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U.S. CPSC August 6, 2009	Target Recalls Circo Booster Seats Due to Fall Hazard The booster seat restraint buckle can open unexpectedly, allowing a child to fall from the chair and be injured.
U.S. CPSC March 24, 2009	Fisher-Price Recalls 3-in-1 High Chairs Due to Fall Hazard The seat can fall backwards from high chair frame if the booster seat release is unlatched while the child is in the product. Also, the seat back can detach if not fully snapped in place, posing a fall hazard and risk of serious injury to young children.
U.S. CPSC April 21, 2005	Royal Seating Ltd. Recall of Children's Chairs The seat portion of the chair can detach from the leg base possibly causing a child to fall to the floor.
U.S. CPSC August 19, 2004	Meco Corp. Recall of Red Chairs from Children's Furniture Sets The red paint on the chair contains excessive lead levels, posing a lead poisoning hazard to young children.
U.S. CPSC September 23, 2004	Delta Enterprise Corp. Recall to Repair Director's Chairs for Children The chair can inadvertently be misassembled so that the fabric seat can come off the chair's frame and expose metal support rods. If fabric seat comes off the frame, there is a laceration and fall hazard to young children.
U.S. CPSC September 28, 2004	PlayKids USA Recall of Baby Walkers The walkers will fit through a standard doorway and are not designed to stop at the edge of a step. Babies using these walkers can be seriously injured or killed if they fall down stairs.
U.S. CPSC July 11, 2006	Office Chairs Sold at Wal-Mart Recalled for Fall Hazard The legs and backs of these chairs can break, and the chairs can easily tip over, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
U.S. CPSC December 13, 2005	Kids II Inc. Recall of Doorway Baby Jumpers The plastic clamp that attaches the jumper seat to a door frame can break, which can cause the unit and child to fall to the floor. This poses an injury hazard to young children.
U.S. CPSC July 31, 2003	Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Kids Sling Chair Recall The small plastic bolt covers pose a choking hazard to small children.
U.S. CPSC November 21, 2002	Baby Trend Recall to Repair Infant Swings Sold at Toys R Us A screw on the swing's support arm can loosen or detach, causing the seat to separate and drop to one side. This presents a fall hazard to infants.
U.S. CPSC June 15, 2011	Target Expands Recall of Child Booster Seats Following Additional Reports of Falls The booster seat's restraint buckle can open unexpectedly, allowing a child to fall from the chair and be injured.
U.S. CPSC June 3, 2008	Log Swings Recalled by Far East Brokers and Consultants Due to Fall Hazard A missing nail connecting the back of the log chair to the seat can cause the back to separate from the seat while in use, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
U.S. CPSC January 25, 2011	Steelcase Recalls Cachet Swivel Chairs Due to Fall Hazard The front seat support part of the chair can crack and fail, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
U.S. CPSC July 27, 2005	Fourstar Group Recall to Repair Kid's Folding Chairs The chair's safety lock can fail, allowing the chair to collapse or fold unexpectedly. Children's fingers can become caught or entrapped in the hinge and slot areas of the chair, posing a pinch or cut hazard. This can cause severe lacerations and finger tip amputations to children's fingers.
U.S. CPSC April 6, 2006	Computer Desk Set Sold at Office Depot Recalled Due to Risk of Falls The seat on the chair can break and fall through during use causing an individual to fall and suffer injuries.
U.S. CPSC December 23, 2008	Teknion Recalls to Repair Office Chairs Due to Fall Hazard The bolts holding the seat to the frame can loosen and separate, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
U.S. CPSC April 11, 2006	Tropitone Recalls "Impressions Side Chair" for Fall Hazard The weld which holds the rear chair leg to the seat can separate from the seat, causing the chair to become unstable and possibly collapse.
U.S. CPSC December 6, 2007	RC2 Recalls Potty Training Seats Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard Decorative plaque inserted into the back of the potty seat could have orange paint that contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
U.S. CPSC June 16, 2005	Kids II Inc. Recall of Doorway Baby Jumpers Bright Starts Jammin' Jumpers have been recalled because the plastic clamp that attaches the jumper seat to a door frame can break, which can cause the unit to fall to the floor. This poses an injury hazard to young children.
U.S. CPSC July 24, 2008	Cost Plus Recalls Santorini Chairs Due to Fall Hazard The seat weld can fail and allow the chair to collapse, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
U.S. CPSC March 1, 2011	Baby Jogger LLC Recalls Baby Jogger Jump Seats Due to Fall Hazard If the Jump Seat does not properly lock into place, the Jump Seat could disengage from the stroller allowing the child to fall out.
U.S. CPSC September 21, 2004	Gruga U.S.A. Recall to Repair Office Chairs Sold At Staples Stores The legs on the base of the chair can break, posing a risk of injury to the user.
U.S. CPSC March 22, 2006	Rocking Chairs Sold at Wal-Mart Recalled for Fall Hazard Poor construction and over-curvature of the chair's runners can cause instability, imbalance, fracturing of the wood, and tip-over during use. This poses a fall hazard to consumers.
U.S. CPSC April 10, 2002	Fisher-Price Recall for In-Home Repair of Infant Swings It is possible to misassemble the seats of these swings so that they appear secure, but are not. If the seat of the swing is not properly attached, the seat and baby can flip forward...
U.S. CPSC August 24, 2007	Calligaris USA Recalls Bar Stools Due to Fall Hazard The seat on the bar stools can detach, causing the consumer to fall and suffer injuries.
U.S. CPSC May 9, 2006	Bicycle Child Carriers Recalled Due to Fall Hazard If the seat is not fully seated on the rack, the plastic guide tabs on the carrier can break. If these tabs break, it could cause the seat to fall off. This poses a risk of serious injury to a child seated in the carrier.
