Earlier this week, the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) this week announced a recall of all Generation 2 Worldwide and "ChildESIGNS" drop side cribs. According to the government safety agency, the plastic hardware on the crib has the potential to break which can cause the side of the crib that drops to detach from one of the corners. If this happens it creates a space into which a baby or toddler can become wedged, entrapped or stuck, which poses a risk of strangulation or suffocation.
The CPSC has received three reports of infant deaths, including an eight-month-old Ohio boy in July 2007, an eight- month Indiana boy in October 2003, and a six-month-old Virgina boy in September 2002. In a February 9 press release, the CPSC also stated they have received reports of 20 other incidents, including five repots of children falling out of cribs and one child suffering a broken arm.
More than 500,000 of these cribs were sold to consumers. Some of the known model numbers are: 10-110X, 10-210X, 21-110X, 20-710X, 64-315X, 26-110X, 90-257X, 20-810X, 46-715X, 64-311X, 74-315X, 21-815X, 21-810X, 20815X, 308154 and 54915. (The "X" denotes where an additional and varying number may appear at the end of the model number.) The recall includes all Generation 2 Worldwide and "ChildESIGNS" drop side cribs, including those with other model numbers. Read the CPSC press release for more information.
Drop side cribs pose numerous safety hazards, and several million cribs were recalled by the CPSC in 2009. If your child suffered injuries from a dangerous or defective drop-side crib, contact the San Diego defective product attorneys at Estey & Bomberger for a free consultation of your legal rights. You may be entitled to compensation from the manufacturer of the crib.
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