Cover Mate 1 hot tubs or home spas
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Nov 5, 2016. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Nov 5, 2016the latest report was made
- Nov 5, 2016the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Cover Mate 1
- Maker
- Sundance SpasMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Hot tubs or home spasCPSC’s product type: Hot Tubs or Home Spas (code 698), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Plumbing & Bath
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| November 2016 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment 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 5, 2016, sent to the company Nov 16, 2016, published by CPSC Dec 15, 2016
The product, in the report: Cover Mate 1 supplied by Sundance Spas Model: Edison Serial #: 100506976
Date of accident: August 26, 2015
Description of accident: Using the Cover Mate 1 cover lifter for the Sundance Spa Edison Model, adding chlorine to the spa, I lifted the cover so I could put the chlorine directly into the motor/agitator. Because I lack to upper body strength, I grabbed ahold of a handle which was conveniently located on the side of the spa tub. This handle as it turns out, was not what I assumed it to be but instead was to prevent the spa cover from falling to the ground when fully opened. Because my hand was securely braced on this handle the spa cover crushed my right thumb, causing a near complete amputation, crush injury, arterial bleed, as well as a fracture to the base of this thumb.
Emergency Treatment: My children brought me to the hospital where x-rays were taken and pain medication was thankfully given. I was told I had to go to another hospital to have it repaired or “removed and a flap made.” At this point my husband arrived and took me to the second hospital because I refused transportation by ambulance. The surgeon at the second hospital was very talented and put my thumb back together and the next day I saw a hand specialist for a second opinion. The hand specialist reassured me I would heal, may grow a thumb nail again, and have some function.
Long term Effects: One year plus after this injury I continue to have some limited movement, alteration in sensation, and constant feelings of cold discomfort in the distal part of my dominant thumb.
- Model
- Edison
- Serial number
- 100506976
- Bought from
- Sundance Spas
- Bought
- Jul 20, 2014
- Where
- Andover, New Hampshire: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 48, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Cover Mate 1, made or sold by Sundance Spas
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
CPSC’s disclaimer
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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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