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
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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