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HYPER TOUGH step stools

1 report to CPSC, the latest made May 10, 2026. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • May 10, 2026the latest report was made
  • May 10, 2026the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
HYPER TOUGH
Maker
Walmart Stores Inc.Makers, 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 June 2025 to May 2026; the most in May 2026, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
May 20261

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.

Source:

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

  1. Hospital admission

    Made May 10, 2026, sent to the company May 13, 2026, published by CPSC May 28, 2026

    The product, in the report: The leg at the base of the step stool by the bolt nut broke. The step stool is Type IA, 3-step folding ladder, and is color black & grey. Written on the label shows the Highest Standing Level: 28 inches, Working Load Capacity: 300 pounds, and for indoor use only. Steel frame and Plastic rungs.

    During school hours, an employee fell as she was climbing a stepstool, the bottom leg of the step stool broke , which resulted in significantly injuring her.

    Model
    573210017
    Where
    Santa Ana, California: School
    Who was involved
    Age 42, Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand HYPER TOUGH, made or sold by Walmart Stores Inc.
    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.

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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