The Nest Swing Egg Chair, a product sold at several popular retailers, has been recalled following reports that use of the piece of merchandise has led to serious injury.
On Thursday, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a recall for 30,600 Nest Swing Egg Chairs. The wicker, oval-shaped seat hangs down off a chain connected to a metal pole that ends in a circular base. The product has been known to tip over or even collapse when someone is sitting in it, according to the recall.
The CPSC cited nearly 30 reports of the chair either collapsing or tipping over, and 19 of those reports cite the chair causing a number of injuries including cuts, scrapes, soreness, broken ribs and even a collapsed lung.
The product was manufactured in Vietnam and imported by the Massachusetts-based The TJX Companies, Inc. The chairs were sold under the Tommy Bahama and Martha Stewart brand names, which can be found on the tag of the round cushion that came with the chair. Anyone needing assistance on how to disassemble the chair should contact TJX.
The suspended chair was sold at Marshalls, T.J. Maxx, Homesense and HomeGoods locations across the country from December 2018 to April 2022. The Nest Swing Egg Chair ranged in price from $300 to $350.
The CPSC advises those who purchased the product to cease using it immediately and return it to the retailer for either a full refund or a store gift card.
Those seeking more information about the recall should reach out to Marshall's, T.J. Maxx, HomeGoods and Homesense.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission declined Newsweek's request for additional comment.
This isn't the first recall the CPSC has had to issue this year. In late April, the CPSC announced that more than 700,000 Insignia air fryers were recalled after retailers received over 100 reports of the cooking devices catching fire, burning and melting.
There were seven reports of property damage as well as two injuries associated with the recall, including a child who suffered an injury to their leg. Those specific fryers were sold at Best Buys in the United States and Canada.
Also in April, the United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection recalled more than 120,000 pounds of ground beef over fears of possible E.coli contamination. At the time when the recall was issued, there were no confirmed reports of sickness related to the ground beef making the recall more of a precautionary measure than a result of consumers being sickened.
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