Amazon, Home Depot Among Retailers Issuing Multiple Product Recalls Due to Serious Injury Risks
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued seven recalls last week for products sold nationwide by major retailers including Amazon, The Home Depot, Lowe's and local gas stations.
The recalled products have been linked to neck, head, and back injuries, with one case involving a 3-year-old child who was injured when a dresser tipped over. In total, the recalls cover more than 1.7 million items that pose hazards ranging from choking and fire to entrapment, asphyxiation, and battery ingestion.
One of the recalls involves attic stairway ladders sold on Amazon and Home Depot, which were found to have broken bolts during use, posing a fall hazard. The ladders' importer, Louisville Ladder Inc., received 11 reports of bolt breakage, including one injury to a user's neck, head, and back.
Other recalls include dressers sold on Amazon and Wayfair for entrapment hazards, teething toys sold on Amazon for choking hazards, mattresses sold nationwide on Amazon for entrapment and fire hazards, bed rails sold on Amazon for entrapment and asphyxiation hazards, battery chargers sold on Amazon for battery ingestion hazards, and keychains sold at gas stations for risk of children swallowing the batteries inside.