An Outdoor Consumer Product Recall Alert Has Been Issued: Changzhou Globe Tool Group Recalls Electric Log Splitters Due to Laceration or Amputation Hazard; Firm to Provide Additional On-Product Warnings; Sold Exclusively at Lowe’s Stores. The recalled outdoor product reportedly has the following potential safety hazard:
The electric log splitters have a hydraulic arm that, during use, slides under the handle used to move the machine. The moving hydraulic arm poses a laceration or amputation injury hazard to individuals who place their hands on that handle while the splitter is in operation.
For more information on the outdoor consumer products recall, read the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Recall Alert: Changzhou Globe Tool Group Recalls Electric Log Splitters Due to Laceration or Amputation Hazard; Firm to Provide Additional On-Product Warnings; Sold Exclusively at Lowe’s Stores.
To report a potentially defective, unsafe, dangerous or hazardous outdoor consumer product to the CPSC, submit a complaint at saferproducts.gov.
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