About 63,000 Field & Stream safety ropes are being recalled by Dick’s Sporting Goods. According to a release from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The ropes can fail when used in freezing conditions posing fall and injury hazards.
The firm has received one report of the safety rope failing when used during freezing weather resulting in a concussion and knee injury.
The ropes were sold at Dick’s Sporting Goods and Field & Stream stores nationwide and online from June 2017 through March 2020 and at Sportsman’s Warehouse stores nationwide from October 2019 through April 2020.
The recall announcement continues as follows:
Description
This recall involves Field & Stream Life Line, Linesman and Safety Ropes and are used to reduce the risk of a fall while climbing. The ropes are black with orange lines and were sold in a single or three-pack. They have a carabineer that hooks onto the harness and a black and red label with the style number HEH01299, HEH01882Z, or HEH01530 printed in the bottom corner of the label.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled ropes and return them to any Dick’s Sporting Goods or Field & Stream store if purchased at those stores or at Sportsman’s Warehouse store if purchased there. Consumers with a receipt will receive a full refund and consumers without a receipt will receive store credit of the purchase price.
