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NEWS from1 N- `8 u. k5 `% c, e4 _
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& L& o1 `% E. G' s' j0 S7 wFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE+ Z- M" h' G( v6 @( k
November 5, 2009
$ F# L7 ]. H0 vRelease # 10-029 | Firm's Recall Hotline: (877) 840-9068
9 p: `: B# X7 h6 f9 ?# U% N1 z6 aCPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 R2 w" M9 O" v! E
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908; V' b. X; X. S% S+ M
HC Media Contact: (613) 957-2983 | Adventure Playsets Recall to Repair Backyard Swing Sets Due to Fall Hazard! q0 r' T% p# |. K5 p
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
% Y O* D. `1 H" l5 X0 |* }4 L# jName of Product: Adventure Playsets Wooden Play Sets0 |* A9 B* g- R' W9 |0 s; V$ ~( }- S
Units: About 275,000 in the United States and 6,800 in Canada, ?- G+ i9 F4 s; }0 j: Y; T5 c
Distributor: Adventure Playsets, of Amarillo, Texas
9 |& Z4 B% n! @3 y+ b8 p+ E7 n3 }Hazard: The plastic coated lumber on the horizontal ladder (monkey bar/swing beam) can weaken over time due to rotting of the whitewood (spruce, pine and fir species), resulting in a fall hazard.6 K8 N$ |1 A8 l6 Z+ F
Incidents/Injuries: Adventure Playsets has received more than 1,400 reports of rotting ladders involving 16 injuries that resulted in nine emergency room visits. The injuries include two arm fractures, lacerations, scrapes, and bruises to children younger than 8 years old. Most of the reported injuries occurred when the swing came out of the monkey bar/ swing beam that had rotted.
m7 ^. ~0 S" J, ?Description: This recall involves wooden play sets with swings, slides and ladders. Each set has an overhead monkey bar ladder that acts as both the monkey bar and swing beam, and an end ladder coated with cranberry or green plastic. The instruction manual has the name 揂dventure Playsets?and one of the following model numbers printed on the cover.
7 `! p, n$ o& Y9 F. P# PDurango 1-AP016 and 1- AP018 | Yukon 1-AP052 | Tacoma 1- AP017 and 1-AP051 | El Dorado 1-AP016 | Bellevue 1-AP048, and 1-AP012 | Dakota 1- AP046 | Sherwood 1-AP049 | Sedona 1- AP002 | Ventura 1-AP008 | Madison 1- AP006 and 1-AP015 | Belmont 1-AP003 | |
Note: The Bellevue,Tacoma and Durango swing sets were previously recalled due to detaching frames and a fall hazard.
% F+ e. t7 n; k; K; ASold at: Walmart, Toys R Us, Academy Sports, Menards, and Mill stores nationwide, and online at Walmart.com, ToyRUs.com, Willygoat.com and through the DMSI catalog from January 2004 through December 2007 for between $300 and $600.6 i6 K2 W) F/ B7 e) L0 v
Manufactured in: United States
; n# ]4 z' Q2 c" m; zRemedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the swing sets and contact Adventure Playsets to receive a replacement kit.
^- ]7 S# F6 }4 o8 y7 @Consumer Contact: For more information, contact Adventure Playsets toll-free at (877) 840-9068 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.adventureplaysets.com. Consumers can also email the firm at custservice@adventureplaysets.com
3 }6 t* T/ _ ~0 n' |1 FNote: Health Canada抯 press release can be seen at: http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/recall-retrait-eng.jsp?re_id=878
: A; N7 N. w# m/ Y% h[size=-1]--- CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx
! u1 g( h& S) L( O& ?The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years./ `& R* g+ s3 I) V4 p; S" v
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054. To join a CPSC e-mail subscription list, please go to https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain recall and general safety information by logging on to CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov.
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