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CPSC, Ace Hardware Corp. Announce Recall of Shingling Hatchets

U.S. CPSCInjuriesMar 22, 2000
Recalled shingling hatchet
Recalled shingling hatchet

Photos from the official notice: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission · image rights

Hazard

The heads on these tools can detach when in use, striking the user or a bystander and causing serious injury.

Remedy

Consumers should stop using the hatchets immediately and return them to any Ace Hardware Store, for a refund.

Incidents & injuries

Ace Hardware Corp. has received two reports of hatchet heads detaching, one of which struck a bystander in the head, resulting in a cut requiring 32 stitches.

Product description

The hatchet, used to remove and hammer on roof shingles, is about 13 inches long. It has a hickory handle with a leather strap on the end and a forged steel head with a hatchet on one side and a hammering face on the other. The word "ACE" is etched on one side of the tool head and "TAIWAN" is on the other side. These hatchets have item number 2014710, which is printed on a label on the hatchet's handle.

Sold on

Ace Hardware Stores nationwide sold the hatchet,s from March 1994 through April 2000, for about $18.

Contact the company

For more information, contact Ace Hardware Corp. toll-free at (877) 223-4391 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.

What should I do?

Stop using the product and follow the remedy below. Contact the company for a refund, repair or replacement — recall remedies are free.

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