Internal Halyard Flagpoles Recalled for Safety Concern
Hazard
A partially crimped sleeve on these flagpoles can allow the cable to pull through the sleeve, causing the loop to release. When the assembly is raised with no flag attached, it can allow a seven pound counter weight to drop to the ground, possibly hitting people nearby.
What You Should Do
Remedy
Hapco is directly notifying consumers who purchased these flagpoles about the recall and providing free repair kits.
Consumer Contact
For more information, contact Hapco at (800) 368-7171, between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
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Products
Internal Halyard Flagpoles
Injuries & Incidents
- Kearney-National is aware of three incidents of a counter weight falling, including with one incident resulting in a minor injury.