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Television televisions

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Sep 17, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Sep 17, 2012the latest report was made
  • Sep 17, 2012the earliest
  • 1with the company’s comments
Brand
Television
Maker
TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
TelevisionsCPSC’s product type: Televisions (code 572), in Electronics: TV & Video

By month

1 report from October 2011 to September 2012; the most in September 2012, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
September 20121

How badly anyone was hurt

  • Death 1

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. Death

    Made Sep 17, 2012, sent to the company Sep 24, 2012, published by CPSC Oct 9, 2012

    The product, in the report: The product(s) is the television (see below) and a two-drawer nightstand that was used as a television stand.

    The decedent is a 2 1/2-year-old female who was attempting to get a movie from the top drawer of a two drawer nightstand upon which a 32-inch large box television (147-pounds) was located. The mother, who was cleaning up the kitchen after dinner, heard a loud noise and saw the child lying on her back on the living room floor with the television resting on top of her head. The mother and a friend who was over for dinner moved the set off the child and called 911. Emerency responders transported the child to the hospital where she could not be revived.

    Model
    Toshiba - Model 32AF42
    UPC
    I don’t know
    Serial number
    I don’t know
    Where
    Syracuse, New York: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 2, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Television, made or sold by TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.

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.

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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.

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