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Entrapment / StrangulationJuly 21, 2000CPSC #00146

CPSC, Fisher-Price Announce Recall of Baby Jumper Seats and Construction Toys

Product
Walkers & Jumpers
Units affected
882,000
Remedy
replacement, repair

What was recalled

The Hop, Skip, Jumper is an activity seat for babies to sit in while suspended from a doorway. There is a spring attached to a suspension strap, allowing babies to use their feet to bounce up and down, while being supported by the seat. Only model numbers 9144 and 9146 are being recalled. The model number is molded into the underside of the plastic tray attached to the soft seat. The jumper is red and blue, or all blue, with a bright yellow propeller decoration on the front of the seat. "Fisher-Price" is written on the front of the tray. Fisher-Price will help consumers determine if they have a recalled jumper. The Big Action Construction toy is a large plastic construction set that features a rotating crane that sits on top of a construction site. The recalled Big Action Construction toys are model number 72028. The model number is on the underside of the toy. The toy has a brown base with a yellow and silver crane and a blue drawbridge. "Fisher- Price" is written on the crane. The toy has two construction vehicles and a number of boulders. Only models with a 25-inch strap attached to the crane are being recalled.

Hazard

The spring that suspends the jumper seat from the doorway can break. Babies can fall to the ground and suffer serious injuries. The crane of the construction toy has a bucket that is attached by a 25-inch strap. The bucket can be raised and lowered by using a turning crank on the crane. Children can wrap the 25-inch strap around their necks, posing a strangulation hazard.

Injuries

Hop, Skip, Jumpers: Fisher-Price has received 80 reports of the springs breaking. Twenty babies have been injured. The injuries include nine lacerations to heads, five of which required stitches or staples, a dislocated tailbone, a black eye and bumps, bruises and scrapes. Construction toys: Fisher-Price has received 16 reports of children wrapping the strap around their necks. Seven children suffered minor injuries.

Where it was sold

  • Hop, Skip, Jumpers: The Hop, Skip, Jumpers were sold by mass merchandise, juvenile products and discount stores, from January 1987 through January 1994, for about $25.Construction toys: Toy, mass merchandise and discount stores sold the Big Action Construction toys nationwide, from January 1997 through June 2000, for about $60.

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Recalled "Hop, Skip, Jumper" activity seatRecalled Big Action Construction Toy
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