Watch Your Fingers! 5 Scary Product Recalls
Card table sold at Walmart recalled after finger amputations.
Jan. 3, 2013— -- quicklist: 1title: Ouch! Walmart Recalls Card Table Set After People Report Losing Fingerstext: Being dealt a bad hand just took on a whole new meaning.
A five-piece card table and chair set being sold at Walmart and on Walmart.com was recalled after reports of chairs unexpectedly collapsing.
Among the reported injuries were one finger amputation and three finger tip amputations, sprained or fractured fingers and a sore back, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
A Walmart spokesperson told ABCNews.com that "customer safety is always a top priority" and advised people who believe they purchased the set to look for a white label on the bottom of the chairs.
If the label reads "Made by: Dongguan Shin Din Metal & Plastic Products Co" or ""Made by: Taiwan Shin Yeh Enterprises," they are advised to return table and chair set to the retailer for a full refund.
Click through to see four other products that were recalled in recent years.
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quicklist: 2title: Shower Doors Suddenly Shattertext: Dozens of complaints have been reported over the past few years to the CPSC for shower doors shattering for seemingly no reason, but it probably isn't from hitting all those high notes while singing in the shower.
The sudden shattering can cause serious lacerations and bleeding, according to CPSC incident reports obtained by ABC News in 2012, with some people reporting needing stitches and surgery after they were "covered in glass" or had glass "embedded" in their skin.
In 2011, Kohler Co., recalled about 100 glass shower doors after it was discovered the hinge panel could shatter, posing a laceration hazard.
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quicklist: 3title: Roman Blinds Recalled Following Children's Deathstext: A sweeping recall for virtually every Roman blind on the market was issued in 2009 after several children died and more were nearly strangled by cords hanging from the shades.
To make sure your window coverings are safe for your children, please visit Window Covering Safety Council for more information.
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quicklist: 4title: Strollers Called Back After Fingertip Amputationstext: Graco Children's Products recalled 1.5 million strollers in 2010 after receiving reports of fingertip amputations and lacerations caused by the stroller's hinge.
The came just months after British stroller manufacturer Maclaran recalled 1 million strollers because of similar dangers.
At least seven reports were made of children placing their fingers in the stroller's canopy hinge mechanism while the canopy was being opened or closed, resulting in five fingertip amputations and two fingertip lacerations, according to the CPSC.
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quicklist: 5title: Cribs Recalled Over Suffocation, Deathtext: At least 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs were recalled across the United States and Canada in 2009 after more than 100 incidents involving infant suffocation and death, according to the CPSC.
Four infants suffocated, while the CPSC said at least 20 other fell from the cribs because of "broken, missing, or deformed" hardware or drop-sides installed upside-down, allowing the child to roll out of the crib.
The sale of traditional drop-side rail cribs was banned in 2011, as the CPSC introduced more stringent regulations for crib safety.
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