October Mountain Products Recalls Hanging Bow Scales Due to Laceration Hazards
October Mountain Products is recalling OMP M-100 digital hanging bow scales because the mounting ring can break, posing impact and laceration hazards to users.
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 risk-of-harm product where injury has been reported (one laceration requiring stitches), fitting the High severity criteria for products with reported injuries but no fatalities or severe systemic harm.
Plain-English summary
October Mountain Products is recalling OMP M-100 digital hanging bow scales due to a defect in the mounting ring. The scales are orange, plastic, and portable, measuring approximately 8 inches long by 4 inches wide by 1.2 inches deep. They are used to measure peak or holding weight in archery and bow hunting.
The mounting ring on the scales can break during use, which poses impact and laceration hazards to the user. The company has received four reports of the mounting ring breaking, including one report of a laceration to the hand that required stitches.
About 640 units were sold nationwide and online from November 2015 through March 2016 for about $30. Retailers included Academy, Dick's Sporting Goods, Gander Mountain, Gun World & Archery Shop, Scheel's, Amazon.com, Eder's, OctoberMountainProducts.com, and Walmart.com. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled scales and contact October Mountain Products to receive a full refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Hanging bow scales
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 640
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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