Tricam Industries Inc. is recalling about 84,000 Easy
Reach step stools.
The top step/standing platform can break, posing a
fall hazard to consumers, the company and U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission said in a statement.
Tricam has received five reports of the standing
platform breaking, one of which included a report of scrapes and abrasions to a
consumer.
The recalled products are Easy Reach by Gorilla
Ladders 3-Step Pro Series step stools, model number HB3-PRO. The step stools
have three plastic steps, a steel tubular frame, and a plastic-molded tool
holder.
The model number is located on the underside of the
middle step on a blue label. The label also states that the step stools are
rated to support 225 lbs. Recalled step stools have a "J" stamped
into the underside of the top step and/or the underside of the tool holder.
Manufactured in China, the step stools were sold only
at The Home Depot from April 2012 through August 2012 for about $27.
Customers should immediately stop using the recalled
step stools and contact Tricam Industries for a refund, the company and commission advise.
To contact the company, call Tricam Industries at 855-336-0360,
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or go to www.gorillaladders.net, then
click on Recall for more information.
For more information on recalls, see www.recalls.gov.
