1 Million Chinese-Made Cribs Recalled

CPSC: Deaths Of 3 Children Linked To Simplicity And Graco Cribs

(CBS/AP)  Nine-month-old Liam Johns died in his bed, suffocating when the drop side of his crib came loose and he got stuck between it and his mattress.

"We were in so much shock," Liam's father Chad Johns told CBS News. "It took a very long time before we could sit down and grieve."

About 1 million Simplicity and Graco cribs are being recalled after Little Liam and two other children became entrapped in their cribs and died of suffocation, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Friday.

Liam had been sleeping in a Simplicity crib.

A year after Liam's death in 2005, six-month-old Edward Millwood was found dead in his Simplicity crib in Georgia.

The two died in the recalled cribs which were sold through May 2007. A 1-year-old child died in a newer model of the cribs, which has not been recalled but is being investigated by the safety agency, CPSC officials said.

In all three deaths, the consumer had installed the drop-rail side of the crib upside down, the CPSC said. This creates a gap in the crib that children can slide into and suffocate.

Seven other infants have been entrapped in the cribs, according to the CPSC. There have been 55 reports of the cribs' drop sides detaching or the hardware failing to hold the side to the crib.

Simplicity Inc., of Reading, Pa., is listed as manufacturer of all the cribs, which were made in China. The recalled cribs were sold nationwide, under the Simplicity or Graco brands, from January 1998 through May 2007. The recall involves multiple models and model numbers.

It's the largest crib recall in CPSC history, and now the one place parents are told they can safely leave their children without supervision is in question.

"Crib hardware failure is actually one of the most common causes of death in cribs," Nancy Cowles, a crib safety advocate, told CBS News correspondent Sandra Hughes.

In fact, according to Cowles' organization Kids In Danger, 30 children are killed and 1,200 are injured every year in crib accidents.

And while these cribs were made in China, in this case she says China isn't to blame:

"The problem is the design flaws that the U.S. manufacturers designed into the product," Cowles said.

"Simplicity strives to make safe products, that is our number one priority. That's why we worked with the CPSC to take this action," Simplicity president Ken Waldman said in a statement.

In a separate recall in June, the commission recalled about 40,000 Nursery-in-a-Box cribs, manufactured by Simplicity, because the assembly instructions incorrectly explain how to attach the drop side.

None of the cribs that Simplicity currently supplies to stores is included in a recall, the company said in a statement.

The commission, however, cautioned consumers who have the newer versions not covered by the recall to check to make sure the drop side is installed right side up and is securely attached. The newer hardware has a flexible tab at the top of the lower track and a permanent stop at the bottom. The older hardware has a flexible tab at the bottom of the lower tracks.

In an earlier Simplicity recall, a 19-month-old child in Myrtle Creek, Ore., died Jan. 6, 2006, in a crib that carried the Graco logo, the CPSC said in February 2006. Mattress support slats came out of the crib, and the child suffocated after getting trapped between the mattress and the footboard. That type of crib had been included in a December 2005 recall of about 104,000 Aspen 3 in 1 Cribs.

The company is offering free repairs for cribs with older hardware. For more information, consumers can contact Simplicity at [phone].

[voteronpaul3]

Ron Paul has it all. http://www.ronpaul2008.com/about

**** TAKE AMERICA BACK ****
**** STOP THE WAR & Corporate Corruption****

Ron Paul has it all.

He has NEVER voted:
* to raise taxes
* for an unbalanced budget
* to raise congressional pay
* for a federal restriction on gun ownership
* to increase the power of the executive branch

He HAS voted:
* against the Iraq war
* against the inappropriately named USA PATRIOT act
* against regulating the internet
* against the Military Commissions Act

He will eliminate the IRS, Wasteful Government Spending & Stop The Iraq War Immediately!

Most importantly, he voted NO on anything in Congress that is not allowed by the Constitution.

He is the only candidate not a member of the CFR!

Shouldn''''t ALL members of Congress uphold the Constitution? Aren''''t they SWORN to uphold it? You can bet Paul won''''t call the Constitution "just a G**D***ed piece of paper" like George Bush is reported to have.

If you want a candidate you can TRUST due to a proven track record, visit ronpaul2008.com and get busy spreading the word. The Mainstream Media is a lagging indicator!!

Ron Paul Revolution: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ron+paul

Get Active join a meetup.com group today!

Also checkout http://video.google.com search for Federal Reserve Fraud

[hangbush]

phil-in-Fin said:
"Have you ever thought that the manufacturer did not provide adequate instruction or safety? After all, it was a Graco crib, a brand name that everyone who has children knows very well, and so the parents thought that they were buying a quality, safety-approved crib.

If you do not understand this reasoning, and continue to berate the grieving families, then you are the one who has the deficient I.Q.

