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Walmart Recalls Card Table and Chair Sets Due to Finger Amputation and Fall Hazards
The chairs can collapse unexpectedly, posing a fall hazard and a risk of finger injury, including finger amputation.
- Units
- About 73,400
- Reports
- 10
- Injuries
- 10
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $50
- Remedy
- Refund
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Affected
This recall involves the Mainstays card table sets with a black padded metal folding table and four black padded metal folding chairs. "Made by: Dongguan Shin Din Metal and Plastic Products Co," or "Made by: Taiwan Shin Yeh Enterprises", is printed on a white label on the bottom of the chairs.
The file
- Sold at
- Walmart stores nationwide and online at www.walmart.com from May 2013 through November 2013 for about $50.
- Product type
- Furniture (Miscellaneous)
- Made in
- China, Taiwan
- Recalled by
- Heshan Camis Industrial Co. Ltd., of Guangdong, China, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., of Bentonville, Ark.
Incident log
Walmart has received 10 reports of injuries from collapsing chairs. Injury reports include one finger amputation, three fingertip amputations, sprained or fractured fingers and one report of a sore back.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled card table and chair sets and return the entire set to Walmart for a full refund.
Walmart at (800) 925-6278 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. CT on Saturday, and from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. CT on Sunday, or online at www.walmart.com and click on Product Recalls 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 JAN 02 2014; last revised JAN 08 2015.
