CPSC2006-08-30
Pool Toys Recalled by Wild Planet Toys Due to Risk of Impalement Injury to Children
Wild Planet Toys Inc., of San Francisco, Calif.
Hazard
When partially filled with water, the pool toy can stand upright on the pool floor with the rigid narrow end pointed upward, posing an impalement risk.
Remedy
Customers should immediately stop using the Jet Streamers and contact Wild Planet for a replacement product. The replacement product has an angled handle that prevents the handle of the toy from standing upright.
Sold at
Target, Kohl's, internet retailers, discount department stores and toy stores nationwide from February 2003 through August 2006 for between $6 and $13 a set.
Affected count
About 273,000
Injuries reported
Wild Planet has received one report of an impalement injury to an 8-year-old girl, who landed seat first onto a Jet Streamer left in a swimming pool and received a puncture wound.
Manufactured in
China
Products
Jet Streamers™ Water Blasters Pool Toys
Consumer contact
For additional information, contact Wild Planet Toys at (800) 247-6570 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday or visit Wild Planet's Web site at www.wildplanet.com/jetstreamers, or email the firm at: help@wildplanet.com
Official notice
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2006/Pool-Toys-Recalled-by-Wild-Planet-Toys-Due-to-Risk-of-Impalement-Injury-to-ChildrenDon't want to check this manually?
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