CPSC recall · Reported March 22, 2000
CPSC, Ace Hardware Corp. Announce Recall of Shingling Hatchets
The heads on these tools can detach when in use, striking the user or a bystander and causing serious injury.
The CPSC recalled The hatchet, used to remove and hammer on roof shingles, is about 13 inches long. It has ….
CPSC, Ace Hardware Corp. Announce Recall of Shingling Hatchets was recalled and listed by the CPSC in March 22, 2000. Reason: 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 …. Verify recall #00128 with the CPSC before acting.
The recall
issued this CPSC recall-The heads on these tools can detach when in use, striking the user or a bystander and causing serious injury..
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- agency class
- March 22, 2000
- reported
Sourced from official CPSC enforcement records. Verify recall #00128 with the agency before acting. Full product description, hazard, remedy, and related recalls are below.
Recall Insight
This CPSC action (record #00128) was formally reported on March 22, 2000. The CPSC does not publish a hazard classification for its recalls, so this record carries no agency severity grade, with a current status of Active. The recalling firm is not specified in the federal record. Federal records list the affected scope as About 22,000.
The documented reason for this recall is: The heads on these tools can detach when in use, striking the user or a bystander and causing serious injury. Distribution information was not included in the agency filing, so consumers should assume broad potential exposure until the firm publishes point-of-sale details. The remedy documented by the agency is: Consumers should stop using the hatchets immediately and return them to any Ace Hardware Store, for a refund. - consumers holding this product should act on that instruction rather than relying on general guidance.
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Product 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.
Reason for recall
The heads on these tools can detach when in use, striking the user or a bystander and causing serious injury.
Remedy, what to do
Consumers should stop using the hatchets immediately and return them to any Ace Hardware Store, for a refund.
Recall Profile
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission |
| Severity class | Not classified by agency |
| Status | Active |
| Recall number | 00128 |
| Date reported | March 22, 2000 |
| Date initiated | March 22, 2000 |
| Recalling firm | Not disclosed |
| Affected scope | About 22,000 |
| Distribution | Not disclosed |
| Official source | CPSC notice → |
Profile values are sourced directly from the official CPSC enforcement record. Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
What to do with this recall
Consumers should stop using the hatchets immediately and return them to any Ace Hardware Store, for a refund.
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