The Recall Desk
CriticalCPSC·08085·Announced 2007-11-16

Jetmax Recalls Children's Wooden Storage Racks After Infant Death

Jetmax International is recalling about 36,000 children's wooden storage racks sold at Wal-Mart and Ollie's because the racks can tip over, causing entrapment and suffocation hazards.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly reports a death involving an 8-month-old infant, which mandates a Critical severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Jetmax International Ltd. is recalling Boy's and Girl's Wooden Storage Racks due to a risk of the units tipping over. The storage racks are wooden with three levels and nine removable canvas totes. The boy's version features natural color wood with red, yellow, green, and navy totes, while the girl's version has white wood with pink, yellow, lime, and purple totes. The racks were sold at Wal-Mart stores nationwide from August 2004 through July 2005 and at Ollie's stores nationwide from July 2006 through June 2007 for about $40. Wal-Mart sold the product under the brand "Home Trend Kids 9 Canvas Bin Boy's and Girl's Organizers." Approximately 36,000 units were distributed.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has received one report of a death involving an 8-month-old boy. The infant was asphyxiated after pulling on the storage rack, causing it to fall over him with the top rail landing on his neck. No other incidents have been reported.

Consumers should immediately stop children from using the recalled storage racks. They should contact Jetmax International at (800) 541-7479 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT to receive a free repair kit that adds stability to the base.

The recalled product

Product
Boy's and Girl's Wooden Storage Racks
Manufacturer
Jetmax International Ltd., of Irving, Texas
Category
Consumer Product — Children's Furniture
Hazard
Affected units
36,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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