Fiskars 16-foot extendable pole saw/pruners with model numbers 9463, 9440 and 9441. The pole saw extends from 7 feet to 16 feet. It has a pruner and a 15-inch hooked saw blade.

Gardening and landscaping tools can be dangerous enough without malfunctions. So, it’s with good reason that Fiskars recalled about 562,680 16-Foot Extendable Pole Saw/Pruners this week.

Fiskars Brands Inc., of Middleton, Wisconsin, is voluntarily recalling about 467,680 of its 16-foot Extendable Pole Saw and Pruner because "the telescoping poles of the pole saw/pruner can ...