Drop-side cribs sold by Kmart and Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. are among 40,650 being recalled after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission received reports of at least six injuries to children when the beds failed.
Victory Land Group Inc. of Bartlett, Illinois, is recalling 34,000 of its Heritage Collection cribs sold only in Sears Holding Corp.’s Kmart stores, the CPSC said today in a statement. The agency and the company have 17 reports of drop- side rail detachments, resulting in three infant injuries.
Ethan Allen, based in Danbury, Connecticut, received reports of five cases where parts came off of its drop-side cribs, leading to one baby becoming trapped, two children falling out and one child getting a pinched hand. The recall covers 3,250 cribs sold for $550 to $900, the CPSC said.
Angel Line of Pennsville, New Jersey, is recalling 3,400 drop-side cribs sold through websites Ababy.com and Babyage.com for about $140, the regulator said. The CPSC received one report of a crib’s side detaching.
The safety agency is stepping up efforts to educate parents on common risks that have led to deaths and injuries in drop- side cribs. The CPSC is collaborating with the American Academy of Pediatrics and New York-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital to distribute videos at hospitals and doctors’ offices showing risks of strangulation and entrapment.
“Nurses will not allow newborn babies to leave the hospital without parents having a safe car seat,” CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum said in a statement. “We need to make sure that new parents provide a safe crib, bassinet or play yard for their babies to sleep in.”
‘Deadly Hazards’
In May, Tenenbaum said drop-side cribs are “deadly hazards,” and said the agency has verified at least 32 deaths in the models since January 2000. New crib requirements proposed in July will ban the design.
Ethan Allen is working to resolve the potential safety hazard, David Callen, the company’s vice president for finance, said in an interview. A repair kit offered by the company will immobilize the rail, he said.
“We would never want to put any children in danger,” Callen said. “One incident is too many.”
Larry Costello, a spokesman for Sears in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, didn’t have any immediate comment.
The CPSC collaborated with the Food and Drug Administration in September to warn consumers about infant sleep positioners, which are unrelated to drop-side cribs, following reports of 12 fatalities.
To contact the reporter on this story: Jeff Plungis in Washington at jplungis@bloomberg.net.
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Larry Liebert at lliebert@bloomberg.net
Victory Land Group Inc. of Bartlett, Illinois, is recalling 34,000 of its Heritage Collection cribs sold only in Sears Holding Corp.’s Kmart stores, the CPSC said today in a statement. The agency and the company have 17 reports of drop- side rail detachments, resulting in three infant injuries.
Ethan Allen, based in Danbury, Connecticut, received reports of five cases where parts came off of its drop-side cribs, leading to one baby becoming trapped, two children falling out and one child getting a pinched hand. The recall covers 3,250 cribs sold for $550 to $900, the CPSC said.
Angel Line of Pennsville, New Jersey, is recalling 3,400 drop-side cribs sold through websites Ababy.com and Babyage.com for about $140, the regulator said. The CPSC received one report of a crib’s side detaching.
The safety agency is stepping up efforts to educate parents on common risks that have led to deaths and injuries in drop- side cribs. The CPSC is collaborating with the American Academy of Pediatrics and New York-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital to distribute videos at hospitals and doctors’ offices showing risks of strangulation and entrapment.
“Nurses will not allow newborn babies to leave the hospital without parents having a safe car seat,” CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum said in a statement. “We need to make sure that new parents provide a safe crib, bassinet or play yard for their babies to sleep in.”
‘Deadly Hazards’
In May, Tenenbaum said drop-side cribs are “deadly hazards,” and said the agency has verified at least 32 deaths in the models since January 2000. New crib requirements proposed in July will ban the design.
Ethan Allen is working to resolve the potential safety hazard, David Callen, the company’s vice president for finance, said in an interview. A repair kit offered by the company will immobilize the rail, he said.
“We would never want to put any children in danger,” Callen said. “One incident is too many.”
Larry Costello, a spokesman for Sears in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, didn’t have any immediate comment.
The CPSC collaborated with the Food and Drug Administration in September to warn consumers about infant sleep positioners, which are unrelated to drop-side cribs, following reports of 12 fatalities.
To contact the reporter on this story: Jeff Plungis in Washington at jplungis@bloomberg.net.
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Larry Liebert at lliebert@bloomberg.net
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