Reported Oct 20, 2015
Global Manufacturing Company Recalls API Outdoors Tree Stands Due to Fall Hazard
Global Manufacturing Company of Windom, Minn.
Risk not classifiedThe agency has not ranked the risk yet — treat the notice as a caution.What you should do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled tree stands and return them for free replacement cables.
Firm contact: Global Manufacturing Company at 888-393-9611from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or online at www.apioutdoors.com and click on Recall Notice for more information. Consumers can also write to the firm at Global Manufacturing Company/API Outdoors, P.O. Box 24, Windom, MN 56101.
What it looks like
Is this the product you have?
- Climbing tree stands
- Amount recalled
- About 5,300
Where it was sold
Sold at Menards and Rogers Sporting Goods stores nationwide and online from June 2014 through June 2015 for between $140 and $180..
Why it was recalled
The cable assembly on the climbing tree stand can release, posing a fall hazard to the user.
The agency has not ranked the risk yet — treat the notice as a caution.
Reports so far: Global Manufacturing Company has received one report of the cable assembly releasing; which resulted in a broken vertebra, fractured rib and sprained shoulder.
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