TimberForm 4000 Series Play Platforms playground equipment
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Columbia Cascade Timber Company has announced a voluntary repair program for approximately 1,500 installations of their TimberForm 4000 Series Play Platforms in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The hazard involves entrapment risks, as children can become trapped in spaces between metal ladder rungs and the wooden platform deck. At least 4 instances of head entrapment have been documented in these structures, though no injuries have been reported. All reported incidents occurred during supervised play.
The TimberForm 4000 Series consists of heavy-duty wooden playground equipment typically found in public playgrounds and at churches, schools, or childcare facilities. Columbia Cascade will contact all known owners of equipment sold before January 1, 1986, via first-class mail and through sales representatives to advise them of the hazard and arrange repairs. The company will provide all necessary parts and installation instructions at no cost to customers. According to the record, affected consumers should contact Columbia Cascade at 503-223-1157 (collect) or the CPSC toll-free hotline at 800-638-CPSC for assistance in identifying equipment and obtaining repair information.
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Entrapment
Timberform 4000 Playground Equipment Repaired by Columbia Cascade NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 1987 Release # 87-004 Columbia Cascade To Repair Timberform 4000 Series Playground Equipment WASHINGTON, DC -- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Columbia Cascade Timber Company, Portland, Oregon, today announced a voluntary repair program affecting an estimated 1,500 installations of their TimberForm 4000 Series Play Platforms. Children can become entrapped in the spaces between the metal ladder rungs and the wooden platform deck. The Commission and he firm are aware of at least 4 instances of head entrapment in these play structures. No injuries have been reported. All the reported incidents occurred during supervised play. TimberForm 4000 Series Play Platforms are installed in various configurations depending upon options ordered by each customer. It is, generally, heavy-duty wooden playground equipment, typically found on public playgrounds and at church, school, or childcare facilities. Using its sales records, Columbia Cascade will contact directly, by first class mail and through sales representatives, each known owner of the equipment involved to advise them of the hazard and arrange for repairs to prevent entrapment. The firm will provide, at no cost to the customer, all necessary parts and installation instructions. Columbia Cascade is repairing all TimberForm 4000 Series playground equipment sold before January 1, 1986. Anyone who believes they own the equipment involved in this program may contact Columbia Cascade for assistance in identifying the equipment and obtaining information about repairs. For additional information, contact Columbia Cascade Timber Company at 503-223-1157 (COLLECT) or call CPSC toll-free hotline at 800-638-CPSC. A teletypewriter number for the hearing impaired is (301) 595-7054.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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