CPSC2012-08-01
Stage and Riser Caddies Recalled by Midwest Folding Products Due to Risk of Injury or Death Child died when stage stored on caddy fell on her
Midwest Folding Products, of Chicago, Ill.
Hazard
The caddy's latches do not automatically close to secure the stages and risers when stored. Unsecured stages and risers can fall off the caddies and onto consumers.
Remedy
Caddy owners and consumers should immediately stop using the recalled stage and riser caddies. Caddy owners should contact Midwest Folding Products to receive a free repair kit with new brackets that will allow latches to automatically return to the closed position on the caddies and new white warning and instruction labels.
Sold at
Sold by Midwest Folding Products' dealers to churches, schools, performing arts centers and various other organizations nationwide and online at www.midwestfolding.com from January 1989 through March 2012 for about $1,200.
Affected count
About 5,300
Injuries reported
A 3-year-old girl died in May 2011 in Greenville, S.C., from severe head trauma when a portion of a portable stage fell out of the caddy and onto her at a church.
Products
Stage and riser caddies
Consumer contact
For more information, contact Midwest Folding Products at (800) 621-4716 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT, or visit the firm's website at www.midwestfolding.com
Official notice
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2012/Stage-and-Riser-Caddies-Recalled-by-Midwest-Folding-Products-Due-to-Risk-of-Injury-or-Death-Child-died-when-stage-stored-on-caddy-fell-on-herDon't want to check this manually?
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