Metro Design USA step stools
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Nov 19, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Nov 19, 2012the latest report was made
- Nov 19, 2012the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- None given: no report names a brand, so the group is named for its maker, Metro Design USA
- Maker
- Metro Design USAMakers, 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
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| November 2012 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
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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Emergency room Made Nov 19, 2012, sent to the company Dec 7, 2012, published by CPSC Dec 21, 2012
The product, in the report: Household Type III Step Stool
I purchased a step stool in 2010 for my son and my grandchildren. On October 6, 2012, my 6 year old grandson as sitting on the stool and the stoll collapased , taking a one inch piece of his middle finger with the stool. He was immediately taken to the Emergency room, treated ad continues to be treated by a hand surgeon. The stool is in my possession as I did not want any more accdents at my son’s home.
- Model
- Household Type III Step Stool Model MD 777
- UPC
- 811525010616
- Serial number
- NBR L-20101242
- Bought from
- Tuesday Morning, New Jersey
- Bought
- Aug 1, 2010, about then
- Where
- Ryebrook, NY, New York: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 6, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Other Relative
- As this report names them
- made or sold by Metro Design USA
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
CPSC’s disclaimer
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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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