Playtex step stools
2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Sep 26, 2018. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 2reports to CPSC
- Sep 26, 2018the latest report was made
- Nov 2, 2017the earliest
- 2with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Playtex
- Maker
- Ginsey Industries, IncMakers, 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 |
|---|---|
| September 2018 | 1 |
| November 2017 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 2 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.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Sep 26, 2018, sent to the company Oct 4, 2018, published by CPSC Oct 19, 2018
The product, in the report: This is a Playtex Transitions step stool in the color blue meant for use by toddlers. It is manufactured by Ginsey.
My three year old child was standing on this step stool (Playtex Transitions blue, date code 08/17-85) reaching for something when the base of the step stool split down the middle, causing my child to fall. Thankfully, he was not injured, but if he had fallen differently he could have been. I reported this to the manufacturer, who sent a replacement in a different product, as this was the second time that this product has broken while my child was using it. In report 20171102-1857E-2147396200 I described a previous time this happened. The broken product was shipped back to the manufacturer on 09/26/2018 for inspection.
- Model
- Transitions step stool
- UPC
- 047968028318
- Bought from
- Ginsey
- Bought
- Oct 23, 2017, about then
- Where
- Falls Church, Virginia: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 3, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Playtex, made or sold by Ginsey Industries, Inc
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Nov 2, 2017, sent to the company Apr 20, 2018, published by CPSC May 4, 2018
The product, in the report: This is a child’s bathroom steps tool (could not find a category in children’s that was right). It is a blue Playtex Transitions step stool manufactured by Ginsey.
My two year old child was standing on this step stool (Playtex Transitions, blue) brushing his teeth when the plastic cracked down one side and caused him to fall. Thankfully, he was not injured but given the mechanism he could have been. I reported the incident to the manufacturer the same day, and was provided with a replacement a few days later, and asked to return the broken one to them for testing. The broken item was delivered back to the manufacturer on October 23, 2017.
- Model
- Transitions Step Stool
- UPC
- 047968028318
- Serial number
- 02831778
- Bought
- Jul 1, 2017, about then
- Where
- Falls Church, Virginia: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 2, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Playtex, made or sold by Ginsey Industries, Inc
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
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