The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·87004·Announced 1987-01-20

Columbia Cascade TimberForm 4000 Series Play Platforms Recall for Entrapment

Columbia Cascade Timber is repairing TimberForm 4000 Series Play Platforms to prevent children from becoming entrapped between ladder rungs and the deck.

What this means for you

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 (entrapment) where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the High severity criteria in the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Columbia Cascade Timber Company, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, is conducting a voluntary repair program for an estimated 1,500 installations of TimberForm 4000 Series Play Platforms. The recall addresses a hazard where children can become entrapped in the spaces between the metal ladder rungs and the wooden platform deck. The Commission and the company are aware of at least four instances of head entrapment in these play structures, though no injuries have been reported.

The affected equipment is generally heavy-duty wooden playground equipment typically found on public playgrounds and at church, school, or childcare facilities. Columbia Cascade is repairing all TimberForm 4000 Series playground equipment sold before January 1, 1986. The company will contact known owners directly by first-class mail and through sales representatives to advise them of the hazard and arrange for repairs.

Columbia Cascade will provide all necessary parts and installation instructions at no cost to the customer. Anyone who believes they own the equipment involved in this program may contact Columbia Cascade Timber Company at 503-223-1157 (collect) or call the CPSC toll-free hotline at 800-638-CPSC for assistance in identifying the equipment and obtaining information about repairs.

The recalled product

Product
TimberForm 4000 Series Play Platforms playground equipment
Manufacturer
Columbia Cascade Timber
Category
Consumer Product — Playground Equipment
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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