# Strangulation Death of a Child Prompts Recall of Roman Shades, Roll-Up Blinds, and Roller Blinds by Hanover Direct/Domestications
> **CPSC recall** · 2010-11-10 · 11036 · 1 injuries reported
## Recall
- **Number:** 11036
- **Date:** 2010-11-10
- **Injuries reported:** 1
## Products

Roman shades, roll-up blinds and roller blinds

## Hazards

Roman Shades: Strangulations can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the blind or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck. Roll-up Blinds: Strangulations can occur if the lifting loops slide off the side of the blind and a child's neck becomes entangled on the free-standing loop or if a child places his/her neck between the lifting loop and the roll-up blind material. Roller Blinds: Strangulations can oc

## Remedies

Repair

## Retailer(s)

Hanover Direct/Domestications, the Company Store/Company Kids; online at www.domestications.com and www.thecompanystore.com; and through catalog sales nationwide from January1996 through October 2009 for between $20 and $579.

## Importer(s)

Hanover Direct Inc., (also known as Domestications, The Company Store, and Company Kids) of Weehawken, N.J.

## Country of manufacture

China; United States

## Description

This recall involves all styles of Roman shades with inner cords, all styles of roll-up blinds, and roller blinds that do not have a tension device. A tension device is intended to be attached to the continuous loop bead chain or continuous loop pull cord and installed into the wall or floor.

## Source
- [CPSC recall page](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2010/Strangulation-Death-of-a-Child-Prompts-Recall-of-Roman-Shades-Roll-Up-Blinds-and-Roller)
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