Wal-Mart Recalls Home Trends Wood Footstools for Collapse Hazard
Wal-Mart is recalling Home Trends wood footstools because they can break and collapse, posing a fall hazard. Consumers should stop using them and return them for a refund.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural defect causing collapse with reported injuries, including a broken toe and concussion, which fits the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has been reported but no fatalities or severe structural vehicle defects are present.
Plain-English summary
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is recalling Home Trends wood footstools due to a collapse hazard. The footstools are natural-colored wood, 11 1/2 inches tall, with a standing surface of 11 1/2 inches by 11 1/2 inches and a 4-inch-long oval opening in the center. The recalled items can be identified by a white sticker underneath the step containing the UPC number 87065900001.
Due to improper construction, the stool can break and collapse, posing a fall hazard to consumers. Wal-Mart has received nine reports of the footstools breaking. There have been seven reports of injuries, including a broken toe, neck and shoulder soreness, cuts, bruises, swelling, a slight concussion, and whiplash.
About 165,000 footstools were sold exclusively at Wal-Mart stores nationwide from December 2005 through September 2006 for about $10. The product was manufactured in Malaysia. Consumers should immediately stop using the product and return it to Wal-Mart for a full refund. For more information, consumers can call Wal-Mart toll free at (800) 925-6278 between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit www.walmartstores.com.
The recalled product
- Product
- Home Trends Wood Footstools
- Manufacturer
- Wal-Mart Stores Inc., of Bentonville, Ark.
- Category
- Consumer Product — Furniture
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 165,000
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
UPCs (1)
- 87065900001
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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