Gleason · Recalled
Gleason Recalls Hand Trucks Due to Laceration and Injury Hazards
The wheel's plastic rims can break when overinflated, posing a laceration or injury hazard.
- Units
- About 120,000
- Reports
- 5
- Injuries
- 5
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $65
- Remedy
- Replace
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
This recall involves Milwaukee-branded hand trucks with model numbers 40615 and 60610. The recalled nylon hand trucks have a one-piece, nylon-molded frame and measure 50 inches tall and 21 inches wide. Model 40615 has a black nylon body, a black foot rest and yellow handles. Model 60610 has a black nylon body, a red foot rest and red handles. The model number is located on the crossbar between the handles of the hand truck.
The file
- Sold at
- Home Depot and Lowe's nationwide and online at homedepot.com and lowes.com from August 2007 through April 2010 for about $65.
- Product type
- Not stated
- Made in
- United States
- Recalled by
- Gleason Consumer Products Company, of Lincoln, Ill.
Incident log
The firm has received five reports of injuries, including lacerations to face, hand and wrist.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled hand trucks and contact Gleason to obtain replacement wheels.
Gleason Consumer Products Company at 800-520-6335 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, email at nruhrer@gleasonmillw.com or online at www.milwaukeehandtrucks.com and click on Safety Notice 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 06 2016; last revised OCT 27 2016.
