CPSC, Ace Hardware Corp. Announce Recall of Shingling Hatchets

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall (2000-03-22). About 22,000 units in the US.

Agency	U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Recall number	`00128`
Published	2000-03-22
Last updated	2000-03-22
Product category	Hatchets
Products	Ace-brand shingling hatchets
Firm named in the title	Ace Hardware Corp.
Firms	Ace Hardware Corp., of Oak Brook, Ill. (importer)
Manufactured in	Taiwan
Units (US)	22,000
Remedy classes	refund, stop use
Sold	Ace Hardware Stores nationwide sold the hatchet,s from March 1994 through April 2000, for about $18.

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.

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.

Incidents and 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.

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