Havahart animal traps
1 report to CPSC, the latest made May 23, 2019. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- May 23, 2019the latest report was made
- May 23, 2019the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Havahart
- Maker
- WOODSTREAM CORPORATIONMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Animal trapsCPSC’s product type: Animal Traps (code 1432), in Yard & Garden: Other
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| May 2019 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hurt, care not known 1 CPSC: Injury, Level of care not known
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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Hurt, care not known Made May 23, 2019, sent to the company Jun 7, 2019, published by CPSC Jun 21, 2019
The product, in the report: Animal Trap
There is, in my opinion, a strong risk of personal injury using a Havahart model 1085animal trap.
Shame on me for trusting this Havahart trap. They have been in business for years. They had a good reputation until now. The trap consists of 3 different size holes: 1x7/8, 1/2x7/8, AND a 1x2. Now there are 2 columns of the later size running down each side right below the handle on top. Note the attached picture of my latest capture. It was able to extend its reach for 6”. There is a trough dug out of the dirt along the bottom corner. Would you really want to put this on your deck? Grass would eventually recover in a week or so. Concrete would be best. Unfortunately, I don’t have any. But wait that’s not all. I don’t kill the critter. I figure he’s just trying to make a living like the rest of us. I take them on a 4-5 mile trip to release. So this trap probably weighs about 10 pounds. Say the coon weighs 20-25 pounds. Since the geniuses place the largest openings right below the handle, one then has to hold the 30-35 pounds straight out from your side, don’t forget it has at least a 6” reach. Walk that way for 75 feet, then lift it up int your vehicle. I do have to get back to the gym. One more dandy little tidbit is they advertise proudly how there are no sharp edges inside the trap so it’s safe for the animal. My question is what about my leg?
- Model
- 1085
- UPC
- 363401085
- Bought from
- Family Farm & Home
- Bought
- May 17, 2019
- Where
- Branch, Michigan: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Havahart, made or sold by WOODSTREAM CORPORATION
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Level of care not known
CPSC’s disclaimer
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.