OfficeMax Recalls Office Chairs Due to Fall Hazard
CPSC recall 09336. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The back and the base post of the chair can break while in use, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should immediately stop using the chairs and return them to any OfficeMax store for a full refund or a $55 gift card if the consumer does not have a receipt.
CPSC recall 09336 has the recall date 1 Sep 2009. The notice names the firm OfficeMax. The recall has about 216,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2009 has 10,000 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Fall. CPSC gives the product type Chairs, Stools & Benches.
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More of the notice
The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.
| Incidents and injuries | OfficeMax has received about 35 reports of the chair backs or posts breaking, including 15 reports of injuries involving lacerations, muscle strains, contusions and concussions. |
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| Units | 216,000 |
| Description | The recall involves OfficeMax Task Chairs with model numbers OM182 and OM96614. The model number is located under the chair's seat on a white UPC label. The chairs are charcoal or dark charcoal in color and have black plastic arms and a rolling plastic and metal base. |
| Product | OfficeMax Task Chairs, About 216,000, Chairs, Stools & Benches |
| Sold at | OfficeMax stores nationwide, on the firm's Web site www.officemax.com, in OfficeMax catalogs, and through direct commercial sales to businesses from September 2003 through July 2008 for between $40 and $65. |
| Importer | OfficeMax Inc |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 216,000Median of 2009: 10,000
- CPSC recalls of 2009
- 383
- Recalls of 2009 with one of the same hazards
- 21%
- Recalls of 2009 in the category Chairs, Stools & Benches
- 2%
- Recalls on the register that name OfficeMax
- 1
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 09336The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 09336. https://recallregister.com/product/5489-officemax-recalls-office-chairs-due-to-fall-hazard/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 09336 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
OfficeMax has received about 35 reports of the chair backs or posts breaking, including 15 reports of injuries involving lacerations, muscle strains, contusions and concussions.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
OfficeMax stores nationwide, on the firm's Web site www.officemax.com, in OfficeMax catalogs, and through direct commercial sales to businesses from September 2003 through July 2008 for between $40 and $65.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 09336?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 216,000
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
China