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Home Basics step stools

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Apr 23, 2015. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Apr 23, 2015the latest report was made
  • Apr 23, 2015the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Home Basics
Maker
HDS TRADING CORPMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Step stoolsCPSC’s product type: Step Stools (code 620), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Ladders

By month

1 report from May 2014 to April 2015; the most in April 2015, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
April 20151

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.

Source:

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

  1. No one hurt

    Made Apr 23, 2015, sent to the company May 1, 2015, published by CPSC May 22, 2015

    The product, in the report: Home Basics Folding step stool Green Dimensions 12.25” x 10.75” x 8.25” Company name HDS Trading Corp, NORTH Brunswick, NJ 08902

    My 3.5 year old son was standing on the folding step stool and it just collapsed and my son fell to the floor. The stool was on the floor and setup properly as per the instructions

    Model
    Folding Step Stool
    Where
    CEDAR PARK, United States: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 3, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand Home Basics, made or sold by HDS TRADING CORP
    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.

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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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