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CriticalCPSC·88117·Announced 1988-12-28

CPSC Recalls Expandable Wooden Enclosures Due to Infant Strangulation Risk

CPSC issued a second recall for expandable wooden enclosures after a new infant strangulation. Consumers should remove and store the products immediately.

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 states that the enclosures have been involved in incidents resulting in four deaths, which mandates a Critical severity score per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a second recall notice for expandable wooden enclosures for infants and toddlers. This action follows a new infant strangulation incident in Pennsylvania involving one of these products. The enclosures were originally recalled in May 1986 as part of a consent agreement between CPSC and six manufacturers.

The recalled products are accordion-style enclosures manufactured by Memline Corporation (under the name Nu-Line Industries), WBI, Inc. (formerly Worldsbest Industries, Inc.), Paris Manufacturing Corporation, North States Industries, Mapes Industries, Inc., and Creative Playthings. CPSC reports that these enclosures have been involved in at least seventeen incidents resulting in four deaths. Toddlers between 10 and 24 months of age are at the greatest risk because they can climb on the enclosure and slip, catching their head or neck in the V-shaped openings at the top. They may also become entrapped in the diamond-shaped openings in the middle of the enclosure.

Consumers should immediately remove, collapse, and store the enclosures pending return of the product. To return the enclosures, consumers should call Nu-Line Industries toll-free at 1-800-558-7300, which is coordinating the recall for all manufacturers. As an incentive for return, consumers will receive a $10 cash refund or a $15 coupon usable toward the purchase of products manufactured by Nu-Line Industries, Paris Manufacturing Corporation, or Northstates Industries, Inc.

The recalled product

Product
Creative Playthings expandable wooden enclosures for infants and toddlers
Manufacturer
Memline
Category
Consumer Product — Child Safety / Playpens
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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