Fiskars Brands 16 Foot Pole Saw/Pruners recall: Laceration Hazard
Fiskars Brands Recalls 16 Foot Pole Saw/Pruners Due to Laceration Hazard
Why was Fiskars Brands 16 Foot Pole Saw/Pruners recalled?
The telescoping poles of the pole saw/pruner can separate, causing the poles to come apart and fall down and the saw blade and pruner head to drop, posing a laceration hazard.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled pole saw/pruners and contact Fiskars Brands to receive instructions on how to destroy and dispose of the product in exchange for a full refund. Contact: Fiskars Brands toll-free at 888-847-8716 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT, or online at https://fiskarsliveagent.secure.force.com/FiskarsProductNotification/, or at www.fiskars.com and scroll to the bottom of the page and select Product Notifications.
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Fiskars 16 foot Extendable Pole Saw/Pruners
- Company
- Fiskars Brands Inc., Middleton, Wisconsin
- Quantity
- About 467,680 (In addition, about 95,000 were sold in Canada)
- Sold at
- Home improvement and hardware stores nationwide and online at fiskars.com from December 2016 through September 2020 for about $100 (Model No. 9463) and $65 (Model Nos. 9440 and 9441).
- Recall date
- December 9, 2020
- Incidents / injuries
- Fiskars received two reports of the poles separating and falling. Two laceration injuries requiring stitches have been reported.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
This recall involves Fiskars 16-foot extendable pole saw/pruners with model numbers 9463, 9440 and 9441. These pole saw/pruners are lawn and garden tools that extend from 7 feet to 16 feet and are used to cut high tree branches with either their pruner (for smaller branches) or their 15-inch hooked wood saw blade (for larger branches). The blade is secured to an oval-shaped fiberglass and aluminum telescoping pole set that locks into place through a double-locking system consisting of two orange c-clamps and a black and orange lock and pin mechanism in each of the upper and lower pole assemblies. They have an orange and black pole. "Fiskars" is printed on the pole. The model number is printed on the UPC code on the pole.