Death prompts renewed push in Simplicity/Graco crib recall



This just came across the wire: the defective Simplicity crib (recall first announced in Dec 2005) now has been attributed to a child's death.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 8, 2006
Release #06-086

Simplicity Inc. Recall Hotline: (800) 784-1982
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

Recent Death Prompts Renewed Search for Simplicity Cribs with Graco Logo

WASHINGTON, D.C. - After the death of a 19-month baby in Myrtle Creek,
Ore., the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Simplicity
Inc., of Reading Pa., are renewing the search for recalled Aspen 3 in 1
Cribs with Graco logos. The child died on January 6, 2006, after two of
the mattress support slats came out of his recalled crib. He became
entrapped between the mattress and the footboard of the crib and
suffocated.

CPSC and Simplicity Inc. announced the recall of about 104,000 Aspen 3
in 1 Cribs on December 21, 2005. The recall was conducted because the
screws on the wooden mattress supports can come loose, allowing a
portion of the mattress to fall. This poses a suffocation hazard to
young children who can slide down and become entrapped between the
unsupported mattress and end of the crib.

Prior to the report of this death, Simplicity Inc. received 14 reports
of the mattress supports coming loose, including eight reports of
entrapment. Five injuries were reported including scratches and bruises
to the face and head, a strained neck and a report of a child turning
blue.

Although the Graco logo appears on these products, the cribs were
manufactured by Simplicity Inc. Consumers should only contact Simplicity
about this recall.

The recalled cribs are made of wood and have wooden mattress supports.
Only cribs with wooden mattress supports and with model number 8740KCW
SC and serial number 2803 SC (made the 28th week of 2003) to 1605 SC
(made the 16th week of 2005) are included in this recall. The model and
serial number are printed on the envelope attached to the mattress
support.

The recalled cribs were sold in department and children's product stores
from August 2003 through May 2005 for about $130.

To receive a free repair kit or for more information, contact Simplicity
Inc. at (800) 784-1982 anytime, or visit the Web site at
www.simplicityforchildren.com

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including a picture of the
recalled products, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml06/06086.html




Posted: Wed - February 8, 2006 at 06:34 PM          

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