Target laundry baskets
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Aug 6, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Aug 6, 2012the latest report was made
- Aug 6, 2012the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- None given: no report names a brand, so the group is named for its maker, Target
- Maker
- TargetMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Laundry basketsCPSC’s product type: Laundry Baskets (code 438), in Furniture, Furnishings & Decorations: Storage & Organization
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| August 2012 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hospital admission 1 CPSC: Injury, Hospital Admission
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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Hospital admission Made Aug 6, 2012, sent to the company Sep 12, 2012, published by CPSC Sep 26, 2012
The product, in the report: Oval laundry basket- outer woven plastic strips and inside metal frame hidden by the plastic.
The consumer stated that her 4 years old son was sleep, woke up at approximately 1am and walked into his room. The consumer stated that her son got into her bed and fell asleep on the edge. The consumer stated that she was sleep and unaware that her son was in the bed.
The consumer stated that she woke up to her son screaming and he was standing up crying.
The consumer stated that he told her that he fell off the bed. The consumer stated that he was shaking and he told her that his belly hurt. The consumer stated that she noticed blood on sheets and she turned her son over and noticed a puncture wound on his left side above his hip.
The consumer stated that she noticed the basket on the side of the bed with a visible rounded metal rode coming out of basket. The consumer stated that it looked like the plastic woven material had collapsed around the metal frame.
The consumer stated that she drove her son to the Maria Fareri children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center. She stated that they took him to the pediatric trauma center and they did chest x-rays, and a CAT scan with oral IV and rectal tracing to see if he was internally bleeding. The consumer stated that the test reveal blood and air in the abdomen.
The consumer stated that he had to have emergency laparoscopy surgery and the surgery showed that the metal rode puncture 8” into the abdomen almost coming out on the right side of his belly.
The rode did not puncture any internal organ, it caused bruising to the pancreas and the liver and they removed hematomas from the abdomen.
The consumer stated that he was in the hospital for 5 days and she needs to follow up in 2 weeks with the surgeon. The consumer stated that at the moment he was on bed rest.
The consumer stated that the metal rode had a wax coating that made it easier for it to sly out of his side from him.
The consumer stated that she contacted the manufacturer and she informed them of the incident. She stated that the representative took down her contact information and stated that someone would get in contact with her.
- Model
- Unknown
- UPC
- 490020208317
- Serial number
- VPCI 002-02-0831
- Bought from
- Target, New York
- Bought
- Jan 1, 2011, about then
- Where
- New Roshelle, New York: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 4, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Unknown, made or sold by Target
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Hospital Admission
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.
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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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