CPSC, Ace Hardware Corp. Announce Recall of Shingling Hatchets
What was recalled
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.
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.
Made in
Taiwan
Where it was sold
- Ace Hardware Stores nationwide sold the hatchet,s from March 1994 through April 2000, for about $18.
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