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ShowerGuard glass shower and bathtub doors

2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Jun 5, 2024. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 2reports to CPSC
  • Jun 5, 2024the latest report was made
  • Jun 2, 2016the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
ShowerGuard
Makers
GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORP. and Interior SpecialtiesMakers, 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

By month

1 report from July 2023 to June 2024; the most in June 2024, 1. 1 earlier report, since June 2016, is in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
June 20241
June 20161

How badly anyone was hurt

  • Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
  • 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 Jun 5, 2024, sent to the company Jun 10, 2024, published by CPSC Jun 25, 2024

    The product, in the report: Guardian Glass is the manufacturer and the frameless glass shower door product is ShowerGuard.

    My bathroom glass shower door spontaneously exploded causing me to fall and impaling me with glass shards causing severe injuries including multiple wounds and lacerations which required extensive surgical treatment . The glass shower door was manufactured by Guardian Glass and the their specific product was ShowerGuard glass shower door.

    Model
    N/a
    UPC
    N/a
    Serial number
    N/a
    Bought from
    Berwyn Glass
    Bought
    Mar 31, 2014
    Where
    Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 63, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand ShowerGuard, made or sold by GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORP.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
  2. No one hurt

    Made Jun 2, 2016, sent to the company Aug 9, 2016, published by CPSC Jul 1, 2016

    The product, in the report: Glass Shower Door exploded

    At midnight last night (June 1, 2016) I was awakened by a large explosion in my master bath and found that my shower door had exploded into a million tiny shads of glass. The Door was a ShowerGuard brand hinged door.

    Model
    N/A
    UPC
    N/A
    Serial number
    N/A
    Bought from
    Interior Specialties, New Jersey
    Bought
    Sep 5, 2008
    Where
    Newark, Delaware: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 59, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand ShowerGuard, made or sold by Interior Specialties
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

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:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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