The Recall Desk
SevereCPSC·12109·Announced 2012-02-16

Landscape Structures Recalls Slalom Glider Slides Due to Fall Hazard

Landscape Structures is recalling about 900 Slalom Glider playground slides due to a fall hazard that has caused 16 injuries to children.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves significant injury reports, including 14 fractures and a bruised spleen, which meets the rubric criteria for a Severe (4) rating.

Plain-English summary

Landscape Structures Inc. is recalling about 900 Slalom Glider playground slides. The recall is due to a fall hazard because the slide lacks a transition platform on the top and sides of the chute. This design flaw allows children to fall when moving from the ladder to the slide or when descending the chute.

The recalled product is a 6-foot high, curved, molded plastic slide with an arched, tubular steel access ladder. It was sold as a stand-alone unit or as an attachment to other playground equipment. The specific model numbers involved are 156456 and 172627. The slides were sold to schools and other facilities with playground equipment nationwide between January 2006 and December 2011 for approximately $2,300.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the firm have received 16 reports of injuries to children under 8 years old. These injuries include one bruised arm, 14 fractures to arms and legs, one fractured collarbone, and one bruised spleen.

Consumers should immediately stop children from using the recalled gliders. Owners will be contacted by Landscape Structures regarding removal instructions. Customers will be given the option of replacing the Slalom Glider with another piece of playground equipment, receiving a refund, or receiving credit towards a future purchase. For additional information, contact Landscape Structures toll-free at (888) 438-6574 Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. CT, or visit www.playlsi.com.

The recalled product

Product
Slalom Glider
Manufacturer
Landscape Structures Inc., of Delano, Minn.
Category
Consumer Product — Playground Equipment
Hazard
Affected units
900

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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