Of course, with such an attitude, there is no need to worry about you breeding."

Do you have a brain for math? or are you too retarded to understand the stats? HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS OF CRIBS ARE SOLD EACH YEAR. Out of these HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of cribs, few idiots couldn''t are too dumb to figure out the proper way to assemble the cribs.

So, is it the fault of manufacturers who PROVIDED THE PROPER INSTRUCTIONS which cause no trouble to HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF OTHER PARENTS WHO ASSEMBLED THEIR CRIBS, WITH NO PROBLEM WHATSOEVER, except these few cases of retarded parents who obviously can''t read.
(or can''t understand PICTURES, or sequence of numbers)

Just look around, the instructions provided on packaging are so blatantly idiotic-proof now, it can''t get any more retarded-proof. The plastic bags have "CAUTION: RISK OF SUFFOCATION IF PUT ON HEAD" label on it, knives have "MAY CAUSE BODILY HARM"... it just can''t get any stupidier. IF these idiots still can''t understand, they deserves to get wipe out by the products.

[lars008-2009]

Posted by HangBush at 11:21 AM : Sep 23, 2007

that would be the demonic-rat controlled education system nancy,,,

[hangbush]

Ahahaha,
I support these Chinese made crib manufacturers for weeding out these LOW-IQ parents who can''t EVEN ASSEMBLE THESE SIMPLE CRIBS TOGETHER. They shouldn''t breed at all!

For all the dumbasses who still too stupid to read,
THE DESIGN ARE DONE IN AMERICA, BY AMERICAN. THE FAULT LAYS SQUARELY ON US. If you want to blame anyone, blame the failing of educational systems, for churning out lowly educated graduates, who can''t spell, who aren''t upto the task of designing proper crib!!!

I suppose it is always easiest to blame someone for our own faults. I have lost all hope for this country.

[tjkping]

the death of a child is extremely sad.these cribs could also have defective parts.we should bring our manufacturing back to the u.s.and we should have ultra strict safety specs.hopefully it won''t happen again.

[phil-in-fin]

newster1, with malice, said:

"If someone is THAT stupid they shouldnt be breeding, Im serious, anyone who cant assemble a SIMPLE freaking thing like a baby crib needs mental help or to go back to grade school, this isn''''t a computer controlled fuel injected car engine!
You only need to attain a level as high as ''''idiot'''' status in education to assemble something like a CRIB!
Someone who puts it together upside down should check out and save the rest of us from your stuidity."

A child suffocates, and you spread hate and insensitivity.

You are a jerk.

Have you ever thought that the manufacturer did not provide adequate instruction or safety? After all, it was a Graco crib, a brand name that everyone who has children knows very well, and so the parents thought that they were buying a quality, safety-approved crib.

If you do not understand this reasoning, and continue to berate the grieving families, then you are the one who has the deficient I.Q.

Of course, with such an attitude, there is no need to worry about you breeding.

[edhar29]

I am the uncle of one of the children who died in one of the cribs. My wife and I found our nephew dead in our sons crib. I find it very offensive to hear from simplicity that it is our fault for putting the cribs together wrong. There is a lot more wrong with the cribs than the brackets and that information will come out later. Please be sensitive to the parents who lost chilren or had children injured it is not their fault.

[lars008-2009]

Posted by lastdance2 at 07:59 PM : Sep 22, 2007

IS FOR FREEDOM OF SPEECH,,,

AS LONG AS YOU AGREE WITH HIM,,, LOL

HAHAHAHA

[lars008-2009]

SYSTEMIC CORRUPTION IN THE DEMONIC-RAT PARTY
FBI arrests 11 NJ officials for bribery
All of them are Democrats.
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2007/09/fbi_arrests_11_nj_officials_fo.html
systemic corruption in the Democratic Party
Corruption sting crosses N.J.
12 charged in a widening investigation that began with contracts in an Atlantic County school district.
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20070907_Corruption_sting_crosses_N_J_.html
Hillary campaign honcho among 11 busted in N.J. sting
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/wn_report/2007/09/07/2007-09-07_hillary_campaign_honcho_among_11_busted_.html
11 Arrested in N.J. Corruption Inquiry
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/07/nyregion/06corruptCND.html?em&ex=1189310400&en=b504d6c2fbd19cba&ei=5087%0A
Castro''s tip: Clinton-Obama the winning ticket
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN2825114320070829?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=22&sp=true
Kathleen Willey: Clintons stole my manuscript
House burglary over weekend targeted copy of book days after details leaked to press
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/staticarticles/article57498.html

[lastdance2]

RE: lars008

Get off the net ! ! !

lars008
Only posts Spam to - Aggravate people and to
draw Attention to himself

Very Lonely and Pathetic person

Lastdance