Tricam Industries · Recalled
Tricam Industries Recalls Easy Reach Step Stools Due to Fall Hazard; Sold exclusively at The Home Depot
The top step/standing platform can break, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
- Units
- About 84,000
- Reports
- 5
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $27
- Remedy
- Refund
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
The recalled products are Easy Reach by Gorilla Ladders 3-Step Pro Series step stools, model number HB3-PRO. The step stools have three plastic steps, a steel tubular frame and a plastic-molded tool holder. The model number is located on the underside of the middle step on a blue label. The label also states that the step stools are rated to support 225 lbs. Recalled step stools have a "J" stamped into the underside of the top step and/or the underside of the tool holder.
The file
- Sold at
- The Home Depot from April 2012 through August 2012 for about $27.
- Product type
- Stepladders
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Tricam Industries Inc., of Eden Prairie, Minn.
Incident log
Tricam has received five reports of the standing platform breaking, one of which included a report of scrapes and abrasions to a consumer.
What the notice says to do
Customers should immediately stop using the recalled step stools and contact Tricam Industries for a full refund.
Tricam Industries; toll-free (855) 336-0360, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or www.gorillaladders.net, then click on Recall for more information.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated OCT 25 2012; last revised JAN 12 2015.
