FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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October 11, 1988 |
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Release # 88-080 |
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Consumers Warned About Proper Assembly of "Crawl Space" Children's Enclosure
WASHINGTON - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Gerber Furniture Group, Inc., Macedonia, Ohio, has determined that their "Crawl Space" children's enclosure, model 14-816, may pose a potential suffocation hazard if not assembled according to instructions.
"Crawl Space," a portable mesh-sided enclosure, must be assembled with the metal legs on the outside of the mesh and away from child; otherwise the child may become caught between a leg and netting and may suffocate. The company is aware of one incident in which a child allegedly suffocated as a result of being caught between the netting and a metal leg.
Care should be taken to ensure that this product is being properly used. Consumers should contact Gerber Furniture Group to receive warning labels for the Crawl Space and instruction sheet showing proper assembly.
For information, call the company's toll free number 1-800-222-9825, or write: Gerber Furniture Group, Inc., 9600 Valley Road, Macedonia, Ohio 44056, Attention Crawl Space/Consumer Service Department.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (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 your experience with the product on SaferProducts.gov
CPSC is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of the thousands of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $900 billion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
Under federal law, it is illegal to attempt to sell or resell this or any other recalled product.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, go online to: SaferProducts.gov, call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054 for the hearing and speech impaired. Consumers can obtain this news release and product safety information at www.cpsc.gov. To join a free e-mail subscription list, please go to http://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/Subscribe/.