Dive Summary:

• Big Box retail chain Walmart is recalling almost 75k table and chair sold by the retailer after several reports of injuries caused by the merchandise.
• Walmart has received at least ten reports of injuries from the chairs which accompany the item – including fractured and amputated fingers.
• The product was sold as recently as November 2013 as an exclusive Walmart item, eliminating the product from possibly being carried by competing retailers.

Dive Insight:

The five-piece card table reportedly has the potential to “collapse unexpectedly, posing a fall hazard and a risk of finger injury, including finger amputation,” says The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The item was sold nationwide throughout Walmart stores, in addition to the retailer’s web-based storefront at Walmart.com.