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CPSC, Ace Hardware Corp. Announce Recall of Shingling Hatchets

Recalled March 22, 2000 · CPSC recall 00128 · Ace Hardware

Recalled shingling hatchet
Hazard
The heads on these tools can detach when in use, striking the user or a bystander and causing serious injury.
Remedy
Consumers should stop using the hatchets immediately and return them to any Ace Hardware Store, for a refund.
Units
About 22,000
Incidents / injuries
Ace Hardware Corp. has received two reports of hatchet heads detaching, one of which struck a bystander in the head, resulting in a cut requiring 32 stitches.

Description

The hatchet, used to remove and hammer on roof shingles, is about 13 inches long. It has a hickory handle with a leather strap on the end and a forged steel head with a hatchet on one side and a hammering face on the other. The word "ACE" is etched on one side of the tool head and "TAIWAN" is on the other side. These hatchets have item number 2014710, which is printed on a label on the hatchet's handle.

What to do

Consumers should stop using the hatchets immediately and return them to any Ace Hardware Store, for a refund.

Contact

For more information, contact Ace Hardware Corp. toll-free at (877) 223-4391 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.

Product
Ace-brand shingling hatchets
Imported by
Ace Hardware Corp., of Oak Brook, Ill.
Retailers
Ace Hardware Stores nationwide sold the hatchet,s from March 1994 through April 2000, for about $18.
Made in
Taiwan

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →

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