Walmart Card Table, Folding Chairs Recall Issued After Finger Amputations

Roughly 73,400 folding card table and chair sets sold exclusively at Walmart have been recalled after the manufacturer received multiple reports of the chairs collapsing and causing injuries for consumers, including finger and fingertip amputations.  

The Mainstays five-piece card table recall was announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on January 2, following at least 10 reports of injuries from collapsing chairs including one finger amputation, three fingertip amputations, sprained or fractured fingers and one report of back stiffness.

The recall includes black padded foldable Mainstays card tables sold with four black vinyl upholstered chair with foam padding. The tables measure roughly 34″L x 34″W x 28″H and the chairs measure roughly 15.8″L x 15.8″W x 17.5″H. The metal chairs have the words “Made by:Dongguan Shin Din Metal & Plastic Products Co,” printed on a white label located on the bottom of the seat.

The affected table and chairs sets were manufactured in China and Taiwan under Heshan Camis Industrial Co. Ltd., of Guangdong where they were imported and sold exclusively at Walmart stores nationwide and online at www.walmart.com from May 2013 through November 2013 for about $50.

The CPSC recommends that customers with affected card table sets stop using the products immediately and contact Walmart at (800) 925-6278 or visit them online at www.walmart.com and navigate to the “Product Recalls” link for further information.