Creative Playthings Indoor Gym House gym sets
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Creative Playthings recalled approximately 400,000 "Indoor Gym Houses" manufactured between 1962 and 1979 due to a strangulation hazard. The gym sets, which were designed for children ages 18 months to 3 years old, consist of a hollow wooden box standing 30 inches tall with a two-step ladder on one side and a slide on the other. The hazard involves a space between the top rung of the ladder and the platform at the top of the box—measuring either 6 inches (models before 1977) or 5 inches (models after 1977)—which was small enough for young children to trap their heads. The CPSC was informed of two incidents in which children became entrapped: one resulted in the strangulation death of an 18-month-old girl, and the other caused an asphyxiation injury with irreversible brain damage to a 16-month-old boy.
The products were sold nationwide in toy stores and other retail outlets for approximately $29 to $50. The recall source indicates that Creative Playthings no longer exists and replacement ladders are no longer available. According to the record, consumers who still have this product should discard or destroy the ladder.
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Strangulation
Gym Sets Recalled by Creative Playthings NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 Note: Replacement ladder is no longer available. The Creative Playthings company that conducted the recall no longer exists. Please discard or destroy ladder. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Originally issued May 23, 1980; Last revised February 21, 2003 Release # 80-020 Creative Playthings Agrees To Recall 400,000 Potentially Hazardous Gym Sets WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 23) -- Approximately 400,000 "Indoor Gym Houses" are being recalled by their manufacturer, Creative Playthings, because they may pose a strangulation hazard to young children. Creative Playthings is a division of CBS, Inc., of New York, N.Y. The recall is being conducted voluntarily in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The gym houses consist of a hollow, masonite-and-wood box 30 inches in height which supports a two-step wooden ladder on one side and a short slide on the opposite side. The top of the box or "platform" serves as a bridge between the ladder and the slide and is protected on two sides by wooden railings. The product is intended for use by children ages 18 months through 3 years old, according to the manufacturer. It was designed to include a space between the upper rung of the ladder and the platform, which is small enough to enable children to trap their heads and potentially strangle or asphyxiate. CPSC staff has been informed of two incidents since October, 1979, in which young children entrapped their heads in the space as they sat facing the platform on the bottom rung of the ladder. One incident resulted in the strangulation of an 18-month-old baby girl. The other caused a 16-month-old boy to asphyxiate, resulting in irreversible brain damage. The gym houses being recalled were manufactured from 1962 through 1979 and were sold nationwide in toy stores and other retail outlets for approximately $29 to $50. Models manufactured before 1977 were constructed with a 6-inch space between the ladder's top rung and the platform, and models made after 1977 included a 5-inch space. The firm had redesigned all gym houses manufactured since January, 1980 with an expanded 7.5-inch distance between the platform and the upper rung of the ladder, greatly reducing the likelihood of head entrapment. The Creative Playthings company that conducted the recall no longer exists. The replacement ladder is no longer available. Consumers should discard or destroy the ladder if they still have this product.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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