81,000 office chairs got recalled. People got bruised, concussed even before buying them
About 81,800 office chairs that injured customers while test-sitting them in the store have been recalled by the TJX Companies.
“The back of the chair can break or detach from the seat base when a consumer is seated in the chair, posing a fall hazard,” the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s recall alert said.
And, the alert said, there have been “12 reports in which the back of the chair broke or detached from the seat base when a consumer was seated in a chair at a store.” In those dozen reports were 10 reports of injuries, “including contusions, strains, numbness, bruising and one reported concussion.”
The chairs were sold in T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, Homesense and HomeGoods stores. Colors available were white, black, gray, cream, floral, pink, orange, navy, light blue, brown and mint. The cushions are faux leather, velvet, linen or boucle. This covers style Nos. GT646, GT646A, GT646AA, GT646AB, GT646AABO, which will be found on the hang tag.
TJX is offering refunds. You can return the chairs to any of the above stores for a full refund. Or, if that’s not feasible or if you have questions, contact TJX through its website or by calling 888-359-4763, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
