Steelton Tools portable electric heaters
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Feb 4, 2021. A report isn’t a recall.
Watch and the shortlist are kept with a free account, on every device. Your watch list. CPSC’s own search is on saferproducts.gov.
At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Feb 4, 2021the latest report was made
- Feb 4, 2021the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Steelton Tools
- Maker
- OLLIE’S BARGAIN OUTLETMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Portable electric heatersCPSC’s product type: Portable Electric Heaters (code 348), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| February 2021 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- 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.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
-
No one hurt Made Feb 4, 2021, sent to the company Feb 26, 2021, published by CPSC Mar 12, 2021
The product, in the report: Deluxe Utility Heater Model No. HFH-1500 Item No. MTFH-01 120V-1500W Made in China Intertek # 5009081
Heater started smoking and giving off a burning smell like plastic burning. Further inspection revealed melted plastic on wires connected to the heating elements. Unit almost caught fire
- Model
- HFH- 1500
- Bought from
- Ollie’s
- Where
- Hagerstown, Maryland: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 64, Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Steelton Tools, made or sold by OLLIE’S BARGAIN OUTLET
- 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.
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.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.