEAD ON A BATHROOM SCALE. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, CONCUSSION

Age 60 · Male · Ankle · Fracture · 2023

60YOM STS AT CANCER CENTER TRIPPED ON A SCALE & FELL, HIT L HIP AND L SIDE OF HEAD C/O HIP PAIN L ANKLE PAIN LOW BACK PAIN DX ANEMIA FRACTURE LATERAL MALLEOLUS CLOSED GLF HYPODENSE MASS OF LIVER LYMPHOMA PULMONARY NODULE

Consumer Incident Reports

Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.

8/18/2015 · Incident, No Injury · CONAIR CORPORATION · California

This morning when my niece was walking out of the bathroom I heard an explosion. When I went to go see what it was there was shattered glass everywhere. She said she was not even near the scale it just broke

7/31/2024 · Incident, No Injury · joicom Corporation · New York

I went to pick up the renpho smart scale to place it on the ground and it shattered. It was still in the air, nothing touched it, it was not dropped or banged. Glass sprayed into the air and across the room.

7/23/2012 · Incident, No Injury · BEURER NORTH AMERICA LP · Unspecified

The scale was sitting in its location in the bathroom, close to, but not against, the wall. My wife tapped it with her foot -- and not hard -- as she walked toward the toilet, and the Beurer BG17 Body Analysis scale, which the company says is made out of safety glass, shattered into many pieces. Luckily, my wife had slippers on, or else it is possible she could have been injured by the shards of glass, many of which were sharp.

6/8/2023 · Incident, No Injury · joicom Corporation · New York

I was using a Renpho Smart Scale when just as I stepped on it, the scale exploded. I weigh 166 pounds and do not believe that was a contributing factor. The glass scale was in perfect condition when this occurred. I was barefoot at the time, but miraculously escaped any injury. I fear that an infant or pet could have been injured since the glass spread out at floor level.

6/29/2021 · Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received · Etekcity Corporation · District of Columbia

A new bathroom scale I bought with a glass top, shattered in pieces after a few days use while it was being slid across the floor of the bathroom. The shattered pieces caused minor injury and where a serious hazard with glass minute shards all across the bathroom floor.

6/2/2023 · Incident, No Injury · CONAIR CORPORATION · Minnesota

My glass "Weight Watchers Glass Scale Clear - Conair" spontaneously shattered. Thankfully no one was using it at the time nor in the same room as the glass shattered everywhere.

6/13/2014 · Incident, No Injury · TAYLOR PRECISION PRODUCTS · California

I have a Taylor electronic weight scale placed in my bathroom for 2 years. With unknown reasons the weight scale exploded leaving the floor with glasses. The weight scale is broken into pieces. The temperature was about 72F normal temperature. There was no one or anything around the scale when the incident happened.

5/3/2025 · Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional · Lucky Star Enterprise & Co., LTD · Alabama

I purchased a series 8 fitness scale. It exploded into a bunch of pieces.

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Product Recalls

Search for active and past recalls related to scales, electric/battery operated (exclud. baby scales) on the CPSC website.

Compare beyond Floors, Walls & Ceilings

Nationwide peers by danger score, ER volume & hospitalization

Three PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Scales, Electric/battery Operated (exclud. Baby Scales): cross-group products nearest on danger score (38/100), estimated annual ER visits (309/yr), and hospitalization share (26.3%). 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, Scales, Electric/battery Operated (exclud. Baby Scales) ranks #256 of 838 scored CPSC product categories by PlainSafety danger score and #668 of 838 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does scales, electric/battery operated (exclud. baby scales) rank on danger score versus ER volume?

Among 838 scored CPSC product categories, scales, electric/battery operated (exclud. baby scales) ranks #256 by PlainSafety danger score (38/100) and #668 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume (309/yr). The two rankings come from the same NEISS extract and are not the same order.

What are the most common injuries from scales, electric/battery operated (exclud. baby scales)?

The most common injury is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 887 injuries over 20 years.

Are injuries from scales, electric/battery operated (exclud. baby scales) increasing or decreasing?

Down 39% over 5 years.

Who is most at risk for scales, electric/battery operated (exclud. baby scales) injuries?

The 75+ age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 3,310 cases recorded over 20 years. Females are more frequently injured in this age group.

What happens when someone is injured by scales, electric/battery operated (exclud. baby scales)?

Of all ER visits involving scales, electric/battery operated (exclud. baby scales), approximately 26.3% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (73.7%) are treated and released from the emergency department.

How can I report a safety problem with scales, electric/battery operated (exclud. baby scales)?

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 Scales, Electric/battery Operated (exclud. Baby Scales) 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.