Fisher-Price Baseball Training Centers
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Fisher-Price has announced a repair program for approximately 100,000 Baseball Training Centers (model No. 2875) due to a hazard involving batteries. The toy, which is used for baseball practice and throws balls back to children ages three and older, has experienced five incidents where batteries overheated and exploded. Although only one minor injury has been reported so far, serious injury could occur if caustic battery contents contact skin or eyes. The Baseball Training Center is a large toy measuring 3 feet wide by 3 feet high by 15 inches deep, featuring a blue plastic base and white mesh net, and was sold nationwide for approximately $35.00 with a brown bat and five baseballs.
Consumers who own this toy should stop using it immediately. According to the recall notice, affected consumers should call Fisher-Price Consumer Affairs at 800-233-4004 (8 a.m. to 6 p.m. EDT Monday through Friday, or 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday) to request a free repair kit. The kit contains a part to install in the battery compartment to prevent battery overheating. Consumers should not return the product to retail stores.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
Laceration
July 7, 1995 Release # 95-141 WASHINGTON, D.C. - CPSC, Fisher-Price Inc. of East Aurora, N.Y., is announcing a repair program for approximately 100,000 Baseball Training Centers. Fisher-Price is aware of five incidents in which batteries used in its No. 2875 Baseball Training Center overheated and exploded. Although only one minor injury has resulted, serious injury could occur if caustic battery contents come in contact with skin or eyes.The Baseball Training Center can be used by children three years old and older for pitching, hitting, and fielding practice. Children hit or throw baseballs into a large net, and the balls are thrown back out by a machine located in the toy's base. In some cases, the batteries that power the mechanism that throws balls can overheat and explode.The Baseball Training Center has a blue plastic base and a white mesh net that is attached to a large semicircle by yellow synthetic fabric. The toy, measuring 3 feet wide, 3 feet high and 15 inches deep, is sold with a brown plastic bat and five white plastic baseballs. The Baseball Training Center was sold nationwide through large toy stores and other retail outlets for approximately $35.00.Consumers who own the Baseball Training Center should turn off the toy and should not use the product until they repair it. Consumers should call Fisher-Price Consumer Affairs at 800-233-4004 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. EDT, Monday through Friday, or 10 a.m. through 5 p.m., Saturday, to request a free repair kit. The kit will contain a part for consumers to install in the training center's battery compartment to prevent battery overheating. Consumers should not return the product to retail outlets.Fisher-Price has instructed retailers to remove the product from their shelves and will immediately replace it with an improved product
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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