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Target Recalls Storage Trunks Due to Strangulation Hazard

  • Recalled woven storage trunk
  • Recalled woven storage trunk
  • Recalled woven storage trunk showing standard hinges
  • Recalled woven storage trunk showing standard hinge
  • Recalled woven storage trunk showing standard hinges
  • Recalled woven storage trunk showing standard hinge
  • Recalled woven storage trunk
  • Recalled woven storage trunk showing standard hinges
Name of Product:
Woven Storage Trunks
Hazard:

The lid of the trunk can drop suddenly when released, posing a strangulation hazard to small children opening or reaching into the trunks.

Remedy:
Refund
Replace
Recall Date:
May 20, 2010
Units:

About 350,000

Consumer Contact

For additional information, contact Target at (800) 440-0680 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's website at www.target.com.

Recall Details

Description:

The recall involves 14 different models of the storage trunks made of woven rattan, abaca or banana leaf with standard hinges. They measure more than 1.1 feet in length, width and depth and are brown or natural color.

Remedy:

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled storage trunks and return them to any Target store for a full refund or replacement product.

Incidents/Injuries:

CPSC has received two reports of injuries that occurred when the storage trunks' lids suddenly closed on children, including one report of an 18-month-old girl who reportedly suffered brain damage when the trunk's lid came down on the back of her neck and pinned her throat against the rim of the trunk.

Sold Exclusively At:
Target stores nationwide and on the Web at www.target.com from February 2009 through April 2010 for between $50 and $130.
Importer(s):

Target Corp., of Minneapolis, Minn.

Manufactured In:
China and Philippines
Recall number:
10-239

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