CPSC2012-12-11
Wing Enterprises Recalls Switch-it Stepladder/Stepstools Due to Fall Hazard; Sold exclusively at Home Depot
Suzhou Zhongchuang Aluminum Products Co. Ltd.
Hazard
When extended, the inner side rails can separate from the outer side rails causing the user to fall.
Remedy
Customers should immediately stop using the recalled stepladder/stepstools and contact Wing Enterprises for a free replacement of the front outer section.
Sold at
The Home Depot and online at Homedepot.com from August 2012 to October 2012 for about $88.
Affected count
About 20,000
Injuries reported
Wing Enterprises has received nine reports of the ladder becoming unstable causing the user to fall and sustain injuries ranging from scrapes and contusions to a fractured collar bone.
Manufactured in
China
Remedy type
Repair
Products
Stepladder and Stepstool Combination
Consumer contact
Wing Enterprises Inc.; toll-free at (855) 595-3378, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. MT Monday through Friday, or online at www.littlegiantladders.com/switch-it-recall, for more information.
Official notice
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2013/Wing-Enterprises-Recalls-Switch-it-StepladderStepstools-Due-to-Fall-Hazard-Sold-exclusively-at-Home-DepotDon't want to check this manually?
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