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Guardian glass shower and bathtub doors

4 reports to CPSC, the latest made Dec 11, 2021. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 4reports to CPSC
  • Dec 11, 2021the latest report was made
  • Jul 27, 2013the earliest
  • 1with the company’s comments
Brand
Guardian
Maker
GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORP.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Glass shower and bathtub doorsGlass enclosures for bathtubs and showersCPSC’s product type: Glass Bathtub or Shower Enclosures (code 609), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Plumbing & Bath
Other ways the reports write the brand (2)

“GURADIAN” and “Guardian Glass Shower Guard”

By month

1 report from January 2021 to December 2021; the most in December 2021, 1. 3 earlier reports, since July 2013, are in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
December 20211
July 20151
September 20141
July 20131

How badly anyone was hurt

  • Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
  • First aid 2 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
  • No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. Emergency room

    Made Dec 11, 2021, sent to the company Dec 14, 2021, published by CPSC Jan 5, 2022

    The product, in the report: Guardian Glass Shower Guard clear frameless shower door.

    Guardian Shower Guard frameless shower door spontaneously exploded resulting in multiple lacerations, cuts and brushes. Three lacerations required stitches. The person with the lacerations also was covered in very small glass shards and glass dust. Particles of glass were found up to about 8 feet from the shower door. Glass shards were found on a shower shelf about 4 feet away at a height of about 5 feet.

    Bought from
    Trinity Glass
    Bought
    Mar 6, 2019, about then
    Where
    Liberty, Texas: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 62, Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Spouse
    As this report names them
    Brand Guardian Glass Shower Guard, made or sold by GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORP.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
  2. First aid

    Made Jul 29, 2015, sent to the company Aug 6, 2015, published by CPSC Aug 27, 2015

    The product, in the report: Guardian Double Shower door enclosure (safety tempered)

    My husband was taking a shower and suddenly and without warning the shower door shattered. Glass all over him and the bathroom and shower. He sustained cuts on his back, shoulders, arms, and feet.

    Bought from
    Home Depot, Pennsylvania
    Bought
    Jun 24, 2013, about then
    Where
    Glenmoore, Pennsylvania: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 52, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Spouse
    As this report names them
    Brand Guardian, made or sold by GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORP.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
  3. No one hurt

    Made Sep 29, 2014, sent to the company Oct 6, 2014, published by CPSC Oct 21, 2014

    The product, in the report: Clear tempered shower glass door by Guardian Kingsburg California ANSI z97.1-2009 Safety tempered Sgcc 970 3/16ua 16 crf 1201 ii Can/cgsb-12.1-m

    I just had my shower door explode I was down stairs when I heard the loud boom and ran to see what it was and glass every were nothing was on the doors no windows open no one in the restroom thankfully the explosion of glass was powerful enough to get stuck in wall and fill the track above the glass I have a video where you can hear it popping we had to throw everything mats scrubber away because of all the glass all our restrooms have the same glass and where worried where possible I have taken the glass down to avoid a bad accident the glass info Guardian Kingsburg California ANSI z97.1-2009 Safety tempered Sgcc 970 3/16ua 16 crf 1201 ii Can/cgsb-12.1-m

    Where
    Hesperia, California: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Guardian, made or sold by GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORP.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  4. First aid

    Made Jul 27, 2013, sent to the company Aug 5, 2013, published by CPSC Aug 26, 2013

    The product, in the report: Shower Tub Sliding Glass door. Manufacturer: GUARDIAN https://www.guardian.com/GuardianGlass/glassproducts/InGlassInteriorGlass/ShowerGuardGlass/index.htm Home Builder: KB Homes http://www.kbhome.com/quick-move-in/?state=california&region=riverside-san-bernardino&gclid=CO68gJbA0LgCFVNo7AodfE4Adg

    My relatives are here this weekend. My niece was taking bath in the 2nd bathroom. She just slide the glass door of the tub and was steeping out. One of the glasses just disintegrated and fell on her inside the tub. Luckily she got hurt only below her knees and we gave her first aid at our home.

    Product manufactured: GUARDIAN

    Home Builder: KB Homes

    Bought from
    KB Homes, California
    Bought
    Oct 3, 2010
    Where
    Irvine, California: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 14, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Other Relative
    As this report names them
    Brand GURADIAN, made or sold by GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORP.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

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