Some of the injuries people sustained after falling off a hoverboard include fractures, sprains, contusions, abrasions and lacerations. That was enough for the CPSC to open an investigation into what is being labeled one of the hottest holiday gifts around the the country.
"We know how popular the product is," CPSC spokeswoman Patty Davis said. "We know consumers are giving the product as a gift during the holidays and we are working all across the country to move our investigation forward as quickly as possible.”
Amazon is now responding to the concerns by removing some hoverboards from its website, including one made by leading hoverboard manufacturer Swagway, according to a report by The Verge. Other hoverboards were still available to for sale on Monday morning.
The top three U.S. airlines have also prohibited hoverboards from flights over fears they could cause fires on planes.
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