Baker chairs
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Feb 4, 2013. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Feb 4, 2013the latest report was made
- Feb 4, 2013the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Baker
- Maker
- KOHLER CO.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- ChairsChairs without a type of their ownCPSC’s product type: Chairs, Other or Not Specified (code 4074), in Furniture, Furnishings & Decorations: Furniture
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| February 2013 | 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.
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No one hurt Made Feb 4, 2013, sent to the company Feb 12, 2013, published by CPSC Feb 27, 2013
The product, in the report: The chair is part of a set of six chairs -- Baker item 3242 with fabric 68-330 Gr.18 -- listed on our bill of sale as $1218 each in 1994 (two of the six chairs were actually purchased new from retailer Casa Marin in San Rafael, Clalifornia; this company was subsequently purchased by Flegels Furniture which continues to operate in the San Francisco Bay Area (though no longer in San Rafael). At the same time (1994) we also purchased two matching dining arm chairs (Baker item 3243) of the same style (English Regency) and have the same concerns about their safety. All purchases fully documented. Our chairs have be
In September, 2012, a serious failure occurred in one of our Baker dining room chairs. As my wife and I were preparing to have our evening meal, while I was seated, and as I moved my chair forward to the table, the bottom portion of the right rear leg broke off spontaneously. The piece which sheared off measures approximately seven inches maximum long dimension; the oblique shearing involves roughly half the length of the broken piece, and is remarkably smooth along the broken edge (my research has confirmed similar breaks in other chair legs which is said to be due to flaws in the wood, called “shakes”). The break was accompanied by a loud cracking sound which probably caused me to reflexly shift forward in my chair; this action, and my wife’s action to immediately stabilize me by placing her hand on my shoulder, probably saved me from serious injury, or worse!
- Model
- 3242
- Bought from
- Casa Marin, California
- Bought
- Jan 1, 1994, about then
- Where
- Emeryville, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 64, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Baker, made or sold by KOHLER CO.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
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Sources
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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.
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