(1888PressRelease)
March 29, 2007 - (To access color photos of the following recalled products, see CPSC's Web site at http://www.cpsc.gov/.)
Name of Product: Olympic Weightlifting Bars
Units: About 3,300
Manufacturer: York Barbell Company Inc., of York, Pa.
Hazard: Due to a defect in the sleeve mechanism, the bar can break under the pressure of significant weight, which could injure consumers and by- standers.
Incidents/Injuries: York Barbell has received two reports of bars breaking under the pressure of significant weight. No injuries have been reported.
Description and Models: This recall involves all 7' Int'l Hard Chrome 1000 lb. and 1500 lb. test Olympic bars with model number 32012 and 32013, 7' Int'l Black Oxide 1000 lb. and 1500 lb. test Olympic bars with model number 32020 and 32021, 7' International Men's Olympic Needle-bearing bars with model number 32010 and 6 1/2' International Women's Olympic Needle-bearing bars with model number 32011. The bars have split sleeves and YORK is printed on the sleeve assemblies of each bar.
Sold at: Fitness wholesalers and retailers nationwide from November 2005 through July 2006 for between $200 and $500.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled bars immediately and return them to York Barbell for a full refund.
Consumer Contact: For more information, contact York Barbell Co. at (800) 358-9675 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the company's Web site at http://www.yorkbarbell.com/.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction.
Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $700 billion annually. 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 30 percent 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 (800) 638-8270
or visit CPSC's Web site at http://www.cpsc.gov/talk.html.
Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's Web site at http://www.cpsc.gov/.
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