Norwood Furniture Recalls Science Tables due to Injury Hazard (Recall Alert)
Home product recall 14-706. Announced by CPSC on Jan 2, 2014.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jan 2, 2014. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Repair what’s offered
- 655 units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The wooden legs can split causing instability which poses an injury hazard to those using the table
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What should you do?
Customers should contact School Outfitters to set up repair appointments with installation experts to replace the legs on all affected tables free of charge. School Outfitters is contacting customers directly.
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- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: repair.
- How to reach the firm: School Outfitters toll-free at (866) 619-1776 Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET or online at www.schooloutfitters.com and click on Email Customer Service for additional information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves Norwood Furniture’s science tables. The rectangular tables have a black laminate finish tabletop with a light brown hardwood base and four legs. There are black floor grips at the bottom of each wooden leg. The table has two rectangular, front open compartments. The affected products include item numbers, NOR-PIH1027-SO for the 24” W x 48” L x 30” H table, NOR-PIH1028-SO for the 24” W x 54” L x 30” H table and NOR-PIH1029-SO for the 24” W x 60” L x 30” H table. Consumers can locate the item number on the underside of the tabletop which is listed with the Commercial Furniture phone number, the OCI# and Country of Origin:China.
655 units, as CPSC gives them.
Norwood Furniture Science Tables.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 3 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by School Outfitters, Norwood, Ohio.
- Online at www.schooloutfitters.com from June 2013 through September 2013 for about $190 to $220.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
There have been eight reports of instability of the tables, three of which are reports of the legs splitting. No reported injuries.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.