Product Recall Number: 88-101
Why was Hedstrom gym sets with glide ride assemblies recalled?
There have been incidents where users have entrapped or pinched a portion of a finger in the bracket mechanism, resulting in severed fingertips or severe lacerations.
Product Recall Number: 88-101
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Date: 1988-11-16
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Name Of Product: Hedstrom gym sets with glide ride assemblies
Description: WASHINGTON, DC - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Hedstrom Corporation, of Bedford, Pennsylvania, voluntarily added a Glide Guard to selected gym set models that have a glide ride assembly. Between 1982 and July 31, 1988, Hedstrom sold approximately 370,000 gyms with glide ride assemblies which have 2-3/8 inch top bars. Hedstrom is aware of 12 incidents where the user has stood on the slide or cross bar, reached over to propel or stop the motion of the ride, and has entrapped or pinched a portion of a finger in the bracket mechanism, resulting in severed fingertips or severe lacerations. The affected units have a model identification label located on the top bar. These model numbers are: Hedstrom Brand, model numbers 4-277, 4-377, 4-677, 4-777, 4-778, and 4-877; Sears brand, model numbers 72226, 72026 and 72066. These models incorporate a glide ride assembly with a 2-3/8 inch top bar using a V-bolt bracket attachment. The firm is out of business and a remedy is no longer available. Consumers should discard or destroy the product to prevent injuries.
Hazard Description: There have been incidents where users have entrapped or pinched a portion of a finger in the bracket mechanism, resulting in severed fingertips or severe lacerations.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Dispose
Units: Approximately 370,000
Incidents: Hedstrom is aware of 12 incidents where the user has stood on the slide or cross bar, reached over to propel or stop the motion of the ride, and has entrapped or pinched a portion of a finger in the bracket mechanism, resulting in severed fingertips or severe lacerations.
Remedy: The firm is out of business and a remedy is no longer available. Consumers should discard or destroy the product to prevent injuries.
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