130,000 Igloo Coolers Recalled After Fingertip Injuries, Including Amputations
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130,000 Igloo Coolers Recalled After Fingertip Injuries, Including Amputations
About 130,000 Igloo coolers were recalled Thursday after consumers reported 78 fingertip injuries from the cooler’s tow handle, 26 of which led to fingertip amputations, bone fractures or cuts, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.This warning expands an initial recall issued in February of more than 1 million 90-quart Igloo Flip & Tow Rolling Coolers because the tow handle was crushing and seriously injuring people’s fingertips.“The tow handle can pinch consumers’ fingertips against the cooler, posing fingertip amputation and crushing hazard,” the recall said.In the February recall, the safety commission said that Igloo had received 12 reports of ..