No. 07-265Furniture
Metal Folding Chairs Sold at Cost Plus World Market Stores Recalled Due to Collapse and Fall Hazards
Cost Plus
Hazard: The chairs can collapse due to faulty rivets, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
Fall hazard recalls
Recalls where the official CPSC notice identifies a fall hazard, including tip-over, collapse, and support failures.
232 supported household-product notices found in official CPSC data.
Recall results
No. 07-251Furniture
Sauder Woodworking Recalls TV Stands Due to Collapse Hazard
Sauder Woodworking
Hazard: The TV stand can collapse if the fasteners used to connect the metal legs to the lower shelf are not completely tightened during assembly, posing a risk that the TV set can fall onto children or adults.
No. 07-222Furniture
Bond Manufacturing Co. Issues Recall for Folding Recliner Chairs That Can Collapse and Injure Users
Bond Manufacturing
Hazard: The chairs can collapse or fall backward due to faulty support brackets or weak frames, posing fall and severe laceration hazards to consumers.
No. 07-155Home Electronics
Flat Panel TV Tilt-Mount Brackets Recalled by Circuit City Stores Inc. Due to Risk of Falling Units
Logitek (HK) International
Hazard: If upward force is applied to a mounted television, the bracket's lock bar could unfasten. This could cause the television to fall and injure bystanders.
No. 07-118Home Electronics
Lenovo Recalls ThinkPad Notebook PC Extended-Life Batteries Due to Fire Hazard
Sanyo Electric
Hazard: If the battery in the laptop is struck forcefully on the corner, such as from a direct fall to the ground, the battery pack can overheat and pose a fire hazard to users. This is not an internal battery cell defect.
No. 07-514Lighting & Ceiling Fans
Trim Assembly Kits for Recessed Light Fixtures Recalled By Prescolite Inc. Due to Risk of Falling Parts
Prescolite
Hazard: Heat from the light bulb can cause the fixture’s plastic trim to soften and melt, causing the trim and lens to fall. This can result in laceration injuries to nearby consumers.
No. 07-071Lighting & Ceiling Fans
Trim Assembly Kits for Recessed Light Fixtures Recalled By Progress Lighting Due To Risk of Falling Parts
Progress Lighting
Hazard: Heat from the light bulb can cause the fixture's plastic trim to soften and melt, causing the trim and lens to fall. This can result in laceration injuries to nearby consumers.
No. 07-017Lighting & Ceiling Fans
Streetlights Recalled by Beacon Products Due to Injury Hazard to Passersby
Beacon Products
Hazard: The lighting fixtures could fall from their lamp posts due to a problem with the coupling system used to secure them. This poses a risk of injury for persons beneath the lighting fixtures.
No. 06-247Furniture
Milano Stools Sold at Lowe's Stores Recalled Due to Fall Hazard
FDL
Hazard: The recalled stools can be unstable due to missing screws, loose screws or wrongly sized screws, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
No. 06-575Lighting & Ceiling Fans
Gotham Light Fixtures Recalled Due to Risk of Falling Parts
Gotham Architectural Lighting division of Acuity Lighting Group
Hazard: The reflector/trim pieces may not be properly attached to each other. The lower portion of the reflector/trim assembly could detach and fall from the ceiling, striking consumers.
Models
No. 06-572Furniture
CPSC, Brunswick Bowling & Billiards Corp. Announce Recall of Frameworx Table Height Chairs and Bar Stools
Brunswick Bowling & Billiards
Hazard: The down shaft on the seat plate assembly can fracture, which can cause an occupant of the seat to fall.
No. 06-208Furniture
Office Chairs Sold at Wal-Mart Recalled for Fall Hazard
Walmart
Hazard: The legs and backs of these chairs can break, and the chairs can easily tip over, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
Models