Campingstol fällbar ("Camping chair foldable")

Entrapment, Injuries Furniture Serious risk
Photo of recalled product: Campingstol fällbar ("Camping chair foldable")
Alert NumberA12/1963/14
BrandÖoB
CategoryFurniture
Risk TypeEntrapment, Injuries
Notifying CountrySweden
Country of OriginPeople's Republic of China
Published12 December 2014

Risk Description

null The plastic material of the armrests is too weak and the angle of the front leg is incorrect. If the user grabs the armrests to get up from the chair and leans forward the armrests bend downwards and the front legs collapse. The user’s fingers could then get caught in the shear point between the armrest and metal links resulting in entrapment, fracture of fingers or, in the worst cases, loss of fingers.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 581-1.

Measures Taken

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 01/08/2014Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): -Date of entry into force: 01/08/2014Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 15/09/2014

Product Description

Foldable, textile camping chair with a grey metal tube frame and plastic armrest. The chair comes in three colours: pink, turquoise or black. No packaging. A white label is attached to the backrest with the model no. and EAN code.

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