Video Clip - Recent Death Prompts Renewed Search for Simplicity Cribs with Graco Logo
Press Release # 06-086
Transcript
TEXT: After the death of a 19-month baby in Myrtle Creek, Ore., the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Simplicity Inc., of Reading Pa., are renewing the search for recalled Aspen 3 in 1 Cribs with Graco logos.
TEXT: The child died on January 6, 2006, after two of the mattress support slats came out of his recalled crib. He became entrapped between the mattress and the footboard of the crib and suffocated. CPSC and Simplicity Inc. announced the recall of about 104,000 Aspen 3 in 1 Cribs on December 21, 2005.
TEXT: The recall was conducted because the screws on the wooden mattress supports can come loose, allowing a portion of the mattress to fall. This poses a suffocation hazard to young children who can slide down and become entrapped between the unsupported mattress and end of the crib.
TEXT: Prior to the report of this death, Simplicity Inc. received 14 reports of the mattress supports coming loose, including eight reports of entrapment. Five injuries were reported including scratches and bruises to the face and head, a strained neck and a report of a child turning blue.
TEXT: Although the Graco logo appears on these products, the cribs were manufactured by Simplicity Inc. Consumers should only contact Simplicity about this recall.
TEXT: The recalled cribs are made of wood and have wooden mattress supports. Only cribs with wooden mattress supports and with model number 8740KCW SC and serial number 2803 SC (made the 28th week of 2003) to 1605 SC (made the 16th week of 2005) are included in this recall. The model and serial number are printed on the envelope attached to the mattress support.
TEXT: The recalled cribs were sold in department and children’s product stores from August 2003 through May 2005 for about $130.
TEXT: Hal Stratton, Chairman
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Hal Stratton: "The recent report of a death in one of these cribs brings home the importance of staying aware of recalls. Check now to see if your child's crib has been recalled. Visit cpsc.gov for more information and to sign up for our free e-mail alerts of all recall announcements."
Hal Stratton: "The CPSC doesn't wait for a death before we announce a product recall. When this recall was announced, there were already eight entrapments: eight close calls, but no serious injuries reported. Now, news of this death is a sad reminder that these hazards are very real and need to be taken seriously. Check your crib right away."
TEXT: IDENTIFICATION OF PRODUCT
Graco-branded Aspen 3-in-1 crib
(View of Simplicity crib from various angles, including view of mattress on wooden supports, and Graco logo on side of wooden frame)
Simplicity Spokesman (voice-over): "This is Ken Waldman, President for Simplicity for Children, and this is a serious matter. If you have a crib with a Graco logo and a wooden mattress support, please call Simplicity at 1-800-784-1982 immediately. Please do not call Graco."
(View of crib from above with mattress removed, and close-up of warning label on instruction envelope attached to mattress support beams - Text on image also reads: "Call Simplicity at: (800) 784-1982").
TEXT: IDENTIFICATION OF HAZARD
The screws on the wooden mattress support can become loose, the slats can fall out and a portion of the mattress can fall. This can allow the child to slide into the space between the mattress and the headboard and become entrapped and suffocate or fall through.
(View of screw becoming loose from crib. View of screw on the ground, zooming out to view of slats falling out of the support section of the crib. View of slats on ground having fallen from the base of the crib completely and mattress also touching the ground. View of baby doll on mattress, above a hole that now stands between the doll's mattress and the ground).
TEXT: Entrapment
(View of baby doll with head stuck in the corner of the crib between the mattress and the base. Other various views of the baby doll entrapped between the mattress and the mattress support on the crib).
TEXT: Suffocation
(View of baby doll with head pressed against the mattress and body stuck between the mattress and the side-bars of the crib).
TEXT: Fall
(Various views of a baby doll sprawled across the floor under a crib, near the slats that have fallen from the base of that crib).
TEXT: REPAIR OF MATTRESS BASE USING FREE KIT
(View of package resting on a desk, with the text "Repair Kit Package" displayed on the screen. View of Safety Information label on the backage with the heading circled in red. View of contents of package spread across the desk).
TEXT: 3 STEP EASY REPAIR
TEXT: STEP 1: REMOVE MATTRESS BASE
(View of person unscrewing the base of the crib).
TEXT: STEP 2: REMOVE AND REPLACE ONE SLAT AT EACH END OF MATTRESS SUPPORT
(View of person removing the end slat on the base of the crib, after having removed it, with instruction sheet in view - and then replacing that slat with one from the repair kit and screwing it securely into place).
TEXT: STEP 3: REINSTALL MATTRESS SUPPORT INTO CRIB AND TIGHTEN BOLTS
(View of person reinstalling the mattress support and tightening the bolt that holds it in place).
TEXT: CALL SIMPLICITY
(800)784-1982
anytime
(View of woman sitting in a chair next to a Simplicity crib, phone in hand, calling their 1-800 number).
TEXT: VIEW THE SIMPLICITY WEB SITE
www.simplicityforchildren.com
(View of woman in nursery using laptop to visit simplicity's website).
TEXT: Contact Simplicity anytime at (800) 784-1982
or
visit our web site at
www.simplicityforchildren.com
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