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Product Recall Number: 11-311

Why was recalled?

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

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  • Product Recall Number: 11-311

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2011-08-22

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: None Listed

  • Description: The wooden step stools can break apart or collapse under the weight of the user.

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

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Refund

  • Units: "About 341,000 (206,000 were recalled on August 4, 2011)"

  • Incidents: "Target has received 27 reports of the stools breaking or collapsing. Fourteen incidents involved children, eight involved adults, and five incidents where the user's age was unknown. Two adults fractured their wrists, and of those victims, one also fractured her hip and pelvis. Additionally, six children and one adult suffered scrapes and bruising."

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the step stools and return them to any Target store to receive a full refund.

  • Sold At: Target stores nationwide and online at Target.com from January 2007 through October 2010 for between $25 and $30.

  • Importers: "Target Corporation, of Minneapolis, Minn."

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: "China, Vietnam, Taiwan and Thailand"

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed

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