Hearth Record

Back to Television tables or stands

Init television tables or stands

3 reports to CPSC, the latest made Mar 3, 2014. A report isn’t a recall.

Watch it to hear when CPSC publishes new reports about it. CPSC’s own search, on saferproducts.gov

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.

  • 3reports to CPSC
  • Mar 3, 2014the latest report was made
  • Aug 22, 2012the earliest
  • 3with the company’s comments
Brand
Init
Maker
Best BuyMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Television tables or standsCPSC’s product type: Television Tables or Stands (code 519), in Furniture, Furnishings & Decorations: Furniture

By month

2 reports from April 2013 to March 2014; the most in March 2014, 1. 1 earlier report, since August 2012, is in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
March 20141
April 20131
August 20121

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No one hurt 2 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
  • Not said 1 CPSC: Unspecified

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.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. Not said

    Made Mar 3, 2014, sent to the company Mar 11, 2014, published by CPSC Mar 26, 2014

    The product, in the report: Init NT-MG-302 56” TV Stand with 3 glass shelves

    The bottom shelf of our Init TV stand shattered catastrophically for no apparent reason, spreading broken glass all over the room. There was no one in the room when it happened, nothing had been added to the shelf for several months, so there was no increase in the weight load it was bearing. Nothing strange was going on at all.

    Model
    NT-MG-302
    Bought from
    Best Buy
    Bought
    Dec 21, 2010
    Where
    Gaithersburg, Maryland: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Init, made or sold by Best Buy
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Unspecified
  2. No one hurt

    Made Apr 19, 2013, sent to the company Apr 29, 2013, published by CPSC May 13, 2013

    The product, in the report: TV stand with three tempered glass shelves. The bottom shelf is what exploded. The company name is Init and the model # is NT-MG1158. This is the web site for the exact model purchased: http://www.initproducts.com/pc-494-6-init-tv-stand-for-flat-panel-tvs-up-to-60.aspx

    The lower glass shelf on my TV stand exploded for no reason. It is made of tempered glass. The model number is NT-MG1158 and the company name is Init. I came home from work and found the breaking glass had set off the sound sensors on my alarm system. The sheriff came out earlier when the alarm went off and left a note that the house was secure but could see the broken glass from the stand.

    There was nothing on this particular shelf. Moreover, there is no direct sunlight or any other heat/cool source that would affect the glass. The house is kept at the same temperature 75*. It literally exploded all by itself. Glass was found up to 30 feet away from the TV stand. If anyone was near this when it happened there would have been injuries for sure. If a cat or dog was nearby the injuries would have been very serious. If the glass broke that supported the plasma TV the results would have been much much worse.

    After searching the web I found that such incidents involving tempered glass in TV stands is not uncommon, and when it does happen the result is violent. I think this is a safety hazard which should be brought to the attention of consumers.

    Regards, [REDACTED]

    Model
    NT-MG1158
    UPC
    unknown
    Serial number
    unknown
    Bought from
    Best Buy
    Bought
    Oct 1, 2012, about then
    Where
    Sarasota, Florida: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 49, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Init, made or sold by Best Buy
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  3. No one hurt

    Made Aug 22, 2012, sent to the company Aug 31, 2012, published by CPSC Sep 17, 2012

    The product, in the report: A three shelf TV stand with a metal frame and three tempered glass shelves.

    We bought a TV stand from Bestbuy in Feburary of 2010. The brand we bought was Init model # NT-C1140B. We bought this stand because we had a console TV that was heavy and weighed 180 pounds and this stand was rated to hold a TV up to 300 pounds. Everything was fine for two years until the night of 08-13 at 1am. I was downstairs in another room when I heard a large boom, similar to a gunshot. I had no idea what it was, until I walked into my living room and saw glass shattered all over the living room. The tv stands has three shelves all tempered glass, the shelf that shattered was the bottom shelf that was holding my stereo and my dvd player, neither of them weighing very much. The shelf holding the TV did not shatter just the bottom shelf. I could only imagine if I had been in the room or my baby and her getting glass shrapnel in her face. This could of been a much more serious situation and I felt compelled to report this unsafe product.

    Model
    NT-C1140B
    Serial number
    2186125621
    Bought from
    Best Buy
    Bought
    Feb 27, 2010
    Where
    Villa Park, Illinois: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 30, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand INIT, made or sold by Best Buy
    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.

Source:

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.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

Back to Television tables or stands

How to read a record

Four things every record does, shown on an example record made up for this guide.

An example record, made up for this guide

An example nursing home

Made up for this guide: no real place is shown

Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

From the homeNone yet. Replies and paid listings aren’t open, and when they open they will sit here, below the record.

1 of 4

Every fact names its source.

Who published it, when, and how often it changes sit beside each fact, with a link to the agency’s own file.

Sign in

A free account keeps your watch list, shortlists, comparisons and saved searches on every device, and can email you when something you watch changes. Browsing never needs one.