After the strangulation death of an Iowa baby and 10 injuries, Dorel Asia is recalling 635,000 cribs, most with drop sides. The company is offering owners replacement kits that include slatted crib rails and a drop-side immobilizer.
Dorel Asia and the Consumer Product Safety Commission received a report of the death of a 6-month-old child from Cedar Rapids, Iowa who became entrapped and strangled in a crib after the drop-side hardware broke. According to the CPSC notice, the parents had tried to repair the drop side themselves before the incident. In addition, the CPSC and Dorel received reports of 31 drop-side incidents. In six of those, children were entrapped between the drop side and crib mattress and three suffered bruises as a result. The CPSC and Dorel Asia also received 36 reports of slat breakage, including seven of bruises and scratches to children and two reports of entrapment that resulted in no injury.
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