Children's Laundry Hampers May Present Severe Laceration Hazard
CPSC recall 91067. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Laceration
CPSC recall 91067 has the recall date 16 May 1991. The notice names the firm Charlico. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Laceration. CPSC gives the product type Hampers.
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| Units | The CPSC record gives no number |
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| Description | May 16, 1991 Release # 91-067 Children's Laundry Hampers May Present Severe Laceration Hazard Washington, DC -- The "Dirty Dunk" and "Dirty Dunk, Jr." children's laundry hampers manufactured by Charlico, Inc., of Dallas, TX, may present a severe laceration hazard. Both of these products consist of a laundry basket attached to a backboard in the form of a basketball hoop and basket. The Dirty Dunk is mounted to an interior door with S-shaped hooks and a mounting bracket. The Dirty Dunk, Jr. is hung on an interior door with S-shaped hooks and plastic chain. The S-shaped hooks of either product could bend when partially loaded with clothes, and permit the unit to fall from the door and hit the user, typically a child. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) learned of the problem with the laundry hampers from a consumer complaint. The CPSC is aware of three incidents resulting from Dirty Dunks separating and falling from the S-shaped hooks. A five year-old boy suffered a fractured finger and a laceration requiring seven stitches. A three year-old boy suffered a partial amputation of a finger. An adult was struck on the back of the head while removing clothes from the… |
| Product | Dirty Dunk Jr. children's laundry hampers, Hampers |
| Manufacturer | Charlico |
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- Hazard: Laceration
- Category: Hampers
- CPSC recalls of 1991
The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1991: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1991
- 84
- Recalls of 1991 with one of the same hazards
- 6%
- Recalls of 1991 in the category Hampers
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name Charlico
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 91067. https://recallregister.com/product/5084-children-s-laundry-hampers-may-present-severe-laceration-hazard/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 91067 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 91067 has no incident or injury text.