Product Recalls in 2011

Hazard: The sling-style swing seats can crack or split prematurely, posing a fall hazard to consumers.

Hazard: The wooden step stools can break apart or collapse under the weight of the user, posing a fall hazard.

Hazard: Engine vibration during use of the trimmers can cause wear on the fuel line, leading to a propane fuel leak. The Straight Shaft Trimmers' propane canister can crack at the neck during use. In addition, high temperatures may develop near the Curved Shaft Trimmers' plastic cutting guard, causing the guard to deform and fall off. These issues pose burn, fire and laceration hazards to the user.

Hazard: A consumer's finger can get caught in an opening in the chair's tilt mechanism, posing a pinch hazard to consumers.

Hazard: The enamel coating on the cast iron casseroles can crack or break during use. This can cause the enamel to crack and fly off as a projectile, posing a risk of laceration or burn hazard to the user or bystanders.

Hazard: The boots could fail to provide the intended protection against compression and impact, posing the risk of a foot injury to consumers. The boots have hard composite toe material rather than steel.

Hazard: Missing or worn clamp pads allow the chairs to detach from a variety of different table surfaces, posing a fall hazard. In addition, when the chair detaches, children's fingers can be caught between the bar and clamping mechanism, posing an amputation hazard. Also, user instructions for the chairs are inadequate, increasing the likelihood of consumer misuse.

Hazard: The riding toy can tip over allowing a child to fall forward while riding, posing a fall hazard to young children.

Hazard: Under a variety of circumstances, the safety will not prevent the gun from firing. This poses a risk of serious injury to the user or bystanders.

Hazard: The wooden table base can split and/or collapse, causing the glass table top to fall. This poses collapse and impact hazards to consumers.

Hazard: The glue that attaches the glass outer envelope or globe to the body of the lamp can fail allowing the glass outer envelope to fall and strike persons and objects below, posing a laceration hazard to consumers.

Hazard: The fixtures can malfunction and fail to illuminate in the event of a power failure. This could result in a failure to provide adequate lighting to guide building occupants to an exit in the event of an emergency.

Hazard: The wooden step stools can break apart or collapse under the weight of the user, posing a fall hazard.

Hazard: Surface paints on the lapel pin contain excessive levels of lead which is prohibited under federal law.

Hazard: Batteries can overheat and rupture, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers.

Hazard: The unit can overheat or catch fire, emitting excessive heat, sparks, smoke or flames.

Hazard: The metal toy keys and the plastic key ring can break, posing a choking hazard.

Hazard: The bottom rubber tip attached to the pogo stick frame can wear out prematurely, posing a fall hazard to consumers. Also, the end caps on the handlebars can come off, exposing sharp edges. This poses a laceration hazard to consumers.

Hazard: The thermostats can overheat, causing them to melt and smoke. This poses a burn hazard to the consumer.

Hazard: The brake mechanism on the strollers can fail, posing an injury hazard.

Hazard: The back of the wagon's plastic handle has molded-in reinforcement. This design adds stiffness and facilitates children gripping the handle. The handle poses a laceration hazard if a child falls on it.

Hazard: The hinge panel of the shower door can shatter, posing a laceration hazard.

Hazard: Some pads do not stick to the bathtub surface, posing a fall hazard to consumers.

Hazard: The screws on the safety latches and outlet covers can loosen and/or break. When this happens, young children can gain access to electrical outlets and other potentially hazardous items.

Hazard: The chair can collapse when weight is placed on it, posing a fall hazard to consumers.

Hazard: The surface cleaner attachment's nozzle and spray bar can break and detach, striking and/or breaking the unit's plastic housing. The broken nozzle, spray bar and/or plastic housing can strike consumers, posing a laceration hazard.

Hazard: The helmet provides insufficient shock absorption and resistance to penetration, posing a head injury hazard.

Hazard: Lamps can overheat, causing the adhesive inside the lamp socket to melt and migrate into the bulb area of the socket. The cooled glue can adhere to the light bulb base and make the bulb difficult to remove which can result in a broken light bulb, posing a risk of laceration to consumers. Melted flammable glue that migrates onto the electrical components of the lamp poses a risk of fire.

Hazard: The oscillating mechanism in the heaters can short out, posing a fire hazard to consumers.

Hazard: Some lanyards are missing a safety stitch on the attachment loop, which can cause the lanyard to disconnect from the climbing harness, posing a fall hazard to consumers.