Bed Handles Inc. Recalls Portable Bed Handles Due to Entrapment Deaths
Bed Handles Inc. is recalling approximately 113,000 portable bed handles sold without safety retention straps. The recall follows reports of four deaths caused by entrapment in gaps between the handle and mattress.
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 four fatalities resulting from the product hazard, which meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score.
Plain-English summary
Bed Handles Inc. is recalling approximately 113,000 adult portable bed handles that were sold without safety retention straps. The affected models include the Original Bedside Assistant (BA10W), the Travel Handles (BA11W), and the Adjustable Bedside Assistant (AJ1). These L-shaped steel handles are designed to assist adults with getting in and out of bed but can shift out of place if not secured to the bed frame.
The recall is being reannounced following the report of a fourth entrapment death. A 90-year-old woman in Castro Valley, California, died after being entrapped in the gap between her mattress and the bed handle. Three other women, including an elderly woman in Minnesota, a 41-year-old disabled woman in Washington, and an 81-year-old woman in Washington, also died from similar entrapment incidents. The hazard involves the handle shifting to create a dangerous gap that poses a risk of entrapment, strangulation, and death.
Consumers should immediately stop using all recalled bed handles that were sold without safety retention straps. Bed Handles Inc. is offering free safety retention straps to secure the handle to the bed frame, new assembly and installation instructions, and warning labels. The bed handles should only be used with the safety retention straps securely in place to prevent the formation of a gap. Consumers can contact Bed Handles Inc. at 800-725-6903 or visit their website for more information.
The recalled product
- Product
- Portable bed handles
- Manufacturer
- Bed Handles Inc., of Blue Springs, Mo.
- Category
- Consumer Product — Bed Rails
- Affected units
- 113,000
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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