Stacking Chairs May Collapse Causing Serious Injury
CPSC recall 93052. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Collapse
CPSC recall 93052 has the recall date 17 Mar 1993. The notice names the firm Flanders Industries. The CPSC record gives no number of units. CPSC gives the product type Chairs, Stools & Benches.
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| Description | MARCH 17, 1993 Release # 93-052 WASHINGTON, DC -- CPSC today is unilaterally warning consumers that certain inexpensive, upholstered, metal framed stacking chairs, manufactured and distributed by Flanders Industries, Inc. of Fort Smith, Arkansas from 1970 until 1985, may collapse during use. Flanders reportedly manufactured and distributed approximately one million of this commonly used type stacking chair prior to 1985. No other Flanders' products are involved in this warning. Flanders has informed CPSC that it has had reports of 26 incidents in which it is alleged that such a chair manufactured by Flanders collapsed. The Commission staff believes that the incidents occurred when the chairs broke in the area where the legs are joined to the frame. The failures reportedly cause the chair to collapse as the seat and leg sections separate. Several of the alleged injuries resulting from such collapse reportedly involve fractured bones and serious injuries to the back. These stacking chairs are inexpensive upholstered vinyl material with metal frames. They may be used by the public in various settings including hotels, offices and restaurants. In most cases, the chairs involved in… |
| Product | Flanders upholstered metal framed stacking chairs, Chairs, Stools & Benches |
| Manufacturer | Flanders Industries |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1993: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1993
- 75
- Recalls of 1993 with one of the same hazards
- 8%
- Recalls of 1993 in the category Chairs, Stools & Benches
- 3%
- Recalls on the register that name Flanders Industries
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 93052. https://recallregister.com/product/5422-stacking-chairs-may-collapse-causing-serious-injury/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
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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 93052 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 93052 has no incident or injury text.