Whalen Furniture Tool Chests.update
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Whalen Furniture Tool Chests.update
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission – Recall Recall Date: April XX, 2014 Recall Number: 14-DRAFT 3-25-14 4 p.m. ET Whalen Recalls Stainless Steel Tool Chests Due to Laceration Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Costco WASHINGTON, D.C. - Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall Summary Name of Product: Stainless steel tool chests Hazard: The inside of the right door has a metal stopper or flange with a sharp edge running the length of the door, which poses a laceration hazard. Remedy: Repair Consumer Contact: Whalen toll-free at (866) 942-5362 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PT Monday through Friday or online at www.whalenstorage.com and click on “Recalls” for more information. Recall Details Units: About 20,000 Description: The recalled tool chests are about 72 inches long, 37½ inches high and 19 inches deep. They are made of stainless steel with a 1½ inch thick wooden block top and with ten storage drawers on the left and center in a variety of heights. The right side has a cabinet with shelves and peg board to hang tools on the inside of the door. The chest stands on swivel casters wheels and has handles on each end that can be used to move the unit. Whalen item number WSMTB72 and Costco item number 496675 are printed in the assembly instructions. Incidents/Injuries: Whalen has received 11 reports of injuries, including nine reports of minor cuts caused by the sharp-edged flange and two reports of cuts requiring stitches. Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the product and contact Whalen for a free repair kit that includes a protective cover for the flange. Sold exclusively by: Costco Wholesale Corp. from March 2010 through October 2013 for between $500 and $550. Manufacturer: Whalen Furniture Manufacturing, of San Diego, Calif. Manufactured in: China The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC’s work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals – contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years. Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission. To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go online to www.SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC’s Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054 for the hearing impaired. Consumers can obtain news release and recall information at www.cpsc.gov, on Twitter @OnSafety or by subscribing to CPSC’s free e-mail newsletters. Photos Photo 1: Whalen 72 inch tool chest Photo 2: Whalen 72 inch tool chest Photo 3: Whalen tool chest with open door