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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: Hickory handle sledge hammers

Units: About 15,000

Importer: White Cap Construction Supply Inc., of Costa Mesa, Calif.

Hazard: The head of the sledge hammer can loosen and detach, posing a risk of impact injury to consumers.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: This recall involves Brigade sledge hammers with a hickory wood handle. There are 11 models included in this recall, ranging in size from 2 to 20 lbs. A green and white label with the word "Brigade" and the model name is affixed to the head of the sledge hammer, and "Genuine Hickory" is printed on the handle. Model and UPC information are printed on the label.

Model                  UPC                           Part Description

444BR10675      847044060535         8LB 36 double Face Sledge Hammer

444BR10677       847044060559        12LB 36 Double Face Sledge Hammer

444BR10685       847044060634        4LB 16 Engineers Hammer

444BR10678       847044060566        16LB 36 Double Face Sledge Hammer

444BR10679       847044060573        20LB 36 Double Face Sledge Hammer

444BR10688       847044060665        4LB 10-1/2 Drilling Hammer

444BR10687       847044060658        3LB 10-1/2 Drilling Hammer

444BR10674       847044060528        6LB 36 Double Face Sledge Hammer

444BR10676      847044060542        10LB 36 Double Face Sledge Hammer

444BR10686      847044060641        2LB 10-1/2 Drilling Hammer

444BR10684      847044060627        3LB 16 Engineers Hammer

Sold at: White Cap Construction Supply distributors nationwide from April 2009 through May 2010 for between $12 and $47.

Manufactured in: India

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled sledge hammers and return the product to White Cap Construction Supply for a full refund or exchange.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact White Cap Construction Supply toll-free at (877) 281-4831 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday or visit the firm's website at www.whitecap.com

 

Reported on CPSC.gov, and on How2Fix.com

CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054. To join a CPSC e-mail subscription list, please go to https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain recall and general safety information by logging on to CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov.

It was just reported by The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission; that electrical wire is being recalled by Cerro Wire due to fire hazard. It states that wire at 14 gauge was labeled as 12 gauge. If the circuit breaker protection is protecting 12 gauge wire, but it is 14 gauge, this could pose a fire hazard.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission states: This wire was sold at Home Depot & Menards stores in the following states: Colo., Iowa, Idaho, Ill., Ind., Kan., Ky., Mich., Minn., Mo., Mont., N.D., Neb., Ohio, Ore., Pa., S.D., Utah, Wash., Wis., Wyo. from December 2009 through April 2010. The 50-foot wire spools were sold for $9 and the 100-foot spools for about $16.

What to do: Consumers should immediately stop using any switches, outlets or electrical devices using this wire and contact Cerro Wire for instructions on returning the product for a refund. Any contractor or subcontractor who used this wire should inspect their work to see that their work meets local electrical wiring code. Consumer should contact, Cerro Wire toll-free at (866) 572-3776 ext. 269 between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's website at www.cerrowire.com

Cerro Wire is part of The Marmon Group LLC, A Berkshire Hathaway Company.

Source: CPSC.gov, also on How2Fix.com