The deaths of three infants has prompted the CPSC to recall all “ChildESIGNS”
and Generation 2 Worldwide drop-side cribs. About 500,000 cribs are affected.
Unlike other drop-side crib recalls, no repair kit will be issued.
It is imperative that kids are immediately removed from these cribs. Trying
to fix the furniture defectwill not make the cribs safer.
The three babies that died suffocated when they became entrapped between
the mattress and a broken drop side. The incidents involve the 2007 Ohio
suffocation accident of an infant, 8 mos., a 2003 Indiana crib suffocation
accident involving another child, also 8 mo., and a fatal 2002 Virginia
crib entrapment accident that happened when the drop side detached because
the track was missing two of its screws.
The potential hazard can occur if the drop side’s plastic hardware
breaks, leading the drop side to come off in at least one corner. This
small space is large enough for a toddler or baby to move into and get
caught in, posing a strangulation or suffocation risk. Entrapment and
suffocation can also happen in the event that the mattress becomes separated
from its support, creating the open space that toddlers can get trapped in.
The CPSC says consumers have filed an additional 20 drop-side accidents,
which include two suffocation incidents and five fall accidents from the
cribs, as well as a number of incidents involving the crib’s mattress.
Generation 2 is no longer in operation. Crib owners can contact the retailer
that sold them the crib and ask for a replacement crib, a refund, or a
store credit.
With the number of infant furniture recalls that the CPSC has announced
in the last few years as a result of so many child injuries and deaths,
there is no question that there are child furniture manufacturers out
there who are failing to fulfill their responsibility to make products
that are safe for use. The drop-side crib appears to be one product (for
the most part) that is designed in such a way that makes it dangerous
for kids. It is a tragedy to put your child to bed and later find that
he or she sustained a traumatic brain injury or died because of a crib
entrapment accident.
Generation 2 Worldwide and “ChildESIGNS” Drop Side Crib Brands
Recalled; Three Infant Deaths Reported, Consumer Product Safety Commission,
February 9, 2010
Generation 2 Worldwide Cribs Recalled, CBS News, February 9, 2010
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If your child was involved in a crib accident involving a drop-side crib,
file a CPSC report today.
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