The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·21184·Announced 2021-08-18

TJX Recalls Swivel Counter Stools Due to Fall and Injury Hazards

TJX Companies is recalling about 4,300 swivel counter stools sold at HomeGoods and Homesense stores because they can break or collapse, causing falls. The company has received 20 reports of stools breaking, including 17 reports of minor injuries.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product where structural collapse presents a credible hazard, and minor injuries have been reported (17 reports). The rubric places recalls with injury reports but no deaths or hospitalizations at score 3 when the hazard is substantiated by consumer reports.

Plain-English summary

The TJX Companies Inc. is recalling swivel counter stools with wooden legs and fabric backrests with rivet trim. The stools were sold in gray faux leather, and light gray, dark gray, and blue/cream herringbone fabrics, measuring approximately 36 inches to the top of the backrest with a seat height of approximately 25.5 inches. The affected style numbers are 61057, 61063, 61064, 62332, 65129, 65130, 66413, and 66414. These stools were sold nationwide at HomeGoods and Homesense stores and HomeGoods/T.J. Maxx or Marshalls combination stores from January 2021 through May 2021 for about $130.

The counter stools can break or collapse, posing fall and injury hazards. TJX has received 20 reports of stools breaking in which consumers fell, including 17 reports of minor injuries.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled counter stools and return them to any HomeGoods or Homesense store for their choice of either a full refund or store gift card. Consumers can contact HomeGoods at 800-888-0776 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit www.homegoods.com and click on "Customer Service" at the bottom of the page. Homesense customers can call toll-free at 855-660-4663 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit www.homesense.com and click on "Customer Service" at the bottom of the page.

The recalled product

Product
Swivel Counter Stools
Manufacturer
The TJX Companies Inc., of Framingham, Mass.
Category
Consumer Product — Furniture
Hazard
  • structural-collapse
  • fall-injury
Affected units
4,300

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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