Clip-on Chair Recall Due to Finger Amputation Risk
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a voluntary recall of clip-on chairs. Consumers should stop using this recalled product immediately due to the risk of finger amputation for children.
phil&teds [not a typo] USA, Inc. of Fort Collins, Colorado recalled about 54,000 “meetoo” clip-on chairs because the company and the CPSC have received 19 reports of the chairs falling from different table surfaces. Five children were injured, and two of them had their fingers severely pinched, lacerated, crushed or amputated.
The problem, according to the CPSC, is that missing or worn clamp pads allow the chairs to detach from a variety of different table surfaces, posing a fall hazard. In addition, when the chair detaches, children’s fingers can be caught between the bar and clamping mechanism, posing an amputation hazard. Also, user instructions for the chairs are inadequate, increasing the likelihood of consumer misuse.
Description of Recalled Clip-on Chairs
The recalled product is an infant/toddler chair with a nylon fabric seat and a metal frame that clamps onto tables using two metal vise clamps. The upper part of each clamp rests on the table top and has either a rubber pad on its underside or a rubber boot covering the clamp. The chair is sold in three fabric colors: red, black and navy. Chairs subject to this recall do not have black plastic spacers between the cross bar and the clamps.
The recalled clip-on chairs were sold from May 2006 6o May 2011 at Buy Buy Baby, Target, Toys R Us and their online sites. They were also sold online at philandteds.com, Amazon.com, and other online retailers. The chairs were sold at a variety of independent juvenile specialty stores.
Bravo Sports Trampoline Recall
Bravo Sports of Santa Fe Springs, California, recalled about 160,000 Bravo Sports trampolines. This recall involves AirZone and Variflex trampolines with model numbers 137083 (with wheels), 137536, 137683, 138088, 138467, 138472, 138489, 139275, 139283, 139284, 139300 and 139706. The model number is found on the safety label sewn to the pad cover. The units are 12’, 13’ and 14’ and come in blue, yellow and red. The recalled trampolines were manufactured in China.
According to Bravo Sports, incorrectly assembled trampolines can allow the top rails and legs to bend or break during normal use, resulting in partial collapse of the trampoline. This poses a fall hazard to consumers. Bravo Sports has received 247 reports of top rails bending or breaking during normal use. Four injuries have been reported due to the bending and breaking of trampolines.
If you have a recalled trampoline, stop using it.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled trampolines. Consumers should contact Bravo Sports for instructions on how to inspect the trampoline for top rail damage and to request revised assembly instructions. Top rails and legs damaged due to assembly errors will be replaced at no charge by Bravo Sports.
If your child has been injured on a trampoline, you can request a free consultation with a lawyer at Pritzker Olsen by calling 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or submitting the firm’s contact form.
Alexander Designs Drop-Side Cribs Recall
A recall of Alexander Designs drop-side cribs was prompted by two reports of incidents involving drop-side malfunctions. In one incident, which involved a crib that had been misassembled, the plastic hardware broke and the drop-side rail fell unexpectedly. In a second incident, a hardware failure caused the drop-side rail to detach from the crib. No injuries were reported.
Sleep Positioner Recall Lawsuit
Our law firm is representing a family whose baby was suffocated by a defective product. Contact Attorney Fred Pritzker about a sleep positioner wrongful death lawsuit.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have warned consumers to stop using infant sleep positioners. Over the past 13 years, CPSC and the FDA have received 12 reports of infants between the ages of 1 month and 4 four months who died when they suffocated in sleep positioners or became trapped and suffocated between a sleep positioner and the side of a crib or bassinet.
Cybex Child Car Seats Recalled
Regal Lager is issuing a car seat recall on Cybex Solution X-Fix car booster seats that have incorrect warning label information which, if followed by parents or caregivers, could lead to injury, according to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announcement.
