Leather Italia recliners
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Dec 15, 2011. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Dec 15, 2011the latest report was made
- Dec 15, 2011the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Leather Italia
- Maker
- LEATHER ITALIA USAMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- ReclinersCPSC’s product type: Recliner Chair (code 670), in Furniture, Furnishings & Decorations: Furniture
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| December 2011 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hospital admission 1 CPSC: Injury, Hospital Admission
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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Hospital admission Made Dec 15, 2011, sent to the company Feb 7, 2012, published by CPSC Feb 22, 2012
The product, in the report: Recliner leather chair with seperate ottoman
After using the she developed sores on her right buttocks and the in between and attempted to treat it with an ointment at home and when the symptoms persisted she then went to seek medical attention.
The consumer reports wearing under garments and cotton pants when sitting in the chair and would sit in the chair at least an hour or more.
While speaking with a neighbor she learned that some leather chairs that were made in China were sprayed with a sort of chemical to prevent it from growing mold on it when it was being shipped to the US.
She went to see her Primary Care physician around 10/24/2011 and ‘
She went to the REDACTED in REDACATED Florida because the symptoms were not healing up and had gotten worse. She was hospitalized from 11/14/2011-11/18/2011 due to renal failure, cardiac heart failure and a panic attack. She was treated for tall the symptoms and upon releases she was advised to have a nurse to come in to change a bandage on the wood.
Her husband then went to return the chair to the retailer on 11/17/2011 and he informed the representative (name is unknown) of the symptoms that the victim had experienced.
The representative from the retailer did not provide any information on the firm but offered a refund.
She contacted the local news company (Channel 9 News) who mailed out a report form who also advised her to contact the CPSC .
No further information was provided.
- Bought from
- Leahter Gallery, Florida
- Bought
- Sep 30, 2011
- Where
- Unspecified: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 73, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Leather Italia, made or sold by LEATHER ITALIA USA
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Hospital Admission
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.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.