U.S. CPSC May 10, 2007	Fall Hazard Prompts NHTSA, CPSC and Evenflo to Announce Recall of Embrace(TM) Infant Car Seat/Carriers When used as an infant carrier, the handle can unexpectedly release, causing the seat to rotate forward. When this happens, an infant inside the carrier can fall to the ground and suffer serious injuries.
U.S. CPSC April 6, 2005	L.L. Bean Inc. Recall of Director's Chairs, Replacement Seats The wooden dowels in the fabric seats are too small and can break or slide out of the fabric sleeves; the fabric seat can tear from the wooden seat frame; and the chair frame also can break at the backrest upright, the armrest and at the leg axis. These failures can cause the chair's occupant to fall to the floor, and possibly sustain injuries.
U.S. CPSC December 27, 2006	Regal Lager Inc. Recall to Repair Strollers Due to Abrasion Hazard Children can touch the rear tires when in the stroller's add-on seat. This can pose an abrasion hazard to children.
U.S. CPSC July 2, 2009	Aqua-Leisure Industries Recalls Inflatable Baby Floats Due to Drowning Hazard The leg straps in the seat of the float can tear, causing children to unexpectedly fall into or under the water, posing a risk of drowning.
U.S. CPSC June 25, 2003	Dorel Juvenile Group Inc. Recall of Infant Car Seats/Carriers When the seat is used as a carrier, the plastic handle locks can unexpectedly break or release from the carrying position, causing the seat to unlatch or flip forward. When this happens, an infant can fall to the ground and suffer injuries.
U.S. CPSC January 13, 2005	Poundex Associates Corp. Recall of Dining Chair The welds on the chair's rear legs can crack and break apart, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
U.S. CPSC December 22, 2009	IKEA Recalls LEOPARD Highchairs Due to Fall and Choking Hazards The snap locks used to secure the seat to the frame can break and allow the seat and child to drop through the frame, posing a fall hazard to young children. Detached snap locks can pose a choking hazard to young children.
U.S. CPSC July 24, 2002	Bicycle Suspension Seat Posts Recalled by Cane Creek The seat post's cradle, which attaches to the bicycle seat, can break, posing the risk of falls and serious injury to riders.
U.S. CPSC October 16, 2003	CPSC Votes To Propose Mandatory Standard for Baby Bath Seats The safety standard will address the hazards of bath seats tipping over and children slipping through the leg openings and becoming entrapped. The proposed standard also will contain a new warning label.
U.S. CPSC March 3, 2009	Nautilus Recalls Bowflex Home Gyms Due to Risk of Injury The home gym's horizontal seat rail is designed to be latched in a vertical position for storage. If the seat rail is not manually latched, it can fall unexpectedly on the user or a bystander, posing a risk of serious injury.
U.S. CPSC July 25, 2006	Deere & Co. Recall Compact Utility Tractors for Seat Belt Bracket Failure Hazard The seat bracket to which the seat belt is attached could have been positioned incorrectly during the manufacturing process resulting in a poor weld. In a tractor roll over, the weight of the operator could cause the bracket to break off of the seat's pivot plate.
U.S. CPSC February 18, 2005	Cannondale Bicycle Corporation Recall of Bicycle Suspension Seat Posts The seat posts may have been improperly manufactured, which could cause the seat post to fail prematurely. A failure could lead to a crack in the bicycle seat post, which may cause the rider to fall or crash.
U.S. CPSC October 28, 2010	Bicycles Recalled by Easton Sports; Seat Post Poses Fall Hazard The carbon top clamp of the seat post can crack, posing a fall hazard to the user.
U.S. CPSC January 14, 2005	Selle Royal/fi'zi:k Recall of Bicycle Seats The plastic scuff guard underneath the front of the seat, which secures the seat rails, may crack or break causing the rider to lose control and/or fall, resulting in a serious injury.
U.S. CPSC May 20, 2010	CPSC Approves New Federal Safety Standard for Infant Bath Seats The federal standard for infant bath seats is the first mandatory standard issued by CPSC as required under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act for a range of infant and toddler durable products.
U.S. CPSC August 11, 2006	Brunswick Bowling & Billiards Corp. Recall of Frameworx Table Height Chairs and Bar Stools The down shaft on the seat plate assembly can fracture, which can cause an occupant of the seat to fall.
U.S. CPSC March 30, 2011	Mowers Recalled by The Toro Company Due to Injury Hazard Mowers with the optional deluxe seat have an operator presence switch built into the seat that may activate the mower when the operator vacates the seat, posing an injury hazard.
U.S. CPSC September 13, 2011	Weehoo Recalls Bike Trailers Due to Fall and Crash Hazards The receiver on the trailer's seat post hitch can crack and cause the trailer to detach, posing fall and crash hazards to the child in the seat.
American Family Physician August 1, 2005	Car Safety for Your Child A care-giver's guide to proper car safety seat use.
The Family Room Kristi Grigsby	Buckle Up! The Importance of Child Safety Seats Here's some research on the facts and laws regarding child car safety seats, including tips for selecting and installing a seat, when to use what kind of seat, and when your child no longer needs to use a safety seat...
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American Family Physician October 1, 2004	Seat Belt Use During Pregnancy An overview on the importance of proper seat belt use in proctecting the wellfare of the unborn child.
American Family Physician May 15, 2002 Frances Biagioli	Proper Use of Child Safety Seats Motor vehicle crashes continue to be the leading cause of death in children one to 14 years of age. Used correctly, child safety seats significantly reduce child morbidity and mortality...
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