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Wooden hammock ´Barcelona Garden Hammock´ – B & Q

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 31 Aug 2008In the weekly report of 1 Sep 2008 (week 34, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Wooden hammock ´Barcelona Garden Hammock´
Brand
B&Q (8 alerts)
Brand as notified
B & Q
Type / model
Live Outdoors , ´Barcelona´ Range / 05061525
Description
Wooden framed garden hammock with striped canvas supplied in colour retail box. This product was offered for sale from March 2005.
Risk
The product poses a risk of injuries because deterioration of the timber frame caused by water may create a weakness in the wood around the metal socket at the base of the hammock frame. This may lead to the hammock frame breaking whilst in use. 21 recorded incidents.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers by the retailer
Notifying country
United Kingdom
Country of origin
Hong Kong
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0945/08
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0945/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-34 (XML)
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