Armstrong floors or flooring materials
2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Nov 1, 2022. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 2reports to CPSC
- Nov 1, 2022the latest report was made
- Oct 14, 2016the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Armstrong
- Maker
- Armstrong Flooring, IncMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Floors or flooring materialsCPSC’s product type: Floors or Flooring Materials (code 1807), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Flooring
Other ways the reports write the brand (1)
“Armstrong Rigid Core Elements”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| November 2022 | 1 |
| October 2016 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
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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Emergency room Made Nov 1, 2022, sent to the company Nov 4, 2022, published by CPSC Nov 29, 2022
The product, in the report: Armstrong luxury vinyl plank flooring, slippery in general but dangerous when the slightest amount of water is on it. Should not be used in kitchens and bathrooms, and shouldnt be used in senior living of any kind.
catastrophic fall in kitchen resulting in 2 arm fractures in dominant arm and dislocated hand (pending surgery). NOTE; I had sold and am doing short term rent back of property address. Moving to PA by 11/30/22, which is why there are 2 addresses.
- Where
- ELLICOTT CITY, Maryland: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 70, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Armstrong Rigid Core Elements, made or sold by Armstrong Flooring, Inc
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
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Hurt, no treatment Made Oct 14, 2016, sent to the company Nov 3, 2016, published by CPSC Nov 18, 2016
The product, in the report: pre-finished sold hardwood
(02/2016) The consumer stated that immediately after the flooring was installed in her sunroom, she noticed that there was an odor. The smell never went away. The consumer stated that if you go in the room and closed the door, the smell is intolerable.
(7/11/2016) The consumer contacted Armstrong and was advised to wash the floor with a Bruce or Armstrong Wood and Laminate Floor Cleaning Product. If that did not work, the consumer was advised to contact her sales person.
(07/22/2016) The consumer contacted her salesperson . The consumer was asked to give them a piece of flooring to be tested.
(08/17/2016) The consumer was contacted by the salesperson to advise her that Armstrong stated that there is nothing wrong with the flooring.
(09/18/2016) An Armstrong representative, [REDACTED] , came out to the consumer’s home. He admitted that there was a bad smell in the room where the flooring was installed.
The representative was provided with more samples of the flooring so that it could be tested at the lab at Armstrong.
(10/14/2016) The consumer’s salesperson advised her that Armstrong had tested the flooring and stated that nothing was wrong with it.
The consumer stated that she gets nauseated if she stays in the room but there are no ill affects.
- Model
- American Scape Hickory SAS507 Gold Rush
- Bought from
- Certified Carpet, Pennsylvania
- Bought
- Feb 6, 2016, about then
- Where
- York, Pennsylvania: Unspecified
- Who was involved
- Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Armstrong, made or sold by Armstrong Flooring, Inc
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
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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.
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