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1 report to CPSC, the latest made Sep 3, 2018. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Sep 3, 2018the latest report was made
  • Sep 3, 2018the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
lowes kobalt tool chest with tool box top
Maker
Lowe’s Home Centers, Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Toolboxes or tool kitsCPSC’s product type: Toolboxes or Tool Kits (code 835), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Tools & Hardware

By month

1 report from October 2017 to September 2018; the most in September 2018, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
September 20181

How badly anyone was hurt

  • First aid 1 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional

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. First aid

    Made Sep 3, 2018, sent to the company Sep 11, 2018, published by CPSC Oct 2, 2018

    The product, in the report: Kobalt stainless steel roller cabinet with matching top tool box. LOWES BRAND

    I have the Lowes Kobalt tool chest with the attached tool box on top, there big stainless steel one. its a safety hazard as when the Bottom drawer is full of heavy items and open half way to fully open, and you open any other drawer it will tip over on you. its vary top heavy and mine just tipped over smashing me between my car and tool box. causing bodily injury and property damage. the tool box is heavy even empty.

    Model
    268962 and 268967
    Bought from
    lowes, Nevada
    Bought
    Sep 1, 2008, about then
    Where
    reno, Nevada: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 50, Unknown
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand lowes kobalt tool chest with tool box top, made or sold by Lowe’s Home Centers, Inc.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional

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

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CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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