Toter waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
3 reports to CPSC, the latest made Oct 6, 2020. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 3reports to CPSC
- Oct 6, 2020the latest report was made
- Jan 27, 2014the earliest
- 2with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Toter
- Maker
- TOTER, INC.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse binsCPSC’s product type: Waste Containers, Trash Baskets or Refuse Bins (code 413), in Furniture, Furnishings & Decorations: Storage & Organization
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| October 2020 | 1 |
| February 2014 | 1 |
| January 2014 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hospital admission 1 CPSC: Injury, Hospital Admission
- Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
- First aid 1 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
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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Emergency room Made Oct 6, 2020, sent to the company Nov 3, 2020, published by CPSC Nov 18, 2020
The product, in the report: 2-wheel rollout carts
A woman was using the push cart and suffered injuries
- Model
- Toter 96 gallon 2-wheeled rollout cart
- Where
- Santa Fe, New Mexico: Unspecified
- Who was involved
- Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- made or sold by TOTER, INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
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First aid Made Feb 10, 2014, sent to the company Feb 20, 2014, published by CPSC Mar 14, 2014
The product, in the report: 2 - wheel Roll out cart manufactured by the Toter Company of Statesville, NC, A Wastequip Company
Pushing large plastic trash container (wheeled) with lid open. (very heavy, filled with lawn/garden trash). Container tipped slightly back, my foot caught the flopping lid thus pulling the container toward me while tripping me. My forehead was struck by open top of container. Brief unconsciousness, heavy bleeding. Major laceration at hairline. Bleeding stopped by compression and ice: hair cut away near laceration, butterfly bandages applied.
- Where
- Tucson, Arizona: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 74, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Toter, made or sold by TOTER, INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
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Hospital admission Made Jan 27, 2014, sent to the company Feb 22, 2017, published by CPSC Mar 8, 2017
The product, in the report: 2-wheel Rollout cart manufactured by the Toter Company of Statesville, NC, a WasteEquip Company
I am attaching a report of an injury I sustained caused by a trash can. After my injury I learned that the lid warns against pushing the 2-wheeled trash can with the lid open (apparently stepping on the rim of the lid propels the entire can toward one’s body, and the top edge hits your face and cuts it and knocks you out), but the warning is in tiny embossed letters that are almost invisible. I am attaching photos of my face, also the open can with my blood on it (the lid is horizontal because it is leaning on something), and also the exterior of the lid. The company who made the can obviously knew of this danger, but chose to downplay it with a warning that hardly anyone reads.
On 8/10/10 while pushing my trash can with lid open I suddenly found myself lying on the ground the trash can lying beside me with a lot of blood on the lid & on the ground. I had had a concussion & a laceration across my face. I was taken to an emergency room & had stitches on my face & a CT of my head. Next day I had sever pain & numbness in both hands. A specialist diagnosed injury to my cervical spine. A few months later I underwent a multilevel cervical laminectomy & fusion (i.e. a metal plate across several vertebrae in my neck).
I also had surgery, so yes, hospital admission.
Type of injury: Bleeding; bruising, scratches; concussion; cut; nerve damage.
- Where
- Tucson, Arizona: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Toter, made or sold by TOTER, INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Hospital Admission
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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