Cinmar LLC will pay a $3.1 million civil penalty to settle charges by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission that it "knowingly failed" to immediately report defects of mahogany Frontgate step ladders for walk-In closets imported from Indonesia.

WEST CHESTER, OH -- Cinmar LLC, dba Frontgate, has recalled approximately 38,000 mahogany wood ladders designed for use in walk-in closets.

Cinmar LLC dba Frontgate of West Chester, Ohio, has recalled its wood ladders because they can unexpectedly break, posing a fall hazard to consumers.