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Miles Kimball step stools

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jan 31, 2017. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Jan 31, 2017the latest report was made
  • Jan 31, 2017the earliest
  • 1with the company’s comments
Brand
Miles Kimball
Maker
Miles Kimball CompanyMakers, 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 February 2016 to January 2017; the most in January 2017, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
January 20171

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 Jan 31, 2017, sent to the company Apr 13, 2017, published by CPSC May 4, 2017

    The product, in the report: durable plastic mobility step (2) 4 inches in height-supports up to 400 lbs.

    (01/26/2017) The consumer stated that someone stepped on the product and fell through it. The person inspected the step and saw a crack in the product. The step was located in an enclosed porch in the back of the home.

    The consumer stated that she did not see what happened.

    No injuries.

    The consumer checked out the second step that she has and discovered that it was also cracked. The step was outside at the front porch.

    (01/27/2017) The consumer contacted Miles Kimball and was advised that they would send someone out to check the product. The consumer later received an email extending her the courtesy of a refund or a replacement. No one was sent out to inspect the product.

    Model
    unknown
    Bought from
    Amazon.com
    Bought
    Aug 6, 2016
    Where
    Fair Lawn, New Jersey: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unknown
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Miles Kimball, made or sold by Miles Kimball Company
    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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