Glass Table Injury Study Prompts Widespread Media Coverage

An article published by The American Journal of Surgery titled Glass Table Injuries: A Silent Public Health Problem, explains how broken glass tables can cause life-threatening injuries. The results of this research are being publicized by several media outlets, bringing to light what the article refers to as an often overlooked problem.

According to the article, there are more than 2.5 million injuries from glass tables each year. The research summary states that glass table injuries are more common than may be recognized and represent a public health problem that can be mitigated through proper regulatory measures.

The following are several articles about the study:

• You May Never Buy a Glass Table Again After Reading This Shattering New Study
• Clear Danger: Glass-Topped Tables Injure Thousands Each Year
• Inadequate Regulations for Glass Tables Cause Severe Injuries for Consumers, Study Finds
• Glass tables cause over 2.5 MILLION injuries every year, including abrasions, lacerations and organ damage that requires surgery, study reveals
• Faulty Glass Tables Can Cause Life-Threatening Injuries: Study
• Beware! Fault in Your Glass Table Can Cause Life-Threatening Injuries
• Glass Tables Can Cause Life-Threatening Injuries
• Glass Tables Cause a lot of Nasty Injuries

Read USGlass magazine publisher Debra Levy’s blog about the topic for more information about how this study could impact the glass industry.