Step Stool Sold at Home Goods, TJ Maxx Recalled

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a voluntary recall of a folding step stool that has been sold at Home Goods, TJ Maxx and other retailers around the country.

The 9-inch and 13-inch folding step stools, by Kennedy International Inc., of Dayton, N.J., can break or collapse unexpectedly when in use, posing a fall hazard to consumers, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

and are located in the St. Davids Square Shopping Center on Lancaster Avenue in St. Davids.

According to a news release, the company is aware of "at least 15 reports of incidents involving step stools cracking or breaking, including three reports of injuries to consumers using the stools."

Injuries included two reports of back injuries and one report of a fractured leg, the release states.

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, you should immediately stop using the recalled step stools and contact Kennedy International to receive a full refund at (855) 270-8301 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST Monday through Friday or visit the firm's website.

The style number is 3575 for the 9-inch and 3576 for the 13-inch stool. "Kennedy Home Collection" is also printed on a label on some of the stools.

About 1.6 million of these folding step stools have been sold in the United States and 64,000 in Canada.

They were sold in the following colors: blue, green, gray, red, purple, pink, orange, turquoise, aqua, white, plum, orchid, emerald, sapphire, sangria, ocean, sage, fuchsia, lime and various color combinations.