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Name of Product: Drop-side cribs Units: About 440 cribs Importer: Dutailier Group Inc., of Quebec, Canada Hazard: The slats on the drop side can detach from the top and bottom rails creating a space between the slats. An infant or toddler’s body can become entrapped in the space, which can lead to strangulation and/or [...]  Tags: drop side cribs, Dutailier Group, entrapment hazard, fall hazard Category → Baby, Cribs, Entrapment, Fall  Leave a comment  Name of Product: LittleLife Discoverer Child Carriers Units: About 40 in the United States and 10 in Canada Manufacturer: Lifemarque, of United Kingdom Importer: Rock Gear, of Canada Hazard: The carriers were sold without bolts that attach the carrier’s main frame to the metal stand. Missing bolts cause the carrier to disconnect from the [...] Name of Product: Ballard Designs “Stafford” step stools Units: About 2,500 Distributor/Retailer: Ballard Designs, Inc. of Atlanta, Ga. Hazard: Plastic tabs on the feet of the step stools can cause the stools to be unstable, posing a fall hazard to consumers. Incidents/Injuries: Ballard Designs has received six reports that the stools were not stable, [...] Tags: Ballard Designs, ballarddesigns.com, fall hazard, hsn.com, Stafford, step stools Category → Fall, Household Items Leave a comment I used drop-side cribs with all of my kids. I guess I should count my blessings nothing ever happened, considering how many recalls there are of them.
Name of Product: Drop-side cribs Units: About 2,300; about 800 in Canada Manufacturer: Shermag Inc., of Quebec, Canada Hazard: The drop-side rail hardware [...] Tags: beds & cribs, City Lights, Dormez Vous, drop side cribs, entrapment hazard, Fairy Tales, fall hazard, Shermag, suffocation hazard, The Land of Nod Category → Baby, Cribs, Entrapment, Fall, Suffocation Leave a comment Name of Product: Wood Twin Bunk Beds and Loft Bunk Beds Units: About 180 Importer: American Woodcrafters, of High Point, N.C. Hazard: The guard rails on upper bunks can crack and cause the mattress and its support rails to collapse, posing a fall hazard. Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received two reports of cracked guard [...] Tags: American Woodcrafters, Bunk Beds, fall hazard, Loft Bunk Beds, Wood Twin Bunk Beds Category → Fall, Furniture Leave a comment Name of Product: Weehoo iGo Bicycle Pedal Trailers Units: About 2,700 Manufacturer: Weehoo Inc., of Golden, Colo. Hazard: The receiver on the trailer’s seat post hitch can crack and cause the trailer to detach, posing fall and crash hazards to the child in the seat. Incidents/Injuries: CPSC and Weehoo have received one report of [...] Tags: bike trailers, crash hazard, fall hazard, iGo Bicycle Pedal Trailers, outdoor, Weehoo Category → Fall, Outdoor Leave a comment Name of Product: Playsafe Dartmouth Swing Set Units: About 5,500 Importer: Pacific Cycle Inc., of Madison, Wis. Hazard: The sling-style swing seats can crack or split prematurely, posing a fall hazard to consumers. Incidents/Injuries: Pacific Cycle has received five reports of the sling-style swing seats breaking during use, including reports of minor injuries involving [...] Tags: fall hazard, Pacific Cycle, Playsafe Dartmouth Swing Set, swing set, Toys R Us Category → Fall, Outdoor, Toys R Us One comment Name of Product: Step Stools with Storage Units: About 341,000 (206,000 were recalled on August 4, 2011) Importer: Target Corporation, of Minneapolis, Minn. Hazard: The wooden step stools can break apart or collapse under the weight of the user, posing a fall hazard. Incidents/Injuries: Target has received 27 reports of the stools breaking or [...] Tags: Circo, Do Your Room step stool, DYR, fall hazard, step stools, Step Stools with Storage, storage, Target, Target.com, wooden Category → Fall, Household Items, Target Leave a comment Name of Product: “metoo” Clip-on Chair Units: 54,000 (these were the subject of a product safety alert issued May 6, 2011) Importer: phil&teds USA Inc, of Fort Collins, Co. Hazard: Missing or worn clamp pads allow the chairs to detach from a variety of different table surfaces, posing a fall hazard. In addition, when [...] Tags: amazon.com, amputation hazard, buy buy Baby, buybuybaby.com, clip-on chair, fall hazard, metoo, phil & teds, phil and teds, phil&teds, philandteds.com, table-top clip-on chair, Target, Target.com, Toys R Us, ToysRUs.com Category → Amazon.com, Amputation, Baby, Fall, Furniture, High Chairs Leave a comment Name of Product: Scoot ‘n Zoom children’s riding toy Units: About 165,000 Distributor: Radio Flyer, of Chicago, Ill. Hazard: The riding toy can tip over allowing a child to fall forward while riding, posing a fall hazard to young children. Incidents/Injuries: The firm received reports of ten incidents with six injuries, including three where [...] Tags: amazon.com, children's riding toy, fall hazard, Radio Flyer, Scoot 'n Zoom, Target.com, wagon, Walmart Category → Amazon.com, Bikes & Tricycles, Fall, Target, Toys, Walmart Leave a comment |
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