The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·03507·Announced 2002-11-12

Miracle Recreation Recalls Public Playground Swing Seats Due to Laceration Risk

Miracle Recreation Equipment Company is recalling about 22,000 public playground swing seats because metal inserts can wear through and cause lacerations.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product where injury has been reported (two children lacerated), but no deaths or serious injuries requiring hospitalization are explicitly stated, fitting the 'High' severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Miracle Recreation Equipment Company, of Monett, Mo., is recalling about 22,000 public playground equipment swing seats. The recalled seats are made of blue polymer material with "Miracle M" embossed on the topside and an "M" on the underside above the date code. The company sold these seats nationwide from June 2001 to September 2002 for use on public playground equipment.

The recall is being issued because metal inserts inside the swing seats can wear through, exposing metal on the edges. This exposure can cause lacerations to children. Two children have been injured and received stitches to lacerations on an arm and a leg from exposed metal on the edges of the swing seats.

Owners should immediately stop children from using these swing seats and contact Miracle Recreation Co. for free replacement seats and hardware. If there are already exposed metal inserts on the edges of the seats, owners should immediately take down the seats and chains. Do not leave chains on equipment, as children could seriously injure themselves or others with free-hanging chains. Purchasers were previously sent direct mail notification about this recall. Consumers or equipment owners can contact Miracle Recreation Co. at (800) 523-4202 Ext. 635 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit the firm's website at www.miracle-recreation.com.

The recalled product

Product
Public Playground Equipment Swing Seats
Manufacturer
Miracle Recreation Equipment Company, of Monett, Mo.
Category
Consumer Product — Playground Equipment
Hazard
Affected units
22,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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